produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and the [pg] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 . [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] [!] ["] [frontispiece] [.] see page @number@ []] 1 see 2 page 2 page 3 @number@ [contents] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] ! " 1 " 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [frontispiece] " [pooh] , " [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 . " [who's] [afraid] [of] [that] [fellow] ? " 1 " 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] " [drop] [him] ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [he] [grunted] " [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] , [prickly] [porky] ! " 1 " 11 , 11 , 14 ! 14 ! 15 " [he] [shouted] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [i] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [a] [find] happy [jack] [squirrel] [had] [had] a [wonderful] [day] [.] 1 happy 6 a now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 now 2 he 1 now 17 . 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 6 going 6 going 7 home 7 home 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 16 afternoon 12 getting 13 late 13 late 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 afternoon he looked [out] across the [open] field [where] [mr] [goshawk] had [nearly] caught him [that] [morning] [.] 1 he 2 looked 1 he 14 him 2 looked 7 field 4 across 5 the 5 the 7 field 11 had 13 caught 13 caught 14 him his home was on the other side . 1 his 2 home 1 his 3 was 3 was 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 side 7 side 8 . so [happy] [jack] [started] on his [long] journey around the [open] field . 1 so 5 on 5 on 12 field 6 his 8 journey 8 journey 9 around 9 around 10 the 10 the 12 field 12 field 13 . now , [happy] [jack] ['s] [eyes] [are] [bright] , and there is [very] little that [happy] [jack] does not see . 1 now 2 , 1 now 20 see 1 now 21 . 2 , 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 that 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 is 12 is 14 little 15 that 18 does 18 does 19 not so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 as 2 , 12 , 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 jumping 6 jumping 7 from 7 from 8 one 8 one 11 another 9 tree 10 to 10 to 11 another 12 , 13 he 13 he 15 something 14 spied 15 something 15 something 16 down 16 down 17 on 17 on 18 the 18 the 19 ground 19 ground 20 which 20 which 21 excited 21 excited 22 his 21 excited 24 . 22 his 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . " [i] must stop and see what that is , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 must 1 " 15 . 4 stop 5 and 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 what 6 see 15 . 7 what 9 is 7 what 12 said 8 that 9 is 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 1 so 4 tree 2 down 4 tree 3 the 4 tree 4 tree 5 he 4 tree 18 thing 5 he 6 ran 6 ran 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 in 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 found 15 found 16 the 16 the 17 queer 17 queer 18 thing 18 thing 19 , 19 , 20 which 19 , 21 had 21 had 22 caught 22 caught 23 his 23 his 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . it was smooth and black and white , and at one end it was very sharp with a tiny little barb . 1 it 4 and 2 was 4 and 3 smooth 4 and 4 and 5 black 5 black 7 white 5 black 21 barb 6 and 7 white 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 at 10 at 12 end 11 one 12 end 12 end 21 barb 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 sharp 16 sharp 17 with 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 tiny 18 a 21 barb 19 tiny 20 little 21 barb 22 . happy [jack] [found] [it] [out] [by] [pricking] [himself] [with] [it] . 1 happy 11 . " [ooch] , " he cried , and dropped the queer thing . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 dropped 9 dropped 10 the 10 the 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 noticed 4 noticed 6 were 5 there 6 were 6 were 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 more 9 more 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . " [i] wonder what they are , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 wonder 1 " 8 " 3 wonder 4 what 5 they 6 are 5 they 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " they don't grow , for they haven't any roots . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 don't 2 they 7 they 3 don't 4 grow 4 grow 5 , 5 , 6 for 7 they 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 any 9 any 10 roots 10 roots 11 . they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 1 they 4 thorns 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 thorns 4 thorns 5 , 4 thorns 8 is 4 thorns 10 plant 6 for 8 is 7 there 8 is 9 no 10 plant 10 plant 11 from 11 from 12 which 11 from 14 could 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 come 14 could 16 . they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 not 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 alive 3 not 7 what 4 alive 5 , 5 , 6 so 7 what 8 can 8 can 10 be 8 can 11 ? 9 they 10 be 11 ? 12 " now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , but sometimes he doesn't use them to the very best advantage . 1 now 2 , 2 , 21 . 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 8 bright 7 are 13 doesn't 8 bright 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 sometimes 11 sometimes 12 he 12 he 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 14 use 14 use 15 them 15 them 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 very 17 the 19 best 19 best 20 advantage 20 advantage 21 . he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 examining 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 examining 5 examining 6 the 5 examining 8 things 5 examining 9 on 6 the 7 queer 9 on 10 the 9 on 11 ground 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 never 14 never 15 once 15 once 16 thought 16 thought 17 to 17 to 18 look 18 look 19 up 18 look 25 trees 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 tops 22 tops 23 of 22 tops 24 the 24 the 25 trees 25 trees 26 . if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 , 1 if 6 he 2 he 3 had 4 , 5 perhaps 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 not 8 not 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 . as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 1 as 3 was 1 as 4 he 2 it 3 was 4 he 5 just 4 he 15 and 5 just 7 up 5 just 11 of 5 just 13 queer 6 gathered 7 up 7 up 9 or 8 three 9 or 9 or 10 four 11 of 12 the 13 queer 14 things 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 on 17 on 18 again 18 again 19 . on the way he met [peter] [rabbit] and showed [peter] [what] he had . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 he 4 he 5 met 5 met 14 . 8 and 9 showed 9 showed 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 . now , you [know] [peter] [rabbit] is very curious . 1 now 2 , 1 now 10 . 2 , 3 you 3 you 9 curious 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 curious he just couldn't sit still , but must scamper over to the place [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [told] [him] [about] . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 4 sit 5 still 5 still 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 scamper 8 must 9 scamper 9 scamper 10 over 10 over 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 place 13 place 20 . " you 'd better be careful , [peter] [rabbit] ; they 're [very] sharp , " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 3 'd 12 're 4 better 5 be 5 be 6 careful 6 careful 7 , 10 ; 11 they 11 they 12 're 12 're 14 sharp 14 sharp 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 shouted 17 shouted 20 . but as usual , [peter] was in too much of a hurry to heed what was said to him . 1 but 2 as 2 as 3 usual 3 usual 4 , 3 usual 16 was 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 in 7 in 12 hurry 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 to 13 to 14 heed 14 heed 15 what 16 was 20 . 17 said 18 to 18 to 19 him 19 him 20 . lipperty-lipperty-lip , lipperty-lipperty-lip , [went] [peter] [rabbit] through the woods , as fast as his long legs would take him . 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 , 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 4 , 10 woods 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 woods 10 woods 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 fast 12 as 14 as 14 as 15 his 15 his 17 legs 16 long 17 legs 17 legs 18 would 18 would 19 take 19 take 20 him 20 him 21 . then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet [.] 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 4 squealed 2 suddenly 3 he 4 squealed 6 sat 4 squealed 13 feet 5 and 6 sat 6 sat 7 down 6 sat 12 his 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 nurse 9 nurse 10 one 10 one 11 of but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 was 1 but 4 up 4 up 5 again 5 again 9 with 6 in 9 with 7 a 8 flash 8 flash 9 with 9 with 10 another 9 with 11 squeal 9 with 14 before 9 with 15 . 12 louder 13 than 13 than 14 before peter [rabbit] had found the queer things that [happy] [jack] [squirrel] had [told] him [about] . 1 peter 3 had 1 peter 14 him 3 had 4 found 4 found 5 the 5 the 6 queer 6 queer 7 things 7 things 8 that 8 that 12 had 14 him 16 . one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 1 one 3 sticking 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 in 3 sticking 12 the 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 foot 6 foot 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 one 9 one 11 in 10 was 11 in 12 the 13 white 13 white 14 patch 14 patch 15 on 15 on 16 the 15 on 17 seat 17 seat 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 trousers 20 trousers 21 . [ii] [the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] were excited [.] 1 the 11 excited 5 of 10 were 10 were 11 excited yes , [sir] , they certainly were excited . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 7 were 6 certainly 7 were 7 were 8 excited 8 excited 9 . they hurried this way and that way over the [green] [meadows] and told every one they met . 1 they 2 hurried 1 they 16 they 2 hurried 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 way 8 over 9 the 8 over 12 and 12 and 13 told 13 told 15 one 13 told 16 they 14 every 15 one 16 they 17 met 17 met 18 . finally they reached the [smiling] [pool] and [excitedly] told [grandfather] [frog] all about it . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 3 reached 1 finally 4 the 1 finally 7 and 7 and 15 . 9 told 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . grandfather [frog] smoothed [down] [his] white and yellow waistcoat and looked very wise , for you know that [grandfather] [frog] is very old . 1 grandfather 3 smoothed 3 smoothed 15 for 6 white 7 and 7 and 8 yellow 8 yellow 9 waistcoat 9 waistcoat 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 very 12 very 13 wise 13 wise 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 you 16 you 17 know 17 know 18 that 18 that 23 old 21 is 23 old 22 very 23 old 23 old 24 . " pooh , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [i] know what they are . " 1 " 3 know 1 " 7 . 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 are 5 they 6 are 7 . 8 " " what ? " cried all [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] together . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 all 6 all 11 together 11 together 12 . " [happy] [jack] says he is sure they do not grow , for there are no strange plants over there . " 1 " 4 says 1 " 22 " 4 says 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 sure 8 they 9 do 9 do 10 not 10 not 11 grow 11 grow 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 there 14 there 15 are 15 are 18 plants 16 no 17 strange 17 strange 18 plants 18 plants 19 over 19 over 20 there 20 there 21 . 21 . 22 " grandfather [frog] opened his big mouth and [snapped] up a foolish green fly that one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] blew over to him . 1 grandfather 3 opened 3 opened 6 mouth 4 his 5 big 4 his 6 mouth 6 mouth 7 and 7 and 9 up 9 up 10 a 10 a 24 him 11 foolish 12 green 12 green 13 fly 12 green 14 that 14 that 16 of 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 21 blew 21 blew 23 to 22 over 23 to 23 to 24 him 24 him 25 . " [chug-a-rum] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 1 " 2 things 2 things 3 do 2 things 7 be 4 not 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 on 8 on 9 plants 9 plants 10 in 10 in 11 order 11 order 12 to 12 to 13 grow 13 grow 14 . now [i] am sure that those things [grew] , and that they did not grow on a plant . " 1 now 3 am 3 am 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 20 " 6 those 7 things 7 things 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 14 not 12 they 13 did 13 did 14 not 14 not 15 grow 15 grow 16 on 16 on 17 a 17 a 18 plant 18 plant 19 . 19 . 20 " the [merry] [little] [breezes] [looked] puzzled . 1 the 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . " what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 1 " 7 and 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 5 that 5 that 6 grows 6 grows 7 and 7 and 8 doesn't 7 and 12 plant 8 doesn't 9 grow 9 grow 10 on 11 a 12 plant 12 plant 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 asked 15 asked 16 one 16 one 18 them 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . " how about the claws on [peter] [rabbit] 's toes and the hair of [happy] [jack] ['s] tail ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 24 . 2 how 3 about 2 how 19 ? 3 about 4 the 3 about 5 claws 5 claws 6 on 5 claws 18 tail 6 on 10 toes 9 's 10 toes 10 toes 13 hair 11 and 13 hair 12 the 13 hair 14 of 18 tail 19 ? 20 " 19 ? 24 . 20 " 21 asked the [merry] [little] [breezes] [looked] foolish . 1 the 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 . " of course , " they cried . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 6 they 5 " 6 they 6 they 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " we didn't think of that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 . but we are quite sure that these queer things that prick so are not claws , and certainly they are not hair . " 1 but 11 prick 2 we 3 are 2 we 11 prick 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 7 these 6 that 10 that 7 these 9 things 8 queer 9 things 10 that 11 prick 11 prick 12 so 11 prick 13 are 11 prick 15 claws 11 prick 18 certainly 11 prick 22 hair 11 prick 24 " 13 are 14 not 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 certainly 18 certainly 19 they 20 are 21 not 20 are 22 hair 23 . 24 " " don't you be too sure , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 6 sure 3 you 7 , 4 be 5 too 4 be 6 sure 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . away raced [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] to the [green] [forest] [and] [began] [to] search [among] the treetops . 1 away 2 raced 2 raced 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 14 search 14 search 18 . 16 the 17 treetops 16 the 18 . presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 1 presently 11 poplar 2 , 3 way 3 way 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 11 poplar 10 big 11 poplar 11 poplar 12 , 11 poplar 16 stranger 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 found 15 a 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 . " good morning , " said the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 the 6 said 7 the 7 the 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " [mornin] ' , " grunted the stranger in the [treetop] . 1 " 5 " 3 ' 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 grunted 6 grunted 7 the 7 the 8 stranger 8 stranger 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 . " may we ask where you come from ? " said one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 2 may 1 " 9 ? 3 we 6 you 4 ask 5 where 5 where 6 you 6 you 7 come 6 you 9 ? 7 come 8 from 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 18 politely 18 politely 19 . [iii] [prickly] [porky] [makes] [friends] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [soon] spread the news [over] [the] [green] [meadows] and [through] [the] [green] [forest] that a stranger had come from the [north] . 1 the 8 news 1 the 13 and 6 spread 7 the 7 the 8 news 13 and 18 that 18 that 19 a 19 a 20 stranger 20 stranger 21 had 21 had 22 come 22 come 23 from 23 from 24 the 24 the 26 . at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 shy 5 very 7 and 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 . " pooh , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 5 exclaimed 3 , 8 . 4 " 5 exclaimed " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 6 that 2 who 8 ? 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 6 that 7 fellow 8 ? 9 " just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 the 2 then 5 began 3 the 4 stranger 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 come 5 began 11 . 7 come 10 tree 8 down 9 the 8 down 10 tree 9 the 10 tree reddy backed away . 1 reddy 2 backed 2 backed 3 away 3 away 4 . " it looks as if you were afraid , [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 " 2 it 3 looks 3 looks 4 as 4 as 5 if 6 you 7 were 6 you 9 , 7 were 8 afraid 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] 'm not afraid of anything , " said [reddy] [fox] , and swelled himself up to look twice as big as he really is . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 afraid 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 7 anything 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 swelled 14 and 27 . 15 swelled 16 himself 16 himself 17 up 17 up 18 to 18 to 19 look 19 look 20 twice 20 twice 21 as 21 as 22 big 22 big 23 as 24 he 25 really 25 really 26 is 26 is 27 . " it seems to me [i] [hear] [bowser] the [hound] , " [piped] up [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 , 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 9 the 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 up 14 up 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [pooh] [,] ["] [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] [.] " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 6 that 2 who 8 ? 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 6 that 7 fellow 8 ? 9 " page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ my , how everybody did run , everybody but the stranger [from] [the] [north] . 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 did 4 everybody 8 everybody 5 did 6 run 7 , 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 but 9 but 10 the 9 but 15 . 10 the 11 stranger he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 1 he 3 on 2 kept 3 on 3 on 7 tree 3 on 8 just 4 coming 5 down 5 down 7 tree 6 the 7 tree 8 just 10 same 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 . bowser saw him and stopped in surprise . 1 bowser 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 and 4 and 5 stopped 5 stopped 7 surprise 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 fellow 3 never 5 anything 4 seen 5 anything 5 anything 6 quite 6 quite 7 like 6 quite 8 this 6 quite 11 fellow 9 big 10 dark 9 big 11 fellow 11 fellow 12 . " bow , wow , wow ! " shouted [bowser] in his deepest voice . 1 " 2 bow 2 bow 3 , 2 bow 4 wow 4 wow 6 wow 5 , 6 wow 6 wow 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 deepest 12 his 15 . 13 deepest 14 voice bowser was so surprised that he just stood still and stared . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 just 7 just 8 stood 8 stood 9 still 9 still 10 and 10 and 11 stared 11 stared 12 . then he growled his deepest growl . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 growled 3 growled 5 deepest 4 his 5 deepest 5 deepest 7 . 6 growl 7 . still the stranger paid no attention to him . 1 still 2 the 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 6 attention 4 paid 5 no 4 paid 6 attention 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 6 attention 8 him 8 him 9 . bowser did not know what to make of it . 1 bowser 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 7 make 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] 'll teach that fellow a lesson , " said [bowser] to himself . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 10 " 3 'll 4 teach 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 a 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] 'll shake him , and shake him and shake him until he hasn't any breath left . " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 shake 4 shake 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 shake 8 shake 9 him 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 shake 11 shake 12 him 12 him 13 until 13 until 14 he 14 he 15 hasn't 15 hasn't 16 any 16 any 17 breath 17 breath 18 left 18 left 19 . 19 . 20 " by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 the 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 15 tree 5 stranger 18 his 6 was 7 down 7 down 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 11 and 12 starting 12 starting 13 for 12 starting 15 tree 14 another 15 tree 16 , 17 minding 17 minding 18 his 18 his 19 own 18 his 21 . 19 own 20 business then something happened [.] 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened bowser made a rush at him , and instead of running , what do you suppose the stranger did ? 1 bowser 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 rush 4 rush 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 instead 9 instead 10 of 9 instead 11 running 11 running 12 , 12 , 13 what 13 what 14 do 13 what 20 ? 14 do 15 you 15 you 16 suppose 16 suppose 19 did 17 the 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 did he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat . 1 he 2 just 1 he 16 his 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 himself 4 himself 5 up 5 up 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 tight 8 tight 9 ball 8 tight 10 with 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 head 13 tucked 14 down 14 down 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 waistcoat 17 waistcoat 18 . bowser stopped short . 1 bowser 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 2 stopped 4 . then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 4 out 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 8 sniffed 7 and 8 sniffed 8 sniffed 11 queer 9 at 10 this 9 at 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . slap ! 1 slap 2 ! then the stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 5 himself 3 stranger 16 forest 4 unrolled 5 himself 5 himself 7 smiled 5 himself 9 and 6 and 7 smiled 8 , 9 and 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 meadow 13 meadow 14 people 14 people 15 and 15 and 16 forest 16 forest 17 folk 17 folk 18 who 18 who 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 watching 21 watching 22 shouted 22 shouted 25 joy 23 aloud 24 for 24 for 25 joy 25 joy 26 . and this is the way that [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] [made] [friends] . 1 and 2 this 1 and 13 . 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 3 is 6 that 4 the 5 way 6 that 9 the [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [has] [some] [startling] [news] she was worried . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . little [mrs] [peter] was very [much] worried [.] 1 little 7 worried 4 was 5 very 5 very 7 worried why didn't [peter] come home ? 1 why 2 didn't 1 why 6 ? 4 come 5 home 5 home 6 ? she did wish that he would be content to stay [close] by the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 she 2 did 2 did 3 wish 3 wish 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 9 to 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 content 9 to 10 stay 10 stay 12 by 12 by 13 the 13 the 17 . for her part , she couldn't see why under the sun he wanted to go way over to the [green] [forest] . 1 for 5 she 2 her 3 part 2 her 5 she 4 , 5 she 5 she 8 why 5 she 12 he 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 8 why 9 under 11 sun 9 under 12 he 10 the 11 sun 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 13 wanted 22 . 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 way 16 way 17 over 17 over 18 to 18 to 19 the she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 1 she 7 mind 1 she 11 he 1 she 12 was 1 she 15 her 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 easy 3 feel 7 mind 4 easy 5 in 5 in 7 mind 6 her 7 mind 7 mind 9 minute 8 one 9 minute 9 minute 10 while 12 was 13 out 13 out 14 of 15 her 16 sight 16 sight 17 . but he [wouldn't] promise not to go to the [green] [forest] [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 not 2 he 4 promise 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 to 8 to 9 the no , [sir] , [peter] [wouldn't] promise that . 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 promise 2 , 4 , 7 promise 8 that 8 that 9 . this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 1 this 2 particular 1 this 4 she 2 particular 3 morning 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 unusually 6 unusually 7 anxious 7 anxious 8 . peter had been gone all night . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 gone 4 gone 5 all 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 . " something has happened . 1 " 2 something 2 something 4 happened 2 something 5 . 3 has 4 happened i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 know 2 just 4 something 4 something 6 happened 5 has 6 happened 6 happened 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 wailed 9 she 10 wailed 10 wailed 11 . " oh , [peter] , [peter] , [peter] [rabbit] [why] will you be so heedless ? 1 " 7 , 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 5 , 2 oh 7 , 7 , 16 ? 11 will 13 be 11 will 16 ? 12 you 13 be 13 be 15 heedless 14 so 15 heedless why will you take such dreadful risks , [so] foolish and so needless ? " 1 why 2 will 2 will 4 take 3 you 4 take 4 take 7 risks 4 take 8 , 5 such 7 risks 6 dreadful 7 risks 8 , 10 foolish 10 foolish 11 and 11 and 13 needless 11 and 14 ? 12 so 13 needless 14 ? 15 " " don't worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 . " he 'll be home pretty soon . 1 " 2 he 1 " 8 . 2 he 5 home 3 'll 4 be 3 'll 5 home 5 home 7 soon 6 pretty 7 soon in fact , [i] [think] [i] see him coming now . " 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 12 " 7 see 8 him 7 see 9 coming 9 coming 10 now 10 now 11 . 11 . 12 " mrs [peter] [looked] [in] [the] direction [that] [the] [merry] [little] [breeze] was [looking] , and sure enough there was [peter] . 1 mrs 6 direction 6 direction 12 was 12 was 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 sure 16 sure 17 enough 17 enough 18 there 18 there 19 was 19 was 21 . mrs [peter] ['s] [heart] [gave] a frightened thump [.] 1 mrs 6 a 6 a 8 thump 7 frightened 8 thump in a few minutes he reached her side . 1 in 2 a 1 in 4 minutes 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 7 her 5 he 7 her 6 reached 7 her 7 her 8 side 8 side 9 . his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 1 his 2 eyes 1 his 5 wide 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 4 very 5 wide 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 was 8 it 10 plain 9 was 10 plain 10 plain 12 see 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 bursting 16 bursting 17 with 17 with 18 important 18 important 19 news 19 news 20 . " what is it , [peter] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 7 ? do tell me quick ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quick 4 quick 5 ! have you had another narrow escape ? " gasped [little] [mrs] [.] peter . 1 have 2 you 1 have 5 narrow 3 had 4 another 4 another 5 narrow 5 narrow 6 escape 5 narrow 7 ? 5 narrow 9 gasped 8 " 9 gasped 9 gasped 13 peter 13 peter 14 . peter nodded while he panted for breath . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 while 2 nodded 8 . 3 while 4 he 3 while 5 panted 5 panted 6 for 6 for 7 breath [v] [peter] [rabbit] [tells] [his] [story] at least , that is what [peter] said . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 6 what 8 said 8 said 9 . " you see , it was this way , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 4 , 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 way 6 was 9 , 6 was 10 " 7 this 8 way 10 " 11 declared 11 declared 13 . mrs [peter] nodded . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " but somehow time slipped away faster than [i] thought for , [or] else [mr] [sun] got up earlier than usual , ["] [continued] [peter] . 1 " 3 somehow 1 " 26 . 2 but 3 somehow 3 somehow 4 time 4 time 5 slipped 5 slipped 6 away 5 slipped 7 faster 7 faster 8 than 10 thought 11 for 11 for 12 , 12 , 14 else 12 , 22 , 17 got 18 up 18 up 19 earlier 19 earlier 20 than 20 than 21 usual 21 usual 22 , 22 , 26 . then he stopped . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . that [last] idea was a new one [,] and it struck [peter] as a good one . 1 that 3 idea 1 that 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 new 6 new 7 one 7 one 9 and 9 and 10 it 10 it 11 struck 11 struck 13 as 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 one 16 one 17 . mrs [peter] [looked] [as] [if] she very much doubted it , but she didn't say anything , and so [peter] went on with his story . 1 mrs 6 she 6 she 9 doubted 6 she 26 . 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 doubted 9 doubted 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 she 12 but 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 say 15 say 16 anything 16 anything 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 so 19 so 21 went 21 went 22 on 22 on 23 with 23 with 24 his 24 his 25 story of course [i] thought it [was] [prickly] [himself] starting out for his breakfast , and [i] looked up with my mouth open to say hello . 1 of 2 course 1 of 5 it 2 course 4 thought 5 it 15 and 9 starting 10 out 9 starting 12 his 10 out 11 for 12 his 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 26 . 17 looked 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 my 20 my 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 open 22 open 23 to 23 to 24 say 23 to 25 hello 23 to 26 . but [i] didn't say [hello] . 1 but 3 didn't 1 but 6 . 3 didn't 4 say no , [sir] , [i] [didn't] say a [word] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 say 7 say 8 a 8 a 10 . i was too scared . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 scared 4 scared 5 . peter 's eyes grew very round and wide as he said this . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 grew 3 eyes 8 wide 4 grew 5 very 4 grew 6 round 6 round 7 and 8 wide 11 said 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 this 11 said 13 . " [i] [took] one good look , and then [i] jumped . 1 " 4 one 1 " 7 , 1 " 12 . 4 one 5 good 5 good 6 look 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 jumped my gracious , how [i] [did] jump ! " he continued . 1 my 2 gracious 2 gracious 3 , 3 , 4 how 4 how 7 jump 4 how 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 continued 11 continued 12 . mrs [peter] had listened with her mouth wide open . 1 mrs 3 had 3 had 4 listened 4 listened 5 with 5 with 6 her 6 her 7 mouth 7 mouth 9 open 8 wide 9 open 9 open 10 . when [peter] finished , she closed it with a snap and hopped over and felt of his head . 1 when 3 finished 3 finished 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 closed 6 closed 7 it 7 it 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 snap 10 snap 11 and 11 and 14 and 12 hopped 13 over 12 hopped 14 and 14 and 15 felt 14 and 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 . " are you sick , [peter] ? " she asked anxiously . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 sick 4 sick 5 , 5 , 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 asked 10 asked 11 anxiously 11 anxiously 12 . peter stared at her . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 her 4 her 5 . " sick ! 1 " 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! me sick ! 1 me 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " never felt better in my life , save that [i] am a [little] [tired] [from] [my] [long] [run] . 1 " 2 never 1 " 13 a 2 never 3 felt 2 never 5 in 2 never 7 life 2 never 9 save 3 felt 4 better 5 in 6 my 6 my 7 life 8 , 9 save 9 save 10 that 9 save 12 am 13 a 20 . what a silly question ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 4 question 5 ! do [i] look [sick] ? " 1 do 3 look 1 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [no-o] , " replied [little] [mrs] [peter] [slowly] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 10 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " [no-o] , you don't look sick , but you talk as if there [were] something the matter with your head . 1 " 3 , 1 " 14 there 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 look 6 look 7 sick 7 sick 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 you 10 you 11 talk 11 talk 12 as 12 as 13 if 14 there 16 something 16 something 17 the 17 the 18 matter 18 matter 19 with 19 with 21 head 19 with 22 . 20 your 21 head i think you must be just a little light-headed , [peter] , or else you have taken a nap somewhere and had a bad dream . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 3 you 5 be 3 you 15 you 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 just 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 light-headed 9 light-headed 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 else 14 else 15 you 15 you 16 have 16 have 17 taken 17 taken 19 nap 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 20 somewhere 20 somewhere 22 had 21 and 22 had 22 had 25 dream 23 a 25 dream 24 bad 25 dream 25 dream 26 . did [i] understand you to say that this dreadful creature has no legs , and yet that it chased you ? " 1 did 3 understand 3 understand 4 you 4 you 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 8 this 8 this 9 dreadful 8 this 10 creature 10 creature 11 has 11 has 13 legs 12 no 13 legs 13 legs 19 chased 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 yet 15 and 17 that 17 that 18 it 17 that 19 chased 19 chased 20 you 20 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " peter [scratched] his head in great perplexity . 1 peter 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 in 5 in 7 perplexity 6 great 7 perplexity 7 perplexity 8 . suddenly he had a happy thought . 1 suddenly 2 he 1 suddenly 3 had 1 suddenly 6 thought 1 suddenly 7 . 4 a 5 happy 5 happy 6 thought " [mr] [blacksnake] [runs] fast enough , but he doesn't have legs , does he ? " he asked in triumph . 1 " 8 but 1 " 17 " 5 fast 6 enough 6 enough 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 he 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 have 11 have 12 legs 12 legs 13 , 13 , 14 does 14 does 15 he 14 does 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 he 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 20 in 20 in 21 triumph 21 triumph 22 . little [mrs] [peter] [looked] a [bit] discomfited . 1 little 5 a 5 a 8 . 7 discomfited 8 . " [no-o] , " she admitted slowly , " he doesn't have legs ; but [i] never could understand how he runs without them . " 1 " 3 , 1 " 9 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 admitted 7 slowly 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 21 he 11 doesn't 12 have 11 doesn't 21 he 12 have 13 legs 13 legs 14 ; 13 legs 20 how 14 ; 15 but 17 never 18 could 18 could 19 understand 19 understand 20 how 21 he 22 runs 22 runs 23 without 23 without 24 them 23 without 25 . 25 . 26 " " well , then , " snapped [peter] , " if he can run without legs , why can't other creatures ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 snapped 7 snapped 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 if 11 if 12 he 11 if 17 , 12 he 13 can 13 can 14 run 14 run 15 without 15 without 16 legs 17 , 18 why 18 why 19 can't 18 why 22 ? 20 other 21 creatures 21 creatures 22 ? besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it [rolled] . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 this 3 this 4 one 4 one 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 run 6 run 7 exactly 7 exactly 8 ; 8 ; 9 it 9 it 11 . now [i] ['ve] [told] you all [i] ['m] [going] to . 1 now 5 you 1 now 11 . 5 you 6 all 6 all 10 to i need a long nap , after all [i] 've been [through] , so don't let any one [disturb] me . " 1 i 2 need 2 need 22 " 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 nap 5 nap 6 , 6 , 7 after 7 after 8 all 7 after 13 , 8 all 10 've 10 've 11 been 13 , 14 so 14 so 15 don't 15 don't 16 let 15 don't 17 any 17 any 18 one 18 one 20 me 20 me 21 . 21 . 22 " " [i] [won't] , " replied [mrs] [peter] meekly . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 10 . 6 replied 9 meekly 9 meekly 10 . " but , [peter] , if [i] were you , [i] [wouldn't] tell that [story] to any one else . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 if 6 if 8 were 8 were 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 14 that 13 tell 14 that 14 that 21 " 16 to 17 any 17 any 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 20 . 20 . 21 " [vi] [peter] [has] [to] [tell] [his] [story] [many] [times] once you start a story you cannot call it [back] [;] [it] travels on and on and on and ever on , alack ! 1 once 2 you 1 once 7 cannot 2 you 3 start 3 start 5 story 4 a 5 story 6 you 7 cannot 7 cannot 8 call 8 call 9 it 9 it 13 travels 13 travels 14 on 14 on 15 and 15 and 16 on 16 on 17 and 17 and 18 on 18 on 19 and 19 and 20 ever 20 ever 21 on 21 on 22 , 22 , 23 alack 23 alack 24 ! that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 you 6 you 7 should 7 should 9 be 8 always 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 a 12 a 13 story 12 a 20 . 13 story 14 you 13 story 19 story 14 you 15 repeat 14 you 16 is 17 a 18 good 17 a 19 story 18 good 19 story then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 it 8 it 9 travel 9 travel 10 on 10 on 11 and 11 and 12 on 12 on 13 and 13 and 14 on 14 on 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 will 17 will 18 never 18 never 19 want 18 never 24 . 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 call 22 it 23 back 23 back 24 . you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 rivers 3 stories 4 are 4 are 5 just 4 are 7 rivers 5 just 6 like 7 rivers 8 , 7 rivers 10 run 9 they 10 run 10 run 13 on 11 on 12 and 12 and 13 on 13 on 14 forever 13 on 15 . when [peter] awoke , the first thing he thought of was the terrible creature he had seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 when 3 awoke 3 awoke 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 thing 7 thing 8 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 10 of 10 of 11 was 11 was 12 the 12 the 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 creature 14 creature 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 17 seen 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . " [i] won't , " said [peter] to himself . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 10 . 4 , 5 " 4 , 10 . 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 to 8 to 9 himself " [i] won't repeat it to a soul . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 repeat 4 repeat 5 it 5 it 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 soul 8 soul 9 . no one will believe it . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 will 3 will 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . the truth is , [i] can hardly believe it myself . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 9 it 6 can 7 hardly 7 hardly 8 believe 8 believe 9 it 9 it 10 myself 10 myself 11 . i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 keep 3 just 6 tongue 5 my 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 still 7 still 8 . 8 . 9 " so [peter] was obliged to repeat [it] [ever] so many times , and every time it sounded to him more foolish than before . 1 so 3 was 3 was 4 obliged 4 obliged 5 to 5 to 6 repeat 6 repeat 9 so 9 so 10 many 10 many 11 times 11 times 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 every 14 every 15 time 15 time 16 it 16 it 17 sounded 17 sounded 18 to 18 to 19 him 19 him 22 than 20 more 21 foolish 20 more 22 than 21 foolish 22 than 22 than 23 before 23 before 24 . now , strange to say , no one laughed at [peter] , queer as the story [sounded] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 strange 3 strange 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 , 6 , 7 no 7 no 8 one 7 no 9 laughed 9 laughed 10 at 10 at 12 , 12 , 14 as 13 queer 14 as 14 as 15 the 15 the 16 story 16 story 18 . then it [had] [been] [peter] 's turn to laugh at them . 1 then 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 7 turn 7 turn 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 at 10 at 11 them 11 them 12 . so now , impossible as this new story sounded , they didn't dare laugh at it . 1 so 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 impossible 4 impossible 5 as 4 impossible 16 it 5 as 6 this 5 as 9 sounded 5 as 10 , 7 new 8 story 8 story 9 sounded 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 dare 13 dare 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 at 16 it 17 . " that is very true , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] solemnly . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 2 that 5 true 3 is 4 very 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 13 . 8 replied 12 solemnly 12 solemnly 13 . " probably [peter] has [seen] something out of the ordinary , and in his excitement he has exaggerated [it] . 1 " 2 probably 1 " 20 . 2 probably 4 has 6 something 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 ordinary 8 of 20 . 10 ordinary 18 exaggerated 11 , 12 and 11 , 18 exaggerated 12 and 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 excitement 15 excitement 16 he 16 he 17 has the thing to do is to make sure whether or not there is a stranger in the [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 3 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 whether 9 whether 10 or 10 or 11 not 11 not 12 there 12 there 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . peter says that it came down the hill where [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [lives] [.] 1 peter 2 says 2 says 3 that 2 says 5 came 2 says 9 where 3 that 4 it 5 came 8 hill 6 down 8 hill 7 the 8 hill some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 1 some 2 one 2 one 3 ought 3 ought 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 ask 6 ask 7 him 6 ask 8 what 8 what 11 about 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 about 11 about 12 it 12 it 13 . if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 creature 7 creature 8 up 8 up 9 there 9 there 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 ought 12 ought 13 to 13 to 14 have 14 have 15 seen 15 seen 16 it 16 it 17 . why don't you go up there and ask him , [jimmy] [skunk] ? 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 13 ? 3 you 4 go 4 go 5 up 5 up 6 there 6 there 7 and 7 and 8 ask 8 ask 9 him 9 him 10 , you 're not afraid of anybody or anything . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 not 2 're 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 4 afraid 6 anybody 6 anybody 7 or 7 or 8 anything 8 anything 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] will , " replied [jimmy] promptly , and off he started . 1 " 3 will 1 " 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 6 replied 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 off 11 off 12 he 12 he 13 started 13 started 14 . [vii] [jimmy] [skunk] [calls] [on] [prickly] [porky] " of course [i] 'm not afraid , but [just] [the] [same] [i] don't like meddling with things [i] don't know anything about . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 'm 5 'm 7 afraid 6 not 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 14 don't 14 don't 15 like 15 like 16 meddling 16 meddling 17 with 17 with 18 things 18 things 23 about 20 don't 21 know 21 know 23 about 22 anything 23 about 23 about 24 . whoever heard of such a thing ? 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 3 of 4 such 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 thing 6 thing 7 ? it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 3 me 2 gives 7 inside 3 me 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 feeling 7 inside 8 . 8 . 9 " but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 nothing 3 was 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 unusual 5 unusual 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . the [green] [forest] [looked] [just] [as] it [always] [did] . 1 the 7 it 7 it 10 . it was very still and quiet there save for the cheerful voice of [redeye] the [vireo] telling over and over how happy he was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 telling 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 still 4 still 6 quiet 5 and 6 quiet 6 quiet 7 there 7 there 8 save 8 save 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 12 voice 12 voice 13 of 13 of 15 the 17 telling 18 over 18 over 19 and 18 over 20 over 20 over 21 how 21 how 22 happy 21 how 23 he 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 . " that doesn't sound as if there were any [terrible] [stranger] [around] [here] , " [muttered] [jimmy] . 1 " 6 if 1 " 15 " 2 that 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 sound 4 sound 5 as 5 as 6 if 7 there 8 were 7 there 9 any 9 any 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 . jimmy grinned as he listened . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 listened 5 listened 6 . " that 's [prickly] [porky] telling himself how good his [dinner] tastes , " laughed [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 17 . 2 that 3 's 3 's 12 tastes 6 telling 7 himself 6 telling 8 how 8 how 9 good 8 how 10 his 10 his 12 tastes 13 , 14 " 13 , 17 . 14 " 15 laughed " [funny] how some people do like to hear [their] [own] voices . " 1 " 3 how 1 " 14 " 4 some 5 people 4 some 12 voices 4 some 13 . 5 people 6 do 5 people 7 like 7 like 8 to 8 to 9 hear 13 . 14 " " hello ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . prickly [porky] took no notice . 1 prickly 5 notice 3 took 4 no 3 took 5 notice 5 notice 6 . he was so busy eating , and making so much noise about it , that he didn't [hear] [jimmy] at all . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 eating 5 eating 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 making 8 making 9 so 9 so 10 much 9 so 15 that 11 noise 12 about 12 about 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 that 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 didn't 15 that 22 . 17 didn't 21 all 20 at 21 all " hello ! " shouted [jimmy] a little louder . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 louder 9 louder 10 . " hello , there ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 4 there 4 there 5 ! are you deaf ? " 1 are 3 deaf 2 you 3 deaf 3 deaf 4 ? 4 ? 5 " of course this wasn't polite at all , but [jimmy] [was] feeling [a] [little] out of sorts because he had had to make this call . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 5 polite 3 this 9 but 3 this 17 sorts 4 wasn't 5 polite 6 at 7 all 7 all 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 feeling 15 out 16 of 15 out 17 sorts 17 sorts 18 because 18 because 19 he 18 because 26 . 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 had 21 had 23 make 22 to 23 make 23 make 24 this 23 make 25 call this time [prickly] [porky] [looked] [down] . 1 this 2 time 2 time 7 . " hello yourself , and see how you like it , [jimmy] [skunk] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 yourself 3 yourself 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 how 7 how 8 you 7 how 9 like 9 like 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 17 cried 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " come on up and have some of this nice bark with me . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 up 4 up 5 and 4 up 11 bark 6 have 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 nice 10 nice 11 bark 11 bark 12 with 11 bark 15 " 13 me 14 . 14 . 15 " jimmy made a face at him . 1 jimmy 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 face 4 face 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 . " thank you [,] [i] 've just dined . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 9 . 3 you 6 've 6 've 7 just 7 just 8 dined come [down] here [where] [i] [can] [talk] to you without straining my voice , " he replied [.] 1 come 3 here 1 come 8 to 8 to 9 you 9 you 10 without 10 without 11 straining 10 without 13 voice 10 without 14 , 10 without 17 replied 11 straining 12 my 15 " 17 replied 16 he 17 replied " wait until [i] [get] [another] bite , " [replied] [prickly] [porky] , stripping off a [long] piece of bark . 1 " 2 wait 1 " 9 " 2 wait 3 until 7 bite 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 13 , 13 , 21 . 14 stripping 15 off 15 off 16 a 16 a 18 piece 18 piece 19 of 19 of 20 bark 20 bark 21 . then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 1 then 2 with 2 with 3 this 2 with 4 to 2 with 7 , 2 with 8 he 2 with 9 came 4 to 5 chew 5 chew 6 on 9 came 11 way 10 half 11 way 11 way 12 down 12 down 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 18 comfortable 15 and 16 made 16 made 17 himself 16 made 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 20 a 18 comfortable 23 . 19 on 20 a 20 a 22 limb 21 big 22 limb " now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 now 1 " 13 " 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 you've 8 got 9 on 9 on 10 your 9 on 12 ? 10 your 11 mind 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 demanded 15 demanded 16 . at [once] [jimmy] [told] him the [queer] story [peter] [rabbit] had told [.] 1 at 5 him 5 him 6 the 6 the 8 story 8 story 12 told 11 had 12 told " [i] 've been sent up here to find out if you have seen this legless , headless , tailess creature . 1 " 22 . 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 sent 4 been 6 up 6 up 7 here 6 up 18 headless 7 here 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 out 11 if 12 you 11 if 18 headless 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 seen 15 this 16 legless 16 legless 18 headless 17 , 18 headless 18 headless 19 , 19 , 20 tailess 19 , 22 . 20 tailess 21 creature have you ? " he concluded . 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 concluded 6 concluded 7 . prickly [porky] [slowly] shook his head . 1 prickly 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] 've been right here all the time [,] and [i] haven't seen any such creature . " 1 " 5 right 1 " 11 and 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 right 5 right 6 here 6 here 9 time 7 all 8 the 7 all 9 time 11 and 13 haven't 13 haven't 14 seen 14 seen 15 any 14 seen 17 creature 15 any 16 such 17 creature 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's all [i] want to know , " replied [jimmy] [.] 1 " 2 that 1 " 10 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied " peter [rabbit] 's got something the matter with his eyes , and [i] 'm going straight back to the [old] [briar-patch] to [tell] him [so] . 1 " 2 peter 2 peter 4 's 4 's 5 got 5 got 6 something 6 something 8 matter 7 the 8 matter 8 matter 9 with 8 matter 25 him 9 with 11 eyes 10 his 11 eyes 12 , 13 and 12 , 23 to 13 and 15 'm 15 'm 16 going 16 going 17 straight 17 straight 18 back 18 back 19 to 19 to 20 the 23 to 25 him 25 him 27 . much obliged . " 1 much 2 obliged 2 obliged 3 . 3 . 4 " with that [jimmy] [started] [back] the way he had come , grumbling to himself . 1 with 2 that 1 with 12 grumbling 2 that 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 , 12 grumbling 13 to 12 grumbling 15 . 13 to 14 himself [viii] [prickly] [porky] [nearly] [chokes] he was very busy , was [redeye] , telling all who would listen how happy he was and what a beautiful world this is . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 busy 4 busy 5 , 5 , 10 all 6 was 8 , 8 , 9 telling 9 telling 10 all 10 all 11 who 11 who 12 would 12 would 13 listen 13 listen 14 how 14 how 15 happy 14 how 16 he 14 how 17 was 14 how 18 and 16 he 17 was 18 and 19 what 19 what 20 a 19 what 24 is 20 a 21 beautiful 21 beautiful 22 world 23 this 24 is 24 is 25 . it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 1 it 2 never 2 never 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 enter 3 seems 10 is 5 enter 7 head 6 his 7 head 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 making 11 making 12 other 12 other 13 people 13 people 15 just 14 happy 15 just 15 just 16 by 16 by 17 being 17 being 18 happy 18 happy 19 himself 19 himself 20 and 20 and 21 saying 21 saying 22 so 22 so 23 . right away he saw that [prickly] [porky] was in some kind of trouble , and that it was he who was making the queer noise . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 saw 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 4 saw 13 trouble 5 that 8 was 8 was 9 in 10 some 11 kind 11 kind 12 of 11 kind 13 trouble 13 trouble 16 that 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 that 16 that 18 was 17 it 18 was 18 was 20 who 19 he 20 who 20 who 21 was 21 was 22 making 22 making 23 the 22 making 25 noise 22 making 26 . 23 the 24 queer it was such a strange performance that [redeye] [simply] [stared] for a minute . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 that 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 strange 5 strange 6 performance 7 that 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 . then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 1 then 11 meant 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 6 came 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 to 6 came 8 him 6 came 11 meant 9 what 11 meant 10 it 11 meant 11 meant 12 . prickly [porky] was choking , and if something wasn't done to help him , he might choke to death ! 1 prickly 8 something 3 was 4 choking 4 choking 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 if 7 if 8 something 8 something 10 done 9 wasn't 10 done 10 done 11 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 17 choke 16 might 17 choke 17 choke 19 death 17 choke 20 ! 18 to 19 death now there was [nothing] that [redeye] [himself] [could] [do] [to] [help] , [for] he was too small . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 that 5 that 12 , 12 , 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 too 16 too 17 small 17 small 18 . he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 1 he 2 must 1 he 9 he 3 get 4 help 3 get 5 somewhere 5 somewhere 6 else 6 else 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 quickly 13 quickly 14 . anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 1 anxiously 2 he 2 he 3 looked 2 he 16 sight 3 looked 5 way 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 6 and 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 one 14 one 15 in 16 sight 17 . then he remembered that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] hollow [tree] was not far away . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 4 that 10 hollow 10 hollow 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 far 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 . perhaps [unc] ['] [billy] [could] [help] . 1 perhaps 7 . he hoped that [unc] ' [billy] was at home , and he wasted no time in finding out . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 that 2 hoped 11 and 3 that 5 ' 7 was 8 at 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 17 finding 11 and 19 . 13 wasted 14 no 14 no 15 time 14 no 16 in 16 in 17 finding 17 finding 18 out he saw right away what was the trouble . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 5 what 3 right 4 away 4 away 5 what 5 what 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . prickly [porky] [did] as he was told . 1 prickly 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 told 7 told 8 . indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 6 weak 4 was 5 so 4 was 6 weak 5 so 6 weak 6 weak 7 from 6 weak 8 his 8 his 10 struggle 9 long 10 struggle 10 struggle 15 to 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 glad 14 glad 15 to 15 to 16 . unc ['] [billy] caught hold of the piece of bark hanging from [prickly] [porky] 's mouth . 1 unc 7 the 4 caught 5 hold 5 hold 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 piece 8 piece 9 of 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 hanging 11 hanging 16 mouth 12 from 16 mouth 15 's 16 mouth 16 mouth 17 . then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 braced 3 braced 4 himself 3 braced 6 pulled 4 himself 5 and 5 and 6 pulled 6 pulled 7 with 7 with 8 all 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 might 10 might 11 . for a minute the piece of bark held . 1 for 3 minute 1 for 4 the 2 a 3 minute 4 the 5 piece 5 piece 6 of 5 piece 7 bark 7 bark 8 held 8 held 9 . then it gave way so suddenly that [unc] ['] [billy] [fell] [over] [flat] [on] [his] [back] [.] 1 then 3 gave 2 it 3 gave 3 gave 4 way 4 way 5 so 5 so 6 suddenly 6 suddenly 7 that [[] [illustration] [:] [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ prickly [porky] grinned weakly and rather foolishly . 1 prickly 3 grinned 1 prickly 8 . 3 grinned 5 and 4 weakly 5 and 5 and 6 rather 7 foolishly 8 . " it wasn't [greed] , [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 , 2 it 3 wasn't 5 , 9 . 7 ' 9 . it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 greed 2 wasn't 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " then what was it , may [ah] ask ? " demanded [unc] ['] [billy] severely . 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 what 3 what 4 was 4 was 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 12 demanded 7 may 9 ask 7 may 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded 12 demanded 16 severely 16 severely 17 . he laughed and [laughed] and [laughed] , [until] [finally] [unc] ['] [billy] quite lost patience . 1 he 2 laughed 1 he 16 . 2 laughed 3 and 3 and 5 and 5 and 7 , 7 , 13 quite 13 quite 14 lost 14 lost 15 patience " yo ' cert'nly have lost your manners , [brer] [porky] ! " he snapped . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 8 manners 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 cert'nly 4 cert'nly 5 have 5 have 6 lost 6 lost 7 your 8 manners 9 , 9 , 14 he 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 snapped 15 snapped 16 . prickly [porky] [wiped] the tears from his eyes . 1 prickly 4 the 4 the 5 tears 5 tears 6 from 5 tears 8 eyes 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . " come closer so that [i] can whisper , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 2 come 1 " 17 . 2 come 3 closer 4 so 5 that 5 that 16 he 7 can 8 whisper 8 whisper 9 , 9 , 11 ' 11 ' 13 , 13 , 16 he 14 " 15 said 14 " 16 he 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . [ix] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tell] [different] [stories] the little people of the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] [didn't] [know] [what] to [believe] . 1 the 2 little 1 the 4 of 2 little 3 people 4 of 5 the 4 of 15 to 5 the 8 and 8 and 9 the 15 to 17 . first [came] [peter] [rabbit] with the strangest kind of a [story] [about] [being] [chased] by a terrible creature without legs , [head] , or tail . 1 first 5 with 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 strangest 7 strangest 10 a 8 kind 9 of 9 of 10 a 10 a 26 . 15 by 16 a 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 creature 18 creature 19 without 19 without 20 legs 20 legs 21 , 21 , 23 , 23 , 24 or 23 , 26 . 24 or 25 tail he said that it had come down the hill [where] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] lives in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 come 6 come 7 down 7 down 9 hill 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 15 lives 15 lives 20 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . if [jimmy] [skunk] was right , why [peter] [rabbit] 's [queer] story wasn't to be believed at all . 1 if 7 why 4 was 5 right 5 right 7 why 6 , 7 why 7 why 13 wasn't 10 's 13 wasn't 12 story 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 believed 16 believed 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . if [unc] ['] [billy] was right , why [peter] 's story wasn't as crazy as it sounded . 1 if 8 why 5 was 6 right 6 right 8 why 7 , 8 why 8 why 12 wasn't 10 's 11 story 11 story 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 as 13 as 15 as 14 crazy 15 as 15 as 16 it 15 as 18 . 16 it 17 sounded little by little [they] [began] [to] [think] [that] [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [right] , and that [peter] [rabbit] 's terrible creature existed only in [peter] 's imagination . 1 little 2 by 1 little 3 little 3 little 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 20 creature 18 's 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 creature 20 creature 21 existed 21 existed 22 only 21 existed 23 in 23 in 26 imagination 25 's 26 imagination 26 imagination 27 . about this time [unc] ['] [billy] [told] of [having] [just] [such] [an] experience as [peter] [had] [.] 1 about 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 8 of 8 of 13 experience 13 experience 14 as " what did you do , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 do 2 what 6 , 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 do 6 , 8 ' 6 , 12 asked 8 ' 11 " 10 ? 11 " 12 asked 15 . " what did [ah] do ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 do 5 do 6 ? " yes , [sah] , [ah] [done] [run] , and [ah] didn't turn around [until] [ah] was safe in mah holler tree . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 24 " 3 , 5 , 5 , 17 was 9 , 10 and 9 , 17 was 10 and 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 turn 13 turn 14 around 17 was 18 safe 18 safe 19 in 19 in 20 mah 21 holler 22 tree 22 tree 23 . 23 . 24 " " pooh ! " sneered [reddy] [fox] , who had been listening . 1 " 4 " 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 13 . 5 sneered 9 who 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 listening 12 listening 13 . " you 're a coward . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 a 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . i wouldn't have run ! 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 run 2 wouldn't 5 ! i would have waited and found out what it was . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 waited 4 waited 5 and 5 and 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 . you and [peter] [rabbit] would run away from your own shadows . " 1 you 13 " 2 and 11 shadows 2 and 12 . 5 would 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 8 from 9 your 9 your 10 own 10 own 11 shadows 12 . 13 " " you don't dare go there yourself at daybreak to-morrow ! " retorted [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 ' 2 you 3 don't 2 you 7 yourself 3 don't 4 dare 4 dare 5 go 5 go 6 there 7 yourself 8 at 8 at 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 10 to-morrow 10 to-morrow 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 15 ' 17 . " [i] do too ! " declared [reddy] [angrily] , [though] he didn't have the least intention of going . 1 " 3 do 3 do 17 intention 4 too 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 10 , 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 have 14 have 17 intention 15 the 16 least 15 the 17 intention 17 intention 18 of 17 intention 19 going 19 going 20 . " all right . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . then [reddy] knew that he would have to go or else be called a coward . 1 then 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 12 be 10 or 11 else 11 else 12 be 12 be 13 called 12 be 15 coward 13 called 14 a 15 coward 16 . " [i] 'll be there , " he snarled angrily , as he slunk away . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 snarled 9 snarled 10 angrily 10 angrily 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 slunk 14 slunk 15 away 15 away 16 . [x] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tells] [jimmy] [skunk] [a] [secret] be sure before you [drop] a [friend] [that] you 've done nothing to offend . 1 be 2 sure 1 be 3 before 3 before 4 you 4 you 6 a 6 a 15 . 9 you 10 've 9 you 15 . 10 've 11 done 11 done 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 to 13 to 14 offend a friend is always worth keeping . 1 a 2 friend 1 a 4 always 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 worth 5 worth 6 keeping 6 keeping 7 . unc ['] [billy] [possum] says so , and he knows . 1 unc 11 . 5 says 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 11 . 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knows and when [unc] ['] [billy] makes a friend , he keeps him . 1 and 2 when 2 when 9 , 6 makes 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 keeps 11 keeps 12 him 12 him 13 . he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 easier 6 easier 7 and 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 10 better 10 better 15 than 11 to 12 keep 11 to 15 than 13 a 14 friend 14 friend 15 than 15 than 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 a 18 a 19 new 19 new 20 one 20 one 21 . instead , he goes to that friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 8 , 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 to 4 goes 7 friend 6 that 7 friend 7 friend 8 , 8 , 9 finds 9 finds 10 out 10 out 11 what 11 what 14 is 12 the 13 trouble 12 the 14 is 13 trouble 14 is 14 is 15 , 15 , 16 explains 16 explains 18 all 16 explains 19 away 16 explains 25 nice 17 it 18 all 19 away 20 , 20 , 22 then 21 and 22 then 22 then 23 does 23 does 24 something 24 something 25 nice 25 nice 26 . in fact , they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 partners 7 partners 8 in 8 in 10 eggs 9 stealing 10 eggs 10 eggs 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 hen-house 13 hen-house 14 of 14 of 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 . it seemed to him that either [prickly] [porky] had told an untruth or that [unc] ['] [billy] was telling an untruth . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 either 6 either 22 . 9 had 10 told 10 told 12 untruth 11 an 12 untruth 12 untruth 13 or 12 untruth 21 untruth 13 or 14 that 18 was 19 telling 19 telling 21 untruth 20 an 21 untruth 21 untruth 22 . it made him very angry . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 very 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 . jimmy scowled and was going to pass without so much as speaking . 1 jimmy 2 scowled 1 jimmy 7 pass 1 jimmy 13 . 2 scowled 3 and 3 and 4 was 4 was 5 going 6 to 7 pass 7 pass 8 without 8 without 9 so 8 without 12 speaking 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as unc ' [billy] 's shrewd little eyes twinkled , and he grinned as [only] [unc] ' [billy] can grin . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 4 's 4 's 5 shrewd 5 shrewd 6 little 6 little 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 grinned 11 he 12 grinned 12 grinned 13 as 12 grinned 16 ' 12 grinned 19 grin 18 can 19 grin 19 grin 20 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . jimmy just frowned harder than ever and tried to pass . 1 jimmy 2 just 2 just 3 frowned 3 frowned 7 and 4 harder 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 and 7 and 8 tried 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 pass 10 pass 11 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " repeated [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 howdy 1 " 10 ' 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 repeated 10 ' 13 . " yo ' must have something on your mind . " 1 " 3 ' 1 " 11 " 2 yo 3 ' 4 must 6 something 5 have 6 something 6 something 7 on 7 on 8 your 8 your 9 mind 9 mind 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy [skunk] stopped [.] 1 jimmy 3 stopped " [i] have ! " he snapped . 1 " 3 have 1 " 5 " 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 snapped 7 snapped 8 . " [i] want to know whether it is [you] [or] [prickly] [porky] who has been [telling] an untruth . 1 " 8 is 1 " 19 . 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 whether 6 whether 7 it 7 it 8 is 13 who 14 has 14 has 15 been 15 been 17 an 17 an 18 untruth 18 untruth 19 . if [peter] [saw] [that] [thing] , [prickly] [porky] [would] [know] it , for he hasn't been away from home this summer . 1 if 6 , 6 , 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 13 for 15 hasn't 15 hasn't 21 summer 16 been 17 away 17 away 18 from 18 from 19 home 19 home 21 summer 20 this 21 summer 21 summer 22 . why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 1 why 2 would 1 why 14 ? 2 would 3 he 2 would 5 me 2 would 8 hasn't 4 tell 5 me 6 that 8 hasn't 7 he 8 hasn't 8 hasn't 9 seen 8 hasn't 13 has 9 seen 10 it 10 it 11 if 11 if 12 he 14 ? 15 " " [don] ' be hasty , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 be 4 be 5 hasty 5 hasty 6 , 6 , 9 . don ' be hasty , " replied [unc] ' [billy] soothingly . 1 don 2 ' 2 ' 3 be 2 ' 9 ' 3 be 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 9 ' 11 soothingly 11 soothingly 12 . " [ah] [haven't] said that [brer] [porky] told me that he had seen the [thing] that [peter] [says] [chased] [him] . 1 " 4 said 1 " 21 . 4 said 5 that 8 told 9 me 8 told 16 that 9 me 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 seen 13 seen 14 the 16 that 21 . he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 1 he 2 told 2 told 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 when 4 truth 14 stranger 6 he 7 told 7 told 8 you 7 told 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 seen 12 seen 13 any 12 seen 14 stranger 14 stranger 17 hill 15 around 17 hill 16 his 17 hill 17 hill 18 . what he told me was that " [here] [unc] ' [billy] [whispered] [.] 1 what 5 was 1 what 10 ' 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 me 3 told 5 was 5 was 6 that 6 that 7 " jimmy [skunk] 's face cleared . 1 jimmy 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 cleared 5 cleared 6 . " that 's different , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 different 4 different 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 he 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " of course it is , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 of 1 " 12 . 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 10 ' 12 . " yo ' see [peter] did see something strange , [even] if [brer] [porky] [didn't] . 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 16 . 3 ' 4 see 3 ' 16 . 4 see 12 if 6 did 7 see 6 did 10 , 7 see 8 something 8 something 9 strange 10 , 12 if only don ' forget that it 's a secret . " 1 only 2 don 2 don 3 ' 3 ' 4 forget 4 forget 5 that 5 that 9 secret 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 a 8 a 9 secret 9 secret 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy was chuckling by this time . 1 jimmy 3 chuckling 2 was 3 chuckling 3 chuckling 4 by 4 by 5 this 4 by 7 . 5 this 6 time " [i] won't forget , and [i] 'll be there , " he promised . 1 " 6 and 1 " 8 'll 3 won't 4 forget 4 forget 5 , 5 , 6 and 8 'll 9 be 9 be 10 there 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 promised 14 promised 15 . " [don] ' mention it , [brer] [skunk] , don ' mention it . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 mention 4 mention 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 don 10 don 11 ' 11 ' 12 mention 12 mention 13 it 13 it 14 . ah 'll be looking fo ' yo ' to-morrow mo'ning , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , with a sly wink [that] [made] [jimmy] laugh [aloud] . 1 ah 2 'll 1 ah 27 . 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 9 to-morrow 3 be 4 looking 4 looking 5 fo 5 fo 6 ' 5 fo 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 9 to-morrow 10 mo'ning 10 mo'ning 11 , 10 mo'ning 13 replied 10 mo'ning 25 laugh 11 , 12 " 13 replied 15 ' 17 , 18 with 18 with 25 laugh 19 a 20 sly 19 a 25 laugh 20 sly 21 wink [xi] [what] [happened] [to] [reddy] [fox] he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 boasting 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 idly 5 boasting 6 and 6 and 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 more 7 nothing 9 . you see , [reddy] is one of the greatest boasters in the [green] [forest] [or] on the [green] [meadows] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 1 you 6 one 3 , 5 is 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 greatest 8 the 20 . 9 greatest 10 boasters 10 boasters 12 the 10 boasters 16 on 11 in 12 the 16 on 17 the he likes to strut around and talk big . 1 he 7 talk 2 likes 7 talk 3 to 4 strut 4 strut 5 around 5 around 6 and 6 and 7 talk 7 talk 8 big 8 big 9 . but like most boasters , he is a coward at heart . 1 but 2 like 2 like 3 most 3 most 4 boasters 3 most 9 coward 4 boasters 5 , 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 coward 9 coward 10 at 10 at 11 heart 11 heart 12 . but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 1 but 3 as 2 think 3 as 3 as 6 , 3 as 17 reasonable 3 as 18 . 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 , 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 think 8 couldn't 12 single 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 single 12 single 16 sound 13 excuse 14 that 13 excuse 16 sound 15 would 16 sound 16 sound 17 reasonable but he knew that [bowser] was chained . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 chained 7 chained 8 . nevertheless he did go up to [farmer] [brown] ['s] dooryard to make sure [.] 1 nevertheless 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 go 4 go 5 up 5 up 6 to 6 to 10 dooryard 10 dooryard 11 to 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure it was just as he expected , [bowser] was chained . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 expected 4 as 7 , 5 he 6 expected 7 , 9 was 9 was 10 chained 10 chained 11 . reddy sneaked [away] [without] [even] [a] [look] [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hen-house] . 1 reddy 2 sneaked 2 sneaked 13 . he didn't see that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 3 see 5 the 3 see 11 open 5 the 6 door 5 the 7 had 7 had 8 carelessly 7 had 9 been 9 been 10 left 11 open 12 , 11 open 24 difference 11 open 25 . 12 , 13 and 14 even 15 if 15 if 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 , 18 , 19 it 19 it 24 difference 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 made 22 made 24 difference 23 no 24 difference he hadn't a bit of appetite . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 bit 2 hadn't 6 appetite 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 6 appetite 7 . no , [sir] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 . reddy [fox] [wouldn't] [have] eaten the fattest chicken [there] [if] [it] [had] [been] [right] [before] him . 1 reddy 5 eaten 1 reddy 17 . 5 eaten 16 him 6 the 7 fattest 7 fattest 8 chicken 8 chicken 16 him he [just] wandered about restlessly , waiting for daybreak and hoping that [something] would turn up to prevent him from going to [prickly] [porky] 's hill . 1 he 3 wandered 1 he 6 , 3 wandered 4 about 4 about 5 restlessly 6 , 7 waiting 7 waiting 27 . 8 for 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 10 and 9 daybreak 26 hill 10 and 11 hoping 11 hoping 12 that 12 that 14 would 14 would 15 turn 15 turn 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 18 prevent 18 prevent 19 him 19 him 20 from 20 from 21 going 21 going 22 to 22 to 25 's 26 hill 27 . he didn't dare to tell [old] [granny] [fox] about it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . he knew just what she would say . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 she 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 15 : 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 7 hear 6 could 7 hear 7 hear 10 voice 7 hear 11 and 8 her 9 sharp 9 sharp 10 voice 11 and 15 : 12 the 15 : 13 very 14 words 14 words 15 : " serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 1 " 2 serves 2 serves 3 you 2 serves 4 right 2 serves 7 about 2 serves 14 . 4 right 5 for 6 boasting 7 about 7 about 8 something 8 something 9 you 9 you 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 anything 12 anything 13 about how [many] [times] [have] [i] [told] you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 how 7 you 7 you 13 boasting 8 that 11 comes 9 no 10 good 10 good 11 comes 11 comes 12 of 12 of 13 boasting 13 boasting 14 ? a [wise] [fox] [never] [goes] [near] [strange] [things] [until] [he] [has] [found] out all about them . 1 a 13 out 13 out 14 all 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 them 16 them 17 . that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 5 way 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 and 11 and 12 live 11 and 13 to 13 to 17 age 13 to 18 . 14 a 15 ripe 15 ripe 16 old 16 old 17 age wisdom is nothing but knowledge , and a wise [fox] always knows what he is doing . " 1 wisdom 2 is 1 wisdom 8 a 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 but 4 but 5 knowledge 5 knowledge 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 a 9 wise 9 wise 18 " 11 always 12 knows 12 knows 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 16 doing 16 doing 17 . 17 . 18 " so [reddy] wandered about all the long night . 1 so 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 about 3 wandered 5 all 3 wandered 8 night 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 long 8 night 9 . it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 2 seemed 5 it 3 as 4 if 5 it 6 never 5 it 12 he 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 pass 8 pass 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 yet 12 he 13 wished 13 wished 15 would 14 it 15 would 15 would 17 forever 16 last 17 forever 17 forever 18 . the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 thought 2 more 12 grew 3 he 4 thought 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 afraid 9 more 12 grew 10 afraid 11 he 12 grew 13 . at last he saw the [first] beams [from] jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] [creeping] [through] the [green] [forest] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 the 5 the 7 beams 7 beams 9 jolly 9 jolly 10 , 10 , 21 . 11 round 12 , 12 , 18 the 18 the 21 . the time had come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 1 the 2 time 2 time 3 had 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 choose 9 choose 10 between 10 between 11 making 11 making 12 his 12 his 13 boast 13 boast 14 good 14 good 15 or 14 good 16 being 16 being 17 called 17 called 20 by 18 a 19 coward 18 a 20 by 20 by 21 everybody 20 by 22 . very , very slowly , [reddy] [fox] began to walk towards the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives . 1 very 2 , 2 , 3 very 2 , 18 . 3 very 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 , 4 slowly 11 towards 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 walk 10 walk 11 towards 11 towards 12 the 11 towards 13 hill 11 towards 14 where 12 the 13 hill 14 where 17 lives [xii] [what] [reddy] [fox] [saw] [and] [did] the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 1 the 2 trouble 1 the 3 with 3 with 8 is 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 people 7 people 8 is 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 remember 11 remember 12 this 12 this 14 late 13 too 14 late 14 late 15 . reddy [fox] is one of these [.] 1 reddy 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these you see it is a boastful [tongue] and an untruthful [tongue] and that is the worst combination for making trouble [that] [i] [know] of . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 12 and 5 a 6 boastful 6 boastful 8 and 8 and 9 an 9 an 10 untruthful 10 untruthful 12 and 12 and 14 is 13 that 14 is 14 is 15 the 14 is 25 . 15 the 16 worst 16 worst 17 combination 17 combination 18 for 18 for 19 making 19 making 20 trouble 20 trouble 24 of he had almost reached the foot of the hill without seeing anything out of the usual and without any signs of [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 26 . 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 4 reached 6 foot 6 foot 7 of 6 foot 9 hill 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 12 anything 10 without 11 seeing 10 without 12 anything 11 seeing 12 anything 12 anything 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 usual 16 usual 17 and 17 and 21 of 18 without 19 any 19 any 20 signs 20 signs 21 of reddy looked up with a sickly grin . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 sickly 6 sickly 7 grin 7 grin 8 . there [sat] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [in] a [pine] [tree] right over his head . 1 there 8 a 8 a 15 . 11 right 12 over 12 over 14 head 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . he knew now that there was no [backing] [out] ; he had got to go on . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 now 3 now 17 . 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 no 6 was 10 ; 10 ; 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 got 13 got 14 to 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 on 16 on 17 . he tried to swagger and look very bold and brave . 1 he 4 swagger 2 tried 4 swagger 3 to 4 swagger 4 swagger 5 and 4 swagger 6 look 4 swagger 8 bold 7 very 8 bold 8 bold 9 and 8 bold 10 brave 10 brave 11 . " [i] [told] [you] [i] 'm not afraid . 1 " 6 'm 6 'm 8 afraid 7 not 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . " keep right on to the foot of the hill ; that 's where [ah] [saw] it yesterday . 1 " 2 keep 2 keep 3 right 3 right 4 on 3 right 11 ; 3 right 18 yesterday 4 on 5 to 6 the 7 foot 7 foot 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 hill 10 hill 11 ; 11 ; 13 's 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 where 14 where 17 it 18 yesterday 19 . my , [ah] 'm glad [that] we 've got some one so truly brave ! " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 my 2 , 1 my 15 ! 2 , 5 glad 4 'm 5 glad 7 we 10 some 8 've 9 got 9 got 10 some 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 so 12 so 13 truly 13 truly 14 brave 14 brave 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 15 ! 17 replied 15 ! 21 . so , there being nothing else to do , he went on . 1 so 3 there 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 being 3 there 5 nothing 3 there 9 , 3 there 10 he 3 there 13 . 5 nothing 6 else 6 else 7 to 7 to 8 do 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 on he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 3 the 2 reached 8 without 3 the 4 foot 4 foot 5 of 5 of 6 the 7 hill 8 without 8 without 9 seeing 8 without 10 or 10 or 11 hearing 11 hearing 13 thing 11 hearing 18 . 12 a 13 thing 13 thing 14 out 14 out 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 usual the [green] [forest] [seemed] [just] [as] it [always] [had] [seemed] . 1 the 7 it 7 it 11 . redeye the [vireo] was pouring out his little song of gladness , quite as if everything was just as it should be . 1 redeye 5 pouring 2 the 4 was 4 was 5 pouring 5 pouring 6 out 6 out 7 his 7 his 8 little 7 his 9 song 7 his 10 of 10 of 11 gladness 10 of 12 , 12 , 13 quite 13 quite 15 if 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 everything 15 if 17 was 15 if 19 as 18 just 19 as 19 as 21 should 19 as 23 . 20 it 21 should 21 should 22 be reddy 's courage began to come back . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 courage 3 courage 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 back 7 back 8 . nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 1 nothing 3 happened 1 nothing 6 nothing 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 , 4 , 5 and 6 nothing 10 happen 7 was 8 going 8 going 10 happen 9 to 10 happen 10 happen 11 . of course not ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 ! it was all some of [peter] [rabbit] 's foolishness . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 1 it 9 foolishness 3 all 4 some 4 some 5 of 8 's 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . some day he would catch [peter] [rabbit] and put an end to [such] [silly] [tales] [.] 1 some 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 catch 5 catch 8 and 8 and 9 put 9 put 12 to 10 an 11 end 11 end 12 to " ah ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! what was that ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? 4 ? 5 " reddy 's sharp ears had caught a sound up near the top of the hill . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 ears 4 ears 5 had 5 had 6 caught 6 caught 8 sound 6 caught 9 up 7 a 8 sound 9 up 10 near 9 up 12 top 10 near 11 the 12 top 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 hill 15 hill 16 . he stopped short and looked up . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 2 stopped 5 looked 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 up 6 up 7 . for just a [little] [wee] minute [reddy] [couldn't] believe that his eyes saw right . 1 for 6 minute 2 just 3 a 3 a 6 minute 6 minute 9 believe 9 believe 10 that 10 that 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 saw 13 saw 14 right 14 right 15 . coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 1 coming 2 down 2 down 4 hill 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 5 straight 5 straight 6 towards 6 towards 7 him 7 him 8 was 7 him 12 he 8 was 10 strangest 9 the 10 strangest 10 strangest 11 thing 12 he 13 ever 13 ever 14 had 14 had 15 seen 15 seen 16 . he couldn't see any legs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 any 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 legs 5 legs 6 . he couldn't see any head . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 any 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 head 4 any 6 . he couldn't see any tail . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 any 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 tail 5 tail 6 . it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 round 2 was 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 ball 6 ball 7 , 6 ball 14 ball 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 strangest 13 looking 14 ball 14 ball 16 ever 15 that 16 ever 16 ever 17 was 16 ever 18 . it was covered with old leaves . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 covered 2 was 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 3 covered 5 old 3 covered 6 leaves 6 leaves 7 . reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive but for the noises it was making . 1 reddy 4 believed 1 reddy 6 it 1 reddy 12 noises 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 alive 9 but 10 for 10 for 12 noises 11 the 12 noises 12 noises 13 it 12 noises 15 making 13 it 14 was 15 making 16 . for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 minute 4 wee 7 stared 4 wee 8 , 4 wee 17 did 5 minute 6 he 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 , 12 what 13 do 13 do 14 you 14 you 15 think 15 think 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 ? yes , [sir] , that 's just what [reddy] [fox] did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 5 that 8 what 6 's 7 just 8 what 11 did 8 what 12 . [[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [xiii] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [miserable] he forgot all about [unc] ' [billy] [possum] watching from the safety of a big pine-tree [.] 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 12 safety 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 6 ' 9 watching 9 watching 10 from 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 safety 12 safety 13 of 13 of 14 a 14 a 16 pine-tree 15 big 16 pine-tree he [didn't] [see] [jimmy] [skunk] poking his head out from behind an old stump and [laughing] fit to kill [himself] . 1 he 19 kill 1 he 21 . 6 poking 8 head 6 poking 9 out 7 his 8 head 9 out 10 from 10 from 11 behind 11 behind 12 an 12 an 13 old 12 an 14 stump 14 stump 15 and 15 and 17 fit 17 fit 18 to 18 to 19 kill when [reddy] was safely past , [peter] came out . 1 when 3 was 1 when 6 , 3 was 4 safely 4 safely 5 past 6 , 8 came 8 came 9 out 9 out 10 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! why , my gracious , [i] [do] [believe] [reddy] has had a fright ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 gracious 4 gracious 5 , 5 , 16 exclaimed 5 , 18 . 10 has 11 had 11 had 12 a 12 a 13 fright 13 fright 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 exclaimed " [i] do believe that was it ! " he cried . 1 " 3 do 1 " 8 ! 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 6 was 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 it 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " [i] do believe it was . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 . reddy [is] [coming] [from] [the] direction of [prickly] [porky] 's , and that was where [i] [got] my fright . 1 reddy 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 7 of 10 's 10 's 20 . 11 , 12 and 11 , 20 . 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 was 13 that 19 fright 14 was 15 where 18 my 19 fright i [i] " 1 i 3 " peter hesitated . 1 peter 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 13 he 2 knew 4 would 3 it 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 a 6 a 7 foolish 7 foolish 8 thing 8 thing 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 , 11 , 12 for 13 he 15 walk 14 might 15 walk 15 walk 16 right 16 right 17 into 17 into 18 danger 18 danger 19 . " it won't do any harm to go part way up there , " [thought] [peter] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 " 2 it 3 won't 3 won't 5 any 4 do 5 any 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 part 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 . " perhaps [i] will find out something without going way up there . " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 7 something 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 out 6 out 7 something 7 something 9 going 8 without 9 going 9 going 10 way 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 . 13 . 14 " with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 boldly 4 boldly 5 hopped 5 hopped 6 up 6 up 7 the 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 and 9 and 10 joined 10 joined 11 them 11 them 12 . " what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 joke 5 joke 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 demanded 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " did you meet [reddy] [fox] ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] , wiping the [tears] of laughter from his eyes . 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 meet 3 you 21 . 4 meet 7 ? 7 ? 9 asked 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 12 , 12 , 20 eyes 13 wiping 14 the 13 wiping 18 from 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 laughter 18 from 19 his 19 his 20 eyes " did [i] meet him ? 1 " 6 ? 2 did 4 meet 2 did 6 ? 4 meet 5 him why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 almost 3 he 7 me 4 almost 5 ran 6 into 7 me 7 me 8 and 7 me 11 me 8 and 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 see 11 me 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i guess he 's running yet . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 4 's 4 's 5 running 5 running 6 yet 6 yet 7 . now , what 's the joke ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 6 joke 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 joke 6 joke 7 ? 7 ? 8 " peter demanded . 1 peter 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " now who else can we scare ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 who 2 now 8 ? 3 who 4 else 4 else 5 can 5 can 6 we 6 we 7 scare 8 ? 9 " all of which shows that there was something very like mischief being planned on the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 all 2 of 2 of 4 shows 3 which 4 shows 4 shows 5 that 4 shows 13 planned 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 8 something 9 very 9 very 10 like 10 like 11 mischief 11 mischief 12 being 12 being 13 planned 13 planned 16 hill 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 17 where 17 where 20 the 17 where 23 . 20 the 22 lives [xiv] [reddy] [fox] [tries] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] never in all his life was [reddy] [fox] more uncomfortable in his mind . 1 never 2 in 1 never 6 was 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 life 6 was 9 more 9 more 10 uncomfortable 10 uncomfortable 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 . and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 ; 4 right 5 ; 5 ; 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 did 6 everybody 12 everybody 7 did 8 know 8 know 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 everybody 13 was 13 was 14 laughing 14 laughing 15 about 15 about 16 it 15 about 17 . usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 1 usually 2 he 1 usually 3 is 3 is 5 proud 3 is 10 coat 3 is 15 wished 4 very 5 proud 6 of 7 his 7 his 10 coat 8 handsome 10 coat 9 red 10 coat 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 now 13 now 14 he 14 he 15 wished 15 wished 16 that 15 wished 17 he 15 wished 18 could 15 wished 20 rid 15 wished 22 it 15 wished 23 . 17 he 18 could 19 get 20 rid 20 rid 21 of it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 4 hard 6 keep 6 keep 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 15 clothes 13 bright 14 colored 14 colored 15 clothes 15 clothes 16 . presently [sammy] [jay] 's sharp eyes spied him as he tried to crawl up on the [young] family of [mrs] [grouse] . 1 presently 7 spied 4 's 5 sharp 4 's 7 spied 5 sharp 6 eyes 7 spied 8 him 7 spied 9 as 7 spied 14 up 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 crawl 14 up 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 18 family 18 family 19 of 19 of 22 . at [once] [sammy] flew over there screaming at the top of his lungs : 1 at 10 top 4 flew 5 over 5 over 6 there 6 there 7 screaming 7 screaming 8 at 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 lungs 13 lungs 14 : reddy looked up [at] [sammy] and snarled . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 6 and 6 and 7 snarled 7 snarled 8 . he had gone only a little way when a sharp voice called : " [coward] ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 3 gone 7 way 3 gone 8 when 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 8 when 12 called 9 a 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 voice 10 sharp 12 called 12 called 13 : 13 : 14 " 14 " 16 ! coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it was [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 . 2 was 4 the no sooner had he got out out of [chatterer] 's sight than he heard another voice . 1 no 2 sooner 2 sooner 3 had 2 sooner 12 than 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 out 6 out 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 11 sight 8 of 10 's 11 sight 12 than 12 than 13 he 12 than 15 another 12 than 17 . 14 heard 15 another 15 another 16 voice it was saying over and over : 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 4 over 4 over 5 and 4 over 6 over 5 and 6 over 6 over 7 : " [dee] , dee , dee ! 1 " 4 dee 3 , 4 dee 4 dee 7 ! 5 , 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! oh , me , me ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 me 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 me 5 me 6 ! some [folks] [can] [talk] [so] [very] brave [and] [then] [such] [cowards] [be] . " 1 some 7 brave 7 brave 13 . 13 . 14 " it was [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 . 2 was 5 the but nowhere that he could go was he free from those taunting voices . 1 but 2 nowhere 2 nowhere 3 that 2 nowhere 4 he 2 nowhere 5 could 2 nowhere 12 taunting 2 nowhere 14 . 5 could 6 go 6 go 7 was 7 was 8 he 7 was 9 free 9 free 10 from 11 those 12 taunting 12 taunting 13 voices " [bumble] , grumble , rumble , hum ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 9 ! 4 grumble 5 , 5 , 6 rumble 6 rumble 7 , 7 , 8 hum 8 hum 9 ! reddy surely can run some . " 1 reddy 3 can 1 reddy 6 . 2 surely 3 can 3 can 4 run 4 run 5 some 6 . 7 " late that [afternoon] [old] [granny] [fox] [called] him out , and it was clear to see that [granny] was very much put out about something . 1 late 2 that 2 that 26 . 8 him 9 out 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 11 and 19 was 12 it 13 was 12 it 14 clear 13 was 14 clear 14 clear 16 see 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 that 19 was 20 very 19 was 26 . 20 very 21 much 21 much 22 put 22 put 23 out 23 out 24 about 24 about 25 something " [serves] you [right] [for] boasting ! " snapped [granny] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 . " how many times [have] [i] [told] you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 " 2 how 1 " 8 you 2 how 3 many 3 many 4 times 8 you 14 boasting 9 that 12 comes 10 no 11 good 11 good 12 comes 12 comes 13 of 13 of 14 boasting 14 boasting 15 ? probably somebody has played a trick on you . 1 probably 2 somebody 2 somebody 3 has 2 somebody 8 you 3 has 4 played 4 played 5 a 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 7 on 8 you 9 . i 've lived a good many years , and [i] never before heard of such a creature . 1 i 2 've 1 i 18 . 2 've 3 lived 4 a 5 good 4 a 17 creature 5 good 6 many 6 many 7 years 7 years 8 , 8 , 9 and 11 never 12 before 11 never 13 heard 13 heard 14 of 14 of 15 such 15 such 16 a 16 a 17 creature 17 creature 18 . if there were one , [i] 'd have seen it before now . 1 if 3 were 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 one 4 one 5 , 5 , 8 have 7 'd 8 have 8 have 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 9 seen 11 before 11 before 12 now 12 now 13 . you go back into the house and stay there . 1 you 8 stay 2 go 3 back 2 go 4 into 2 go 8 stay 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 house 7 and 8 stay 8 stay 9 there 9 there 10 . you are a disgrace to the [fox] family . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 a 3 a 4 disgrace 4 disgrace 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 family 8 family 9 . i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 9 and 5 have 7 look 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 about 7 look 9 and 9 and 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 what 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . if this is some trick , they 'll find that old [granny] [fox] [isn't] [so] [easily] fooled . " 1 if 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 5 trick 3 is 4 some 5 trick 6 , 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 'll 7 they 10 that 8 'll 9 find 10 that 11 old 10 that 18 . 11 old 17 fooled 18 . 19 " [xv] [old] [granny] [fox] [investigates] in-vest-i-gate is a great big word , but its meaning is very simple . 1 in-vest-i-gate 2 is 1 in-vest-i-gate 4 great 1 in-vest-i-gate 6 word 1 in-vest-i-gate 8 but 2 is 3 a 5 big 6 word 6 word 7 , 8 but 9 its 9 its 10 meaning 10 meaning 11 is 11 is 12 very 12 very 13 simple 13 simple 14 . to in-vest-i-gate is to look into and try to find out all about something . 1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 1 to 15 . 2 in-vest-i-gate 6 into 2 in-vest-i-gate 7 and 2 in-vest-i-gate 14 something 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 into 8 try 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 something now old [granny] [fox] is very sly and smart and clever , as you all know . 1 now 2 old 1 now 5 is 1 now 9 smart 6 very 7 sly 7 sly 8 and 8 and 9 smart 9 smart 11 clever 9 smart 16 know 10 and 11 clever 11 clever 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 all 16 know 17 . compared with her , [reddy] [fox] is almost [stupid] [.] 1 compared 2 with 1 compared 4 , 2 with 3 her 4 , 7 is 7 is 8 almost he may be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 as 4 as 5 sly 5 sly 6 and 6 and 7 smart 7 smart 9 clever 8 and 9 clever 9 clever 11 day 9 clever 15 has 10 some 11 day 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 has 14 he 15 has 15 has 16 got 16 got 17 a 17 a 18 lot 18 lot 21 before 19 to 20 learn 20 learn 21 before 21 before 22 then 22 then 23 . but [old] [granny] [fox] did nothing of the kind . 1 but 5 did 1 but 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 9 kind 8 the 9 kind 9 kind 10 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 1 she 2 went 1 she 10 and 2 went 3 about 4 hunting 6 dinner 5 her 6 dinner 6 dinner 10 and 7 just 10 and 8 as 9 usual 9 usual 10 and 10 and 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 appear 11 didn't 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 paying 15 paying 18 attention 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 attention 18 attention 19 to 19 to 20 what 20 what 21 was 21 was 22 going 22 going 23 on 23 on 24 about 24 about 25 her 25 her 26 . with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 1 with 3 nose 1 with 8 ran 2 her 3 nose 3 nose 6 ground 4 to 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 she 8 ran 10 way 8 ran 12 ran 9 this 10 way 11 and 12 ran 12 ran 14 way 12 ran 18 for 13 that 14 way 15 as 16 if 16 if 18 for 17 hunting 18 for 18 for 19 a 19 a 20 trail 19 a 21 . granny had heard that the same thing had happened to [peter] [rabbit] and to [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 granny 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 4 that 6 same 4 that 7 thing 5 the 6 same 7 thing 9 happened 8 had 9 happened 9 happened 10 to 10 to 13 and 13 and 14 to so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 1 so 2 instead 2 instead 3 of 2 instead 14 , 2 instead 15 she 4 coming 5 to 5 to 7 hill 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 along 8 along 9 the 9 the 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 bottom 13 bottom 14 , 15 she 17 to 16 came 17 to 17 to 18 it 18 it 19 from 18 it 23 . 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 other 21 other 22 way " if there is anything there , [i] 'll be [behind] it instead of in front of it , " she thought shrewdly . 1 " 24 . 2 if 5 anything 2 if 7 , 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 anything 5 anything 6 there 7 , 12 it 7 , 19 , 7 , 20 " 7 , 24 . 9 'll 10 be 10 be 12 it 13 instead 14 of 14 of 15 in 15 in 16 front 16 front 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 , 20 " 21 she 21 she 22 thought 22 thought 23 shrewdly no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 5 have 3 would 8 she 4 ever 5 have 5 have 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 that 8 she 10 thinking 8 she 12 anything 9 was 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 12 anything 13 else 12 anything 14 . she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 1 she 2 followed 2 followed 3 these 2 followed 12 disappeared 3 these 4 down 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 they 11 they 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . as she was trotting [home] along [the] [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] , she met [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 as 2 she 1 as 15 , 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 trotting 4 trotting 6 along 6 along 11 through 11 through 12 the 15 , 16 she 16 she 17 met 17 met 22 . no , she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw him , and he promptly climbed a tree . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 she 3 she 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 exactly 5 exactly 6 meet 5 exactly 9 because 6 meet 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 he 9 because 11 saw 9 because 20 promptly 11 saw 12 her 11 saw 13 before 11 saw 15 saw 14 she 15 saw 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 promptly 19 he 20 promptly 20 promptly 21 climbed 21 climbed 23 tree 22 a 23 tree 23 tree 24 . granny stopped and looked up . 1 granny 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . " it doesn't take much to [scare] the young and innocent , [mr] [possum] , " she replied . 1 " 2 it 1 " 16 " 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 take 5 much 6 to 6 to 8 the 8 the 9 young 9 young 11 innocent 10 and 11 innocent 11 innocent 12 , 12 , 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 she 17 she 18 replied 18 replied 19 . " [i] don't believe all [i] [hear] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 8 . 3 don't 4 believe 5 all 8 . i 've just been hunting all over the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives , and [i] [couldn't] [find] so much as a [wood] [mouse] for dinner . 1 i 2 've 1 i 27 . 2 've 3 just 3 just 4 been 4 been 5 hunting 5 hunting 9 hill 6 all 7 over 7 over 9 hill 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 10 where 13 lives 14 , 13 lives 27 . 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 so 19 so 20 much 20 much 21 as 21 as 22 a 22 a 25 for 25 for 26 dinner do you [believe] such a foolish tale , [mr] [possum] ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 11 ? 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 tale 7 tale 8 , 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " unc ['] [billy] coughed behind one hand . 1 unc 4 coughed 1 unc 8 . 4 coughed 7 hand 5 behind 6 one 6 one 7 hand " yes , [mrs] [fox] , [ah] [confess] [ah] [done] have to believe it , " he replied . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 17 he 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 replied 18 replied 19 . " yo ' see , [ah] [done] [see] that [thing] mah [own] self , and [ah] [just] naturally has to believe [mah] own eyes . " 1 " 4 see 1 " 11 mah 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 see 4 see 5 , 5 , 9 that 11 mah 13 self 13 self 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 naturally 18 naturally 26 " 19 has 20 to 20 to 21 believe 21 believe 24 eyes 23 own 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . 25 . 26 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i 'd like to see it ! 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 ! maybe [i] 'd believe it then ! " snapped [granny] [fox] [.] 1 maybe 9 snapped 3 'd 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 7 ! 5 it 6 then 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped " the only time to see it is just at sun-up , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 the 1 " 18 . 2 the 3 only 2 the 4 time 2 the 8 is 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 it 6 see 8 is 8 is 9 just 9 just 10 at 10 at 11 sun-up 12 , 13 " 12 , 16 ' 13 " 14 replied 16 ' 18 . " anybody that comes along through that hollow at the foot of [brer] [porky] 's hill at sun-up is likely never to forget it . 1 " 2 anybody 2 anybody 3 that 2 anybody 7 that 3 that 4 comes 4 comes 5 along 5 along 6 through 7 that 8 hollow 7 that 9 at 7 that 18 sun-up 9 at 10 the 9 at 11 foot 10 the 11 foot 11 foot 12 of 12 of 15 's 16 hill 18 sun-up 17 at 18 sun-up 18 sun-up 19 is 19 is 20 likely 19 is 22 to 21 never 22 to 22 to 23 forget 23 forget 24 it 24 it 25 . ah wouldn't do it again . 1 ah 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 5 again 2 wouldn't 6 . 3 do 5 again 4 it 5 again no , [sah] , [once] is [enough] [fo] ' your [unc] ' [billy] . " 1 no 2 , 1 no 15 " 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 is 9 ' 10 your 9 ' 12 ' 12 ' 14 . 14 . 15 " " huh ! " snorted [granny] and trotted on . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 7 and 7 and 8 trotted 8 trotted 9 on 9 on 10 . unc ['] [billy] watched her out of sight and [grinned] broadly . 1 unc 4 watched 4 watched 5 her 5 her 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 and 9 and 11 broadly 11 broadly 12 . " [as] sho ' as [brer] [sun] gets up to-morrow mo'ning , [ol] ' [granny] [fox] will be there , " he chuckled . 1 " 3 sho 1 " 21 " 4 ' 5 as 4 ' 14 ' 8 gets 9 up 8 gets 12 , 9 up 10 to-morrow 10 to-morrow 11 mo'ning 12 , 14 ' 14 ' 21 " 17 will 18 be 18 be 19 there 19 there 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 he 22 he 23 chuckled 23 chuckled 24 . " ah must get [word] to [brer] [porky] and [brer] [skunk] and [brer] [rabbit] . " 1 " 3 must 1 " 16 " 2 ah 3 must 3 must 4 get 3 must 6 to 9 and 12 and 12 and 15 . 15 . 16 " [xvi] [old] [granny] [fox] [loses] [her] [dignity] how did [unc] ['] [billy] know ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 6 know 6 know 7 ? well , he just guessed . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 . she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from back of the hill instead of along the holler . " 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 10 afternoon 3 come 4 just 4 just 6 way 4 just 7 she 5 the 6 way 7 she 8 did 8 did 9 this 9 this 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 12 from 12 from 21 holler 13 back 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 17 instead 17 instead 18 of 17 instead 19 along 19 along 20 the 20 the 21 holler 21 holler 22 . 22 . 23 " unc ' [billy] was [quite] right . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 4 was 4 was 6 right 6 right 7 . she was at the top of the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives a full hour before sun-up , and there she sat down to wait [.] 1 she 2 was 1 she 25 wait 2 was 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 top 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 where 12 lives 17 sun-up 13 a 14 full 14 full 15 hour 15 hour 16 before 16 before 17 sun-up 17 sun-up 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 there 20 there 21 she 21 she 22 sat 22 sat 23 down 23 down 24 to 24 to 25 wait she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 1 she 10 suspicious 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 or 4 or 5 hear 5 hear 10 suspicious 6 anything 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 suspicious 10 suspicious 11 . only [prickly] [porky] [was] to be seen , and he seemed to be [asleep] in his favorite [tree] . 1 only 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 19 . 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 in 15 in 17 favorite 16 his 17 favorite 17 favorite 19 . everything seemed to be just as [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [seen] [it] a hundred times before . 1 everything 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 13 a 13 a 14 hundred 14 hundred 15 times 15 times 16 before 16 before 17 . at last the [jolly] [little] [sunbeams] began to dance through [the] [green] [forest] , chasing out the [black] [shadows] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 14 , 2 last 3 the 2 last 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 dance 9 dance 10 through 14 , 15 chasing 15 chasing 16 out 16 out 17 the 16 out 20 . redeye [the] [vireo] [awoke] and at once began to sing , as is his way , not even waiting to get a mouthful of breakfast . 1 redeye 5 and 5 and 6 at 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 sing 10 sing 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 15 way 13 is 14 his 13 is 15 way 15 way 16 , 16 , 18 even 17 not 18 even 18 even 19 waiting 19 waiting 20 to 19 waiting 25 breakfast 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 a 22 a 23 mouthful 23 mouthful 24 of 25 breakfast 26 . prickly [porky] yawned and grunted . 1 prickly 3 yawned 3 yawned 4 and 4 and 5 grunted 5 grunted 6 . old [granny] [fox] [arose] and [slowly] stretched . 1 old 5 and 5 and 7 stretched 7 stretched 8 . she glanced [at] [prickly] [porky] contemptuously . 1 she 2 glanced 2 glanced 6 contemptuously 6 contemptuously 7 . she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 3 seen 5 act 3 seen 6 in 6 in 7 this 7 this 8 stupid 8 stupid 9 , 9 , 10 uncertain 10 uncertain 11 way 11 way 12 dozens 12 dozens 13 of 12 dozens 14 times 14 times 15 before 15 before 16 . now [old] [granny] [fox] can be very dignified when she wants to be , and she was now . 1 now 8 dignified 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 very 6 be 8 dignified 8 dignified 14 , 9 when 14 , 10 she 11 wants 11 wants 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 was 16 she 17 was 17 was 18 now 18 now 19 . she didn't hurry the least little bit . 1 she 3 hurry 1 she 4 the 1 she 8 . 2 didn't 3 hurry 4 the 5 least 5 least 7 bit 6 little 7 bit she carried her big , plumey tail just so . 1 she 2 carried 2 carried 6 plumey 3 her 6 plumey 4 big 5 , 4 big 6 plumey 6 plumey 7 tail 7 tail 8 just 8 just 9 so 8 just 10 . she turned like a flash and then well , for a [minute] [old] [granny] [fox] [was] [too] surprised to do anything but stare . 1 she 2 turned 2 turned 5 flash 2 turned 6 and 3 like 5 flash 4 a 5 flash 6 and 7 then 6 and 8 well 6 and 10 for 8 well 9 , 10 for 11 a 11 a 18 surprised 18 surprised 19 to 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 anything 21 anything 22 but 22 but 23 stare 22 but 24 . there , rolling down the hill straight towards her [,] [was] [the] [very] [thing] [reddy] had told her about . 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 rolling 2 , 20 . 3 rolling 4 down 4 down 6 hill 5 the 6 hill 6 hill 7 straight 7 straight 8 towards 8 towards 9 her 9 her 18 her 16 had 17 told 17 told 18 her 18 her 19 about the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 it 2 nearer 7 stranger 4 got 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 and 8 and 9 more 8 and 10 terrible 10 terrible 12 seemed 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 . then [granny] forgot her dignity . 1 then 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 her 4 her 5 dignity 5 dignity 6 . yes , [sir] , she forgot her dignity . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 her 7 her 8 dignity 8 dignity 9 . in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 8 altogether 5 quite 6 lost 6 lost 8 altogether 7 it 8 altogether 8 altogether 9 . granny [fox] ran just as [reddy] had run ! 1 granny 3 ran 3 ran 4 just 3 ran 9 ! 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 had 7 had 8 run [xvii] [granny] [fox] [catches] [peter] [rabbit] now listen to this [little] tale [that] [deals] [somewhat] with folly , [and] [shows] [how] [sometimes] one may be [a] [little] [bit] too jolly . 1 now 2 listen 1 now 25 . 2 listen 3 to 3 to 4 this 4 this 6 tale 6 tale 10 with 10 with 11 folly 11 folly 12 , 12 , 17 one 17 one 18 may 18 may 19 be 19 be 24 jolly 23 too 24 jolly " [ho] , ho , ho ! " shouted [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " [i] wonder what [reddy] [fox] would have said if he could have seen old [granny] go down that hollow ! " 1 " 3 wonder 1 " 22 " 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 9 said 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 said 9 said 10 if 10 if 12 could 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 have 13 have 14 seen 14 seen 15 old 17 go 18 down 18 down 20 hollow 19 that 20 hollow 20 hollow 21 ! 21 ! 22 " " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " did you see how her eyes popped out ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 her 6 her 7 eyes 6 her 10 ? 7 eyes 8 popped 8 popped 9 out 10 ? 11 " " [hee] , hee , hee ! " squeaked [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in his funny cracked voice . 1 " 4 hee 1 " 8 " 1 " 11 ' 3 , 4 hee 4 hee 7 ! 5 , 6 hee 6 hee 7 ! 8 " 9 squeaked 11 ' 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 17 cracked 15 his 19 . 16 funny 17 cracked 17 cracked 18 voice " ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 she 3 reckons 19 started 4 she 5 am 4 she 9 sore 4 she 11 if 4 she 12 she 5 am 8 have 6 bound 7 to 7 to 8 have 9 sore 10 feet 13 keeps 14 on 13 keeps 19 started 14 on 15 running 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 she 18 she 19 started 19 started 21 " 20 . 21 " prickly [porky] didn't [say] [a] [word] . 1 prickly 3 didn't 3 didn't 7 . he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 in 3 smiled 7 sort 3 smiled 10 as 5 a 7 sort 6 quiet 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 7 sort 9 way 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 slowly 12 slowly 13 climbed 13 climbed 16 the 14 up 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 hill 20 hill 21 . now old [granny] [fox] had been badly frightened . 1 now 2 old 1 now 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 badly 7 badly 8 frightened 7 badly 9 . who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 1 who 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 at 5 at 6 seeing 6 seeing 7 a 6 seeing 9 creature 8 strange 9 creature 9 creature 10 without 9 creature 13 tail 11 head 12 , 11 head 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 13 tail 16 legs 14 , 15 or 16 legs 17 rolling 17 rolling 18 down 17 rolling 23 ? 18 down 19 hill 19 hill 20 straight 20 straight 21 towards 21 towards 22 them but [granny] was [too] old and wise to run very far without cause . 1 but 3 was 1 but 14 . 3 was 7 wise 5 old 6 and 6 and 7 wise 7 wise 8 to 8 to 9 run 9 run 11 far 10 very 11 far 11 far 12 without 12 without 13 cause it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 long 2 didn't 10 wasn't 3 take 4 her 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 decide 8 that 10 wasn't 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . then she did some quick thinking . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 did 3 did 5 quick 3 did 6 thinking 3 did 7 . 4 some 5 quick " [i] said beforehand that there was some trick , and now [i] 'm sure of it , " she muttered . 1 " 3 said 1 " 19 " 3 said 4 beforehand 4 beforehand 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 8 some 9 trick 9 trick 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 now 12 now 14 'm 14 'm 15 sure 15 sure 16 of 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 she 20 she 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " [i] have an idea that that good-for-nothing [old] [billy] [possum] knows something about it , and [i] 'm just going back to find out . " 1 " 8 good-for-nothing 1 " 27 " 3 have 4 an 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 that 6 that 7 that 7 that 8 good-for-nothing 12 knows 13 something 13 something 15 it 13 something 17 and 13 something 22 back 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 , 19 'm 21 going 20 just 21 going 21 going 22 back 22 back 23 to 23 to 24 find 24 find 25 out 25 out 26 . 26 . 27 " she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 1 she 2 wasted 1 she 16 she 2 wasted 4 time 2 wasted 5 thinking 3 no 4 time 5 thinking 6 about 5 thinking 7 it 5 thinking 9 but 7 it 8 , 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 steal 12 steal 13 back 13 back 14 the 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . now , no one is [lighter] of foot [than] old [granny] [fox] , and no one knows better how to keep out of sight . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 no 3 no 4 one 3 no 5 is 5 is 7 of 5 is 17 knows 7 of 8 foot 8 foot 16 one 10 old 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 no 15 no 16 one 17 knows 18 better 17 knows 19 how 19 how 21 keep 19 how 25 . 20 to 21 keep 21 keep 22 out 21 keep 23 of 24 sight 25 . then she smiled grimly . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 grimly 4 grimly 5 . at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 their 3 they 4 were 3 they 8 their 4 were 6 tired 5 so 6 tired 6 tired 7 with 8 their 10 time 9 good 10 time 10 time 11 that 10 time 16 stop 12 they 13 just 13 just 14 had 13 just 16 stop 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 17 for 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 rest 19 rest 20 . " oh , dear , [i] 'm all out of breath , " panted [peter] , as he threw himself flat on the ground . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 13 " 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 7 'm 8 all 8 all 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 breath 11 breath 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 25 . 14 panted 24 ground 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 threw 19 threw 20 himself 20 himself 21 flat 20 himself 22 on 20 himself 24 ground 22 on 23 the 23 the 24 ground 24 ground 25 . " that was the funniest thing [i] ever saw . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 the 3 was 5 funniest 3 was 9 saw 5 funniest 6 thing 8 ever 9 saw 9 saw 10 . i wonder who we " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 5 " 2 wonder 3 who 4 we 5 " peter didn't finish . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . no , [sir] , [peter] [didn't] [finish] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 . old [granny] [fox] had caught [peter] [rabbit] [at] [last] [!] 1 old 4 had 4 had 5 caught [xviii] [a] [friend] [in] [need] [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] the friendship which is truest , [best] , [is] that which meets the trouble test . 1 the 2 friendship 1 the 4 is 2 friendship 3 which 4 is 5 truest 4 is 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 16 . 10 that 11 which 11 which 12 meets 12 meets 13 the 12 meets 15 test 14 trouble 15 test 15 test 16 . no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 really 3 really 4 knows 4 knows 5 who 5 who 9 are 6 his 7 best 7 best 8 friends 8 friends 9 are 9 are 10 until 10 until 12 gets 11 he 12 gets 12 gets 14 trouble 13 in 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 . when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 1 when 2 everything 1 when 5 and 1 when 13 , 2 everything 4 lovely 3 is 4 lovely 5 and 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 8 no 9 sign 10 of 10 of 12 anywhere 11 trouble 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 , 13 , 15 may 14 one 15 may 15 may 16 have 16 have 18 and 17 ever 18 and 18 and 19 ever 19 ever 20 so 20 so 21 many 21 many 22 friends 22 friends 23 . at least , it may seem so . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 may 4 it 5 may 5 may 6 seem 6 seem 7 so 7 so 8 . these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 1 these 3 the 2 are 3 the 3 the 4 real 3 the 5 friends 3 the 6 , 6 , 7 the 6 , 8 true 8 true 9 friends 8 true 14 worth 9 friends 12 they 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 they 12 they 13 are 14 worth 15 more 15 more 16 than 16 than 17 all 17 all 21 together 18 the 19 others 19 others 20 put 20 put 21 together 21 together 22 . remember that if you are a true friend to any one , you will stand by him and help him , no matter what happens . 1 remember 2 that 1 remember 3 if 1 remember 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 a 6 a 8 friend 6 a 9 to 7 true 8 friend 9 to 10 any 10 any 11 one 10 any 25 happens 10 any 26 . 11 one 12 , 11 one 20 him 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stand 15 stand 16 by 16 by 17 him 17 him 18 and 17 him 20 him 19 help 20 him 21 , 22 no 22 no 23 matter 23 matter 24 what 24 what 25 happens sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 3 is 1 sometimes 9 trouble 4 almost 5 worth 5 worth 6 while 6 while 7 getting 7 getting 8 into 8 into 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 just 10 just 11 to 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 who 14 who 18 are 15 your 16 real 15 your 17 friends 15 your 18 are 18 are 19 . peter [rabbit] found out who some of his truest friends are when , because of his own carelessness , [old] [granny] [fox] [caught] [him] . 1 peter 3 found 3 found 4 out 4 out 5 who 5 who 11 are 6 some 7 of 6 some 11 are 7 of 8 his 8 his 10 friends 9 truest 10 friends 11 are 14 because 12 when 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 of 14 because 18 carelessness 14 because 19 , 14 because 25 . 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 own now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 turn 4 her 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 laugh 7 laugh 8 , 8 , 9 all 8 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 careless 14 careless 15 and 15 and 16 foolish 16 foolish 17 . at [peter] 's scream of fright , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] scampered for the nearest tree , and [jimmy] [skunk] dodged [behind] a big stump . 1 at 3 's 1 at 4 scream 4 scream 5 of 5 of 15 nearest 6 fright 7 , 6 fright 9 ' 6 fright 12 scampered 12 scampered 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 nearest 15 nearest 16 tree 16 tree 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 dodged 21 dodged 23 a 23 a 25 stump 24 big 25 stump 25 stump 26 . you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 they 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 7 sudden 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 that 7 sudden 9 they 9 they 10 really 10 really 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 what 13 what 15 happened 14 had 15 happened 15 happened 16 . but [prickly] [porky] , [whom] [some] [people] [call] stupid , made no move to run away . 1 but 4 , 4 , 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 , 10 , 12 no 11 made 12 no 12 no 13 move 12 no 14 to 14 to 16 away 14 to 17 . 15 run 16 away he happened to be looking at [peter] [when] [granny] [caught] him , and so he knew just what it meant . 1 he 2 happened 2 happened 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 looking 5 looking 6 at 6 at 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 14 so 15 he 15 he 17 just 16 knew 17 just 17 just 18 what 18 what 20 meant 19 it 20 meant 20 meant 21 . a spark of anger flashed in his [usually] dull [eyes] and for once in his life [prickly] [porky] moved [quickly] . 1 a 2 spark 2 spark 3 of 2 spark 21 . 3 of 4 anger 4 anger 5 flashed 5 flashed 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 9 dull 9 dull 16 life 11 and 12 for 12 for 13 once 13 once 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 life 19 moved 21 . the thousand little spears hidden in his coat suddenly stood on end and [prickly] [porky] made a fierce little rush forward . 1 the 2 thousand 2 thousand 4 spears 3 little 4 spears 4 spears 5 hidden 4 spears 8 coat 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 coat 8 coat 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 10 stood 10 stood 11 on 11 on 12 end 12 end 13 and 12 end 18 fierce 12 end 22 . 16 made 17 a 16 made 18 fierce 18 fierce 19 little 18 fierce 20 rush 20 rush 21 forward [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [drop] [him] [!] ["] [he] [grunted] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " drop him ! " he grunted . 1 " 2 drop 2 drop 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 grunted 7 grunted 8 . granny [fox] just snarled and backed away , dragging [peter] with her and keeping him between [prickly] [porky] and [herself] . 1 granny 3 just 3 just 4 snarled 4 snarled 5 and 5 and 6 backed 6 backed 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 dragging 8 , 21 . 9 dragging 11 with 9 dragging 13 and 11 with 12 her 13 and 14 keeping 13 and 16 between 14 keeping 15 him 19 and 21 . by this time [jimmy] [skunk] had recovered himself . 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 time 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 had 6 had 7 recovered 7 recovered 8 himself 8 himself 9 . you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 not 4 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 or 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 11 . he sprang out from behind the stump , looking a wee bit shame-faced , and started for old [granny] [fox] . 1 he 11 wee 2 sprang 3 out 3 out 4 from 4 from 5 behind 5 behind 6 the 6 the 7 stump 7 stump 8 , 8 , 9 looking 9 looking 11 wee 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 12 bit 11 wee 13 shame-faced 13 shame-faced 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 for 17 for 18 old 17 for 21 . " you let [peter] [rabbit] go ! " he commanded in a very threatening way . 1 " 14 threatening 1 " 16 . 2 you 3 let 3 let 6 go 3 let 14 threatening 6 go 7 ! 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 commanded 10 commanded 12 a 10 commanded 14 threatening 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 very 14 threatening 15 way granny [fox] knows all about this . 1 granny 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 3 knows 5 about 5 about 6 this 6 this 7 . for just a minute she hesitated . 1 for 2 just 1 for 6 hesitated 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 she 6 hesitated 7 . so she kept on backing away , [dragging] [peter] with her . 1 so 12 . 2 she 3 kept 2 she 11 her 3 kept 4 on 5 backing 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 10 with 10 with 11 her 11 her 12 . he slipped down from the tree where he had sought safety , crept around behind [granny] , and bit her sharply on one heel . 1 he 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 down 3 down 4 from 3 down 6 tree 5 the 6 tree 6 tree 7 where 7 where 10 sought 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 sought 10 sought 11 safety 11 safety 12 , 12 , 13 crept 12 , 18 and 13 crept 14 around 15 behind 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 her 19 bit 20 her 20 her 21 sharply 21 sharply 24 heel 21 sharply 25 . 22 on 23 one 22 on 24 heel granny let go of [peter] to turn and snap [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 granny 2 let 2 let 3 go 2 let 4 of 4 of 9 snap 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 and 8 and 9 snap this was [peter] 's chance . 1 this 2 was 2 was 6 . 4 's 5 chance 5 chance 6 . he slipped out from [under] [granny] ['s] paws and in a flash was [behind] [prickly] [porky] [.] 1 he 2 slipped 1 he 8 paws 2 slipped 3 out 3 out 4 from 8 paws 9 and 9 and 10 in 10 in 12 flash 11 a 12 flash 12 flash 13 was [xix] [jimmy] [skunk] [takes] [word] [to] [mrs] [.] [peter] to think that she actually had caught [peter] [rabbit] and then lost him was too provoking ! 1 to 2 think 1 to 4 she 2 think 3 that 4 she 5 actually 4 she 13 him 5 actually 6 had 6 had 7 caught 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 lost 12 lost 13 him 13 him 14 was 14 was 15 too 14 was 17 ! 15 too 16 provoking it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 her 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 than 5 her 6 temper 5 her 12 , 7 , 12 , 8 never 9 of 8 never 12 , 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 , 12 , 13 could 13 could 14 stand 14 stand 15 . her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 1 her 3 eyes 1 her 12 sparks 2 yellow 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 5 so 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 seemed 9 almost 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 sparks 12 sparks 13 of 12 sparks 14 fire 12 sparks 17 them 14 fire 15 flew 15 flew 16 from 17 them 18 . it made [peter] shiver just to look at her . 1 it 4 shiver 2 made 4 shiver 4 shiver 5 just 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 her 9 her 10 . so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 1 so 2 she 1 so 6 and 3 talked 5 out 4 herself 5 out 5 out 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 with 8 with 9 many 9 many 10 parting 9 many 11 threats 11 threats 12 of 11 threats 13 what 11 threats 17 , 13 what 14 she 13 what 16 do 15 would 16 do 17 , 18 she 18 she 19 started 19 started 20 for 20 for 21 home 21 home 22 . when she had gone , the others [turned] to [peter] [rabbit] to see how badly he had been hurt . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 , 5 , 20 . 6 the 7 others 6 the 12 to 7 others 9 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 how 14 how 15 badly 15 badly 16 he 15 badly 19 hurt 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 hurt 19 hurt 20 . they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 3 him 1 they 7 found 1 they 10 wasn't 3 him 5 over 4 all 5 over 6 and 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 much 11 much 13 worse 12 the 13 worse 13 worse 14 for 14 for 15 his 15 his 16 rough 16 rough 17 experience 17 experience 18 . " [i] must get home [now] , " said he in a rather faint voice . 1 " 8 " 3 must 4 get 4 get 5 home 5 home 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 he 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 in 10 he 14 faint 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 rather 14 faint 16 . 15 voice 16 . " [mrs] [peter] will be sure that something has happened to [me] and [will] be worried [almost] to death . " 1 " 4 will 4 will 5 be 5 be 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 21 " 8 something 9 has 9 has 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 13 and 13 and 15 be 15 be 16 worried 16 worried 18 to 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 . 20 . 21 " " no , you don't ! " declared [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 11 . " you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 7 right 7 right 8 here 8 here 9 where 9 where 10 we 9 where 11 can 11 can 12 take 12 take 13 care 13 care 14 of 14 of 15 you 15 you 16 . he [found] [little] [mrs] [peter] [anxiously] [looking] towards the [green] [forest] for some sign of [peter] [.] 1 he 8 towards 8 towards 9 the 9 the 15 of 12 for 13 some 13 some 14 sign 14 sign 15 of " oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 14 me 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 have 9 you 14 me 10 have 11 come 11 come 12 to 13 bring 14 me 14 me 15 bad 15 bad 16 news 16 news 17 . do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 quickly 2 tell 10 ! 4 quickly 5 what 5 what 6 has 6 has 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 10 ! 11 " " nothing much has happened to [peter] , " replied [jimmy] promptly . 1 " 2 nothing 1 " 13 . 2 nothing 3 much 3 much 4 has 4 has 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 promptly 9 " 10 replied 12 promptly 13 . but [little] [mrs] [peter] wasn't wholly [satisfied] . 1 but 8 . 5 wasn't 6 wholly 6 wholly 8 . nothing that [jimmy] could say had the least effect , and so at last he agreed to take her [to] [peter] . 1 nothing 2 that 1 nothing 4 could 4 could 5 say 5 say 6 had 6 had 9 effect 7 the 8 least 8 least 9 effect 9 effect 16 agreed 9 effect 22 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 at 12 so 15 he 12 so 16 agreed 13 at 14 last 16 agreed 19 her 17 to 18 take 17 to 19 her [xx] [a] [plot] [to] [frighten] [old] [man] [coyote] mischief leads to mischief , for it is almost sure [to] never , never be content without a little more . 1 mischief 4 mischief 2 leads 3 to 3 to 4 mischief 4 mischief 21 . 5 , 6 for 5 , 12 never 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 almost 9 almost 10 sure 12 never 13 , 13 , 14 never 14 never 15 be 14 never 21 . 15 be 16 content 16 content 17 without 17 without 18 a 18 a 19 little 19 little 20 more no , [sir] , they were not ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 not 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 7 not 8 ! you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 6 is 4 when 7 over 4 when 8 , 5 danger 6 is 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 quickly 11 quickly 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 . " there is [old] [man] [coyote] ; he is forever frightening those smaller and weaker than himself . 1 " 2 there 1 " 7 ; 2 there 3 is 7 ; 11 frightening 8 he 9 is 9 is 10 forever 10 forever 11 frightening 11 frightening 12 those 12 those 14 and 13 smaller 14 and 14 and 16 than 14 and 18 . 15 weaker 16 than 16 than 17 himself i 'd just love to see him run , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 i 6 see 1 i 9 , 2 'd 4 love 3 just 4 love 4 love 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 run 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " the very one ! " cried [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 the 1 " 6 " 2 the 3 very 4 one 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 10 . 7 cried 10 . " [i] wonder if he would be afraid . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . you know he is even smarter than [granny] [fox] , and though she was frightened at first , she soon got over it . 1 you 2 know 1 you 24 . 2 know 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 even 5 even 6 smarter 6 smarter 7 than 7 than 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 though 12 though 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 frightened 15 frightened 16 at 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 , 18 , 19 she 20 soon 21 got 21 got 22 over 22 over 23 it 23 it 24 . how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 1 how 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 we 4 suppose 11 ? 5 we 6 can 5 we 8 him 7 get 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 11 ? 12 " " [we-uns] will take [brer] [jay] into our secret . 1 " 3 will 1 " 10 . 3 will 4 take 7 into 8 our 8 our 9 secret 9 secret 10 . " that 's all [brer] [jay] need to say . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 need 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 7 need 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 . " [peter] has had trouble [enough] [already] , and [i] 'm not [going] to let [him] have any more , so there ! " 1 " 3 has 1 " 24 " 4 had 5 trouble 4 had 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'm 11 'm 12 not 12 not 14 to 14 to 15 let 15 let 17 have 17 have 19 more 17 have 20 , 18 any 19 more 20 , 21 so 21 so 22 there 21 so 23 ! 23 ! 24 " " [peter] [isn't] going to get into [any] trouble , " [spoke] up [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 into 7 into 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 up 13 up 16 . now , please , [mrs] . [peter] , don't be foolish . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 please 3 please 4 , 4 , 6 . 6 . 8 , 8 , 9 don't 9 don't 10 be 10 be 11 foolish 11 foolish 12 . you don't like [old] [man] [coyote] , do you ? 1 you 2 don't 1 you 7 , 2 don't 3 like 7 , 9 you 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? you know [sammy] is always ready for [any] mischief . 1 you 2 know 2 know 10 . 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 ready 6 ready 7 for 7 for 9 mischief 9 mischief 10 . just as he started to look for [old] [man] [coyote] , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] made another suggestion . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 7 for 11 , 11 , 13 ' 13 ' 19 . 16 made 18 suggestion 17 another 18 suggestion 18 suggestion 19 . yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 3 know 1 yo 4 she 1 yo 5 isn't 5 isn't 7 any 6 wasting 7 any 7 any 9 on 8 love 9 on 9 on 10 him 10 him 11 . what do yo ' alls say ? " 1 what 2 do 1 what 6 say 2 do 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 5 alls 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [delivers] [his] [message] sammy [jay] [has] [been] the bearer of [so] [many] messages that no one knows [better] [than] [he] how to deliver one . 1 sammy 5 the 5 the 7 of 6 bearer 7 of 7 of 10 messages 10 messages 20 deliver 11 that 12 no 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 knows 14 knows 18 how 18 how 19 to 19 to 20 deliver 20 deliver 21 one 21 one 22 . he knows when to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 16 he 2 knows 5 be 3 when 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 polite 6 polite 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 can 12 be 13 more 12 be 14 polite 14 polite 15 than 15 than 16 he 16 he 17 . " all right , " replied [sammy] , quite as if it made no difference to him . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 18 . 6 replied 8 , 8 , 9 quite 9 quite 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 it 12 it 13 made 13 made 15 difference 14 no 15 difference 15 difference 16 to 15 difference 17 him 17 him 18 . " they 'll be there , " he muttered . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . they 'll try to keep out of sight , but they 'll be there . " 1 they 11 they 2 'll 3 try 2 'll 11 they 3 try 4 to 5 keep 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 they 11 they 13 be 12 'll 13 be 13 be 14 there 14 there 15 . 15 . 16 " sammy found [old] [man] [coyote] [taking] a [sun-bath] [.] 1 sammy 2 found 2 found 7 a " good morning , [mr] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 4 , 7 . i hope you are feeling well , " said [sammy] in his politest manner . 1 i 2 hope 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 well 6 well 15 . 7 , 8 " 7 , 15 . 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 politest 13 politest 14 manner " what 's the news in the [green] [forest] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 10 ? 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 news 5 news 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 ? 11 " " there isn't any , that is , none to amount to [anything] , " declared [sammy] . 1 " 6 that 1 " 14 , 2 there 3 isn't 2 there 5 , 3 isn't 4 any 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 is 6 that 8 , 8 , 9 none 9 none 10 to 10 to 11 amount 11 amount 12 to 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 declared 16 declared 18 . " [i] never did see such a dull summer . 1 " 4 did 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 see 4 did 8 dull 5 see 6 such 6 such 7 a 8 dull 9 summer 9 summer 10 . is there any news down [here] on the [green] [meadows] ? 1 is 2 there 2 there 3 any 2 there 11 ? 3 any 4 news 4 news 5 down 5 down 7 on 7 on 8 the i [hear] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [has] found his [lost] baby . " 1 i 7 found 1 i 12 " 8 his 10 baby 10 baby 11 . 11 . 12 " " so [i] [hear] , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 so 1 " 11 . 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " [i] [tried] to find it for him . 1 " 4 to 1 " 9 . 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 it 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 . you [know] [i] believe in being neighborly . " 1 you 4 believe 4 believe 5 in 5 in 6 being 6 being 7 neighborly 7 neighborly 8 . 8 . 9 " peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 1 peter 2 is 2 is 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 18 " 5 come 6 to 5 come 7 a 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 end 8 bad 10 some 10 some 11 day 11 day 12 if 12 if 14 doesn't 13 he 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 15 watch 15 watch 16 out 16 out 17 . 17 . 18 " " that depends on what you call a bad end , " [replied] [old] [man] [coyote] with a sly grin . 1 " 3 depends 1 " 21 . 2 that 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 3 depends 5 what 5 what 7 call 6 you 7 call 8 a 9 bad 8 a 11 , 9 bad 10 end 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 with 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 sly 19 sly 20 grin 20 grin 21 . " it might be bad for [peter] and at the same time be very good for some one else . " 1 " 3 might 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 3 might 13 be 4 be 5 bad 5 bad 8 and 6 for 8 and 8 and 9 at 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 time 12 time 13 be 13 be 14 very 14 very 15 good 14 very 16 for 16 for 17 some 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 20 . 20 . 21 " sammy laughed right out . 1 sammy 2 laughed 1 sammy 3 right 1 sammy 5 . 3 right 4 out " that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 10 , 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 one 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 looking 7 looking 8 at 8 at 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . i think [i] 'll go up to the [old] [orchard] and see what is going on there . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 19 " 4 'll 6 up 5 go 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 8 the 7 to 11 and 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 is 14 is 15 going 15 going 16 on 16 on 17 there 17 there 18 . 18 . 19 " off flew [sammy] in the direction of the [old] [orchard] , and once more he chuckled as he flew [.] 1 off 19 flew 2 flew 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 once 13 once 14 more 14 more 15 he 15 he 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 flew " [old] [man] [coyote] [will] start for the [green] [forest] as soon as [i] [am] out of sight , " [thought] [sammy] . 1 " 6 start 1 " 20 " 6 start 7 for 7 for 8 the 11 as 12 soon 12 soon 13 as 12 soon 16 out 16 out 17 of 16 out 18 sight 17 of 18 sight 18 sight 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 23 . and that is just what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 5 what 3 is 10 . 4 just 5 what 5 what 9 did [xxii] [old] [man] [coyote] [loses] [his] [appetite] hardly was [sammy] [jay] out of sight , flying towards the [old] [orchard] [,] [before] [old] [man] [coyote] [started] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 hardly 8 , 2 was 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 sight 7 sight 8 , 8 , 10 towards 9 flying 10 towards 10 towards 11 the he is very sharp , is [old] [man] [coyote] , so sharp that it is not very often that he is fooled . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 , 5 , 6 is 6 is 10 , 10 , 12 sharp 11 so 12 sharp 12 sharp 14 it 13 that 14 it 14 it 16 not 14 it 17 very 14 it 19 that 14 it 21 is 14 it 23 . 15 is 16 not 17 very 18 often 19 that 20 he 21 is 22 fooled sammy had been clever enough to know this . 1 sammy 2 had 1 sammy 7 know 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 enough 4 clever 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 7 know 8 this 8 this 9 . there wasn't [even] a hint that [old] [man] [coyote] should go over there . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 13 there 2 wasn't 4 a 4 a 5 hint 5 hint 6 that 10 should 11 go 11 go 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 . this was what made him sure that the news about [peter] was probably [true] [.] 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 what 2 was 3 what 3 what 5 him 4 made 5 him 5 him 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 12 was 7 that 13 probably 8 the 9 news 8 the 12 was 9 news 10 about " [i] [knew] they would be on hand , " he chuckled . 1 " 10 " 4 they 5 would 4 they 9 , 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 on 7 on 8 hand 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 13 . it was decided that everybody but [peter] should get out of sight at once . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 . 2 was 5 everybody 3 decided 5 everybody 4 that 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 but 8 should 9 get 9 get 10 out 10 out 12 sight 11 of 12 sight 12 sight 14 once 12 sight 15 . 13 at 14 once so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] climbed a [tree] . 1 so 3 ' 3 ' 9 . 6 climbed 7 a 7 a 9 . jimmy [skunk] crawled into a hollow log . 1 jimmy 3 crawled 3 crawled 4 into 4 into 5 a 5 a 6 hollow 6 hollow 7 log 7 log 8 . sammy [jay] hid in the thickest part of a hemlock tree . 1 sammy 3 hid 3 hid 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 thickest 6 thickest 7 part 7 part 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 hemlock 10 hemlock 11 tree 11 tree 12 . prickly [porky] got behind a big stump right at the top of the hill . 1 prickly 11 top 3 got 4 behind 4 behind 5 a 4 behind 6 big 4 behind 7 stump 7 stump 8 right 8 right 9 at 9 at 11 top 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hill 14 hill 15 . peter took a couple of steps , and it was very plain to see that he was lame , just as [sammy] [jay] had said . 1 peter 16 he 2 took 3 a 3 a 4 couple 4 couple 5 of 5 of 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 12 plain 10 was 12 plain 11 very 12 plain 12 plain 14 see 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 lame 18 lame 19 , 19 , 20 just 20 just 21 as 21 as 24 had 24 had 25 said 25 said 26 . " that good-for-nothing [jay] [told] the truth for [once] , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] , with a [hungry] gleam in his eyes . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 good-for-nothing 3 good-for-nothing 6 the 6 the 7 truth 7 truth 8 for 7 truth 24 . 8 for 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 a 18 a 24 . 20 gleam 23 eyes 20 gleam 24 . 21 in 22 his 22 his 23 eyes he would lie perfectly still when [peter] seemed to be looking towards him . 1 he 12 towards 2 would 3 lie 2 would 6 when 3 lie 5 still 4 perfectly 5 still 6 when 8 seemed 6 when 11 looking 8 seemed 10 be 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 looking 11 looking 12 towards 12 towards 13 him 12 towards 14 . my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 exciting 6 exciting 7 to 7 to 9 who 8 those 9 who 9 who 10 were 10 were 11 watching 11 watching 12 ! peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 1 peter 10 side 1 peter 11 . 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 4 it 5 meant 5 meant 6 and 6 and 7 jumped 7 jumped 10 side 8 to 9 one 9 one 10 side it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 it 3 plain 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 5 see 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 afraid 9 afraid 13 afraid 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 . quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 1 quite 2 suddenly 1 quite 3 he 1 quite 7 appetite 1 quite 8 . 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 lost 5 lost 6 his [xxiii] [buster] [bear] [gives] [it] [all] [away] now , it is a very bad plan to run fast [down-hill] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 bad 7 bad 8 plan 8 plan 9 to 9 to 10 run 10 run 11 fast 11 fast 13 . yes , [sir] , it is a very bad plan . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 bad 9 bad 10 plan 10 plan 11 . you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 once 4 once 5 you 4 once 7 started 4 once 8 , 4 once 9 it 4 once 13 easiest 4 once 20 . 5 you 6 are 10 is 11 not 11 not 13 easiest 12 the 13 easiest 13 easiest 14 thing 14 thing 15 in 14 thing 19 stop 15 in 17 world 16 the 17 world 17 world 18 to and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 8 likely 8 likely 9 to 9 to 11 your 10 stub 11 your 11 your 12 toes 12 toes 13 . this is what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 this 2 is 1 this 8 . 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 did he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 1 he 2 stubbed 2 stubbed 4 toes 2 stubbed 9 somersault 3 his 4 toes 5 and 6 turned 6 turned 9 somersault 7 a 8 complete 8 complete 9 somersault 9 somersault 10 . he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 so 3 so 4 funny 3 so 5 that 4 funny 5 that 5 that 6 the 6 the 8 scamps 7 little 8 scamps 8 scamps 10 him 8 scamps 19 shouting 9 watching 10 him 10 him 11 had 11 had 12 all 11 had 13 they 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 do 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 from 18 from 19 shouting 19 shouting 21 out 20 right 21 out 21 out 22 . old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] [,] [looking] on from a safe distance , did [laugh] . 1 old 4 and 4 and 13 distance 4 and 14 , 9 on 10 from 10 from 11 a 11 a 12 safe 12 safe 13 distance 14 , 17 . 15 did 17 . but [old] [man] [coyote] didn't stop for a little thing like a tumble . 1 but 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 stop 6 stop 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 thing 10 thing 11 like 11 like 12 a 11 like 13 tumble 13 tumble 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 over 3 rolled 5 on 5 on 6 to 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 feet 7 his 10 was 8 feet 9 and 10 was 11 off 11 off 12 again 11 off 16 before 12 again 13 , 13 , 15 than 14 harder 15 than 16 before 17 . why , [buster] [bear] , to be sure . 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 . where [buster] [had] come from nobody knew , but there he was , as big as [life] . 1 where 4 come 1 where 18 . 4 come 5 from 5 from 7 knew 6 nobody 7 knew 7 knew 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 16 as 15 big 16 as then it was that [buster] [bear] [first] saw , rolling down the hill , the strange creature [which] [had] so frightened [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 3 was 20 so 4 that 17 creature 8 saw 9 , 9 , 10 rolling 10 rolling 11 down 11 down 12 the 12 the 13 hill 13 hill 14 , 14 , 15 the 15 the 16 strange 16 strange 17 creature 20 so 21 frightened 21 frightened 25 . if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 almost 8 almost 9 too 9 too 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! ha , ha , ho ! 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] [,] [prickly] [porky] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ old [man] [coyote] [heard] [him] and [stopped] short [and] [turned] [to] [see] [what] [it] [meant] [.] 1 old 8 short 6 and 8 short very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 1 very 2 slowly 1 very 7 and 3 the 5 creature 4 strange 5 creature 5 creature 6 unrolled 6 unrolled 7 and 7 and 8 turned 8 turned 9 over 8 turned 10 . there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 1 there 2 was 1 there 12 . 2 was 11 legs 3 a 4 head 4 head 5 now 5 now 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 and 8 tail 11 legs 10 four 11 legs it was none other than [prickly] [porky] [himself] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 ! 2 was 3 none 3 none 4 other 3 none 5 than prickly [porky] grinned . 1 prickly 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " [i] think it was high time [i] did , " [replied] [buster] [bear] , [still] [chuckling] . 1 " 3 think 1 " 11 " 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 high 6 high 7 time 9 did 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 , 15 , 18 . " you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 might 2 you 3 might 3 might 4 have 3 might 13 don't 4 have 6 somebody 5 scared 6 somebody 7 to 8 death 8 death 9 down 9 down 10 here 10 here 11 where 11 where 12 they 11 where 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 you 15 you 16 . 16 . 17 " as for [old] [man] [coyote] , he sneaked away , grinding his teeth [angrily] . 1 as 2 for 2 for 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 sneaked 8 sneaked 9 away 9 away 10 , 10 , 15 . 11 grinding 12 his 12 his 13 teeth 13 teeth 15 . like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 1 like 2 a 1 like 8 he 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 many 4 many 5 other 5 other 6 people 6 people 7 , 8 he 14 himself 9 couldn't 10 take 10 take 11 a 11 a 12 joke 12 joke 13 on 13 on 14 himself 14 himself 15 . so [prickly] [porky] made himself at home [in] [the] [green] [forest] and [took] [his] [place] [among] the little people who live there . 1 so 4 made 4 made 5 himself 5 himself 6 at 6 at 7 home 7 home 12 and 12 and 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 20 who 21 live 21 live 22 there 22 there 23 . in [just] the same way [old] [man] [coyote] [came] [as] a [stranger] to the [green] [meadows] and established [himself] [there] . 1 in 3 the 1 in 11 a 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 11 a 21 . 13 to 14 the 14 the 17 and 17 and 18 established 18 established 21 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] of [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 10 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of