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[burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

[by] 

[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

[with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] 

[boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] 

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[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [and] [looked] [again] [.] 

frontispiece . []] 
1 frontispiece 2 .

[contents] 

[chapter] [page] 

[i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] 

[ii] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[iii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] 

[iv] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] 

v [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] @number@ 
1 v 6 @number@

[vi] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] 

[vii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] 

[viii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] 

[ix] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] 

x . [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] @number@ 
1 x 2 .
1 x 8 @number@

[xi] [.] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] 

[xii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] 

[xiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] 

[xiv] [.] 

a [surprising] [thing] [happens] @number@ 
1 a 5 @number@

[xv] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] 

[xvi] [.] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] 

[xvii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xviii] [.] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xix] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] 

[xx] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] 

[xxi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[xxii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] 

[xxiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

[buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] 

" [here's] [your] [trout] , [mr] [otter] , " [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 
1 " 5 ,
5 , 9 "
8 , 9 "

" [you] [take] [my] [advice] , [little] [joe] [otter] , " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 
1 " 6 ,
6 , 11 "
10 , 11 "

[reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] 

[buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] 

[those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

[those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

[i] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] 

once more he yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself . 
1 once 2 more
1 once 4 yawned
1 once 11 feet
3 he 4 yawned
4 yawned 5 ,
4 yawned 6 and
7 slowly 8 got
8 got 11 feet
9 to 11 feet
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 14 himself
12 and 13 shook
13 shook 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

after that he yawned until it seemed as if his jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast . 
1 after 2 that
2 that 3 he
3 he 4 yawned
3 he 16 then
4 yawned 5 until
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 16 then
10 his 11 jaws
11 jaws 16 then
12 would 16 then
13 crack 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 then
16 then 17 sat
16 then 20 think
16 then 25 breakfast
16 then 26 .
17 sat 18 down
19 to 20 think
20 think 21 what
22 he 23 wanted
22 he 25 breakfast
24 for 25 breakfast

he [heard] [sammy] [jay] way [off] in the distance screaming , " [thief] [!] 
1 he 12 "
5 way 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 distance
9 distance 10 screaming
10 screaming 11 ,
11 , 12 "

thief ! " and grinned . 
1 thief 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 and
4 and 5 grinned
5 grinned 6 .

probably he is the thief himself . " 
1 probably 2 he
1 probably 5 thief
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 thief
5 thief 6 himself
6 himself 7 .
7 . 8 "

he heard [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] scolding as fast as he could make his tongue go and working himself into a terrible rage . 
1 he 2 heard
1 he 11 he
2 heard 4 the
7 scolding 8 as
8 as 9 fast
9 fast 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 make
13 make 16 go
14 his 15 tongue
15 tongue 16 go
16 go 17 and
17 and 18 working
17 and 19 himself
19 himself 20 into
19 himself 24 .
20 into 21 a
21 a 23 rage
22 terrible 23 rage

" must be that [chatterer] got out of [bed] the wrong way this morning , " thought he . 
1 " 3 be
1 " 16 "
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 that
6 got 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 10 the
10 the 11 wrong
11 wrong 12 way
12 way 13 this
13 this 14 morning
14 morning 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 19 .
17 thought 18 he
18 he 19 .

he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to hear . 
1 he 2 heard
1 he 9 singers
2 heard 3 the
4 sweet 9 singers
5 voices 6 of
5 voices 9 singers
7 happy 8 little
8 little 9 singers
9 singers 10 ,
9 singers 11 and
9 singers 14 good
9 singers 16 hear
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 they
13 were 14 good
15 to 16 hear
16 hear 17 .

it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 voice
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 9 .

and as [buster] listened it suddenly came to him [just] what he wanted [for] [breakfast] . 
1 and 2 as
1 and 12 he
2 as 5 it
4 listened 5 it
5 it 6 suddenly
6 suddenly 7 came
7 came 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 11 what
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 16 .

" [i] 'm going fishing , " said he in his deep grumbly-rumbly voice to no one in particular . 
1 " 13 grumbly-rumbly
3 'm 5 fishing
4 going 5 fishing
5 fishing 6 ,
5 fishing 9 he
5 fishing 13 grumbly-rumbly
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
9 he 11 his
10 in 11 his
12 deep 13 grumbly-rumbly
13 grumbly-rumbly 14 voice
13 grumbly-rumbly 17 one
15 to 17 one
16 no 17 one
17 one 19 particular
17 one 20 .
18 in 19 particular

" yes , [sir] , [i] 'm going fishing . 
1 " 2 yes
1 " 10 .
2 yes 3 ,
2 yes 5 ,
5 , 7 'm
7 'm 8 going
8 going 9 fishing

i want some fat trout for my breakfast . " 
1 i 2 want
2 want 3 some
3 some 4 fat
4 fat 5 trout
5 trout 8 breakfast
5 trout 9 .
6 for 8 breakfast
7 my 8 breakfast
9 . 10 "

now it just happened that early as he was , some one was [before] [buster] [bear] . 
1 now 2 it
1 now 17 .
2 it 3 just
3 just 4 happened
4 happened 5 that
5 that 6 early
5 that 7 as
5 that 11 some
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 ,
11 some 12 one
12 one 13 was

who was it ? 
1 who 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

why , [little] [joe] [otter] to be sure . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 sure
8 sure 9 .

he was just climbing up the bank with the fat trout in his mouth . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 just
3 just 4 climbing
4 climbing 5 up
5 up 6 the
6 the 7 bank
7 bank 8 with
8 with 9 the
9 the 10 fat
10 fat 14 mouth
11 trout 12 in
12 in 13 his
13 his 14 mouth
14 mouth 15 .

buster [bear] 's [own] mouth watered as he saw it . 
1 buster 3 's
3 's 6 watered
5 mouth 6 watered
6 watered 7 as
6 watered 10 it
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 saw
10 it 11 .

little [joe] sat down on the bank and prepared to enjoy [his] [breakfast] [.] 
1 little 11 enjoy
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 bank
7 bank 9 prepared
8 and 9 prepared
9 prepared 10 to
10 to 11 enjoy

he hadn't seen [buster] [bear] , and he didn't know that he or any one else was anywhere near . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 8 he
2 hadn't 3 seen
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 know
9 didn't 14 any
10 know 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 or
14 any 15 one
15 one 16 else
16 else 17 was
17 was 18 anywhere
18 anywhere 19 near
19 near 20 .

buster [bear] [tiptoed] [up] [very] [softly] [until] he was right [behind] [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 buster 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 right
10 right 15 .

" woof , woof ! " said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 
1 " 2 woof
1 " 16 .
2 woof 4 woof
3 , 4 woof
4 woof 14 grumbly-rumbly
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 11 deepest
9 in 11 deepest
10 his 11 deepest
11 deepest 14 grumbly-rumbly
12 , 13 most
13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly
14 grumbly-rumbly 15 voice

" that 's a very fine looking trout . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 8 trout
3 's 4 a
4 a 8 trout
5 very 6 fine
5 very 8 trout
7 looking 8 trout
8 trout 9 .

i wouldn't mind if [i] had it myself . " 
1 i 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 mind
2 wouldn't 4 if
2 wouldn't 6 had
2 wouldn't 8 myself
7 it 8 myself
8 myself 9 .
9 . 10 "

buster [bear] sprang forward and with one of his big paws caught the fat trout just as it was slipping back into the water . 
1 buster 15 trout
3 sprang 4 forward
4 forward 5 and
5 and 6 with
6 with 11 paws
7 one 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 11 paws
10 big 11 paws
11 paws 12 caught
12 caught 14 fat
13 the 14 fat
14 fat 15 trout
15 trout 24 water
16 just 17 as
17 as 18 it
18 it 19 was
19 was 20 slipping
20 slipping 21 back
21 back 24 water
22 into 24 water
23 the 24 water
24 water 25 .

" come and get it . " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 and
3 and 4 get
4 get 5 it
5 it 6 .
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [here] ['s] [your] [trout] [,] [mr] [otter] [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 

page @number@ []] 
1 page 2 @number@

but [little] [joe] wouldn't . 
1 but 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 .

the fact is , he was afraid to . 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
7 afraid 8 to
8 to 9 .

he snarled at [buster] [bear] [and] called him a thief and everything bad he could think of . 
1 he 10 thief
2 snarled 3 at
2 snarled 9 a
7 called 8 him
7 called 9 a
9 a 10 thief
10 thief 12 everything
11 and 12 everything
12 everything 13 bad
12 everything 14 he
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 think
16 think 17 of
17 of 18 .

buster didn't seem to mind . 
1 buster 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 to
4 to 5 mind
5 mind 6 .

he chuckled as if he thought it all a great joke and repeated his invitation to [little] [joe] to come and get his fish . 
1 he 8 all
2 chuckled 4 if
2 chuckled 8 all
3 as 4 if
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 7 it
6 thought 8 all
8 all 9 a
9 a 10 great
10 great 11 joke
11 joke 12 and
12 and 13 repeated
13 repeated 15 invitation
14 his 15 invitation
15 invitation 16 to
15 invitation 19 to
19 to 20 come
20 come 22 get
20 come 25 .
21 and 22 get
22 get 24 fish
23 his 24 fish

but [little] [joe] just [turned] [his] [back] and went off down the [laughing] [brook] in a great rage . 
1 but 4 just
1 but 19 .
8 and 9 went
8 and 18 rage
9 went 10 off
9 went 11 down
11 down 12 the
15 in 16 a
15 in 18 rage
16 a 17 great
18 rage 19 .

" it 's too bad to waste such a fine fish , " said [buster] thoughtfully . 
1 " 7 waste
1 " 8 such
1 " 17 .
2 it 3 's
2 it 6 to
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 bad
6 to 7 waste
8 such 9 a
9 a 10 fine
11 fish 12 ,
12 , 14 said
13 " 14 said
14 said 16 thoughtfully
16 thoughtfully 17 .

" [i] wonder what [i] 'd better do with it . " 
1 " 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 what
4 what 8 do
6 'd 7 better
7 better 8 do
8 do 9 with
9 with 10 it
10 it 11 .
11 . 12 "

and while he was wondering , he ate it all up . 
1 and 2 while
2 while 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 wondering
5 wondering 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 ate
8 ate 9 it
9 it 10 all
10 all 11 up
11 up 12 .

then he [started] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] to try to catch some for himself . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 13 for
2 he 8 to
8 to 9 try
9 try 10 to
10 to 11 catch
12 some 13 for
13 for 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

[ii] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] 

little [joe] [otter] [was] [in] a [terrible] rage . 
1 little 6 a
6 a 8 rage
8 rage 9 .

it was a [bad] beginning for a [beautiful] day and [little] [joe] knew it [.] 
1 it 2 was
1 it 10 and
2 was 3 a
3 a 5 beginning
5 beginning 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 9 day
10 and 14 it
13 knew 14 it

but who wouldn't be in a rage if his breakfast was taken from him just as he was about to eat it ? 
1 but 8 if
2 who 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 be
3 wouldn't 8 if
4 be 5 in
5 in 6 a
6 a 7 rage
8 if 9 his
9 his 10 breakfast
10 breakfast 11 was
11 was 12 taken
12 taken 13 from
13 from 14 him
14 him 15 just
15 just 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 about
19 about 20 to
20 to 21 eat
21 eat 22 it
22 it 23 ?

anyway , that is what [little] [joe] [told] [billy] [mink] . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what
4 is 11 .

perhaps he didn't tell it quite exactly as it was , but you know he was very badly frightened at the time . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 16 was
3 didn't 4 tell
4 tell 5 it
4 tell 7 exactly
5 it 6 quite
7 exactly 8 as
8 as 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 16 was
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 you
13 you 14 know
14 know 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 very
17 very 18 badly
18 badly 19 frightened
19 frightened 20 at
20 at 21 the
21 the 22 time
22 time 23 .

he took that fat trout away from me and ate it just as if it belonged to him ! 
1 he 3 that
2 took 3 that
3 that 4 fat
4 fat 5 trout
5 trout 8 me
6 away 7 from
7 from 8 me
8 me 19 !
9 and 10 ate
10 ate 11 it
11 it 12 just
12 just 13 as
13 as 14 if
14 if 15 it
15 it 16 belonged
16 belonged 17 to
16 belonged 18 him
16 belonged 19 !

i hate him ! 
1 i 2 hate
2 hate 3 him
2 hate 4 !

if [i] live long enough [i] ['m] [going] to get even with him ! " 
1 if 15 "
3 live 4 long
4 long 5 enough
5 enough 9 to
9 to 10 get
10 get 11 even
11 even 12 with
12 with 13 him
13 him 14 !
14 ! 15 "

buster [bear] [hadn't] actually taken the fish away from [little] [joe] . 
1 buster 4 actually
4 actually 5 taken
5 taken 6 the
6 the 7 fish
7 fish 8 away
8 away 9 from
9 from 12 .

but looking at the matter as [little] [joe] did , it amounted to the same thing . 
1 but 2 looking
2 looking 3 at
3 at 5 matter
3 at 12 amounted
4 the 5 matter
6 as 9 did
9 did 10 ,
9 did 12 amounted
10 , 11 it
12 amounted 13 to
12 amounted 16 thing
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 same
16 thing 17 .

" where is he now ? " asked [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 4 he
3 is 4 he
4 he 5 now
4 he 6 ?
6 ? 8 asked
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 11 .

" he 's somewhere up the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 somewhere
4 somewhere 5 up
5 up 6 the
5 up 9 .

i wish he 'd fall in and get drowned ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 
1 i 2 wish
1 i 10 !
2 wish 4 'd
3 he 4 'd
4 'd 5 fall
5 fall 8 get
6 in 7 and
7 and 8 get
8 get 9 drowned
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 snapped
12 snapped 15 .

billy [mink] [just] had to laugh . 
1 billy 4 had
4 had 5 to
5 to 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 .

the idea of great big [buster] [bear] [getting] drowned [in] [the] [laughing] [brook] was too funny . 
1 the 2 idea
1 the 16 funny
2 idea 3 of
3 of 4 great
4 great 5 big
9 drowned 16 funny
14 was 15 too
14 was 16 funny
16 funny 17 .

" let's go see what he is doing , " said [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 let's
1 " 10 "
2 let's 7 is
3 go 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 is
8 doing 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 .

at [first] [little] [joe] didn't want to , but at last his curiosity got the [better] of his fear , and he agreed . 
1 at 23 agreed
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 at
10 at 11 last
11 last 12 his
12 his 13 curiosity
13 curiosity 21 and
14 got 15 the
14 got 20 ,
15 the 17 of
17 of 18 his
18 his 19 fear
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 he
22 he 23 agreed
23 agreed 24 .

so the two little brown-coated scamps [turned] down the [laughing] [brook] , taking the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 
1 so 2 the
2 the 3 two
3 two 4 little
4 little 5 brown-coated
5 brown-coated 6 scamps
6 scamps 8 down
8 down 9 the
9 the 12 ,
12 , 13 taking
13 taking 14 the
14 the 15 greatest
15 greatest 16 care
16 care 18 keep
17 to 18 keep
18 keep 19 out
18 keep 20 of
20 of 21 sight
21 sight 22 themselves
22 themselves 23 .

they had gone only a little way when [billy] [mink] [whispered] : ["] [sh-h] [!] 
1 they 2 had
1 they 12 :
2 had 3 gone
3 gone 7 way
4 only 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
7 way 8 when

there he is . " 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 .
4 . 5 "

sure enough , [there] was [buster] [bear] sitting [close] beside a little pool and [looking] into it very intently . 
1 sure 2 enough
2 enough 3 ,
3 , 5 was
5 was 8 sitting
8 sitting 10 beside
10 beside 11 a
11 a 12 little
11 a 13 pool
13 pool 14 and
14 and 19 intently
14 and 20 .
16 into 17 it
17 it 18 very
17 it 19 intently

" what 's he doing ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] , as [buster] [bear] sat for the longest time without moving . 
1 " 3 's
1 " 23 .
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 he
3 's 6 ?
3 's 8 asked
4 he 5 doing
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 13 as
12 , 13 as
16 sat 17 for
17 for 20 time
18 the 19 longest
19 longest 20 time
20 time 21 without
21 without 22 moving
22 moving 23 .

" he 's fishing ! " exclaimed [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 10 .
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 fishing
4 fishing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed

and that is just what [buster] [bear] was doing , and it was very plain to see that he was having great fun . 
1 and 11 and
2 that 3 is
2 that 5 what
3 is 4 just
5 what 8 was
8 was 9 doing
9 doing 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 was
12 it 15 plain
13 was 15 plain
14 very 15 plain
15 plain 17 see
16 to 17 see
17 see 18 that
18 that 19 he
19 he 21 having
20 was 21 having
21 having 23 fun
21 having 24 .
22 great 23 fun

when he had eaten the trout he had caught , he moved along to the next little pool . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 eaten
4 eaten 5 the
4 eaten 6 trout
6 trout 9 caught
6 trout 18 pool
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 caught
9 caught 10 ,
10 , 11 he
10 , 12 moved
12 moved 13 along
14 to 18 pool
15 the 16 next
16 next 18 pool
17 little 18 pool
18 pool 19 .

" they are [our] fish ! " said [little] [joe] fiercely . 
1 " 2 they
1 " 7 "
2 they 3 are
5 fish 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 fiercely
11 fiercely 12 .

" he has no business catching our fish ! " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 no
4 no 5 business
4 no 6 catching
6 catching 7 our
6 catching 8 fish
6 catching 9 !
9 ! 10 "

" [i] don't see how we are going to stop him , " said [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 13 "
3 don't 4 see
4 see 5 how
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 stop
10 stop 11 him
10 stop 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

" [i] do ! " cried [little] [joe] , [into] [whose] [head] [an] idea [had] [just] popped . 
1 " 5 "
3 do 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 9 ,
9 , 14 idea
14 idea 17 popped
17 popped 18 .

" [i] 'm going to [drive] [all] the fish out of the little pools and muddy the water all up . 
1 " 3 'm
1 " 8 the
3 'm 4 going
4 going 5 to
8 the 9 fish
9 fish 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 little
13 little 14 pools
14 pools 15 and
15 and 16 muddy
16 muddy 19 all
17 the 18 water
18 water 19 all
19 all 20 up
20 up 21 .

then we 'll see how many fish he will get ! 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 see
4 see 5 how
5 how 6 many
5 how 11 !
6 many 7 fish
7 fish 8 he
7 fish 10 get
9 will 10 get

just you watch me [get] [even] with [buster] [bear] . " 
1 just 2 you
2 you 3 watch
3 watch 4 me
4 me 7 with
7 with 10 .
10 . 11 "

little [joe] slipped swiftly into the water and swam straight to the [little] pool [that] [buster] [bear] [would] [try] [next] . 
1 little 14 pool
3 slipped 4 swiftly
4 swiftly 5 into
5 into 7 water
6 the 7 water
7 water 8 and
8 and 9 swam
9 swam 10 straight
10 straight 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 14 pool
14 pool 21 .

he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction . 
1 he 2 frightened
1 he 7 they
3 the 4 fish
4 fish 5 so
5 so 6 that
6 that 7 they
7 they 8 fled
7 they 10 every
9 in 10 every
10 every 11 direction
10 every 12 .

then he stirred up the mud [until] [the] [water] was so dirty that [buster] couldn't have seen a fish right under [his] nose . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stirred
3 stirred 4 up
4 up 5 the
5 the 6 mud
6 mud 10 was
10 was 12 dirty
10 was 24 .
11 so 12 dirty
12 dirty 13 that
15 couldn't 16 have
16 have 17 seen
17 seen 20 right
18 a 19 fish
19 fish 20 right
20 right 21 under
21 under 23 nose
23 nose 24 .

he did the same thing in the next pool and the next . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 5 thing
3 the 4 same
4 same 5 thing
5 thing 6 in
6 in 9 pool
7 the 8 next
7 the 9 pool
9 pool 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 next
11 the 13 .

buster [bear] 's fishing was spoiled for that day . 
1 buster 4 fishing
3 's 4 fishing
4 fishing 5 was
5 was 6 spoiled
6 spoiled 7 for
7 for 9 day
8 that 9 day
9 day 10 .

[iii] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] 

buster [bear] [hadn't] enjoyed [himself] so much [since] [he] [came] to the [green] [forest] [to] live . 
1 buster 16 live
4 enjoyed 6 so
6 so 7 much
7 much 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 16 live
16 live 17 .

when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself . 
1 when 2 he
1 when 4 finished
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 8 started
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 started
8 started 9 on
9 on 11 do
10 to 11 do
11 do 12 some
12 some 14 himself
13 fishing 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

presently he came to another little pool . 
1 presently 2 he
1 presently 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 5 another
5 another 6 little
6 little 7 pool
7 pool 8 .

he stole up to it very , very softly , so as not to frighten the fish . 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 5 it
3 up 4 to
4 to 5 it
5 it 6 very
6 very 7 ,
7 , 8 very
8 very 9 softly
9 softly 11 so
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 as
12 as 13 not
13 not 14 to
14 to 15 frighten
15 frighten 16 the
16 the 17 fish
17 fish 18 .

then he sat down close to the edge of it and didn't move . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 close
5 close 6 to
5 close 8 edge
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 9 of
9 of 10 it
9 of 14 .
10 it 13 move
11 and 12 didn't
12 didn't 13 move

so he didn't move so much as an eye lash . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 move
3 didn't 5 so
5 so 6 much
5 so 10 lash
6 much 7 as
8 an 9 eye
9 eye 10 lash
10 lash 11 .

he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 4 still
1 he 5 that
1 he 9 like
2 was 3 so
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 9 like
8 almost 9 like
9 like 12 of
9 like 15 tree
10 the 11 stump
11 stump 12 of
13 an 14 old
14 old 15 tree
15 tree 16 .

one of them moved now , and quicker than a wink had scooped one of those foolish fish out on to the bank . 
1 one 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 4 moved
4 moved 5 now
4 moved 7 and
5 now 6 ,
7 and 8 quicker
8 quicker 9 than
8 quicker 13 scooped
9 than 10 a
11 wink 12 had
12 had 13 scooped
13 scooped 14 one
14 one 15 of
15 of 16 those
16 those 17 foolish
17 foolish 18 fish
18 fish 19 out
19 out 20 on
20 on 21 to
21 to 23 bank
22 the 23 bank
23 bank 24 .

the fish were so frightened that they wouldn't come back for a long , long time . 
1 the 2 fish
2 fish 3 were
3 were 7 they
4 so 5 frightened
5 frightened 7 they
6 that 7 they
7 they 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 come
9 come 10 back
10 back 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 ,
14 , 15 long
15 long 16 time
16 time 17 .

at the next little pool the same thing happened . 
1 at 3 next
1 at 10 .
2 the 3 next
3 next 5 pool
3 next 9 happened
4 little 5 pool
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 thing
8 thing 9 happened

by this time [buster] [bear] [was] in [fine] [spirits] . 
1 by 2 this
1 by 3 time
2 this 3 time
3 time 7 in
7 in 10 .

it was fun to catch the fish , and it was still more fun to eat them . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 fun
3 fun 14 fun
3 fun 17 them
4 to 5 catch
5 catch 6 the
6 the 7 fish
7 fish 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 it
10 it 14 fun
11 was 12 still
12 still 13 more
13 more 14 fun
15 to 16 eat
16 eat 17 them
17 them 18 .

what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout ? 
1 what 2 finer
1 what 11 ?
2 finer 3 breakfast
4 could 11 ?
5 any 6 one
5 any 11 ?
6 one 7 have
7 have 8 than
8 than 9 fresh-caught
9 fresh-caught 10 trout

no wonder he felt good ! 
1 no 2 wonder
2 wonder 4 felt
2 wonder 6 !
3 he 4 felt
4 felt 5 good

but it [takes] [more] [than] [three] trout to fill [buster] [bear] 's stomach , so he kept on to the next little pool . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 7 trout
7 trout 8 to
8 to 9 fill
9 fill 12 's
12 's 13 stomach
13 stomach 14 ,
14 , 15 so
15 so 16 he
16 he 17 kept
17 kept 18 on
17 kept 19 to
19 to 20 the
20 the 21 next
21 next 22 little
21 next 23 pool
23 pool 24 .

it looked as if some one had just stirred up all the mud at the bottom . 
1 it 2 looked
2 looked 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 some
5 some 6 one
6 one 7 had
7 had 8 just
8 just 9 stirred
9 stirred 10 up
10 up 11 all
11 all 12 the
12 the 13 mud
13 mud 14 at
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 bottom
16 bottom 17 .

" huh ! " said [buster] [bear] . 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 .

" it 's of no use to try to fish here . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 of
4 of 5 no
5 no 6 use
6 use 7 to
7 to 8 try
8 try 9 to
9 to 11 here
10 fish 11 here
11 here 12 .

i would just waste my time . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 3 just
2 would 7 .
3 just 4 waste
4 waste 6 time
5 my 6 time

i 'll try the next pool . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 try
3 try 5 next
4 the 5 next
5 next 6 pool
6 pool 7 .
7 . 8 "

so he went on to the next little pool . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
4 on 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 next
7 next 8 little
7 next 9 pool
9 pool 10 .

he found this just as muddy as the other . 
1 he 3 this
2 found 3 this
3 this 4 just
4 just 5 as
5 as 7 as
6 muddy 7 as
7 as 9 other
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 .

then he went on to another , and this was no better . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 8 and
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
4 on 5 to
6 another 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 this
9 this 10 was
10 was 13 .
11 no 12 better
12 better 13 .

buster sat down and scratched his head . 
1 buster 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
3 down 4 and
4 and 5 scratched
5 scratched 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 .

it was puzzling . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 puzzling
3 puzzling 4 .

yes , [sir] , it was puzzling . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 puzzling
7 puzzling 8 .

he looked this way and he looked that way suspiciously , but there was no one to be seen . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 6 he
3 this 4 way
3 this 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 9 way
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 suspiciously
9 way 15 no
9 way 20 .
10 suspiciously 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 there
13 there 14 was
15 no 16 one
16 one 19 seen
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 seen

everything was still save for the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 everything 2 was
2 was 12 .
3 still 4 save
4 save 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 7 laughter
7 laughter 8 of
7 laughter 12 .
8 of 9 the

somehow , it seemed to [buster] as if the [brook] were laughing at him . 
1 somehow 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 seemed
4 seemed 7 as
5 to 7 as
7 as 8 if
8 if 9 the
8 if 11 were
11 were 12 laughing
12 laughing 13 at
13 at 14 him
14 him 15 .

" it 's very curious , " muttered [buster] , " very curious indeed . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 5 curious
4 very 5 curious
5 curious 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 muttered
8 muttered 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 13 curious
12 very 13 curious
13 curious 14 indeed
14 indeed 15 .

it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day . 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 9 for
5 my 6 fishing
6 fishing 7 is
7 is 8 spoiled
8 spoiled 9 for
9 for 10 to-day
9 for 11 .

i don't understand it at all . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
4 it 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

it 's [lucky] [i] [caught] what [i] did . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 8 did
6 what 8 did
8 did 9 .

it looks as if somebody is trying to ha ! " 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 6 is
3 as 4 if
3 as 6 is
5 somebody 6 is
6 is 7 trying
7 trying 8 to
7 trying 10 !
8 to 9 ha
10 ! 11 "

a sudden thought had popped into his head . 
1 a 2 sudden
2 sudden 3 thought
3 thought 4 had
3 thought 5 popped
5 popped 6 into
5 popped 8 head
6 into 7 his
8 head 9 .

then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh . 
1 then 5 chuckle
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 5 chuckle
5 chuckle 9 laugh
6 and 7 finally
7 finally 9 laugh
8 to 9 laugh
9 laugh 10 .

" [i] do believe that [scamp] [joe] [otter] is [trying] to get even with [me] for eating that fat trout ! " 
1 " 3 do
1 " 22 "
3 do 4 believe
5 that 9 is
5 that 16 for
9 is 11 to
11 to 12 get
12 get 13 even
13 even 14 with
16 for 17 eating
17 eating 18 that
18 that 19 fat
18 that 21 !
19 fat 20 trout
21 ! 22 "

" you 're pretty smart , [mr] [otter] ! 
1 " 2 you
1 " 6 ,
2 you 3 're
3 're 5 smart
4 pretty 5 smart
6 , 9 !

[iv] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] 

getting even [just] [for] [spite] [doesn't] [always] [pay] [.] 
1 getting 2 even

fact is , it is very apt [to] work the other way . 
1 fact 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 very
6 very 7 apt
7 apt 9 work
9 work 11 other
9 work 13 .
10 the 11 other
11 other 12 way

that is just how it came about that [little] [joe] [otter] furnished [buster] [bear] with the best breakfast he had had for a long time . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 how
2 is 7 about
3 just 4 how
4 how 6 came
5 it 6 came
7 about 8 that
7 about 18 breakfast
12 furnished 15 with
15 with 18 breakfast
16 the 17 best
17 best 18 breakfast
18 breakfast 19 he
19 he 20 had
20 had 21 had
21 had 22 for
22 for 25 time
23 a 24 long
24 long 25 time
25 time 26 .

he didn't mean to do it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 4 ,
2 , 3 my
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

the truth is , he thought all the time that he was [preventing] [buster] [bear] from getting a breakfast . 
1 the 2 truth
1 the 4 ,
2 truth 3 is
4 , 5 he
4 , 20 .
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 12 was
7 all 8 the
8 the 9 time
9 time 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 was
16 from 17 getting
17 getting 18 a
18 a 19 breakfast
19 breakfast 20 .

spite and selfishness were at the bottom of it . 
1 spite 2 and
2 and 3 selfishness
2 and 4 were
4 were 7 bottom
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 bottom
7 bottom 8 of
8 of 9 it
9 it 10 .

to be [sure] [bobby] [coon] [caught] a [few] little [fish] [there] , but they didn't mind [bobby] . 
1 to 2 be
2 be 7 a
7 a 9 little
9 little 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 they
13 but 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 mind
16 mind 18 .

but when they discovered that [buster] [bear] was a fisherman , they made up their minds that something had got to be done . 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 they
3 they 4 discovered
4 discovered 5 that
5 that 8 was
8 was 10 fisherman
9 a 10 fisherman
10 fisherman 11 ,
10 fisherman 18 something
12 they 13 made
13 made 14 up
14 up 15 their
15 their 16 minds
16 minds 18 something
17 that 18 something
18 something 19 had
18 something 23 done
19 had 20 got
20 got 21 to
21 to 22 be
22 be 23 done
23 done 24 .

at least , [little] [joe] did . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 7 .
6 did 7 .

" he 'll try it again to-morrow morning , " said [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 try
4 try 5 it
5 it 6 again
6 again 7 to-morrow
7 to-morrow 8 morning
8 morning 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 .

i guess that 'll teach him to let our fish alone . " 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 4 'll
3 that 4 'll
4 'll 5 teach
5 teach 6 him
5 teach 7 to
5 teach 9 our
8 let 9 our
9 our 10 fish
10 fish 11 alone
11 alone 12 .
12 . 13 "

so the next [morning] [little] [joe] hid before daylight close by the little pool [where] [buster] [bear] [had] given [him] [such] a fright . 
1 so 2 the
1 so 19 given
2 the 3 next
3 next 14 pool
7 hid 8 before
8 before 9 daylight
9 daylight 10 close
10 close 11 by
11 by 12 the
12 the 13 little
13 little 14 pool
19 given 22 a
22 a 23 fright
23 fright 24 .

then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hurried
3 hurried 9 pool
4 down 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 next
7 next 9 pool
8 little 9 pool
9 pool 10 and
9 pool 15 .
10 and 11 did
11 did 14 thing
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 thing

now [buster] [bear] [is] [very] smart . 
1 now 6 smart
6 smart 7 .

you know he had guessed the day before who had spoiled his fishing . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
2 know 13 fishing
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 guessed
5 guessed 6 the
5 guessed 10 had
6 the 7 day
7 day 8 before
8 before 9 who
10 had 11 spoiled
11 spoiled 12 his
13 fishing 14 .

things happened just as he had expected . 
1 things 2 happened
2 happened 3 just
2 happened 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 expected
7 expected 8 .

when they came to the place where [buster] was waiting , all he had to do was to scoop them out on to the bank . 
1 when 2 they
1 when 10 waiting
2 they 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 place
6 place 7 where
7 where 9 was
10 waiting 24 the
11 , 12 all
11 , 19 scoop
12 all 13 he
12 all 14 had
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 to
15 to 16 do
16 do 17 was
17 was 18 to
19 scoop 20 them
20 them 21 out
21 out 22 on
22 on 23 to
23 to 24 the
24 the 25 bank
25 bank 26 .

it was great fun . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 4 fun
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 .

it didn't take [buster] long to catch all the fish he could eat . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 take
3 take 5 long
5 long 6 to
6 to 7 catch
7 catch 10 fish
8 all 9 the
8 all 10 fish
10 fish 13 eat
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 eat
13 eat 14 .

then he saved a nice fat trout and waited . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 saved
3 saved 5 nice
4 a 5 nice
5 nice 7 trout
6 fat 7 trout
7 trout 9 waited
7 trout 10 .
8 and 9 waited

by and by along came [little] [joe] [otter] , chuckling to think how he had spoiled [buster] [bear] ['s] fishing . 
1 by 3 by
1 by 14 he
2 and 3 by
3 by 5 came
4 along 5 came
5 came 9 ,
9 , 10 chuckling
10 chuckling 11 to
11 to 12 think
12 think 13 how
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 spoiled
16 spoiled 20 fishing
20 fishing 21 .

he was [so] intent on looking [behind] him to see [if] [buster] was [coming] that he didn't see [buster] waiting [there] until he spoke . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 20 waiting
2 was 4 intent
4 intent 5 on
4 intent 8 him
5 on 6 looking
8 him 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 13 was
13 was 15 that
15 that 16 he
16 he 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 see
20 waiting 22 until
22 until 23 he
22 until 24 spoke
22 until 25 .

" [i] ['m] [much] [obliged] for the fine breakfast you have given me , " said [buster] in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 
1 " 6 for
1 " 15 "
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 breakfast
8 fine 9 breakfast
10 you 11 have
11 have 12 given
12 given 13 me
13 me 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
15 " 25 .
16 said 24 voice
18 in 19 his
18 in 24 voice
20 deepest 21 ,
20 deepest 24 voice
21 , 22 most
22 most 23 grumbly-rumbly

" [i] ['ve] saved a fat trout for you to make up for the [one] [i] [ate] yesterday . 
1 " 4 saved
1 " 19 .
4 saved 5 a
5 a 7 trout
6 fat 7 trout
8 for 9 you
8 for 10 to
10 to 11 make
11 make 12 up
12 up 13 for
13 for 14 the
14 the 18 yesterday
18 yesterday 19 .

i hope we 'll go fishing together often . " 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 we
3 we 7 together
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 fishing
6 fishing 7 together
7 together 8 often
8 often 9 .
8 often 10 "
9 . 10 "

then he went off laughing fit to kill himself . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 6 fit
2 he 6 fit
3 went 4 off
4 off 5 laughing
4 off 6 fit
6 fit 7 to
6 fit 8 kill
7 to 8 kill
8 kill 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

little [joe] [couldn't] [find] a [word] [to] [say] . 
1 little 5 a
5 a 9 .

he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 7 that
4 surprised 5 and
5 and 6 angry
6 angry 7 that
7 that 8 he
7 that 9 went
9 went 10 off
10 off 11 by
11 by 12 himself
12 himself 14 sulked
13 and 14 sulked
14 sulked 15 .

and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching , ate the fat trout . 
1 and 4 ,
4 , 5 who
5 who 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 watching
8 watching 9 ,
9 , 10 ate
10 ate 11 the
11 the 12 fat
12 fat 13 trout
13 trout 14 .

[v] 

[grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] 

there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
2 is 6 common
3 nothing 4 quite
4 quite 5 like
6 common 7 sense
7 sense 8 to
8 to 10 out
9 smooth 10 out
10 out 11 troubles
11 troubles 12 .

people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise . 
1 people 2 who
2 who 3 have
3 have 4 plenty
4 plenty 5 of
4 plenty 6 just
6 just 7 plain
7 plain 8 common
8 common 9 sense
8 common 11 often
10 are 11 often
11 often 12 thought
12 thought 13 to
12 thought 16 wise
14 be 15 very
15 very 16 wise
16 wise 17 .

their neighbors look up to them and are forever running to them for advice , and they are very much respected . 
1 their 2 neighbors
2 neighbors 7 and
3 look 4 up
4 up 5 to
5 to 6 them
6 them 7 and
7 and 8 are
8 are 9 forever
9 forever 10 running
9 forever 15 ,
9 forever 21 respected
9 forever 22 .
10 running 11 to
10 running 12 them
12 them 13 for
13 for 14 advice
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 they
17 they 18 are
18 are 19 very
19 very 20 much

that is the way with [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 4 way
2 is 3 the
4 way 5 with
4 way 8 .

he is very old and very wise . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 old
4 old 5 and
5 and 6 very
5 and 7 wise
7 wise 8 .

anyway , that is what his neighbors think . 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 4 is
2 , 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what
4 is 7 neighbors
6 his 7 neighbors
7 neighbors 8 think
8 think 9 .

the truth is , he simply has a lot of common sense , which after all is the very best kind of wisdom . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
2 truth 5 he
3 is 4 ,
5 he 6 simply
5 he 9 lot
6 simply 7 has
8 a 9 lot
9 lot 10 of
9 lot 12 sense
10 of 11 common
12 sense 13 ,
13 , 14 which
13 , 23 wisdom
13 , 24 .
14 which 16 all
15 after 16 all
16 all 17 is
17 is 18 the
18 the 19 very
19 very 20 best
21 kind 22 of
21 kind 23 wisdom

little [joe] [wouldn't] [tell] , but [billy] [mink] [told] the [whole] story . 
1 little 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 10 the
10 the 12 story
12 story 13 .

so did [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 so 2 did
2 did 5 .

so did [jerry] [muskrat] , who had been listening . 
1 so 2 did
2 did 10 .
5 , 6 who
6 who 10 .
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 listening
9 listening 10 .

of course this [made] [little] [joe] angrier than ever . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 3 this
3 this 7 angrier
7 angrier 8 than
8 than 9 ever
9 ever 10 .

" he 's nothing but a great big bully and thief ! " declared [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 12 !
2 he 4 nothing
3 's 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 but
5 but 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 big
8 big 9 bully
9 bully 10 and
9 bully 11 thief
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 declared
14 declared 17 .

" [chug-a-rum] ! 
1 " 3 !

" didn't he catch [my] fish and eat them ? " [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 2 didn't
1 " 11 "
2 didn't 3 he
3 he 4 catch
4 catch 6 fish
7 and 8 eat
8 eat 9 them
9 them 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" doesn't that make him a thief [?] ["] 
1 " 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 that
2 doesn't 7 thief
4 make 5 him
5 him 7 thief
6 a 7 thief

" they were no more your fish than mine , " [protested] [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 they
1 " 11 "
2 they 3 were
4 no 5 more
5 more 7 fish
5 more 8 than
6 your 7 fish
8 than 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 15 .

" well , our fish , then ! 
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
2 well 5 fish
4 our 5 fish
5 fish 7 then
6 , 7 then
7 then 8 !

he stole our fish , if you like that any better . 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 4 fish
3 our 4 fish
4 fish 5 ,
4 fish 11 better
6 if 7 you
7 you 8 like
8 like 9 that
8 like 11 better
10 any 11 better
11 better 12 .

that makes him just as much a thief , doesn't it ? " growled [little] [joe] [.] 
1 that 2 makes
2 makes 3 him
3 him 8 thief
4 just 5 as
5 as 6 much
6 much 8 thief
7 a 8 thief
8 thief 11 it
9 , 10 doesn't
10 doesn't 11 it
11 it 12 ?
11 it 14 growled
12 ? 13 "

grandfather [frog] looked up at jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] and slowly winked one of his great , goggly eyes . 
1 grandfather 13 and
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 at
5 at 6 jolly
6 jolly 7 ,
6 jolly 8 round
8 round 13 and
9 , 10 bright
10 bright 13 and
13 and 14 slowly
13 and 15 winked
13 and 23 .
15 winked 16 one
16 one 17 of
17 of 18 his
18 his 19 great
19 great 20 ,
19 great 21 goggly
21 goggly 22 eyes

" there comes a foolish green fly , " said he . 
1 " 2 there
1 " 9 "
2 there 3 comes
4 a 5 foolish
4 a 8 ,
5 foolish 6 green
6 green 7 fly
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 he
11 he 12 .

" who does he belong to ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 does
3 does 4 he
3 does 5 belong
5 belong 6 to
6 to 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" nobody ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 nobody
2 nobody 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 snapped
5 snapped 8 .

" what have foolish green flies got to do with my [i] [mean] [our] fish ? " 
1 " 2 what
1 " 17 "
2 what 7 got
3 have 4 foolish
3 have 7 got
4 foolish 5 green
5 green 6 flies
7 got 8 to
8 to 9 do
9 do 10 with
10 with 11 my
15 fish 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" nothing , nothing at all , " replied [grandfather] [frog] mildly . 
1 " 2 nothing
1 " 13 .
2 nothing 4 nothing
3 , 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
12 mildly 13 .

" [i] was just hoping that he would come near enough for me to snap him up ; then he would belong to me . 
1 " 24 me
1 " 25 .
3 was 4 just
4 just 5 hoping
5 hoping 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 come
9 come 10 near
10 near 11 enough
11 enough 12 for
12 for 13 me
13 me 14 to
14 to 15 snap
15 snap 17 up
15 snap 22 belong
16 him 17 up
17 up 18 ;
18 ; 19 then
19 then 20 he
20 he 21 would
22 belong 23 to
23 to 24 me

as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one . 
1 as 2 long
2 long 3 as
3 as 5 doesn't
4 he 5 doesn't
5 doesn't 6 ,
5 doesn't 8 doesn't
7 he 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 11 any
9 belong 10 to
9 belong 11 any
11 any 12 one
12 one 13 .

i suppose that if [buster] [bear] should happen along and catch him , he would be stealing from me , according to [little] [joe] . " 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 that
3 that 4 if
4 if 13 ,
7 should 8 happen
8 happen 9 along
9 along 10 and
10 and 11 catch
11 catch 12 him
12 him 13 ,
13 , 15 would
14 he 15 would
15 would 16 be
16 be 17 stealing
17 stealing 18 from
18 from 19 me
19 me 20 ,
20 , 21 according
21 according 22 to
22 to 25 .
25 . 26 "

" of course not ! 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
4 not 5 !

what a silly idea ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 silly
3 silly 4 idea
4 idea 5 !

you 're getting foolish in your old age , " retorted [little] [joe] . 
1 you 2 're
1 you 9 ,
2 're 3 getting
3 getting 4 foolish
4 foolish 5 in
5 in 8 age
6 your 8 age
7 old 8 age
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 retorted
11 retorted 14 .

little [joe] [couldn't] [find] a [word] [to] [say] . 
1 little 5 a
5 a 9 .

you 'll find it pays . " 
1 you 3 find
1 you 6 .
2 'll 3 find
3 find 4 it
3 find 5 pays
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 

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[vi] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] 

who makes an enemy a friend , [to] fear and worry puts an end . 
1 who 4 enemy
1 who 12 puts
1 who 15 .
2 makes 4 enemy
3 an 4 enemy
4 enemy 5 a
5 a 6 friend
6 friend 7 ,
9 fear 12 puts
10 and 11 worry
10 and 12 puts
12 puts 14 end
13 an 14 end

little [joe] [otter] [found] [that] [out] [when] [he] [took] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] advice . 
1 little 13 advice
13 advice 14 .

he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] . 
1 he 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
3 have 4 admitted
4 admitted 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of
9 of 12 .

no one ever likes to admit being afraid , least of all [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 
1 no 2 one
1 no 9 ,
2 one 3 ever
3 ever 4 likes
4 likes 5 to
5 to 6 admit
6 admit 7 being
7 being 8 afraid
9 , 11 of
10 least 11 of
11 of 12 all

and really [little] [joe] [has] a great deal of courage . 
1 and 10 courage
2 really 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 of
9 of 10 courage
10 courage 11 .

now having one 's own way too much is a bad thing . 
1 now 2 having
2 having 5 own
2 having 8 much
3 one 4 's
4 's 5 own
5 own 6 way
7 too 8 much
8 much 9 is
8 much 13 .
9 is 12 thing
10 a 11 bad
10 a 12 thing
11 bad 12 thing

it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 apt
3 apt 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 one
6 one 7 selfish
7 selfish 8 and
8 and 9 thoughtless
9 thoughtless 10 of
10 of 13 and
11 other 12 people
12 people 13 and
13 and 14 very
14 very 15 hard
15 hard 16 to
16 to 17 get
17 get 18 along
18 along 19 with
19 with 20 .

little [joe] [otter] [had] [his] way [too] [much] . 
1 little 6 way
6 way 9 .

grandfather [frog] knew it and [shook] [his] [head] [very] [soberly] when [little] [joe] had been disrespectful to him . 
1 grandfather 3 knew
3 knew 4 it
4 it 5 and
5 and 11 when
11 when 14 had
14 had 15 been
15 been 16 disrespectful
16 disrespectful 17 to
17 to 18 him
18 him 19 .

" too bad . 
1 " 2 too
2 too 3 bad
3 bad 4 .

too bad ! 
1 too 2 bad
2 bad 3 !

too bad ! 
1 too 2 bad
2 bad 3 !

chug-a-rum ! 
1 chug-a-rum 2 !

it is too bad that such a fine young fellow as [little] [joe] [should] [spoil] a good disposition by [such] selfish heedlessness . 
1 it 2 is
1 it 5 that
2 is 3 too
3 too 4 bad
5 that 6 such
6 such 7 a
6 such 11 as
7 a 8 fine
8 fine 9 young
9 young 10 fellow
11 as 16 a
16 a 18 disposition
16 a 23 .
17 good 18 disposition
19 by 21 selfish
21 selfish 22 heedlessness
22 heedlessness 23 .

too bad , " said he . 
1 too 2 bad
2 bad 3 ,
3 , 7 .
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face . 
1 it 2 tickled
2 tickled 3 him
2 tickled 7 had
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 9 work
7 had 10 to
7 had 14 face
7 had 15 .
8 hard 9 work
11 keep 14 face
12 a 14 face
13 straight 14 face

that was good common sense advice , but [little] [joe] just sniffed and went off declaring that he would get [even] [with] [buster] [bear] yet . 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 good
3 good 4 common
4 common 5 sense
5 sense 6 advice
5 sense 16 declaring
7 , 8 but
7 , 16 declaring
11 just 16 declaring
12 sniffed 13 and
13 and 14 went
14 went 15 off
15 off 16 declaring
16 declaring 17 that
16 declaring 19 would
16 declaring 25 yet
17 that 18 he
18 he 19 would
19 would 20 get
25 yet 26 .

by and by he grinned . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 he
4 he 5 grinned
5 grinned 6 .

it was a little sheepish grin at first , but at last it grew into a laugh . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 sheepish
5 sheepish 6 grin
5 sheepish 15 into
6 grin 7 at
8 first 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 at
11 at 12 last
12 last 13 it
13 it 14 grew
13 it 15 into
15 into 16 a
16 a 17 laugh
17 laugh 18 .

i 'll try it to-morrow morning . " 
1 i 4 it
2 'll 4 it
3 try 4 it
4 it 5 to-morrow
5 to-morrow 6 morning
6 morning 7 .
7 . 8 "

it was so big and fat that it made [little] [joe] 's mouth water , for you know fat trout are his favorite food . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 9 made
3 so 4 big
3 so 7 that
4 big 6 fat
5 and 6 fat
7 that 8 it
8 it 9 made
9 made 13 mouth
12 's 13 mouth
13 mouth 14 water
13 mouth 23 favorite
15 , 18 know
16 for 17 you
17 you 18 know
18 know 19 fat
18 know 21 are
19 fat 20 trout
21 are 23 favorite
22 his 23 favorite
23 favorite 24 food
24 food 25 .

but he didn't take so much as one bite . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 take
4 take 9 bite
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 as
7 as 8 one
8 one 9 bite
9 bite 10 .

instead he [carefully] [laid] [it] [on] [an] [old] [log] [where] [buster] [bear] would be sure to see [it] if [he] should come along that way . 
1 instead 2 he
1 instead 26 .
2 he 13 would
13 would 14 be
14 be 15 sure
15 sure 16 to
16 to 17 see
17 see 19 if
19 if 21 should
21 should 22 come
22 come 23 along
23 along 25 way
24 that 25 way

then he hid near by , where he could watch . 
1 then 3 hid
2 he 3 hid
3 hid 4 near
3 hid 7 where
4 near 5 by
5 by 6 ,
7 where 8 he
7 where 9 could
9 could 10 watch
10 watch 11 .

buster was late that morning . 
1 buster 5 morning
2 was 3 late
3 late 5 morning
4 that 5 morning
5 morning 6 .

it seemed to [little] [joe] that he never would come . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 6 that
2 seemed 3 to
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 never
8 never 9 would
9 would 10 come
10 come 11 .

once he nearly lost the fish . 
1 once 2 he
1 once 3 nearly
3 nearly 4 lost
4 lost 5 the
5 the 6 fish
6 fish 7 .

he had turned his head for just a minute , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 turned
2 had 7 just
3 turned 5 head
4 his 5 head
6 for 7 just
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 when
12 when 13 he
12 when 14 looked
12 when 17 ,
12 when 18 the
15 back 16 again
16 again 17 ,
18 the 19 trout
19 trout 20 was
20 was 21 nowhere
21 nowhere 22 to
22 to 23 be
23 be 24 seen
24 seen 25 .

buster couldn't have stolen up and taken it , because such a big fellow couldn't possibly have gotten out of sight again . 
1 buster 2 couldn't
1 buster 14 fellow
2 couldn't 3 have
3 have 4 stolen
4 stolen 5 up
5 up 6 and
6 and 7 taken
7 taken 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 because
10 because 11 such
11 such 12 a
13 big 14 fellow
14 fellow 15 couldn't
15 couldn't 16 possibly
16 possibly 17 have
17 have 18 gotten
18 gotten 19 out
19 out 21 sight
20 of 21 sight
21 sight 22 again
22 again 23 .

little [joe] darted over to the log and looked on the [other] side . 
1 little 13 side
3 darted 4 over
4 over 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 log
7 log 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 13 side
13 side 14 .

little [joe] [sprang] [at] [him] [angrily] , but [shadow] [was] too [quick] and darted away . 
1 little 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 11 too
11 too 13 and
13 and 14 darted
14 darted 15 away
15 away 16 .

little [joe] put the fish [back] on the log [and] [waited] . 
1 little 9 log
3 put 4 the
3 put 7 on
4 the 5 fish
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 log
9 log 12 .

this time he didn't take his eyes off it . 
1 this 2 time
2 time 4 didn't
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 take
4 didn't 7 eyes
5 take 6 his
6 his 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 off
8 off 9 it
8 off 10 .

at last , when he was almost ready to give up , he saw [buster] [bear] shuffling [along] [towards] the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 at 2 last
1 at 23 .
2 last 3 ,
2 last 20 the
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 13 he
6 was 8 ready
6 was 9 to
7 almost 8 ready
9 to 10 give
10 give 11 up
11 up 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 saw
14 saw 17 shuffling

suddenly [buster] [stopped] [and] sniffed [.] 
1 suddenly 5 sniffed

one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] had carried the scent of that fat [trout] over to him . 
1 one 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 11 of
7 had 8 carried
8 carried 9 the
9 the 10 scent
10 scent 11 of
11 of 12 that
12 that 13 fat
13 fat 17 him
15 over 16 to
16 to 17 him
17 him 18 .

then he came straight over to where the fish lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure . 
1 then 14 wrinkling
2 he 3 came
3 came 14 wrinkling
4 straight 5 over
5 over 6 to
6 to 7 where
7 where 8 the
7 where 10 lay
9 fish 10 lay
10 lay 14 wrinkling
11 , 12 his
12 his 13 nose
13 nose 14 wrinkling
14 wrinkling 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 twinkling
19 twinkling 20 with
20 with 21 pleasure
21 pleasure 22 .

" now [i] wonder who was so thoughtful as to leave this fine breakfast ready for me , " said he out loud . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 who
5 who 6 was
6 was 7 so
7 so 8 thoughtful
8 thoughtful 9 as
9 as 10 to
10 to 11 leave
11 leave 12 this
12 this 13 fine
13 fine 14 breakfast
14 breakfast 15 ready
15 ready 16 for
16 for 17 me
17 me 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
19 " 24 .
20 said 21 he
22 out 23 loud
23 loud 24 .

" me , " said [little] [joe] in a rather faint voice . 
1 " 2 me
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 in
8 in 9 a
9 a 10 rather
10 rather 11 faint
11 faint 13 .
12 voice 13 .

" [i] [caught] it especially for you . " 
1 " 4 it
4 it 5 especially
5 especially 6 for
5 especially 8 .
6 for 7 you
8 . 9 "

" thank you , " replied [buster] , and his eyes twinkled more than ever . 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
2 thank 8 ,
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 eyes
11 eyes 12 twinkled
12 twinkled 13 more
12 twinkled 14 than
13 more 14 than
14 than 15 ever
15 ever 16 .

" [i] think we are going to be friends . " 
1 " 11 "
3 think 5 are
4 we 5 are
5 are 6 going
6 going 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 friends
9 friends 10 .
10 . 11 "

" [i] [i] hope so , " replied [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 7 "
4 hope 5 so
5 so 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied

[vii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] 

farmer [brown] 's boy tramped through the [green] [forest] , whistling merrily . 
1 farmer 5 tramped
1 farmer 13 .
3 's 5 tramped
4 boy 5 tramped
5 tramped 6 through
5 tramped 12 merrily
6 through 7 the
10 , 11 whistling
11 whistling 12 merrily

he always whistles when he feels light-hearted , and he always feels light-hearted when he goes fishing . 
1 he 2 always
2 always 3 whistles
3 whistles 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 feels
6 feels 7 light-hearted
7 light-hearted 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 always
11 always 12 feels
12 feels 13 light-hearted
13 light-hearted 18 .
14 when 15 he
15 he 16 goes
16 goes 17 fishing
17 fishing 18 .

you see , he is just as fond of fishing as is [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [billy] [mink] [or] [buster] [bear] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 5 is
5 is 6 just
6 just 7 as
7 as 8 fond
7 as 11 as
8 fond 9 of
9 of 10 fishing
11 as 12 is
12 is 22 .

so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear . 
1 so 2 he
1 so 11 whistle
2 he 3 whistled
3 whistled 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 tramped
7 along 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 whistle
11 whistle 12 was
11 whistle 15 hear
11 whistle 16 .
13 good 15 hear
14 to 15 hear

he kept very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 very
3 very 4 quiet
3 very 15 trout
4 quiet 5 and
5 and 6 fished
6 fished 7 and
7 and 8 fished
8 fished 9 ,
9 , 10 patiently
11 waiting 12 for
12 for 13 a
13 a 14 foolish
14 foolish 15 trout
15 trout 17 take
16 to 17 take
17 take 18 his
17 take 20 .
18 his 19 hook

but he didn't get so much as a nibble . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 get
3 didn't 6 much
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 as
7 as 8 a
8 a 9 nibble
9 nibble 10 .

there the same thing happened . 
1 there 2 the
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 thing
4 thing 5 happened
5 happened 6 .

farmer [brown] 's boy trudged on to the next pool , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 5 trudged
3 's 4 boy
5 trudged 6 on
6 on 7 to
7 to 8 the
7 to 10 pool
9 next 10 pool
10 pool 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 there
13 there 14 was
13 there 22 .
14 was 15 a
15 a 16 puzzled
16 puzzled 17 frown
17 frown 18 on
17 frown 19 his
19 his 20 freckled
20 freckled 21 face

such a thing never had happened before . 
1 such 2 a
2 a 3 thing
3 thing 4 never
4 never 5 had
5 had 6 happened
6 happened 7 before
7 before 8 .

he didn't know what to make of it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 6 make
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 .

" [i] never had [such] [bad] luck in [all] my life before . 
1 " 13 .
3 never 4 had
4 had 7 luck
7 luck 8 in
8 in 10 my
8 in 13 .
10 my 11 life
11 life 12 before

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

what 's this ? " 
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 this
3 this 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

there , on the bank beside the little pool , were the heads of three trout . 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 11 were
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 bank
5 bank 11 were
6 beside 7 the
6 beside 11 were
8 little 9 pool
9 pool 10 ,
10 , 11 were
11 were 12 the
11 were 15 three
11 were 17 .
12 the 13 heads
13 heads 14 of
15 three 16 trout

farmer [brown] 's boy scowled [down] at them [more] [puzzled] [than] [ever] . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 5 scowled
3 's 4 boy
5 scowled 7 at
7 at 8 them
8 them 13 .

" [somebody] has been fishing here , and they have had better luck than [i] have , " thought he . 
1 " 3 has
1 " 18 "
3 has 4 been
4 been 5 fishing
5 fishing 6 here
6 here 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 they
9 they 10 have
10 have 11 had
11 had 12 better
12 better 13 luck
12 better 14 than
16 have 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 21 .
19 thought 20 he
20 he 21 .

he looked up [the] [laughing] [brook] and down the [laughing] [brook] and this way and that way , but no one was to be seen . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 26 .
2 looked 3 up
3 up 7 and
7 and 8 down
7 and 9 the
9 the 17 way
12 and 13 this
13 this 14 way
14 way 15 and
15 and 16 that
16 that 17 way
17 way 18 ,
18 , 19 but
19 but 20 no
20 no 21 one
21 one 25 seen
22 was 23 to
23 to 24 be
24 be 25 seen

then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 11 looked
2 he 3 picked
3 picked 4 up
4 up 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 little
7 the 9 heads
9 heads 10 and
11 looked 14 sharply
12 at 13 it
13 it 14 sharply
14 sharply 15 .

" it wasn't cut off with a knife ; it was bitten off ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 15 "
2 it 3 wasn't
4 cut 5 off
5 off 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 knife
8 knife 9 ;
9 ; 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 bitten
12 bitten 13 off
13 off 14 !
14 ! 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 exclaimed
17 exclaimed 18 .

" [i] wonder [now] if [billy] [mink] is the scamp who has spoiled my fun . " 
1 " 3 wonder
1 " 17 "
3 wonder 5 if
8 is 11 who
9 the 11 who
10 scamp 11 who
11 who 12 has
12 has 13 spoiled
13 spoiled 14 my
13 spoiled 15 fun
15 fun 16 .
16 . 17 "

this puzzled him more than ever . 
1 this 3 him
2 puzzled 3 him
3 him 4 more
3 him 5 than
5 than 6 ever
6 ever 7 .

it didn't seem possible that such a little fellow as [billy] [mink] could have caught or frightened all the fish or have eaten so many . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 possible
4 possible 5 that
5 that 6 such
6 such 7 a
6 such 9 fellow
6 such 10 as
8 little 9 fellow
10 as 13 could
13 could 14 have
14 have 15 caught
15 caught 16 or
16 or 17 frightened
16 or 18 all
18 all 19 the
18 all 21 or
18 all 23 eaten
19 the 20 fish
22 have 23 eaten
23 eaten 25 many
24 so 25 many
25 many 26 .

besides , he didn't remember ever having known [billy] to leave heads around that way . 
1 besides 2 ,
1 besides 16 .
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 remember
5 remember 6 ever
6 ever 7 having
6 ever 8 known
8 known 10 to
10 to 11 leave
11 leave 12 heads
12 heads 13 around
12 heads 15 way
14 that 15 way

billy sometimes catches more fish than he can eat , but then he usually hides them . 
1 billy 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 3 catches
2 sometimes 14 usually
3 catches 5 fish
4 more 5 fish
5 fish 9 eat
6 than 8 can
7 he 8 can
8 can 9 eat
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 then
12 then 13 he
13 he 14 usually
14 usually 15 hides
15 hides 16 them
15 hides 17 .

the farther he went down the [laughing] [brook] , the more puzzled [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [grew] . 
1 the 2 farther
2 farther 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 down
5 down 6 the
6 the 9 ,
9 , 10 the
10 the 11 more
11 more 12 puzzled
12 puzzled 16 boy
16 boy 18 .

it made him feel very queer . 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
3 him 6 queer
4 feel 5 very
5 very 6 queer
6 queer 7 .

they were [little] [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] . 
1 they 2 were
1 they 9 .
2 were 6 and

[viii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] 

' [twas] [just] a sudden odd surprise [made] [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's [hair] [to] [rise] . 
1 ' 4 a
1 ' 11 's
1 ' 17 .
4 a 5 sudden
5 sudden 6 odd
6 odd 7 surprise
12 boy 13 's
13 's 17 .

that 's a funny thing for hair to do rise up all of a sudden isn't it ? 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 5 thing
5 thing 6 for
6 for 7 hair
7 hair 8 to
8 to 9 do
9 do 10 rise
10 rise 11 up
11 up 12 all
12 all 13 of
12 all 15 sudden
14 a 15 sudden
15 sudden 16 isn't
16 isn't 17 it
17 it 18 ?

there are just two things that make hair rise anger and fear . 
1 there 2 are
1 there 3 just
3 just 4 two
3 just 5 things
3 just 10 anger
6 that 9 rise
7 make 8 hair
8 hair 9 rise
9 rise 10 anger
10 anger 11 and
10 anger 12 fear
10 anger 13 .

both anger and fear make it do that . 
1 both 2 anger
2 anger 4 fear
3 and 4 fear
4 fear 5 make
5 make 6 it
5 make 7 do
7 do 8 that
7 do 9 .

it never had happened before . 
1 it 2 never
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 happened
4 happened 5 before
5 before 6 .

you see , there isn't much of anything that [farmer] [brown] 's boy is really afraid [of] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 3 ,
3 , 18 .
4 there 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 much
5 isn't 14 is
6 much 7 of
8 anything 9 that
9 that 14 is
12 's 14 is
13 boy 14 is
14 is 15 really
14 is 16 afraid
16 afraid 18 .

perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found . 
1 perhaps 2 he
1 perhaps 3 wouldn't
1 perhaps 8 time
3 wouldn't 4 have
5 been 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 this
7 this 8 time
8 time 11 hadn't
8 time 20 .
9 if 10 it
10 it 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 12 been
11 hadn't 13 for
11 hadn't 19 found
13 for 14 the
14 the 15 surprise
15 surprise 16 of
16 of 17 what
17 what 18 he

anyway , that is what he said when he told about it afterward . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 that
3 that 4 is
3 that 5 what
4 is 5 what
5 what 7 said
5 what 8 when
6 he 7 said
8 when 9 he
9 he 10 told
10 told 11 about
11 about 12 it
12 it 13 afterward
13 afterward 14 .

what was it he saw ? 
1 what 4 he
2 was 3 it
2 was 4 he
4 he 5 saw
5 saw 6 ?

what do you think ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 ?

why , it was a footprint in the soft mud . 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 footprint
6 footprint 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 soft
9 soft 10 mud
10 mud 11 .

yes , [sir] , that 's what it was , and all it was . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 's
6 's 7 what
7 what 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 all
12 all 14 was
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 .

it was the footprint of [buster] [bear] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 footprint
4 footprint 5 of
5 of 8 .

now [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [know] that [buster] [bear] had come down to [the] [green] [forest] to live . 
1 now 8 that
8 that 11 had
11 had 12 come
12 come 13 down
13 down 14 to
14 to 18 to
18 to 19 live
19 live 20 .

he never had heard of [a] [bear] [being] in the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 never
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 5 of
5 of 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 13 .

somehow , he didn't feel like meeting [buster] [bear] . 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 5 feel
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
5 feel 6 like
6 like 7 meeting
7 meeting 10 .

if he had had his terrible gun with him , it might have been different . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 had
4 had 7 gun
5 his 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 gun
7 gun 15 different
8 with 9 him
9 him 15 different
10 , 15 different
11 it 15 different
12 might 15 different
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 different
15 different 16 .

but he didn't , and so he suddenly made up his mind that he didn't want to fish any more that day . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 8 suddenly
3 didn't 12 mind
3 didn't 13 that
3 didn't 14 he
3 didn't 15 didn't
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 so
6 so 8 suddenly
7 he 8 suddenly
8 suddenly 9 made
9 made 10 up
10 up 11 his
15 didn't 16 want
16 want 17 to
17 to 18 fish
18 fish 19 any
19 any 20 more
20 more 21 that
21 that 22 day
22 day 23 .

he had a funny feeling , too , that he was being watched , although he couldn't see any one . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 funny
4 funny 5 feeling
5 feeling 8 ,
6 , 7 too
7 too 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 12 being
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 being
12 being 13 watched
12 being 15 although
12 being 17 couldn't
14 , 15 although
15 although 16 he
17 couldn't 18 see
18 see 19 any
19 any 20 one
20 one 21 .

he was being watched . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 being
3 being 4 watched
3 being 5 .

little [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] were watching him and [taking] the greatest care to keep out of his sight [.] 
1 little 20 sight
4 and 7 were
7 were 8 watching
8 watching 9 him
9 him 10 and
10 and 12 the
12 the 13 greatest
13 greatest 14 care
14 care 16 keep
15 to 16 keep
16 keep 17 out
16 keep 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 sight

he hadn't run , but he had wanted to . 
1 he 3 run
2 hadn't 3 run
3 run 5 but
4 , 5 but
5 but 7 had
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 wanted
8 wanted 9 to
9 to 10 .

" huh ! " said [buster] [bear] to [little] [joe] [otter] , " [i] believe he was afraid ! " 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
3 ! 12 ,
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 to
12 , 13 "
13 " 20 "
15 believe 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 !
19 ! 20 "

and [buster] [bear] was just exactly right . 
1 and 4 was
4 was 5 just
5 just 6 exactly
6 exactly 7 right
6 exactly 8 .

[ix] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] 

little [joe] [otter] [was] [fairly] bursting [with] [excitement] . 
1 little 6 bursting
6 bursting 9 .

he could hardly contain himself . 
1 he 2 could
1 he 5 himself
2 could 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 contain
5 himself 6 .

he felt that he had the greatest news to tell [since] [peter] [rabbit] had first found the tracks of [buster] [bear] [in] the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 felt
1 he 26 .
2 felt 3 that
2 felt 5 had
2 felt 8 news
4 he 5 had
6 the 7 greatest
7 greatest 8 news
8 news 10 tell
9 to 10 tell
14 had 15 first
15 first 16 found
16 found 18 tracks
17 the 18 tracks
18 tracks 19 of
19 of 23 the
19 of 26 .

he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to . 
1 he 13 to
2 couldn't 8 minute
2 couldn't 13 to
3 keep 5 to
4 it 5 to
5 to 6 himself
5 to 8 minute
7 a 8 minute
8 minute 9 longer
9 longer 10 than
11 he 13 to
12 had 13 to
13 to 14 .

mr and [mrs] . [redwing] [were] [there] [,] and [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] [sitting] [in] [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [.] 
1 mr 9 and
2 and 4 .
4 . 9 and

little [joe] [otter] swam straight to the [big] [rock] and climbed up to the [very] [highest] part . 
1 little 17 part
4 swam 5 straight
5 straight 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 10 and
10 and 11 climbed
11 climbed 12 up
12 up 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 17 part
17 part 18 .

he looked so excited , and his eyes sparkled so , that every one knew right away that something had happened . 
1 he 3 so
2 looked 3 so
3 so 4 excited
4 excited 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 sparkled
9 sparkled 10 so
10 so 12 that
11 , 12 that
12 that 13 every
12 that 15 knew
12 that 18 that
12 that 22 .
13 every 14 one
15 knew 16 right
16 right 17 away
18 that 19 something
19 something 21 happened
20 had 21 happened

" hi ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 hi
1 " 4 "
2 hi 3 !
4 " 5 cried
4 " 8 .

" look at [little] [joe] [otter] ! 
1 " 2 look
1 " 7 !
2 look 3 at

it must be that for once he has been smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 
1 it 3 be
1 it 4 that
2 must 3 be
4 that 5 for
5 for 6 once
6 once 7 he
6 once 8 has
8 has 9 been
8 has 15 "
9 been 10 smarter
10 smarter 11 than
14 . 15 "

little [joe] [made] a [good-natured] [face] at [billy] [mink] and shook his head . 
1 little 4 a
4 a 14 .
7 at 10 and
10 and 11 shook
11 shook 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 14 .

" no , [billy] , " said he , " you are wrong , altogether wrong . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
2 no 7 said
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 "
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 you
11 you 13 wrong
12 are 13 wrong
13 wrong 14 ,
14 , 15 altogether
15 altogether 16 wrong
16 wrong 17 .

i don't believe anybody can be smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
2 don't 5 can
3 believe 4 anybody
5 can 6 be
5 can 11 .
6 be 7 smarter
7 smarter 8 than
11 . 12 "

[[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 

page @number@ []] 
1 page 2 @number@

reddy [fox] [rolled] his [lips] [back] [in] [an] [unpleasant] [grin] . 
1 reddy 4 his
4 his 11 .

" don't be too sure of that ! " he snapped . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 be
3 be 4 too
4 too 5 sure
5 sure 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 snapped
11 snapped 12 .

" [i] ['m] not through with him yet . " 
1 " 4 not
4 not 5 through
5 through 6 with
6 with 7 him
6 with 10 "
8 yet 9 .
9 . 10 "

" boaster ! 
1 " 2 boaster
2 boaster 3 !

boaster ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] [.] 
1 boaster 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried

reddy glared across the [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 
1 reddy 2 glared
2 glared 3 across
3 across 4 the

" [i] 'm not through with you either , [peter] [rabbit] ! " he snarled . 
1 " 13 "
3 'm 4 not
4 not 5 through
5 through 6 with
6 with 7 you
7 you 8 either
8 either 9 ,
9 , 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 snarled
15 snarled 16 .

" you 'll find it out one of these fine days ! " 
1 " 2 you
1 " 12 !
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 find
4 find 6 out
5 it 6 out
6 out 7 one
7 one 8 of
7 one 9 these
9 these 10 fine
10 fine 11 days
12 ! 13 "

" [reddy] , [reddy] , smart and sly , [couldn't] catch a buzzing fly ! " 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 16 "
5 , 6 smart
5 , 9 ,
6 smart 7 and
7 and 8 sly
9 , 11 catch
11 catch 12 a
12 a 13 buzzing
12 a 14 fly
14 fly 15 !
15 ! 16 "

taunted [peter] . 
1 taunted 3 .

" [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , gruffest voice . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 in
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 deepest
10 deepest 11 ,
11 , 12 gruffest
12 gruffest 13 voice
13 voice 14 .

" we know all about that . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 know
3 know 4 all
3 know 5 about
5 about 6 that
6 that 7 .

what we want to know is what [little] [joe] [otter] has got on his mind . " 
1 what 6 is
1 what 17 "
2 we 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 is
6 is 7 what
7 what 11 has
11 has 12 got
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 mind
15 mind 16 .
16 . 17 "

" it 's news great news ! " cried [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 8 "
2 it 3 's
2 it 4 news
4 news 5 great
5 great 6 news
5 great 7 !
8 " 9 cried
8 " 12 .

" we can [tell] [better] how [great] it is when [we] hear what it is , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [testily] . 
1 " 2 we
1 " 22 .
2 we 3 can
6 how 8 it
6 how 22 .
8 it 9 is
9 is 17 "
10 when 12 hear
12 hear 13 what
13 what 15 is
14 it 15 is
15 is 16 ,
16 , 17 "

" what is it ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

for a minute no one said a word . 
1 for 3 minute
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 4 no
4 no 5 one
4 no 6 said
6 said 8 word
6 said 9 .
7 a 8 word

then [blacky] [the] [crow] leaned down from his perch in the [big] [hickory-tree] and looked very [hard] [at] [little] [joe] as he said : 
1 then 5 leaned
5 leaned 6 down
5 leaned 14 and
6 down 11 the
7 from 8 his
8 his 9 perch
9 perch 10 in
10 in 11 the
14 and 15 looked
15 looked 16 very
16 very 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 23 said
23 said 24 :

" [i] don't believe it . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 .

i don't believe a word of it . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 5 word
4 a 5 word
5 word 6 of
5 word 7 it
7 it 8 .

we are all afraid of him . " 
1 we 3 all
2 are 3 all
3 all 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
5 of 6 him
6 him 7 .
7 . 8 "

little [joe] glared [back] [at] [blacky] . 
1 little 3 glared
3 glared 7 .

" [i] don't care whether [you] [believe] it or not ; it 's true , " he retorted . 
1 " 3 don't
1 " 16 "
3 don't 4 care
4 care 5 whether
5 whether 10 not
8 it 9 or
9 or 10 not
11 ; 12 it
11 ; 13 's
13 's 14 true
14 true 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 he
17 he 18 retorted
18 retorted 19 .

" now tell me that he isn't afraid ! " [concluded] [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 10 "
2 now 3 tell
3 tell 4 me
4 me 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 isn't
8 afraid 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 14 .

" for once he knows just how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are . 
1 " 2 for
2 for 3 once
3 once 5 knows
3 once 13 prowling
4 he 5 knows
5 knows 6 just
5 knows 7 how
7 how 9 feel
8 we 9 feel
10 when 12 comes
11 he 12 comes
12 comes 13 prowling
13 prowling 14 around
14 around 15 where
15 where 17 are
15 where 18 .
16 we 17 are

isn't that great news ? 
1 isn't 2 that
1 isn't 4 news
1 isn't 5 ?
3 great 4 news

now we 'll get even with him ! " 
1 now 2 we
1 now 4 get
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 get
4 get 5 even
5 even 6 with
6 with 7 him
7 him 8 !
8 ! 9 "

" [i] 'll [believe] [it] [when] [i] see it for myself ! " [snapped] [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 " 3 'll
1 " 13 "
8 see 9 it
9 it 10 for
10 for 11 myself
11 myself 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 18 .
16 the 18 .

[x] 

[buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] 

of course , [peter] [rabbit] [helped] spread it . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 3 ,
3 , 7 spread
7 spread 8 it
8 it 9 .

trust [peter] for that ! 
1 trust 3 for
3 for 4 that
4 that 5 !

but everybody else helped too . 
1 but 5 too
1 but 6 .
2 everybody 3 else
2 everybody 4 helped
2 everybody 5 too

and so it was that [buster] [bear] [became] a hero [right] [away] to [most] [of] them . 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 that
5 that 9 a
9 a 10 hero
10 hero 13 to
13 to 16 them
16 them 17 .

a few doubted [little] [joe] ['s] [story] . 
1 a 2 few
1 a 8 .
2 few 3 doubted

one of them was [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 one 2 of
1 one 8 .
2 of 3 them
2 of 4 was
4 was 6 the

another was [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 another 2 was

blacky doubted because he knew [farmer] [brown] 's boy so well that he couldn't imagine him afraid . 
1 blacky 2 doubted
1 blacky 4 he
2 doubted 3 because
4 he 16 him
5 knew 11 well
8 's 9 boy
8 's 11 well
10 so 11 well
11 well 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 15 imagine
15 imagine 16 him
16 him 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 .

reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe . 
1 reddy 2 doubted
2 doubted 3 because
3 because 8 believe
4 he 8 believe
5 didn't 6 want
5 didn't 8 believe
7 to 8 believe
8 believe 9 .

you see , he was jealous of [buster] [bear] , and at the same time he was afraid of him . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 jealous
6 jealous 7 of
7 of 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 at
12 at 14 same
13 the 14 same
14 same 15 time
15 time 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 of
19 of 20 him
20 him 21 .

but nearly everybody else believed it , and there was great rejoicing . 
1 but 2 nearly
1 but 13 .
2 nearly 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 else
3 everybody 9 there
5 believed 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 there
9 there 10 was
9 there 11 great
11 great 12 rejoicing

most of them were [afraid] [of] [buster] , very much afraid of him , [because] he was so big and strong [.] 
1 most 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 4 were
4 were 8 ,
8 , 18 so
9 very 10 much
10 much 11 afraid
11 afraid 12 of
12 of 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 16 he
16 he 17 was
16 he 18 so
18 so 21 strong
19 big 20 and
20 and 21 strong

they tried in ever so many ways to show him how friendly they felt and went quite out of their way to do him favors . 
1 they 2 tried
1 they 13 they
2 tried 3 in
3 in 4 ever
4 ever 5 so
5 so 6 many
6 many 7 ways
8 to 9 show
9 show 10 him
9 show 11 how
11 how 12 friendly
11 how 13 they
13 they 14 felt
13 they 20 their
14 felt 16 went
15 and 16 went
16 went 17 quite
17 quite 18 out
18 out 19 of
20 their 21 way
21 way 24 him
22 to 24 him
23 do 24 him
24 him 25 favors
24 him 26 .

whenever they met one another , all they could talk about was the smartness and the greatness of [buster] [bear] . 
1 whenever 3 met
1 whenever 7 all
2 they 3 met
3 met 4 one
4 one 5 another
6 , 7 all
7 all 9 could
8 they 9 could
9 could 10 talk
10 talk 11 about
11 about 12 was
12 was 13 the
13 the 14 smartness
13 the 21 .
14 smartness 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 greatness
17 greatness 18 of

" and he won't dare [set] any more traps for me , " gloated [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 and
1 " 13 "
2 and 3 he
3 he 4 won't
4 won't 5 dare
7 any 8 more
7 any 10 for
8 more 9 traps
10 for 11 me
11 me 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 gloated
14 gloated 17 .

" ah wish [brer] [bear] would go [up] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse and scare [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] so that he would keep away from [there] . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 28 .
3 wish 6 would
6 would 7 go
7 go 9 to
9 to 13 henhouse
13 henhouse 14 and
14 and 15 scare
15 scare 20 so
20 so 21 that
21 that 22 he
22 he 23 would
23 would 24 keep
24 keep 25 away
25 away 26 from
26 from 28 .

it would be a favor to me [which] [ah] cert'nly [would] [appreciate] , " said [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] when he heard the news . 
1 it 3 be
1 it 10 cert'nly
2 would 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 favor
5 favor 6 to
6 to 7 me
10 cert'nly 25 .
13 , 14 "
13 , 20 when
14 " 15 said
20 when 21 he
20 when 22 heard
22 heard 24 news
23 the 24 news
24 news 25 .

" let's [all] go [together] and [tell] [buster] [bear] how much obliged we are for what he has done , " proposed [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 
1 " 2 let's
1 " 6 and
2 let's 4 go
6 and 10 how
10 how 12 obliged
10 how 20 ,
11 much 12 obliged
12 obliged 13 we
13 we 14 are
14 are 15 for
15 for 16 what
16 what 17 he
16 what 19 done
18 has 19 done
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 proposed

" that 's a splendid idea ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 " 2 that
1 " 8 "
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 splendid
5 splendid 6 idea
7 ! 8 "
8 " 13 .
9 cried 13 .

" we 'll do it right away . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 do
4 do 5 it
5 it 6 right
6 right 7 away
7 away 8 .
8 . 9 "

" caw , caw caw ! " broke in [blacky] the [crow] . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 caw
5 caw 6 !
6 ! 7 "
6 ! 8 broke
8 broke 9 in
9 in 11 the
11 the 13 .

" [i] [say] , let's wait and see for ourselves if it is all true . " 
1 " 4 ,
1 " 17 "
4 , 5 let's
5 let's 6 wait
6 wait 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 9 for
9 for 10 ourselves
10 ourselves 11 if
12 it 13 is
12 it 15 true
13 is 14 all
15 true 16 .
16 . 17 "

" of course it 's true ! " snapped [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 " 5 's
1 " 7 !
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 it
4 it 5 's
5 's 6 true
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 snapped
9 snapped 13 .

" don't you [believe] [i] 'm telling the truth ? " 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 11 "
2 don't 3 you
6 'm 7 telling
7 telling 9 truth
8 the 9 truth
9 truth 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" certainly , certainly . 
1 " 2 certainly
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 .
4 certainly 5 .

of course no one doubts your [word] [,] " [replied] [blacky] , with the utmost politeness . 
1 of 5 doubts
2 course 3 no
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 doubts
5 doubts 6 your
6 your 9 "
9 " 12 ,
12 , 17 .
13 with 14 the
14 the 15 utmost
15 utmost 16 politeness
16 politeness 17 .

" but you [say] [yourself] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't see [buster] [bear] , but only his footprint . 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 you
2 but 6 that
2 but 16 but
6 that 9 's
9 's 10 boy
11 didn't 12 see
11 didn't 16 but
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 only
17 only 19 footprint
17 only 20 .
18 his 19 footprint

perhaps he didn't know whose it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 know
3 didn't 6 it
3 didn't 14 wouldn't
4 know 5 whose
6 it 7 was
6 it 8 ,
8 , 9 and
10 if 11 he
10 if 12 had
10 if 14 wouldn't
11 he 12 had
13 he 14 wouldn't
14 wouldn't 15 have
15 have 16 been
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 .

now [i] 've got a plan [by] [which] we can see for ourselves [if] [he] [really] [is] [afraid] [of] [buster] [bear] . " 
1 now 23 "
3 've 4 got
3 've 22 .
4 got 5 a
5 a 6 plan
6 plan 13 ourselves
9 we 10 can
10 can 11 see
11 see 12 for
12 for 13 ourselves
22 . 23 "

" what is it ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 7 asked
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 10 eagerly
10 eagerly 11 .

blacky [the] [crow] shook his head and winked . 
1 blacky 8 winked
4 shook 6 head
4 shook 7 and
5 his 6 head
7 and 8 winked
8 winked 9 .

" that 's telling , " said he . 
1 " 3 's
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 telling
4 telling 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" [i] want to think it over . 
1 " 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 it
6 it 7 over
7 over 8 .

[xi] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] 

blacky is a dreamer ! 
1 blacky 2 is
1 blacky 4 dreamer
2 is 3 a
4 dreamer 5 !

blacky is a schemer ! 
1 blacky 4 schemer
1 blacky 5 !
2 is 4 schemer
3 a 4 schemer

his voice [is] [strong] [;] [when] [things] [go] [wrong] [blacky] [is] a screamer ! 
1 his 2 voice
1 his 12 a
12 a 13 screamer
13 screamer 14 !

it 's a fact . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 fact
4 fact 5 .

blacky [the] [crow] [is] [forever] [dreaming] and [scheming] [and] [almost] [always] [it] [is] [of] [mischief] [.] 
1 blacky 7 and

blacky likes excitement . 
1 blacky 3 excitement
2 likes 3 excitement
3 excitement 4 .

he wants something going on . 
1 he 2 wants
2 wants 3 something
3 something 4 going
4 going 5 on
5 on 6 .

the more exciting it is , the better he likes it . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 exciting
2 more 8 better
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 ,
6 , 8 better
7 the 8 better
8 better 10 likes
9 he 10 likes
10 likes 11 it
11 it 12 .

then he has a chance to use that harsh voice of his , and how he does use it ! 
1 then 3 has
2 he 3 has
3 has 5 chance
3 has 17 does
4 a 5 chance
5 chance 6 to
6 to 7 use
7 use 8 that
8 that 9 harsh
9 harsh 10 voice
10 voice 12 his
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 how
16 he 17 does
17 does 18 use
18 use 19 it
18 use 20 !

in the first place he felt very important , and you know [blacky] dearly [loves] to feel important . 
1 in 4 place
1 in 5 he
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 place
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 very
7 very 8 important
8 important 9 ,
9 , 14 dearly
10 and 11 you
10 and 14 dearly
11 you 12 know
14 dearly 16 to
16 to 17 feel
17 feel 18 important
18 important 19 .

on [the] [big] [rock] in the [smiling] [pool] [sat] [little] [joe] [otter] , [billy] [mink] , and [jerry] [muskrat] . 
1 on 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 13 ,
13 , 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 .

on his big , green lily-pad [sat] [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 on 2 his
2 his 3 big
2 his 6 lily-pad
2 his 10 .
3 big 4 ,
5 green 6 lily-pad

on [another] lily-pad [sat] [spotty] the [turtle] . 
1 on 3 lily-pad
3 lily-pad 8 .
6 the 8 .

on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] were [reddy] [fox] , [digger] the [badger] , and [bobby] [coon] . 
1 on 2 the
1 on 12 ,
2 the 3 other
3 other 4 side
4 side 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 9 were
12 , 20 .
14 the 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 .

in the [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] , and [sammy] [jay] . 
1 in 2 the
1 in 16 ,
7 the 10 ,
10 , 13 the
13 the 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 20 .

blacky waited until he was sure that no one else was coming . 
1 blacky 2 waited
1 blacky 6 sure
1 blacky 10 else
2 waited 3 until
4 he 5 was
4 he 6 sure
5 was 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
7 that 8 no
9 one 10 else
10 else 11 was
11 was 12 coming
12 coming 13 .

then he cleared his throat very loudly and began to [speak] . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 12 .
2 he 3 cleared
3 cleared 5 throat
4 his 5 throat
5 throat 6 very
6 very 7 loudly
6 very 8 and
8 and 9 began
9 began 10 to

" friends , " said he . 
1 " 2 friends
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

but no one said anything , and [blacky] went on . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 7 and
4 said 5 anything
5 anything 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 went
9 went 10 on
10 on 11 .

perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't . 
1 perhaps 2 he
1 perhaps 8 perhaps
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 ,
5 and 6 then
6 then 7 again
6 then 8 perhaps
8 perhaps 9 he
8 perhaps 10 wasn't
8 perhaps 11 .

perhaps he had something else on his mind . 
1 perhaps 3 had
1 perhaps 5 else
1 perhaps 9 .
2 he 3 had
4 something 5 else
5 else 8 mind
6 on 8 mind
7 his 8 mind

you have made a hero of [buster] [bear] , because you [believe] [little] [joe] ['s] [story] . 
1 you 2 have
1 you 9 ,
2 have 3 made
3 made 4 a
3 made 6 of
4 a 5 hero
9 , 10 because
10 because 11 you
11 you 17 .

now here is my plan : 
1 now 5 plan
2 here 3 is
3 is 4 my
4 my 5 plan
5 plan 6 :

" [to-morrow] [morning] , very early , [sammy] [jay] and [i] will make a [great] fuss near the edge of the [green] [forest] . 
1 " 16 fuss
1 " 24 .
4 , 5 very
5 very 6 early
5 very 7 ,
7 , 10 and
10 and 12 will
12 will 13 make
13 make 14 a
14 a 16 fuss
17 near 18 the
18 the 19 edge
19 edge 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 24 .

farmer [brown] 's boy has a lot of curiosity , and he will be sure to come over to see what it is all about . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 26 .
5 has 9 curiosity
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 curiosity
9 curiosity 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 will
12 he 13 will
13 will 14 be
13 will 16 to
13 will 19 to
14 be 15 sure
17 come 18 over
18 over 19 to
19 to 20 see
20 see 21 what
20 see 26 .
21 what 22 it
22 it 23 is
23 is 24 all
24 all 25 about

then we will lead him to where [buster] [bear] is . 
1 then 2 we
2 we 4 lead
3 will 4 lead
4 lead 5 him
4 lead 7 where
5 him 6 to
7 where 10 is
10 is 11 .

now what do you say ? " 
1 now 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 say
5 say 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

right away everybody began to talk at the same time . 
1 right 2 away
2 away 4 began
3 everybody 4 began
4 began 5 to
4 began 6 talk
6 talk 7 at
6 talk 11 .
7 at 9 same
8 the 9 same
9 same 10 time

it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 everybody
2 was 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 simple
5 simple 8 everybody
6 plan 8 everybody
7 that 8 everybody
8 everybody 9 agreed
9 agreed 10 to
10 to 11 it
11 it 12 .

so it was agreed that [blacky] should try his plan the very next morning . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 agreed
4 agreed 5 that
5 that 7 should
7 should 8 try
8 try 10 plan
9 his 10 plan
10 plan 11 the
11 the 12 very
11 the 13 next
13 next 14 morning
14 morning 15 .

[xii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] 

what was he watching for ? 
1 what 5 for
2 was 4 watching
3 he 4 watching
4 watching 5 for
5 for 6 ?

why , for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to come out on his way to milk the cows . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 for
2 , 8 to
2 , 18 .
3 for 6 's
6 's 7 boy
8 to 9 come
9 come 10 out
11 on 12 his
12 his 13 way
13 way 14 to
14 to 15 milk
15 milk 16 the
16 the 17 cows
17 cows 18 .

by and by the back door [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] opened , and [out] stepped [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 the
4 the 6 door
5 back 6 door
6 door 12 opened
12 opened 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 stepped
14 and 21 .
19 's 20 boy
20 boy 21 .

in each hand he carried a milk pail . 
1 in 2 each
1 in 5 carried
3 hand 5 carried
4 he 5 carried
5 carried 8 pail
6 a 7 milk
7 milk 8 pail
8 pail 9 .

right away [blacky] began to scream at the top of his lungs . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 9 top
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 scream
6 scream 7 at
7 at 9 top
8 the 9 top
9 top 10 of
10 of 11 his
11 his 12 lungs
12 lungs 13 .

" caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 shouted
9 shouted 11 .

" caw , caw , caw ! " 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "

no , [sir] , he started straight for the barn . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 started
6 started 7 straight
7 straight 8 for
8 for 9 the
9 the 10 barn
10 barn 11 .

blacky didn't know what to make of it . 
1 blacky 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 6 make
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 .

so , when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] started for the barn instead of for the [green] [forest] , [blacky] didn't know what to make of it . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 3 when
3 when 8 started
8 started 9 for
9 for 10 the
10 the 11 barn
11 barn 12 instead
12 instead 13 of
12 instead 14 for
14 for 15 the
15 the 18 ,
18 , 27 .
20 didn't 21 know
21 know 22 what
22 what 24 make
23 to 24 make
24 make 25 of
25 of 26 it
26 it 27 .

when [farmer] [brown] 's boy disappeared in the barn , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] [snickered] right out loud . 
1 when 6 disappeared
4 's 6 disappeared
5 boy 6 disappeared
6 disappeared 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 barn
9 barn 10 ,
10 , 12 the
12 the 19 .
16 right 17 out
17 out 18 loud
18 loud 19 .

" [ha] , ha , ha ! 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 4 ha
4 ha 5 ,
5 , 6 ha
6 ha 7 !

this is a great plan of yours , [blacky] ! 
1 this 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 great
4 great 5 plan
5 plan 6 of
6 of 7 yours
7 yours 8 ,
8 , 10 !

ha , ha , ha ! " he shouted . 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

blacky couldn't find a word to say . 
1 blacky 3 find
1 blacky 8 .
2 couldn't 3 find
3 find 5 word
4 a 5 word
5 word 7 say
6 to 7 say

he just hung his head , which is [something] [blacky] seldom [does] . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 hung
3 hung 4 his
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 ,
6 , 7 which
7 which 8 is
8 is 11 seldom
11 seldom 13 .

so it was decided to wait . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 decided
4 decided 5 to
5 to 6 wait
6 wait 7 .

it seemed as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy never would come out , but at last he did . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 19 .
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
3 as 9 never
4 if 8 boy
10 would 11 come
10 would 19 .
11 come 12 out
12 out 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 17 he
14 but 18 did
15 at 16 last
15 at 17 he

blacky and [sammy] [jay] at once began to scream and make all the fuss they could . 
1 blacky 2 and
2 and 7 began
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 began
7 began 8 to
8 to 9 scream
9 scream 10 and
10 and 11 make
11 make 14 fuss
12 all 13 the
13 the 14 fuss
14 fuss 15 they
15 they 16 could
15 they 17 .

farmer [brown] 's boy took the two pails of milk into the house , then out he came and started straight for the [green] [forest] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 26 .
5 took 8 pails
6 the 7 two
7 two 8 pails
8 pails 10 milk
9 of 10 milk
10 milk 11 into
11 into 12 the
12 the 13 house
13 house 14 ,
14 , 15 then
14 , 26 .
15 then 16 out
15 then 19 and
16 out 17 he
17 he 18 came
19 and 20 started
20 started 21 straight
21 straight 22 for
22 for 23 the

he was so curious to know what it all meant that he couldn't wait another minute . 
1 he 11 that
2 was 3 so
3 so 11 that
4 curious 7 what
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 what
7 what 10 meant
7 what 11 that
8 it 9 all
9 all 10 meant
11 that 12 he
11 that 13 couldn't
11 that 17 .
13 couldn't 16 minute
14 wait 16 minute
15 another 16 minute

now there was some one else with a great deal of curiosity also . 
1 now 12 curiosity
2 there 3 was
3 was 12 curiosity
4 some 5 one
5 one 6 else
6 else 12 curiosity
7 with 8 a
8 a 9 great
9 great 10 deal
10 deal 12 curiosity
11 of 12 curiosity
12 curiosity 13 also
13 also 14 .

he had heard the screaming of [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand it another minute . 
1 he 2 had
1 he 3 heard
3 heard 4 the
3 heard 5 screaming
3 heard 13 ,
5 screaming 6 of
6 of 8 the
8 the 10 and
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 listened
17 listened 18 until
18 until 19 he
19 he 20 couldn't
20 couldn't 21 stand
21 stand 22 it
22 it 24 minute
23 another 24 minute
24 minute 25 .

he just had to know what it was all about . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 what
6 what 7 it
7 it 8 was
7 it 9 all
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 .

he walked very softly so as not to make a sound . 
1 he 2 walked
1 he 12 .
2 walked 4 softly
3 very 4 softly
4 softly 5 so
5 so 6 as
5 so 7 not
5 so 11 sound
7 not 8 to
8 to 9 make
9 make 10 a

it was [buster] [bear] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 .

[xiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] 

if you [should] meet with [buster] [bear] [while] walking through the wood , [what] [would] you do ? 
1 if 2 you
1 if 13 ,
1 if 16 you
2 you 4 meet
5 with 12 wood
9 walking 10 through
10 through 11 the
11 the 12 wood
12 wood 13 ,
16 you 17 do
17 do 18 ?

now tell me [true] , [i] ['d] [run] the best [i] [could] . 
1 now 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 5 ,
5 , 9 the
9 the 10 best
10 best 13 .

farmer [brown] had laughed and laughed . 
1 farmer 3 had
3 had 4 laughed
3 had 7 .
4 laughed 6 laughed
5 and 6 laughed

if you want to find [mr] [bear] , you will have to go to the [great] [woods] . 
1 if 2 you
1 if 8 ,
2 you 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 find
8 , 9 you
9 you 10 will
10 will 11 have
11 have 12 to
11 have 18 .
12 to 13 go
13 go 14 to
14 to 15 the

i don't know who made that footprint , but it [certainly] couldn't have been a [bear] . 
1 i 2 don't
1 i 8 ,
2 don't 3 know
2 don't 4 who
4 who 5 made
5 made 7 footprint
6 that 7 footprint
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
10 it 17 .
12 couldn't 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 a
15 a 17 .

i think you must have imagined it . " 
1 i 2 think
2 think 4 must
3 you 4 must
4 must 6 imagined
5 have 6 imagined
6 imagined 7 it
7 it 8 .
8 . 9 "

buster [bear] had come to live in the [green] [forest] , and [farmer] [brown] 's boy had [seen] his footprint . 
1 buster 3 had
3 had 4 come
4 come 5 to
5 to 6 live
6 live 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 15 's
15 's 21 .
16 boy 20 footprint
16 boy 21 .
17 had 19 his
19 his 20 footprint

it was very exciting , the most exciting thing they could remember . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 exciting
4 exciting 8 exciting
4 exciting 10 they
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 most
7 most 8 exciting
9 thing 10 they
10 they 11 could
11 could 12 remember
12 remember 13 .

every one was so busy watching [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] that [no] one [saw] [buster] coming from the [other] direction . 
1 every 2 one
2 one 3 was
3 was 5 busy
4 so 5 busy
5 busy 6 watching
6 watching 21 .
11 that 13 one
13 one 20 direction
16 coming 17 from
17 from 18 the
18 the 20 direction
20 direction 21 .

you see , [buster] [walked] very [softly] [.] 
1 you 2 see
1 you 6 very
2 see 3 ,

big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 
1 big 2 as
1 big 4 is
1 big 14 weeniest
2 as 3 he
5 , 9 without
6 he 7 can
7 can 8 walk
8 walk 9 without
9 without 10 making
10 making 12 teeniest
11 the 12 teeniest
12 teeniest 14 weeniest
13 , 14 weeniest
14 weeniest 15 sound
15 sound 16 .

then everybody held their breath , even [blacky] the [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 then 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 held
2 everybody 4 their
4 their 5 breath
4 their 6 ,
6 , 7 even
7 even 9 the

for just a little minute it was [so] [still] there in the [green] [forest] that [not] [the] least [little] [sound] could be [heard] . 
1 for 2 just
2 just 3 a
2 just 5 minute
4 little 5 minute
5 minute 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 10 there
7 was 11 in
11 in 12 the
11 in 24 .
12 the 15 that
15 that 22 be
18 least 21 could
21 could 22 be

what was going to happen ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 happen
5 happen 6 ?

[xiv] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] 

blacky the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] [,] [looking] [down] [from] [the] [top] [of] [a] tall [tree] [,] [held] [their] [breath] . 
1 blacky 15 tall
2 the 4 and
4 and 15 tall
15 tall 21 .

happy [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] [and] [his] cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , looking down from another tree , [held] [their] [breath] . 
1 happy 8 cousin
8 cousin 9 ,
9 , 11 the
11 the 24 .
14 , 15 looking
14 , 20 ,
15 looking 16 down
16 down 19 tree
17 from 19 tree
18 another 19 tree
20 , 24 .

unc ' [billy] [possum] , sticking his head out from a hollow [tree] , [held] his breath . 
1 unc 18 .
2 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 sticking
6 sticking 8 head
6 sticking 9 out
6 sticking 11 a
7 his 8 head
9 out 10 from
11 a 12 hollow
12 hollow 14 ,
14 , 16 his
14 , 18 .
16 his 17 breath

bobby [coon] , looking through a hole in a hollow stump in which he was hiding , held his breath . 
1 bobby 3 ,
3 , 4 looking
4 looking 5 through
5 through 7 hole
6 a 7 hole
7 hole 8 in
7 hole 9 a
7 hole 10 hollow
10 hollow 11 stump
11 stump 12 in
12 in 13 which
13 which 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 hiding
16 hiding 17 ,
17 , 20 breath
18 held 19 his
19 his 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

reddy [fox] , lying flat down behind a heap of brush [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 
1 reddy 11 brush
3 , 4 lying
4 lying 5 flat
5 flat 6 down
6 down 9 heap
7 behind 8 a
8 a 9 heap
9 heap 10 of
10 of 11 brush

peter [rabbit] [,] sitting bolt upright under a thick hemlock branch , with eyes and ears wide open , held his breath . 
1 peter 22 breath
4 sitting 5 bolt
5 bolt 6 upright
6 upright 7 under
7 under 9 thick
7 under 10 hemlock
8 a 9 thick
10 hemlock 13 with
11 branch 12 ,
12 , 13 with
13 with 15 and
14 eyes 15 and
15 and 16 ears
15 and 20 held
16 ears 18 open
17 wide 18 open
18 open 19 ,
20 held 22 breath
21 his 22 breath
22 breath 23 .

and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 other
4 other 5 little
5 little 6 people
6 people 7 who
7 who 8 happened
8 happened 9 to
9 to 10 be
10 be 11 where
11 where 12 they
11 where 14 see
11 where 19 .
13 could 14 see
14 see 15 did
15 did 18 thing
16 the 17 same
17 same 18 thing

you see , it was the most exciting [moment] [ever] was in the [green] [forest] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 the
6 the 7 most
6 the 12 in
7 most 8 exciting
8 exciting 11 was
12 in 13 the
13 the 16 .

then something happened [.] 
1 then 2 something
2 something 3 happened

yes , [sir] , [something] happened . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 .
6 happened 7 .

farmer [brown] ['s] boy opened his mouth and yelled ! 
1 farmer 6 his
4 boy 5 opened
5 opened 6 his
6 his 7 mouth
7 mouth 8 and
8 and 9 yelled
9 yelled 10 !

and that yell was a yell of fright . 
1 and 2 that
1 and 3 yell
3 yell 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 yell
6 yell 7 of
7 of 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

there wasn't any doubt that he was afraid , very much afraid . 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 any
3 any 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid
8 afraid 12 afraid
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 afraid
12 afraid 13 .

everybody leaned forward to watch him . 
1 everybody 6 him
2 leaned 3 forward
3 forward 4 to
4 to 5 watch
5 watch 6 him
6 him 7 .

" what did [i] tell you ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 5 tell
5 tell 6 you
6 you 7 ?

didn't [i] say that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] ? " cried [little] [joe] [otter] , dancing [about] [with] excitement . 
1 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
7 afraid 8 of
8 of 22 .
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 17 ,
17 , 18 dancing
18 dancing 21 excitement
18 dancing 22 .

" you were right , [little] [joe] ! 
1 " 2 you
1 " 5 ,
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 right
5 , 8 !

i 'm sorry that [i] doubted it . 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 4 that
2 'm 3 sorry
4 that 6 doubted
6 doubted 7 it
7 it 8 .

see him go ! 
1 see 3 go
2 him 3 go
3 go 4 !

caw , caw , caw ! " shrieked [blacky] the [crow] [.] 
1 caw 2 ,
2 , 3 caw
3 caw 4 ,
4 , 5 caw
5 caw 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 10 the

for a minute or two everybody forgot about [buster] [bear] . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 5 two
4 or 5 two
5 two 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 forgot
7 forgot 8 about
8 about 11 .

then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 6 crash
3 was 4 a
4 a 6 crash
5 great 6 crash
6 crash 7 which
7 which 8 made
8 made 9 everybody
8 made 10 turn
8 made 11 to
11 to 12 look
12 look 15 way
12 look 16 .
13 the 14 other
13 the 15 way

what do you think they saw ? 
1 what 6 saw
2 do 3 you
2 do 4 think
4 think 6 saw
5 they 6 saw
6 saw 7 ?

why , [buster] [bear] was running away too , and he was running twice as fast as [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy ! 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 21 boy
2 , 5 was
5 was 6 running
6 running 7 away
7 away 8 too
8 too 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 running
13 running 14 twice
14 twice 15 as
15 as 17 as
16 fast 17 as
21 boy 22 !

he bumped into trees and crashed through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight . 
1 he 2 bumped
1 he 9 and
2 bumped 3 into
3 into 4 trees
4 trees 5 and
4 trees 8 bushes
5 and 6 crashed
6 crashed 7 through
9 and 10 jumped
10 jumped 11 over
11 over 12 logs
12 logs 20 all
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 almost
15 in 16 almost
16 almost 17 no
17 no 18 time
17 no 19 at
17 no 20 all
20 all 21 he
20 all 23 out
21 he 22 was
23 out 24 of
24 of 25 sight
25 sight 26 .

altogether it was the most surprising thing that the little people of the [green] [forest] [ever] [had] [seen] . 
1 altogether 2 it
1 altogether 6 surprising
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 the
5 most 6 surprising
6 surprising 7 thing
6 surprising 8 that
8 that 9 the
9 the 10 little
10 little 11 people
11 people 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 19 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [,] [too] [.] 

page @number@ . []] 
1 page 2 @number@
2 @number@ 3 .

then [little] [joe] gave a funny little gasp . 
1 then 4 gave
4 gave 5 a
5 a 6 funny
6 funny 7 little
7 little 8 gasp
8 gasp 9 .

" why , why-e-e ! " said he , " [i] believe [buster] [bear] is [afraid] [too] ! " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
2 why 4 why-e-e
4 why-e-e 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 ,
9 , 18 !
10 " 12 believe
10 " 18 !
15 is 18 !
18 ! 19 "

unc ' [billy] [possum] chuckled [.] 
1 unc 2 '
2 ' 5 chuckled

" ah believe yo ' are right again , [brer] [otter] , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 believe
3 believe 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
4 yo 6 are
6 are 7 right
7 right 8 again
8 again 9 ,
9 , 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 said
14 said 15 he
15 he 16 .

" it cert'nly does look so . 
1 " 3 cert'nly
2 it 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 does
4 does 5 look
5 look 6 so
6 so 7 .

if [brer] [bear] [isn't] scared , he must have remembered something [impo'tant] and has gone to attend to it in a powerful hurry . " 
1 if 5 scared
5 scared 6 ,
5 scared 25 "
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 must
8 must 9 have
9 have 10 remembered
10 remembered 11 something
13 and 15 gone
14 has 15 gone
15 gone 17 attend
16 to 17 attend
17 attend 18 to
17 attend 19 it
17 attend 23 hurry
19 it 20 in
20 in 21 a
21 a 22 powerful
23 hurry 24 .
24 . 25 "

then everybody began to laugh . 
1 then 2 everybody
2 everybody 5 laugh
3 began 5 laugh
4 to 5 laugh
5 laugh 6 .

[xv] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] 

that was the way with [buster] [bear] . 
1 that 2 was
1 that 4 way
2 was 3 the
4 way 5 with
4 way 8 .

at least some of them had . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 some
3 some 4 of
4 of 5 them
5 them 6 had
6 had 7 .

it was hard to believe , but it was true . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 6 ,
2 was 3 hard
3 hard 4 to
4 to 5 believe
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 true
10 true 11 .

and right away [everybody] [lost] a great deal of the respect for [buster] which they had [felt] . 
1 and 11 respect
2 right 3 away
3 away 6 a
6 a 8 deal
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 respect
11 respect 18 .
12 for 14 which
14 which 15 they
15 they 16 had
16 had 18 .

it is always that way . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 always
3 always 4 that
4 that 5 way
5 way 6 .

they began to say unkind things about him . 
1 they 2 began
1 they 8 him
2 began 3 to
2 began 4 say
2 began 7 about
4 say 6 things
5 unkind 6 things
8 him 9 .

a dozen times a day [buster] [would] [hear] [them] [screaming] [this] . 
1 a 2 dozen
2 dozen 3 times
3 times 5 day
4 a 5 day
5 day 12 .

he would grind his teeth and glare up at them , but that was all he could do . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 4 his
2 would 3 grind
4 his 5 teeth
5 teeth 6 and
5 teeth 7 glare
6 and 7 glare
7 glare 8 up
8 up 9 at
9 at 10 them
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 that
13 that 14 was
13 that 15 all
15 all 16 he
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 do
18 do 19 .

he couldn't get at them . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 get
3 get 4 at
4 at 5 them
5 them 6 .

he just had to stand it and do nothing . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 stand
4 to 7 and
5 stand 6 it
7 and 8 do
8 do 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 .

he gave a deep , angry growl that made little shivers run over [chatterer] , and then suddenly he started up [that] [tree] [after] [chatterer] . 
1 he 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 4 deep
4 deep 5 ,
5 , 6 angry
6 angry 7 growl
7 growl 8 that
8 that 9 made
8 that 16 and
9 made 11 shivers
9 made 12 run
10 little 11 shivers
12 run 13 over
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 then
17 then 18 suddenly
17 then 19 he
19 he 20 started
20 started 21 up
21 up 26 .

with a frightened little shriek [chatterer] scampered to the top of the tree . 
1 with 2 a
1 with 10 top
2 a 3 frightened
3 frightened 4 little
4 little 5 shriek
7 scampered 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 top
10 top 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

he hadn't known that [buster] could climb . 
1 he 2 hadn't
1 he 8 .
2 hadn't 3 known
3 known 7 climb
4 that 6 could
6 could 7 climb

how [chatterer] did wish that he had kept his tongue [still] ! 
1 how 12 !
3 did 4 wish
4 wish 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 kept
8 kept 9 his
9 his 10 tongue
10 tongue 12 !

the worst of it was there wasn't another tree near enough for him to jump to . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
2 worst 4 it
2 worst 5 was
2 worst 7 wasn't
3 of 4 it
6 there 7 wasn't
7 wasn't 8 another
7 wasn't 15 jump
8 another 9 tree
9 tree 10 near
10 near 11 enough
11 enough 12 for
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 to
15 jump 16 to
15 jump 17 .

he was in trouble this time , was [chatterer] , sure enough ! 
1 he 2 was
1 he 7 ,
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 trouble
4 trouble 5 this
5 this 6 time
7 , 13 !
8 was 10 ,
10 , 11 sure
10 , 13 !
11 sure 12 enough

and there was no one to help him . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 5 one
3 was 4 no
4 no 5 one
5 one 7 help
6 to 7 help
7 help 8 him
8 him 9 .

[xvi] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] 

it isn't very often that [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] knows fear . 
1 it 4 often
2 isn't 4 often
3 very 4 often
4 often 5 that
4 often 10 knows
10 knows 11 fear
11 fear 12 .

that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 one
3 one 4 reason
4 reason 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 8 so
8 so 11 and
9 often 10 impudent
10 impudent 11 and
11 and 12 saucy
12 saucy 13 .

but once in a while a great fear takes possession of him , as when he knows that [shadow] [the] [weasel] is looking for him . 
1 but 2 once
2 once 3 in
2 once 5 while
4 a 5 while
5 while 6 a
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 fear
8 fear 10 possession
9 takes 10 possession
10 possession 11 of
10 possession 12 him
10 possession 14 as
10 possession 23 looking
10 possession 26 .
12 him 13 ,
14 as 15 when
15 when 16 he
16 he 17 knows
17 knows 18 that
18 that 22 is
23 looking 24 for
23 looking 25 him

you see , he knows that [shadow] can go wherever he can go . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 knows
5 knows 6 that
5 knows 8 can
8 can 9 go
9 go 10 wherever
10 wherever 14 .
11 he 12 can
12 can 13 go
13 go 14 .

if only he had kept his tongue [still] instead of saying [hateful] things to [buster] [bear] [!] 
1 if 2 only
1 if 14 to
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 kept
5 kept 6 his
6 his 7 tongue
7 tongue 9 instead
9 instead 10 of
10 of 11 saying
11 saying 13 things

if only he had known that [buster] could climb a tree ! 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 known
5 known 6 that
6 that 8 could
8 could 9 climb
9 climb 11 tree
10 a 11 tree
11 tree 12 !

if only he had chosen a tree near enough to other trees for him to jump across ! 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
2 only 18 !
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 chosen
5 chosen 7 tree
6 a 7 tree
7 tree 8 near
8 near 9 enough
9 enough 10 to
10 to 11 other
11 other 12 trees
11 other 13 for
13 for 14 him
14 him 15 to
16 jump 17 across
17 across 18 !

chatterer was in the worst kind of trouble , and there was no one to blame but himself . 
1 chatterer 8 trouble
1 chatterer 17 but
2 was 3 in
3 in 8 trouble
4 the 5 worst
5 worst 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
7 of 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 there
11 there 12 was
13 no 14 one
13 no 17 but
14 one 15 to
15 to 16 blame
16 blame 17 but
17 but 18 himself
18 himself 19 .

that is usually the case with those who get into trouble . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 the
3 usually 4 the
4 the 5 case
5 case 6 with
6 with 7 those
7 those 8 who
7 those 9 get
7 those 12 .
9 get 10 into
10 into 11 trouble

nearer and nearer came [buster] [bear] , and deeper and [angrier] sounded his voice . 
1 nearer 2 and
1 nearer 3 nearer
3 nearer 4 came
4 came 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 deeper
9 deeper 10 and
10 and 12 sounded
12 sounded 13 his
13 his 14 voice
13 his 15 .

chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way . 
1 chatterer 2 gave
2 gave 6 gasp
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 frightened
5 frightened 6 gasp
6 gasp 7 and
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 10 way
8 looked 11 and
9 this 10 way
11 and 12 looked
12 looked 13 that
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 .

what should he do ? 
1 what 2 should
1 what 4 do
1 what 5 ?
2 should 3 he

what could he do ! 
1 what 2 could
1 what 5 !
2 could 3 he
2 could 4 do

the ground seemed a terrible distance below . 
1 the 2 ground
2 ground 5 terrible
3 seemed 4 a
3 seemed 5 terrible
5 terrible 6 distance
6 distance 7 below
7 below 8 .

if only he had wings like [sammy] [jay] ! 
1 if 2 only
1 if 5 wings
2 only 3 he
4 had 5 wings
5 wings 6 like
5 wings 9 !

but he hadn't . 
1 but 3 hadn't
2 he 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 .

" [gr-r-r-r] ! " growled [buster] [bear] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 growled
5 growled 8 .

" [i] 'll teach you manners ! 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 4 teach
4 teach 5 you
5 you 6 manners
6 manners 7 !

i 'll teach you to treat your betters with respect ! 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 teach
3 teach 4 you
4 you 5 to
5 to 6 treat
6 treat 8 betters
7 your 8 betters
8 betters 10 respect
9 with 10 respect
10 respect 11 !

i 'll swallow you whole , that 's what [i] 'll do . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 4 you
3 swallow 4 you
4 you 5 whole
4 you 6 ,
4 you 13 .
6 , 7 that
7 that 8 's
7 that 9 what
9 what 12 do
11 'll 12 do

gr-r-r-r ! " 
1 gr-r-r-r 2 !
2 ! 3 "

" oh ! " cried [chatterer] . 
1 " 2 oh
1 " 4 "
2 oh 3 !
4 " 5 cried
4 " 7 .

" [gr-r-r-r] ! 
1 " 3 !

i 'll eat you all up to the last hair on your tail ! " growled [buster] , scrambling a little nearer . 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 14 !
2 'll 3 eat
3 eat 5 all
3 eat 6 up
4 you 5 all
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 last
9 last 10 hair
10 hair 11 on
11 on 13 tail
12 your 13 tail
14 ! 15 "
15 " 16 growled
16 growled 18 ,
18 , 19 scrambling
19 scrambling 20 a
20 a 21 little
21 little 22 nearer
22 nearer 23 .

" oh ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !

oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran out to the very tip of the little branch to which he had been clinging . 
1 oh 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
4 cried 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ran
8 ran 9 out
8 ran 10 to
10 to 11 the
10 to 17 branch
11 the 12 very
12 very 13 tip
13 tip 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 little
17 branch 18 to
18 to 19 which
18 to 23 clinging
20 he 21 had
21 had 22 been
22 been 23 clinging
23 clinging 24 .

but [chatterer] didn't think of that . 
1 but 7 .
3 didn't 4 think
4 think 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 .

he did it now . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 now
4 now 5 .

and then there was his tail , that funny little tail he is so fond of jerking when he scolds . 
1 and 2 then
1 and 3 there
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
3 there 5 his
5 his 6 tail
5 his 17 jerking
6 tail 7 ,
7 , 8 that
8 that 9 funny
9 funny 10 little
10 little 11 tail
12 he 13 is
13 is 14 so
14 so 15 fond
15 fond 16 of
16 of 17 jerking
17 jerking 18 when
18 when 19 he
19 he 20 scolds
20 scolds 21 .

this helped him too . 
1 this 2 helped
2 helped 3 him
2 helped 4 too
2 helped 5 .

it helped him keep his balance and keep from turning over and over . 
1 it 2 helped
2 helped 3 him
3 him 4 keep
4 keep 6 balance
4 keep 7 and
4 keep 8 keep
5 his 6 balance
8 keep 9 from
8 keep 14 .
9 from 10 turning
10 turning 11 over
11 over 12 and
11 over 13 over

down , down , down he sailed and landed on his feet . 
1 down 2 ,
2 , 3 down
3 down 4 ,
4 , 5 down
5 down 6 he
6 he 7 sailed
7 sailed 8 and
8 and 9 landed
9 landed 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 feet
12 feet 13 .

of course , he hit the ground pretty hard , and for just a second he quite lost his breath . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 hit
5 hit 7 ground
6 the 7 ground
7 ground 9 hard
8 pretty 9 hard
9 hard 11 and
9 hard 12 for
10 , 11 and
12 for 13 just
12 for 15 second
13 just 14 a
15 second 16 he
16 he 17 quite
17 quite 18 lost
18 lost 20 breath
19 his 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

but it was only for a second , and then he was scurrying off as fast as a frightened [squirrel] [could] . 
1 but 22 .
2 it 3 was
2 it 19 frightened
2 it 22 .
3 was 4 only
4 only 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 second
7 second 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 13 scurrying
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 scurrying
13 scurrying 14 off
15 as 17 as
16 fast 17 as
17 as 18 a
18 a 19 frightened

buster [bear] watched him and grinned . 
1 buster 3 watched
3 watched 4 him
4 him 5 and
5 and 6 grinned
6 grinned 7 .

[xvii] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] 

buster [bear] is a [great] [hand] [to] [talk] [to] [himself] [when] [he] thinks no one is around to overhear . 
1 buster 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 13 thinks
13 thinks 14 no
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 is
16 is 18 to
17 around 18 to
18 to 19 overhear
19 overhear 20 .

it 's a habit . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 5 .

however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far . 
1 however 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 isn't
4 isn't 7 habit
5 a 6 bad
6 bad 7 habit
7 habit 8 unless
8 unless 9 it
8 unless 11 carried
9 it 10 is
11 carried 13 far
12 too 13 far
13 far 14 .

any habit becomes bad , if it is carried too far . 
1 any 2 habit
2 habit 4 bad
2 habit 7 it
2 habit 9 carried
3 becomes 4 bad
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 it
7 it 8 is
9 carried 11 far
10 too 11 far
11 far 12 .

suppose you had a secret , a real secret , something that nobody else knew and that you didn't want anybody else to know . 
1 suppose 2 you
2 you 3 had
2 you 18 you
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 secret
5 secret 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 10 ,
8 real 9 secret
9 secret 10 ,
11 something 12 that
12 that 15 knew
13 nobody 15 knew
14 else 15 knew
15 knew 16 and
16 and 17 that
17 that 18 you
18 you 21 anybody
19 didn't 20 want
20 want 21 anybody
21 anybody 22 else
22 else 23 to
23 to 24 know
24 know 25 .

and suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself . 
1 and 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 you
3 you 10 yourself
4 had 5 the
5 the 6 habit
6 habit 7 of
7 of 8 talking
8 talking 9 to
8 talking 10 yourself
10 yourself 11 .

then there wouldn't be any secret . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 wouldn't
2 there 4 be
2 there 5 any
5 any 6 secret
6 secret 7 .

that is the way that a habit which isn't bad in itself can become bad when it is carried too far . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 way
3 the 4 way
4 way 7 habit
5 that 6 a
5 that 7 habit
6 a 7 habit
7 habit 10 bad
8 which 9 isn't
9 isn't 10 bad
10 bad 15 bad
11 in 12 itself
11 in 13 can
13 can 14 become
14 become 15 bad
15 bad 16 when
16 when 18 is
16 when 19 carried
17 it 18 is
19 carried 21 far
20 too 21 far
21 far 22 .

now [buster] [bear] [had] [lived] [by] [himself] in the [great] [woods] so long that this habit of talking to himself had grown and grown . 
1 now 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 25 .
12 so 13 long
12 so 14 that
14 that 15 this
14 that 17 of
16 habit 17 of
17 of 18 talking
17 of 21 had
18 talking 19 to
19 to 20 himself
21 had 22 grown
22 grown 24 grown
23 and 24 grown
24 grown 25 .

he did it just to keep from being lonesome . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 just
4 just 5 to
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 from
7 from 8 being
8 being 9 lonesome
8 being 10 .

of course , when he came down to the [green] [forest] to live , he [brought] all his habits with him . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 14 ,
2 course 3 ,
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 came
6 came 7 down
6 came 12 to
7 down 8 to
8 to 9 the
12 to 13 live
13 live 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 18 his
17 all 18 his
18 his 19 habits
19 habits 20 with
20 with 21 him
21 him 22 .

that is one thing about habits , you always take them with you wherever you go . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 6 habits
3 one 4 thing
4 thing 5 about
5 about 6 habits
6 habits 7 ,
6 habits 8 you
6 habits 11 them
6 habits 13 you
8 you 9 always
10 take 11 them
12 with 13 you
13 you 15 you
14 wherever 15 you
15 you 16 go
16 go 17 .

" [i] find my appetite isn't what it ought to be . 
1 " 5 appetite
3 find 5 appetite
4 my 5 appetite
5 appetite 6 isn't
6 isn't 8 it
7 what 8 it
8 it 9 ought
9 ought 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 .

i need a change . 
1 i 2 need
2 need 3 a
2 need 4 change
4 change 5 .

yes , [sir] , [i] need a change . 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 7 a
4 , 6 need
6 need 7 a
7 a 8 change
8 change 9 .

there [is] [something] [i] ought to [have] [at] this time of year , and [i] haven't got it . 
1 there 5 ought
5 ought 6 to
6 to 9 this
9 this 10 time
10 time 12 year
11 of 12 year
12 year 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 19 .
16 haven't 18 it
17 got 18 it
18 it 19 .

there is [something] [that] [i] [used] to have and [don't] [have] [now] . 
1 there 2 is
1 there 13 .
2 is 7 to
7 to 8 have
8 have 9 and

ha ! 
1 ha 2 !

i know ! 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 !

i need some fresh fruit . 
1 i 2 need
2 need 3 some
3 some 4 fresh
4 fresh 5 fruit
5 fruit 6 .

that 's it fresh fruit ! 
1 that 2 's
1 that 3 it
3 it 4 fresh
4 fresh 5 fruit
5 fruit 6 !

it must be about berry [time] now , and [i] ['d] forgotten all about it . 
1 it 2 must
1 it 3 be
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 about
4 about 5 berry
4 about 12 forgotten
5 berry 9 and
7 now 8 ,
8 , 9 and
12 forgotten 13 all
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
15 it 16 .

my , my , my , how good some berries would taste ! 
1 my 11 would
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
6 , 7 how
7 how 8 good
7 how 11 would
8 good 9 some
10 berries 11 would
11 would 12 taste
12 taste 13 !

now [if] [i] [were] [back] [up] [there] in the [great] [woods] [i] [could] [have] [all] [i] [could] [eat] . 
1 now 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 19 .

um-m-m-m ! 
1 um-m-m-m 2 !

makes my mouth water just to think of it . 
1 makes 2 my
1 makes 5 just
1 makes 10 .
3 mouth 4 water
4 water 5 just
5 just 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 of
8 of 9 it

there ought to be some up in the [old] [pasture] . 
1 there 4 be
1 there 5 some
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
5 some 6 up
6 up 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 11 .

there ought to be a lot of ' em up there . 
1 there 6 lot
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 lot
6 lot 7 of
6 lot 9 em
8 ' 9 em
9 em 10 up
10 up 11 there
11 there 12 .

if [i] wasn't afraid that some one would see me , [i] ['d] go up there . " 
1 if 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 that
5 that 6 some
6 some 7 one
6 some 8 would
8 would 9 see
9 see 10 me
10 me 11 ,
11 , 18 "
14 go 15 up
15 up 16 there
16 there 17 .
17 . 18 "

buster sighed . 
1 buster 2 sighed
2 sighed 3 .

then he sighed again . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 again
4 again 5 .

the more he thought about [those] [berries] he felt sure were growing in the [old] [pasture] , the more he wanted some . 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
3 he 8 he
4 thought 5 about
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 10 sure
10 sure 11 were
11 were 12 growing
12 growing 13 in
13 in 14 the
14 the 17 ,
17 , 18 the
18 the 19 more
19 more 20 he
20 he 21 wanted
21 wanted 22 some
22 some 23 .

it seemed to him that never in all his life had he wanted berries as he did now . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 6 never
3 to 4 him
4 him 6 never
5 that 6 never
6 never 11 had
7 in 11 had
8 all 9 his
9 his 10 life
10 life 11 had
11 had 14 berries
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 14 berries
14 berries 15 as
15 as 17 did
15 as 18 now
16 he 17 did
18 now 19 .

he wandered about uneasily . 
1 he 2 wandered
2 wandered 3 about
3 about 4 uneasily
4 uneasily 5 .

he was hungry hungry for berries and nothing else . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 4 hungry
2 was 3 hungry
3 hungry 4 hungry
4 hungry 5 for
5 for 6 berries
5 for 9 else
7 and 8 nothing
8 nothing 9 else
9 else 10 .

by and by he began talking to himself again . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 he
4 he 8 himself
5 began 6 talking
6 talking 7 to
6 talking 8 himself
8 himself 9 again
9 again 10 .

" [if] [i] [wasn't] afraid of being seen , [i] ['d] [go] up to [the] [old] [pasture] this very minute . 
1 " 5 afraid
1 " 21 .
5 afraid 6 of
6 of 7 being
7 being 8 seen
9 , 13 up
9 , 21 .
13 up 14 to
14 to 18 this
18 this 19 very
19 very 20 minute

seems as if [i] could [taste] [those] [berries] . " 
1 seems 2 as
2 as 3 if
3 if 5 could
5 could 9 .
9 . 10 "

he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke . 
1 he 2 licked
2 licked 3 his
3 his 4 lips
4 lips 5 hungrily
5 hungrily 6 as
6 as 7 he
6 as 8 spoke
7 he 8 spoke
8 spoke 9 .

then his face brightened . 
1 then 2 his
2 his 3 face
3 face 4 brightened
4 brightened 5 .

" [i] know what [i] 'll do ! 
1 " 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 7 do
6 'll 7 do
7 do 8 !

i 'll go up there at the very first peep of day to-morrow . 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 4 up
2 'll 3 go
4 up 5 there
5 there 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 9 first
8 very 9 first
9 first 10 peep
10 peep 11 of
11 of 12 day
12 day 13 to-morrow
13 to-morrow 14 .

that 's just what [i] 'll do . 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 just
3 just 4 what
4 what 7 do
6 'll 7 do
7 do 8 .

my , [i] wish to-morrow [morning] [would] hurry up and come . " 
1 my 2 ,
1 my 5 to-morrow
2 , 4 wish
5 to-morrow 8 hurry
8 hurry 13 "
9 up 10 and
10 and 11 come
11 come 12 .
12 . 13 "

now though [buster] didn't know it , some one had been listening , and that some one was none other than [sammy] [jay] . 
1 now 14 and
1 now 24 .
2 though 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 know
5 know 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 13 ,
8 some 9 one
9 one 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 listening
12 listening 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 that
15 that 18 was
16 some 17 one
16 some 18 was
19 none 20 other
19 none 24 .
20 other 21 than

when [at] [last] [buster] [lay] [down] [for] a [nap] , [sammy] flew away , chuckling to himself . 
1 when 8 a
8 a 10 ,
10 , 12 flew
12 flew 13 away
13 away 14 ,
14 , 15 chuckling
15 chuckling 16 to
16 to 17 himself
17 himself 18 .

" [i] [believe] [i] 'll visit the [old] [pasture] to-morrow [morning] [myself] , " thought he . 
1 " 5 'll
1 " 17 .
6 visit 7 the
7 the 10 to-morrow
7 the 17 .
10 to-morrow 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 thought
15 thought 16 he

" [i] [have] [an] [idea] that something interesting may happen if [buster] doesn't change his mind . " 
1 " 6 that
1 " 18 "
6 that 8 interesting
7 something 8 interesting
8 interesting 9 may
9 may 10 happen
10 happen 11 if
11 if 13 doesn't
14 change 18 "
15 his 16 mind
16 mind 17 .
17 . 18 "

sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning . 
1 sammy 2 was
2 was 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 lookout
5 lookout 6 very
6 very 7 early
7 early 8 the
8 the 9 next
9 next 10 morning
10 morning 11 .

it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry . 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 4 swiftly
2 moved 13 hurry
3 very 4 swiftly
5 and 6 silently
6 silently 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 10 in
10 in 11 a
11 a 12 great
12 great 13 hurry
13 hurry 14 .

sammy knew who it was : it was [buster] [bear] , and he was [going] berrying . 
1 sammy 2 knew
2 knew 4 it
3 who 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 12 and
6 : 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 16 berrying
16 berrying 17 .

sammy waited a little until he could see better . 
1 sammy 2 waited
2 waited 5 until
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 until
5 until 6 he
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 see
8 see 9 better
9 better 10 .

then he [too] started for the [old] [pasture] . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 9 .
2 he 4 started
4 started 5 for
5 for 6 the

[xviii] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] 

that is just what happened the [day] [that] [buster] [bear] [first] thought of going [berrying] . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 what
2 is 16 .
3 just 4 what
4 what 5 happened
5 happened 6 the
6 the 13 of
12 thought 13 of
13 of 14 going

" will you make me a berry pie [if] [i] will get the berries to-morrow ? " asked [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy of his mother . 
1 " 2 will
1 " 3 you
3 you 7 berry
4 make 5 me
5 me 6 a
6 a 7 berry
7 berry 8 pie
7 berry 14 berries
7 berry 23 of
11 will 12 get
12 get 13 the
13 the 14 berries
14 berries 15 to-morrow
15 to-morrow 16 ?
16 ? 18 asked
17 " 18 asked
18 asked 22 boy
23 of 24 his
24 his 25 mother
25 mother 26 .

now the [old] [pasture] [is] [very] [large] . 
1 now 2 the
1 now 8 .

it lies at the foot of the [big] [mountain] , and [even] extends a little way up [on] the [big] [mountain] . 
1 it 5 foot
2 lies 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 foot
5 foot 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 13 extends
13 extends 14 a
14 a 15 little
14 a 22 .
15 little 16 way
16 way 17 up
17 up 19 the

you see , the bushes grow very thick there , and you cannot see very far in any direction . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 8 thick
4 the 5 bushes
5 bushes 6 grow
6 grow 8 thick
7 very 8 thick
8 thick 9 there
8 thick 14 see
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 you
12 you 14 see
13 cannot 14 see
14 see 15 very
15 very 16 far
16 far 17 in
16 far 20 .
17 in 19 direction
18 any 19 direction

farmer [brown] 's boy started to whistle , and [then] he stopped . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
4 boy 13 .
5 started 6 to
6 to 7 whistle
7 whistle 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 he
9 and 13 .
11 he 12 stopped

that is how he happened to hear a little cry , a very faint little cry . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 4 he
2 is 3 how
4 he 5 happened
4 he 6 to
4 he 7 hear
4 he 10 cry
7 hear 8 a
8 a 9 little
10 cry 16 cry
11 , 12 a
12 a 13 very
13 very 14 faint
14 faint 15 little
15 little 16 cry
16 cry 17 .

if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all . 
1 if 2 he
1 if 6 ,
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 whistling
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 have
9 have 10 heard
10 heard 11 it
11 it 13 all
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

he stopped to listen . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 to
3 to 4 listen
4 listen 5 .

he never had heard a cry just like it before . 
1 he 2 never
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 6 cry
5 a 6 cry
6 cry 7 just
7 just 8 like
8 like 10 before
9 it 10 before
10 before 11 .

at first he couldn't make out just what it was or where it came from . 
1 at 2 first
2 first 4 couldn't
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 make
4 couldn't 7 just
5 make 6 out
7 just 8 what
8 what 10 was
8 what 11 or
9 it 10 was
11 or 12 where
12 where 14 came
12 where 16 .
13 it 14 came
14 came 15 from

but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright . 
1 but 2 one
1 but 4 he
2 one 3 thing
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 sure
6 sure 7 of
7 of 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 that
9 and 12 that
10 that 11 was
12 that 13 it
13 it 14 was
13 it 18 fright
14 was 15 a
15 a 17 of
16 cry 17 of
18 fright 19 .

he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might . 
1 he 2 stood
2 stood 4 still
2 stood 6 listened
3 perfectly 4 still
5 and 6 listened
6 listened 8 all
7 with 8 all
8 all 9 his
8 all 10 might
10 might 11 .

there it was again " help ! 
1 there 3 was
1 there 4 again
2 it 3 was
4 again 5 "
5 " 7 !
6 help 7 !

help ! 
1 help 2 !

help " and it was very faint and sounded terribly frightened . 
1 help 2 "
2 " 3 and
3 and 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 faint
7 faint 8 and
8 and 9 sounded
9 sounded 10 terribly
10 terribly 11 frightened
11 frightened 12 .

he waited a minute or two , but heard nothing more . 
1 he 4 minute
1 he 6 two
1 he 8 but
1 he 12 .
2 waited 4 minute
3 a 4 minute
5 or 6 two
7 , 8 but
8 but 10 nothing
9 heard 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 more

then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 8 began
2 he 3 put
3 put 4 down
4 down 5 his
5 his 6 pail
6 pail 7 and
8 began 9 a
9 a 10 hurried
9 a 11 look
11 look 12 here
12 here 13 ,
13 , 14 there
14 there 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 everywhere
17 everywhere 18 .

well , [i] don't [like] to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the children of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 4 don't
4 don't 15 swallow
6 to 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
7 tell 9 ,
7 tell 15 swallow
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
11 he 12 was
13 trying 14 to
13 trying 15 swallow
15 swallow 20 of
16 one 19 children
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 children
19 children 20 of
20 of 22 the
22 the 25 .

of course [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [didn't] [let] [him] . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 10 .
2 course 5 's

he [made] [little] [mr] [gartersnake] [set] [master] [stickytoes] free and [held] [mr] [gartersnake] [until] [master] [stickytoes] was safely out of reach . 
1 he 9 free
9 free 10 and
10 and 17 was
17 was 18 safely
18 safely 19 out
19 out 20 of
20 of 21 reach
21 reach 22 .

[xix] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] 

buster [bear] was having the finest [time] he had had [since] he came down from [the] [great] [woods] to live in the [green] [forest] . 
1 buster 3 was
3 was 4 having
4 having 5 the
5 the 6 finest
6 finest 20 live
8 he 9 had
8 he 12 he
9 had 10 had
12 he 13 came
13 came 15 from
14 down 15 from
15 from 19 to
19 to 20 live
20 live 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 25 .

to be sure , he [wasn't] in [the] [green] [forest] now , but he wasn't far from it . 
1 to 2 be
2 be 3 sure
2 be 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 7 in
7 in 11 now
11 now 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 15 wasn't
14 he 15 wasn't
15 wasn't 16 far
16 far 17 from
16 far 19 .
17 from 18 it

he was in the [old] [pasture] , one edge of which touches one edge of the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 19 .
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 the
7 , 10 of
8 one 9 edge
9 edge 10 of
10 of 11 which
10 of 19 .
11 which 12 touches
12 touches 16 the
13 one 14 edge
14 edge 15 of
15 of 16 the

and where do you think he was , in the [old] [pasture] ? 
1 and 4 you
2 where 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
5 think 6 he
5 think 13 ?
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 ,
8 , 9 in
9 in 10 the

why , right in the middle of the biggest patch of the biggest blueberries he ever had seen in all his life ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 right
3 right 6 middle
3 right 14 blueberries
4 in 5 the
4 in 6 middle
5 the 6 middle
6 middle 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 biggest
9 biggest 10 patch
10 patch 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 biggest
14 blueberries 18 seen
14 blueberries 23 !
15 he 16 ever
16 ever 17 had
16 ever 18 seen
18 seen 19 in
19 in 20 all
20 all 21 his
21 his 22 life

nothing can quite equal honey in [buster] 's mind . 
1 nothing 2 can
2 can 3 quite
2 can 5 honey
4 equal 5 honey
5 honey 6 in
6 in 9 mind
8 's 9 mind
9 mind 10 .

but next to honey give him berries . 
1 but 2 next
2 next 3 to
3 to 4 honey
4 honey 5 give
5 give 6 him
6 him 7 berries
7 berries 8 .

he isn't particular what kind of berries . 
1 he 3 particular
2 isn't 3 particular
3 particular 4 what
4 what 5 kind
4 what 7 berries
4 what 8 .
5 kind 6 of

raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy . 
1 raspberries 3 blackberries
2 , 3 blackberries
3 blackberries 4 ,
3 blackberries 6 blueberries
3 blackberries 8 either
3 blackberries 9 kind
4 , 5 or
6 blueberries 7 ,
9 kind 10 ,
9 kind 11 will
11 will 12 make
11 will 14 perfectly
12 make 13 him
14 perfectly 15 happy
15 happy 16 .

he didn't try to get them out . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 try
2 didn't 4 to
2 didn't 5 get
2 didn't 8 .
5 get 7 out
6 them 7 out

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
1 oh 4 ,
2 , 3 my
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 4 them
2 just 13 sheer
3 chomped 4 them
4 them 5 all
4 them 7 together
6 up 7 together
7 together 8 and
9 patted 10 his
9 patted 12 from
11 stomach 12 from
12 from 13 sheer
13 sheer 14 delight
14 delight 15 .

it seems funny but he actually is afraid of them . 
1 it 2 seems
1 it 3 funny
3 funny 4 but
4 but 5 he
5 he 8 afraid
6 actually 7 is
7 is 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of
9 of 10 them
10 them 11 .

but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else . 
1 but 2 when
1 but 19 .
2 when 3 he
3 he 9 so
4 found 6 berries
5 those 6 berries
6 berries 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 so
9 so 10 hungry
10 hungry 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 forgot
13 forgot 14 his
13 forgot 15 fears
14 his 15 fears
16 and 17 everything
17 everything 18 else
18 else 19 .

they tasted so good that he just had to eat and eat and eat . 
1 they 2 tasted
1 they 6 he
3 so 4 good
3 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 just
7 just 8 had
8 had 9 to
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 11 and
11 and 12 eat
12 eat 13 and
13 and 14 eat
13 and 15 .

now you know that [buster] is a very big fellow , and it takes a lot to fill him up . 
1 now 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 16 lot
4 that 21 .
6 is 7 a
6 is 16 lot
7 a 8 very
8 very 9 big
10 fellow 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 it
13 it 14 takes
14 takes 15 a
15 a 16 lot
17 to 18 fill
18 fill 19 him
19 him 20 up
20 up 21 .

he kept eating and eating and eating , and the more he ate the more he wanted . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 eating
3 eating 5 eating
4 and 5 eating
5 eating 6 and
5 eating 7 eating
6 and 7 eating
7 eating 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 more
11 more 12 he
12 he 13 ate
13 ate 14 the
14 the 15 more
15 more 16 he
16 he 17 wanted
17 wanted 18 .

you know how it is . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 how
3 how 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 .

so he wandered from one patch of berries [to] another in the [old] [pasture] , and never once thought of the time . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 wandered
3 wandered 4 from
4 from 5 one
5 one 6 patch
5 one 10 another
6 patch 7 of
7 of 8 berries
10 another 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 never
17 never 18 once
18 once 19 thought
19 thought 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 time
22 time 23 .

somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having a good time . 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 6 hardest
1 somehow 12 remember
2 , 3 time
3 time 4 is
5 the 6 hardest
7 thing 8 in
8 in 10 world
9 the 10 world
10 world 12 remember
11 to 12 remember
12 remember 14 when
13 , 14 when
14 when 15 you
14 when 21 .
15 you 16 are
16 are 17 having
17 having 19 good
17 having 20 time
18 a 19 good

jolly , [round] , red [mr] [sun] [climbed] higher and higher in the blue , blue sky . 
1 jolly 2 ,
1 jolly 9 higher
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 red
9 higher 10 and
10 and 11 higher
11 higher 12 in
12 in 14 blue
13 the 14 blue
14 blue 15 ,
15 , 16 blue
16 blue 17 sky
17 sky 18 .

he looked down on all the [great] [world] and saw all that was going on . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
2 looked 10 saw
3 down 4 on
4 on 5 all
5 all 6 the
9 and 10 saw
10 saw 11 all
11 all 12 that
12 that 13 was
13 was 14 going
14 going 15 on
15 on 16 .

he saw [buster] [bear] in the [old] [pasture] , and smiled as he saw what a perfectly glorious [time] [buster] was [having] . 
1 he 2 saw
2 saw 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 smiled
11 smiled 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 saw
14 saw 15 what
15 what 16 a
15 what 21 was
16 a 17 perfectly
17 perfectly 18 glorious
21 was 23 .

and he saw something else in the [old] [pasture] that made his smile still broader . 
1 and 2 he
1 and 16 .
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 something
4 something 5 else
4 something 15 broader
5 else 6 in
6 in 7 the
10 that 11 made
11 made 12 his
11 made 14 still
12 his 13 smile
14 still 15 broader

" [um-m-m] , um-m-m , " mumbled [buster] [bear] with his mouth full , as he moved along to another patch of berries . 
1 " 3 ,
1 " 4 um-m-m
4 um-m-m 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 21 patch
7 mumbled 10 with
10 with 12 mouth
11 his 12 mouth
12 mouth 13 full
13 full 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 moved
17 moved 18 along
18 along 19 to
19 to 20 another
20 another 21 patch
21 patch 22 of
22 of 23 berries
23 berries 24 .

and then he gave a little gasp of surprise and delight . 
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 gave
4 gave 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 gasp
7 gasp 8 of
8 of 9 surprise
9 surprise 10 and
10 and 11 delight
11 delight 12 .

right in front of him was a shiny thing just full of the finest , biggest , bluest berries ! 
1 right 2 in
2 in 3 front
3 front 4 of
4 of 5 him
5 him 16 biggest
6 was 7 a
6 was 8 shiny
8 shiny 9 thing
8 shiny 11 full
10 just 11 full
11 full 12 of
11 full 14 finest
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 finest
14 finest 16 biggest
15 , 16 biggest
16 biggest 17 ,
17 , 18 bluest
18 bluest 19 berries
19 berries 20 !

there were no leaves or green ones there . 
1 there 2 were
1 there 3 no
3 no 8 there
4 leaves 5 or
4 leaves 6 green
6 green 7 ones
7 ones 8 there
8 there 9 .

buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again . 
1 buster 2 blinked
2 blinked 3 his
3 his 4 greedy
4 greedy 5 little
5 little 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 rapidly
7 rapidly 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 again
10 again 11 .

no , he wasn't dreaming . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 4 wasn't
3 he 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 dreaming
5 dreaming 6 .

they were real berries , and all he had got to do was to help himself . 
1 they 3 real
1 they 4 berries
1 they 7 all
2 were 3 real
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 all
7 all 9 had
7 all 13 was
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 got
10 got 11 to
12 do 13 was
13 was 14 to
14 to 15 help
15 help 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

buster looked sharply at the shiny thing that held the berries [.] 
1 buster 3 sharply
1 buster 11 berries
2 looked 3 sharply
4 at 5 the
4 at 7 thing
6 shiny 7 thing
7 thing 8 that
7 thing 11 berries
8 that 9 held
10 the 11 berries

it seemed perfectly harmless . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 perfectly
2 seemed 4 harmless
4 harmless 5 .

he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently . 
1 he 2 reached
2 reached 3 out
2 reached 6 paw
2 reached 8 pushed
3 out 4 a
5 big 6 paw
7 and 8 pushed
8 pushed 9 it
8 pushed 10 gently
8 pushed 11 .

it tipped over and spilled out a lot of the berries . 
1 it 2 tipped
2 tipped 3 over
3 over 8 lot
4 and 5 spilled
5 spilled 6 out
6 out 7 a
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 10 the
8 lot 11 berries
9 of 10 the
11 berries 12 .

yes , it was perfectly harmless . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 perfectly
5 perfectly 6 harmless
6 harmless 7 .

buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness . 
1 buster 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 sigh
5 sigh 6 of
6 of 7 pure
7 pure 8 happiness
8 happiness 9 .

he would eat those berries to the last one , and then he would go home to the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 would
1 he 10 ,
2 would 6 to
3 eat 5 berries
3 eat 6 to
4 those 5 berries
6 to 9 one
7 the 8 last
7 the 9 one
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 he
13 he 14 would
14 would 15 go
14 would 21 .
15 go 16 home
16 home 17 to
17 to 18 the

[xx] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] 

the question is , [did] [buster] [bear] steal [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy ['s] pail ? 
1 the 2 question
1 the 12 boy
2 question 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 8 steal
12 boy 14 pail
14 pail 15 ?

to steal is to take something which belongs to some one else . 
1 to 2 steal
2 steal 3 is
3 is 4 to
4 to 5 take
5 take 6 something
6 something 8 belongs
7 which 8 belongs
8 belongs 9 to
8 belongs 10 some
10 some 12 else
11 one 12 else
12 else 13 .

there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 stole
7 stole 8 the
8 the 9 berries
9 berries 11 were
9 berries 18 it
10 that 11 were
11 were 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 pail
14 pail 15 when
15 when 16 he
17 found 18 it
18 it 24 them
19 , 20 for
19 , 21 he
19 , 23 ate
22 deliberately 23 ate
23 ate 24 them
24 them 25 .

he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails ? 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 well
3 well 4 enough
4 enough 5 that
4 enough 13 whoever
6 some 7 one
6 some 8 must
8 must 9 have
9 have 10 picked
10 picked 11 them
11 them 12 for
12 for 13 whoever
13 whoever 14 heard
13 whoever 15 of
13 whoever 21 ?
15 of 16 blueberries
16 blueberries 17 growing
17 growing 18 in
18 in 19 tin
19 tin 20 pails

so there is no doubt that when [buster] [took] [them] , he stole them . 
1 so 12 he
2 there 3 is
2 there 11 ,
3 is 6 that
4 no 5 doubt
5 doubt 6 that
6 that 7 when
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 stole
13 stole 14 them
14 them 15 .

but with the pail it was different . 
1 but 2 with
2 with 3 the
2 with 4 pail
3 the 4 pail
4 pail 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 different
7 different 8 .

he took the pail , but he didn't mean to take it . 
1 he 2 took
2 took 3 the
3 the 4 pail
4 pail 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 mean
9 mean 10 to
10 to 11 take
11 take 12 it
12 it 13 .

in fact , he didn't want that pail at all . 
1 in 8 pail
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 7 that
7 that 8 pail
8 pail 9 at
9 at 10 all
10 all 11 .

he didn't think anything about the right or wrong of helping himself . 
1 he 12 himself
2 didn't 10 of
3 think 9 wrong
4 anything 5 about
4 anything 6 the
6 the 7 right
7 right 9 wrong
8 or 9 wrong
9 wrong 10 of
10 of 11 helping
11 helping 12 himself
12 himself 13 .

and that is just what he did do . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 just
4 just 5 what
5 what 7 did
5 what 8 do
6 he 7 did
8 do 9 .

of course he upset the pail , but he didn't mind a little thing like that . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 4 upset
4 upset 5 the
5 the 6 pail
6 pail 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 he
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 mind
11 mind 13 little
12 a 13 little
13 little 14 thing
14 thing 15 like
15 like 16 that
16 that 17 .

just then he heard a little noise , as if some one were coming . 
1 just 2 then
1 just 5 a
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 heard
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 noise
7 noise 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 if
10 if 11 some
10 if 13 were
12 one 13 were
13 were 14 coming
14 coming 15 .

get out of there ! " 
1 get 2 out
2 out 3 of
2 out 4 there
4 there 5 !
5 ! 6 "

he didn't need to be told whose voice that was . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 need
3 need 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 told
6 told 8 voice
7 whose 8 voice
8 voice 9 that
9 that 10 was
10 was 11 .

it was the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 10 .
2 was 3 the
3 the 5 of
4 voice 5 of
8 's 9 boy
9 boy 10 .

right then and there [buster] [bear] [nearly] [had] a fit . 
1 right 3 and
2 then 3 and
3 and 4 there
4 there 9 a
9 a 10 fit
10 fit 11 .

there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing . 
1 there 2 was
1 there 5 pail
3 that 4 awful
3 that 5 pail
5 pail 6 fast
6 fast 7 over
6 fast 14 see
7 over 9 head
8 his 9 head
10 so 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 see
14 see 16 thing
15 a 16 thing
16 thing 17 .

he growled and whined and squealed . 
1 he 4 whined
2 growled 4 whined
3 and 4 whined
4 whined 5 and
5 and 6 squealed
6 squealed 7 .

he tried to back out of the pail and couldn't . 
1 he 10 couldn't
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 10 couldn't
3 to 4 back
5 out 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 pail
8 pail 10 couldn't
9 and 10 couldn't
10 couldn't 11 .

he tried to shake it off and couldn't . 
1 he 7 and
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 shake
4 shake 5 it
5 it 6 off
6 off 7 and
7 and 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 .

he tried to pull it off , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 pull
4 pull 5 it
5 it 15 it
6 off 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 somehow
9 somehow 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 get
12 get 13 hold
13 hold 14 of
14 of 15 it
15 it 16 .

then there was another yell . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
2 there 4 another
4 another 5 yell
5 yell 6 .

you see [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had just discovered [buster] [bear] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 7 had
2 see 6 boy
7 had 9 discovered
8 just 9 discovered
9 discovered 12 .

in fact , he was too surprised and frightened even to run . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 9 frightened
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 too
6 too 7 surprised
7 surprised 8 and
8 and 9 frightened
9 frightened 10 even
9 frightened 11 to
9 frightened 13 .
11 to 12 run

after that second yell he just stood still and stared . 
1 after 3 second
1 after 4 yell
2 that 3 second
4 yell 11 .
5 he 6 just
6 just 7 stood
7 stood 8 still
8 still 9 and
9 and 10 stared
10 stared 11 .

buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever . 
1 buster 2 clawed
2 clawed 3 at
2 clawed 7 on
2 clawed 10 more
3 at 4 that
4 that 5 awful
5 awful 6 thing
7 on 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 more
10 more 11 frantically
11 frantically 12 than
12 than 13 ever
13 ever 14 .

suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see . 
1 suddenly 2 it
1 suddenly 3 slipped
1 suddenly 7 that
1 suddenly 10 see
3 slipped 4 off
4 off 5 ,
5 , 6 so
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 see
10 see 11 .

but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him ! 
1 but 2 the
1 but 3 funniest
3 funniest 4 thing
3 funniest 15 !
4 thing 5 of
5 of 6 all
5 of 7 is
5 of 8 this
9 he 10 took
9 he 14 him
10 took 12 pail
11 that 12 pail
13 with 14 him
14 him 15 !

yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] ran [away] with the big tin pail of [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 ran
7 ran 9 with
9 with 10 the
10 the 14 of
11 big 12 tin
12 tin 13 pail
13 pail 14 of
14 of 17 's
17 's 18 boy
18 boy 19 !

he didn't want it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 want
3 want 4 it
4 it 5 .

he would have given anything to get rid of it . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 given
4 given 5 anything
4 given 6 to
6 to 7 get
7 get 8 rid
8 rid 9 of
9 of 10 it
10 it 11 .

but he took it because he couldn't help it . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 took
2 he 6 he
3 took 4 it
4 it 5 because
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 help
8 help 9 it
9 it 10 .

and that brings us back to the question [,] did [buster] [steal] [farmer] [brown] 's boy ['s] [pail] [?] 
1 and 2 that
1 and 16 boy
2 that 3 brings
3 brings 4 us
3 brings 10 did
4 us 5 back
5 back 6 to
5 back 8 question
6 to 7 the
15 's 16 boy

what do you think ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 ?

[xxi] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] 

" thief , thief , thief ! 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
3 , 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
5 , 6 thief
6 thief 7 !

thief , thief , thief ! " 
1 thief 2 ,
2 , 3 thief
3 thief 4 ,
4 , 5 thief
5 thief 6 !
6 ! 7 "

sammy [jay] was screaming at the top of his lungs , as he followed [buster] [bear] across the [old] [pasture] [towards] the [green] [forest] . 
1 sammy 3 was
3 was 4 screaming
4 screaming 5 at
4 screaming 25 .
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 top
7 top 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 10 lungs
10 lungs 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 followed
14 followed 17 across
17 across 18 the
22 the 25 .

never had he screamed so loud , and never had his voice sounded so excited . 
1 never 2 had
1 never 3 he
1 never 9 never
4 screamed 6 loud
5 so 6 loud
6 loud 8 and
6 loud 9 never
7 , 8 and
9 never 10 had
10 had 13 sounded
11 his 12 voice
12 voice 13 sounded
13 sounded 14 so
14 so 15 excited
15 excited 16 .

but every blessed one who [heard] [sammy] this morning [stopped] [whatever] he was [doing] and pricked up his ears to listen . 
1 but 5 who
1 but 21 listen
2 every 4 one
3 blessed 4 one
4 one 5 who
8 this 9 morning
9 morning 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 15 and
15 and 16 pricked
16 pricked 17 up
17 up 18 his
18 his 19 ears
19 ears 20 to
20 to 21 listen
21 listen 22 .

he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
3 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 8 forgot
6 he 7 almost
8 forgot 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 his
11 his 12 wings
12 wings 13 moving
13 moving 14 .

buster [bear] had [what] looked [to] [blacky] very much like a tin pail hanging from his neck ! 
1 buster 3 had
3 had 5 looked
5 looked 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 like
10 like 11 a
11 a 12 tin
12 tin 13 pail
13 pail 14 hanging
14 hanging 15 from
15 from 16 his
16 his 17 neck
17 neck 18 !

no wonder [sammy] was excited . 
1 no 2 wonder
1 no 4 was
4 was 5 excited
5 excited 6 .

blacky beat [his] [wings] [fiercely] [and] started [after] [sammy] [.] 
1 blacky 2 beat
1 blacky 7 started

come on , everybody ! 
1 come 2 on
1 come 5 !
2 on 4 everybody
3 , 4 everybody

come on ! 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 !

come on ! " 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 !
3 ! 4 "

poor [buster] ! 
1 poor 3 !

he felt humiliated . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 humiliated
3 humiliated 4 .

that is just another way of saying shamed . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 3 just
3 just 4 another
3 just 8 shamed
5 way 6 of
6 of 7 saying
7 saying 8 shamed
8 shamed 9 .

but [buster] is so big that it is not easy for him to [find] a [hiding] place . 
1 but 9 not
1 but 18 .
3 is 7 it
4 so 5 big
4 so 6 that
6 that 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 not
9 not 10 easy
10 easy 11 for
11 for 12 him
12 him 13 to
15 a 17 place
15 a 18 .

but it was of no use . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 of
4 of 5 no
5 no 6 use
6 use 7 .

the sharp eyes of [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] [the] [crow] saw him . 
1 the 2 sharp
1 the 7 and
2 sharp 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 of
7 and 11 saw
11 saw 12 him
12 him 13 .

they actually flew into the very tree under which he was hiding , and how they did scream ! 
1 they 2 actually
1 they 10 he
2 actually 3 flew
2 actually 4 into
4 into 5 the
6 very 8 under
7 tree 8 under
8 under 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 hiding
12 hiding 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 how
15 how 19 !
16 they 17 did
17 did 18 scream
18 scream 19 !

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] began to grin as soon as he saw that tin pail on [buster] ['s] neck . 
1 ol 2 '
1 ol 19 neck
5 began 6 to
5 began 7 grin
7 grin 9 soon
8 as 9 soon
9 soon 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 saw
12 saw 13 that
13 that 14 tin
14 tin 15 pail
15 pail 16 on
16 on 19 neck
19 neck 20 .

even [timid] [little] [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was [where] [he] [could] [peer] [out] [and] [see] [without] [being] [seen] [.] 
1 even 5 the
1 even 8 was

of course , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] were there . 
1 of 2 course
1 of 16 .
2 course 3 ,
2 course 15 there
3 , 5 the
5 the 8 and
8 and 11 the
11 the 14 were

" thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] until his throat was sore . 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
3 , 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
4 thief 16 .
5 , 7 !
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 screamed
11 until 14 was
12 his 13 throat
13 throat 14 was
14 was 15 sore
15 sore 16 .

the worst of it was [buster] [knew] that [everybody] knew that it was true . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
2 worst 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 11 that
5 was 8 that
8 that 10 knew
11 that 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 true
14 true 15 .

that awful pail was proof of it . 
1 that 2 awful
2 awful 3 pail
3 pail 4 was
4 was 5 proof
5 proof 6 of
5 proof 7 it
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 .

" [i] [wish] [i] never [had] thought of berries , ["] growled [buster] to himself . 
1 " 5 never
5 never 7 thought
7 thought 8 of
8 of 9 berries
9 berries 10 ,
10 , 12 growled
12 growled 14 to
14 to 15 himself
15 himself 16 .

[xxii] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] 

a temper is [a] [bad] [,] [bad] [thing] [when] once it gets away . 
1 a 3 is
2 temper 3 is
3 is 12 gets
10 once 11 it
11 it 12 gets
12 gets 13 away
13 away 14 .

there 's nothing quite [at] [all] like it [to] [spoil] a pleasant day . 
1 there 3 nothing
2 's 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 quite
4 quite 7 like
7 like 8 it
8 it 11 a
11 a 12 pleasant
12 pleasant 13 day
13 day 14 .

buster [bear] was in a terrible temper . 
1 buster 3 was
3 was 4 in
4 in 5 a
5 a 6 terrible
6 terrible 7 temper
7 temper 8 .

yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] was [having] the worst fit of temper ever seen in the [green] [forest] . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 was
7 was 9 the
9 the 10 worst
10 worst 11 fit
11 fit 12 of
12 of 13 temper
12 of 14 ever
14 ever 15 seen
15 seen 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 20 .

now [ordinarily] [buster] is one of the most good-natured persons in the world . 
1 now 4 is
4 is 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 most
8 most 9 good-natured
9 good-natured 10 persons
10 persons 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 world
13 world 14 .

it takes a great deal to rouse his temper . 
1 it 2 takes
2 takes 5 deal
3 a 4 great
3 a 5 deal
4 great 5 deal
5 deal 6 to
6 to 7 rouse
7 rouse 8 his
8 his 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

he [isn't] [one] [tenth] so quick tempered as [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , [or] [sammy] [jay] , or [reddy] [fox] . 
1 he 5 so
5 so 6 quick
6 quick 7 tempered
7 tempered 21 .
8 as 10 the
10 the 13 ,
13 , 17 ,
17 , 18 or
17 , 21 .

but when his temper is aroused and gets away from him , then watch out ! 
1 but 2 when
1 but 6 aroused
2 when 3 his
3 his 4 temper
5 is 6 aroused
6 aroused 7 and
6 aroused 16 !
8 gets 9 away
9 away 10 from
10 from 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 then
13 then 14 watch
13 then 16 !
14 watch 15 out

it seemed to [buster] that he had had all that he could stand that day and a little more . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 5 that
2 seemed 3 to
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 had
8 had 10 that
9 all 10 that
10 that 12 could
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 stand
13 stand 14 that
14 that 15 day
15 day 16 and
16 and 17 a
17 a 18 little
17 a 20 .
18 little 19 more

first [had] [come] [the] fright back there in the [old] [pasture] . 
1 first 5 fright
5 fright 12 .
6 back 7 there
7 there 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 12 .

this was bad enough , for he knew just how funny he must look , and besides , it was very uncomfortable . 
1 this 2 was
1 this 3 bad
3 bad 4 enough
3 bad 14 look
4 enough 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 he
7 he 8 knew
8 knew 9 just
9 just 10 how
10 how 11 funny
11 funny 12 he
13 must 14 look
14 look 17 besides
14 look 22 uncomfortable
15 , 16 and
15 , 17 besides
17 besides 18 ,
19 it 20 was
20 was 21 very
21 very 22 uncomfortable
22 uncomfortable 23 .

but to have [sammy] [jay] [call] [everybody] within hearing to come and see him was more than he could stand . 
1 but 2 to
2 to 3 have
3 have 11 come
8 within 9 hearing
9 hearing 10 to
10 to 11 come
11 come 12 and
12 and 13 see
13 see 14 him
14 him 15 was
15 was 16 more
15 was 18 he
15 was 20 stand
15 was 21 .
16 more 17 than
18 he 19 could
19 could 20 stand

it was more than any [self-respecting] [bear] [could] stand . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 any
5 any 9 stand
9 stand 10 .

with a roar of anger [buster] [bear] charged out of [his] hiding [place] . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 roar
3 roar 4 of
4 of 5 anger
5 anger 12 hiding
8 charged 9 out
9 out 10 of
10 of 12 hiding
12 hiding 14 .

he rushed this way and that way ! 
1 he 2 rushed
2 rushed 4 way
2 rushed 8 !
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 and
5 and 6 that
6 that 7 way

he roared with all his might ! 
1 he 2 roared
2 roared 3 with
2 roared 7 !
3 with 4 all
4 all 5 his
5 his 6 might

he was very terrible to see . 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 very
1 he 4 terrible
1 he 6 see
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 .

those who could fly , flew . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 could
3 could 4 fly
4 fly 6 flew
5 , 6 flew
6 flew 7 .

those who could climb , climbed . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 could
3 could 4 climb
4 climb 6 climbed
5 , 6 climbed
6 climbed 7 .

and those who were swift of foot , ran . 
1 and 2 those
1 and 7 foot
2 those 3 who
3 who 4 were
4 were 5 swift
5 swift 6 of
7 foot 9 ran
8 , 9 ran
9 ran 10 .

a few who could neither fly nor climb nor run fast , hid and lay shaking and trembling for fear that [buster] [would] [find] [them] . 
1 a 2 few
2 few 3 who
3 who 4 could
4 could 5 neither
5 neither 6 fly
5 neither 7 nor
7 nor 8 climb
8 climb 9 nor
9 nor 10 run
10 run 11 fast
11 fast 12 ,
12 , 13 hid
12 , 17 and
13 hid 14 and
14 and 15 lay
15 lay 16 shaking
17 and 18 trembling
18 trembling 19 for
19 for 20 fear
20 fear 21 that
21 that 26 .

in less time than it takes to tell about it , [buster] was [alone] . 
1 in 4 than
2 less 4 than
3 time 4 than
4 than 11 ,
5 it 6 takes
5 it 11 ,
7 to 8 tell
7 to 11 ,
8 tell 9 about
9 about 10 it
11 , 13 was
13 was 15 .

at least , he couldn't see any one . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 see
6 see 7 any
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

those who could climb , climbed . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 could
3 could 4 climb
4 climb 6 climbed
5 , 6 climbed
6 climbed 7 .

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then he vented his temper on the tin pail . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 4 his
2 he 3 vented
4 his 5 temper
5 temper 9 pail
6 on 7 the
6 on 9 pail
7 the 8 tin
9 pail 10 .

he cuffed at it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily . 
1 he 2 cuffed
2 cuffed 3 at
3 at 4 it
4 it 5 and
5 and 6 pulled
6 pulled 7 at
7 at 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 all
10 all 11 the
10 all 12 time
10 all 15 .
11 the 12 time
12 time 14 angrily
13 growling 14 angrily

he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet . 
1 he 2 lay
2 lay 3 down
2 lay 5 clawed
4 and 5 clawed
5 clawed 6 at
5 clawed 8 with
6 at 7 it
8 with 9 his
9 his 10 hind
10 hind 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

at last the handle broke , and he was free ! 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 the
3 the 4 handle
4 handle 5 broke
5 broke 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 free
10 free 11 !

he shook himself . 
1 he 2 shook
2 shook 3 himself
3 himself 4 .

then he jumped on the helpless pail . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 jumped
3 jumped 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 helpless
6 helpless 7 pail
7 pail 8 .

with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 blow
3 blow 4 of
4 of 7 paw
5 a 6 big
5 a 7 paw
7 paw 8 he
8 he 10 it
9 sent 10 it
10 it 11 clattering
11 clattering 14 tree
11 clattering 15 .
12 against 13 a
13 a 14 tree

he tried to bite it . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 bite
4 bite 5 it
5 it 6 .

then , and not till then , did [buster] recover his usual good nature . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 and
3 and 10 recover
4 not 5 till
5 till 6 then
6 then 7 ,
7 , 8 did
8 did 10 recover
10 recover 14 nature
11 his 12 usual
12 usual 14 nature
13 good 14 nature
14 nature 15 .

little by little , as he thought it all over , a look of shame crept into his face . 
1 little 2 by
2 by 4 ,
3 little 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 11 ,
6 he 7 thought
7 thought 8 it
8 it 9 all
9 all 10 over
10 over 11 ,
11 , 15 shame
11 , 16 crept
12 a 13 look
13 look 14 of
14 of 15 shame
16 crept 17 into
17 into 18 his
18 his 19 face
19 face 20 .

" [i] [i] [guess] it wasn't the fault of that thing . 
1 " 5 it
1 " 12 .
5 it 6 wasn't
7 the 9 of
8 fault 9 of
9 of 10 that
9 of 12 .
10 that 11 thing

i ought to have known enough to keep my head out of it , " he said slowly and thoughtfully . 
1 i 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
2 ought 5 known
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 known
5 known 6 enough
5 known 13 it
6 enough 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 12 of
9 my 10 head
10 head 11 out
11 out 12 of
13 it 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 said
16 he 18 slowly
18 slowly 19 and
19 and 20 thoughtfully
20 thoughtfully 21 .

" you ought to know by this time that no good comes of stealing . " 
1 " 2 you
1 " 15 .
2 you 14 stealing
3 ought 5 know
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 by
5 know 14 stealing
6 by 7 this
7 this 8 time
9 that 12 comes
10 no 11 good
11 good 12 comes
12 comes 13 of
13 of 14 stealing
15 . 16 "

buster [bear] looked up and grinned , and there was a twinkle in his eyes . 
1 buster 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 grinned
6 grinned 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 11 a
11 a 12 twinkle
12 twinkle 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 .

" you ought to know , [sammy] [jay] , " said he . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
3 ought 5 know
5 know 6 ,
6 , 9 ,
9 , 11 said
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

" [i] hope you 'll always remember it . " 
1 " 10 "
3 hope 4 you
4 you 7 remember
5 'll 6 always
6 always 7 remember
7 remember 8 it
8 it 9 .
9 . 10 "

" thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] , and flew away . 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 4 thief
3 , 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
5 , 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 screamed
9 screamed 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 flew
13 flew 14 away
14 away 15 .

[xxiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] 

it hadn't entered his head that it could be anybody who would eat those berries . 
1 it 2 hadn't
1 it 6 that
2 hadn't 3 entered
3 entered 5 head
4 his 5 head
6 that 7 it
7 it 9 be
8 could 9 be
9 be 10 anybody
10 anybody 11 who
11 who 12 would
12 would 13 eat
12 would 16 .
13 eat 15 berries
14 those 15 berries

" if he is so afraid of me , [i] guess [i] needn't be afraid of him , " said he . 
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 is
3 he 17 him
4 is 5 so
5 so 6 afraid
6 afraid 15 afraid
7 of 8 me
8 me 9 ,
9 , 11 guess
11 guess 13 needn't
13 needn't 15 afraid
14 be 15 afraid
16 of 17 him
17 him 18 ,
17 him 21 he
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 .

" [i] ['ve] [lost] my berries , but it is worth it to find out that he is afraid of me . 
1 " 5 my
1 " 22 .
5 my 6 berries
6 berries 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 worth
12 it 21 me
12 it 22 .
13 to 14 find
14 find 15 out
15 out 16 that
16 that 17 he
17 he 18 is
18 is 19 afraid
19 afraid 20 of
20 of 21 me

there are plenty more on the bushes , and all [i] 've got to do is to pick them . 
1 there 2 are
2 are 3 plenty
3 plenty 4 more
4 more 5 on
4 more 7 bushes
5 on 6 the
7 bushes 19 them
8 , 9 and
8 , 10 all
10 all 12 've
12 've 13 got
13 got 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 is
16 is 17 to
17 to 18 pick
18 pick 19 them
19 them 20 .

it might be worse . " 
1 it 2 might
2 might 3 be
3 be 4 worse
4 worse 5 .
5 . 6 "

he whistled . 
1 he 2 whistled
2 whistled 3 .

" it 's worse than [i] thought , " cried he . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 9 "
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 worse
4 worse 5 than
7 thought 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 cried
9 " 12 .
11 he 12 .

" that bear has cheated me out of that berry pie my mother promised me . " 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 bear
3 bear 4 has
4 has 5 cheated
5 cheated 6 me
5 cheated 7 out
5 cheated 12 my
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 that
9 that 10 berry
10 berry 11 pie
12 my 13 mother
13 mother 14 promised
14 promised 15 me
15 me 16 .
16 . 17 "

yes , indeed , it might have been worse . 
1 yes 3 indeed
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 it
5 it 6 might
6 might 7 have
7 have 8 been
8 been 9 worse
9 worse 10 .

that bear might have tried to eat me instead of the berries . 
1 that 2 bear
1 that 3 might
1 that 12 berries
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 tried
5 tried 6 to
7 eat 12 berries
8 me 9 instead
9 instead 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 berries
12 berries 13 .

i [guess] [i] 'll go [eat] [that] [lunch] [i] [left] back by the spring , and then [i] 'll go home . 
1 i 4 'll
1 i 20 go
4 'll 5 go
5 go 11 back
11 back 16 and
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 spring
14 spring 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 then
17 then 19 'll
20 go 21 home
21 home 22 .

i can pick berries some other day . " 
1 i 5 some
2 can 3 pick
3 pick 4 berries
4 berries 5 some
5 some 6 other
5 some 7 day
7 day 8 .
8 . 9 "

" my , but those sandwiches will taste good , " thought he . 
1 " 4 but
1 " 11 "
2 my 3 ,
2 my 4 but
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 those
5 those 6 sandwiches
7 will 9 good
8 taste 9 good
9 good 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 14 .
12 thought 13 he
13 he 14 .

" [i] ['m] glad they are big and thick . 
1 " 4 glad
1 " 10 .
5 they 6 are
5 they 9 thick
7 big 8 and
8 and 9 thick
9 thick 10 .

i never was hungrier in my life . 
1 i 2 never
1 i 6 my
2 never 3 was
2 never 4 hungrier
4 hungrier 5 in
6 my 7 life
7 life 8 .

hello ! " 
1 hello 2 !
2 ! 3 "

no , [sir] , [there] wasn't so much as a crumb [left] of those two thick sandwiches . 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 16 thick
2 , 4 ,
6 wasn't 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 as
9 as 10 a
10 a 11 crumb
11 crumb 13 of
13 of 14 those
14 those 15 two
15 two 16 thick
16 thick 17 sandwiches
17 sandwiches 18 .

you see , [old] [man] [coyote] had found them and gobbled [them] up [while] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [was] [away] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 13 up
2 see 3 ,
2 see 11 gobbled
3 , 10 and
7 had 8 found
7 had 10 and
8 found 9 them
13 up 21 .
17 's 18 boy
18 boy 21 .

but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] didn't know anything about [old] [man] [coyote] . 
1 but 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 know
7 know 9 about
7 know 13 .
8 anything 9 about

he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere , even up in the trees , as if he thought those sandwiches might be hanging up there . 
1 he 2 rubbed
1 he 5 and
2 rubbed 3 his
3 his 4 eyes
5 and 6 stared
6 stared 7 everywhere
7 everywhere 8 ,
8 , 9 even
9 even 10 up
10 up 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 trees
13 trees 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 he
17 he 18 thought
18 thought 21 might
19 those 20 sandwiches
19 those 21 might
21 might 22 be
22 be 23 hanging
23 hanging 24 up
24 up 25 there
25 there 26 .

farmer [brown] 's boy gaped foolishly this way and that way . 
1 farmer 3 's
1 farmer 12 .
3 's 4 boy
5 gaped 6 foolishly
6 foolishly 8 way
7 this 8 way
8 way 9 and
9 and 10 that
10 that 11 way
10 that 12 .

then , instead of growing angry , a slow smile stole over his freckled face . 
1 then 5 growing
2 , 3 instead
3 instead 4 of
3 instead 5 growing
5 growing 6 angry
6 angry 7 ,
6 angry 8 a
8 a 10 smile
9 slow 10 smile
10 smile 11 stole
10 smile 14 freckled
12 over 13 his
13 his 14 freckled
14 freckled 15 face
14 freckled 16 .

" [i] [guess] some one [else] was hungry too , " he muttered . 
1 " 4 some
4 some 5 one
5 one 7 was
7 was 8 hungry
8 hungry 9 too
9 too 14 .
10 , 11 "
10 , 14 .
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 muttered

" wonder who it was ? 
1 " 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 who
3 who 4 it
3 who 6 ?
4 it 5 was

guess [this] [old] [pasture] [is] [no] [place] for [me] to-day . 
1 guess 8 for
8 for 10 to-day
10 to-day 11 .

i 'll fill up on berries and then [i] 'll go home . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 6 berries
3 fill 4 up
3 fill 5 on
5 on 6 berries
6 berries 7 and
6 berries 12 home
6 berries 13 .
7 and 8 then
10 'll 11 go
11 go 12 home
13 . 14 "

two or three times , as he trudged along , he stopped to scratch his head thoughtfully . 
1 two 2 or
2 or 3 three
2 or 11 he
3 three 4 times
4 times 5 ,
6 as 7 he
6 as 11 he
7 he 8 trudged
8 trudged 9 along
9 along 10 ,
11 he 12 stopped
11 he 17 thoughtfully
11 he 18 .
12 stopped 13 to
13 to 14 scratch
14 scratch 15 his
16 head 17 thoughtfully

this is the end of the adventures of [buster] [bear] in this book because guess why . 
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[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

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[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

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[the] [adventures] [of] [sammy] [jay] 

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[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

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[the] [adventures] [of] [bobby] [coon] 

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