produced by [david] [reed] 1 produced 2 by [just] [so] [stories] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] [table] [of] [contents] [:] [how] [the] [whale] [got] [his] [throat] [in] [the] [sea] [,] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [o] [my] [best] [beloved] [,] [there] [was] [a] [whale] [,] [and] [he] [ate] [fishes] [.] all the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth so ! 1 all 2 the 1 all 5 could 2 the 3 fishes 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 find 6 find 7 in 7 in 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 sea 10 sea 12 ate 11 he 12 ate 12 ate 13 with 13 with 14 his 14 his 15 mouth 15 mouth 16 so 16 so 17 ! then the [whale] stood up [on] [his] [tail] and said , ' [i] 'm hungry . ' 1 then 2 the 1 then 11 , 4 stood 5 up 5 up 9 and 9 and 10 said 9 and 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 17 ' 14 'm 15 hungry 15 hungry 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [no] , ' said the [whale] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [what] is it like ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 it 3 is 6 ? 4 it 5 like 6 ? 7 ' ' [nice] , ' said the small ' [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 8 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 small 8 ' 11 . ' [nice] but [nubbly] . ' 1 ' 3 but 1 ' 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [then] [fetch] me [some] , ' said the [whale] , and he made [the] [sea] [froth] up with his tail . 1 ' 7 ' 4 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 12 and 8 said 9 the 8 said 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 made 14 made 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 his 20 his 21 tail 21 tail 22 . ' [one] at a time [is] [enough] , ' said the ' [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 11 the 1 ' 12 ' 3 at 4 a 4 a 5 time 5 time 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 12 ' 15 . ( have you forgotten the suspenders ? ) 1 ( 8 ) 2 have 7 ? 3 you 4 forgotten 3 you 7 ? 5 the 6 suspenders 6 suspenders 7 ? 7 ? 8 ) so he said to the ' [stute] [fish] , ' [this] [man] is very [nubbly] , and [besides] he is making me hiccough . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 ' 6 ' 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 13 is 13 is 14 very 14 very 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 he 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 making 21 making 22 me 21 making 24 . 22 me 23 hiccough what shall [i] do ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [tell] him to come out , ' said the ' [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 10 the 1 ' 11 ' 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 out 6 out 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 11 ' 14 . so the [whale] [called] down his own throat to the [shipwrecked] [mariner] , ['] [come] [out] and [behave] [yourself] [.] 1 so 2 the 1 so 17 and 5 down 8 throat 5 down 9 to 6 his 7 own 7 own 8 throat 9 to 10 the 10 the 13 , 13 , 17 and i 've got the hiccoughs . ' 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 5 hiccoughs 4 the 5 hiccoughs 5 hiccoughs 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [nay] [,] nay ! ' said the [mariner] . 1 ' 4 nay 1 ' 6 ' 4 nay 5 ! 6 ' 8 the 6 ' 10 . 7 said 8 the ' [not] [so] , but far otherwise . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 far 6 far 7 otherwise 7 otherwise 8 . take me to [my] [natal-shore] [and] the [white-cliffs-of-albion] , and [i] 'll think about it . ' 1 take 2 me 1 take 3 to 3 to 7 the 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 17 ' 12 'll 13 think 13 think 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he began to dance more than ever . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 dance 5 dance 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . ' [you] had better take him [home] , ' said the ' [stute] [fish] to the [whale] [.] 1 ' 11 the 1 ' 12 ' 3 had 4 better 4 better 5 take 5 take 6 him 6 him 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 12 ' 15 to 15 to 16 the ' [i] ought to have [warned] you that he is a man of ' 1 ' 7 you 1 ' 14 ' 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 7 you 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 a 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 of 13 of 14 ' then he [recited] the [following] [sloka] , [which] , as you have [not] heard it , [i] [will] now [proceed] [to] [relate] 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 , 2 he 4 the 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 14 heard 14 heard 15 it 15 it 16 , 16 , 19 now by means of [a] [grating] [i] [have] [stopped] [your] [ating] [.] 1 by 2 means 2 means 3 of for the [mariner] he was [also] [an] [hi-ber-ni-an] [.] 1 for 5 was 2 the 4 he 4 he 5 was so did the [whale] [.] 1 so 2 did 2 did 3 the the [small] ' [stute] [fish] [went] and [hid] himself in the [mud] [under] [the] [door-sills] of the [equator] . 1 the 3 ' 1 the 19 . 3 ' 7 and 7 and 17 the 9 himself 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 16 of 16 of 17 the he was afraid that the [whale] might be angry with him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 7 might 5 the 12 . 7 might 8 be 8 be 9 angry 9 angry 10 with 10 with 11 him the [sailor] [took] the jack-knife home . 1 the 5 jack-knife 4 the 5 jack-knife 5 jack-knife 6 home 6 home 7 . he was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle . 1 he 2 was 1 he 15 . 2 was 3 wearing 3 wearing 4 the 4 the 5 blue 4 the 6 canvas 6 canvas 7 breeches 6 canvas 12 on 7 breeches 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 walked 10 walked 11 out 12 on 14 shingle 13 the 14 shingle the suspenders were left behind , you see , to tie the grating with ; and that is the end of that tale . 1 the 2 suspenders 2 suspenders 4 left 2 suspenders 15 ; 3 were 4 left 4 left 5 behind 5 behind 6 , 7 you 8 see 8 see 9 , 9 , 10 to 10 to 11 tie 11 tie 12 the 11 tie 15 ; 12 the 13 grating 13 grating 14 with 15 ; 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 is 18 is 19 the 19 the 20 end 20 end 21 of 20 end 22 that 22 that 23 tale 23 tale 24 . [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [hump] [now] [this] [is] [the] [next] [tale] [,] [and] [it] [tells] [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [big] [hump] [.] just ['] [humph] [!] ['] and no more . 1 just 6 and 6 and 7 no 6 and 9 . 7 no 8 more ' [humph] [!] ['] said the [camel] ; and the [horse] went [away] and told the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 8 ; 5 said 6 the 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 went 12 went 14 and 14 and 15 told 14 and 18 . 15 told 16 the ' [humph] [!] ['] said the [camel] ; and the [dog] went [away] and told the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 8 ; 5 said 6 the 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 went 12 went 14 and 14 and 15 told 14 and 18 . 15 told 16 the ' [humph] [!] ['] said the [camel] ; and the [ox] went [away] and told the [man] . 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 8 ; 5 said 6 the 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 went 12 went 14 and 14 and 15 told 14 and 18 . 15 told 16 the then he said ' [humph] ! ' and went away again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 ' 4 ' 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 away 10 away 11 again 11 again 12 . ' [certainly] not , ' said the [djinn] [.] 1 ' 5 ' 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the he won't trot . ' 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 trot 3 trot 5 ' 4 . 5 ' ' [whew] ! ' said [the] [djinn] , [whistling] , ' that 's my [camel] , for all the [gold] [in] [arabia] ! 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 23 ! 10 , 11 ' 10 , 23 ! 11 ' 12 that 12 that 13 's 12 that 16 , 13 's 14 my 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 all 18 all 19 the what does he say about it ? ' 1 what 4 say 2 does 3 he 3 he 4 say 4 say 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [he] says " [humph] ! " ' said the [dog] ; ' and he won't fetch and carry . ' 1 ' 4 " 1 ' 20 . 3 says 4 " 4 " 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 12 ; 9 said 13 ' 9 said 16 won't 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 fetch 17 fetch 19 carry 18 and 19 carry 20 . 21 ' ' [does] he say anything else ? ' 1 ' 8 ' 3 he 4 say 4 say 5 anything 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [only] " [humph] ! " ; and he won't plough , ' said the [ox] . 1 ' 3 " 3 " 5 ! 3 " 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 13 ' 7 ; 8 and 8 and 10 won't 8 and 12 , 9 he 10 won't 10 won't 11 plough 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 13 ' 17 . 14 said 15 the ' [very] good , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 good 1 ' 9 . 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the ' [i] ['ll] [humph] him if you will [kindly] wait a minute . ' 1 ' 8 will 1 ' 14 ' 5 him 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 will 10 wait 12 minute 11 a 12 minute 12 minute 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] [shouldn't] say that again if [i] were you , ' [said] [the] [djinn] [;] you might say [it] [once] [too] [often] . 1 ' 4 say 1 ' 12 ' 4 say 5 that 5 that 6 again 7 if 9 were 9 were 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 17 you 12 ' 24 . 17 you 18 might 18 might 19 say [bubbles] [,] [i] [want] [you] [to] [work] [.] ['] ' [do] you see that ? ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 7 ' 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 ? 7 ' 9 the 7 ' 11 . 8 said 9 the ' [that] 's your very own humph that you 've brought upon your very own self by not working . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 10 've 4 your 6 own 5 very 6 own 6 own 7 humph 7 humph 8 that 7 humph 10 've 8 that 9 you 10 've 11 brought 10 've 15 own 12 upon 15 own 13 your 15 own 14 very 15 own 15 own 16 self 16 self 17 by 17 by 19 working 18 not 19 working 19 working 20 . to-day [is] [thursday] , and you 've done no work [since] [monday] , [when] the work began . 1 to-day 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 you 6 you 7 've 7 've 8 done 8 done 9 no 9 no 10 work 10 work 13 , 10 work 16 work 15 the 16 work 16 work 17 began 17 began 18 . now you are going to work . ' 1 now 2 you 1 now 7 . 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 work 7 . 8 ' ' [how] can [i] , ' said [the] [camel] , ' with [this] [humph] [on] [my] back ? ' 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 with 11 ' 19 ' 17 back 18 ? 18 ? 19 ' ' [that] 's [made] [a-purpose] , ' said [the] [djinn] , ['] all because you [missed] [those] [three] [days] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 13 all 11 , 20 . 14 because 15 you 15 you 20 . come out of the [desert] and go to the [three] , and [behave] . 1 come 2 out 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 6 and 6 and 7 go 7 go 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 . humph yourself ! ' 1 humph 2 yourself 2 yourself 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' and the [camel] [humphed] [himself] , [humph] and all , and went away to [join] the [three] . 1 and 2 the 2 the 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 went 11 and 18 . 12 went 13 away 13 away 14 to 14 to 16 the we [climb] [out] of [bed] [with] [a] [frouzly] [head] [and] [a] [snarly-yarly] [voice] [.] 1 we 4 of we shiver and scowl and we grunt and we [growl] [at] [our] [bath] and [our] [boots] [and] [our] [toys] [;] 1 we 3 and 1 we 6 we 2 shiver 3 and 4 scowl 5 and 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 grunt 6 we 8 and 8 and 9 we 9 we 14 and and then you will find that the sun and the wind . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 that 6 that 7 the 6 that 9 and 6 that 11 wind 7 the 8 sun 10 the 11 wind 11 wind 12 . and the [djinn] of the [garden] too , [have] [lifted] [the] [hump] [the] [horrible] [hump] [the] [hump] that is black and blue ! 1 and 2 the 1 and 7 too 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 the 7 too 8 , 8 , 18 that 18 that 19 is 19 is 21 and 19 is 23 ! 20 black 21 and 21 and 22 blue i get it as well as [you-oo-oo] [if] [i] [haven't] [enough] to [do-oo-oo] [we] [all] [get] [hump] [cameelious] [hump] [kiddies] [and] [grown-ups] [too] [!] 1 i 2 get 2 get 3 it 3 it 4 as 4 as 5 well 4 as 6 as 6 as 12 to [how] [the] [rhinoceros] [got] [his] [skin] in those days the [rhinoceros] ['s] [skin] [fitted] [him] [quite] [tight] . 1 in 3 days 1 in 12 . 2 those 3 days 3 days 4 the there were no wrinkles in it anywhere . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 3 no 7 anywhere 4 wrinkles 6 it 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 . he looked [exactly] like a [noah] ['s] [ark] [rhinoceros] , but of course [much] [bigger] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 of 12 of 13 course 13 course 16 . all the same , he had no manners then , and he has no manners now , and he never will have any manners . 1 all 3 same 1 all 4 , 2 the 3 same 4 , 5 he 4 , 6 had 6 had 7 no 6 had 13 has 7 no 8 manners 9 then 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 no 13 has 21 will 13 has 25 . 14 no 15 manners 15 manners 16 now 16 now 17 , 16 now 18 and 17 , 18 and 19 he 20 never 20 never 21 will 21 will 22 have 22 have 23 any 23 any 24 manners them that [takes] [cakes] [which] [the] [parsee-man] [bakes] [makes] [dreadful] [mistakes] [.] 1 them 2 that and there was a great deal more in that than you would think . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 more 7 more 10 than 8 in 10 than 9 that 10 than 10 than 11 you 10 than 13 think 12 would 13 think 13 think 14 . because , five weeks later , there was a [heat] [wave] [in] the [red] [sea] , and everybody took off all the clothes they had . 1 because 2 , 2 , 6 , 3 five 4 weeks 3 five 5 later 5 later 6 , 6 , 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 13 the 13 the 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 everybody 18 everybody 19 took 19 took 20 off 20 off 21 all 21 all 22 the 21 all 23 clothes 23 clothes 24 they 24 they 25 had 25 had 26 . in those days it buttoned underneath with three buttons and looked like a waterproof . 1 in 3 days 1 in 15 . 2 those 3 days 3 days 10 and 4 it 5 buttoned 5 buttoned 6 underneath 5 buttoned 10 and 7 with 8 three 8 three 10 and 9 buttons 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 like 12 like 13 a 12 like 14 waterproof he waddled straight into the water and blew bubbles through his nose , leaving his skin on the beach . 1 he 2 waddled 2 waddled 3 straight 2 waddled 9 bubbles 3 straight 4 into 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 water 7 and 8 blew 8 blew 9 bubbles 9 bubbles 10 through 10 through 12 nose 10 through 13 , 10 through 19 beach 10 through 20 . 11 his 12 nose 13 , 14 leaving 14 leaving 15 his 15 his 16 skin 17 on 19 beach 18 the 19 beach presently [the] [parsee] [came] [by] [and] [found] [the] [skin] , [and] he [smiled] [one] [smile] [that] [ran] [all] [round] his face two times . 1 presently 10 , 1 presently 24 . 10 , 12 he 12 he 20 his 20 his 21 face 21 face 23 times 22 two 23 times then he danced three times round the skin and rubbed his hands . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 danced 3 danced 5 times 4 three 5 times 5 times 6 round 6 round 7 the 7 the 8 skin 7 the 10 rubbed 8 skin 9 and 10 rubbed 11 his 10 rubbed 12 hands 12 hands 13 . then he climbed to the top of his palm-tree and waited for the [rhinoceros] to come out of the water and put it on . 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 his 3 climbed 6 top 4 to 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 8 his 8 his 9 palm-tree 9 palm-tree 10 and 10 and 11 waited 11 waited 12 for 12 for 13 the 12 for 15 to 15 to 16 come 16 come 17 out 17 out 18 of 17 out 21 and 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 water 21 and 22 put 22 put 23 it 23 it 24 on 24 on 25 . and [the] [rhinoceros] did . 1 and 4 did 4 did 5 . he buttoned it up with the three buttons , and it tickled like cake crumbs in bed . 1 he 2 buttoned 1 he 8 buttons 1 he 12 tickled 2 buttoned 4 up 3 it 4 up 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 three 7 three 8 buttons 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 tickled 11 it 12 tickled 12 tickled 13 like 13 like 15 crumbs 14 cake 15 crumbs 15 crumbs 16 in 16 in 17 bed 16 in 18 . then he ran to the palm-tree and rubbed and rubbed and rubbed himself against it . 1 then 4 to 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 to 4 to 6 palm-tree 5 the 6 palm-tree 6 palm-tree 8 rubbed 6 palm-tree 9 and 6 palm-tree 13 himself 6 palm-tree 14 against 7 and 8 rubbed 9 and 10 rubbed 11 and 12 rubbed 12 rubbed 13 himself 14 against 15 it 14 against 16 . and it spoiled his temper , but it didn't make the least difference to the cake-crumbs . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 spoiled 3 spoiled 4 his 4 his 5 temper 5 temper 6 , 5 temper 9 didn't 7 but 8 it 7 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 make 9 didn't 12 least 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 difference 13 difference 14 to 13 difference 15 the 15 the 16 cake-crumbs 15 the 17 . they were inside his skin and they tickled . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 . 2 were 8 tickled 3 inside 5 skin 4 his 5 skin 5 skin 7 they 6 and 7 they 7 they 8 tickled [how] [the] [leopard] [got] [his] [spots] [in] [the] [days] [when] [everybody] [started] [fair] [,] [best] [beloved] [,] [the] [leopard] [lived] [in] [a] [place] [called] [the] [high] [veldt] [.] he would indeed ! 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! they didn't indeed ! 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 indeed 2 didn't 4 ! said [leopard] to [baviaan] [(] [and] it was a very hot day [)] , ' [where] [has] all the game [gone] ? ' 1 said 3 to 1 said 14 , 3 to 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 hot 11 hot 12 day 14 , 15 ' 14 , 23 ' 15 ' 18 all 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 game 22 ? 23 ' and [baviaan] winked [.] 1 and 3 winked he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . said the [ethiopian] [to] [baviaan] , ' [can] you tell me the [present] [habitat] of the [aboriginal] [fauna] ? ' 1 said 2 the 1 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 you 9 you 11 me 10 tell 11 me 11 me 12 the 12 the 15 of 15 of 16 the 15 of 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' [(] [that] [meant] [just] [the] [same] [thing] [,] [but] [the] [ethiopian] [always] [used] [long] [words] [.] he was a grown-up . ) 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 grown-up 3 a 4 grown-up 4 grown-up 6 ) 5 . 6 ) and [baviaan] winked [.] 1 and 3 winked he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . and the [ethiopian] said , ' [that] is all very [fine] , but [i] [wish] to [know] [whither] the [aboriginal] [fauna] [has] [migrated] . ' 1 and 2 the 1 and 12 , 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 is 8 is 9 all 9 all 10 very 12 , 13 but 13 but 16 to 16 to 19 the 19 the 25 ' 24 . 25 ' ( say that quickly aloud , and you will see how very shadowy the forest must have been . ) 1 ( 2 say 2 say 3 that 3 that 5 aloud 4 quickly 5 aloud 5 aloud 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 you 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 see 10 see 11 how 11 how 14 the 11 how 16 must 12 very 14 the 13 shadowy 14 the 14 the 15 forest 16 must 17 have 17 have 18 been 18 been 20 ) 19 . 20 ) ' [i] don't know , said the [ethiopian] , ' but it ought to be the [aboriginal] [flora] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 9 , 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 15 be 12 it 19 . 13 ought 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 the i can [smell] [giraffe] , and [i] can [hear] [giraffe] , but [i] can't see [giraffe] . ' 1 i 2 can 1 i 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 18 ' 8 can 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 can't 12 but 17 . 14 can't 15 see 17 . 18 ' ' [that] 's curious , ' said the [leopard] [.] 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 6 ' 4 curious 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [i] [suppose] it is [because] we have just come in out of the sunshine . 1 ' 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 7 we 7 we 8 have 8 have 10 come 9 just 10 come 10 come 11 in 11 in 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 sunshine 15 sunshine 16 . i can [smell] [zebra] , and [i] can [hear] [zebra] , but [i] can't see [zebra] . ' 1 i 2 can 1 i 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 18 ' 8 can 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 can't 12 but 17 . 14 can't 15 see 17 . 18 ' ' [wait] [a] [bit] , said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 7 the 5 , 6 said 6 said 7 the ' [it] 's a long time since we 've hunted ' em . 1 ' 12 em 3 's 12 em 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 12 em 7 since 8 we 8 we 12 em 9 've 12 em 10 hunted 12 em 11 ' 12 em 12 em 13 . perhaps we 've forgotten what they were like . ' 1 perhaps 2 we 1 perhaps 4 forgotten 3 've 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 what 4 forgotten 10 ' 5 what 8 like 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 like 9 . 10 ' ' [fiddle] ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] [remember] [them] [perfectly] [on] the [high] [veldt] [,] [especially] [their] [marrow-bones] [.] 1 ' 7 the ' [umm] [,] said [the] [ethiopian] , looking into the [speckly-spickly] shadows of the [aboriginal] [flora-forest] [.] 1 ' 4 said 4 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 12 shadows 12 shadows 13 of 13 of 14 the ' [then] they ought to show up in this dark place like ripe bananas in a smokehouse . ' 1 ' 3 they 3 they 7 up 4 ought 5 to 5 to 6 show 6 show 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 17 smokehouse 9 this 11 place 10 dark 11 place 11 place 12 like 12 like 14 bananas 13 ripe 14 bananas 14 bananas 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 smokehouse 17 smokehouse 18 . 18 . 19 ' but they didn't . 1 but 2 they 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . the [leopard] and [the] [ethiopian] [hunted] all [day] [;] and [though] they could [smell] [them] [and] hear them , [they] [never] [saw] one of them . 1 the 25 them 3 and 7 all 3 and 19 , 7 all 10 and 10 and 12 they 12 they 13 could 13 could 17 hear 17 hear 18 them 19 , 23 one 23 one 24 of 24 of 25 them 25 them 26 . ' [for] [goodness] ' [sake] , ' said the [leopard] [at] [tea-time] , ' [let] [us] [wait] [till] it [gets] [dark] . 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 9 the 4 ' 22 . 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 13 , 14 ' 13 , 19 it 13 , 22 . this [daylight] [hunting] is a [perfect] [scandal] . ' 1 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 9 ' 8 . 9 ' so he said , ' [be] quiet , [o] you [person] [without] [any] [form] . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 , 4 , 15 . 5 ' 7 quiet 7 quiet 8 , 8 , 10 you 10 you 15 . i am going to sit on your head till morning , because there is something about you [that] [i] don't understand . ' 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 on 6 on 7 your 7 your 8 head 7 your 17 you 8 head 9 till 9 till 10 morning 9 till 12 because 10 morning 11 , 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 something 15 something 16 about 16 about 17 you 17 you 20 don't 20 don't 21 understand 21 understand 22 . 22 . 23 ' it [smells] like [giraffe] , and it [kicks] [like] [giraffe] , but it [hasn't] [any] [form] . ' 1 it 18 ' 3 like 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 it 13 it 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [don't] you [trust] it , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 , 1 ' 7 ' 5 it 6 , 7 ' 9 the 7 ' 11 . 8 said 9 the ' [sit] on its head till the morning same as me . 1 ' 6 till 3 on 6 till 4 its 5 head 4 its 6 till 6 till 8 morning 6 till 9 same 7 the 8 morning 9 same 10 as 10 as 11 me 11 me 12 . they [haven't] [any] [form] [any] of ' em . ' 1 they 10 ' 6 of 8 em 7 ' 8 em 8 em 9 . 9 . 10 ' what have you at your end of the [table] , [brother] ? ' 1 what 2 have 1 what 13 ' 2 have 3 you 4 at 5 your 4 at 6 end 6 end 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 13 ' 10 , 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' what in the world have you been doing to [yourself] , [zebra] ? 1 what 4 world 1 what 8 doing 1 what 13 ? 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 world 5 have 6 you 5 have 7 been 7 been 8 doing 8 doing 9 to 11 , 13 ? don't you know that [if] you were on the [high] [veldt] [i] [could] [see] you ten miles off ? 1 don't 3 know 1 don't 15 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 on 8 on 9 the 15 you 19 ? 16 ten 17 miles 17 miles 18 off 18 off 19 ? you haven't any form . ' 1 you 2 haven't 1 you 6 ' 2 haven't 3 any 2 haven't 4 form 5 . 6 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [zebra] , ' but this [isn't] the [high] [veldt] [.] 1 ' 4 ' 1 ' 13 the 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 but 10 but 11 this can't you see ? ' 1 can't 2 you 2 you 3 see 2 you 5 ' 3 see 4 ? ' [i] can now , ' said the [leopard] [.] 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 6 ' 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [but] [i] [couldn't] all [yesterday] [.] 1 ' 5 all how is it done ? ' 1 how 2 is 1 how 5 ? 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 done 5 ? 6 ' ' [let] [us] up , ' said the [zebra] , ' and [we] will [show] you . 1 ' 4 up 1 ' 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 the 6 ' 11 ' 7 said 8 the 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 and 12 and 14 will 14 will 16 you 16 you 17 . ' [now] [watch] , ' said the [zebra] and the [giraffe] [.] 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 9 and 6 said 7 the 9 and 10 the ' [this] is the way it 's done . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 it 6 it 7 's 6 it 8 done 8 done 9 . one two three ! 1 one 2 two 2 two 3 three 2 two 4 ! and where 's your breakfast ? ' 1 and 7 ' 2 where 3 's 2 where 6 ? 3 's 4 your 4 your 5 breakfast 6 ? 7 ' they had just walked off and hidden themselves in the shadowy forest . 1 they 2 had 1 they 8 themselves 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 walked 4 walked 5 off 6 and 8 themselves 7 hidden 8 themselves 8 themselves 9 in 8 themselves 13 . 9 in 12 forest 10 the 11 shadowy 11 shadowy 12 forest ' [hi] ! 1 ' 3 ! hi ! ['] [said] [the] [ethiopian] [.] 1 hi 2 ! ' [that] 's a [trick] [worth] [learning] [.] 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a take a lesson by [it] , [leopard] . 1 take 2 a 1 take 8 . 2 a 3 lesson 3 lesson 4 by 4 by 6 , you show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle . ' 1 you 3 up 1 you 4 in 1 you 5 this 2 show 3 up 5 this 7 place 6 dark 7 place 7 place 8 like 8 like 9 a 9 a 10 bar 9 a 11 of 11 of 12 soap 12 soap 15 coal-scuttle 13 in 15 coal-scuttle 14 a 15 coal-scuttle 15 coal-scuttle 17 ' 16 . 17 ' ' [ho] ! 1 ' 3 ! ho ! ['] [said] [the] [leopard] [.] 1 ho 2 ! ' [well] [,] [calling] [names] [won't] catch dinner , said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 11 the 7 catch 9 , 8 dinner 9 , 9 , 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [the] [long] and the little of it is that we don't match our backgrounds . 1 ' 15 backgrounds 4 and 5 the 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 that 10 that 11 we 11 we 12 don't 11 we 14 our 12 don't 13 match 14 our 15 backgrounds 15 backgrounds 16 . i 'm going to take [baviaan] 's [advice] . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 9 . 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 7 's he told me [i] [ought] to [change] ; and [as] [i] ['ve] [nothing] [to] [change] [except] [my] [skin] [i] 'm going to change that . ' 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 me 2 told 8 ; 3 me 6 to 8 ; 9 and 9 and 20 'm 20 'm 21 going 21 going 22 to 21 going 26 ' 23 change 24 that 24 that 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [what] to ? ' said the [leopard] , [tremendously] [excited] . 1 ' 3 to 1 ' 4 ? 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 12 . 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 , 9 , 12 . ' [to] a [nice] [working] [blackish-brownish] [colour] , with a little [purple] in it , and touches [of] [slaty-blue] . 1 ' 3 a 1 ' 20 . 3 a 8 , 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 little 13 in 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 20 . 16 and 17 touches it will be the very thing for hiding in hollows and behind trees . ' 1 it 3 be 1 it 10 hollows 2 will 3 be 4 the 7 for 5 very 7 for 6 thing 7 for 7 for 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 in 9 in 10 hollows 10 hollows 11 and 10 hollows 13 trees 10 hollows 15 ' 12 behind 13 trees 14 . 15 ' ' [but] what about me ? ' he said , when the [ethiopian] [had] [worked] [his] last [little] [finger] [into] [his] [fine] [new] [black] [skin] . 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 7 ' 3 what 4 about 4 about 5 me 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 said 8 he 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 12 the 17 last 17 last 26 . ' [you] take [baviaan] ['s] [advice] [too] [.] 1 ' 3 take he [told] you to go [into] [spots] . ' 1 he 9 ' 3 you 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [so] [i] did , ' said the [leopard] [.] 1 ' 6 ' 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the i went into other spots [as] [fast] [as] [i] [could] . 1 i 2 went 1 i 11 . 2 went 3 into 3 into 5 spots 4 other 5 spots i went into this spot with you , and a lot of good it has done me . ' 1 i 2 went 2 went 3 into 3 into 4 this 3 into 19 ' 4 this 5 spot 4 this 11 lot 6 with 7 you 7 you 8 , 7 you 11 lot 9 and 10 a 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 good 14 it 16 done 15 has 16 done 16 done 17 me 17 me 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [oh] , ' said the [ethiopian] , ' [baviaan] [didn't] [mean] [spots] in [south] [africa] [.] 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 6 the 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 14 in he meant [spots] [on] [your] [skin] . ' 1 he 2 meant 1 he 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [what] 's the [use] of that ? ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 6 of 1 ' 9 ' 3 's 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 ? 9 ' 11 the 9 ' 13 . 10 said 11 the ' [think] of [giraffe] , ' said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 3 of 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [or] if you [prefer] [stripes] , think of [zebra] . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 3 if 8 think 4 you 7 , 8 think 9 of 9 of 11 . they find their spots and stripes give them per-feet satisfaction . ' 1 they 2 find 1 they 12 ' 2 find 9 per-feet 3 their 5 and 4 spots 5 and 5 and 6 stripes 6 stripes 9 per-feet 7 give 8 them 7 give 9 per-feet 9 per-feet 10 satisfaction 11 . 12 ' ' [umm] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] [wouldn't] look like [zebra] [not] for ever so . ' 1 ' 4 look 1 ' 12 ' 5 like 8 for 8 for 9 ever 8 for 11 . 9 ever 10 so 11 . 12 ' ' [i] ['ll] [take] [spots] , then , ' said the [leopard] ; ' but don't make ' em too vulgar-big . 1 ' 6 , 1 ' 14 ' 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 , 7 then 13 ; 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 14 ' 15 but 15 but 16 don't 15 but 17 make 17 make 19 em 18 ' 19 em 19 em 20 too 20 too 21 vulgar-big 20 too 22 . i [wouldn't] [look] like [giraffe] [not] for ever so . ' 1 i 11 ' 4 like 7 for 7 for 8 ever 7 for 10 . 8 ever 9 so 10 . 11 ' ' [i] 'll make ' [em] with the [tips] of my [fingers] [,] ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 5 ' 3 'll 4 make 5 ' 16 the 5 ' 18 . 7 with 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 my 11 my 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 the ' [there] ['s] [plenty] [of] [black] [left] on my skin still . 1 ' 9 my 8 on 9 my 9 my 10 skin 10 skin 11 still 11 still 12 . stand over ! ' 1 stand 2 over 1 stand 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' you [can] see them on any [leopard] ['s] [skin] you like , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 you 3 see 1 you 10 you 3 see 4 them 4 them 5 on 5 on 6 any 10 you 11 like 11 like 12 , ' [now] you are a beauty ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 7 ! 3 you 4 are 3 you 5 a 3 you 7 ! 5 a 6 beauty 7 ! 8 ' 7 ! 9 said 7 ! 12 . 9 said 10 the ' [you] can lie out on the [bare] [ground] and [look] [like] [a] [heap] of [pebbles] [.] 1 ' 3 can 3 can 4 lie 4 lie 5 out 5 out 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 10 and 10 and 15 of you can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone . 1 you 2 can 1 you 15 pudding-stone 3 lie 4 out 4 out 5 on 5 on 6 the 5 on 8 rocks 5 on 15 pudding-stone 7 naked 8 rocks 8 rocks 11 like 9 and 10 look 10 look 11 like 11 like 12 a 12 a 13 piece 13 piece 14 of 15 pudding-stone 16 . think of that and purr ! ' 1 think 2 of 1 think 5 purr 3 that 4 and 3 that 5 purr 5 purr 6 ! 5 purr 7 ' ' [but] if [i] ['m] all this , ' said the [leopard] , ' why [didn't] you go [spotty] too ? ' 1 ' 11 the 1 ' 22 ' 3 if 6 all 6 all 7 this 7 this 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 13 , 14 ' 13 , 22 ' 14 ' 15 why 15 why 21 ? 17 you 18 go 17 you 21 ? 18 go 20 too ' [oh] , [plain] [black] 's [best] for [a] [nigger] , ' said the [ethiopian] [.] 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 , 6 's 8 for 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the ' [now] come along and we 'll see if we can't get [even] [with] [mr] [one-two-three] [where] ['s] [your] [breakfast] ! ' 1 ' 3 come 1 ' 22 ' 3 come 4 along 5 and 6 we 5 and 21 ! 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 see 8 see 9 if 9 if 10 we 9 if 11 can't 11 can't 12 get 21 ! 22 ' so they went away and lived happily ever afterward , [best] [beloved] . 1 so 3 went 1 so 13 . 2 they 3 went 3 went 4 away 4 away 6 lived 5 and 6 lived 6 lived 7 happily 7 happily 8 ever 8 ever 9 afterward 9 afterward 10 , that is all . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 . oh , now and then you will hear [grown-ups] [say] , ' [can] the [ethiopian] [change] [his] [skin] [or] the [leopard] [his] [spots] ? ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 you 2 , 3 now 3 now 4 and 4 and 5 then 6 you 7 will 6 you 11 , 7 will 8 hear 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 the 12 ' 25 ' 20 the 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' but they [will] never do it again , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 but 2 they 1 but 4 never 4 never 7 again 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 again 7 again 8 , they are quite contented as they are . 1 they 2 are 2 are 7 are 3 quite 4 contented 4 contented 5 as 5 as 7 are 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 . people have come in a carriage calling . 1 people 2 have 2 have 3 come 3 come 6 carriage 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 carriage 6 carriage 7 calling 7 calling 8 . but [mummy] [is] there [....y] . 1 but 4 there 4 there 6 . yes , [i] [can] [go] if you [take] [me] [nurse] says she don't care . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 15 . 7 you 14 care 11 says 12 she 12 she 13 don't 13 don't 14 care let's go up to the pig-sties and sit on the farmyard rails ! 1 let's 13 ! 2 go 3 up 3 up 4 to 4 to 5 the 4 to 7 and 5 the 6 pig-sties 7 and 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 9 on 12 rails 10 the 12 rails 11 farmyard 12 rails 12 rails 13 ! let's say things to the bunnies , and watch ' em skitter their tails ! 1 let's 2 say 2 say 3 things 3 things 4 to 4 to 6 bunnies 4 to 11 em 5 the 6 bunnies 6 bunnies 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 watch 11 em 10 ' 11 em 11 em 12 skitter 11 em 15 ! 12 skitter 13 their 13 their 14 tails here 's your boots ( [i've] [brought] ['] [em] ) , and here 's [your] [cap] and [stick] , [and] here 's [your] [pipe] [and] [tobacco] . 1 here 2 's 1 here 3 your 3 your 4 boots 3 your 5 ( 5 ( 10 ) 10 ) 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 here 13 here 14 's 14 's 17 and 17 and 22 's 17 and 27 . 19 , 21 here 21 here 22 's oh , come along out of it quick . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 9 . 3 come 4 along 4 along 8 quick 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 quick 8 quick 9 . [the] [elephant's] [child] [in] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [the] [elephant] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [had] [no] [trunk] [.] and he lived in [africa] , and he filled [all] [africa] with his ' satiable curtiosities . 1 and 2 he 1 and 15 satiable 3 lived 4 in 3 lived 15 satiable 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 15 satiable 9 filled 12 with 12 with 13 his 13 his 15 satiable 14 ' 15 satiable 15 satiable 16 curtiosities 15 satiable 17 . and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 8 satiable 3 he 8 satiable 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 7 ' 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 8 satiable 3 he 8 satiable 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 7 ' 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 8 satiable 3 he 8 satiable 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 7 ' 7 ' 8 satiable 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! he asked , ' [what] [does] the [crocodile] have for dinner ? ' 1 he 2 asked 2 asked 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 the 4 ' 13 ' 9 have 10 for 10 for 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' and they all spanked him once more for luck , though he asked them most politely to stop . 1 and 3 all 2 they 3 all 3 all 4 spanked 4 spanked 5 him 4 spanked 18 stop 5 him 6 once 5 him 12 he 6 once 7 more 7 more 8 for 8 for 9 luck 9 luck 11 though 10 , 11 though 13 asked 14 them 13 asked 16 politely 15 most 16 politely 16 politely 18 stop 17 to 18 stop 18 stop 19 . it was all his ' satiable curtiosity . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 his 3 all 6 satiable 5 ' 6 satiable 6 satiable 7 curtiosity 7 curtiosity 8 . the first thing that he found was a curled round a rock [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 4 that 7 was 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 curled 9 curled 12 rock 10 round 12 rock 11 a 12 rock ' [have] [i] seen [a] [crocodile] [?] ' said the , in a voice of [dretful] [scorn] [.] 1 ' 4 seen 1 ' 8 ' 8 ' 11 , 9 said 10 the 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 12 in 14 voice 14 voice 15 of ' [what] will you ask me next ? ' 1 ' 3 will 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 9 ' 4 you 5 ask 5 ask 6 me 7 next 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' " [scuse] me , ' said [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] , ' but could you kindly tell me what he has for dinner ? ' 1 " 5 ' 1 " 25 ' 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 11 , 11 , 13 but 12 ' 13 but 13 but 14 could 15 you 16 kindly 16 kindly 17 tell 17 tell 18 me 17 tell 19 what 19 what 22 for 20 he 22 for 21 has 22 for 22 for 23 dinner 23 dinner 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' then the uncoiled himself very [quickly] from the [rock] , and [spanked] the [elephant] ['s] [child] with his [scalesome] , [flailsome] [tail] [.] 1 then 2 the 1 then 11 and 2 the 4 himself 3 uncoiled 4 himself 4 himself 5 very 7 from 8 the 7 from 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 the 13 the 20 , 17 with 18 his 17 with 20 , but it was really the [crocodile] , [o] [best] [beloved] , and the [crocodile] [winked] one [eye] [like] [this] ! 1 but 2 it 1 but 20 ! 2 it 3 was 2 it 5 the 3 was 4 really 5 the 7 , 7 , 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 16 one ' [come] [hither] , [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] [.] 1 ' 8 ' 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the ' [why] do you [ask] [such] [things] ? ' 1 ' 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' will you please tell me what you have for dinner ? ' 1 will 2 you 1 will 4 tell 2 you 3 please 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 what 6 what 7 you 6 what 12 ' 8 have 9 for 9 for 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' ' [come] [hither] , [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] , ' and [i] 'll [whisper] . ' 1 ' 4 , 1 ' 19 ' 4 , 14 and 7 , 8 ' 7 , 12 , 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 and 14 and 16 'll 18 . 19 ' you are hurtig be ! ' 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 hurtig 3 hurtig 4 be 3 hurtig 5 ! 3 hurtig 6 ' this is the way always talk . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 the 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 6 talk 5 always 6 talk 6 talk 7 . that is the way all always talk . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 6 always 5 all 6 always 6 always 7 talk 7 talk 8 . ' [what] are you doing that for ? ' said the 1 ' 6 that 3 are 5 doing 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 that 6 that 7 for 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 11 the 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [then] you will have to wait a long time , [said] the 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 11 , 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 11 , 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 13 the ' [some] [people] do not know what is good for them . ' 1 ' 4 do 1 ' 13 ' 4 do 5 not 5 not 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 is 8 is 9 good 10 for 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 ' the [elephant] ['s] [child] [sat] [there] [for] [three] days [waiting] for [his] [nose] [to] [shrink] [.] 1 the 9 days 9 days 11 for but it never grew any shorter , and , besides , it made him squint . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 never 2 it 12 it 3 never 4 grew 4 grew 6 shorter 5 any 6 shorter 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 besides 9 , 10 besides 10 besides 11 , 10 besides 12 it 12 it 14 him 13 made 14 him 14 him 15 squint 15 squint 16 . " vantage number one ! ' said the 1 " 2 vantage 1 " 6 ' 2 vantage 4 one 3 number 4 one 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 8 the 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have done that with a [mere-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 that 5 done 7 with 7 with 8 a try and eat a little now . ' 1 try 2 and 2 and 3 eat 3 eat 5 little 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 now 5 little 8 ' 7 . 8 ' ' [vantage] [number] [two] ! ' said the 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] couldn't have done that with a mear-smear nose [.] 1 ' 6 that 1 ' 9 mear-smear 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 that 7 with 9 mear-smear 8 a 9 mear-smear 9 mear-smear 10 nose don't you think [the] [sun] is very hot here ? ' 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 think 1 don't 11 ' 3 think 6 is 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 hot 9 here 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [vantage] [number] [three] ! ' said the 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] [couldn't] have done that with a [mere-smear] [nose] [.] 1 ' 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 that 5 done 7 with 7 with 8 a now how do you feel about being spanked again ? ' 1 now 11 ' 2 how 3 do 2 how 5 feel 2 how 10 ? 2 how 11 ' 4 you 5 feel 6 about 7 being 7 being 8 spanked 7 being 9 again 9 again 10 ? " [scuse] me , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] , ' but [i] [should] not like it at all . ' 1 " 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 the 5 ' 12 ' 6 said 7 the 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 but 13 but 16 not 16 not 20 all 17 like 18 it 18 it 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [how] would you like to [spank] [somebody] ? ' said the 1 ' 10 ' 1 ' 11 said 3 would 4 you 3 would 9 ? 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 to 9 ? 10 ' 11 said 12 the ' [i] should like it very much indeed , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 3 should 1 ' 10 ' 3 should 4 like 4 like 7 much 5 it 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 , 10 ' 12 the 10 ' 16 . 11 said 12 the ' [well] , ' said the , ' you will find that new nose of yours very useful to spank people with . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 , 6 the 18 useful 8 ' 9 you 9 you 11 find 10 will 11 find 11 find 17 very 12 that 13 new 13 new 14 nose 13 new 15 of 15 of 16 yours 15 of 17 very 17 very 18 useful 18 useful 21 people 19 to 20 spank 20 spank 21 people 21 people 22 with 22 with 23 . 23 . 24 ' so [the] [elephant] ['s] [child] went home [across] [africa] [frisking] and [whisking] his [trunk] . 1 so 13 his 6 went 7 home 6 went 11 and 11 and 13 his 13 his 15 . when he wanted grass he plucked grass up from the ground , instead of going on his knees as he used to do . 1 when 5 he 1 when 13 instead 2 he 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 grass 4 grass 5 he 5 he 6 plucked 6 plucked 7 grass 6 plucked 9 from 7 grass 8 up 9 from 11 ground 10 the 11 ground 12 , 13 instead 13 instead 14 of 13 instead 15 going 15 going 18 knees 16 on 18 knees 17 his 18 knees 18 knees 19 as 18 knees 20 he 18 knees 21 used 21 used 22 to 21 used 23 do 22 to 23 do 23 do 24 . when he felt lonely [walking] [through] [africa] he sang to himself down his trunk , and the noise was louder than several brass bands . 1 when 2 he 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 4 lonely 8 he 9 sang 9 sang 10 to 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 12 down 12 down 14 trunk 12 down 15 , 13 his 14 trunk 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 noise 18 noise 20 louder 19 was 20 louder 20 louder 21 than 21 than 22 several 21 than 25 . 22 several 24 bands 23 brass 24 bands they were very glad to see him , and immediately said , ' [come] here and be spanked for your ' satiable curtiosity . ' 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 glad 3 very 4 glad 4 glad 5 to 4 glad 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 12 , 8 , 16 and 9 and 10 immediately 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 here 16 and 17 be 17 be 18 spanked 17 be 20 your 17 be 22 satiable 19 for 20 your 21 ' 22 satiable 22 satiable 23 curtiosity 22 satiable 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [pooh] , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 10 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] don't think you [peoples] know anything about [spanking] ; but [i] [do] , and [i] 'll [show] you . ' 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 22 ' 3 don't 4 think 5 you 7 know 5 you 11 ; 7 know 9 about 8 anything 9 about 11 ; 12 but 12 but 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 'll 18 'll 20 you 20 you 21 . 21 . 22 ' then he uncurled his trunk and knocked two of his dear brothers head over heels . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 uncurled 3 uncurled 4 his 4 his 5 trunk 5 trunk 15 heels 6 and 7 knocked 7 knocked 15 heels 8 two 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 dear 11 dear 13 head 12 brothers 13 head 13 head 14 over 14 over 15 heels 15 heels 16 . ' [i] asked him what he had for dinner , and he gave me this to keep . ' 1 ' 19 ' 3 asked 4 him 4 him 5 what 5 what 8 for 5 what 10 , 6 he 8 for 7 had 8 for 8 for 9 dinner 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 gave 13 gave 14 me 14 me 15 this 15 this 16 to 16 to 17 keep 16 to 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [it] [looks] very [ugly] , ' said [his] [hairy] [uncle] , [the] [baboon] . 1 ' 4 very 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 12 , 12 , 15 . ' [it] does , ' said the [elephant] ['s] [child] [.] 1 ' 3 does 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the then [that] [bad] [elephant] ['s] [child] [spanked] [all] [his] [dear] [families] for a long time , till they were very [warm] [and] [greatly] [astonished] [.] 1 then 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 15 time 16 , 16 , 17 till 17 till 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 very i let them rest from nine till five . 1 i 2 let 2 let 3 them 2 let 4 rest 4 rest 5 from 5 from 6 nine 6 nine 8 five 7 till 8 five 8 five 9 . [the] [sing-song] [of] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [not] [always] [was] [the] [kangaroo] [as] [now] [we] [do] [behold] [him] [,] [but] [a] [different] [animal] [with] [four] [short] [legs] [.] he went to [nqa] [at] [six] [before] [breakfast] , saying , ' [make] [me] different from [all] other [animals] [by] [five] [this] [afternoon] . ' 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 3 to 9 , 9 , 10 saying 10 saying 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 25 ' 15 different 16 from 16 from 18 other 18 other 24 . 24 . 25 ' up [jumped] [nqa] [from] his seat on the sandflat and shouted , ' [go] [away] [!] ['] 1 up 5 his 5 his 6 seat 6 seat 7 on 7 on 8 the 7 on 9 sandflat 7 on 10 and 10 and 11 shouted 11 shouted 12 , 11 shouted 13 ' up [jumped] [nquing] [from] [his] [burrow] in the [spinifex] [and] [shouted] , ' [go] away ! ' 1 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 17 ' 15 away 16 ! 16 ! 17 ' up [jumped] [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] in the [salt-pan] [and] [shouted] , ' [yes] , [i] will ! ' 1 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 19 ' 15 , 17 will 15 , 18 ! 18 ! 19 ' [nqong] [called] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] [,] [dusty] [in] [the] [sunshine] [,] [and] [showed] [him] [kangaroo] [.] [nqong] [said] [,] ['] [dingo] [!] wake up , [dingo] ! 1 wake 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 5 ! do you see that gentleman dancing on an ashpit ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 see 1 do 10 ? 3 see 9 ashpit 4 that 5 gentleman 5 gentleman 9 ashpit 6 dancing 7 on 7 on 9 ashpit 8 an 9 ashpit he wants to be popular and very truly run after . 1 he 5 popular 2 wants 3 to 2 wants 4 be 2 wants 5 popular 5 popular 10 after 6 and 7 very 6 and 9 run 7 very 8 truly 9 run 10 after 10 after 11 . [dingo] [,] [make] [him] [so] [!] ['] up [jumped] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] and said , ' [what] , that [cat-rabbit] ? ' 1 up 6 and 6 and 7 said 6 and 11 , 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 11 , 12 that 12 that 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' off [ran] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] , grinning like a [coal-scuttle] , [ran] [after] [kangaroo] [.] 1 off 8 , 8 , 10 like 9 grinning 10 like 10 like 11 a 10 like 13 , off went [the] [proud] [kangaroo] [on] [his] [four] [little] [legs] [like] [a] [bunny] [.] 1 off 2 went this [,] [o] [beloved] of mine , [ends] the first part of the [tale] ! 1 this 5 of 5 of 6 mine 5 of 7 , 7 , 9 the 9 the 10 first 9 the 12 of 10 first 11 part 12 of 13 the 12 of 15 ! he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to still [ran] [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] , [grinning] [like] [a] [rat-trap] [,] [never] [getting] [nearer] [,] [never] [getting] [farther] [,] [ran] [after] [kangaroo] . 1 still 8 , 1 still 25 . he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to [still] [ran] [kangaroo] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [.] he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to he [hopped] [through] the [flinders] [;] he [hopped] [through] [the] [cinders] ; he [hopped] [through] [the] [deserts] in [the] [middle] [of] [australia] . 1 he 4 the 1 he 7 he 7 he 13 he 12 ; 13 he 13 he 18 in 18 in 23 . he hopped [like] [a] [kangaroo] [.] 1 he 2 hopped he hadn't any time for rest or refreshment , and he wanted them very much . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 any 2 hadn't 8 refreshment 2 hadn't 12 wanted 3 any 4 time 5 for 6 rest 6 rest 7 or 6 rest 8 refreshment 8 refreshment 9 , 8 refreshment 10 and 11 he 12 wanted 12 wanted 13 them 13 them 14 very 14 very 15 much 15 much 16 . for he hopped like a cricket ; like a pea in a saucepan ; or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor . 1 for 2 he 2 he 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 like 4 like 5 a 4 like 6 cricket 6 cricket 10 pea 7 ; 8 like 8 like 9 a 9 a 10 pea 10 pea 13 saucepan 10 pea 20 on 11 in 13 saucepan 12 a 13 saucepan 14 ; 15 or 14 ; 18 rubber 16 a 17 new 17 new 18 rubber 18 rubber 19 ball 18 rubber 20 on 20 on 21 a 20 on 23 floor 20 on 24 . 22 nursery 23 floor he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to then came [nqong] from his bath in the [salt-pans] , and said , ' [it] ['s] [five] [o'clock] . ' 1 then 10 , 1 then 11 and 2 came 4 from 4 from 5 his 4 from 6 bath 6 bath 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 , 11 and 12 said 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 19 . 19 . 20 ' down [sat] [dingo] [poor] [dog] [dingo] [always] [hungry] , [dusky] [in] the [sunshine] [;] [hung] out [his] [tongue] and [howled] . 1 down 9 , 9 , 21 . 12 the 16 out 12 the 21 . 16 out 19 and then said [nqong] , who is always a gentleman , ['] [why] [aren't] you [grateful] to [yellow-dog] [dingo] ? 1 then 2 said 2 said 4 , 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 is 5 who 19 ? 6 is 7 always 6 is 10 , 7 always 8 a 8 a 9 gentleman 10 , 14 you 16 to 19 ? why don't you [thank] him [for] [all] he has done for you ? ' 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 13 ? 5 him 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 10 done 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' and now it is five o'clock . ' 1 and 2 now 1 and 6 o'clock 1 and 8 ' 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 is 5 five 6 o'clock 7 . 8 ' ' [yes] , ' said [kangaroo] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] wish that [i] hadn't [.] 1 ' 3 wish 3 wish 4 that 3 wish 6 hadn't i thought you would do it by charms and incantations , but this is a practical joke . ' 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 2 thought 4 would 4 would 9 and 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 by 7 by 8 charms 7 by 9 and 9 and 10 incantations 10 incantations 12 but 10 incantations 19 ' 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 is 12 but 16 practical 13 this 14 is 15 a 16 practical 16 practical 17 joke 18 . 19 ' ' [joke] ! ' said [nqong] [from] [his] [bath] in the blue [gums] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 blue 12 blue 14 . ' [say] that again and [i] ['ll] [whistle] up [dingo] and run your hind legs off . ' 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 18 ' 4 again 5 and 5 and 9 up 5 and 17 . 9 up 11 and 11 and 13 your 12 run 13 your 13 your 14 hind 14 hind 15 legs 15 legs 16 off 17 . 18 ' ' [no] , ' said the [kangaroo] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] must [apologise] [.] 1 ' 3 must legs [are] [legs] , and [you] [needn't] [alter] ['] [em] so far as [i] [am] [concerned] . 1 legs 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 11 so 5 and 17 . 11 so 12 far 12 far 13 as i [only] meant to [explain] [to] [your] [lordliness] [that] [i] 've had nothing to eat [since] [morning] , and [i] ['m] [very] [empty] [indeed] . ' 1 i 3 meant 3 meant 4 to 3 meant 26 ' 11 've 12 had 12 had 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [yes] , ' said [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] , ['] [i] [am] just in the same [situation] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 9 , 9 , 13 just 13 just 16 same 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 same 16 same 18 . i 've made him different from all [other] [animals] ; but [what] [may] [i] [have] [for] [my] [tea] [?] ['] 1 i 2 've 1 i 11 but 2 've 3 made 3 made 4 him 4 him 5 different 5 different 6 from 6 from 7 all 10 ; 11 but then said [nqong] from his bath in the [salt-pan] , ['] [come] and ask me about it tomorrow , because [i] 'm going to wash . ' 1 then 2 said 2 said 27 ' 4 from 6 bath 5 his 6 bath 6 bath 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 13 and 13 and 14 ask 14 ask 15 me 14 ask 16 about 16 about 17 it 16 about 18 tomorrow 18 tomorrow 19 , 18 tomorrow 25 wash 19 , 20 because 22 'm 23 going 22 'm 25 wash 24 to 25 wash 25 wash 26 . 26 . 27 ' kangaroo bounded away , [his] [back-legs] [working] like [pistons] [bounded] [from] [morning] [till] [dark] , [twenty-five] [feet] [to] [a] [bound] [.] 1 kangaroo 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 away 3 away 4 , 4 , 8 like 8 like 15 , [yellow-dog] [dingo] [lay] [like] [a] [yellow] [cloud] [in] [the] [distance] [much] [too] [busy] [to] [bark] [.] my ! but they covered the ground ! 1 my 8 ! 2 ! 3 but 2 ! 4 they 2 ! 8 ! 4 they 5 covered 5 covered 7 ground 6 the 7 ground nobody knows where they went , [or] followed the track that they flew in [,] [for] [that] [continent] [hadn't] been given a name . 1 nobody 2 knows 1 nobody 10 track 3 where 5 went 4 they 5 went 5 went 6 , 5 went 8 followed 8 followed 9 the 9 the 10 track 10 track 11 that 10 track 23 name 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 flew 13 flew 14 in 20 been 21 given 21 given 22 a 21 given 23 name 23 name 24 . [the] [beginning] [of] [the] [armadillos] [this] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [is] [another] [story] [of] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [.] and he had a friend , a [slow-solid] [tortoise] , who lived on the [banks] of the [turbid] [amazon] , [eating] [green] [lettuces] and things . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 26 . 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 friend 5 friend 6 , 7 a 10 , 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 lived 12 lived 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 the 16 of 26 . 17 the 20 , 20 , 24 and 24 and 25 things and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 all 4 was 10 . 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 all 4 was 10 . 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? ' [now] [attend] to me , ' said [painted] [jaguar] , ' because [this] is [very] [important] . 1 ' 4 to 4 to 5 me 4 to 18 . 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 because 13 because 15 is now [which] of you [is] [hedgehog] and which is [tortoise] [?] [because] , to save my spots [,] [i] [can't] [tell] . ' 1 now 23 ' 3 of 4 you 4 you 22 . 7 and 8 which 8 which 9 is 9 is 13 , 13 , 14 to 13 , 22 . 14 to 15 save 15 save 16 my 16 my 17 spots 22 . 23 ' ' [are] you sure of what your [mummy] told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] [hedgehog] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 11 ? 1 ' 12 ' 4 sure 5 of 5 of 6 what 6 what 7 your 6 what 9 told 9 told 10 you 10 you 11 ? 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you [quite] [sure] ? 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 ? ' [are] you sure of what your [mummy] told you ? ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 11 ? 1 ' 12 ' 4 sure 5 of 5 of 6 what 6 what 7 your 6 what 9 told 9 told 10 you 10 you 11 ? 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you [quite] [sure] ? 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 ? ' [when] you [scoop] [water] with [your] [paw] [you] [uncoil] [it] with a [hedgehog] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 16 ' 3 you 6 with 12 with 13 a 12 with 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [remember] that , [because] it 's important . ' 1 ' 10 ' 3 that 4 , 3 that 10 ' 4 , 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 important 8 important 9 . ' [but] , ' said the [tortoise] , ' when you [paw] [your] [meat] you drop it [into] [a] [tortoise] [with] [a] [scoop] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 6 the 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 15 you 15 you 24 . 16 drop 17 it 17 it 24 . why can't you understand ? ' 1 why 4 understand 2 can't 4 understand 3 you 4 understand 4 understand 6 ' 5 ? 6 ' ' [you] are [making] [my] [spots] [ache] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] ; ' and [besides] [,] [i] didn't [want] [your] [advice] at all . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 15 and 3 are 25 . 8 , 9 ' 8 , 15 and 9 ' 14 ' 10 said 13 ; 13 ; 14 ' 19 didn't 24 all 23 at 24 all 24 all 25 . i only wanted to know [which] [of] [you] is [hedgehog] and which is [tortoise] . ' 1 i 5 know 1 i 16 ' 2 only 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 know 9 is 11 and 11 and 12 which 11 and 15 . 12 which 13 is 15 . 16 ' ' [i] [shan't] tell you , ' said [stickly-prickly] , ' but you can [scoop] me [out] [of] [my] [shell] if you like . ' 1 ' 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 25 ' 11 ' 12 but 12 but 13 you 13 you 14 can 16 me 21 if 21 if 22 you 22 you 23 like 23 like 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [aha] ! ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [now] [i] [know] you 're [tortoise] . 1 ' 5 you 1 ' 8 . 5 you 6 're you [thought] [i] wouldn't ! 1 you 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 ! now [i] will . ' 1 now 3 will 1 now 5 ' 4 . 5 ' [painted] [jaguar] [darted] [out] [his] [paddy-paw] [just] [as] [stickly-prickly] [curled] [himself] [up] [,] [and] [of] [course] [jaguar] ['s] [paddy-paw] [was] [just] [filled] [with] [prickles] [.] worse than that , he knocked [stickly-prickly] [away] and away [into] [the] [woods] [and] [the] [bushes] , where it was too dark to find him . 1 worse 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 4 , 4 , 5 he 4 , 26 . 5 he 6 knocked 9 and 10 away 9 and 26 . 10 away 17 , 17 , 18 where 18 where 19 it 18 where 20 was 18 where 21 too 18 where 25 him 21 too 22 dark 21 too 23 to 24 find 25 him then he put his paddy-paw into his mouth , and of course the prickles hurt him worse than ever . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 paddy-paw 2 he 3 put 4 his 5 paddy-paw 5 paddy-paw 14 prickles 5 paddy-paw 15 hurt 6 into 8 mouth 6 into 14 prickles 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 , 10 and 11 of 11 of 12 course 12 course 13 the 13 the 14 prickles 15 hurt 16 him 15 hurt 17 worse 17 worse 18 than 18 than 19 ever 19 ever 20 . as soon as he could speak he said [,] ['] [now] [i] [know] he isn't [tortoise] at all . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 7 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 speak 7 he 8 said 8 said 14 he 14 he 17 at 15 isn't 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . but ' and then he scratched his head with his un-prickly paw ' [how] [do] [i] [know] [that] [this] [other] [is] [tortoise] ? ' 1 but 2 ' 2 ' 3 and 2 ' 12 paw 3 and 4 then 4 then 5 he 6 scratched 8 head 6 scratched 12 paw 7 his 8 head 9 with 12 paw 10 his 12 paw 11 un-prickly 12 paw 12 paw 13 ' 12 paw 23 ? 12 paw 24 ' ' [but] [i] am [tortoise] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 7 ' 4 am 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . your mother was quite right [.] 1 your 2 mother 1 your 5 right 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 right she said that you were to scoop me out of my shell with your paw . 1 she 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 you 4 you 5 were 5 were 6 to 6 to 7 scoop 7 scoop 8 me 8 me 9 out 8 me 11 my 9 out 10 of 11 my 12 shell 12 shell 13 with 13 with 15 paw 14 your 15 paw 15 paw 16 . begin . ' 1 begin 3 ' 2 . 3 ' ' [you] didn't say she said that a minute ago , said [painted] [jaguar] , sucking the prickles out of his paddy-paw . 1 ' 11 , 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 she 5 she 6 said 6 said 7 that 7 that 9 minute 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 ago 10 ago 11 , 11 , 12 said 11 , 21 his 11 , 23 . 12 said 15 , 15 , 16 sucking 16 sucking 17 the 17 the 18 prickles 18 prickles 19 out 19 out 20 of 21 his 22 paddy-paw ' [you] [said] she said something [quite] [different] . ' 1 ' 4 she 4 she 5 said 4 she 9 . 5 said 6 something 9 . 10 ' ' [but] you said you wanted to be scooped out of [your] [shell] [with] [my] [paw] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 18 ' 3 you 4 said 5 you 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 scooped 9 scooped 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 22 . ' [if] [you] ['ll] [think] [again] [you] ['ll] [find] that [i] didn't say anything of the kind . 1 ' 17 kind 10 that 12 didn't 12 didn't 14 anything 13 say 14 anything 14 anything 17 kind 15 of 17 kind 16 the 17 kind 17 kind 18 . i said that your mother said that you were to scoop me out of my shell , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 i 2 said 1 i 17 , 2 said 3 that 3 that 6 said 4 your 5 mother 5 mother 6 said 6 said 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 were 9 were 10 to 10 to 11 scoop 11 scoop 12 me 12 me 13 out 12 me 15 my 13 out 14 of 15 my 16 shell 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 21 . ' [what] [will] [happen] if [i] [do] [?] ['] [said] the [jaguar] most sniffily and most cautious . 1 ' 15 and 5 if 11 the 5 if 15 and 13 most 14 sniffily 14 sniffily 15 and 15 and 17 cautious 15 and 18 . 16 most 17 cautious ' [i] don't believe it , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . so [jump] [into] [the] [turbid] [amazon] and be quick about it . ' 1 so 13 ' 7 and 9 quick 8 be 9 quick 9 quick 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [i] [warn] [you] that [your] [mummy] won't be [pleased] . 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 11 . 5 that 9 be 8 won't 9 be don't tell [her] [i] didn't tell you , ['] [said] [slow-solid] [.] 1 don't 2 tell 2 tell 8 , 5 didn't 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 7 you 8 , ' [that] was a very narrow escape , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 9 ' 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 narrow 6 narrow 7 escape 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [i] don't [rib] [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 7 . what did you tell him that you were ? ' 1 what 2 did 1 what 3 you 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 him 4 tell 6 that 4 tell 9 ? 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 were 9 ? 10 ' now he 's gone to tell [his] [mummy] . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 gone 3 's 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 9 . listen to him ! ' 1 listen 2 to 2 to 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' you should have dropped him into the water . 1 you 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 dropped 4 dropped 5 him 4 dropped 6 into 6 into 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . they are [too] [clever] [on] the [turbid] [amazon] for [poor] me ! ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 13 ' 6 the 9 for 9 for 11 me 11 me 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' a [hedgehog] [curls] [himself] [up] [into] [a] [ball] [and] [his] [prickles] stick out every which way at once . 1 a 12 stick 12 stick 13 out 13 out 16 way 14 every 15 which 15 which 16 way 16 way 17 at 17 at 18 once 18 once 19 . by this you may know [the] [hedgehog] . ['] 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 you 3 you 4 may 4 may 5 know 5 know 8 . ' [i] don't like this [old] [lady] one little [bit] , ' said [stickly-prickly] , [under] the shadow of a [large] [leaf] [.] 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 11 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 this 5 this 8 one 8 one 9 little 12 ' 13 said 12 ' 17 the 13 said 15 , 17 the 19 of 18 shadow 19 of 19 of 20 a ' [i] wonder what else she knows ? ' 1 ' 9 ' 3 wonder 4 what 3 wonder 8 ? 4 what 5 else 5 else 7 knows 6 she 7 knows 8 ? 9 ' ' [a] [tortoise] can't [curl] [himself] [up] , ' [mother] [jaguar] went on , ever so many times , [graciously] [waving] [her] [tail] . 1 ' 4 can't 1 ' 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 12 went 12 went 13 on 12 went 24 . 13 on 14 , 14 , 16 so 15 ever 16 so 16 so 17 many 17 many 18 times 18 times 19 , ' [he] [only] [draws] [his] [head] and [legs] [into] his [shell] . 1 ' 7 and 1 ' 12 . 7 and 10 his by this you may know [the] [tortoise] . ['] 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 you 3 you 4 may 4 may 5 know 5 know 8 . ' [i] don't like this old [lady] [at] [all] [at] [all] , ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 13 ' 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 this 6 old 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 17 . ' [even] [painted] [jaguar] can't forget those directions . 1 ' 5 can't 5 can't 6 forget 6 forget 8 directions 7 those 8 directions 8 directions 9 . it 's a great pity that you can't swim , [stickly-prickly] . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 10 , 2 's 5 pity 2 's 8 can't 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 pity 5 pity 6 that 7 you 8 can't 8 can't 9 swim 10 , 13 ' 12 . 13 ' ' [don't] talk to me , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 7 ' 3 talk 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [just] [think] how much better [it] [would] [be] if you could [curl] [up] [.] 1 ' 4 how 4 how 5 much 5 much 6 better 6 better 10 if 10 if 11 you 11 you 12 could this is a mess ! 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 mess 3 a 4 mess 4 mess 5 ! listen to [painted] [jaguar] . ' 1 listen 2 to 1 listen 5 . 5 . 6 ' [painted] [jaguar] [was] [sitting] [on] [the] [banks] [of] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [sucking] [prickles] [out] [of] [his] [paws] [and] [saying] [to] [himself] ' [can't] [curl] , but can swim [slow-solid] , that 's him [!] 1 ' 11 's 4 , 5 but 4 , 9 , 5 but 6 can 6 can 7 swim 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 him curls up , but [can't] [swim] [stickly-prickly] , that 's [him] ! ' 1 curls 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 13 ' 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' ' [he] 'll never forget that [this] [month] [of] [sundays] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 11 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 'll 4 never 4 never 5 forget 5 forget 6 that 6 that 11 , 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [hold] up [my] [chin] , [slow-and-solid] [.] 1 ' 3 up 1 ' 6 , i 'm going to try to learn to swim . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 2 'm 5 try 4 to 5 try 5 try 9 swim 6 to 7 learn 7 learn 8 to 7 learn 9 swim 9 swim 10 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 4 useful 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 useful 4 useful 6 ' 5 . 6 ' ' [excellent] [!] ['] said [slow-and-solid] ; and he [held] [up] [stickly-prickly] 's [chin] [,] [while] [stickly-prickly] [kicked] in the waters of the [turbid] [amazon] . 1 ' 5 said 1 ' 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 26 . 8 and 9 he 9 he 13 's 13 's 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 waters 21 waters 22 of 22 of 23 the ' [you] 'll make a [fine] [swimmer] [yet] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 10 ' 3 'll 4 make 4 make 5 a 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [now] [,] if you can [unlace] [my] [back-plates] [a] [little] , [i] 'll see what [i] can do [towards] [curling] [up] . 1 ' 4 if 1 ' 23 . 4 if 5 you 5 you 12 , 6 can 12 , 14 'll 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 18 can 18 can 19 do 19 do 23 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 4 useful 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 useful 4 useful 6 ' 5 . 6 ' [stickly-prickly] [helped] [to] [unlace] [tortoise] ['s] [back-plates] [,] [so] [that] [by] [twisting] [and] [straining] [slow-and-solid] [actually] [managed] [to] [curl] [up] [a] [tiddy] [wee] [bit] [.] ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] [;] ' but [i] [shouldn't] [do] [any] more just now [.] 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 8 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 8 ' 9 but 9 but 16 now 14 more 15 just 15 just 16 now it 's making you black in the face . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 you 3 making 4 you 4 you 6 in 5 black 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 face 7 the 9 . kindly lead me into the water once again and [i] ['ll] [practice] that side-stroke which you say is so easy . ' 1 kindly 2 lead 2 lead 3 me 2 lead 4 into 4 into 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 once 6 water 22 ' 7 once 8 again 8 again 9 and 8 again 14 side-stroke 13 that 14 side-stroke 14 side-stroke 15 which 15 which 17 say 16 you 17 say 17 say 18 is 18 is 19 so 19 so 20 easy 20 easy 21 . and so [stickly-prickly] [practiced] , and [slow-solid] [swam] [alongside] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 . ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] little more practice will make you a regular whale . 1 ' 11 whale 3 little 4 more 4 more 5 practice 5 practice 7 make 5 practice 11 whale 6 will 7 make 7 make 8 you 9 a 10 regular 10 regular 11 whale 11 whale 12 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 7 ' 6 ! 7 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] , all wet from the [turbid] [amazon] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 all 7 , 14 . 8 all 9 wet 9 wet 10 from 10 from 11 the ' [i] [declare] [,] [i] [shouldn't] [know] [you] [from] one of my own [family] . 1 ' 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 15 . two holes , [i] think , you [said] ? 1 two 2 holes 1 two 3 , 1 two 9 ? 5 think 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 9 ? a little more [expression] , [please] , and [don't] [grunt] [quite] so much , or [painted] [jaguar] [may] [hear] [us] . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 more 3 more 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 so 8 and 21 . 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 , 14 , 15 or when you 've [finished] , [i] [want] to [try] [that] [long] [dive] which you say is so easy . 1 when 2 you 1 when 5 , 2 you 3 've 5 , 8 to 8 to 13 which 13 which 16 is 14 you 15 say 15 say 16 is 16 is 17 so 17 so 18 easy 18 easy 19 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 7 ' 6 ! 7 ' and so [stickly-prickly] [dived] , and [slow-and-solid] [dived] [alongside] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 . ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] [leetle] [more] [attention] [to] [holding] [your] [breath] and you will be able to keep house at the bottom of the [turbid] [amazon] . 1 ' 10 and 1 ' 25 . 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 will 12 will 13 be 13 be 14 able 14 able 15 to 14 able 16 keep 16 keep 17 house 17 house 18 at 17 house 21 of 17 house 22 the 18 at 20 bottom 19 the 20 bottom now [i] 'll try that exercise of putting my hind legs round my ears which you say is so peculiarly comfortable . 1 now 3 'll 3 'll 4 try 3 'll 15 which 5 that 7 of 6 exercise 7 of 7 of 8 putting 8 putting 9 my 8 putting 12 round 9 my 10 hind 10 hind 11 legs 12 round 14 ears 12 round 15 which 13 my 14 ears 15 which 18 is 15 which 22 . 16 you 17 say 17 say 18 is 18 is 19 so 19 so 20 peculiarly 20 peculiarly 21 comfortable won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 7 ' 6 ! 7 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] it 's [straining] your [back-plates] a little . 1 ' 9 little 3 it 4 's 3 it 8 a 4 's 6 your 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 . they are all [overlapping] now , instead of [lying] [side] [by] [side] . ['] 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 all 3 all 13 . 5 now 6 , 5 now 13 . 6 , 7 instead 7 instead 8 of ' [oh] , that 's the result of exercise , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 9 exercise 1 ' 11 ' 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 the 6 the 7 result 7 result 8 of 8 of 9 exercise 9 exercise 10 , 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [am] [i] ? ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 ? 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] comes from my soaking in the water . 1 ' 3 comes 3 comes 4 from 4 from 6 soaking 4 from 10 . 5 my 6 soaking 6 soaking 8 the 6 soaking 9 water 7 in 8 the oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 9 ' 3 won't 6 be 3 won't 8 ! 6 be 7 surprised 8 ! 9 ' then they saw that they were both of them quite different from what they had been . 1 then 3 saw 2 they 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 3 saw 9 them 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 both 7 both 8 of 8 of 9 them 9 them 10 quite 10 quite 11 different 11 different 12 from 12 from 13 what 13 what 14 they 14 they 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 . ' [that] was the very thing [i] was [thinking] just now , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 13 ' 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 very 5 very 6 thing 8 was 10 just 10 just 11 now 11 now 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [i] [think] [scales] are [a] [tremendous] [improvement] [on] [prickles] to say nothing of being able to swim . 1 ' 5 are 5 are 11 to 11 to 12 say 12 say 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 of 14 of 15 being 15 being 16 able 16 able 18 swim 17 to 18 swim 18 swim 19 . oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 8 ! 3 won't 6 be 3 won't 8 ! 6 be 7 surprised let's go and find him . ' 1 let's 3 and 1 let's 4 find 1 let's 7 ' 2 go 3 and 4 find 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' by and by they found [painted] [jaguar] , [still] [nursing] [his] [paddy-paw] that had been [hurt] the night before . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 8 , 3 by 4 they 4 they 5 found 8 , 13 that 13 that 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 18 night 17 the 18 night 18 night 19 before 19 before 20 . he was so astonished that he fell three times backward over his own painted tail without stopping . 1 he 15 tail 2 was 4 astonished 3 so 4 astonished 4 astonished 5 that 4 astonished 15 tail 6 he 7 fell 7 fell 10 backward 8 three 9 times 9 times 10 backward 10 backward 11 over 10 backward 15 tail 12 his 13 own 13 own 14 painted 14 painted 15 tail 15 tail 17 stopping 15 tail 18 . 16 without 17 stopping ' [good] [morning] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [and] how is your dear [gracious] [mummy] this [morning] ? ' 1 ' 3 how 1 ' 12 ' 3 how 11 ? 4 is 5 your 4 is 11 ? 5 your 6 dear 9 this 11 ? ' [but] [you] hadn't any [shell] . 1 ' 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 5 any 5 any 7 . it was all [prickles] , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 5 , 5 , 6 ' 5 , 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] know it was . 1 ' 5 was 3 know 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . just look at my paw ! ' 1 just 2 look 2 look 3 at 3 at 4 my 3 at 5 paw 5 paw 7 ' 6 ! 7 ' ' [you] told me to [drop] [into] [the] [turbid] [amazon] [and] be [drowned] , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 ' 15 ' 3 told 4 me 4 me 5 to 5 to 12 be 12 be 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [why] are you so [rude] and [forgetful] [to-day] ? ' 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 10 ? 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 so 7 and 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [don't] you remember what [your] [mother] told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] , 1 ' 10 ? 1 ' 11 ' 3 you 4 remember 4 remember 5 what 5 what 8 told 8 told 9 you 9 you 10 ? 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 , ' [can't] [curl] , but can swim [stickly-prickly] , that 's him [!] 1 ' 11 's 4 , 5 but 4 , 9 , 5 but 6 can 6 can 7 swim 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 him curls up , but [can't] [swim] [slow-solid] , that 's [him] ! ' 1 curls 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 13 ' 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' then they both [curled] [themselves] [up] and [rolled] [round] and [round] [painted] [jaguar] [till] [his] [eyes] [turned] [truly] [cart-wheels] [in] [his] [head] [.] 1 then 2 they 1 then 10 and 2 they 3 both 2 they 7 and then he went to fetch his mother . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 his 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 fetch 6 his 7 mother 7 mother 8 . ' [but] it isn't a [hedgehog] , and it isn't a [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 isn't 3 it 7 , 4 isn't 5 a 7 , 8 and 7 , 13 . 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 a it 's a little bit of [both] , and [i] don't know its proper name . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 8 , 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 8 , 9 and 8 , 16 . 9 and 11 don't 11 don't 12 know 12 know 13 its 12 know 15 name 13 its 14 proper 16 . 17 ' ' [nonsense] ! ' said [mother] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [everything] [has] [its] [proper] name . 1 ' 6 name 1 ' 7 . i should call it " [armadillo] " till [i] [found] [out] the [real] [one] [.] 1 i 2 should 1 i 5 " 2 should 3 call 3 call 4 it 5 " 7 " 7 " 8 till 8 till 12 the and [i] [should] leave it alone . ' 1 and 8 ' 4 leave 6 alone 4 leave 8 ' 5 it 6 alone 7 . 8 ' so that [;] all right , [best] [beloved] [.] 1 so 2 that 2 that 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , do you see ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? [i've] [never] [sailed] [the] [amazon] [,] [i] ['ve] [never] [reached] [brazil] [;] [but] [the] [don] [and] [magdelana] [,] [they] [can] [go] [there] [when] [they] [will] [!] and [i] 'd like to [roll] [to] [rio] [some] [day] [before] [i] ['m] [old] ! 1 and 3 'd 1 and 15 ! 3 'd 4 like 4 like 5 to i ['ve] never [seen] [a] [jaguar] , [nor] [yet] [an] [armadill] [o] [dilloing] in his [armour] , [and] [i] [s'pose] [i] never [will] , 1 i 3 never 3 never 7 , 3 never 22 never 14 in 15 his 14 in 17 , 17 , 22 never 22 never 24 , [unless] [i] [go] [to] [rio] [these] [wonders] [to] [behold] [roll] [down] [roll] [down] [to] [rio] [roll] [really] [down] [to] [rio] [!] oh , [i] ['d] [love] to [roll] [to] [rio] [some] [day] [before] [i] ['m] [old] ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 to 1 oh 16 ! [how] [the] [first] [letter] [was] [written] [once] [upon] [a] [most] [early] [time] [was] [a] [neolithic] [man] [.] and his little girl-daughter 's name was [taffimai] [metallumai] , and that means , ' ; but [i] 'm going to [call] her [taffy] . 1 and 2 his 1 and 14 , 2 his 4 girl-daughter 2 his 5 's 3 little 4 girl-daughter 5 's 6 name 6 name 7 was 7 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 means 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 ; 16 ; 17 but 17 but 23 her 19 'm 20 going 20 going 21 to 21 to 23 her 23 her 25 . really , [my] [tegumai] , you ['re] [no] better than [my] [taffy] [.] ' 1 really 2 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 9 better 9 better 10 than 10 than 14 ' now attend and listen ! 1 now 2 attend 2 attend 3 and 3 and 4 listen 4 listen 5 ! one day [tegumai] [bopsulai] went [down] [through] [the] [beaver-swamp] to [the] [wagai] river to spear carp-fish for dinner , and [taffy] went too . 1 one 2 day 2 day 5 went 5 went 10 to 10 to 13 river 13 river 14 to 13 river 24 . 14 to 15 spear 15 spear 16 carp-fish 15 spear 23 too 16 carp-fish 17 for 17 for 18 dinner 18 dinner 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 went ' [here] 's a [pretty] [kettle] of [fish] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 10 ' 3 's 4 a 7 of 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [it] will take me [half] the day [to] [mend] [this] . ' 1 ' 3 will 1 ' 7 the 3 will 4 take 4 take 5 me 7 the 8 day 8 day 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [there] 's [your] [big] [black] [spear] [at] [home] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [let] me run back to the [cave] and [ask] [mummy] [to] [give] it me . ' 1 ' 3 me 1 ' 17 ' 4 run 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 9 and 9 and 14 it 14 it 15 me 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [it] ['s] [too] [far] for your little fat legs , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 6 for 1 ' 12 ' 6 for 7 your 7 your 8 little 7 your 10 legs 8 little 9 fat 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [besides] [,] you might fall into the [beaver-swamp] [and] [be] [drowned] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 13 . 4 you 5 might 5 might 6 fall 6 fall 7 into 7 into 8 the we must make [the] [best] [of] a bad [job] . ' 1 we 2 must 1 we 10 . 2 must 3 make 3 make 7 a 7 a 8 bad 10 . 11 ' taffy sat down too , with her toes in the water and her chin in her hand , and thought very hard . 1 taffy 14 chin 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 12 and 4 too 5 , 5 , 6 with 6 with 7 her 6 with 9 in 7 her 8 toes 9 in 11 water 9 in 12 and 10 the 11 water 12 and 14 chin 13 her 14 chin 14 chin 15 in 14 chin 16 her 14 chin 21 very 16 her 17 hand 17 hand 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 thought 21 very 22 hard 21 very 23 . if we did [we] [could] [send] [a] [message] [for] [the] [new] [spear] . ' 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 did 3 did 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [taffy] , ' said [tegumai] , ' [how] [often] have [i] told you [not] [to] [use] [slang] ? 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 19 ? 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 11 have 13 told 13 told 14 you 14 you 19 ? he [stood] [on] [the] [bank] and smiled at [taffy] , [because] he had a little [girl-daughter] [of] his own [at] home . 1 he 6 and 1 he 12 he 6 and 7 smiled 7 smiled 8 at 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 had 12 he 22 . 13 had 14 a 14 a 15 little 18 his 19 own 19 own 21 home 21 home 22 . tegumai drew a hank of deer-sinews from his mendy-bag and began to mend his spear [.] 1 tegumai 13 mend 1 tegumai 15 spear 2 drew 6 deer-sinews 2 drew 11 began 3 a 6 deer-sinews 4 hank 5 of 5 of 6 deer-sinews 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 mendy-bag 9 mendy-bag 11 began 10 and 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 mend 13 mend 14 his ' [come] here , said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 here 3 here 4 , 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [do] you know where [my] [mummy] lives ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 9 ? 4 know 5 where 5 where 8 lives 9 ? 10 ' and [the] [stranger-man] said ' [um] ! ' [being] , as you know , a [tewara] [.] 1 and 4 said 1 and 10 , 4 said 5 ' 5 ' 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 10 , 11 as 10 , 14 , 11 as 12 you 12 you 13 know 14 , 15 a ' [don't] [bother] [grown-ups] , ' said [tegumai] , so busy with his [spear-mending] that he did not [turn] [round] . 1 ' 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 21 . 10 so 11 busy 10 so 15 that 11 busy 12 with 12 with 13 his 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 not 17 did 21 . ' [i] [aren't] [,] said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] only want [him] to do what [i] [want] him to do , and he won't understand . ' 1 ' 3 only 1 ' 20 ' 3 only 4 want 4 want 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 what 8 what 13 do 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 17 won't 18 understand 18 understand 19 . 19 . 20 ' the [stranger-man] [a] [genuine] [tewara] he was sat down on the grass , and [taffy] [showed] [him] [what] her [daddy] was doing . 1 the 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 sat 8 sat 9 down 9 down 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 grass 12 grass 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 her 14 and 21 was 21 was 22 doing 22 doing 23 . the [stranger-man] thought [,] this is a very wonderful child . 1 the 3 thought 1 the 6 is 3 thought 5 this 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 wonderful 9 wonderful 10 child 10 child 11 . she stamps her foot at me and she makes faces . 1 she 2 stamps 2 stamps 5 at 2 stamps 9 makes 3 her 4 foot 4 foot 5 at 6 me 7 and 7 and 8 she 8 she 9 makes 9 makes 10 faces 9 makes 11 . she must be the [daughter] of [that] [noble] [chief] who is [so] [great] that he [won't] [take] [any] [notice] of me . ' 1 she 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 6 of 4 the 22 . 6 of 10 who 10 who 11 is 11 is 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 21 me 20 of 21 me 22 . 23 ' so he smiled more politely than ever . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 smiled 3 smiled 5 politely 4 more 5 politely 5 politely 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . the [stranger-man] [(] [and] he was [a] [tewara] [)] [thought] , ' [this] is a very , very wonderful child . 1 the 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 is 14 is 15 a 15 a 16 very 16 very 18 very 17 , 18 very 18 very 19 wonderful 19 wonderful 20 child 20 child 21 . she waves her arms and she shouts [at] me , but [i] [don't] [understand] [a] [word] of what she says . 1 she 2 waves 1 she 3 her 1 she 5 and 3 her 4 arms 5 and 6 she 6 she 7 shouts 6 she 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 17 of 17 of 18 what 18 what 19 she 19 she 20 says 20 says 21 . but if [i] [don't] [do] [what] she wants , [i] [greatly] fear that that [haughty] [chief] , , will be [angry] . ' 1 but 23 ' 2 if 7 she 2 if 9 , 7 she 8 wants 9 , 23 ' 12 fear 13 that 13 that 14 that 14 that 17 , 17 , 18 , 18 , 19 will 19 will 20 be 20 be 22 . 22 . 23 ' he got up [and] [twisted] a [big] [flat] piece of bark off a [birch-tree] and [gave] it to [taffy] . 1 he 2 got 1 he 15 and 2 got 3 up 3 up 6 a 6 a 9 piece 9 piece 10 of 10 of 11 bark 11 bark 12 off 12 off 13 a 15 and 17 it 17 it 18 to 18 to 20 . ' [oh] ! ' said she . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 she 6 she 7 . ' [now] [i] see ! 1 ' 4 see 4 see 5 ! you want [my] [mummy] ['s] [living-address] ? 1 you 2 want 1 you 7 ? of course [i] can't write , but [i] can draw pictures if [i] ['ve] anything sharp to scratch with . 1 of 2 course 2 course 11 pictures 4 can't 5 write 5 write 11 pictures 6 , 7 but 7 but 11 pictures 9 can 10 draw 10 draw 11 pictures 11 pictures 18 scratch 12 if 15 anything 15 anything 16 sharp 16 sharp 17 to 17 to 18 scratch 18 scratch 19 with 19 with 20 . please [lend] me [the] [shark] ['s] [tooth] [off] [your] [necklace] . ' 1 please 3 me 3 me 11 . 11 . 12 ' the [stranger-man] [(] [and] he was [a] [tewara] [)] [thought] , ' [this] is a very , very , very wonderful child . 1 the 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 is 14 is 15 a 15 a 16 very 16 very 18 very 17 , 18 very 18 very 20 very 19 , 20 very 20 very 21 wonderful 21 wonderful 22 child 22 child 23 . i had better [be] [more] [polite] . ' 1 i 2 had 1 i 7 . 2 had 3 better 7 . 8 ' you can look over my shoulder , but you mustn't joggle . 1 you 11 joggle 2 can 3 look 2 can 11 joggle 3 look 6 shoulder 4 over 6 shoulder 5 my 6 shoulder 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 mustn't 9 you 10 mustn't 10 mustn't 11 joggle 11 joggle 12 . [first] [i] ['ll] [draw] [daddy] [fishing] [.] it [isn't] very like him [;] [but] [mummy] [will] [know] , because [i] ['ve] [drawn] his [spear] [all] [broken] [.] 1 it 3 very 3 very 4 like 4 like 5 him 5 him 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 16 his well , [now] [i] ['ll] [draw] [the] [other] [spear] that [he] [wants] , the black-handled spear . 1 well 2 , 2 , 10 that 10 that 13 , 13 , 14 the 14 the 15 black-handled 15 black-handled 16 spear 16 spear 17 . that 's the spear [i] want you to fetch ; so [i] 'll draw a picture of me myself ' splaining to you . 1 that 2 's 2 's 4 spear 3 the 4 spear 4 spear 9 fetch 4 spear 10 ; 4 spear 14 draw 6 want 7 you 6 want 8 to 8 to 9 fetch 10 ; 11 so 13 'll 14 draw 14 draw 15 a 14 draw 21 splaining 16 picture 21 splaining 17 of 18 me 18 me 21 splaining 19 myself 20 ' 19 myself 21 splaining 21 splaining 22 to 22 to 23 you 22 to 24 . 23 you 24 . my [hair] [doesn't] [stand] [up] [like] [i] ['ve] [drawn] , but it 's [easier] [to] [draw] [that] way . 1 my 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 's 13 's 18 way 18 way 19 . now [i] 'll draw you . 1 now 4 draw 3 'll 4 draw 4 draw 5 you 5 you 6 . i think you ['re] [very] [nice] [really] , but [i] can't make you pretty in the picture , so you mustn't be ' fended . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 3 you 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 can't 11 can't 12 make 12 make 13 you 12 make 14 pretty 14 pretty 16 the 15 in 16 the 16 the 24 fended 17 picture 24 fended 18 , 19 so 19 so 21 mustn't 20 you 21 mustn't 21 mustn't 22 be 21 mustn't 24 fended 23 ' 24 fended 24 fended 25 . are you ' fended ? ' 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 ' 3 ' 4 fended 3 ' 6 ' 4 fended 5 ? the [stranger-man] [(] [and] he was a [tewara] [)] [smiled] . 1 the 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 a 6 was 11 . he is a great [chief] , [or] he would have noticed me . 1 he 2 is 1 he 8 he 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 6 , 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 noticed 11 noticed 12 me 12 me 13 . now [i] 'll show you how to [find] [my] [mummy] ['s] [living-address] [.] 1 now 7 to 3 'll 4 show 4 show 5 you 5 you 7 to 6 how 7 to mind you don't fall in ! 1 mind 2 you 1 mind 4 fall 3 don't 4 fall 4 fall 5 in 5 in 6 ! then [our] [cave] [is] [just] [beyond] the [beaver-swamp] . 1 then 7 the 1 then 9 . it [isn't] as [high] as the [hills] [really] , but [i] can't [draw] [things] [very] [small] . 1 it 3 as 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 can't 12 can't 17 . that 's my [mummy] [outside] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 6 . 2 's 3 my she is beautiful . 1 she 2 is 1 she 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 . she is the most [beautifullest] [mummy] [there] [ever] was , but she won't be ['] [fended] [when] [she] [sees] [i] ['ve] [drawn] her [so] [plain] . 1 she 2 is 1 she 10 , 1 she 23 her 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 most 4 most 9 was 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 she 12 she 13 won't 13 won't 14 be 23 her 26 . she 'll be pleased of me [because] [i] can draw . 1 she 3 be 1 she 6 me 1 she 10 draw 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 of 9 can 10 draw 10 draw 11 . now , in case you forget , [i] ['ve] [drawn] [the] [spear] that [daddy] [wants] [outside] [our] [cave] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 in 2 , 7 , 3 in 4 case 4 case 5 you 5 you 6 forget 7 , 13 that 13 that 19 . it 's [inside] really , but [you] [show] the picture to [my] [mummy] and [she] 'll give it you . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 , 2 's 4 really 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 the 9 the 10 picture 10 picture 11 to 11 to 20 . 14 and 16 'll 16 'll 19 you 17 give 18 it 17 give 19 you 19 you 20 . i 've made her [holding] [up] [her] [hands] [,] [because] [i] know she 'll be so pleased to see you . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 made 2 've 14 'll 3 made 4 her 12 know 13 she 13 she 14 'll 14 'll 15 be 14 'll 16 so 16 so 17 pleased 17 pleased 19 see 17 pleased 21 . 18 to 19 see 19 see 20 you isn't it a beautiful picture ? 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 5 picture 2 it 3 a 4 beautiful 5 picture 5 picture 6 ? and do you [quite] [understand] , [or] [shall] [i] ' splain [again] ? ' 1 and 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 6 , 6 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 splain 10 ' 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' the [stranger-man] [(] [and] [he] [was] [a] [tewara] [)] looked at the picture and nodded very hard . 1 the 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 11 at 13 picture 11 at 16 very 12 the 13 picture 14 and 15 nodded 15 nodded 16 very 16 very 17 hard 17 hard 18 . now [i] see why [the] [great] [chief] [pretended] [not] [to] [notice] [me] ! 1 now 3 see 1 now 13 ! 3 see 4 why he feared that his enemies were hiding in the bushes and would see him . 1 he 2 feared 2 feared 3 that 2 feared 5 enemies 4 his 5 enemies 5 enemies 6 were 6 were 7 hiding 6 were 15 . 7 hiding 10 bushes 7 hiding 13 see 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 bushes 11 and 12 would 12 would 13 see 13 see 14 him therefore he turned to me his back , and let the wise and wonderful child draw the terrible picture showing me his difficulties . 1 therefore 2 he 1 therefore 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 his 5 me 7 back 5 me 21 me 8 , 10 let 9 and 10 let 10 let 15 child 10 let 16 draw 11 the 15 child 12 wise 13 and 12 wise 14 wonderful 12 wise 15 child 16 draw 19 picture 16 draw 20 showing 17 the 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 picture 20 showing 21 me 21 me 22 his 22 his 23 difficulties 22 his 24 . i will [away] and get [help] for him from his [tribe] . ' 1 i 2 will 1 i 13 ' 2 will 5 get 4 and 5 get 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 from 9 from 10 his 9 from 12 . 12 . 13 ' now this is [the] [picture] [that] [taffy] [had] [drawn] for him ! 1 now 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 ! ' [what] have you been [doing] , [taffy] ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 have 1 ' 9 ? 1 ' 10 ' 3 have 4 you 4 you 5 been 7 , 9 ? 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . he had mended his spear and was carefully waving it to and fro . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 mended 3 mended 4 his 3 mended 10 it 4 his 5 spear 6 and 7 was 7 was 9 waving 8 carefully 9 waving 9 waving 10 it 10 it 13 fro 11 to 13 fro 12 and 13 fro 13 fro 14 . ' [it] 's a little [berangement] of my own , [daddy] [dear] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 14 ' 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 little 7 of 9 own 7 of 10 , 8 my 9 own 10 , 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [if] you [won't] [ask] me [questions] , you 'll know all about it in a little time , and you 'll be surprised . 1 ' 11 know 3 you 6 me 6 me 8 , 8 , 9 you 9 you 11 know 10 'll 11 know 11 know 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 time 18 time 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 you 20 and 22 'll 22 'll 23 be 22 'll 25 . 23 be 24 surprised you don't know how surprised you 'll be [,] [daddy] [!] 1 you 3 know 1 you 6 you 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 5 surprised 6 you 7 'll 7 'll 8 be promise you 'll be surprised . ' 1 promise 3 'll 1 promise 6 . 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 6 . 7 ' ' [very] well , ' said [tegumai] , and went on fishing . 1 ' 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 on 10 went 12 fishing 12 fishing 13 . he had run hard , so that he panted , and his legs were scratched with brambles , but he still tried to be polite . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 run 3 run 4 hard 3 run 7 that 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 panted 9 panted 15 scratched 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 were 12 his 13 legs 13 legs 14 were 14 were 15 scratched 15 scratched 17 brambles 16 with 17 brambles 17 brambles 25 polite 17 brambles 26 . 18 , 21 still 19 but 21 still 20 he 21 still 21 still 22 tried 22 tried 23 to 22 tried 25 polite 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 polite as soon as [teshumai] [saw] the [picture] she [screamed] [like] [anything] and [flew] at [the] [stranger-man] [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 6 the 3 as 8 she 8 she 12 and 12 and 14 at the [other] [neolithic] ladies at once [knocked] [him] [down] [and] [sat] [on] [him] in a [long] [line] of [six] , [while] [teshumai] [pulled] his hair . 1 the 4 ladies 4 ladies 5 at 5 at 6 once 6 once 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 18 of 18 of 20 , 20 , 24 his 24 his 25 hair 25 hair 26 . ' [it] 's as plain as the [nose] [on] [this] [stranger-man] ['s] [face] , ' she said . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 15 ' 4 as 5 plain 4 as 6 as 6 as 7 the 7 the 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 she 16 she 17 said 17 said 18 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' she [showed] [the] [picture] to [all] the [neolithic] ladies [sitting] [patiently] [on] [the] [stranger-man] [.] 1 she 5 to 5 to 7 the 7 the 9 ladies isn't it shocking ! ' 1 isn't 2 it 1 isn't 3 shocking 1 isn't 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' by [this] [time] the [stranger-man] [(] [in] [spite] of being a [tewara] [)] [was] [really] [annoyed] [.] 1 by 4 the 4 the 9 of 9 of 10 being 10 being 11 a ' [well] , you have been quick ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 been 7 quick 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [but] why did you bring so many people ? 1 ' 3 why 1 ' 4 did 4 did 5 you 4 did 6 bring 6 bring 8 many 6 bring 10 ? 7 so 8 many 8 many 9 people daddy dear , this is my surprise . 1 daddy 2 dear 2 dear 3 , 2 dear 7 surprise 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 my 6 my 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . are you [surprised] , [daddy] ? ' 1 are 2 you 2 you 4 , 4 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [very] , ' said [tegumai] ; ' but it [has] [ruined] all [my] [fishing] for the day . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 ; 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 ; 7 ; 8 ' 7 ; 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 13 all 13 all 16 for 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 day 18 day 19 . why , the [whole] dear , [kind] , [nice] , [clean] , [quiet] [tribe] is [here] , [taffy] . ' 1 why 2 , 1 why 6 , 1 why 19 . 2 , 5 dear 3 the 5 dear 6 , 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 15 is 15 is 17 , 19 . 20 ' and so they were . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 . ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' cried all the [tribe] of [tegumai] [.] 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 cried 4 cried 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 8 of ' [goodness] ' sakes alive ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 4 sakes 3 ' 6 ! 4 sakes 5 alive 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [let] go [of] [my] [top-knot] . 1 ' 3 go 3 go 7 . can't a man break his carp-spear without the whole countryside descending on him ? 1 can't 2 a 2 a 3 man 2 a 10 countryside 3 man 4 break 4 break 5 his 4 break 6 carp-spear 7 without 10 countryside 8 the 9 whole 9 whole 10 countryside 10 countryside 11 descending 11 descending 12 on 12 on 13 him 13 him 14 ? you 're a very interfering people . ' 1 you 2 're 2 're 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 6 people 4 very 8 ' 5 interfering 6 people 7 . 8 ' ' [i] don't [believe] you ['ve] [brought] [my] [daddy] ['s] [black-handled] [spear] after all , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 16 ' 3 don't 5 you 13 after 14 all 13 after 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 19 . ' [and] what are you doing to my nice [stranger-man] ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 6 doing 3 what 11 ? 4 are 6 doing 5 you 6 doing 6 doing 8 my 7 to 8 my 8 my 9 nice 11 ? 12 ' they were thumping him by twos and threes and tens till [his] [eyes] [turned] [round] and [round] [.] 1 they 2 were 1 they 16 and 2 were 3 thumping 3 thumping 4 him 4 him 5 by 5 by 6 twos 6 twos 7 and 6 twos 8 threes 8 threes 9 and 9 and 11 till 10 tens 11 till he could only gasp and point [at] [taffy] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 9 . 2 could 3 only 2 could 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 and 5 and 6 point ' [where] are the bad people who [speared] you , my darling ? ' said [teshumai] [tewindrow] . 1 ' 14 ' 1 ' 15 said 3 are 6 people 3 are 13 ? 4 the 5 bad 4 the 6 people 6 people 7 who 7 who 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 12 darling 11 my 12 darling 13 ? 14 ' 15 said 18 . ' [there] [weren't] [any] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [my] [only] [visitor] this [morning] was the [poor] [fellow] that you are trying to choke . 1 ' 5 this 1 ' 11 that 5 this 7 was 7 was 8 the 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 14 trying 16 choke 16 choke 17 . aren't you well , or are you ill [,] [o] [tribe] of [tegumai] ? ' 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 or 5 or 6 are 6 are 7 you 7 you 8 ill 8 ill 15 ' 12 of 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [he] [came] with a horrible [picture] , ' said the [head] [chief] , ' [a] [picture] that [showed] you were full of [spears] . ' 1 ' 9 ' 4 with 5 a 4 with 8 , 5 a 6 horrible 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 26 ' 10 said 11 the 10 said 14 , 14 , 18 that 15 ' 18 that 18 that 20 you 18 that 25 . 20 you 21 were 21 were 22 full 22 full 23 of 25 . 26 ' ' [er-um-pr'aps] [i] ['d] better ' [splain] [that] [i] [gave] him [that] [picture] , ' said [taffy] , but she did not feel quite [comfy] . 1 ' 5 better 1 ' 6 ' 6 ' 15 ' 11 him 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 she 20 she 21 did 20 she 26 . 21 did 22 not 22 not 23 feel 23 feel 24 quite ' [you] ! ' said the [tribe] of [tegumai] all [together] [.] 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 10 all ' ! 1 ' 2 ! you ? ' 1 you 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' [said] the [head] [chief] of the [tribe] of [tegumai] , and he hopped on one foot . 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 5 the 5 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 hopped 15 he 16 hopped 16 hopped 19 foot 17 on 18 one 18 one 19 foot 19 foot 20 . ' [i] [wanted] the [stranger-man] [to] [fetch] [daddy] ['s] [spear] , so [i] [drawded] it , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 the 1 ' 17 ' 11 , 12 so 12 so 15 it 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 20 . ' [there] [wasn't] [lots] of [spears] [.] 1 ' 5 of there was only one [spear] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 6 . i drawded it three times to make sure . 1 i 3 it 2 drawded 3 it 3 it 5 times 3 it 8 sure 4 three 5 times 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 . ' [he] is a very nice man . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 7 man 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 nice 7 man 8 . why have you filled his hair with mud ? 1 why 3 you 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 filled 3 you 5 his 3 you 8 mud 3 you 9 ? 5 his 6 hair 7 with 8 mud wash him ! ' 1 wash 2 him 1 wash 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' the only people who did not [laugh] [were] [teshumai] [tewindrow] [and] all the [neolithic] [ladies] [.] 1 the 2 only 2 only 3 people 3 people 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 not 6 not 12 all 12 all 13 the they were very polite to all their husbands , and said ' [idiot] ! ' ever so often . 1 they 7 their 2 were 7 their 3 very 4 polite 4 polite 5 to 5 to 6 all 5 to 7 their 7 their 8 husbands 8 husbands 12 ' 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 said 11 said 12 ' 12 ' 14 ! 14 ! 15 ' 15 ' 17 so 16 ever 17 so 17 so 18 often 18 often 19 . ' [i] [didn't] [intend] to [;] [i] [only] [wanted] [daddy] ['s] [black-handled] [spear] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 to 1 ' 15 ' 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [never] mind [.] 1 ' 3 mind it is a great invention , and some day men will call it writing . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 invention 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 invention 5 invention 6 , 5 invention 14 writing 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 some 8 some 9 day 9 day 10 men 10 men 14 writing 11 will 12 call 12 call 13 it 12 call 14 writing 14 writing 15 . at present it is only pictures , and , as we have seen to-day , pictures are not always properly understood . 1 at 2 present 1 at 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 5 only 5 only 6 pictures 6 pictures 8 and 6 pictures 16 pictures 7 , 8 and 9 , 10 as 9 , 11 we 11 we 12 have 11 we 16 pictures 12 have 13 seen 14 to-day 15 , 15 , 16 pictures 16 pictures 18 not 17 are 18 not 18 not 19 always 19 always 20 properly 20 properly 21 understood 21 understood 22 . let [the] [neolithic] [ladies] [wash] [the] [mud] out [of] the [stranger] ['s] hair . ' 1 let 8 out 8 out 10 the 8 out 14 . 10 the 13 hair 14 . 15 ' most of them prefer to [draw] [pictures] [and] [play] [about] [with] their [daddies] [just] [like] [taffy] [.] 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 prefer 3 them 12 their 4 prefer 5 to [how] [the] [alphabet] [was] [made] presently [she] began [to] [giggle] , and [her] [daddy] said , ' [don't] [be] [silly] , child . ' 1 presently 3 began 3 began 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 said 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 19 ' 16 , 17 child 17 child 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [but] [wasn't] it [inciting] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 7 ' 4 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [well] do [i] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 do 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] had [to] [pay] [two] [deerskins] [soft] [ones] [with] [fringes] [to] the [stranger-man] for the things [we] [did] to him . ' 1 ' 3 had 1 ' 23 ' 13 the 15 for 15 for 16 the 15 for 20 to 16 the 17 things 20 to 21 him 21 him 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [we] didn't do anything , ['] [said] [taffy] . 1 ' 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 do 3 didn't 10 . 4 do 5 anything 5 anything 6 , ' [it] was [mummy] [and] the other [neolithic] [ladies] and the [mud] . ' 1 ' 3 was 3 was 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 14 ' 10 and 11 the 10 and 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [we] won't talk about [that] [,] ['] [said] her [daddy] , ' [let] ['s] have [lunch] . ' 1 ' 5 about 3 won't 4 talk 4 talk 5 about 5 about 10 her 10 her 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 16 have 13 ' 19 ' 18 . 19 ' [taffy] [took] [a] [marrow-bone] [and] [sat] [mousy-quiet] [for] [ten] [whole] [minutes] [,] [while] [her] [daddy] [scratched] [on] [pieces] [of] [birch-bark] [with] [a] [shark] ['s] [tooth] [.] then she said , ['] [daddy] , [i] ['ve] [thinked] of a secret surprise . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 secret 13 secret 14 surprise 14 surprise 15 . you [make] a [noise] any sort of [noise] [.] ['] 1 you 3 a 3 a 7 of 5 any 6 sort 6 sort 7 of ' [ah] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [will] [that] do to begin with ? ' 1 ' 4 do 1 ' 8 ? 4 do 5 to 5 to 6 begin 6 begin 7 with 8 ? 9 ' ' [yes] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [you] [look] [just] [like] a [carp-fish] [with] [its] [mouth] [open] . 1 ' 6 a 1 ' 12 . say it again , please . ' 1 say 3 again 1 say 7 ' 2 it 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 please 6 . 7 ' ' [ah] [!] ah ! ah ! ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ah 1 ' 8 ' 4 ah 5 ! 6 ah 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [don't] be [rude] , my daughter . ' 1 ' 3 be 1 ' 9 ' 5 , 6 my 5 , 8 . 6 my 7 daughter 8 . 9 ' ' [i] 'm [not] [meaning] [rude] , really and truly , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 'm 1 ' 12 ' 7 , 8 really 7 , 11 , 8 really 10 truly 9 and 10 truly 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [it] ['s] part of my [secret-surprise-think] [.] 1 ' 4 part 4 part 5 of 5 of 6 my do [say] [ah] , [daddy] , and keep your mouth open at the end , and [lend] me that [tooth] . 1 do 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 19 that 7 and 8 keep 8 keep 9 your 9 your 10 mouth 10 mouth 11 open 11 open 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 end 14 end 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 me 19 that 21 . i 'm going to draw a carp-fish 's mouth wide-open . ' 1 i 2 'm 1 i 11 . 2 'm 3 going 3 going 7 carp-fish 3 going 10 wide-open 4 to 5 draw 5 draw 6 a 6 a 7 carp-fish 8 's 9 mouth 9 mouth 10 wide-open 11 . 12 ' ' [what] for ? ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 6 said 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 9 . ' [don't] you see ? ' said [taffy] , [scratching] [away] [on] [the] [bark] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 ' 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 15 . ' [that] will [be] [our] [little] [secret] [s'prise] [.] 1 ' 3 will ' [really] [?] ' said [her] [daddy] , in the voice that [grown-ups] [use] [when] they are [truly] [attending] . 1 ' 4 ' 1 ' 16 they 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 voice 11 voice 12 that 16 they 17 are 17 are 20 . ' [go] [on] , [taffy] . ' 1 ' 4 , 4 , 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [oh] [bother] ! ' she said . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 6 she 7 said 7 said 8 . ' [i] [can't] [draw] all of a [carp-fish] , but [i] can [draw] [something] that [means] [a] [carp-fish] 's [mouth] [.] 1 ' 19 's 5 all 6 of 5 all 15 that 6 of 7 a 7 a 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 can 15 that 19 's don't you know how they stand on their heads rooting in the mud ? 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 14 ? 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 how 3 know 5 they 5 they 6 stand 5 they 8 their 6 stand 7 on 8 their 9 heads 9 heads 13 mud 10 rooting 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 mud well , here 's a pretence carp-fish ( we can play that the rest of him is drawn ) . 1 well 2 , 1 well 7 carp-fish 3 here 4 's 4 's 5 a 4 's 7 carp-fish 6 pretence 7 carp-fish 7 carp-fish 8 ( 8 ( 9 we 8 ( 19 ) 10 can 11 play 11 play 12 that 12 that 14 rest 12 that 17 is 13 the 14 rest 14 rest 15 of 16 him 17 is 17 is 18 drawn 18 drawn 19 ) 19 ) 20 . here 's just his mouth , and that means ah . ' 1 here 3 just 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 his 3 just 9 means 4 his 5 mouth 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 means 9 means 10 ah 9 means 12 ' 11 . 12 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [but] [i] [can't] [draw] , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 6 , 6 , 9 ' 8 . 9 ' ' [you] [needn't] [draw] [anything] of [him] [except] [just] the [opening] of his [mouth] and [the] [feeler] [across] [.] 1 ' 6 of 6 of 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 15 and then we 'll know he 's a carp-fish , ' cause the perches and trouts haven't got feelers . 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 14 and 4 know 5 he 5 he 6 's 5 he 14 and 6 's 8 carp-fish 7 a 8 carp-fish 9 , 10 ' 9 , 14 and 10 ' 11 cause 11 cause 12 the 12 the 13 perches 12 the 14 and 14 and 15 trouts 15 trouts 18 feelers 15 trouts 19 . 16 haven't 17 got 17 got 18 feelers look [here] , [taffy] . ' 1 look 3 , 1 look 6 ' 5 . 6 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] [i] 'll [copy] it . ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 'll 1 ' 8 ' 4 'll 6 it 6 it 7 . 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [will] you [understand] [this] when you see it ? ' 1 ' 8 see 1 ' 11 ' 3 you 6 when 6 when 7 you 7 you 8 see 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [perfectly] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , [make] [another] [noise] , ' said [taffy] , [very] [proud] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 14 . ' [yah] ! ' said [her] [daddy] , [very] [loud] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 11 . ' [h'm] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [that] 's a [mixy] noise . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 6 noise 6 noise 7 . the end part is ah-carp-fish-mouth ; but what can we do about the front part ? 1 the 2 end 2 end 6 ; 3 part 4 is 3 part 6 ; 4 is 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 6 ; 7 but 7 but 8 what 8 what 11 do 8 what 16 ? 9 can 11 do 10 we 11 do 11 do 12 about 11 do 15 part 13 the 14 front 14 front 15 part yer-yer-yer and ah ! 1 yer-yer-yer 2 and 1 yer-yer-yer 3 ah 3 ah 4 ! ya ! ' 1 ya 2 ! 1 ya 3 ' ' [it] 's very like the carp-fish-mouth noise [.] 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 7 carp-fish-mouth 4 very 5 like 4 very 7 carp-fish-mouth 6 the 7 carp-fish-mouth 7 carp-fish-mouth 8 noise let's draw another bit of the carp-fish and join ' em , ' [said] [her] [daddy] [.] 1 let's 2 draw 2 draw 4 bit 2 draw 7 carp-fish 3 another 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 6 the 7 carp-fish 7 carp-fish 8 and 8 and 9 join 9 join 11 em 10 ' 11 em 11 em 12 , 11 em 13 ' he was quite incited too . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 quite 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 incited 4 incited 5 too 5 too 6 . ['] [no] [.] if they 're joined , [i] ['ll] [forget] [.] 1 if 2 they 1 if 5 , 2 they 3 're 2 they 4 joined draw it separate . 1 draw 3 separate 2 it 3 separate 3 separate 4 . draw his tail . 1 draw 2 his 1 draw 4 . 2 his 3 tail if he 's standing on his head the tail will come first . 1 if 2 he 1 if 10 will 3 's 4 standing 3 's 10 will 4 standing 5 on 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 the 8 the 9 tail 8 the 10 will 10 will 11 come 10 will 13 . 11 come 12 first ' [sides] , [i] think [i] [can] [draw] [tails] [easiest] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 12 ' 5 think 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [a] good [notion] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [here] ['s] [a] [carp-fish] [tail] for the [yer-noise] . ' 1 ' 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 11 ' 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [i] 'll try now , ' said [taffy] . " [member] [i] [can't] [draw] [like] [you] [,] [daddy] . 1 ' 5 now 1 ' 20 . 3 'll 4 try 4 try 5 now 6 , 11 " 6 , 20 . 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . 10 . 11 " will it [do] [if] [i] just [draw] the [split] [part] of the [tail] , and the [sticky-down] line [for] where [it] [joins] ? ' 1 will 24 ' 2 it 6 just 6 just 8 the 8 the 11 of 11 of 12 the 11 of 23 ? 12 the 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 18 line 20 where 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) her [daddy] [nodded] , and his eyes were [shiny] [bright] with ['] [citement] [.] 1 her 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 11 with 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 were ' [that] 's [beautiful] , ' she said . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 she 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [now] [make] another [noise] [,] [daddy] . ' 1 ' 4 another 4 another 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [oh] ! ' said [her] [daddy] , [very] [loud] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 11 . ' [that] ['s] quite easy , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 quite 1 ' 7 ' 4 quite 5 easy 5 easy 6 , 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [you] [make] [your] [mouth] [all] [around] [like] [an] [egg] or [a] [stone] . 1 ' 11 or 1 ' 14 . so an egg or a stone will do for that . ' 1 so 7 will 2 an 3 egg 3 egg 6 stone 3 egg 7 will 4 or 5 a 5 a 6 stone 7 will 8 do 7 will 11 . 8 do 9 for 9 for 10 that 11 . 12 ' ' [you] can't [always] [find] [eggs] [or] [stones] . 1 ' 3 can't 1 ' 9 . we 'll have to scratch a round something like one . ' 1 we 5 scratch 1 we 12 ' 2 'll 3 have 2 'll 5 scratch 3 have 4 to 5 scratch 6 a 6 a 7 round 6 a 8 something 8 something 9 like 9 like 10 one 10 one 11 . and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [my] [gracious] ! ' said [taffy] , ' what a lot of noise-pictures [we] ['ve] [made] , [carp-mouth] , [carp-tail] , and [egg] ! 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 what 10 what 11 a 10 what 25 ! 11 a 12 lot 12 lot 13 of 13 of 14 noise-pictures 18 , 23 and 18 , 25 ! 20 , 22 , 22 , 23 and now , make [another] noise [,] [daddy] . ' 1 now 2 , 1 now 8 . 2 , 3 make 3 make 5 noise 8 . 9 ' ' [ssh] ! ' said [her] [daddy] , and [frowned] to himself , but [taffy] was [too] [incited] to [notice] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 21 . 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 was 16 was 19 to 19 to 21 . ' [that] ['s] quite easy , ' she said , scratching on the bark . 1 ' 4 quite 1 ' 7 ' 4 quite 5 easy 5 easy 6 , 7 ' 12 on 8 she 9 said 8 she 11 scratching 9 said 10 , 11 scratching 12 on 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 bark 12 on 15 . ' [eh] , what ? ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 5 ? 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] [meant] [i] was thinking , and didn't want to be [disturbed] . ' 1 ' 15 ' 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 want 9 didn't 10 want 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [it] 's a noise just the same . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 noise 5 noise 6 just 6 just 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 . it 's the noise a snake makes , [daddy] , when it is thinking and doesn't want to be disturbed . 1 it 2 's 1 it 10 , 2 's 4 noise 3 the 4 noise 4 noise 7 makes 5 a 6 snake 6 snake 7 makes 7 makes 8 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 it 11 when 13 is 13 is 14 thinking 14 thinking 16 doesn't 15 and 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 want 16 doesn't 20 disturbed 17 want 18 to 19 be 20 disturbed 20 disturbed 21 . let's make the ssh-noise a snake . 1 let's 4 ssh-noise 2 make 3 the 3 the 4 ssh-noise 4 ssh-noise 5 a 5 a 6 snake 5 a 7 . will this do ? ' 1 will 2 this 1 will 3 do 1 will 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [there] , ' she said . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 she 5 she 6 said 6 said 7 . ' [that] ['s] another [s'prise-secret] . 1 ' 4 another 4 another 6 . ' [perfectly] true , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 true 1 ' 5 ' 3 true 4 , 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . and there 's more in this game than you think . 1 and 2 there 1 and 3 's 1 and 4 more 2 there 3 's 4 more 8 than 5 in 6 this 5 in 7 game 5 in 8 than 8 than 9 you 9 you 10 think 10 think 11 . i believe we 've found out the [big] [secret] of the world . ' 1 i 2 believe 1 i 14 ' 3 we 4 've 4 've 5 found 5 found 6 out 6 out 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [why] ? ' said [taffy] , and her eyes shone [too] with [incitement] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 15 . 8 and 9 her 8 and 15 . 9 her 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 shone 11 shone 13 with ' [i] 'll [show] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [what] 's [water] [in] the [tegumai] [language] ? ' 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 10 ' 6 the 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [ya] , of course , and it [means] [river] too [like] [wagai-ya] the [wagai] river . ' 1 ' 5 course 1 ' 18 ' 3 , 4 of 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 11 too 14 the 16 river 16 river 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [what] is [bad] [water] that [gives] you [fever] if you [drink] it [black] [water] [swamp-water] ? ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 18 ' 3 is 6 that 6 that 8 you 8 you 11 you 10 if 11 you 13 it 17 ? 17 ? 18 ' ' [yo] , of course . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 ' 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [now] look , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 look 1 ' 5 ' 3 look 4 , 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [s'pose] you [saw] [this] [scratched] [by] the side of [a] [pool] [in] the [beaver-swamp] ? ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 17 ' 8 the 9 side 8 the 10 of 10 of 14 the 10 of 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [carp-tail] [and] round [egg] . 1 ' 4 round 4 round 6 . two noises mixed ! 1 two 3 mixed 1 two 4 ! 2 noises 3 mixed yo [,] [bad] [water] [,] ' [said] [taffy] . " [course] [i] [wouldn't] [drink] [that] [water] [because] [i] ['d] know [you] said it was [bad] . ' 1 yo 6 ' 6 ' 9 . 9 . 10 " 10 " 27 ' 20 know 24 was 22 said 23 it 23 it 24 was 24 was 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [but] [i] [needn't] be [near] [the] [water] [at] [all] [.] 1 ' 5 be i might be miles away , hunting , and still ' 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 be 3 be 4 miles 4 miles 5 away 5 away 6 , 6 , 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 , 7 hunting 9 and 9 and 10 still 10 still 11 ' all that in a carp-fish-tail and a round egg ! 1 all 3 in 2 that 3 in 3 in 5 carp-fish-tail 4 a 5 carp-fish-tail 5 carp-fish-tail 6 and 5 carp-fish-tail 8 round 5 carp-fish-tail 9 egg 6 and 7 a 9 egg 10 ! o [daddy] , [we] [must] [tell] [mummy] , quick ! ' and [taffy] [danced] [all] [round] [him] . 1 o 3 , 1 o 18 . 3 , 8 , 8 , 12 and 9 quick 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' 11 ' 12 and ' [not] yet , ' [said] [tegumai] [;] ' not [till] [we] ['ve] [gone] a little [further] . 1 ' 3 yet 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 9 ' 9 ' 16 little 10 not 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 18 . let's see . 1 let's 2 see 1 let's 3 . yo [is] [bad] [water] [,] [but] [so] [is] [food] [cooked] [on] [the] [fire] [,] [isn't] [it] [?] ' 1 yo 18 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [yes] [.] snake [and] egg [,] ['] [said] [taffy] ['] [so] [that] [means] [dinner] ['s] [ready] [.] 1 snake 3 egg if you saw that scratched on a tree you 'd know it was time to come to the [cave] . 1 if 4 that 1 if 10 'd 2 you 4 that 3 saw 4 that 4 that 5 scratched 5 scratched 8 tree 6 on 7 a 7 a 8 tree 9 you 10 'd 10 'd 11 know 11 know 13 was 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 time 13 was 15 to 15 to 16 come 16 come 17 to 16 come 18 the 16 come 20 . so ['d] [i] . ' 1 so 5 ' 4 . 5 ' ' [my] [winkie] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] 's true too . 1 ' 4 true 3 's 4 true 4 true 5 too 5 too 6 . but wait a minute . 1 but 4 minute 2 wait 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 . i see a difficulty . 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 a 3 a 4 difficulty 4 difficulty 5 . [so] [means] ["] [come] [and] [have] [dinner] [,] ["] [but] [sho] [means] [the] [drying-poles] [where] [we] [hang] [our] [hides] [.] ['] ' [horrid] old [drying-poles] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 old 1 ' 6 ' 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] [hate] [helping] to [hang] [heavy] [,] [hot] [,] [hairy] [hides] [on] them . 1 ' 5 to 5 to 14 them 5 to 15 . ' [you] 'd be cross . 1 ' 3 'd 3 'd 4 be 4 be 5 cross 5 cross 6 . [so] ['d] [mummy] [.] we must make a new picture for sho . 1 we 2 must 1 we 3 make 1 we 8 sho 3 make 4 a 5 new 6 picture 5 new 8 sho 7 for 8 sho 8 sho 9 . we must draw a spotty snake that hisses sh-sh , and we 'll play that the plain snake only hisses ssss . ' 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 draw 3 draw 4 a 4 a 6 snake 4 a 7 that 5 spotty 6 snake 7 that 8 hisses 8 hisses 9 sh-sh 8 hisses 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 we 12 we 13 'll 13 'll 14 play 13 'll 23 ' 14 play 15 that 15 that 16 the 16 the 17 plain 16 the 18 snake 18 snake 19 only 19 only 20 hisses 20 hisses 21 ssss 22 . 23 ' ' [i] couldn't be sure how to put in the [spots] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 be 4 be 5 sure 4 be 6 how 6 how 7 to 7 to 8 put 8 put 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . no ! 1 no 2 ! i think we 'd better draw a picture of the horrid high drying-poles their very selves , and make quite sure . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 we 2 think 4 'd 2 think 13 drying-poles 4 'd 5 better 5 better 6 draw 6 draw 7 a 8 picture 9 of 8 picture 13 drying-poles 10 the 13 drying-poles 11 horrid 13 drying-poles 12 high 13 drying-poles 13 drying-poles 14 their 13 drying-poles 15 very 15 very 16 selves 15 very 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 make 19 make 20 quite 19 make 22 . 20 quite 21 sure i 'll put them in just after the hissy-snake . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 10 . 2 'll 7 after 3 put 5 in 3 put 6 just 4 them 5 in 6 just 7 after 7 after 8 the 8 the 9 hissy-snake look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ['] [p'raps] [that's] [safest] [.] it 's very [like] [our] [drying-poles] , [anyhow] , ' said [her] [daddy] , laughing . 1 it 2 's 1 it 7 , 2 's 3 very 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 . ' [now] [i] 'll make a [new] [noise] [with] [a] [snake] [and] [drying-pole] [sound] in it . 1 ' 4 'll 4 'll 5 make 5 make 6 a 6 a 15 in 15 in 16 it 16 it 17 . i 'll say shi . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 say 3 say 4 shi 4 shi 5 . that ['s] [tegumai] for [spear] , [taffy] . ' 1 that 4 for 4 for 6 , 6 , 9 ' 8 . 9 ' and he laughed . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . ' [don't] make fun of me , ' said [taffy] , as she thought of her [picture-letter] and the [mud] in the [stranger-man] ['s] [hair] . 1 ' 8 ' 3 make 5 of 4 fun 5 of 5 of 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 she 12 as 26 . 13 she 14 thought 14 thought 15 of 15 of 16 her 16 her 18 and 18 and 19 the 19 the 21 in 21 in 22 the ' [you] [draw] it , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 4 it 1 ' 5 , 5 , 8 ' 7 . 8 ' ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [even] [mummy] [couldn't] [mistake] that for me [being] [killed] . ' 1 ' 12 ' 6 that 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [please] don't , [daddy] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 6 . 3 don't 4 , it makes me uncomfy . 1 it 2 makes 1 it 4 uncomfy 2 makes 3 me 4 uncomfy 5 . do some more noises . 1 do 2 some 1 do 4 noises 2 some 3 more 4 noises 5 . we 're getting on beautifully . ' 1 we 3 getting 1 we 5 beautifully 2 're 3 getting 3 getting 4 on 5 beautifully 7 ' 6 . 7 ' ' [er-hm] ! ' said [tegumai] , looking up . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 up 9 up 10 . ' [we] 'll [say] [shu] [.] 1 ' 3 'll that [means] [sky] . ' 1 that 5 ' 4 . 5 ' taffy drew the snake and the drying-pole [.] 1 taffy 2 drew 1 taffy 7 drying-pole 3 the 4 snake 4 snake 7 drying-pole 5 and 7 drying-pole 6 the 7 drying-pole then she stopped . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . ' [we] must [make] [a] [new] [picture] for that [end] [sound] , [mustn't] [we] ? ' 1 ' 3 must 1 ' 16 ' 8 for 9 that 9 that 12 , 12 , 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' ' [shu-shu-u-u-u] ! ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [why] , it 's just like the [round-egg-sound] [made] [thin] . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 4 it 12 . 5 's 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 8 the 12 . 13 ' ' [then] [s'pose] [we] [draw] a thin [round] [egg] , and [pretend] it 's a [frog] [that] [hasn't] [eaten] [anything] for years . ' 1 ' 11 and 1 ' 24 ' 6 a 7 thin 7 thin 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 it 13 it 14 's 14 's 15 a 21 for 22 years 22 years 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [n-no] , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [if] we drew that in a hurry we might mistake it for the round egg itself . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 13 for 4 drew 5 that 4 drew 11 mistake 5 that 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 hurry 9 we 10 might 10 might 11 mistake 11 mistake 12 it 11 mistake 13 for 13 for 17 itself 14 the 16 egg 15 round 16 egg 16 egg 17 itself 17 itself 18 . shu-shu-shu ! 1 shu-shu-shu 2 ! ' [i] [tell] you what we 'll do . 1 ' 4 you 1 ' 9 . 5 what 8 do 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . we 'll open a little hole [at] [the] [end] [of] [the] [round] [egg] [to] [show] [how] [the] [o-noise] [runs] [out] all [thin] [,] [ooo-oo-oo] [.] 1 we 2 'll 1 we 21 all 2 'll 4 a 3 open 4 a 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 hole like this . ' 1 like 2 this 2 this 3 . 3 . 4 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [oh] , that 's [lovely] ! 1 ' 7 ! 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 ! much better than a thin frog . 1 much 2 better 1 much 6 frog 2 better 3 than 3 than 4 a 4 a 5 thin 6 frog 7 . go on , ' said [taffy] , [using] [her] [shark] ['s] [tooth] . 1 go 2 on 1 go 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 13 . her [daddy] [went] [on] [drawing] , and his hand shook with [incitement] [.] 1 her 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 with 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 hand 9 hand 10 shook he went on till he had drawn this . 1 he 5 he 2 went 3 on 3 on 4 till 4 till 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 drawn 7 drawn 8 this 7 drawn 9 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [don't] look up , [taffy] , ' he said . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 4 up 4 up 5 , 5 , 9 he 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ' [try] if you can [make] [out] what [that] [means] in the [tegumai] [language] [.] 1 ' 5 can 1 ' 8 what 3 if 4 you 3 if 5 can 8 what 11 in 11 in 12 the if you can , we 've found the [secret] . ' 1 if 3 can 1 if 4 , 1 if 5 we 2 you 3 can 5 we 6 've 6 've 7 found 6 've 11 ' 7 found 8 the 10 . 11 ' ' [snake] [pole] [broken] [egg] [carp] [tail] and [carp-mouth] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 8 and 8 and 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ['] [shu-ya] [.] sky-water ( rain ) . ' 1 sky-water 2 ( 1 sky-water 6 ' 2 ( 3 rain 2 ( 4 ) 5 . 6 ' just then a drop fell on her hand , for the day had clouded over . 1 just 2 then 1 just 14 clouded 1 just 16 . 2 then 5 fell 3 a 4 drop 3 a 5 fell 5 fell 6 on 6 on 7 her 8 hand 14 clouded 9 , 10 for 10 for 13 had 11 the 12 day 12 day 13 had 13 had 14 clouded 14 clouded 15 over ' [why] , [daddy] , it 's [raining] [.] 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 's 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 's was that what you meant to tell me ? ' 1 was 2 that 1 was 9 ? 2 that 3 what 3 what 5 meant 3 what 7 tell 4 you 5 meant 5 meant 6 to 7 tell 8 me 9 ? 10 ' ' [of] course , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 9 . ' [and] [i] [told] it you [without] [saying] [a] [word] , didn't [i] ? ' 1 ' 11 , 5 it 6 you 6 you 11 , 11 , 15 ' 12 didn't 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [well] [,] [i] [think] [i] would have known it in a minute , but that [raindrop] [made] [me] [quite] [sure] . 1 ' 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 known 9 known 10 it 10 it 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 that 16 that 22 . i 'll always remember now . 1 i 4 remember 2 'll 3 always 3 always 4 remember 4 remember 5 now 5 now 6 . shu-ya means rain , or " it is going to rain . " 1 shu-ya 2 means 1 shu-ya 6 " 2 means 5 or 3 rain 4 , 4 , 5 or 6 " 7 it 6 " 9 going 6 " 11 rain 6 " 13 " 7 it 8 is 9 going 10 to 12 . 13 " why , [daddy] ! ' 1 why 2 , 2 , 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' she got up and danced round him . 1 she 2 got 1 she 7 him 1 she 8 . 2 got 3 up 4 and 5 danced 5 danced 6 round 5 danced 7 him wouldn't [mummy] be surprised [?] ['] 1 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 surprised tegumai got up and danced [.] 1 tegumai 2 got 1 tegumai 5 danced 2 got 3 up 4 and 5 danced ( daddies didn't mind doing those things in those days . ) 1 ( 12 ) 2 daddies 3 didn't 2 daddies 12 ) 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 doing 5 doing 6 those 5 doing 7 things 7 things 10 days 8 in 9 those 8 in 10 days 9 those 10 days 11 . 12 ) ' [more] [than] that ! 1 ' 4 that 4 that 5 ! more than that ! ' he said . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . say the [words] [in] [tegumai-talk] first . ' 1 say 8 ' 2 the 6 first 6 first 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [shu-ya-las] , [ya] [maru] [.] 1 ' 3 , [(] [sky-water] [ending] [.] river come to . ) what a lot of new sounds ! 1 river 2 come 2 come 3 to 3 to 4 . 4 . 5 ) 5 ) 6 what 6 what 7 a 6 what 8 lot 6 what 12 ! 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 11 sounds 9 of 10 new i don't see how we can draw them . ' 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 how 4 how 7 draw 5 we 7 draw 6 can 7 draw 7 draw 8 them 7 draw 10 ' 9 . 10 ' ' [but] [i] do [but] [i] do ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 do 1 ' 9 ' 7 do 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [just] [attend] a [minute] , [taffy] [,] and we won't do any more [to-day] . 1 ' 4 a 1 ' 16 . 4 a 6 , 6 , 9 and 9 and 14 more 10 we 11 won't 11 won't 13 any 12 do 13 any 13 any 14 more we 've got shu-ya all right , haven't we ? 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 got 2 've 8 haven't 4 shu-ya 5 all 4 shu-ya 8 haven't 5 all 6 right 7 , 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 we 8 haven't 10 ? but this las is a teaser . 1 but 2 this 2 this 4 is 3 las 4 is 4 is 5 a 4 is 6 teaser 6 teaser 7 . la-la-la ' and he waved his shark-tooth . 1 la-la-la 2 ' 1 la-la-la 7 shark-tooth 1 la-la-la 8 . 2 ' 3 and 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 waved 5 waved 7 shark-tooth 6 his 7 shark-tooth ' [there] 's [the] [hissy-snake] at the end [and] [the] [carp-mouth] [before] [the] [snake] [as-as-as] [.] 1 ' 8 end 3 's 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 end we [only] want [la-la] , ' said [taffy] [.] 1 we 3 want 3 want 5 , 3 want 6 ' 3 want 7 said ' [i] know it , but we have to make [la-la] . 1 ' 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 we 7 we 8 have 8 have 9 to 9 to 10 make 9 to 12 . and we 're the first people in all the world who 've ever tried to do it , [taffimai] ! ' 1 and 3 're 2 we 3 're 3 're 4 the 3 're 12 've 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 people 6 people 10 world 7 in 8 all 7 in 10 world 8 all 9 the 10 world 11 who 12 've 13 ever 12 've 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 20 ! 20 ! 21 ' ' [well] , ' said [taffy] , [yawning] , for she was [rather] tired . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 she 11 she 12 was 12 was 14 tired 14 tired 15 . ' [las] [means] [breaking] [or] [finishing] as well as [ending] , doesn't it ? ' 1 ' 11 , 1 ' 15 ' 7 as 8 well 7 as 9 as 9 as 11 , 12 doesn't 13 it 12 doesn't 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [so] it does , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 5 , 3 it 4 does 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [to-las] [means] that there 's no [water] in the [tank] for [mummy] [to] [cook] [with] [just] [when] [i] ['m] [going] [hunting] , too . ' 1 ' 4 that 1 ' 26 ' 5 there 6 's 5 there 9 in 6 's 7 no 9 in 10 the 9 in 23 , 10 the 12 for 23 , 24 too 24 too 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [and] [shi-las] [means] that your [spear] is [broken] . 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 10 . 5 that 8 is 6 your 8 is if [i] 'd only thought of that [instead] [of] [drawing] [silly] [beaver] [pictures] for [the] [stranger] ! ' 1 if 4 only 1 if 17 ! 3 'd 4 only 4 only 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 14 for 17 ! 18 ' ' [la] ! 1 ' 3 ! la ! 1 la 2 ! la ! ' said [tegumai] , [waiving] [his] [stick] and [frowning] . 1 la 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 6 , 6 , 10 and 10 and 12 . ' [oh] [bother] ! ' 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' ' [i] could have [drawn] [shi] [quite] [easily] , ' [taffy] went on . 1 ' 10 ' 3 could 4 have 4 have 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 went 12 went 13 on 13 on 14 . ' [then] [i] 'd have drawn your spear all broken this way ! ' 1 ' 14 ' 4 'd 5 have 5 have 6 drawn 6 drawn 7 your 7 your 8 spear 8 spear 9 all 9 all 10 broken 10 broken 12 way 11 this 12 way 12 way 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' and she drew . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [the] very thing , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [that] 's [la] [all] [over] [.] 1 ' 3 's it isn't like any of the other [marks] [either] . ' 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 10 . 2 isn't 3 like 3 like 7 other 4 any 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 other 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 3 drew 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] for [ya] . 1 ' 3 for 1 ' 5 . oh , we 've done that before . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 've 3 we 4 've 4 've 5 done 5 done 6 that 6 that 7 before 7 before 8 . now for maru . 1 now 3 maru 2 for 3 maru 3 maru 4 . [mum-mum-mum] [.] mum shuts one 's mouth up , doesn't it ? 1 mum 2 shuts 1 mum 10 ? 2 shuts 3 one 2 shuts 5 mouth 2 shuts 6 up 3 one 4 's 7 , 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 it 8 doesn't 10 ? we ['ll] [draw] a [shut] [mouth] like this . ' 1 we 10 ' 4 a 7 like 7 like 8 this 8 this 9 . 9 . 10 ' and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [then] the [carp-mouth] [open] [.] 1 ' 3 the that makes [ma-ma-ma] [!] 1 that 2 makes but what about [this] [rrrrr-thing] , [taffy] ? ' 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 about 2 what 8 ? 6 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [it] [sounds] [all] [rough] and [edgy] , like your [shark-tooth] [saw] when you 're cutting out a plank for the [canoe] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 6 and 1 ' 13 when 6 and 8 , 8 , 9 like 9 like 10 your 13 when 14 you 14 you 15 're 15 're 16 cutting 16 cutting 17 out 16 cutting 19 plank 17 out 18 a 19 plank 20 for 20 for 21 the 21 the 23 , 23 , 24 ' 24 ' 25 said 25 said 27 . ' [you] [mean] [all] [sharp] [at] the [edges] , like this ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 7 the 1 ' 13 ' 1 ' 14 said 9 , 10 like 10 like 11 this 11 this 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' 14 said 16 . and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) " [xactly] , ' said [taffy] . 1 " 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] we don't want all those teeth : only put two . ' 1 ' 14 ' 3 we 5 want 4 don't 5 want 5 want 6 all 6 all 7 those 7 those 9 : 8 teeth 9 : 9 : 10 only 9 : 11 put 9 : 12 two 9 : 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [i] 'll [only] put in [one] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 9 ' 5 put 6 in 6 in 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . and he drew . 1 and 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , we 've got it , ' said [tegumai] , [standing] [on] [one] [leg] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 9 ' 4 we 5 've 5 've 6 got 6 got 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 17 . ' [i] 'll [draw] ' [em] [all] in a [string] like [fish] . ' 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 14 ' 5 ' 8 in 5 ' 13 . 8 in 9 a 9 a 11 like 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] , [i] ['ll] [leave] a [space] for that , ' said [her] [daddy] . 1 ' 11 , 1 ' 12 ' 3 , 7 a 3 , 9 for 9 for 10 that 10 that 11 , 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . and very incitedly he drew them all without stopping , on a big new bit of birch-bark . 1 and 2 very 2 very 3 incitedly 3 incitedly 4 he 3 incitedly 5 drew 3 incitedly 11 on 6 them 7 all 6 them 8 without 8 without 9 stopping 8 without 10 , 10 , 11 on 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 big 13 big 14 new 13 big 18 . 14 new 15 bit 15 bit 16 of 16 of 17 birch-bark ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [shu-ya-las] [ya-maru] , ' [said] [taffy] , [reading] it out [sound] by [sound] [.] 1 ' 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 , 8 , 10 it 10 it 11 out 11 out 13 by ' [that] 's [enough] for [to-day] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 8 ' 5 for 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [besides] [,] you 're getting tired , [taffy] [.] 1 ' 6 getting 4 you 5 're 4 you 6 getting 6 getting 7 tired 7 tired 8 , never mind , dear . 1 never 2 mind 2 mind 5 . 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 . ' [please] don't mind , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [um] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [these] [picture-sounds] are [rather] [a] [bother] ! 1 ' 8 ! 4 are 8 ! daddy 's [just] [as] [good] [as] [come] [here] [himself] [and] [told] [me] [to] [get] [more] [water] [for] [mummy] [to] [cook] [with] [.] ['] 1 daddy 2 's you can see from these three pictures partly how it happened . 1 you 2 can 2 can 3 see 2 can 4 from 4 from 5 these 5 these 6 three 6 three 7 pictures 7 pictures 9 how 8 partly 9 how 9 how 11 happened 10 it 11 happened 11 happened 12 . ( @number@ @number@ @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 1 ( 5 ) 3 @number@ 4 @number@ 4 @number@ 5 ) but [i] remember [tegumai] [bopsulai] , and [taffimai] [metallumai] and [teshumai] [tewindrow] , her dear [mummy] , and all the days [gone] [by] . 1 but 3 remember 3 remember 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 and 10 and 13 , 13 , 14 her 13 , 17 , 14 her 15 dear 17 , 18 and 17 , 20 the 17 , 24 . 18 and 19 all 20 the 21 days and it was [so] just [so] a little time [ago] on the [banks] of the big [wagai] ! 1 and 18 ! 2 it 3 was 2 it 11 on 3 was 5 just 5 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 time 11 on 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 14 of 18 ! 15 the 16 big but as the [faithful] [years] [return] [and] [hearts] [unwounded] [sing] [again] , [comes] [taffy] [dancing] [through] the [fern] [to] [lead] [the] [surrey] [spring] [again] . 1 but 2 as 1 but 25 . 2 as 3 the 3 the 12 , 12 , 17 the her [brows] [are] [bound] [with] [bracken-fronds] [,] [and] [golden] [elf-locks] [fly] [above] [;] [her] eyes are bright as diamonds [and] [bluer] [than] [the] [skies] [above] [.] 1 her 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 are 15 eyes 17 bright 17 bright 18 as 18 as 19 diamonds [the] [crab] [that] [played] [with] [the] [sea] he took the [elephant] and said , ' [play] [at] [being] an [elephant] , ' and played . 1 he 7 , 1 he 8 ' 2 took 3 the 2 took 5 and 5 and 6 said 6 said 7 , 8 ' 15 ' 12 an 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 17 played 16 and 17 played 17 played 18 . he took the [beaver] [all-the-beaver-there-was] and said , ' [play] [at] [being] [a] [beaver] , ' and [all-the] [beaver-there-was] played . 1 he 8 , 1 he 9 ' 2 took 3 the 2 took 6 and 6 and 7 said 7 said 8 , 9 ' 16 ' 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 20 played 17 and 20 played 20 played 21 . he took the [cow] [all-the] [cow-there-was] and said , ' [play] [at] [being] [a] [cow] , ' and [all-the-cow-there-was] played . 1 he 9 , 1 he 10 ' 2 took 3 the 2 took 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , 10 ' 17 ' 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 20 played 18 and 20 played 20 played 21 . he took the [turtle] [all-the-turtle] [there-was] and said , ' [play] [at] [being] [a] [turtle] , ' and [all-the-turtle-there-was] played . 1 he 9 , 1 he 10 ' 2 took 3 the 2 took 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , 10 ' 17 ' 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 20 played 18 and 20 played 20 played 21 . one by one he took all the beasts and birds and fishes and told them what to play at . 1 one 2 by 1 one 6 all 2 by 3 one 2 by 4 he 5 took 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 9 and 8 beasts 9 and 9 and 10 birds 10 birds 11 and 11 and 12 fishes 12 fishes 13 and 12 fishes 18 play 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 them 14 told 16 what 17 to 18 play 18 play 19 at 18 play 20 . nobody saw him go away except the [little] [girl-daughter] [where] [she] [leaned] [on] [the] [man] ['s] [shoulder] [.] 1 nobody 2 saw 1 nobody 6 except 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 go 4 go 5 away 6 except 7 the ' [kun] ? ' said , [meaning] , ' [is] this right ? ' 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 , 4 ' 14 ' 5 said 6 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 this 12 right 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-cow-there-was] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . he [went] [west] , and he [found] [all-the-beaver-there-was] [making] [a] [beaver-dam] across the [mouths] of [broad] [rivers] that had been got ready for him . 1 he 4 , 1 he 24 him 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 20 been 12 across 13 the 13 the 15 of 15 of 18 that 18 that 19 had 19 had 20 been 21 got 22 ready 22 ready 23 for 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-beaver-there-was] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-turtle-there-was] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . by and by the [eldest] [magician] [met] [the] [man] on the [banks] of the [perak] [river] , and said , ' [ho] ! 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 10 on 3 by 4 the 10 on 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 said 19 said 20 , 20 , 21 ' 21 ' 23 ! son of [adam] [,] are all the [animals] [obedient] to you ? ' 1 son 2 of 1 son 13 ' 2 of 7 the 5 are 6 all 6 all 7 the 10 to 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [is] all the [earth] [obedient] to you ? ' 1 ' 3 all 1 ' 10 ' 3 all 4 the 7 to 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [is] all the [sea] [obedient] to you ? ' 1 ' 3 all 1 ' 10 ' 3 all 4 the 7 to 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the is that the play you told it to play ? ' 1 is 2 that 1 is 10 ? 2 that 3 the 3 the 4 play 4 play 5 you 4 play 9 play 5 you 6 told 7 it 9 play 8 to 9 play 10 ? 11 ' ' [no] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 9 . 5 said 6 the ' [that] is a [new] and a bad [play] . ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 11 ' 6 and 7 a 6 and 10 . 7 a 8 bad 10 . 11 ' ' [this] [is] wrong . 1 ' 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . launch your canoe and we will find out who is playing with [the] [sea] [,] ['] [said] [the] [eldest] [magician] [.] 1 launch 2 your 1 launch 4 and 1 launch 5 we 1 launch 9 who 2 your 3 canoe 6 will 7 find 7 find 8 out 8 out 9 who 9 who 10 is 10 is 11 playing 11 playing 12 with but not one of us [plays] with the [sea] . ' 1 but 2 not 2 not 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 10 . 4 of 5 us 5 us 7 with 7 with 8 the 10 . 11 ' [fisher] [of] [the] [moon] [,] [are] [you] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [?] ['] and he went on spinning his line . 1 and 2 he 2 he 6 his 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 spinning 5 spinning 6 his 6 his 7 line 7 line 8 . [rat] [of] [the] [moon] [,] [are] [you] [playing] [with] [the] [sea] [?] ['] and the [rat] said , ' [i] [am] [too] [busy] [biting] [through] the [line] that this [old] [fisherman] is [spinning] . 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 13 the 6 ' 19 is 15 that 16 this 15 that 19 is 19 is 21 . i do not play with [the] [sea] . ' 1 i 2 do 1 i 9 ' 2 do 3 not 4 play 5 with 5 with 8 . 8 . 9 ' and he went on biting the line . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 7 line 4 on 5 biting 5 biting 6 the 7 line 8 . and the [eldest] [magician] said , ' [how] [wise] [are] [little] [children] [who] [see] and are silent ! 1 and 2 the 1 and 18 ! 2 the 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 15 and 15 and 16 are 16 are 17 silent what was the beast like ? ' 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 like 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 the 4 beast 5 like 6 ? 7 ' and the [eldest] [magician] said , ' [how] [wise] [are] little [children] [who] [speak] [truth] ! 1 and 2 the 2 the 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 16 ! 11 little 16 ! now [i] know [where] [pau] [amma] [went] [.] 1 now 3 know give me the paddle ! ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 3 the 3 the 4 paddle 4 paddle 5 ! 4 paddle 6 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 9 . 5 said 6 the once a day and once a night [i] [return] [.] 1 once 2 a 2 a 3 day 3 day 4 and 3 day 7 night 5 once 6 a 6 a 7 night leave me alone . ' 1 leave 2 me 1 leave 3 alone 3 alone 4 . 4 . 5 ' then the [eldest] [magician] said , ' [listen] , [pau] [amma] [.] 1 then 2 the 1 then 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 , then [pau] [amma] , [deep] down below , laughed and said , ' [i] [did] not [know] [i] [was] so [important] . 1 then 4 , 4 , 10 and 6 down 7 below 7 below 8 , 8 , 9 laughed 9 laughed 10 and 10 and 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 16 not 16 not 20 so 20 so 22 . [henceforward] [i] [will] [go] [out] [seven] [times] [a] [day] [,] [and] [the] [waters] [shall] [never] [be] [still] [.] ['] ' [i] am not [afraid] , ' said [pau] [amma] , and he rose to the top of the sea in the [moonlight] . 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 24 . 3 am 4 not 6 , 7 ' 6 , 11 , 7 ' 8 said 11 , 12 and 11 , 22 the 11 , 24 . 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 rose 14 rose 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 20 sea 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 sea 21 in 22 the there was nobody in the world so big as [pau] [amma] [for] he was the [king] [crab] of all [crabs] [.] 1 there 3 nobody 2 was 3 nobody 3 nobody 4 in 3 nobody 7 so 4 in 6 world 5 the 6 world 7 so 8 big 8 big 9 as 9 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 the 15 the 18 of 18 of 19 all not a [common] [crab] , but a [king] [crab] [.] 1 not 2 a 1 not 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 a ' [now] , ' said the [magician] , ' [make] a [magic] , [pau] [amma] [,] to show that you are really [important] . ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 , 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 6 the 9 ' 11 a 9 ' 25 ' 11 a 13 , 13 , 17 to 17 to 18 show 18 show 19 that 20 you 21 are 20 you 24 . 21 are 22 really 24 . 25 ' ' [you] [are] not so [important] after all , [pau] [amma] , ' he said . 1 ' 4 not 1 ' 13 ' 4 not 5 so 7 after 8 all 7 after 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . ' [indeed] , you are very [important] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] [.] 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 9 ' 4 you 5 are 4 you 8 , 5 are 6 very 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [shall] [i] [ask] the [man] [here] [to] [cut] you [with] [kris] ? 1 ' 5 the 5 the 10 you 5 the 13 ? and [pau] [amma] said , ' [i] am [ashamed] [!] 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 am then [pau] [amma] said , ' [what] [shall] [i] do ? 1 then 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 ' 6 ' 10 do 10 do 11 ? then he waved his legs and lamented . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 lamented 1 then 8 . 3 waved 4 his 3 waved 7 lamented 4 his 5 legs 6 and 7 lamented ' [listen] , [pau] [amma] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] [.] 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the then [pau] [amma] said , ' [that] [is] good , but [i] do not choose yet . 1 then 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 good 9 good 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 do 13 do 14 not 14 not 15 choose 15 choose 16 yet 16 yet 17 . look ! there is that [man] who [talked] to you [at] [the] [very] [beginning] . 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 7 who 3 there 15 . 4 is 5 that 9 to 10 you 10 you 15 . what will he do for me ? ' 1 what 4 do 1 what 7 ? 2 will 3 he 2 will 4 do 4 do 5 for 5 for 6 me 7 ? 8 ' and [pau] [amma] said , ' [i] do not choose yet . 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 ' 6 ' 8 do 8 do 9 not 9 not 10 choose 10 choose 11 yet 11 yet 12 . look ! there is that girl who saw me running away at the [very] [beginning] [.] 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 there 2 ! 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 8 saw 5 that 6 girl 6 girl 7 who 8 saw 9 me 8 saw 10 running 10 running 11 away 11 away 12 at 12 at 13 the if she had spoken [then] , the [eldest] [magician] would have called [me] [back] , and [all] this would never have happened . 1 if 2 she 1 if 6 , 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 spoken 6 , 7 the 6 , 23 . 7 the 16 and 10 would 11 have 10 would 15 , 11 have 12 called 15 , 16 and 18 this 22 happened 18 this 23 . 19 would 20 never 20 never 21 have 21 have 22 happened what will she do for me ? ' 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 for 1 what 8 ' 2 will 4 do 3 she 4 do 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ? and the [little] [girl-daughter] said , ' [this] is a [good] [nut] that [i] [am] [eating] [.] 1 and 2 the 1 and 13 that 2 the 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 is 9 is 10 a give me back my shell , [o] [eldest] [magician] [,] and then [i] will [play] [your] [play] . ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 6 , 2 me 3 back 2 me 4 my 4 my 5 shell 6 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 19 ' 14 will 19 ' 18 . 19 ' then [pau] [amma] [thought] a little and said , ' [i] [have] [made] my [choice] [.] 1 then 5 a 1 then 7 and 5 a 6 little 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 14 my i will take all the [gifts] . ' 1 i 2 will 1 i 8 ' 2 will 3 take 4 all 5 the 4 all 7 . 7 . 8 ' i can crack shells . 1 i 4 shells 2 can 3 crack 3 crack 4 shells 4 shells 5 . i can dig holes . 1 i 3 dig 2 can 3 dig 3 dig 4 holes 4 holes 5 . i can climb trees . 1 i 3 climb 2 can 3 climb 3 climb 4 trees 4 trees 5 . i can breathe in the dry air , and [i] can [find] [a] [safe] [pusat] [tasek] [under] [every] [stone] . 1 i 2 can 1 i 20 . 2 can 3 breathe 2 can 4 in 2 can 11 can 4 in 5 the 4 in 7 air 4 in 8 , 4 in 9 and 6 dry 7 air 8 , 9 and i did not know [i] was so important . 1 i 6 was 2 did 3 not 2 did 6 was 3 not 4 know 6 was 7 so 6 was 8 important 6 was 9 . kun ? ' 1 kun 2 ? 1 kun 3 ' ( is this right ? ) 1 ( 6 ) 2 is 3 this 3 this 4 right 3 this 5 ? 5 ? 6 ) ' [was] that well [done] [?] ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 that 1 ' 7 ' 3 that 4 well 7 ' 9 the 7 ' 12 . 8 said 9 the ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [but] now we must go back to [perak] , and that is a [weary] way [to] [paddle] . 1 ' 3 now 3 now 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 go 6 go 7 back 7 back 8 to 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 16 way 16 way 19 . ' [you] are [lazy] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] [.] 1 ' 3 are 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [so] [your] [children] shall be [lazy] . 1 ' 5 shall 5 shall 6 be 6 be 8 . they shall be the laziest people in the world [.] 1 they 2 shall 1 they 6 people 2 shall 3 be 4 the 6 people 5 laziest 6 people 6 people 9 world 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 world pull his canoe [home] [with] [your] [line] [,] [fisherman] [.] ['] 1 pull 2 his 2 his 3 canoe ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [if] [i] [am] to be lazy all my days [,] [let] the [sea] [work] [for] [me] [twice] [a] day [for] [ever] . 1 ' 5 to 1 ' 13 the 1 ' 23 . 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 lazy 7 lazy 8 all 8 all 9 my 8 all 10 days 13 the 20 day that will save paddling . ' 1 that 3 save 1 that 4 paddling 2 will 3 save 4 paddling 6 ' 5 . 6 ' and the [eldest] [magician] [laughed] [and] said , ' [payah] [kun] ' ( that is right ) . 1 and 2 the 1 and 13 ( 2 the 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 12 ' 13 ( 13 ( 17 ) 14 that 15 is 15 is 16 right 16 right 17 ) 17 ) 18 . kun ? ' [said] [the] [fisherman] [of] [the] [moon] [.] 1 kun 2 ? 1 kun 3 ' ' [payah] [kun] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 4 , 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 7 the 5 ' 10 . 6 said 7 the but be careful not to do it too hard , or [i] shall [make] [a] [magic] [on] [you] as [i] did to [pau] [amma] . ' 1 but 4 not 1 but 19 as 2 be 3 careful 3 careful 4 not 4 not 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 6 do 8 too 8 too 9 hard 8 too 11 or 9 hard 10 , 11 or 13 shall 19 as 21 did 21 did 22 to 21 did 25 . 25 . 26 ' then they all went up the [perak] [river] and went to bed , [best] [beloved] . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 all 3 all 4 went 3 all 16 . 4 went 12 bed 5 up 6 the 5 up 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 to 11 to 12 bed 12 bed 13 , now listen and attend ! 1 now 2 listen 2 listen 3 and 2 listen 4 attend 4 attend 5 ! from that day to this the [moon] [has] [always] [pulled] [the] [sea] [up] [and] [down] [and] [made] [what] [we] [call] [the] [tides] . 1 from 4 to 1 from 23 . 2 that 3 day 3 day 4 to 4 to 5 this 5 this 6 the and [pau] [amma] ? 1 and 4 ? but once a year [all] [pau] [ammas] [must] [shake] [off] [their] [hard] [armour] and [be] [soft-to] [remind] [them] [of] what [the] [eldest] [magician] could do . 1 but 2 once 1 but 26 . 2 once 3 a 3 a 4 year 14 and 20 what 20 what 25 do 24 could 25 do 25 do 26 . and so it [isn't] [fair] [to] [kill] [or] [hunt] [pau] [amma] 's [babies] just because [old] [pau] [amma] was [stupidly] [rude] a very long time ago . 1 and 2 so 1 and 19 was 2 so 3 it 3 it 12 's 12 's 14 just 14 just 15 because 19 was 23 very 22 a 23 very 23 very 24 long 24 long 25 time 25 time 26 ago 26 ago 27 . oh yes ! 1 oh 2 yes 2 yes 3 ! and [pau] [amma] ['s] [babies] [hate] [being] [taken] out of their [little] [pusat] [taseks] [and] [brought] home [in] [pickle-bottles] [.] 1 and 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 their 11 their 17 home that is why they nip you with their scissors , and it serves you right ! 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 they 4 they 5 nip 4 they 8 their 5 nip 6 you 5 nip 7 with 8 their 9 scissors 8 their 10 , 8 their 13 serves 11 and 13 serves 12 it 13 serves 13 serves 14 you 13 serves 15 right 13 serves 16 ! [china-going] [p] ['s] [and] [o's] [pass] [pau] [amma] ['s] [playground] [close] [,] [and] [his] [pusat] [tasek] [lies] [near] [the] [track] [of] [most] [b.i] [.] ['s] [.] [u.y.k] [.] [and] [n.d.l] [.] [know] [pau] [amma] ['s] [home] [as] [well] [as] [the] [fisher] [of] [the] [sea] [knows] ['] [bens] [,] ['] [m.m] [.] ['s] [,] [and] [rubattinos] [.] but [(] and this is [rather] [queer] [)] [a.t.l] [.] ['s] [can] not come here [;] [o] [and] [o] [and] [d.o.a] . must go round [another] [way] . 1 but 13 not 1 but 28 . 3 and 4 this 4 this 5 is 5 is 13 not 13 not 22 . 14 come 15 here 15 here 22 . 23 must 24 go 24 go 25 round 25 round 28 . [orient] [,] [anchor] [,] [bibby] [,] [hall] [,] [never] [go] [that] [way] [at] [all] [.] [u.c.s] [.] [would] [have] [a] [fit] [if] [it] [found] [itself] [on] [it] [.] you ['ll] know what my [riddle] [means] [when] you 've [eaten] [mangosteens] [.] 1 you 3 know 1 you 9 you 3 know 4 what 3 know 5 my 9 you 10 've any steamer-kiddy ought to be able to do that ; but if you can't read , ask some one to show it you . 1 any 2 steamer-kiddy 2 steamer-kiddy 3 ought 2 steamer-kiddy 5 be 2 steamer-kiddy 7 to 2 steamer-kiddy 10 ; 2 steamer-kiddy 18 some 3 ought 4 to 5 be 6 able 8 do 9 that 9 that 10 ; 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 if 12 if 13 you 13 you 14 can't 14 can't 15 read 15 read 16 , 17 ask 18 some 18 some 19 one 18 some 22 it 20 to 22 it 21 show 22 it 22 it 23 you 23 you 24 . [the] [cat] [that] [walked] [by] [himself] but the [wildest] of all the [wild] animals was the [cat] . 1 but 2 the 1 but 12 . 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 all 4 of 9 was 5 all 6 the 6 the 8 animals 9 was 10 the he walked by himself , and all places were alike to him . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 by 2 walked 9 were 3 by 4 himself 4 himself 5 , 6 and 9 were 7 all 8 places 8 places 9 were 9 were 10 alike 9 were 12 him 10 alike 11 to 12 him 13 . of course the [man] was [wild] [too] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 5 was 2 course 3 the he was dreadfully wild . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dreadfully 3 dreadfully 4 wild 4 wild 5 . then the [man] went to sleep in [front] [of] [the] [fire] [ever] [so] [happy] [;] [but] [the] [woman] [sat] [up] , [combing] her hair . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 in 7 in 21 , 21 , 23 her 23 her 24 hair 24 hair 25 . she made the [first] [singing] [magic] [in] [the] world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 7 ' 2 , 3 come 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] [am] [the] [cat] who walks by himself , and all [places] are alike to me . 1 ' 17 me 6 who 7 walks 7 walks 8 by 8 by 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 11 and 14 are 14 are 15 alike 15 alike 16 to 16 to 17 me 17 me 18 . i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [then] we can never be friends again , ' said [wild] [dog] , and he trotted off to the [cave] . 1 ' 3 we 1 ' 22 . 3 we 4 can 4 can 5 never 5 never 6 be 6 be 7 friends 7 friends 8 again 9 , 10 ' 9 , 14 , 10 ' 11 said 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 the 14 , 22 . 15 and 16 he 15 and 17 trotted 17 trotted 18 off 17 trotted 19 to but when he had gone a little way the [cat] said to himself , ' [all] [places] are alike to me . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 had 4 had 5 gone 4 had 15 ' 5 gone 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 way 8 way 9 the 11 said 12 to 11 said 14 , 12 to 13 himself 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 21 me 18 are 19 alike 19 alike 20 to 20 to 21 me 21 me 22 . why should [i] not go [too] and [see] [and] look and come away at my [own] [liking] [.] ['] 1 why 2 should 2 should 4 not 4 not 5 go 5 go 7 and 7 and 10 look 10 look 11 and 11 and 12 come 12 come 13 away 12 come 14 at 14 at 15 my so he [slipped] [after] [wild] [dog] [softly] , very softly , and [hid] [himself] [where] he could hear everything . 1 so 2 he 1 so 8 , 8 , 12 and 8 , 20 . 9 very 10 softly 10 softly 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 hear 18 hear 19 everything wild [thing] [out] [of] [the] [wild] [woods] , [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] 1 wild 8 , ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] , [listening] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 10 . 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 10 . ' [this] is a very wise [woman] , but she is not so [wise] as [i] [am] . ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 19 ' 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 wise 8 , 9 but 8 , 18 . 9 but 10 she 10 she 11 is 11 is 12 not 12 not 13 so 13 so 15 as 18 . 19 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] , [listening] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 10 . 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 10 . ' [that] is a very foolish [dog] . ' 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 9 ' 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 foolish 8 . 9 ' and he went back [through] the [wet] [wild] [woods] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] , and walking by his wild lone . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 6 the 6 the 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 walking 16 walking 17 by 16 walking 20 lone 18 his 20 lone 19 wild 20 lone 20 lone 21 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 . 2 he 5 anybody 3 never 4 told 4 told 5 anybody when the [man] waked up he said , ' [what] is [wild] [dog] [doing] here ? ' 1 when 2 the 1 when 6 he 4 waked 5 up 4 waked 6 he 6 he 8 , 6 he 9 ' 6 he 16 ? 6 he 17 ' 7 said 8 , 9 ' 11 is 11 is 15 here take him with you when you go hunting . ' 1 take 2 him 2 him 3 with 3 with 4 you 4 you 5 when 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 6 you 8 hunting 8 hunting 10 ' 9 . 10 ' she made the [second] [singing] [magic] [in] [the] world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 7 ' 2 , 3 come 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [i] [am] [the] [cat] who walks by himself , and all [places] are alike to me . 1 ' 17 me 6 who 7 walks 7 walks 8 by 8 by 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 11 and 14 are 14 are 15 alike 15 alike 16 to 16 to 17 me 17 me 18 . i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' but all the same he followed [wild] [horse] [softly] , very softly , and [hid] [himself] [where] he could hear everything [.] 1 but 10 , 1 but 14 and 2 all 4 same 2 all 10 , 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 he 5 he 6 followed 11 very 12 softly 12 softly 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 hear 20 hear 21 everything when the [woman] heard [wild] [horse] [tripping] and [stumbling] on his [long] [mane] , she laughed and said , ' [here] [comes] the [second] [.] 1 when 2 the 1 when 4 heard 1 when 14 , 1 when 15 she 8 and 10 on 10 on 11 his 10 on 14 , 15 she 16 laughed 16 laughed 17 and 17 and 18 said 18 said 19 , 19 , 20 ' 20 ' 23 the [wild] [thing] [out] [of] [the] [wild] [woods] [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] ['] wild [horse] [said] , ['] [o] [my] [enemy] and [wife] of [my] [enemy] , where is [wild] [dog] ? ' 1 wild 4 , 4 , 9 and 9 and 20 ' 11 of 19 ? 14 , 15 where 15 where 16 is 15 where 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' and [wild] [horse] , [tripping] and [stumbling] on his [long] [mane] , said , ' [that] is [true] ; give it me to eat . ' 1 and 4 , 1 and 26 ' 4 , 6 and 6 and 8 on 8 on 9 his 8 on 12 , 12 , 13 said 13 said 14 , 13 said 15 ' 15 ' 17 is 15 ' 19 ; 20 give 21 it 20 give 23 to 21 it 22 me 23 to 24 eat 24 eat 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , [listening] , ' that is a very foolish [horse] . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 11 ' 5 said 6 the 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 19 ' 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 a 13 is 18 . 14 a 15 very 15 very 16 foolish 18 . 19 ' and he went back [through] the [wet] [wild] [woods] , [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] and walking by his wild lone . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 6 the 6 the 10 , 10 , 15 and 15 and 16 walking 16 walking 17 by 16 walking 20 lone 18 his 20 lone 19 wild 20 lone 20 lone 21 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 . 2 he 5 anybody 3 never 4 told 4 told 5 anybody when the [man] [and] the [dog] came back from hunting , the [man] [said] , ' [what] is [wild] [horse] doing here ? ' 1 when 2 the 1 when 7 came 2 the 5 the 7 came 8 back 7 came 9 from 9 from 10 hunting 10 hunting 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 22 here 18 is 21 doing 21 doing 22 here 22 here 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' ride on his back when you go hunting . 1 ride 2 on 2 on 3 his 2 on 4 back 4 back 5 when 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 6 you 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 . 2 he 5 anybody 3 never 4 told 4 told 5 anybody cat said , ' [o] [my] [enemy] and [wife] [of] [my] [enemy] [,] where did [wild] [cow] [go] ? ' 1 cat 20 ' 2 said 20 ' 3 , 4 ' 3 , 20 ' 4 ' 8 and 8 and 19 ? 14 where 15 did 14 where 19 ? cat said , ' [i] am not a friend , and [i] am not a servant . 1 cat 4 ' 2 said 3 , 2 said 4 ' 4 ' 11 and 4 ' 16 servant 6 am 7 not 7 not 8 a 8 a 9 friend 9 friend 10 , 10 , 11 and 13 am 14 not 14 not 15 a 15 a 16 servant 16 servant 17 . i am the [cat] who walks by himself , and [i] wish to come [into] [your] [cave] . ' 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 the 3 the 19 ' 5 who 6 walks 6 walks 7 by 7 by 8 himself 8 himself 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 wish 12 wish 13 to 13 to 14 come 14 come 18 . 18 . 19 ' woman said , ' [then] why did you not come with [first] [friend] [on] the first night ? ' 1 woman 2 said 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 why 6 why 9 not 6 why 18 ? 7 did 8 you 7 did 9 not 9 not 10 come 10 come 11 with 11 with 15 the 15 the 16 first 16 first 17 night 18 ? 19 ' cat grew very angry and said , ' [has] [wild] [dog] [told] [tales] [of] me [?] ' 1 cat 17 ' 2 grew 3 very 3 very 4 angry 4 angry 5 and 5 and 6 said 6 said 17 ' 7 , 8 ' 7 , 17 ' 8 ' 15 me then the [woman] [laughed] and said , ['] [you] are [the] [cat] who walks by himself , and all [places] are alike to you . 1 then 2 the 1 then 5 and 5 and 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 25 . 10 are 13 who 13 who 14 walks 14 walks 15 by 15 by 16 himself 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 18 and 21 are 21 are 22 alike 22 alike 23 to 23 to 24 you 24 you 25 . your are neither a friend nor a servant . 1 your 2 are 2 are 3 neither 3 neither 6 nor 4 a 5 friend 5 friend 6 nor 6 nor 7 a 7 a 8 servant 8 servant 9 . you have said it yourself . 1 you 2 have 1 you 5 yourself 2 have 3 said 4 it 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 . go away and [walk] [by] [yourself] in all [places] [alike] [.] ['] 1 go 2 away 1 go 3 and 3 and 7 in 7 in 8 all then [cat] [pretended] [to] [be] [sorry] and said , ' [must] [i] [never] come into the [cave] [?] 1 then 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 10 ' 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 14 come 14 come 15 into 15 into 16 the must [i] never [sit] [by] [the] [warm] [fire] [?] 1 must 3 never must [i] never [drink] [the] [warm] [white] [milk] [?] 1 must 3 never you are very wise and very beautiful . 1 you 4 wise 2 are 3 very 3 very 4 wise 4 wise 5 and 4 wise 7 beautiful 5 and 6 very 7 beautiful 8 . you should not [be] [cruel] even to a [cat] . ' 1 you 2 should 2 should 11 ' 3 not 6 even 3 not 10 . 6 even 7 to 7 to 8 a 10 . 11 ' woman said , ' [i] knew [i] [was] [wise] , but [i] did not know [i] [was] [beautiful] . 1 woman 2 said 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 19 . 6 knew 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 19 . 11 but 13 did 13 did 14 not 14 not 15 know so [i] [will] [make] a bargain [with] [you] [.] 1 so 5 a 5 a 6 bargain if [ever] [i] [say] [one] [word] [in] [your] [praise] you [may] come into the [cave] . ' 1 if 17 ' 10 you 12 come 10 you 16 . 12 come 13 into 13 into 14 the 16 . 17 ' ' [and] if you say two words in my [praise] ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 12 ' 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 two 6 two 7 words 6 two 8 in 8 in 9 my 8 in 11 ? 12 ' 14 the 12 ' 16 . 13 said 14 the ' [and] if you say three words ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 9 ' 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 7 words 5 say 8 ? 6 three 7 words 9 ' 11 the 9 ' 13 . 10 said 11 the and [he] [went] [away] [through] [the] [wet] [wild] [woods] [waving] [his] [wild] [tail] [and] walking by his wild lone . 1 and 15 walking 15 walking 16 by 15 walking 19 lone 17 his 19 lone 18 wild 19 lone 19 lone 20 . one [evening] [bat] said , ' [there] is a [baby] [in] [the] [cave] [.] 1 one 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 is 8 is 9 a he is [new] and [pink] and [fat] and small , and [the] [woman] is very fond of him . ' 1 he 2 is 1 he 16 fond 2 is 4 and 6 and 8 and 8 and 11 and 9 small 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 is 14 is 15 very 15 very 16 fond 16 fond 17 of 17 of 18 him 18 him 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , [listening] , ' but what is the [baby] [fond] of ? ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 11 ' 5 said 6 the 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 but 12 but 13 what 13 what 14 is 13 what 19 ? 14 is 15 the 15 the 18 of 19 ? 20 ' ' [he] is [fond] [of] [things] that are soft and tickle , ' said the [bat] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 13 ' 3 is 7 that 7 that 8 are 8 are 9 soft 9 soft 10 and 9 soft 11 tickle 9 soft 12 , 13 ' 15 the 13 ' 17 . 14 said 15 the ' [he] [is] [fond] [of] [warm] [things] [to] [hold] [in] [his] [arms] when he goes to sleep . 1 ' 13 when 13 when 15 goes 14 he 15 goes 15 goes 17 sleep 16 to 17 sleep 17 sleep 18 . he is fond of being played with . 1 he 6 played 2 is 3 fond 2 is 5 being 3 fond 4 of 5 being 6 played 6 played 7 with 7 with 8 . he is fond of all those [things] . ' 1 he 2 is 1 he 8 . 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 4 of 5 all 5 all 6 those 8 . 9 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , [listening] , ' then [my] [time] has come . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 11 ' 5 said 6 the 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 18 ' 12 then 15 has 15 has 16 come 16 come 17 . 17 . 18 ' the [woman] [was] [busy] [cooking] that [morning] , and the [baby] [cried] and [interrupted] . 1 the 6 that 6 that 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 9 and 13 and 13 and 15 . so she [carried] him [outside] [the] [cave] and [gave] him a handful of pebbles to play with . 1 so 2 she 2 she 4 him 2 she 12 handful 4 him 8 and 8 and 10 him 11 a 12 handful 12 handful 13 of 13 of 14 pebbles 14 pebbles 16 play 15 to 16 play 16 play 17 with 17 with 18 . but still the [baby] [cried] . 1 but 2 still 1 but 6 . 2 still 3 the and [the] [baby] [laughed] ; and the [woman] [heard] [him] and [smiled] . 1 and 5 ; 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 the 6 and 11 and 11 and 13 . but [still] [i] [am] [the] [cat] who walks by himself , and all [places] are alike to me . ' 1 but 20 ' 7 who 8 walks 8 walks 9 by 9 by 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 12 and 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 17 to 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' the [woman] was very angry , and [shut] her lips [tight] and took up her [spinning-wheel] [and] [began] [to] [spin] . 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 very 3 was 21 . 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 her 9 her 10 lips 10 lips 12 and 12 and 15 her 13 took 14 up 13 took 15 her ' [now] , ' said the [cat] , ' [i] [will] [sing] the [baby] [a] song [that] [shall] [keep] [him] [asleep] [for] [an] [hour] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 , 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 6 the 9 ' 13 the 9 ' 25 . 13 the 16 song and he began to purr , [loud] and [low] , [low] and [loud] , [till] the [baby] fell fast asleep . 1 and 2 he 1 and 18 fell 2 he 8 and 3 began 4 to 3 began 6 , 4 to 5 purr 6 , 8 and 8 and 10 , 10 , 12 and 12 and 14 , 14 , 16 the 18 fell 19 fast 19 fast 20 asleep 20 asleep 21 . the [woman] [smiled] [as] she looked down [upon] the [two] of them and said , ' [that] [was] [wonderfully] [done] [.] 1 the 5 she 5 she 6 looked 6 looked 7 down 7 down 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 16 ' 13 and 14 said 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' no question but you are very clever , [o] [cat] . ' 1 no 3 but 1 no 11 . 2 question 3 but 3 but 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 very 6 very 7 clever 7 clever 8 , 11 . 12 ' but [still] [i] [am] [the] [cat] who walks by himself , and all [places] are alike to me . ' 1 but 20 ' 7 who 8 walks 8 walks 9 by 9 by 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 12 and 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 17 to 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [ouh] ! 1 ' 3 ! chee ! 1 chee 2 ! ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , watching , ' then the mouse will do me no harm [if] [i] [eat] [it] ? ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 , 4 ' 25 ' 5 said 6 the 9 watching 10 , 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 then 12 then 14 mouse 12 then 15 will 13 the 14 mouse 15 will 16 do 15 will 24 ? 16 do 19 harm 17 me 18 no 18 no 19 harm 24 ? 25 ' cat [made] [one] [jump] and [caught] the little [mouse] , and the [woman] said , ' [a] [hundred] [thanks] . 1 cat 5 and 5 and 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 14 said 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 20 . even the [first] [friend] [is] [not] [quick] [enough] [to] [catch] [little] [mice] as you have done . 1 even 2 the 1 even 13 as 13 as 14 you 13 as 17 . 14 you 15 have 15 have 16 done you must be very wise . ' 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 very 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 . 6 . 7 ' but [still] [i] [am] [the] [cat] who walks by himself , and all [places] are alike to me . ' 1 but 20 ' 7 who 8 walks 8 walks 9 by 9 by 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 all 12 and 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 17 to 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [what] is that to me ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 8 ' 3 is 4 that 4 that 7 ? 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 ? 8 ' 10 the 8 ' 12 . 9 said 10 the then the [man] said , ' [yes] , but he has not made [a] bargain with me [or] [with] [all] [proper] [men] [after] me . ' 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 not 11 has 13 made 11 has 26 ' 13 made 15 bargain 16 with 17 me 17 me 24 me 24 me 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [not] when [i] am [near] , ' said the [man] [.] 1 ' 3 when 1 ' 8 ' 5 am 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the and [so] [shall] [all] [proper] [men] do [after] me ! ' 1 and 11 ' 7 do 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' then the [dog] said , ' [wait] a [minute] [.] 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 a he has not made [a] bargain with me [or] [with] [all] [proper] [dogs] [after] me . ' 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 not 2 has 4 made 2 has 17 ' 4 made 6 bargain 7 with 8 me 8 me 15 me 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 ' and [so] [shall] [all] [proper] [dogs] [do] after me . ' 1 and 11 ' 8 after 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 ' but [still] [i] [am] the [cat] that [walks] [by] [himself] , and all places are alike to me . ' 1 but 5 the 5 the 7 that 7 that 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 20 ' 13 all 14 places 14 places 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 17 to 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [not] when [i] am [near] , ' said the [dog] [.] 1 ' 3 when 1 ' 8 ' 5 am 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the and [so] [shall] [all] [proper] [dogs] [do] after me . ' 1 and 11 ' 8 after 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 ' but the [cat] [keeps] [his] side of the [bargain] too [.] 1 but 2 the 1 but 10 too 2 the 7 of 6 side 7 of 7 of 8 the but [binkie] [will] [play] [whatever] [i] [choose] , [and] he is my [true] [first] [friend] . 1 but 8 , 1 but 16 . 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 my [the] [butterfly] [that] [stamped] there [are] [three] [hundred] [and] [fifty-five] [stories] [about] [suleiman-bin-daoud] ; but this is not one of them . 1 there 10 ; 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 this 12 this 13 is 13 is 14 not 14 not 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 them 17 them 18 . it is not the story of the [lapwing] [who] [found] the [water] [;] [or] [the] [hoopoe] [who] [shaded] [suleimanbin-daoud] from the [heat] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 20 from 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 story 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 11 the 20 from 21 the 21 the 23 . it is not the story of the [glass] [pavement] , [or] [the] [ruby] with the [crooked] [hole] , or the [gold] [bars] [of] [balkis] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 story 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 14 with 10 , 18 , 14 with 15 the 18 , 19 or 18 , 25 . 19 or 20 the it is the story of the [butterfly] that [stamped] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 of 2 is 10 . 3 the 4 story 4 story 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 8 that now attend all over again and listen ! 1 now 8 ! 2 attend 5 again 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 again 5 again 6 and 6 and 7 listen 6 and 8 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [wise] [.] he understood what the beasts said , what the birds said , what the fishes said , and what the insects said . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 what 3 what 4 the 4 the 6 said 5 beasts 6 said 6 said 8 what 7 , 8 what 8 what 11 said 8 what 21 insects 9 the 11 said 10 birds 11 said 12 , 13 what 13 what 16 said 13 what 18 and 13 what 21 insects 14 the 15 fishes 15 fishes 16 said 17 , 18 and 19 what 21 insects 20 the 21 insects 21 insects 22 said 22 said 23 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [strong] [.] upon the third finger of the right hand he wore a ring . 1 upon 4 finger 2 the 4 finger 3 third 4 finger 4 finger 10 wore 4 finger 12 ring 5 of 9 he 6 the 7 right 7 right 8 hand 8 hand 9 he 9 he 10 wore 10 wore 11 a 12 ring 13 . when he turned it once , [afrits] and [djinns] [came] [out] of the earth [to] [do] [whatever] he told them [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 18 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 5 once 4 it 5 once 5 once 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 earth 18 he 19 told 19 told 20 them and yet [suleiman-bin-daoud] was not proud . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 5 not 4 was 5 not 5 not 6 proud 5 not 7 . he very seldom showed off , and when he did he was sorry for it . 1 he 2 very 2 very 3 seldom 3 seldom 5 off 3 seldom 10 did 4 showed 5 off 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 did 10 did 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [very] [surprised] [and] [said] [,] ['] [o] [animal] [,] [who] [are] [you] [?] ['] and the [animal] said , ' [o] [king] , live for ever ! 1 and 2 the 1 and 9 , 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 9 , 11 for 10 live 11 for 11 for 12 ever 12 ever 13 ! i am the smallest of thirty thousand brothers , and our home is at the bottom of the sea . 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 smallest 2 am 10 and 3 the 4 smallest 4 smallest 5 of 4 smallest 7 thousand 4 smallest 8 brothers 6 thirty 7 thousand 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 our 11 our 12 home 11 our 20 . 12 home 13 is 12 home 19 sea 14 at 16 bottom 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 of 16 bottom 19 sea 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 sea and the [animal] said , ['] [o] [king] , live for ever , but do you really call that a dinner ? 1 and 2 the 1 and 13 , 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 9 , 9 , 11 for 10 live 11 for 11 for 12 ever 13 , 14 but 14 but 22 ? 15 do 17 really 15 do 22 ? 16 you 17 really 17 really 18 call 18 call 19 that 19 that 20 a 20 a 21 dinner where [i] come from we each eat twice as much as that between meals . ' 1 where 3 come 1 where 15 . 3 come 4 from 4 from 7 eat 5 we 7 eat 6 each 7 eat 7 eat 8 twice 7 eat 14 meals 8 twice 9 as 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 that 12 that 13 between 12 that 14 meals 15 . 16 ' then [suleiman-bin-daoud] [fell] [flat] [on] his face and said , ' [o] [animal] ! 1 then 6 his 1 then 8 and 6 his 7 face 8 and 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 14 ! now [i] [am] [ashamed] , and it [serves] me [right] . 1 now 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 9 me 9 me 11 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [a] [really] [truly] [wise] [man] [,] [best] [beloved] [.] after that he never forgot that it was silly to show off ; and now the real story part of my story begins . 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 he 3 he 4 never 3 he 9 silly 3 he 13 ; 4 never 5 forgot 4 never 6 that 7 it 8 was 7 it 9 silly 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 off 12 off 13 ; 13 ; 15 now 14 and 15 now 15 now 16 the 16 the 17 real 16 the 18 story 18 story 19 part 18 story 22 story 19 part 20 of 21 my 22 story 22 story 23 begins 23 begins 24 . he married ever so many wifes . 1 he 6 wifes 2 married 6 wifes 3 ever 4 so 3 ever 6 wifes 4 so 5 many 6 wifes 7 . but [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] never [quarrelled] [with] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [.] 1 but 3 the 1 but 6 never she loved him too much . 1 she 2 loved 2 loved 3 him 2 loved 5 much 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 . she sat in her rooms in [the] [golden] [palace] , or walked in the [palace] garden , and was truly sorry for him . 1 she 4 her 2 sat 3 in 3 in 4 her 4 her 5 rooms 4 her 11 or 5 rooms 6 in 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 walked 12 walked 13 in 12 walked 18 and 13 in 16 garden 14 the 16 garden 16 garden 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 truly 19 was 20 truly 20 truly 21 sorry 20 truly 24 . 21 sorry 22 for 22 for 23 him and [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] said , ' [o] my [lord] and [treasure] [of] [my] [soul] , what will you do ? ' 1 and 3 the 1 and 12 and 3 the 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 my 12 and 17 , 17 , 18 what 18 what 21 do 19 will 20 you 19 will 21 do 21 do 22 ? 21 do 23 ' presently [two] [butterflies] [flew] [under] the [tree] [,] [quarrelling] . 1 presently 6 the 1 presently 10 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [heard] [one] [say] [to] [the] [other] [,] ['] [i] [wonder] [at] [your] [presumption] [in] [talking] [like] [this] [to] [me] [.] then [suleiman-bin-daoud] [forgot] [his] [nine] [hundred] [and] [ninety-nine] [bothersome] [wives] , and laughed , till the camphor-tree shook , at the [butterfly] ['s] [boast] [.] 1 then 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 shook 13 laughed 18 shook 14 , 15 till 15 till 18 shook 16 the 18 shook 17 camphor-tree 18 shook 18 shook 19 , 19 , 20 at 20 at 21 the and he held out his finger and said , ' [little] [man] , come here . ' 1 and 2 he 1 and 17 ' 2 he 5 his 3 held 4 out 4 out 5 his 6 finger 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 13 , 13 , 14 come 14 come 15 here 15 here 16 . 16 . 17 ' the [butterfly] was [dreadfully] [frightened] [,] [but] he managed to fly up to the [hand] of [suleiman-bin-daoud] , and [clung] there , [fanning] [himself] . 1 the 3 was 3 was 16 of 8 he 9 managed 9 managed 10 to 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 12 up 11 fly 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 there 19 and 22 , 22 , 25 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [bent] [his] [head] [and] [whispered] [very] [softly] [,] ['] [little] [man] [,] [you] [know] [that] [all] [your] [stamping] [wouldn't] [bend] [one] [blade] [of] [grass] [.] what made you tell that awful fib to your wife ? for doubtless she is your wife . ' 1 what 2 made 1 what 3 you 3 you 4 tell 3 you 9 your 4 tell 7 fib 5 that 7 fib 6 awful 7 fib 7 fib 8 to 9 your 10 wife 10 wife 17 wife 11 ? 13 doubtless 12 for 13 doubtless 13 doubtless 14 she 14 she 17 wife 15 is 16 your 16 your 17 wife 17 wife 19 ' 18 . 19 ' she is my wife ; and you know what wives are like . 1 she 2 is 1 she 4 wife 3 my 4 wife 4 wife 10 wives 5 ; 6 and 5 ; 10 wives 7 you 10 wives 8 know 9 what 9 what 10 wives 10 wives 11 are 11 are 12 like 12 like 13 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [smiled] [in] [his] [beard] [and] [said] [,] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [know] [,] [little] [brother] [.] ' [one] [must] keep them in order somehow , said [the] [butterfly] , and she has been quarrelling with me all the morning . 1 ' 9 , 4 keep 5 them 5 them 6 in 6 in 7 order 7 order 8 somehow 8 somehow 9 , 9 , 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 has 15 she 16 has 16 has 17 been 16 has 20 me 18 quarrelling 19 with 19 with 20 me 20 me 21 all 21 all 22 the 21 all 23 morning 22 the 23 morning 23 morning 24 . i said that to quiet her . ' 1 i 8 ' 2 said 3 that 2 said 4 to 2 said 8 ' 4 to 6 her 5 quiet 6 her 7 . 8 ' and [suleiman-bin-daoud] said , ' [may] it [quiet] [her] . 1 and 3 said 3 said 4 , 4 , 10 . 5 ' 7 it 7 it 10 . go back to your wife , little brother , and let me hear what you say . ' 1 go 2 back 1 go 4 your 2 back 3 to 4 your 5 wife 5 wife 7 little 5 wife 13 hear 5 wife 18 ' 6 , 7 little 7 little 8 brother 7 little 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 let 12 me 11 let 13 hear 13 hear 16 say 14 what 15 you 14 what 16 say 17 . 18 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [himself] [heard] [you] [!] ['] ' [heard] me ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 3 me 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 4 ! 6 said 4 ! 9 . 6 said 7 the ' [of] [course] he [did] . 1 ' 4 he 4 he 6 . i meant him to hear me . ' 1 i 2 meant 2 meant 4 to 2 meant 8 ' 3 him 4 to 5 hear 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [and] what did he say ? 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 7 ? 4 did 5 he 5 he 6 say oh , what did he say ? ' 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 6 say 3 what 7 ? 4 did 5 he 5 he 6 say 7 ? 8 ' [balkis] [the] [most] [beautiful] [stood] [up] [behind] [the] [tree] [among] [the] [red] [lilies] [and] [smiled] [to] [herself] [,] [for] [she] [had] [heard] [all] [this] [talk] [.] up flew the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] , [very] frightened , and [clung] to [balkis] ['s] [white] [hand] . 1 up 2 flew 1 up 3 the 3 the 7 , 7 , 11 and 9 frightened 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 to 11 and 18 . [balkis] [bent] [her] [beautiful] [head] [down] [and] [whispered] [,] ['] [little] [woman] [,] [do] [you] [believe] [what] [your] [husband] [has] [just] [said] [?] ['] you know what men-folk are like . ' 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 men-folk 3 what 5 are 3 what 8 ' 5 are 6 like 6 like 7 . they never mean half they say . 1 they 2 never 1 they 3 mean 1 they 5 they 4 half 5 they 5 they 6 say 5 they 7 . he 'll forget all about it [to-morrow] . ' 1 he 9 ' 2 'll 3 forget 3 forget 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 8 . 8 . 9 ' ask him to stamp , and see what will happen . 1 ask 2 him 1 ask 3 to 3 to 5 , 4 stamp 5 , 5 , 7 see 6 and 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 10 happen 9 will 10 happen 10 happen 11 . we know what men-folk are like , don't we ? 1 we 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 men-folk 3 what 5 are 3 what 7 , 5 are 6 like 7 , 10 ? 8 don't 10 ? 9 we 10 ? he 'll be very much ashamed . ' 1 he 2 'll 1 he 7 . 2 'll 3 be 3 be 6 ashamed 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 ashamed 7 . 8 ' away [flew] [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] to her husband , and in five minutes they were [quarrelling] worse than ever . 1 away 7 to 7 to 8 her 8 her 9 husband 9 husband 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 21 . 12 in 14 minutes 13 five 14 minutes 14 minutes 15 they 15 they 16 were 16 were 18 worse 18 worse 19 than 19 than 20 ever 20 ever 21 . ' [remember] ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 the ' [remember] what [i] can do if [i] [stamp] my [foot] . ' 1 ' 3 what 1 ' 13 ' 3 what 6 do 5 can 6 do 7 if 10 my 7 if 13 ' 12 . 13 ' ' [i] don't believe you [one] [little] [bit] , ' said the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [.] 1 ' 9 , 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 you 5 you 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the ' [i] should very much like to see it done . 1 ' 10 done 3 should 6 like 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 like 6 like 7 to 6 like 8 see 8 see 10 done 9 it 10 done 10 done 11 . suppose you stamp now . ' 1 suppose 2 you 1 suppose 5 . 3 stamp 4 now 3 stamp 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [i] [promised] [suleiman-bin-daoud] that [i] wouldn't , ' said the [butterfly] , ' and [i] don't want to break my promise . ' 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 9 ' 5 that 7 wouldn't 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 14 ' 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 and 15 and 24 ' 17 don't 18 want 18 want 19 to 19 to 22 promise 20 break 21 my 21 my 22 promise 22 promise 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [it] [wouldn't] [matter] if you did , ' said his wife . 1 ' 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 7 did 6 you 8 , 6 you 9 ' 6 you 12 wife 8 , 9 ' 10 said 12 wife 11 his 12 wife 12 wife 13 . ' [you] [couldn't] [bend] a [blade] [of] [grass] [with] [your] [stamping] . 1 ' 5 a 1 ' 12 . i dare you to do it , ' she said . 1 i 3 you 2 dare 3 you 3 you 4 to 3 you 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 she 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 . stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 1 stamp 3 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [,] [sitting] [under] [the] [camphor-tree] [,] [heard] [every] [word] [of] [this] [,] [and] [he] [laughed] [as] [he] [had] [never] [laughed] [in] [his] [life] [before] [.] he forgot all about his [queens] ; he forgot all about the [animal] [that] [came] [out] of the sea ; he forgot about [showing] [off] . 1 he 5 his 1 he 26 . 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 his 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 forgot 9 forgot 10 all 10 all 11 about 11 about 12 the 12 the 17 of 17 of 18 the 17 of 26 . 18 the 19 sea 19 sea 20 ; 20 ; 21 he 20 ; 22 forgot 22 forgot 23 about she [wants] to see what will happen , [o] [suleiman-bin-daoud] [!] 1 she 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 7 happen 6 will 7 happen 7 happen 8 , you know [i] can't do it , and [now] she ['ll] never [believe] a word [i] [say] . 1 you 2 know 1 you 18 . 4 can't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 18 . 8 and 10 she 10 she 12 never 12 never 14 a 14 a 15 word she 'll laugh at me to the end of my days ! ' 1 she 5 me 2 'll 3 laugh 3 laugh 4 at 3 laugh 5 me 5 me 10 my 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 end 8 end 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 days 10 my 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' when he [stamps] [again] [you] [will] [bring] them [back] [carefully] . ' 1 when 2 he 2 he 8 them 8 them 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [now] , little brother , ' he said , ' go back to your wife and [stamp] [all] you 've a mind to . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 8 he 4 little 5 brother 5 brother 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 go 12 go 13 back 13 back 14 to 13 back 17 and 14 to 16 wife 15 your 16 wife 17 and 20 you 20 you 21 've 21 've 22 a 22 a 23 mind 23 mind 24 to 24 to 25 . 25 . 26 ' away [flew] [the] [butterfly] [to] [his] [wife] , [who] [was] [crying] , ' [i] [dare] you to do it ! 1 away 8 , 8 , 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 20 ! 16 you 17 to 17 to 18 do 18 do 19 it 19 it 20 ! i dare you to do it ! 1 i 3 you 2 dare 3 you 3 you 4 to 3 you 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp now ! 1 stamp 2 now 2 now 3 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 1 stamp 3 ' the the butterfly stamped . 1 the 2 the 2 the 3 butterfly 3 butterfly 4 stamped 3 butterfly 5 . the [butterfly] ['s] [wife] [fluttered] [about] in the [dark] , [crying] , ' [oh] , [i] 'll be good ! 1 the 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 19 good 15 , 17 'll 17 'll 18 be 18 be 19 good 19 good 20 ! i 'm so sorry [i] [spoke] . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 7 . 2 'm 4 sorry 3 so 4 sorry only [bring] the [gardens] [back] , my dear [darling] husband , and [i] ['ll] never [contradict] [again] . ' 1 only 3 the 1 only 15 never 6 , 12 and 6 , 15 never 7 my 8 dear 8 dear 10 husband 10 husband 11 , 11 , 12 and 15 never 18 . 18 . 19 ' give me back my [palace] [,] [most] [great] [magician] . ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 10 . 2 me 3 back 2 me 4 my 10 . 11 ' ' [yes] , [give] him [back] [his] [palace] , ' said [the] [butterfly] ['s] [wife] , [still] [flying] [about] in the dark [like] [a] [moth] . 1 ' 10 ' 3 , 5 him 5 him 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 16 , 16 , 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 dark 22 dark 26 . ' [give] him back [his] [palace] , and don't [let's] [have] any more [horrid.magic] . ' 1 ' 8 and 1 ' 16 ' 3 him 4 back 4 back 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 don't 12 any 12 any 13 more 13 more 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [well] , my dear , ' said the [butterfly] as [bravely] as he could , ' you see what [your] [nagging] has [led] [to] . 1 ' 4 my 1 ' 17 ' 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 dear 6 , 7 ' 6 , 11 as 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 11 as 13 as 13 as 15 could 13 as 16 , 14 he 15 could 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 you 17 ' 26 . 18 you 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 23 has so he [stamped] [once] [more] , and that [instant] the [djinns] [let] [down] the [palace] and [the] [gardens] , without even a bump . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 7 and 16 and 8 that 10 the 10 the 14 the 16 and 19 , 19 , 20 without 19 , 24 . 20 without 21 even 20 without 23 bump 21 even 22 a i 'll be good ! ' 1 i 2 'll 1 i 5 ! 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 good 5 ! 6 ' [suleiman-bin-daolld] [could] [hardly] [speak] [for] [laughing] [.] they [stood] on the [marble] [steps] one [hundred] [abreast] [and] [shouted] , ' [what] is [our] [trouble] [?] 1 they 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 7 one 7 one 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 is no ! 1 no 2 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [must] [be] [dead] [,] [and] [what] [we] [heard] [and] [saw] [was] [the] [earth] [thundering] [and] [darkening] [at] [the] [news] [.] ['] then [balkis] [beckoned] [that] [bold] [queen] without looking at her , and said to her and to the others , ' [come] and see . ' 1 then 26 ' 7 without 8 looking 7 without 11 , 8 looking 9 at 9 at 10 her 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 said 13 said 17 to 14 to 15 her 15 her 16 and 16 and 17 to 17 to 19 others 17 to 20 , 18 the 19 others 20 , 23 and 21 ' 23 and 23 and 24 see 24 see 25 . 25 . 26 ' go in peace , little folk ! ' 1 go 2 in 1 go 7 ! 1 go 8 ' 2 in 3 peace 3 peace 4 , 4 , 5 little 6 folk 7 ! and he kissed them on the wings , and they flew away . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 kissed 3 kissed 4 them 4 them 5 on 4 them 10 they 5 on 7 wings 6 the 7 wings 7 wings 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 they 11 flew 11 flew 12 away 12 away 13 . for [i] have [been] [jesting] [with] [a] [butterfly] ever since [i] came into [the] garden . ' 1 for 10 since 3 have 9 ever 9 ever 10 since 10 since 12 came 12 came 13 into 13 into 15 garden 15 garden 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he told [balkis] what he had done . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 told 3 told 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 8 done 9 . and she told him what the [queens] [had] said and seen and thought . 1 and 2 she 2 she 5 what 3 told 4 him 4 him 5 what 5 what 6 the 5 what 9 said 9 said 10 and 9 said 11 seen 11 seen 12 and 11 seen 14 . 12 and 13 thought tell me , therefore , [o] [my] [lady] and [heart] [of] my [heart] , how did you come to be so wise ? ' 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 4 therefore 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 24 ' 12 my 14 , 14 , 15 how 15 how 16 did 16 did 17 you 16 did 18 come 16 did 23 ? 18 come 20 be 19 to 20 be 20 be 22 wise 21 so 22 wise 23 ? 24 ' then they went up to the [palace] and lived happily ever afterwards . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 went 2 they 8 and 2 they 10 happily 3 went 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 the 9 lived 10 happily 10 happily 11 ever 11 ever 12 afterwards 12 afterwards 13 . but [wasn't] it [clever] [of] [balkis] ? 1 but 3 it 1 but 7 ? end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [just] [so] [stories] , [by] [rudyard] [kipling] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ,