produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [old] [granny] [fox] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [reddy] [fox] [brings] [granny] [news] pray who is there [who] [would] [refuse] [to] [bearer] [be] [of] [happy] [news] ? 1 pray 2 who 1 pray 3 is 1 pray 14 ? 3 is 4 there [old] [granny] [fox] [.] snow covered the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] , and ice bound [the] [smiling] [pool] and [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 snow 2 covered 1 snow 12 ice 3 the 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 ice 12 ice 13 bound 12 ice 21 . 13 bound 17 and reddy and [granny] [fox] [were] [hungry] [most] [of] [the] [time] [.] 1 reddy 2 and it was [not] [easy] to find enough to eat these days , and so they spent nearly every minute they were awake in [hunting] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 and 2 was 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 enough 7 enough 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 10 these 11 days 11 days 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 14 so 15 they 14 so 25 . 15 they 16 spent 15 they 20 they 16 spent 17 nearly 17 nearly 18 every 18 every 19 minute 20 they 21 were 21 were 22 awake 22 awake 23 in if either found enough for two , the one finding it took the food back to their home if it could be carried . 1 if 3 found 1 if 7 , 2 either 3 found 3 found 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 5 for 6 two 7 , 10 finding 8 the 9 one 9 one 10 finding 10 finding 11 it 11 it 12 took 11 it 17 their 11 it 20 it 12 took 14 food 12 took 15 back 13 the 14 food 15 back 16 to 17 their 18 home 19 if 20 it 20 it 22 be 21 could 22 be 22 be 23 carried 23 carried 24 . if not , the other was told where to find it . 1 if 2 not 2 not 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 other 5 other 6 was 6 was 8 where 7 told 8 where 8 where 10 find 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 it 11 it 12 . for two nights they had [visited] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [,] [hoping] [that] [they] [would] [be] [able] to find a way [inside] . 1 for 2 two 1 for 4 they 2 two 3 nights 4 they 5 had 5 had 18 to 18 to 19 find 19 find 20 a 20 a 21 way 21 way 23 . but the biddies had been securely locked up , and try as they would , they couldn't find a way in . 1 but 3 biddies 2 the 3 biddies 3 biddies 17 couldn't 4 had 5 been 4 had 17 couldn't 5 been 6 securely 6 securely 7 locked 7 locked 8 up 7 locked 12 as 8 up 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 try 12 as 13 they 14 would 13 they 16 they 14 would 15 , 16 they 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 find 18 find 19 a 18 find 20 way 20 way 21 in 21 in 22 . if we are going to get any at all , we will have to do it in broad daylight . 1 if 10 , 1 if 11 we 1 if 12 will 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 6 get 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 any 6 get 8 at 8 at 9 all 8 at 10 , 12 will 14 to 13 have 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 it 16 it 17 in 17 in 19 daylight 18 broad 19 daylight 19 daylight 20 . it can be done , for [i] have done it before , but [i] don't like the idea . 1 it 2 can 2 can 3 be 3 be 4 done 4 done 5 , 4 done 9 done 5 , 6 for 8 have 9 done 9 done 10 it 10 it 11 before 11 before 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 don't 15 don't 16 like 16 like 17 the 17 the 18 idea 18 idea 19 . we are likely to be seen , and that means that [bowser] the [hound] will be [set] to hunting us . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 likely 3 likely 4 to 3 likely 6 seen 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 20 us 7 , 8 and 7 , 18 to 8 and 9 that 8 and 11 that 9 that 10 means 11 that 16 be 13 the 15 will 15 will 16 be 18 to 20 us 19 hunting 20 us 20 us 22 " 21 . 22 " " [pooh] ! " exclaimed [reddy] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 5 exclaimed 4 " 5 exclaimed " what of it ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 of 3 of 4 it 4 it 5 ? it 's easy enough to fool him . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 enough 3 easy 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 fool 6 fool 7 him 7 him 8 . 8 . 9 " " you think so , do you ? " [snapped] [granny] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 think 3 think 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 12 . " [i] [never] [yet] [saw] [a] [young] [fox] who didn't think he knew all there is to know , and you 're just [like] [the] [rest] . 1 " 20 and 1 " 21 you 9 who 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 think 10 didn't 13 knew 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 all 13 knew 16 is 15 there 16 is 16 is 17 to 17 to 18 know 18 know 19 , 19 , 20 and 21 you 22 're 21 you 27 . 22 're 23 just when you ['ve] [lived] [as] [long] [as] [i] [have] you will have learned not to be quite so sure of your own opinions [.] 1 when 2 you 2 you 10 you 10 you 11 will 11 will 12 have 12 have 13 learned 13 learned 14 not 13 learned 15 to 13 learned 23 opinions 16 be 17 quite 17 quite 18 so 17 quite 19 sure 17 quite 23 opinions 19 sure 20 of 21 your 22 own 22 own 23 opinions we will never know when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] will take it into his head to smoke us out . 1 we 2 will 2 will 3 never 2 will 10 will 3 never 4 know 4 know 5 when 10 will 11 take 11 take 13 into 11 take 16 to 12 it 13 into 13 into 15 head 14 his 15 head 16 to 17 smoke 17 smoke 18 us 18 us 19 out 19 out 20 . i 've seen it done . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 seen 2 've 5 done 3 seen 4 it 5 done 6 . no , [sir] , we are not going to try for one of those [hens] in the [daytime] [unless] we are [starving] . " 1 no 2 , 1 no 24 " 2 , 4 , 4 , 17 the 5 we 6 are 5 we 7 not 5 we 10 try 7 not 8 going 8 going 9 to 10 try 11 for 11 for 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 16 in 16 in 17 the 20 we 21 are 21 are 23 . 23 . 24 " " [i] ['m] [starving] now , " [whined] [reddy] . 1 " 7 " 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 . " no such thing ! " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 3 such 5 ! 5 ! 6 " granny snapped . 1 granny 2 snapped 2 snapped 3 . " [i] ['ve] [been] [without] [food] [longer] [than] this [many] [a] time . 1 " 9 this 9 this 12 time 12 time 13 . have you been [over] to [the] [big] [river] [lately] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 been 1 have 10 ? 3 been 5 to 10 ? 11 " " no , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " what 's the use ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 6 ? 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 use it 's frozen over . 1 it 3 frozen 2 's 3 frozen 3 frozen 4 over 4 over 5 . there isn't anything there . " 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 5 . 2 isn't 3 anything 3 anything 4 there 5 . 6 " you go over there now while [i] [see] [what] [i] [can] [find] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 you 2 go 1 you 17 . 2 go 3 over 3 over 4 there 4 there 5 now 5 now 6 while if neither of us finds anything , it will be time enough to think about [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hens] [to-morrow] . " 1 if 5 finds 1 if 7 , 2 neither 3 of 3 of 4 us 4 us 5 finds 5 finds 6 anything 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 time 11 time 12 enough 12 enough 13 to 13 to 14 think 14 think 15 about 15 about 21 . 21 . 22 " [much] [against] [his] [will] [reddy] [obeyed] [.] " it isn't the least bit of use , " he grumbled , as he trotted towards the [big] [river] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 21 . 2 it 3 isn't 2 it 8 use 2 it 12 grumbled 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 use 9 , 12 grumbled 10 " 12 grumbled 11 he 12 grumbled 12 grumbled 13 , 12 grumbled 16 trotted 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 trotted 16 trotted 17 towards 17 towards 18 the " there won't be [anything] there . 1 " 6 there 2 there 4 be 2 there 6 there 3 won't 4 be 6 there 7 . it is just a waste of time . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 a 2 is 3 just 4 a 6 of 5 waste 6 of 6 of 7 time 7 time 8 . 8 . 9 " " well , what is it ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 demanded 10 demanded 11 . " [i] [found] [a] [dead] [fish] [that] had been [washed] [ashore] , " replied [reddy] [.] 1 " 8 had 1 " 13 " 8 had 9 been 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied " it wasn't big enough for two , so [i] ate it . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 big 3 wasn't 11 ate 4 big 5 enough 5 enough 6 for 7 two 8 , 7 two 11 ate 8 , 9 so 11 ate 12 it 11 ate 14 " 13 . 14 " " anything else ? " asked [granny] . 1 " 2 anything 2 anything 3 else 2 anything 4 ? 4 ? 6 asked 5 " 6 asked 6 asked 8 . " [no-o] , " replied [reddy] [slowly] ; " that is , nothing that will do [us] any good . 1 " 15 will 3 , 4 " 3 , 11 is 4 " 5 replied 8 ; 9 " 9 " 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 , 12 , 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 that 14 that 15 will 15 will 16 do 16 do 19 good 18 any 19 good 19 good 20 . [quacker] [the] [wild] [duck] [was] [swimming] [about] [out] [in] [the] [open] [water] [,] [but] [though] [i] [watched] [and] [watched] [he] [never] [once] [came] [ashore] [.] ["] " [ha] ! " exclaimed [granny] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 5 exclaimed 4 " 5 exclaimed " that is good news . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 news 5 news 6 . i think we 'll go [duck] [hunting] . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 9 " 3 we 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 8 . 8 . 9 " [chapter] [ii] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [go] [hunting] when you 're in doubt what course is [right] , [the] [thing] to do is [just] [sit] [tight] . 1 when 4 in 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 in 4 in 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 what 6 what 7 course 6 what 8 is 8 is 10 , 10 , 13 to 10 , 19 . 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 is [old] [granny] [fox] [.] they were trotting along quite as if they had made up their minds just where they were going . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 trotting 3 trotting 4 along 3 trotting 5 quite 3 trotting 13 minds 5 quite 6 as 6 as 7 if 8 they 9 had 9 had 10 made 10 made 11 up 10 made 13 minds 12 their 13 minds 13 minds 14 just 14 just 15 where 15 where 16 they 16 they 17 were 17 were 18 going 18 going 19 . they had . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 . granny led the way [and] [reddy] [meekly] followed her . 1 granny 2 led 1 granny 9 her 2 led 4 way 3 the 4 way 8 followed 9 her 9 her 10 . " granny certainly is growing foolish in her old age , " thought [reddy] , as he trotted along behind her . 1 " 2 granny 2 granny 4 is 2 granny 8 her 3 certainly 4 is 5 growing 7 in 6 foolish 7 in 7 in 8 her 8 her 10 age 8 her 18 trotted 9 old 10 age 11 , 12 " 11 , 15 , 12 " 13 thought 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 trotted 18 trotted 19 along 19 along 20 behind 20 behind 21 her 20 behind 22 . " [i] told her that [quacker] [never] [once] [came] [ashore] all the time [i] [watched] [yesterday] . 1 " 13 time 1 " 17 . 3 told 4 her 3 told 5 that 5 that 11 all 11 all 13 time 12 the 13 time granny used to be smart enough when she was young [,] [i] guess , but she certainly is losing her mind now . 1 granny 5 smart 1 granny 17 certainly 2 used 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 smart 5 smart 6 enough 6 enough 7 when 7 when 10 young 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 young 13 guess 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 certainly 16 she 17 certainly 17 certainly 18 is 18 is 19 losing 19 losing 21 mind 19 losing 22 now 20 her 21 mind 22 now 23 . it 's a pity , a great pity . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 . 2 's 8 pity 3 a 4 pity 4 pity 8 pity 5 , 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 pity i can just imagine how [quacker] will laugh at her [.] 1 i 2 can 1 i 10 her 2 can 4 imagine 2 can 5 how 3 just 4 imagine 7 will 8 laugh 8 laugh 9 at 9 at 10 her i have to laugh myself . " 1 i 2 have 1 i 5 myself 2 have 4 laugh 3 to 4 laugh 5 myself 6 . 6 . 7 " he did [laugh] , [but] you may be sure he [took] [great] [pains] [that] [granny] should not see him laughing . 1 he 2 did 1 he 10 he 2 did 4 , 4 , 6 you 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 be 8 be 9 sure 10 he 16 should 16 should 18 see 17 not 18 see 18 see 19 him 19 him 20 laughing 20 laughing 21 . whenever she looked around he was as sober as could be . 1 whenever 9 as 2 she 5 he 2 she 9 as 3 looked 4 around 4 around 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 as 7 as 9 as 8 sober 9 as 9 as 11 be 10 could 11 be 11 be 12 . in fact , he [appeared] to be [quite] as [eager] as if he felt sure [they] would [catch] [quacker] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 20 . 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 9 as 9 as 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 he 13 he 15 sure 14 felt 15 sure 15 sure 17 would granny was doing some quiet laughing herself . 1 granny 7 herself 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 4 some 3 doing 7 herself 4 some 5 quiet 4 some 6 laughing 7 herself 8 . " he thinks [i] 'm old and foolish and don't know what [i] ['m] about , the young scamp ! " [thought] [she] . 1 " 9 and 1 " 21 " 2 he 3 thinks 3 thinks 9 and 5 'm 6 old 6 old 7 and 7 and 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 and 9 and 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 what 15 about 16 , 16 , 19 scamp 16 , 20 ! 17 the 19 scamp 18 young 19 scamp 20 ! 21 " 21 " 24 . " he thinks he has learned all there is to learn . 1 " 6 learned 2 he 3 thinks 3 thinks 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 learned 6 learned 7 all 6 learned 11 learn 7 all 8 there 8 there 9 is 10 to 11 learn 11 learn 12 . it isn't [the] [least] [use] in the world to [try] [to] [tell] him [anything] . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 to 9 to 13 him 13 him 15 . when young folks feel the way he does , it is a waste of time to talk to them . 1 when 3 folks 2 young 3 folks 3 folks 4 feel 3 folks 19 them 4 feel 6 way 5 the 6 way 7 he 8 does 8 does 11 is 9 , 10 it 9 , 11 is 11 is 13 waste 12 a 13 waste 13 waste 14 of 13 waste 15 time 13 waste 17 talk 16 to 17 talk 17 talk 18 to 17 talk 19 them 19 them 20 . he has got to be shown . 1 he 2 has 1 he 7 . 2 has 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 shown there is [nothing] [like] [experience] to take the [conceit] [out] of these [youngsters] . " 1 there 2 is 1 there 14 . 2 is 6 to 6 to 7 take 7 take 8 the 8 the 11 of 11 of 12 these 14 . 15 " now conceit is the feeling that you know more than any one else . 1 now 2 conceit 1 now 14 . 2 conceit 3 is 2 conceit 4 the 2 conceit 8 know 4 the 5 feeling 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 more 9 more 10 than 11 any 12 one 12 one 13 else 13 else 14 . perhaps you do . 1 perhaps 3 do 1 perhaps 4 . 2 you 3 do then again , perhaps you don't . 1 then 2 again 1 then 4 perhaps 3 , 4 perhaps 4 perhaps 5 you 4 perhaps 6 don't 4 perhaps 7 . so sometimes it is best not to be too sure of your own opinion . 1 so 2 sometimes 1 so 14 opinion 2 sometimes 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 best 6 not 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 sure 9 too 10 sure 10 sure 11 of 11 of 14 opinion 12 your 13 own 12 your 14 opinion 14 opinion 15 . reddy was sure . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 . i am afraid , very much afraid , that [reddy] was [planning] to be [saucy] . 1 i 2 am 1 i 8 , 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 7 afraid 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 afraid 8 , 9 that 9 that 11 was 11 was 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 16 . people who think themselves smart are quite apt to be saucy . 1 people 2 who 2 who 4 themselves 3 think 4 themselves 4 themselves 11 saucy 5 smart 6 are 5 smart 11 saucy 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 8 apt 8 apt 9 to 10 be 11 saucy 11 saucy 12 . presently they came to the [bank] of the [big] [river] . 1 presently 2 they 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 11 . old [granny] [fox] [told] [reddy] to [sit] [still] [while] [she] [crept] [up] [behind] [some] [bushes] [where] [she] [could] [peek] [out] [over] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 old 6 to he grinned as he watched her . 1 he 5 watched 2 grinned 3 as 2 grinned 5 watched 3 as 4 he 5 watched 6 her 6 her 7 . he was still grinning when she tiptoed back . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 she 3 still 4 grinning 4 grinning 5 when 5 when 6 she 6 she 7 tiptoed 7 tiptoed 8 back 8 back 9 . he expected to see her face long with disappointment . 1 he 9 disappointment 2 expected 3 to 2 expected 4 see 2 expected 6 face 3 to 4 see 5 her 6 face 6 face 8 with 6 face 9 disappointment 7 long 8 with 9 disappointment 10 . instead she looked very much pleased . 1 instead 2 she 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 4 very 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 pleased 6 pleased 7 . " [quacker] is there , " said she , " and [i] think he will make [us] a very good dinner . 1 " 3 is 1 " 5 , 3 is 4 there 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 and 11 and 13 think 13 think 14 he 14 he 15 will 15 will 16 make 16 make 18 a 18 a 19 very 19 very 20 good 20 good 21 dinner 21 dinner 22 . so [reddy] [stole] [up] [behind] [the] [bushes] , and this time it was [granny] who [grinned] as she watched . 1 so 8 , 1 so 17 as 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 this 10 this 11 time 11 time 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 15 who 17 as 18 she 18 she 19 watched 19 watched 20 . as he [crept] [along] , [reddy] [wondered] if it could be that [for] [once] [quacker] had come [ashore] . 1 as 2 he 1 as 16 had 2 he 5 , 5 , 8 if 8 if 9 it 9 it 11 be 10 could 11 be 11 be 12 that 16 had 17 come 17 come 19 . granny seemed so sure they could catch him that this must be the case . 1 granny 2 seemed 1 granny 4 sure 1 granny 7 catch 1 granny 14 case 3 so 4 sure 4 sure 6 could 5 they 6 could 7 catch 8 him 7 catch 9 that 10 this 12 be 10 this 13 the 11 must 12 be 13 the 14 case 14 case 15 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [reddy] [is] [sure] [granny] [has] [lost] [her] [senses] perhaps ['] [tis] [just] [as] [well] that [we] [can't] [see] [ourselves] [as] [others] [see] . 1 perhaps 7 that 1 perhaps 15 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] " we 've got just as much chance of catching him as [i] have of jumping over the moon . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 've 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 much 6 as 12 as 8 chance 9 of 9 of 10 catching 10 catching 11 him 11 him 12 as 12 as 15 of 14 have 15 of 15 of 16 jumping 16 jumping 17 over 17 over 19 moon 17 over 20 . 18 the 19 moon that 's what [i] ['ll] [tell] [granny] . " 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 what 3 what 8 . 8 . 9 " " well , " said [granny] [fox] , " what shall we do to catch him ? " 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 , 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 17 ? 9 " 10 what 10 what 11 shall 11 shall 12 we 12 we 13 do 12 we 14 to 14 to 15 catch 15 catch 16 him 17 ? 18 " " you mean that you think he can't be caught ? " said she quietly . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 " 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 that 3 mean 11 ? 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 think 6 think 7 he 6 think 8 can't 8 can't 9 be 9 be 10 caught 12 " 13 said 12 " 16 . 13 said 15 quietly 14 she 15 quietly " [i] don't [think] anything about it ; [i] [know] he [can't] ! " [snapped] [reddy] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 14 " 3 don't 5 anything 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 ; 11 he 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 17 . " not by us , anyway , " he added . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 by 3 by 4 us 3 by 6 anyway 5 , 6 anyway 6 anyway 7 , 6 anyway 10 added 8 " 10 added 9 he 10 added 10 added 11 . " [i] suppose you wouldn't even [try] ? " [retorted] [granny] . 1 " 3 suppose 1 " 8 ? 1 " 9 " 4 you 5 wouldn't 4 you 8 ? 5 wouldn't 6 even 9 " 12 . " [i] ['m] old enough to know [when] [i] ['m] [wasting] [my] [time] , " [replied] [reddy] with a toss of his head . 1 " 4 old 4 old 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 toss 20 toss 21 of 20 toss 23 head 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . " in other words you [think] [i] ['m] [a] [silly] [old] [fox] [who] [has] [lost] her [senses] , " said [granny] [sharply] . 1 " 2 in 1 " 19 " 2 in 4 words 2 in 5 you 3 other 4 words 16 her 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 23 . ["] [no-o] [.] i didn't say [that] , ["] [protested] [reddy] [,] looking very uncomfortable . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 , 5 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 very 10 looking 13 . 11 very 12 uncomfortable " but you think it , " [declared] [granny] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 2 but 10 . 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " " now look here , [mr] [smarty] , you do just as [i] tell you . 1 " 4 here 1 " 16 . 2 now 3 look 3 look 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 do 10 do 12 as 11 just 12 as 14 tell 15 you 15 you 16 . you [creep] [back] [there] [where] you can [watch] [quacker] and all that [happens] , and mind that you keep out of his sight . 1 you 6 you 6 you 7 can 6 you 24 . 10 and 11 all 10 and 14 , 11 all 12 that 14 , 15 and 14 , 24 . 15 and 16 mind 16 mind 17 that 17 that 18 you 18 you 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 20 out 21 of 20 out 23 sight 21 of 22 his now go . " 1 now 2 go 1 now 4 " 3 . 4 " reddy went . 1 reddy 2 went 1 reddy 3 . there was nothing else to do . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 . he didn't dare disobey . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 disobey 4 disobey 5 . granny watched until [reddy] [had] [readied] his hiding-place . 1 granny 2 watched 1 granny 7 his 2 watched 3 until 7 his 8 hiding-place 8 hiding-place 9 . then what do you think she did [?] 1 then 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 she 6 she 7 did why , she walked right out [on] [the] [little] [beach] [just] [below] [reddy] [and] in plain sight of [quacker] ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 she 1 why 20 ! 3 she 4 walked 4 walked 5 right 5 right 6 out 6 out 15 in 15 in 16 plain 16 plain 17 sight 17 sight 18 of yes , [sir] , that is what she did ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 8 she 8 she 9 did 9 did 10 ! then began such a queer performance that it is no wonder that [reddy] was sure [granny] had lost her senses . 1 then 2 began 2 began 3 such 2 began 6 performance 3 such 4 a 5 queer 6 performance 6 performance 7 that 7 that 8 it 7 that 9 is 7 that 12 that 7 that 18 lost 7 that 21 . 9 is 11 wonder 10 no 11 wonder 12 that 14 was 14 was 15 sure 17 had 18 lost 18 lost 20 senses 19 her 20 senses she [rolled] [over] and [over] . 1 she 4 and 1 she 6 . she [chased] her [tail] [round] and [round] [until] it made [reddy] [dizzy] to watch her . 1 she 3 her 1 she 15 her 3 her 6 and 6 and 9 it 9 it 10 made 13 to 14 watch 13 to 15 her 15 her 16 . she jumped up in the air . 1 she 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 up 3 up 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 . she raced back and forth [.] 1 she 2 raced 1 she 5 forth 3 back 4 and 3 back 5 forth 4 and 5 forth she played with a bit of stick . 1 she 2 played 2 played 3 with 3 with 4 a 3 with 5 bit 3 with 7 stick 3 with 8 . 5 bit 6 of and all the time she [didn't] [pay] [the] [least] [attention] [to] [quacker] [the] [duck] . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 15 . 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 she reddy stared and stared [.] 1 reddy 4 stared 2 stared 4 stared 3 and 4 stared whatever [had] [come] [over] [granny] ? 1 whatever 6 ? she was crazy . 1 she 3 crazy 2 was 3 crazy 3 crazy 4 . yes , [sir] , that [must] [be] the [matter] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 10 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 8 the it must be that she had gone without food so long that she had gone crazy . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 12 that 4 that 12 that 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 without 8 without 9 food 9 food 12 that 10 so 11 long 10 so 12 that 12 that 13 she 12 that 14 had 12 that 15 gone 15 gone 16 crazy 16 crazy 17 . poor [granny] ! 1 poor 3 ! she was in her second childhood . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 second 3 in 6 childhood 4 her 5 second 6 childhood 7 . reddy could remember how he had done such things when he was very young , just by way of showing how fine he felt . 1 reddy 2 could 1 reddy 10 when 2 could 3 remember 4 how 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 done 7 done 9 things 8 such 9 things 9 things 10 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 14 young 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 very 14 young 15 , 15 , 16 just 16 just 17 by 17 by 18 way 18 way 19 of 19 of 20 showing 20 showing 21 how 20 showing 25 . 21 how 22 fine 22 fine 23 he 23 he 24 felt but for a grown-up [fox] to do such things was undignified , to say the least . 1 but 2 for 2 for 3 a 2 for 6 to 2 for 11 undignified 3 a 4 grown-up 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 things 8 such 9 things 10 was 11 undignified 11 undignified 12 , 11 undignified 13 to 11 undignified 16 least 13 to 14 say 15 the 16 least 16 least 17 . you [know] [reddy] [thinks] a great deal of [dignity] [.] 1 you 5 a 5 a 8 of 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 of it was worse than undignified ; it was positively disgraceful . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 ; 3 worse 4 than 4 than 5 undignified 5 undignified 6 ; 6 ; 7 it 6 ; 10 disgraceful 8 was 9 positively 9 positively 10 disgraceful 10 disgraceful 11 . he did hope that none of his neighbors [would] [happen] [along] [and] [see] [granny] [cutting] [up] [so] . 1 he 2 did 1 he 18 . 2 did 3 hope 3 hope 4 that 3 hope 5 none 5 none 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neighbors he never would hear the end of it if they did . 1 he 2 never 1 he 10 they 2 never 3 would 3 would 4 hear 3 would 9 if 4 hear 6 end 5 the 6 end 6 end 7 of 6 end 8 it 10 they 11 did 11 did 12 . over and over [rolled] [granny] , and around and around she chased her tail . 1 over 2 and 2 and 3 over 3 over 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 she 8 around 9 and 9 and 10 around 10 around 11 she 11 she 12 chased 12 chased 14 tail 13 her 14 tail 14 tail 15 . the snow flew up in a cloud [.] 1 the 2 snow 2 snow 4 up 2 snow 7 cloud 3 flew 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 cloud and all the time she made no sound . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 she 5 she 6 made 6 made 7 no 7 no 8 sound 8 sound 9 . quacker was sitting up as straight as he could . 1 quacker 2 was 1 quacker 9 could 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 5 as 6 straight 5 as 7 as 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . " [as] [i] live , " [muttered] [reddy] , " [i] believe that fellow is nearer than he was ! " 1 " 4 live 1 " 6 " 4 live 5 , 6 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 21 " 12 believe 15 is 13 that 14 fellow 14 fellow 15 is 15 is 17 than 15 is 20 ! 16 nearer 17 than 17 than 19 was 18 he 19 was 20 ! 21 " reddy crouched lower than ever , and [instead] [of] [watching] [granny] [he] [watched] [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] 1 reddy 7 and 2 crouched 3 lower 3 lower 4 than 4 than 5 ever 5 ever 6 , 6 , 7 and [chapter] [iv] [:] [quacker] [the] [duck] [grows] [curious] the most curious thing in the world is curiosity . 1 the 2 most 2 most 3 curious 3 curious 4 thing 3 curious 9 curiosity 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 is 8 is 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 10 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] old [granny] [fox] [never] [said] [a] [truer] thing [than] [that] [.] 1 old 8 thing it is curious , very curious , how sometimes curiosity will get the best of even the wisest and most sensible of people . 1 it 3 curious 2 is 3 curious 3 curious 4 , 3 curious 6 curious 3 curious 8 how 5 very 6 curious 7 , 8 how 8 how 10 curiosity 8 how 12 get 8 how 21 sensible 8 how 24 . 9 sometimes 10 curiosity 10 curiosity 11 will 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 16 even 16 even 17 the 16 even 18 wisest 18 wisest 19 and 18 wisest 21 sensible 20 most 21 sensible 21 sensible 22 of 22 of 23 people even [old] [granny] [fox] [herself] [has] been [known] [to] [be] [led] [into] [trouble] [by] [it] [.] 1 even 7 been we [expect] [it] [of] [peter] [rabbit] , but [peter] [isn't] a [bit] more [curious] than some others of whom we do [not] [expect] it [.] 1 we 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 24 it 11 a 13 more 13 more 15 than 15 than 16 some 16 some 17 others 17 others 19 whom 18 of 19 whom 19 whom 20 we 20 we 21 do 21 do 24 it now [quacker] [the] [wild] [duck] [is] [the] [last] [one] in the world you [would] expect to be [led] [into] [trouble] [by] [curiosity] [.] 1 now 10 in 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 12 world 17 be 13 you 15 expect 15 expect 16 to 16 to 17 be [quacker] [had] [spent] [the] [summer] [in] [the] [far] [north] [with] [honker] [the] [goose] [.] in fact , he had been born there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 8 there 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 born 7 born 8 there 8 there 9 . you see , he was a good diver and on the bottom of the river he found plenty to eat . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 diver 4 he 8 diver 5 was 8 diver 6 a 8 diver 7 good 8 diver 8 diver 9 and 9 and 15 river 9 and 16 he 10 on 11 the 10 on 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 12 bottom 15 river 14 the 15 river 16 he 17 found 17 found 18 plenty 17 found 21 . 18 plenty 19 to 19 to 20 eat the water [couldn't] [get] [through] [his] [oily] [feathers] , and so he didn't mind how [cold] it was . 1 the 2 water 2 water 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 10 and 18 was 11 so 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 mind 15 how 17 it 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 . on his way [down] [to] [the] [big] [river] he had been hunted by men with terrible guns , and he had learned all about them . 1 on 2 his 1 on 3 way 3 way 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 hunted 12 hunted 13 by 13 by 14 men 14 men 15 with 14 men 17 guns 14 men 26 . 16 terrible 17 guns 17 guns 25 them 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 learned 20 he 22 learned 21 had 22 learned 22 learned 23 all 23 all 24 about 24 about 25 them in fact , he felt quite able to keep out of harm 's way . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 felt 4 he 12 harm 5 felt 6 quite 6 quite 7 able 7 able 8 to 9 keep 10 out 9 keep 12 harm 10 out 11 of 12 harm 13 's 12 harm 14 way 14 way 15 . he rather prided himself that there was no one smart enough to catch him . 1 he 2 rather 2 rather 3 prided 3 prided 4 himself 4 himself 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 no 8 no 9 one 8 no 10 smart 10 smart 11 enough 10 smart 12 to 10 smart 13 catch 10 smart 14 him 14 him 15 . i suspect he thought he knew all there was to know . 1 i 2 suspect 2 suspect 3 he 3 he 4 thought 3 he 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 all 6 knew 9 was 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 to 10 to 11 know 11 know 12 . in this [respect] he was a good deal [like] [reddy] [fox] [himself] . 1 in 2 this 1 in 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 deal 8 deal 13 . that was because he was young . 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 6 young 5 was 6 young 6 young 7 . it is the way with [young] [ducks] [and] [foxes] [and] [with] some [other] [youngsters] [i] [know] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 12 some 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with but so far as he could see , [granny] didn't [once] look at [him] . 1 but 2 so 1 but 15 . 2 so 3 far 3 far 4 as 4 as 6 could 4 as 8 , 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 8 , 13 at 10 didn't 12 look 12 look 13 at " she doesn't know [i] ['m] out here at all , " [thought] [quacker] . 1 " 2 she 1 " 12 " 2 she 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 know 7 out 8 here 8 here 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . then suddenly he sat up very straight and looked with all his might . 1 then 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 he 2 suddenly 4 sat 4 sat 5 up 4 sat 9 looked 5 up 6 very 6 very 7 straight 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 with 10 with 11 all 10 with 14 . 11 all 12 his 12 his 13 might what under the sun was the matter with that [fox] ? 1 what 2 under 1 what 11 ? 2 under 4 sun 2 under 5 was 3 the 4 sun 5 was 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 with 9 that 11 ? she was acting as if she had suddenly lost her senses . 1 she 2 was 1 she 12 . 2 was 3 acting 3 acting 5 if 3 acting 11 senses 4 as 5 if 6 she 7 had 7 had 9 lost 8 suddenly 9 lost 9 lost 11 senses 10 her 11 senses over and over she rolled . 1 over 2 and 1 over 3 over 3 over 5 rolled 4 she 5 rolled 5 rolled 6 . around and around she spun . 1 around 2 and 1 around 6 . 2 and 3 around 3 around 4 she 4 she 5 spun she turned somersaults . 1 she 2 turned 2 turned 3 somersaults 3 somersaults 4 . she lay on her back and kicked her heels in the air . 1 she 2 lay 2 lay 3 on 2 lay 7 kicked 3 on 4 her 3 on 5 back 6 and 7 kicked 7 kicked 9 heels 8 her 9 heels 9 heels 12 air 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 air 11 the 12 air 12 air 13 . never in his life had he known any one to act like that . 1 never 2 in 1 never 8 any 2 in 3 his 3 his 4 life 5 had 7 known 6 he 7 known 7 known 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 to 10 to 11 act 11 act 12 like 12 like 13 that 13 that 14 . there must be something the matter with her . 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 something 4 something 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 her 8 her 9 . quacker began to get excited . 1 quacker 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 5 excited 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 excited 5 excited 6 . he couldn't keep his [eyes] [off] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 keep 3 keep 4 his he began to swim nearer . 1 he 2 began 1 he 5 nearer 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 swim 5 nearer 6 . he wanted to see better . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 better 5 better 6 . he quite forgot she was a [fox] . 1 he 3 forgot 1 he 4 she 2 quite 3 forgot 4 she 5 was 4 she 8 . 5 was 6 a she moved so fast that she was just a queer red spot on the beach . 1 she 6 she 2 moved 4 fast 3 so 4 fast 4 fast 5 that 4 fast 6 she 6 she 8 just 7 was 8 just 8 just 10 queer 9 a 10 queer 10 queer 12 spot 10 queer 15 beach 11 red 12 spot 13 on 15 beach 14 the 15 beach 15 beach 16 . whatever she was doing was very curious and very exciting . 1 whatever 2 she 1 whatever 4 doing 1 whatever 5 was 1 whatever 8 and 1 whatever 11 . 3 was 4 doing 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 curious 8 and 9 very 9 very 10 exciting he swam nearer and nearer . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 and 3 nearer 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 . the excitement was catching . 1 the 2 excitement 1 the 4 catching 1 the 5 . 3 was 4 catching he began to swim in circles himself . 1 he 7 himself 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 swim 4 swim 7 himself 5 in 6 circles 6 circles 7 himself 7 himself 8 . all the time he drew nearer and nearer to the shore [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 8 nearer 5 drew 6 nearer 6 nearer 7 and 6 nearer 8 nearer 8 nearer 11 shore 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 shore he didn't have the least bit of fear . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 6 bit 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 fear 8 fear 9 . he was just curious . 1 he 4 curious 2 was 4 curious 3 just 4 curious 4 curious 5 . he wanted to see better . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 better 5 better 6 . all the time [granny] [was] [cutting] [up] [her] [antics] , she was [watching] [quacker] , [though] he didn't [suspect] it . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 10 , 10 , 11 she 11 she 12 was 12 was 15 , 15 , 21 . 17 he 18 didn't 17 he 20 it 20 it 21 . as he swam nearer and nearer to the shore , [granny] [rolled] and [tumbled] farther and farther [back] . 1 as 2 he 1 as 10 , 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 nearer 4 nearer 5 and 4 nearer 6 nearer 6 nearer 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 shore 10 , 13 and 10 , 19 . 13 and 15 farther 15 farther 16 and 16 and 17 farther at [last] [quacker] was close to the shore [.] 1 at 8 shore 4 was 5 close 5 close 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 shore if he kept on , he would be right on the land in a few minutes . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 on 4 on 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 right 8 be 17 . 9 right 10 on 9 right 16 minutes 10 on 12 land 11 the 12 land 13 in 14 a 13 in 15 few 15 few 16 minutes and all the time he stared and stared . 1 and 2 all 1 and 6 stared 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 6 stared 8 stared 7 and 8 stared 8 stared 9 . no thought of danger entered his head . 1 no 4 danger 2 thought 3 of 3 of 4 danger 4 danger 5 entered 4 danger 8 . 5 entered 7 head 6 his 7 head you see , there was no room because it was so filled with curiosity . 1 you 2 see 1 you 8 because 3 , 8 because 4 there 5 was 4 there 7 room 5 was 6 no 7 room 8 because 8 because 9 it 8 because 11 so 8 because 15 . 9 it 10 was 11 so 13 with 12 filled 13 with 13 with 14 curiosity " in a minute more [i] ['ll] have [him] , " [thought] [granny] , and [whirled] faster than ever . 1 " 2 in 1 " 11 " 2 in 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 more 8 have 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 . 17 faster 18 than 18 than 19 ever 19 ever 20 . and just then something happened . 1 and 3 then 1 and 5 happened 2 just 3 then 4 something 5 happened 5 happened 6 . [chapter] [v] [:] [reddy] [fox] [is] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] yes , [sir] , a [chicken] [track] is good to [see] , but it often puts [nothing] but [water] [in] [my] [mouth] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 13 but 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 a 8 is 9 good 9 good 10 to 10 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 often 14 it 18 but 15 often 16 puts [old] [granny] [fox] [.] reddy [fox] [thought] [of] that [saying] [many] [times] [as] [he] [hunted] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [that] [night] [,] [afraid] [to] [go] [home] [.] 1 reddy 5 that that was why he was afraid to go home . 1 that 3 why 2 was 3 why 3 why 6 afraid 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 afraid 5 was 6 afraid 6 afraid 8 go 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 home 9 home 10 . indeed , [reddy] had been quite sure that she had when she [began] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 14 . 2 , 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 quite 6 quite 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 she 9 she 10 had 10 had 11 when 11 when 12 she but he was too much excited for any such thoughts . 1 but 2 he 2 he 8 any 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 much 4 too 7 for 5 much 6 excited 7 for 8 any 8 any 9 such 9 such 10 thoughts 9 such 11 . nearer and nearer to the shore [came] [quacker] , [his] [eyes] [fixed] on the [red] , whirling form of [granny] . 1 nearer 2 and 2 and 3 nearer 2 and 21 . 3 nearer 4 to 4 to 6 shore 5 the 6 shore 6 shore 9 , 9 , 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 19 of 16 , 17 whirling 17 whirling 18 form 18 form 19 of reddy 's own eyes gleamed with excitement . 1 reddy 3 own 1 reddy 5 gleamed 1 reddy 8 . 2 's 3 own 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 6 with 6 with 7 excitement would [quacker] keep [on] [right] [up] [to] the [shore] [?] 1 would 3 keep 3 keep 8 the nearer and [nearer] [and] nearer he came . 1 nearer 2 and 2 and 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 he 5 nearer 7 came 7 came 8 . [reddy] [squirmed] [uneasily] [.] he couldn't see as well as he wanted to . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 7 he 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 as 4 as 5 well 4 as 6 as 5 well 6 as 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 . the bushes behind which he was lying were in his way . 1 the 2 bushes 2 bushes 3 behind 2 bushes 11 way 2 bushes 12 . 3 behind 4 which 4 which 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 lying 7 lying 8 were 9 in 11 way 10 his 11 way he wanted to see [granny] [make] that [jump] [which] [would] [mean] [a] [dinner] [for] [both] . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 7 that 7 that 16 . forgetting [what] [granny] [had] [charged] [him] [,] [reddy] [eagerly] [raised] his [head] [to] [look] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [.] 1 forgetting 11 his now it [just] happened that at that very minute [quacker] [chanced] [to] [look] that way . 1 now 2 it 2 it 4 happened 2 it 14 that 4 happened 5 that 4 happened 6 at 6 at 7 that 7 that 8 very 8 very 9 minute 14 that 15 way 15 way 16 . his [quick] [eyes] [caught] [the] [movement] of [reddy] ['s] [head] [and] [in] [an] [instant] all his [curiosity] [vanished] [.] 1 his 7 of 7 of 15 all 15 all 16 his that sharp face peering at him over the edge of the bank could mean but one thing danger ! 1 that 4 peering 2 sharp 3 face 3 face 4 peering 4 peering 5 at 4 peering 7 over 5 at 6 him 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 12 bank 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 could 13 could 14 mean 13 could 18 danger 15 but 16 one 16 one 17 thing 17 thing 18 danger 18 danger 19 ! it was all a trick ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 a 3 all 5 trick 5 trick 6 ! he saw through it now . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 through 3 through 4 it 4 it 5 now 5 now 6 . like a flash he turned . 1 like 2 a 1 like 3 flash 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 4 he 3 flash 5 turned 5 turned 6 . there was the whistle of stiff wings beating the air and the patter of feet striking the water as he got under way . 1 there 2 was 2 was 7 wings 3 the 5 of 4 whistle 5 of 5 of 7 wings 6 stiff 7 wings 7 wings 9 the 8 beating 9 the 9 the 10 air 10 air 13 patter 11 and 13 patter 12 the 13 patter 13 patter 14 of 13 patter 15 feet 13 patter 23 way 15 feet 16 striking 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 as 19 as 20 he 19 as 22 under 21 got 22 under 22 under 23 way 23 way 24 . then he flew out to the safety of the open water . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 flew 3 flew 5 to 4 out 5 to 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 safety 5 to 11 water 7 safety 8 of 9 the 10 open 10 open 11 water 11 water 12 . granny sprang , but she was just too late and succeeded in doing no more than wet her feet . 1 granny 2 sprang 1 granny 7 just 1 granny 9 late 2 sprang 4 but 2 sprang 5 she 3 , 4 but 6 was 7 just 8 too 9 late 9 late 11 succeeded 10 and 11 succeeded 11 succeeded 12 in 12 in 13 doing 13 doing 14 no 13 doing 15 more 15 more 16 than 16 than 17 wet 17 wet 19 feet 18 her 19 feet 19 feet 20 . of course , [granny] [didn't] [know] [what] [had] [frightened] [quacker] , not at first , anyway . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 11 , 11 , 12 not 12 not 13 at 13 at 14 first 14 first 15 , 15 , 16 anyway 16 anyway 17 . but she had her suspicions . 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 had 2 she 4 her 4 her 5 suspicions 5 suspicions 6 . she turned and looked up at the place where [reddy] [had] [been] hiding . 1 she 2 turned 2 turned 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 4 looked 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 13 hiding 13 hiding 14 . she couldn't see him . 1 she 4 him 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . then she bounded up the bank . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 bounded 3 bounded 6 bank 4 up 6 bank 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 7 . there was no [reddy] there , but far away [across] [the] [snow-covered] [green] [meadows] was a red spot growing smaller and smaller . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 but 6 , 15 was 7 but 8 far 8 far 9 away 15 was 16 a 16 a 18 spot 17 red 18 spot 18 spot 19 growing 18 spot 23 . 19 growing 21 and 20 smaller 21 and 21 and 22 smaller reddy was running away . 1 reddy 3 running 2 was 3 running 3 running 4 away 4 away 5 . then she knew . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 knew 3 knew 4 . at first [granny] was very angry . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 was 4 was 5 very 4 was 7 . 5 very 6 angry you know it is a dreadful thing to be hungry and have a good dinner disappear just as it is almost within reach . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 20 is 5 a 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 7 thing 10 hungry 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 and 11 and 12 have 12 have 15 dinner 12 have 20 is 13 a 14 good 14 good 15 dinner 16 disappear 17 just 17 just 18 as 18 as 20 is 19 it 20 is 20 is 21 almost 20 is 24 . 21 almost 22 within 22 within 23 reach " [i] ['ll] [teach] that [young] [scamp] [a] [lesson] he [won't] soon [forget] when [i] get home , " she [muttered] , as she watched him . 1 " 5 that 1 " 19 " 5 that 10 he 10 he 12 soon 14 when 17 home 16 get 17 home 17 home 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 she 20 she 22 , 22 , 23 as 23 as 24 she 24 she 25 watched 25 watched 26 him 26 him 27 . then she went back to the [edge] of the [big] [river] and there she found a dead fish which had been washed ashore . 1 then 2 she 1 then 12 and 2 she 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 she 14 she 15 found 15 found 19 which 16 a 17 dead 17 dead 18 fish 18 fish 19 which 19 which 22 washed 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 washed 22 washed 23 ashore 23 ashore 24 . it was a very good fish , and when she had eaten it [granny] [felt] [better] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 good 5 good 6 fish 6 fish 12 eaten 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 when 9 when 10 she 9 when 12 eaten 11 had 12 eaten 12 eaten 13 it 13 it 17 . " anyway , " thought she , " [i] have taught him a new trick and one he is n't likely to forget . 1 " 2 anyway 2 anyway 5 thought 2 anyway 15 trick 3 , 5 thought 4 " 5 thought 5 thought 6 she 6 she 7 , 7 , 8 " 10 have 11 taught 11 taught 12 him 11 taught 14 new 13 a 14 new 14 new 15 trick 15 trick 16 and 15 trick 23 forget 16 and 17 one 17 one 20 n't 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 n't 20 n't 21 likely 22 to 23 forget 23 forget 24 . i guess it was [worth] [while] [even] if [i] [didn't] [catch] [quacker] [.] 1 i 2 guess 1 i 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 8 if my , but he would have tasted good ! " 1 my 2 , 1 my 9 ! 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 tasted 7 tasted 8 good 9 ! 10 " granny smacked her lips and started for home . 1 granny 2 smacked 2 smacked 3 her 2 smacked 4 lips 2 smacked 8 home 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 6 started 8 home 8 home 9 . but [reddy] , with a guilty conscience , was afraid to go home . 1 but 3 , 3 , 4 with 4 with 8 , 5 a 8 , 6 guilty 7 conscience 7 conscience 8 , 8 , 9 was 9 was 10 afraid 10 afraid 12 go 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 home 13 home 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [old] [granny] [fox] [is] [caught] [napping] the wisest folks will make mistakes , but if they are truly wise they will profit from them . 1 the 2 wisest 2 wisest 13 wise 3 folks 4 will 4 will 5 make 5 make 6 mistakes 6 mistakes 8 but 6 mistakes 13 wise 7 , 8 but 9 if 13 wise 10 they 13 wise 11 are 13 wise 12 truly 13 wise 13 wise 16 profit 14 they 15 will 14 they 16 profit 16 profit 17 from 17 from 18 them 18 them 19 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] there is a [saying] [among] the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] [which] [runs] [something] [like] [this] [:] 1 there 2 is 1 there 9 of 2 is 3 a 6 the 7 little 6 the 9 of 7 little 8 people 9 of 10 the 10 the 13 and 13 and 14 the " you must your eyes wide open [keep] [to] [catch] [old] [granny] [fox] [asleep] . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 . 2 you 3 must 2 you 4 your 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 7 open 6 wide 7 open 15 . 16 " reddy [fox] [is] [smart] , [very] [smart] [.] 1 reddy 5 , but [reddy] isn't [nearly] [as] [smart] [as] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 but 3 isn't 1 but 11 . but once in a while even the smartest people are caught napping . 1 but 2 once 2 once 3 in 2 once 6 even 4 a 5 while 4 a 6 even 6 even 8 smartest 7 the 8 smartest 8 smartest 9 people 8 smartest 10 are 10 are 12 napping 10 are 13 . 11 caught 12 napping yes , [sir] , that does happen . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 does 6 does 7 happen 7 happen 8 . they will be careless sometimes . 1 they 4 careless 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 careless 4 careless 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 . it was just so with [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 with 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 so 5 with 9 . yes , [sir] , she actually believed that . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 that 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 6 actually 7 believed 7 believed 8 that 8 that 9 . it was this way with [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 with 2 was 3 this 3 this 4 way 5 with 9 . so at last she grew careless . 1 so 2 at 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 she 4 she 5 grew 5 grew 6 careless 6 careless 7 . yes , [sir] , she [grew] [careless] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she and that is something no [fox] [or] [anybody] [else] can afford to do . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 something 3 is 10 can 4 something 5 no 10 can 11 afford 11 afford 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . it [overlooked] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] was quite the most pleasant and comfortable place for a [sun-nap] that [ever] was . 1 it 7 was 1 it 18 that 7 was 8 quite 8 quite 9 the 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 pleasant 11 pleasant 12 and 12 and 13 comfortable 13 comfortable 14 place 14 place 15 for 15 for 16 a 18 that 20 was 20 was 21 . at least , that is what [old] [granny] [fox] [thought] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 5 is 11 . she took sun-naps there very often [.] 1 she 3 sun-naps 2 took 3 sun-naps 3 sun-naps 4 there 3 sun-naps 6 often 5 very 6 often it was her favorite resting place . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 her 1 it 6 place 3 her 4 favorite 5 resting 6 place 6 place 7 . then she would hurry straight to that knoll to rest and grin at her own smartness . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 would 2 she 14 her 3 would 4 hurry 4 hurry 5 straight 5 straight 6 to 6 to 8 knoll 7 that 8 knoll 8 knoll 9 to 9 to 10 rest 10 rest 11 and 11 and 12 grin 12 grin 13 at 14 her 15 own 15 own 16 smartness 16 smartness 17 . it happened that she did this one day when there was fresh snow on the ground . 1 it 2 happened 2 happened 3 that 2 happened 4 she 4 she 5 did 5 did 6 this 6 this 8 day 6 this 10 there 7 one 8 day 9 when 10 there 10 there 11 was 10 there 13 snow 10 there 14 on 12 fresh 13 snow 14 on 16 ground 15 the 16 ground 16 ground 17 . of course , every time she put a foot down she left a print in the snow . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 every 4 every 5 time 5 time 11 she 6 she 11 she 7 put 8 a 7 put 10 down 7 put 11 she 9 foot 10 down 11 she 12 left 12 left 14 print 13 a 14 print 14 print 15 in 14 print 16 the 14 print 17 snow 17 snow 18 . and where she curled up in the sun she left the print of her body . 1 and 9 she 2 where 3 she 2 where 4 curled 4 curled 5 up 4 curled 8 sun 4 curled 9 she 5 up 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 sun 9 she 10 left 9 she 16 . 10 left 11 the 10 left 12 print 12 print 13 of 13 of 15 body 14 her 15 body they were [very] [plain] to see , were [these] [prints] , and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] saw them . 1 they 2 were 1 they 11 , 2 were 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 , 7 , 8 were 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 saw 17 saw 18 them 17 saw 19 . he had been [tramping] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [late] in the afternoon and [just] [by] [chance] [happened] [across] [granny] 's [footprints] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 13 and 2 had 3 been 3 been 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 afternoon 13 and 20 's 20 's 22 . just for fun he followed them and so came to the sunny knoll . 1 just 2 for 2 for 3 fun 3 fun 4 he 3 fun 13 knoll 3 fun 14 . 4 he 5 followed 4 he 8 so 5 followed 6 them 7 and 8 so 8 so 9 came 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 sunny 12 sunny 13 knoll granny had left some time before , but of course she couldn't take the print of her body with her . 1 granny 2 had 2 had 6 before 3 left 5 time 4 some 5 time 5 time 6 before 6 before 10 course 6 before 15 print 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 course 9 of 10 course 11 she 13 take 12 couldn't 13 take 13 take 15 print 14 the 15 print 15 print 16 of 16 of 18 body 17 her 18 body 18 body 20 her 19 with 20 her 20 her 21 . that [remained] in the [snow] , and [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] saw it and [knew] [instantly] [what] it [meant] . 1 that 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 and 10 's 12 saw 12 saw 13 it 13 it 14 and 14 and 18 it 18 it 20 . he grinned , and could [granny] [fox] have seen that grin , she would have been uncomfortable . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 4 and 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 could 5 could 8 have 5 could 12 , 8 have 9 seen 9 seen 11 grin 10 that 11 grin 12 , 14 would 12 , 18 . 13 she 14 would 14 would 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 uncomfortable you see , he knew that he had found the place where [granny] was in the habit of taking a sun-nap [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 14 was 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 found 9 found 10 the 10 the 11 place 11 place 12 where 14 was 15 in 15 in 17 habit 16 the 17 habit 17 habit 18 of 17 habit 19 taking 19 taking 21 sun-nap 20 a 21 sun-nap i think we will give you a surprise one of these days . 1 i 2 think 1 i 13 . 2 think 6 you 2 think 12 days 3 we 4 will 3 we 6 you 5 give 6 you 7 a 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 one 9 one 10 of 9 one 11 these 11 these 12 days yes , [indeed] , [i] [think] [we] will give you a [surprise] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 13 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 will 8 will 10 you 9 give 10 you 10 you 11 a you have fooled us many times , and now it is our turn . " 1 you 2 have 1 you 4 us 3 fooled 4 us 4 us 6 times 4 us 12 our 5 many 6 times 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 now 9 now 10 it 10 it 11 is 10 it 12 our 12 our 13 turn 13 turn 14 . 14 . 15 " the next day [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [shouldered] [his] [terrible] [gun] and [sent] [bowser] the [hound] to [hunt] [for] the [trail] of [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 the 2 next 1 the 12 and 2 next 3 day 12 and 15 the 15 the 17 to 17 to 20 the 20 the 22 of it wasn't long before [bowser] ['s] [great] [voice] [told] [all] [the] [great] [world] that he had found [granny] ['s] [tracks] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 14 that 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 found 17 found 21 . farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] grinned just as he had the day before . 1 farmer 10 the 5 grinned 7 as 6 just 7 as 7 as 10 the 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 the 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 before 12 before 13 . he [waited] [patiently] a long , long time . 1 he 4 a 4 a 8 time 5 long 6 , 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 . he heard [bowser] 's great voice growing more and more excited as he [followed] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 he 2 heard 1 he 13 he 2 heard 6 voice 2 heard 7 growing 4 's 5 great 5 great 6 voice 7 growing 8 more 7 growing 9 and 9 and 10 more 10 more 11 excited 11 excited 12 as by and by [bowser] [stopped] [baying] and [began] [to] [yelp] [impatiently] [.] 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 7 and farmer [brown] 's boy [knew] [exactly] [what] [that] [meant] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy it [meant] [that] [granny] [had] [played] one of [her] [smart] [tricks] and [bowser] had [lost] her [trail] . 1 it 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 12 and 12 and 14 had 14 had 16 her 16 her 18 . and just a little way off behind the pine boughs sat [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] holding [his] [terrible] [gun] [and] [grinning] [.] 1 and 2 just 2 just 4 little 2 just 11 sat 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 way 5 way 6 off 7 behind 8 the 8 the 10 boughs 9 pine 10 boughs 10 boughs 11 sat 11 sat 16 holding at last he had caught [old] [granny] [fox] [napping] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 caught 5 caught 10 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [granny] [fox] [has] [a] [bad] [dream] nothing ever [simply] happens [;] [bear] [that] [point] [in] [mind] [.] 1 nothing 2 ever 2 ever 4 happens if you look long and hard enough [a] [cause] you 'll [always] find [.] 1 if 2 you 1 if 10 you 2 you 3 look 3 look 4 long 4 long 5 and 4 long 6 hard 4 long 7 enough 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 13 find [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [was] [dreaming] [.] yes , [sir] , she was [dreaming] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 8 . there she lay , curled up on the sunny little knoll on the edge of [the] [green] [forest] , fast asleep and dreaming . 1 there 2 she 2 she 3 lay 3 lay 4 , 4 , 5 curled 5 curled 6 up 5 curled 8 the 5 curled 19 , 7 on 8 the 8 the 11 knoll 9 sunny 11 knoll 10 little 11 knoll 11 knoll 12 on 12 on 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 19 , 20 fast 20 fast 21 asleep 20 fast 22 and 20 fast 23 dreaming 20 fast 24 . it was a very pleasant and very comfortable place indeed . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 place 2 was 3 a 3 a 9 place 4 very 5 pleasant 4 very 9 place 6 and 9 place 7 very 9 place 8 comfortable 9 place 9 place 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . you [see] [,] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [poured] [his] [warmest] [rays] right [down] [there] from the blue , blue sky . 1 you 15 right 15 right 18 from 18 from 19 the 19 the 20 blue 20 blue 22 blue 21 , 22 blue 22 blue 23 sky 23 sky 24 . when [old] [granny] [fox] was [tired] [,] she often slipped over there for a short nap and sun-bath even in [winter] [.] 1 when 5 was 5 was 20 in 8 she 9 often 9 often 10 slipped 10 slipped 11 over 11 over 12 there 11 over 13 for 13 for 16 nap 14 a 15 short 15 short 16 nap 16 nap 17 and 17 and 18 sun-bath 18 sun-bath 19 even 19 even 20 in she was quite sure that no one knew anything about it . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 12 . 8 knew 9 anything 9 anything 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . it was one of her secrets . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 secrets 1 it 7 . 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 secrets 5 her 6 secrets this [morning] [old] [granny] [fox] was very [tired] , [unusually] so . 1 this 6 was 1 this 12 . 6 was 7 very 7 very 9 , 9 , 11 so in the first place she had been out hunting all night . 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 she 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 out 7 been 10 all 8 out 9 hunting 10 all 11 night 11 night 12 . then , before she [could] [reach] [home] [,] [bowser] [the] [hound] had found her tracks and started to follow them . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 before 3 before 4 she 4 she 12 had 12 had 13 found 13 found 15 tracks 14 her 15 tracks 15 tracks 17 started 15 tracks 20 them 16 and 17 started 18 to 19 follow 19 follow 20 them 20 them 21 . of course , it wouldn't have done to go home then . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 7 done 6 have 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 home 10 home 11 then 11 then 12 . it wouldn't have done at all . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 5 at 4 done 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . bowser would have followed her straight there and so found out where she lived . 1 bowser 6 straight 1 bowser 11 out 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 followed 4 followed 5 her 4 followed 6 straight 6 straight 7 there 8 and 9 so 9 so 10 found 10 found 11 out 11 out 12 where 12 where 14 lived 13 she 14 lived 14 lived 15 . right away she fell asleep . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 she 2 away 4 fell 4 fell 5 asleep 5 asleep 6 . her eyes may be closed , but not her ears . 1 her 2 eyes 1 her 9 her 2 eyes 5 closed 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 closed 5 closed 8 not 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 not 9 her 10 ears 10 ears 11 . if it were not for the way her sharp ears keep guard , she wouldn't dare take naps in the open right in broad daylight . 1 if 2 it 2 it 4 not 2 it 5 for 3 were 4 not 5 for 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 her 8 her 9 sharp 8 her 14 she 9 sharp 10 ears 10 ears 11 keep 11 keep 12 guard 12 guard 13 , 14 she 15 wouldn't 15 wouldn't 16 dare 16 dare 17 take 17 take 18 naps 18 naps 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 22 right 21 open 22 right 22 right 23 in 22 right 26 . 23 in 24 broad 24 broad 25 daylight if you [ever] want to [catch] a [fox] [asleep] , you mustn't make the teeniest , weeniest noise . 1 if 2 you 1 if 10 , 2 you 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 7 a 10 , 11 you 11 you 12 mustn't 12 mustn't 13 make 13 make 15 teeniest 14 the 15 teeniest 15 teeniest 17 weeniest 16 , 17 weeniest 17 weeniest 18 noise 17 weeniest 19 . just remember that . 1 just 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 4 . now [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [no] [sooner] [closed] [her] [eyes] [than] [she] began to dream . 1 now 13 began 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 dream 15 dream 16 . at first it was a very pleasant [dream] , [the] [pleasantest] [dream] [a] [fox] [can] [have] . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 17 . 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 pleasant 7 pleasant 9 , it was of a chicken dinner , all the chicken she could eat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 12 could 3 of 4 a 3 of 8 all 4 a 5 chicken 4 a 7 , 5 chicken 6 dinner 8 all 9 the 8 all 12 could 10 chicken 11 she 11 she 12 could 12 could 13 eat 13 eat 14 . granny certainly enjoyed that dream . 1 granny 3 enjoyed 2 certainly 3 enjoyed 3 enjoyed 4 that 4 that 5 dream 4 that 6 . it made her smack her lips quite as if it were a real and not a dream dinner she was enjoying . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 her 2 made 4 smack 4 smack 5 her 4 smack 7 quite 5 her 6 lips 7 quite 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 11 were 10 it 11 were 11 were 12 a 12 a 13 real 13 real 14 and 14 and 15 not 15 not 16 a 16 a 17 dream 17 dream 18 dinner 17 dream 22 . 18 dinner 21 enjoying 19 she 21 enjoying 20 was 21 enjoying but presently the dream changed and became a bad dream . 1 but 2 presently 2 presently 3 the 2 presently 5 changed 3 the 4 dream 5 changed 6 and 6 and 7 became 6 and 8 a 6 and 10 dream 6 and 11 . 8 a 9 bad yes , indeed , it became a bad dream . 1 yes 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 5 it 4 , 5 it 5 it 9 dream 6 became 7 a 6 became 9 dream 8 bad 9 dream 9 dream 10 . it was as bad as at first it had been good . 1 it 6 at 2 was 5 as 3 as 5 as 4 bad 5 as 5 as 6 at 6 at 7 first 6 at 8 it 6 at 10 been 6 at 11 good 9 had 10 been 11 good 12 . it seemed to [granny] [that] [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] [become] [very] [smart] , [smarter] [than] she had ever known him to be [before] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 21 to 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 13 , 13 , 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 ever 18 ever 19 known 19 known 20 him 21 to 22 be 22 be 24 . do what she would , she couldn't fool him . 1 do 2 what 2 what 4 would 3 she 4 would 4 would 5 , 5 , 7 couldn't 6 she 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 9 him 8 fool 9 him 9 him 10 . not one of all the tricks she knew , and she knew a great many , fooled him at all . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 all 4 all 5 the 4 all 6 tricks 6 tricks 17 fooled 7 she 8 knew 7 she 11 she 8 knew 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 she 12 knew 12 knew 14 great 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 many 15 many 16 , 16 , 17 fooled 17 fooled 18 him 18 him 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . they didn't puzzle him long enough for her to get her breath . 1 they 2 didn't 1 they 3 puzzle 3 puzzle 4 him 4 him 6 enough 5 long 6 enough 6 enough 7 for 7 for 8 her 8 her 9 to 8 her 11 her 9 to 10 get 11 her 12 breath 12 breath 13 . she was so tired that it seemed to her that she couldn't run another step . 1 she 4 tired 2 was 4 tired 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 5 that 4 tired 7 seemed 4 tired 12 couldn't 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 8 to 9 her 10 that 12 couldn't 11 she 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 run 13 run 15 step 14 another 15 step 15 step 16 . it was a very , very real dream . 1 it 8 dream 2 was 8 dream 3 a 8 dream 4 very 6 very 4 very 8 dream 5 , 6 very 7 real 8 dream 8 dream 9 . you know dreams sometimes do seem very real indeed . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 dreams 3 dreams 4 sometimes 3 dreams 5 do 5 do 6 seem 6 seem 7 very 6 seem 8 real 8 real 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . this was the way it was with the bad dream of [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 the 1 this 15 . 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 11 of 7 with 8 the 8 the 10 dream 8 the 11 of 9 bad 10 dream " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! " cried [granny] and [waked] [herself] [up] [.] 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 6 and her eyes flew open . 1 her 2 eyes 2 eyes 4 open 3 flew 4 open 4 open 5 . no , [sir] , she didn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 . for a full minute she couldn't be sure whether what she saw was real or part of that dreadful dream . 1 for 4 minute 1 for 9 whether 2 a 4 minute 3 full 4 minute 5 she 7 be 6 couldn't 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 whether 9 whether 15 or 9 whether 21 . 10 what 13 was 11 she 12 saw 12 saw 13 was 13 was 15 or 14 real 15 or 15 or 16 part 16 part 17 of 16 part 20 dream 18 that 19 dreadful 19 dreadful 20 dream you see , she was [staring] [into] the [face] of [farmer] [brown] 's boy and the [muzzle] of his [dreadful] [gun] [!] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 was 5 was 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 15 and 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 18 of 18 of 19 his for just a few seconds she didn't move . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 seconds 5 seconds 8 move 6 she 8 move 7 didn't 8 move 8 move 9 . she couldn't . 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 . she was too frightened to move . 1 she 4 frightened 1 she 6 move 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 5 to 6 move 6 move 7 . then she knew what she saw was real and not a dream at all . 1 then 4 what 2 she 3 knew 3 knew 4 what 4 what 6 saw 4 what 8 real 5 she 6 saw 6 saw 7 was 8 real 10 not 9 and 10 not 10 not 11 a 10 not 13 at 11 a 12 dream 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 . there wasn't the least bit of doubt about it . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 7 doubt 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 5 bit 7 doubt 7 doubt 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . that was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and that was his dreadful gun ! 1 that 2 was 2 was 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 was 9 that 14 ! 11 his 12 dreadful 12 dreadful 13 gun 13 gun 14 ! all [in] [a] [flash] [she] [knew] that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy must have been [hiding] [behind] [those] [pine] [boughs] [.] 1 all 7 that 7 that 14 been 11 boy 12 must 12 must 13 have 13 have 14 been poor [old] [granny] [fox] ! 1 poor 5 ! for once in her life she had been caught napping . 1 for 2 once 1 for 6 she 2 once 3 in 4 her 5 life 4 her 6 she 6 she 7 had 6 she 8 been 8 been 10 napping 9 caught 10 napping 10 napping 11 . she hadn't the least hope in the world . 1 she 5 hope 2 hadn't 4 least 2 hadn't 5 hope 3 the 4 least 5 hope 6 in 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 . farmer [brown] 's boy had only to fire that dreadful gun , and that would be the end of her . 1 farmer 7 to 3 's 5 had 4 boy 5 had 5 had 6 only 6 only 7 to 7 to 8 fire 8 fire 11 gun 9 that 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 11 gun 11 gun 19 of 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 that 14 that 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 the 17 the 18 end 17 the 19 of 19 of 20 her 20 her 21 . she knew it . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [did] in time of danger heed this rule : think hard and fast , but pray keep cool . 1 in 2 time 1 in 3 of 3 of 4 danger 3 of 8 : 5 heed 8 : 6 this 8 : 7 rule 8 : 8 : 9 think 8 : 15 pray 9 think 10 hard 10 hard 11 and 10 hard 12 fast 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 pray 15 pray 16 keep 16 keep 17 cool 17 cool 18 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] poor [old] [granny] [fox] ! 1 poor 5 ! it wasn't the least bit of use to run . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 9 run 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 bit 4 least 9 run 5 bit 6 of 7 use 9 run 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 . granny knew that . 1 granny 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 . that dreadful gun would go " bang ! " and that would be the end of her . 1 that 2 dreadful 2 dreadful 3 gun 3 gun 5 go 3 gun 7 bang 4 would 5 go 6 " 7 bang 7 bang 8 ! 7 bang 15 end 9 " 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 15 end 14 the 15 end 15 end 17 her 16 of 17 her 17 her 18 . for a [few] [seconds] [she] [stared] [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , too frightened to [move] [or] [even] think . 1 for 2 a 1 for 15 to 2 a 12 , 12 , 13 too 13 too 14 frightened 15 to 19 think 19 think 20 . then she began to wonder why that dreadful gun didn't go off . 1 then 2 she 2 she 6 why 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 why 6 why 10 didn't 7 that 9 gun 8 dreadful 9 gun 9 gun 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 go 11 go 12 off 12 off 13 . what was [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy waiting for ? 1 what 8 for 1 what 9 ? 2 was 7 waiting 6 boy 7 waiting 7 waiting 8 for she got to her feet . 1 she 2 got 2 got 3 to 3 to 5 feet 4 her 5 feet 5 feet 6 . she was sure that the first step would be her last , yet she couldn't stay there . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 sure 2 was 13 yet 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 step 8 would 9 be 9 be 11 last 10 her 11 last 11 last 12 , 12 , 13 yet 13 yet 14 she 13 yet 15 couldn't 13 yet 18 . 15 couldn't 17 there 16 stay 17 there how could [fanner] [brown] ['s] boy do such a dreadful thing ? 1 how 2 could 2 could 7 do 2 could 12 ? 6 boy 7 do 7 do 8 such 7 do 11 thing 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 dreadful somehow , his freckled face didn't look cruel . 1 somehow 2 , 2 , 3 his 3 his 4 freckled 4 freckled 5 face 5 face 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 look 6 didn't 8 cruel 8 cruel 9 . he was even beginning to grin [.] 1 he 6 grin 2 was 4 beginning 3 even 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 6 grin " oh ! " [sobbed] [old] [granny] [fox] [under] her [breath] [.] 1 " 2 oh 1 " 4 " 2 oh 3 ! 4 " 10 her and right at that [very] [instant] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [did] [something] . 1 and 2 right 1 and 13 . 2 right 3 at 4 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 13 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? no , he didn't shoot her . 1 no 4 didn't 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 6 her 4 didn't 7 . 5 shoot 6 her he didn't fire his dreadful gun . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fire 3 fire 6 gun 3 fire 7 . 4 his 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 gun what do you think he did do ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 8 ? 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 he 6 did 7 do 7 do 8 ? why , he threw a [snowball] [at] [old] [granny] [fox] and shouted " boo ! " 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 he 3 he 4 threw 3 he 14 boo 4 threw 5 a 11 and 12 shouted 12 shouted 13 " 13 " 14 boo 14 boo 15 ! 15 ! 16 " farmer [brown] 's boy was standing [right] [where] [she] [had] [last] [seen] [him] , and he was [laughing] harder than ever . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 standing 6 standing 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 was 15 and 22 . 16 he 17 was 19 harder 20 than 20 than 21 ever 21 ever 22 . " go it , [granny] ! 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 6 ! go it ! " [shouted] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 go 4 " 2 it 3 ! 3 ! 4 " just remember that and leave my chickens alone . " 1 just 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 4 and 4 and 5 leave 4 and 7 chickens 4 and 9 . 6 my 7 chickens 7 chickens 8 alone 9 . 10 " now it happened that [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] had seen all that [had] [happened] , and he fairly bubbled over with joy . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 happened 2 it 12 that 3 happened 4 that 3 happened 7 the 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 11 all 11 all 12 that 12 that 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 fairly 17 he 18 fairly 18 fairly 19 bubbled 19 bubbled 20 over 19 bubbled 22 joy 19 bubbled 23 . 21 with 22 joy " [dee] [,] dee , [dee] , [chickadee] ! 1 " 4 dee 1 " 5 , 5 , 9 ! 7 , 9 ! it is just as [i] have [always] said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [isn't] [bad] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 said 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 have 8 said 15 . he 'd be friends with every one if every one would let him , " he cried . 1 he 2 'd 1 he 4 friends 1 he 13 him 1 he 15 " 2 'd 3 be 4 friends 5 with 4 friends 12 let 5 with 6 every 6 every 7 one 8 if 10 one 8 if 11 would 9 every 10 one 11 would 12 let 13 him 14 , 15 " 17 cried 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " [maybe] , [maybe] , " [grumbled] [sammy] [jay] , who also had seen all that had happened . 1 " 18 happened 3 , 6 " 3 , 10 , 5 , 6 " 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 also 12 also 13 had 13 had 14 seen 14 seen 15 all 15 all 16 that 16 that 18 happened 17 had 18 happened 18 happened 19 . " but he 's altogether too smart for me to trust [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 5 altogether 2 but 3 he 3 he 4 's 4 's 5 altogether 5 altogether 6 too 5 altogether 11 trust 6 too 7 smart 8 for 9 me 9 me 10 to 10 to 11 trust oh , my ! oh , my ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 7 my 4 ! 5 oh 5 oh 6 , 6 , 7 my 7 my 8 ! what news this will be to tell ! 1 what 2 news 1 what 8 ! 2 news 4 will 2 news 7 tell 3 this 4 will 4 will 5 be 6 to 7 tell [old] [granny] [fox] [will] [never] [hear] [the] [end] [of] [it] [.] ho ! ho ! ho ! 1 ho 2 ! 2 ! 4 ! 3 ho 4 ! 4 ! 5 ho 4 ! 6 ! i must hurry along [and] [find] my cousin , [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 i 2 must 1 i 7 my 2 must 3 hurry 3 hurry 4 along 7 my 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , this [will] [tickle] [him] half to death . " 1 this 9 " 5 half 6 to 6 to 7 death 7 death 8 . 8 . 9 " you see , nothing could make her believe that he wanted to be her friend . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 nothing 2 see 3 , 4 nothing 5 could 4 nothing 10 he 5 could 6 make 6 make 7 her 6 make 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 10 he 11 wanted 10 he 15 friend 11 wanted 12 to 13 be 15 friend 14 her 15 friend 15 friend 16 . she thought he had let her get away just to show her that he was smarter than she . 1 she 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 2 thought 8 away 3 he 4 had 5 let 6 her 5 let 7 get 7 get 8 away 8 away 9 just 9 just 10 to 9 just 16 smarter 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 her 11 show 13 that 14 he 16 smarter 15 was 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 than 17 than 18 she 18 she 19 . instead [of] [thankfulness] , [hate] and [fear] [filled] [granny] 's [heart] . 1 instead 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 10 's 10 's 12 . you know 1 you 2 know people who themselves do [ill] [for] [others] [seldom] have [good] [will] [.] 1 people 2 who 1 people 9 have 2 who 4 do 3 themselves 4 do [chapter] [ix] [:] [reddy] [fox] [hears] [about] [granny] [fox] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] sammy [jay] [hurried] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , [chuckling] [as] [he] [flew] [.] 1 sammy 8 , sammy was brimming over with the news [he] [had] [to] [tell] [,] [how] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [been] [caught] [napping] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 sammy 2 was 2 was 3 brimming 3 brimming 4 over 3 brimming 5 with 5 with 7 news 6 the 7 news sammy wouldn't have believed it if any one had told him . 1 sammy 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 believed 2 wouldn't 6 if 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 it 6 if 9 had 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 had 9 had 10 told 10 told 11 him 11 him 12 . no , [sir] , he wouldn't . 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't presently [sammy] [spied] [reddy] [fox] [trotting] [along] the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 presently 8 the 1 presently 12 . reddy was forever boasting of [how] [smart] [granny] [fox] was [.] 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 forever 2 was 10 was 3 forever 4 boasting 4 boasting 5 of he had boasted of it so much that everybody was sick of hearing him . 1 he 9 everybody 1 he 14 him 2 had 3 boasted 3 boasted 4 of 3 boasted 7 much 3 boasted 9 everybody 4 of 5 it 6 so 7 much 7 much 8 that 9 everybody 10 was 11 sick 12 of 12 of 13 hearing 13 hearing 14 him 14 him 15 . when he saw [reddy] [trotting] [along] the [lone] [little] [path] , [sammy] [chuckled] [harder] [than] [ever] [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 11 , 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 7 the he hid in a thick hemlock-tree and as [reddy] passed he shouted : 1 he 11 he 2 hid 3 in 2 hid 7 and 4 a 5 thick 5 thick 6 hemlock-tree 6 hemlock-tree 7 and 7 and 8 as 8 as 10 passed 8 as 11 he 11 he 12 shouted 12 shouted 13 : reddy looked up angrily . 1 reddy 4 angrily 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 angrily 4 angrily 5 . he couldn't see [sammy] [jay] , but he knew [sammy] 's voice [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 7 but 2 couldn't 9 knew 2 couldn't 12 voice 6 , 7 but 8 he 9 knew 11 's 12 voice there is no [mistaking] that [.] 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 that 2 is 3 no everybody knows [the] [voice] [of] [sammy] [jay] . 1 everybody 2 knows 1 everybody 8 . of course it was foolish , very foolish of [reddy] to be angry , and still more foolish to show that he was angry . 1 of 2 course 1 of 14 , 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 , 5 foolish 8 foolish 7 very 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 of 9 of 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 angry 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 still 16 still 17 more 17 more 18 foolish 18 foolish 19 to 19 to 20 show 20 show 21 that 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 angry 24 angry 25 . but [like] a great many people , [reddy] [allowed] [his] [temper] to get the better of [his] [common] [sense] [.] 1 but 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 many 5 many 6 people 6 people 7 , 7 , 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 15 better 14 the 15 better 15 better 16 of " who says [granny] [fox] is [stupid] ? " he snarled . 1 " 8 ? 2 who 3 says 2 who 8 ? 3 says 6 is 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 snarled 11 snarled 12 . " [i] do , " replied [sammy] [jay] [promptly] [.] 1 " 3 do 1 " 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied " [i] say she is stupid . " 1 " 3 say 1 " 8 " 4 she 5 is 4 she 7 . 5 is 6 stupid 7 . 8 " " she is smarter than [anybody] [else] in all the [green] [forest] and [on] [all] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 " 2 she 1 " 8 in 2 she 4 smarter 3 is 4 smarter 4 smarter 5 than 8 in 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 13 and 13 and 16 the she is smarter than anybody else in all the [great] [world] , " [boasted] [reddy] , and [he] [really] believed it . 1 she 2 is 1 she 16 , 2 is 3 smarter 2 is 5 anybody 2 is 12 , 2 is 13 " 3 smarter 4 than 5 anybody 6 else 6 else 7 in 7 in 8 all 8 all 9 the 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 believed 20 believed 21 it 21 it 22 . " she [isn't] [smart] [enough] to [fool] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , " [taunted] [sammy] . 1 " 2 she 1 " 13 " 2 she 6 to 10 's 11 boy 10 's 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 . " what 's that ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? who says so ? 1 who 2 says 1 who 4 ? 3 so 4 ? has anything happened [to] [granny] [fox] ? " 1 has 3 happened 1 has 7 ? 2 anything 3 happened 7 ? 8 " reddy forgot his anger in a sudden great fear . 1 reddy 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 his 3 his 4 anger 3 his 10 . 4 anger 9 fear 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 great 8 great 9 fear could [granny] have been [shot] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ? 1 could 3 have 1 could 11 ? 3 have 4 been " [i] don't believe it ! " [snapped] [reddy] . 1 " 7 " 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 10 . " [i] don't believe a word of it ! 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 9 ! 5 a 6 word 5 a 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 ! nobody [ever] [yet] caught [old] [granny] [fox] napping , and nobody ever will . " 1 nobody 15 " 4 caught 8 napping 8 napping 9 , 8 napping 14 . 10 and 11 nobody 11 nobody 12 ever 11 nobody 14 . 12 ever 13 will 14 . 15 " " [i] don't [care] [whether] [you] believe it or not ; it 's [so] [,] for [i] [saw] him , " retorted [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 20 , 1 " 25 . 3 don't 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 or 8 it 19 him 9 or 10 not 11 ; 12 it 12 it 13 's 13 's 16 for 16 for 19 him 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 retorted " you you you " began [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 . 2 you 3 you 3 you 4 you 3 you 5 " 5 " 6 began " [go] [ask] [tommy] [tit] [the] [chickadee] if it isn't true . 1 " 8 if 8 if 12 . 9 it 10 isn't 9 it 12 . 10 isn't 11 true he saw him too , " interrupted [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 he 2 saw 1 he 5 , 1 he 6 " 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 too 6 " 7 interrupted " [dee] [,] dee , [dee] , [chickadee] ! 1 " 4 dee 1 " 5 , 5 , 9 ! 7 , 9 ! there sat [tommy] [tit] [himself] [.] 1 there 2 sat reddy didn't know what to think or say . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 8 say 5 to 7 or 6 think 7 or 7 or 8 say 8 say 9 . he just couldn't believe it , [yet] he had never [known] [tommy] [tit] to tell an untruth . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 18 . 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 never 10 never 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 17 untruth 16 an 17 untruth [sammy] [jay] [alone] [he] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [.] reddy had to believe it . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . if [tommy] [tit] said it was so , it must be so . 1 if 8 , 1 if 9 it 4 said 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 , 9 it 12 so 9 it 13 . 10 must 11 be 10 must 12 so reddy [fox] [started] [off] [to] [hunt] [up] [old] [granny] [fox] and [ask] [her] [about] [it] [.] 1 reddy 11 and but a sudden thought popped into his red head , and he changed his mind . 1 but 5 popped 2 a 3 sudden 3 sudden 5 popped 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 9 head 5 popped 15 mind 5 popped 16 . 7 his 9 head 8 red 9 head 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 changed 13 changed 15 mind 14 his 15 mind " then [i] 'll see what she has to say . 1 " 2 then 2 then 4 'll 4 'll 5 see 5 see 10 say 6 what 10 say 7 she 8 has 7 she 10 say 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 . i [guess] she [won't] [scold] me so much [after] [this] . " 1 i 3 she 1 i 12 " 6 me 7 so 7 so 8 much 8 much 11 . 11 . 12 " reddy grinned more than ever , which wasn't a bit nice of him . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 more 2 grinned 7 which 3 more 4 than 5 ever 7 which 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 10 bit 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 nice 11 nice 12 of 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 . [chapter] [x] [:] [reddy] [fox] [is] [impudent] a [saucy] [tongue] [is] [dangerous] to [possess] [;] [be] [sure] [some] [day] ['] [t] [will] get you in a [mess] [.] 1 a 6 to 6 to 16 get 16 get 17 you 16 get 18 in 18 in 19 a [old] [granny] [fox] [.] he is [smart] , is [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 is 1 he 8 . 2 is 4 , 4 , 5 is yes , [indeed] , [reddy] [fox] is very , very smart . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 is 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 , 9 , 10 very 9 , 12 . 10 very 11 smart he has to be in order to live . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 to 2 has 8 live 3 to 4 be 5 in 6 order 6 order 7 to 7 to 8 live 8 live 9 . but a great deal of what he knows he learned [from] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 but 2 a 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 deal 4 deal 5 of 5 of 9 he 6 what 7 he 7 he 8 knows 8 knows 9 he 9 he 10 learned the very best tricks he knows she taught him . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 best 3 best 4 tricks 4 tricks 6 knows 5 he 6 knows 6 knows 7 she 7 she 8 taught 8 taught 9 him 8 taught 10 . she began teaching him when he was so little that he tumbled over his own feet . 1 she 4 him 1 she 11 he 2 began 3 teaching 3 teaching 4 him 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 little 8 so 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 tumbled 11 he 14 his 12 tumbled 13 over 14 his 15 own 15 own 16 feet 16 feet 17 . in fact , there is little [reddy] [knows] [which] he didn't learn from [wise] [,] [shrewd] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 10 he 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 little 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 learn 12 learn 13 from but as he [grew] [bigger] and [bigger] , [until] he was quite as [big] as [granny] [herself] , he forgot [what] he [owed] [to] her . 1 but 8 , 1 but 10 he 2 as 3 he 2 as 8 , 3 he 6 and 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 quite 12 quite 13 as 13 as 15 as 15 as 18 , 18 , 19 he 18 , 26 . 19 he 20 forgot 22 he 25 her 22 he 26 . he grew to have a very good opinion of himself and to feel that he knew just about all there was to know . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 to 3 to 4 have 4 have 8 opinion 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 opinion 7 good 8 opinion 8 opinion 9 of 8 opinion 10 himself 8 opinion 23 know 10 himself 11 and 10 himself 12 to 12 to 13 feel 13 feel 14 that 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 18 about 17 just 18 about 18 about 21 was 19 all 20 there 20 there 21 was 21 was 22 to 22 to 23 know 23 know 24 . but he never [quite] [dared] to be [openly] [disrespectful] to [granny] , and [this] , of course , was quite as it should have been . 1 but 2 he 1 but 12 , 2 he 3 never 3 never 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 10 to 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 , 13 and 21 as 15 , 16 of 16 of 17 course 16 of 18 , 18 , 19 was 19 was 20 quite 21 as 22 it 22 it 25 been 23 should 24 have 24 have 25 been 25 been 26 . " if only [i] [could] [catch] [granny] [doing] [something] [foolish] or [careless] , " he would say to himself . 1 " 2 if 1 " 14 " 2 if 3 only 11 or 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 say 17 say 18 to 18 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 . but he never could , and he had begun to think that he never would . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 could 4 could 5 , 4 could 11 think 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 begun 9 begun 10 to 9 begun 11 think 11 think 12 that 11 think 15 would 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 never 14 never 15 would 15 would 16 . but now [at] [last] [granny] , [clever] [old] [granny] [fox] , had been [careless] ! 1 but 2 now 2 now 6 , 6 , 11 , 11 , 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 15 ! she had [allowed] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to [catch] her [napping] [!] 1 she 2 had 1 she 10 her 8 to 10 her reddy did wish he had been there to see it himself . 1 reddy 2 did 1 reddy 4 he 1 reddy 7 there 2 did 3 wish 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 there 7 there 9 see 8 to 9 see 9 see 11 himself 10 it 11 himself 11 himself 12 . yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] was [deliberately] [planning] to [answer] back , [which] , as you know , is [always] [disrespectful] to one ['s] [elders] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 13 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 10 to 10 to 12 back 13 , 15 , 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 you 16 as 19 , 17 you 18 know 19 , 20 is 20 is 23 to 23 to 24 one 24 one 27 . at last the chance came . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 the 2 last 4 chance 4 chance 5 came 4 chance 6 . reddy did a thing no [truly] [wise] [fox] [ever] [will] [do] [.] 1 reddy 2 did 2 did 4 thing 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 no he went two nights in succession to the same henhouse , and the second time he barely escaped being shot . 1 he 2 went 1 he 16 he 2 went 7 to 3 two 4 nights 4 nights 5 in 5 in 6 succession 5 in 7 to 7 to 9 same 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 henhouse 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 second 13 the 14 second 14 second 15 time 15 time 16 he 16 he 18 escaped 17 barely 18 escaped 18 escaped 19 being 19 being 20 shot 20 shot 21 . [old] [granny] [fox] [found] [out] [about] [it] [.] " you are the [stupidest] [fox] [i] ever heard of , " [scolded] [granny] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 " 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 the 8 ever 9 heard 9 heard 10 of 10 of 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . " [i] ['m] no more [stupid] than you are ! " [retorted] [reddy] in the most impudent way . 1 " 4 no 4 no 5 more 4 no 19 . 5 more 7 than 7 than 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 14 in 14 in 18 way 15 the 16 most 16 most 17 impudent 17 impudent 18 way " what 's that ? " demanded [granny] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 3 's 4 that 5 ? 7 demanded 6 " 7 demanded " what 's that you said ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 " 2 what 4 that 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 you 6 said 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] [said] [i] ['m] no more [stupid] than you are , and what is more , [i] [hope] [i] ['m] not so stupid . 1 " 6 no 1 " 22 not 6 no 7 more 7 more 9 than 9 than 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 what 14 what 15 is 15 is 16 more 16 more 17 , 22 not 23 so 23 so 24 stupid 23 so 25 . i know better than to take a nap in broad daylight [right] [under] the very [nose] of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . " 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 better 3 better 4 than 4 than 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 8 nap 7 a 8 nap 8 nap 9 in 8 nap 21 boy 8 nap 23 " 9 in 11 daylight 10 broad 11 daylight 14 the 15 very 14 the 17 of 17 of 20 's 20 's 21 boy 22 . 23 " reddy grinned in the most impudent way as he said this . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 in 2 grinned 10 said 3 in 7 way 4 the 5 most 5 most 6 impudent 6 impudent 7 way 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 said 10 said 11 this 10 said 12 . granny 's eyes snapped [.] 1 granny 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped then things happened . 1 then 3 happened 2 things 3 happened 3 happened 4 . " there ! " [cried] [granny] [,] when [at] [last] she had to stop [because] she was quite out of breath . 1 " 2 there 1 " 4 " 2 there 3 ! 4 " 8 when 8 when 11 she 11 she 12 had 11 she 16 she 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 stop 16 she 17 was 17 was 18 quite 18 quite 19 out 19 out 20 of 19 out 21 breath 21 breath 22 . " perhaps that will teach you to be respectful to your elders . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 4 will 3 that 4 will 4 will 5 teach 5 teach 6 you 5 teach 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 respectful 9 respectful 10 to 10 to 11 your 11 your 12 elders 12 elders 13 . i was careless and stupid , and [i] am perfectly ready to admit it , because it has taught me a lesson . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 careless 2 was 18 has 3 careless 4 and 4 and 5 stupid 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 am 9 am 11 ready 9 am 18 has 10 perfectly 11 ready 11 ready 12 to 11 ready 13 admit 13 admit 14 it 13 admit 15 , 16 because 17 it 17 it 18 has 18 has 19 taught 19 taught 20 me 19 taught 22 lesson 21 a 22 lesson 22 lesson 23 . wisdom often is gained through mistakes , but never when one is not willing to admit the mistakes . 1 wisdom 2 often 2 often 3 is 2 often 16 admit 3 is 4 gained 4 gained 6 mistakes 4 gained 10 when 5 through 6 mistakes 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 never 9 never 10 when 10 when 12 is 11 one 12 is 12 is 13 not 12 is 14 willing 14 willing 15 to 16 admit 17 the 17 the 18 mistakes 17 the 19 . no [fox] lives long who makes the same mistake twice . 1 no 3 lives 3 lives 4 long 3 lives 9 mistake 4 long 5 who 6 makes 9 mistake 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 mistake 9 mistake 10 twice 10 twice 11 . and those who are impudent to their elders come to no good end . 1 and 2 those 1 and 14 . 2 those 3 who 3 who 4 are 3 who 5 impudent 5 impudent 6 to 5 impudent 13 end 6 to 8 elders 7 their 8 elders 9 come 10 to 10 to 13 end 11 no 12 good 11 no 13 end i 've got a fat goose hidden away for dinner , but you will get none of it . " 1 i 9 for 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 a 4 a 5 fat 4 a 6 goose 6 goose 7 hidden 7 hidden 8 away 8 away 9 for 9 for 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 , 10 dinner 12 but 10 dinner 13 you 13 you 14 will 13 you 16 none 13 you 20 " 15 get 16 none 16 none 18 it 17 of 18 it 19 . 20 " " [i] [i] wish [i] ['d] never heard of [granny] ['s] [mistake] , " [whined] [reddy] to himself as he [crept] [dinnerless] [to] [bed] . 1 " 4 wish 1 " 14 " 7 never 8 heard 8 heard 9 of 9 of 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 25 . 17 to 18 himself 18 himself 19 as 19 as 20 he 20 he 25 . " you ought to wish that you hadn't been impudent , " whispered a small voice down inside him . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 ought 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 wish 5 wish 6 that 5 wish 8 hadn't 6 that 7 you 8 hadn't 9 been 9 been 10 impudent 10 impudent 18 inside 11 , 13 whispered 12 " 13 whispered 13 whispered 14 a 14 a 15 small 15 small 16 voice 16 voice 17 down 17 down 18 inside 18 inside 19 him 19 him 20 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [after] [the] [storm] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] but it couldn't last forever , and they knew it . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 last 3 couldn't 9 knew 3 couldn't 11 . 4 last 5 forever 5 forever 6 , 5 forever 8 they 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 9 knew 10 it knowing this was all that kept some of them alive . 1 knowing 5 that 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 all 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 kept 6 kept 7 some 7 some 9 them 8 of 9 them 9 them 10 alive 10 alive 11 . you see , they were starving . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 they 4 they 5 were 4 they 6 starving 6 starving 7 . yes , [sir] , they were starving . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 starving 7 starving 8 . with the little wild friends , especially the little feathered folks , it is a very different matter . 1 with 2 the 2 the 3 little 3 little 5 friends 3 little 9 little 4 wild 5 friends 6 , 7 especially 7 especially 9 little 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 feathered 10 feathered 11 folks 11 folks 12 , 11 folks 13 it 11 folks 14 is 14 is 18 matter 15 a 16 very 16 very 17 different 17 different 18 matter 18 matter 19 . so when their food supply is wholly cut off , they starve or else freeze to death in a very short time . 1 so 2 when 2 when 3 their 3 their 4 food 4 food 5 supply 5 supply 6 is 6 is 7 wholly 6 is 12 starve 7 wholly 8 cut 8 cut 9 off 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 starve 12 starve 13 or 12 starve 18 in 13 or 14 else 14 else 15 freeze 15 freeze 16 to 15 freeze 17 death 18 in 22 time 18 in 23 . 19 a 20 very 20 very 21 short 21 short 22 time a great many little lives are ended this way in every long , hard winter storm . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 many 3 many 4 little 4 little 5 lives 5 lives 6 are 6 are 7 ended 7 ended 8 this 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 in 10 in 11 every 10 in 12 long 12 long 13 , 12 long 14 hard 14 hard 15 winter 15 winter 16 storm 16 storm 17 . little [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] was so [weak] that he could [hardly] [fly] , and [he] [shook] [with] [chills] [.] 1 little 15 and 4 the 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 14 , 14 , 15 and he [made] [straight] [for] [the] [apple-tree] [where] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] always [keeps] a piece of [suet] [tied] to [a] [branch] [for] [tommy] and his friends [.] 1 he 10 's 1 he 24 and 10 's 12 always 12 always 14 a 14 a 15 piece 15 piece 16 of 16 of 19 to 24 and 25 his 25 his 26 friends [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [was] [there] [before] [him] [.] " [dee] , dee , dee ! " [said] [tommy] [tit] [faintly] but [cheerfully] , for he couldn't be other than cheery if he tried . 1 " 7 ! 3 , 7 ! 4 dee 7 ! 5 , 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 13 but 13 but 18 couldn't 15 , 16 for 15 , 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 be 19 be 20 other 19 be 21 than 21 than 22 cheery 22 cheery 23 if 23 if 24 he 23 if 25 tried 25 tried 26 . " [dee] , [dee] , [dee] ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 ! 5 , 7 ! that looks [good] to me . " 1 that 4 to 2 looks 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 " " it is good , " [mumbled] [drummer] , [pecking] [away] [at] the [suet] [greedily] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 16 . 2 it 3 is 2 it 13 the 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 , " come on , [tommy] [tit] . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 2 come 7 . 3 on 4 , don't wait for me , for [i] [won't] be [through] for a long time . 1 don't 2 wait 2 wait 3 for 3 for 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 13 long 9 be 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 . i 'm nearly starved , and [i] [guess] you must be . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 nearly 2 'm 5 , 2 'm 11 be 3 nearly 4 starved 6 and 11 be 9 you 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] am , " [confessed] [tommy] , as he flew over [beside] [drummer] [.] 1 " 4 , 1 " 5 " 3 am 4 , 5 " 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 11 flew 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 over " thank you ever so much for not making me wait . " 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 ever 2 thank 7 for 2 thank 12 . 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 much 7 for 9 making 8 not 9 making 9 making 10 me 9 making 11 wait 12 . 13 " " don't [mention] it , ["] [replied] [drummer] , with his mouth full . 1 " 4 it 2 don't 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 9 , 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 full 13 full 14 . " this is no time for politeness . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 6 for 5 time 6 for 6 for 7 politeness 7 politeness 8 . here comes [yank] [yank] [the] [nuthatch] [.] 1 here 2 comes i guess there is room for him too . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 7 him 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 room 5 room 6 for 6 for 7 him 7 him 8 too 8 too 9 . 9 . 10 " [yank] [yank] [was] [promptly] [invited] [to] [join] [them] [and] [did] [so] [after] [apologizing] [for] [seeming] [so] [greedy] [.] " if [i] [couldn't] [get] my [stomach] [full] [before] night , [i] [certainly] [should] [freeze] to [death] [before] [morning] , " said he . 1 " 2 if 1 " 21 " 2 if 6 my 10 night 11 , 11 , 16 to 16 to 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 22 said 23 he 23 he 24 . " what a blessing it is to have all this good food waiting for us . 1 " 4 blessing 2 what 3 a 3 a 4 blessing 4 blessing 5 it 4 blessing 12 food 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 all 9 all 10 this 11 good 12 food 12 food 13 waiting 13 waiting 14 for 13 waiting 15 us 15 us 16 . if [i] had [to] [hunt] [for] [my] [usual] [food] [on] [the] [trees] , [i] [certainly] should have to give up [and] [die] . 1 if 3 had 3 had 23 . 13 , 16 should 16 should 17 have 17 have 18 to 18 to 19 give 19 give 20 up 20 up 23 . it took all my strength to get over here . 1 it 2 took 2 took 5 strength 2 took 8 over 2 took 9 here 3 all 4 my 3 all 5 strength 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 over 9 here 10 . my , [i] feel like a new bird already ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 10 ! 4 feel 5 like 5 like 8 bird 6 a 7 new 7 new 8 bird 8 bird 9 already 9 already 10 ! here comes [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 here 2 comes i wonder if he will try to drive us away as he usually does . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 5 will 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 try 5 will 8 drive 6 try 7 to 8 drive 9 us 8 drive 10 away 10 away 11 as 10 away 15 . 11 as 13 usually 12 he 13 usually 13 usually 14 does 15 . 16 " sammy did nothing of the kind . 1 sammy 2 did 1 sammy 7 . 2 did 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 of 4 of 6 kind 5 the 6 kind he was very meek and most polite . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 very 3 very 7 polite 3 very 8 . 4 meek 5 and 4 meek 7 polite 6 most 7 polite " can you make room for a starving fellow to get a bite ? " he asked . 1 " 8 starving 2 can 4 make 3 you 4 make 4 make 5 room 5 room 6 for 5 room 8 starving 7 a 8 starving 8 starving 9 fellow 8 starving 13 bite 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 a 12 a 13 bite 13 bite 17 asked 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 17 asked 15 " 17 asked 16 he 17 asked 17 asked 18 . " [i] [wouldn't] [ask] it but [that] [i] [couldn't] last [another] night without food . " 1 " 5 it 1 " 6 but 6 but 16 " 10 last 12 night 10 last 15 . 12 night 13 without 13 without 14 food 15 . 16 " " [dee] , [dee] , [dee] ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 ! 5 , 7 ! always [room] [for] [one] [more] , ["] [replied] [tommy] [tit] [,] [crowding] [over] [to] [give] [sammy] [room] [.] 1 always 6 , " wasn't that a dreadful storm ? " 1 " 2 wasn't 1 " 7 ? 2 wasn't 3 that 2 wasn't 5 dreadful 4 a 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 storm 7 ? 8 " " [worst] [i] [ever] knew , " [mumbled] [sammy] . 1 " 7 " 5 knew 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 . " [i] wonder if [i] [ever] will be warm again . " 1 " 3 wonder 1 " 11 . 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 7 will 7 will 8 be 8 be 10 again 9 warm 10 again 11 . 12 " until their stomachs were full , not another word was said . 1 until 3 stomachs 2 their 3 stomachs 3 stomachs 4 were 3 stomachs 5 full 3 stomachs 7 not 5 full 6 , 7 not 9 word 8 another 9 word 9 word 10 was 9 word 11 said 11 said 12 . meanwhile [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] had [discovered] [that] the [storm] was [over] [.] 1 meanwhile 3 the 1 meanwhile 11 was 3 the 6 had 6 had 9 the his own troubles were at an end , for in the tree he was headed for was a store of corn . 1 his 2 own 2 own 3 troubles 3 troubles 4 were 4 were 5 at 5 at 7 end 6 an 7 end 7 end 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 in 9 for 12 tree 10 in 11 the 12 tree 15 headed 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 headed 15 headed 16 for 15 headed 21 corn 15 headed 22 . 17 was 18 a 17 was 21 corn 19 store 20 of 19 store 21 corn [chapter] [xii] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [hunt] [in] [vain] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [plans] [for] [good] [quite] [often] [are] [not] [understood] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! everybody who was not sleeping the winter away , or who had not a store of food right at hand , was out . 1 everybody 2 who 1 everybody 7 winter 1 everybody 11 who 3 was 5 sleeping 4 not 5 sleeping 5 sleeping 7 winter 6 the 7 winter 7 winter 8 away 9 , 10 or 10 or 11 who 11 who 21 , 12 had 13 not 12 had 21 , 14 a 15 store 14 a 16 of 16 of 17 food 17 food 18 right 18 right 21 , 19 at 20 hand 20 hand 21 , 21 , 22 was 22 was 23 out 23 out 24 . but not [all] [were] so [fortunate] as [tommy] [tit] [and] [his] [friends] in [finding] a good meal . 1 but 2 not 1 but 18 . 2 not 5 so 5 so 7 as 7 as 13 in 13 in 15 a 15 a 16 good 16 good 17 meal it was very coarse food , but it would take away that empty feeling [.] 1 it 14 feeling 2 was 9 would 3 very 4 coarse 4 coarse 5 food 4 coarse 7 but 4 coarse 8 it 4 coarse 9 would 6 , 7 but 9 would 10 take 10 take 11 away 11 away 12 that 12 that 13 empty 13 empty 14 feeling mrs grouse burst out of the snow and hurried to get a meal before dark . 1 mrs 2 grouse 2 grouse 3 burst 3 burst 4 out 3 burst 7 snow 4 out 5 of 6 the 7 snow 7 snow 9 hurried 8 and 9 hurried 9 hurried 15 dark 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 a 12 a 13 meal 13 meal 14 before 14 before 15 dark 15 dark 16 . she had no time to be particular , and so she ate spruce buds [.] 1 she 2 had 1 she 11 she 2 had 3 no 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 particular 7 particular 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 so 10 so 11 she 11 she 12 ate 12 ate 14 buds 13 spruce 14 buds she was thankful to have that much . 1 she 2 was 1 she 8 . 2 was 3 thankful 3 thankful 4 to 3 thankful 7 much 5 have 6 that 6 that 7 much granny [fox] and [reddy] [were] [out] [too] [.] 1 granny 3 and that seems like a dreadful hope , doesn't it ? 1 that 2 seems 1 that 7 , 2 seems 3 like 3 like 6 hope 4 a 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 hope 7 , 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 it 8 doesn't 10 ? but one of the first [laws] of [old] [mother] [nature] [is] [self-preservation] . 1 but 2 one 1 but 13 . 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 7 of that means to save your own life first . 1 that 2 means 1 that 4 save 2 means 3 to 4 save 7 life 5 your 6 own 6 own 7 life 7 life 8 first 8 first 9 . their teeth and stomachs are not made for such food [.] 1 their 2 teeth 2 teeth 3 and 3 and 4 stomachs 4 stomachs 5 are 4 stomachs 7 made 4 stomachs 10 food 5 are 6 not 8 for 9 such 9 such 10 food it was hard [going] for [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 and 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 5 for they soon found that their hope that they would find some of their neighbors too weak to escape was quite in vain . 1 they 2 soon 2 soon 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 their 4 that 6 hope 6 hope 7 that 6 hope 18 escape 7 that 8 they 8 they 9 would 10 find 11 some 11 some 12 of 12 of 14 neighbors 12 of 15 too 13 their 14 neighbors 15 too 16 weak 15 too 17 to 17 to 18 escape 18 escape 19 was 19 was 20 quite 19 was 21 in 19 was 23 . 21 in 22 vain " we 'll go [down] to the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 2 we 10 . 3 'll 4 go 4 go 6 to 6 to 7 the i don't believe it will be of much use , but you never can tell until you try . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 18 try 4 it 9 use 5 will 6 be 6 be 7 of 7 of 9 use 8 much 9 use 9 use 15 tell 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 you 12 you 13 never 13 never 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 16 until 16 until 17 you 16 until 18 try 18 try 19 . peter [rabbit] may take it into his silly head to come [outside] , " said [granny] [,] [leading] [the] [way] [.] 1 peter 15 said 3 may 4 take 4 take 5 it 4 take 6 into 6 into 9 head 7 his 9 head 8 silly 9 head 9 head 10 to 10 to 11 come 11 come 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said when they reached the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] they found that [peter] was not [outside] . 1 when 8 they 1 when 10 that 2 they 3 reached 2 they 8 they 3 reached 4 the 8 they 9 found 10 that 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 15 . in fact , peering between the brambles and bushes , they could see his little brown form bobbing about as he hunted for tender bark . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 brambles 4 peering 5 between 5 between 7 brambles 6 the 7 brambles 7 brambles 9 bushes 8 and 9 bushes 9 bushes 10 , 9 bushes 22 hunted 11 they 21 he 12 could 13 see 13 see 14 his 14 his 15 little 15 little 16 brown 16 brown 17 form 17 form 18 bobbing 18 bobbing 19 about 19 about 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 hunted 22 hunted 23 for 22 hunted 25 bark 23 for 24 tender 25 bark 26 . he had already made little paths along which he could hop easily . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 already 3 already 4 made 4 made 6 paths 5 little 6 paths 6 paths 7 along 6 paths 12 easily 7 along 8 which 7 along 11 hop 8 which 9 he 10 could 11 hop 12 easily 13 . peter saw them almost as soon as they saw him . 1 peter 3 them 2 saw 3 them 3 them 4 almost 3 them 8 they 3 them 10 him 4 almost 5 as 4 almost 6 soon 6 soon 7 as 9 saw 10 him 10 him 11 . " [hard] [times] these , " said [peter] [pleasantly] . 1 " 4 these 1 " 5 , 1 " 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] [hope] your [stomachs] are [not] as empty as mine . " 1 " 4 your 1 " 13 " 6 are 8 as 8 as 9 empty 8 as 10 as 10 as 11 mine 10 as 12 . 12 . 13 " he pulled a strip of bark from a young tree and began to chew it . 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 7 from 2 pulled 12 began 3 a 4 strip 4 strip 5 of 4 strip 6 bark 6 bark 7 from 7 from 10 tree 8 a 9 young 8 a 10 tree 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 chew 14 chew 15 it 14 chew 16 . this was more than [reddy] [could] [stand] [.] 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 more 3 more 4 than to see [peter] eating while his own stomach was just one great big ache from emptiness was too much . 1 to 2 see 1 to 4 eating 4 eating 5 while 5 while 7 own 5 while 9 was 6 his 7 own 7 own 8 stomach 9 was 10 just 10 just 11 one 11 one 12 great 12 great 13 big 13 big 14 ache 14 ache 15 from 15 from 16 emptiness 15 from 17 was 15 from 20 . 17 was 18 too 18 too 19 much peter stopped chewing and sat up . 1 peter 5 sat 1 peter 7 . 2 stopped 3 chewing 2 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 sat 5 sat 6 up " come right along , [reddy] . 1 " 2 come 1 " 7 . 2 come 4 along 3 right 4 along 4 along 5 , come right along if you want to , but [i] would advise you to save your skin and your coat , " said he . 1 come 2 right 1 come 6 want 2 right 3 along 4 if 5 you 4 if 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 11 would 7 to 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 would 11 would 12 advise 12 advise 13 you 12 advise 14 to 12 advise 15 save 12 advise 17 skin 15 save 16 your 17 skin 20 coat 18 and 19 your 19 your 20 coat 20 coat 24 he 21 , 24 he 22 " 23 said 23 said 24 he 24 he 25 . reddy 's only reply was a snarl as he pushed his way under the brambles . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 4 reply 2 's 5 was 3 only 4 reply 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 snarl 7 snarl 8 as 7 snarl 10 pushed 9 he 10 pushed 10 pushed 12 way 10 pushed 13 under 11 his 12 way 13 under 15 brambles 14 the 15 brambles 15 brambles 16 . he yelped as they tore his coat and scratched his face , but he kept on . 1 he 2 yelped 2 yelped 3 as 2 yelped 16 on 2 yelped 17 . 3 as 5 tore 4 they 5 tore 5 tore 7 coat 6 his 7 coat 7 coat 11 face 8 and 9 scratched 9 scratched 10 his 9 scratched 11 face 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 kept 15 kept 16 on [now] [peter] ['s] [paths] [were] [very] [cunningly] [made] [.] he had cut them through the very thickest of the briars just big enough for himself and [mrs] [peter] to [hop] [along] comfortably . 1 he 10 the 2 had 4 them 3 cut 4 them 4 them 5 through 4 them 10 the 5 through 8 thickest 6 the 7 very 7 very 8 thickest 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 briars 10 the 12 just 12 just 14 enough 13 big 14 enough 14 enough 15 for 14 enough 16 himself 16 himself 17 and 16 himself 23 comfortably 16 himself 24 . 17 and 20 to it was [no] [trouble] at all [for] [peter] to keep out of his way , and [before] long [reddy] [gave] [up] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 to 2 was 5 at 5 at 6 all 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 out 11 out 12 of 11 out 14 way 12 of 13 his 14 way 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 long without a word [granny] [fox] [led] [the] [way] [to] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 without 2 a 1 without 3 word 3 word 13 . they [would] try to find where [mrs] [grouse] was [sleeping] [under] [the] [snow] . 1 they 3 try 3 try 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 where 6 where 9 was 9 was 14 . but though they hunted all night , they failed to find her , for she wisely had gone to bed in a spruce-tree . 1 but 2 though 2 though 3 they 2 though 8 they 3 they 4 hunted 4 hunted 6 night 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 , 8 they 9 failed 8 they 23 spruce-tree 9 failed 10 to 9 failed 11 find 12 her 13 , 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 she 15 she 16 wisely 16 wisely 17 had 17 had 18 gone 18 gone 19 to 18 gone 20 bed 20 bed 21 in 21 in 23 spruce-tree 22 a 23 spruce-tree 23 spruce-tree 24 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [granny] [fox] [admits] [growing] [old] who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself . 1 who 10 fools 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 admit 2 will 6 is 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 older 7 older 8 each 7 older 10 fools 8 each 9 day 10 fools 11 no 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 but 13 but 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] old [granny] [fox] [is] [a] [spry] [old] lady [for] [her] [age] . 1 old 8 lady 8 lady 12 . if you don't believe it just try to catch her . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 7 try 6 just 7 try 7 try 8 to 7 try 9 catch 9 catch 10 her 10 her 11 . but [spry] as she is , [she] [isn't] as [spry] as she used to be . 1 but 3 as 3 as 4 she 4 she 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 9 as 9 as 11 as 11 as 13 used 12 she 13 used 13 used 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 . no , [sir] , [granny] [fox] [isn't] as [spry] as she used to be . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 as 8 as 10 as 10 as 12 used 11 she 12 used 12 used 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 . the truth is , [granny] is [getting] [old] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 is she never would [admit] it , and [reddy] never had realized it until the day after the great storm . 1 she 2 never 1 she 5 it 2 never 3 would 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 never 9 never 10 had 10 had 11 realized 11 realized 12 it 11 realized 16 after 13 until 14 the 14 the 15 day 15 day 16 after 16 after 17 the 16 after 19 storm 17 the 18 great 19 storm 20 . they had neither the strength nor the courage to search any longer then . 1 they 13 then 2 had 3 neither 3 neither 6 nor 3 neither 11 any 4 the 5 strength 4 the 6 nor 6 nor 7 the 7 the 8 courage 9 to 10 search 10 search 11 any 11 any 12 longer 11 any 13 then 13 then 14 . you see , it is food that makes strength , and lack of food takes away strength . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 is 4 it 6 food 6 food 7 that 6 food 14 food 7 that 8 makes 8 makes 9 strength 9 strength 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 lack 12 lack 13 of 14 food 15 takes 15 takes 16 away 15 takes 17 strength 17 strength 18 . this was why [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [just] [had] [to] [rest] [.] 1 this 2 was 1 this 5 and 2 was 3 why hungry as they were , they [had] to give up for awhile . 1 hungry 2 as 1 hungry 4 were 1 hungry 9 give 1 hungry 12 awhile 1 hungry 13 . 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 , 6 they 9 give 8 to 9 give 9 give 10 up 11 for 12 awhile reddy flung himself down , and if ever there was [a] [discouraged] [young] [fox] he was [that] one . 1 reddy 2 flung 1 reddy 7 if 2 flung 3 himself 2 flung 4 down 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 if 7 if 8 ever 8 ever 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 one 18 one 19 . " [i] wish [i] [were] [dead] , " he moaned . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 moaned 10 moaned 11 . " [tut] , [tut] , [tut] ! " said [granny] [fox] [sharply] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 8 " 5 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " that 's no way for [a] [young] [fox] to talk ! 1 " 4 no 2 that 4 no 3 's 4 no 4 no 5 way 4 no 6 for 6 for 10 to 10 to 11 talk 11 talk 12 ! i 'm ashamed of you . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 4 of 5 you 5 you 6 . i am indeed . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 4 . 2 am 3 indeed 4 . 5 " then she added more kindly : ["] [i] know just how you feel . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 added 3 added 5 kindly 3 added 13 feel 4 more 5 kindly 5 kindly 6 : 9 know 10 just 10 just 11 how 11 how 13 feel 12 you 13 feel 13 feel 14 . just try to forget your empty stomach and rest awhile . 1 just 2 try 2 try 3 to 2 try 5 your 4 forget 5 your 5 your 6 empty 5 your 9 rest 6 empty 7 stomach 8 and 9 rest 9 rest 10 awhile 10 awhile 11 . we have had a tiresome , disappointing , discouraging night , but when you are rested things will not look quite so bad . 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 had 3 had 4 a 3 had 11 , 4 a 5 tiresome 5 tiresome 7 disappointing 6 , 7 disappointing 7 disappointing 8 , 8 , 9 discouraging 9 discouraging 10 night 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 when 13 when 14 you 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 rested 16 rested 17 things 17 things 18 will 17 things 23 bad 17 things 24 . 18 will 19 not 19 not 20 look 21 quite 22 so 22 so 23 bad you know the old saying : 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 saying 3 the 4 old 4 old 5 saying 5 saying 6 : you think you couldn't possibly feel any worse than you do right now , but you could . 1 you 2 think 1 you 3 you 3 you 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 possibly 4 couldn't 17 could 5 possibly 6 feel 7 any 8 worse 8 worse 9 than 9 than 10 you 9 than 11 do 11 do 12 right 12 right 13 now 12 right 17 could 13 now 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 could 16 you 17 could 17 could 18 . many a time [i] [have] [had] to go hungry longer than this . 1 many 2 a 2 a 3 time 3 time 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 10 longer 9 hungry 10 longer 10 longer 11 than 11 than 12 this 12 this 13 . after we have [rested] [awhile] we will go [over] to the [old] [pasture] [.] 1 after 6 we 2 we 3 have 2 we 6 we 6 we 7 will 7 will 8 go 8 go 10 to 10 to 11 the perhaps we will have better luck there . " 1 perhaps 2 we 1 perhaps 3 will 3 will 4 have 4 have 6 luck 5 better 6 luck 6 luck 7 there 7 there 8 . 8 . 9 " so [reddy] [tried] to [forget] the [emptiness] of [his] [stomach] and [actually] had a nap , for he was very , very tired . 1 so 4 to 4 to 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 11 and 11 and 13 had 13 had 14 a 14 a 15 nap 15 nap 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 he 17 for 19 was 19 was 21 , 20 very 21 , 21 , 22 very 22 very 23 tired 23 tired 24 . when he awoke he felt better . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 awoke 2 he 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 better 6 better 7 . " well , [granny] , " said he , " [let's] [start] for the [old] [pasture] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 17 . 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 13 for 13 for 14 the the snow [has] [crusted] [over] , and [we] [won't] [find] it such [hard] [going] as it was last night . " 1 the 2 snow 1 the 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 21 " 11 it 12 such 12 such 15 as 15 as 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 last 18 last 19 night 19 night 20 . 20 . 21 " granny [arose] and [followed] [reddy] [out] [to] [the] [doorstep] [.] 1 granny 3 and she walked stiffly . 1 she 2 walked 2 walked 3 stiffly 2 walked 4 . the truth is , she ached in every one of her old bones . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 2 truth 13 bones 5 she 6 ached 6 ached 7 in 7 in 8 every 7 in 13 bones 8 every 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 her 12 old 13 bones 13 bones 14 . at least , that is the way it seemed to her . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 it 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 her 11 her 12 . she looked [towards] [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 7 . it [seemed] [very] far away . 1 it 4 far 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 . she sighed wearily . 1 she 2 sighed 1 she 3 wearily 3 wearily 4 . " [i] don't believe [i] 'll go , [reddy] , " said she . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 11 " 3 don't 4 believe 6 'll 7 go 7 go 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 she 13 she 14 . " you run along and luck go with you . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 5 and 3 run 4 along 3 run 5 and 5 and 6 luck 5 and 7 go 7 go 8 with 8 with 9 you 9 you 10 . 10 . 11 " reddy turned [and] [stared] [at] [granny] [suspiciously] [.] 1 reddy 2 turned you know his is a very suspicious nature . 1 you 2 know 2 know 8 nature 3 his 7 suspicious 4 is 5 a 4 is 7 suspicious 6 very 7 suspicious 7 suspicious 8 nature 8 nature 9 . could it be that [granny] had some secret plan of her own to get a meal and wanted to get rid of him ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 13 to 2 it 3 be 4 that 7 some 6 had 7 some 7 some 8 secret 8 secret 9 plan 9 plan 10 of 10 of 12 own 11 her 12 own 12 own 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 16 meal 15 a 16 meal 16 meal 18 wanted 16 meal 23 him 16 meal 24 ? 17 and 18 wanted 18 wanted 19 to 20 get 21 rid 21 rid 22 of 21 rid 23 him " what 's the matter with you ? " he demanded [roughly] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 you 7 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 13 . " it was you who proposed going over to the [old] [pasture] . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 " 2 it 3 was 4 you 5 who 5 who 6 proposed 6 proposed 7 going 7 going 8 over 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 14 " 13 . 14 " granny smiled . 1 granny 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 . it was a sad sort of smile . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 sort 2 was 7 smile 3 a 4 sad 3 a 5 sort 5 sort 6 of 7 smile 8 . " the truth is , [reddy] , [i] [am] growing old . 1 " 11 old 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 is 3 truth 11 old 4 is 5 , 5 , 7 , 10 growing 11 old 11 old 12 . i am going to stay right here and rest . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 2 am 4 to 2 am 9 rest 5 stay 6 right 5 stay 9 rest 7 here 8 and 8 and 9 rest 9 rest 10 . perhaps [then] [i] 'll [feel] [able] [to] [go] [hunting] [to-night] . 1 perhaps 4 'll 1 perhaps 11 . you [trot] [along] now , and if you get [more] [than] [a] [stomachful] , [just] [remember] [old] [granny] and bring her [a] [bite] . " 1 you 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 25 " 7 if 8 you 7 if 14 , 7 if 24 . 8 you 9 get 14 , 19 and 19 and 20 bring 20 bring 21 her 24 . 25 " there was something in the way [granny] [spoke] [that] [told] [reddy] she was speaking the truth . 1 there 3 something 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 12 she 12 she 13 was 13 was 14 speaking 14 speaking 16 truth 15 the 16 truth 16 truth 17 . it was the very first time she ever had admitted that she was growing old and was no longer the equal of any [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 time 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 first 5 first 6 time 6 time 19 longer 7 she 8 ever 7 she 12 she 8 ever 9 had 9 had 10 admitted 10 admitted 11 that 12 she 15 old 13 was 14 growing 14 growing 15 old 15 old 16 and 15 old 17 was 17 was 19 longer 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 20 the 19 longer 25 . 20 the 21 equal 20 the 22 of 22 of 23 any never before had he noticed how gray she had grown . 1 never 2 before 1 never 3 had 3 had 4 he 3 had 5 noticed 3 had 11 . 5 noticed 6 how 6 how 7 gray 7 gray 8 she 7 gray 10 grown 9 had 10 grown reddy felt a feeling of shame creep over him , [shame] that he had [suspected] [granny] of [playing] [a] [sharp] [trick] [.] 1 reddy 2 felt 2 felt 4 feeling 3 a 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 shame 5 of 6 shame 6 shame 7 creep 7 creep 8 over 7 creep 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 17 of and this little feeling of shame was followed instantly by a splendid thought . 1 and 2 this 2 this 7 was 3 little 7 was 4 feeling 6 shame 5 of 6 shame 6 shame 7 was 7 was 8 followed 8 followed 10 by 9 instantly 10 by 10 by 12 splendid 11 a 12 splendid 12 splendid 13 thought 13 thought 14 . he would go out and [find] [food] of [some] kind , and he [would] bring it straight back to [granny] [.] 1 he 3 go 1 he 13 he 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 out 3 go 12 and 4 out 5 and 8 of 10 kind 10 kind 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 he 16 it 15 bring 16 it 16 it 17 straight 17 straight 18 back 18 back 19 to " go back in the house and [lie] down , [granny] , " said he [kindly] . 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 back 2 go 7 and 3 back 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 house 7 and 9 down 9 down 10 , 10 , 17 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 17 . " [i] am going to [get] [something] , and [whatever] it may be you shall have your share . " 1 " 3 am 1 " 20 " 3 am 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 it 11 it 13 be 12 may 13 be 14 you 15 shall 14 you 19 . 15 shall 16 have 16 have 18 share 17 your 18 share 19 . 20 " with this he [trotted] [off] [towards] [the] [old] [pasture] and [somehow] [he] [didn't] [mind] the ache in his stomach as he had before . 1 with 2 this 1 with 3 he 1 with 10 and 10 and 15 the 15 the 16 ache 16 ache 17 in 16 ache 19 stomach 18 his 19 stomach 19 stomach 20 as 20 as 21 he 20 as 23 before 20 as 24 . 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 before [chapter] [xiv] [:] [three] [vain] [and] [foolish] [wishes] there 's nothing so foolishly silly and [vain] [as] [to] [wish] for a thing you [can] [never] [attain] . 1 there 2 's 1 there 19 . 2 's 3 nothing 2 's 6 silly 4 so 5 foolishly 5 foolishly 6 silly 6 silly 7 and 12 for 13 a 12 for 15 you 13 a 14 thing 15 you 19 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] we all know that , yet most of us are just foolish enough to make such a wish now and then . 1 we 2 all 2 all 3 know 2 all 6 yet 4 that 5 , 5 , 6 yet 6 yet 7 most 7 most 8 of 8 of 9 us 9 us 10 are 10 are 11 just 11 just 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 enough 12 foolish 19 now 13 enough 14 to 15 make 18 wish 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 wish 18 wish 19 now 19 now 20 and 20 and 21 then 20 and 22 . i guess you have done it . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 you 2 guess 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 it 6 it 7 . i know [i] [have] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 5 . peter [rabbit] [has] [done] it [often] and [then] laughed [at] [himself] [afterwards] . 1 peter 9 laughed 5 it 7 and 7 and 9 laughed 9 laughed 13 . i [suspect] [that] [even] [shrewd] [,] [clever] [old] [granny] [fox] has been guilty of it more than once . 1 i 11 has 11 has 12 been 12 been 13 guilty 13 guilty 14 of 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 more 16 more 17 than 17 than 18 once 18 once 19 . so it is not [surprising] that [reddy] [fox] , [terribly] [hungry] [as] he [was] [,] should do a little foolish wishing . 1 so 2 it 1 so 6 that 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 not 6 that 9 , 9 , 13 he 13 he 16 should 16 should 17 do 17 do 19 little 17 do 20 foolish 18 a 19 little 20 foolish 21 wishing 20 foolish 22 . it was cold , very cold indeed , but his fur coat kept him warm as long as he was moving . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 cold 3 cold 4 , 3 cold 6 cold 5 very 6 cold 6 cold 7 indeed 6 cold 8 , 6 cold 15 warm 9 but 10 his 9 but 15 warm 10 his 12 coat 11 fur 12 coat 13 kept 14 him 13 kept 15 warm 15 warm 21 moving 16 as 17 long 16 as 18 as 18 as 21 moving 19 he 21 moving 20 was 21 moving 21 moving 22 . the [green] [meadows] [were] [glistening] white [with] snow . 1 the 6 white 1 the 9 . 6 white 8 snow all the world , [at] [least] all that part of it [with] [which] [reddy] was [acquainted] , was [white] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 world 3 world 4 , 4 , 10 of 4 , 20 . 7 all 8 that 8 that 9 part 9 part 10 of 11 it 15 was 11 it 20 . 15 was 17 , 17 , 18 was it was beautiful , very beautiful , as millions of sparkles flashed in [the] [sun] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 sparkles 3 beautiful 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 beautiful 5 very 7 , 5 very 8 as 8 as 9 millions 8 as 11 sparkles 9 millions 10 of 11 sparkles 12 flashed 11 sparkles 13 in [jack] [frost] [had] [hardened] [the] [snow] [so] [that] [reddy] [no] [longer] [had] [to] [wade] [through] [it] [.] he could run on the crust now without breaking through . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 run 3 run 4 on 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 crust 6 crust 7 now 7 now 8 without 7 now 11 . 8 without 9 breaking 9 breaking 10 through this made it much easier , so he trotted along swiftly . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 it 2 made 4 much 4 much 5 easier 5 easier 8 he 6 , 7 so 6 , 8 he 8 he 11 swiftly 9 trotted 10 along 10 along 11 swiftly 11 swiftly 12 . probably the [bob] [white] [family] [were] [there] [now] [,] [and] [he] [might] [surprise] [them] [.] 1 probably 2 the he would go there first . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 there 4 there 5 first 5 first 6 . reddy stopped and [looked] [carefully] [to] [make] [sure] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and [bowser] the [hound] were [nowhere] in [sight] . 1 reddy 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 14 and 14 and 16 the 16 the 18 were 18 were 20 in 20 in 22 . then he ran [swiftly] [towards] [the] [old] [orchard] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 9 . just as he entered it he heard a merry voice just over his head : " dee , dee , dee , dee ! " 1 just 2 as 2 as 4 entered 3 he 4 entered 4 entered 5 it 4 entered 7 heard 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 9 merry 8 a 9 merry 9 merry 10 voice 9 merry 18 , 9 merry 19 dee 9 merry 20 , 9 merry 21 dee 9 merry 22 , 9 merry 23 dee 9 merry 24 ! 10 voice 11 just 11 just 12 over 12 over 14 head 12 over 15 : 12 over 17 dee 13 his 14 head 15 : 16 " 24 ! 25 " reddy stopped and looked up . 1 reddy 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . reddy sat down right underneath that suet and looked up longingly . 1 reddy 2 sat 1 reddy 7 suet 2 sat 3 down 4 right 5 underneath 5 underneath 7 suet 6 that 7 suet 7 suet 8 and 7 suet 10 up 9 looked 10 up 10 up 11 longingly 11 longingly 12 . the sight of it made his mouth water so that it was almost more than he could stand . 1 the 2 sight 2 sight 3 of 3 of 4 it 3 of 8 water 5 made 7 mouth 5 made 8 water 6 his 7 mouth 8 water 9 so 9 so 10 that 9 so 11 it 11 it 12 was 11 it 14 more 12 was 13 almost 14 more 15 than 15 than 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 stand 18 stand 19 . he jumped once . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 once 2 jumped 4 . he jumped twice . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 twice 3 twice 4 . he jumped three times . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 times 3 three 4 times 4 times 5 . but all his jumping was in vain . 1 but 2 all 1 but 7 vain 2 all 3 his 3 his 5 was 4 jumping 5 was 6 in 7 vain 7 vain 8 . that suet was beyond his reach . 1 that 2 suet 2 suet 3 was 2 suet 7 . 3 was 4 beyond 4 beyond 5 his 4 beyond 6 reach there was no possible way of reaching it save by flying or climbing . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 possible 3 no 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 reaching 7 reaching 8 it 8 it 9 save 8 it 14 . 9 save 10 by 10 by 12 or 11 flying 12 or 12 or 13 climbing reddy 's tongue hung out of his mouth with longing . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 10 longing 1 reddy 11 . 2 's 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 hung 4 hung 5 out 5 out 6 of 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 with 9 with 10 longing " [i] wish [i] [could] [climb] , " said [reddy] . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . but he couldn't climb , and all the wishing in the world wouldn't enable him to , as he very well knew . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 climb 4 climb 5 , 4 climb 7 all 5 , 6 and 7 all 8 the 7 all 9 wishing 7 all 12 world 7 all 14 enable 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 wouldn't 14 enable 15 him 14 enable 16 to 14 enable 22 knew 17 , 20 very 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 very 20 very 21 well 21 well 22 knew 22 knew 23 . so after a little he started on . 1 so 6 started 2 after 3 a 2 after 5 he 4 little 5 he 5 he 6 started 6 started 7 on 7 on 8 . reddy crouched down and very slowly , an inch at a time , he crept forward , his eyes shining with eagerness . 1 reddy 2 crouched 1 reddy 4 and 2 crouched 3 down 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 , 7 , 8 an 8 an 9 inch 9 inch 11 a 9 inch 14 he 10 at 11 a 11 a 12 time 12 time 13 , 14 he 15 crept 14 he 18 his 14 he 23 . 15 crept 16 forward 16 forward 17 , 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 shining 20 shining 21 with 21 with 22 eagerness tears of rage and disappointment welled up in [reddy] 's eyes . 1 tears 2 of 1 tears 3 rage 1 tears 11 eyes 3 rage 4 and 4 and 5 disappointment 5 disappointment 6 welled 6 welled 7 up 7 up 8 in 10 's 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 . " [i] wish [i] [could] [fly] , " he muttered , as he [watched] the [brown] birds [disappear] in [the] [big] [hemlock-tree] . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 8 " 23 . 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 11 , 12 as 13 he 12 as 23 . 13 he 15 the 15 the 17 birds 17 birds 19 in this was quite as foolish a wish as the other , [so] [reddy] [trotted] [on] and decided to go [down] past [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 this 6 a 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 a 6 a 7 wish 6 a 8 as 8 as 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 , 11 , 16 and 16 and 17 decided 17 decided 18 to 17 decided 19 go 19 go 21 past when he got there he found it , as he expected , frozen over . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 there 4 there 6 found 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 it 6 found 9 as 7 it 8 , 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 expected 11 expected 12 , 12 , 13 frozen 12 , 15 . 13 frozen 14 over 14 over 15 . but just where [the] [laughing] [brook] [joins] it there was a little place where there was [open] [water] . 1 but 2 just 1 but 19 . 2 just 3 where 3 where 16 was 8 it 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 13 place 12 little 13 place 13 place 14 where 13 place 15 there 15 there 16 was billy [mink] [was] [on] [the] [ice] [at] [its] [edge] , and [just] [as] [reddy] got there [billy] [dived] [in] . 1 billy 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 . 15 got 16 there 16 there 20 . a minute later he climbed out with a fish in his mouth . 1 a 3 later 2 minute 3 later 3 later 4 he 3 later 5 climbed 5 climbed 6 out 5 climbed 7 with 5 climbed 9 fish 5 climbed 12 mouth 5 climbed 13 . 7 with 8 a 10 in 11 his 10 in 12 mouth 11 his 12 mouth " [give] me a [bite] , " [begged] [reddy] . 1 " 3 me 1 " 7 " 4 a 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 . " [catch] your own [fish] , " retorted [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 your 1 " 6 , 1 " 11 . 3 your 4 own 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted " [i] have to work hard enough for what [i] get as it is . " 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 work 5 work 6 hard 6 hard 7 enough 7 enough 8 for 8 for 9 what 9 what 14 is 11 get 12 as 12 as 14 is 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 . 15 . 16 " reddy was afraid to go out on the ice where [billy] was , and so he sat and watched him eat that fine fish . 1 reddy 3 afraid 1 reddy 9 ice 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 out 7 on 9 ice 8 the 9 ice 9 ice 24 fish 10 where 12 was 10 where 13 , 10 where 20 him 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 so 15 so 16 he 16 he 17 sat 17 sat 18 and 19 watched 20 him 20 him 24 fish 21 eat 24 fish 22 that 23 fine 23 fine 24 fish 24 fish 25 . then [billy] [dived] [into] [the] [water] again [and] [disappeared] . 1 then 7 again 7 again 10 . reddy [waited] [a] [long] [time] [,] [but] [billy] did not return [.] 1 reddy 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 return " [i] wish [i] [could] [dive] , " [gulped] [reddy] , thinking of the [fine] [fish] [somewhere] [under] the ice [.] 1 " 3 wish 1 " 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 14 the 11 , 12 thinking 12 thinking 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 19 the 19 the 20 ice and this wish was quite as foolish as the other wishes . 1 and 2 this 1 and 11 wishes 2 this 4 was 3 wish 4 was 4 was 5 quite 5 quite 6 as 6 as 7 foolish 8 as 10 other 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 wishes 11 wishes 12 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [reddy] [fights] [a] [battle] [old] [granny] [fox] he wished now that he had gone straight there . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 now 2 wished 8 straight 3 now 4 that 5 he 8 straight 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 straight 8 straight 9 there 9 there 10 . so [reddy] [fox] was [grumbling] to himself as he [hurried] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] and his [heart] [was] [very] [bitter] . 1 so 16 his 4 was 6 to 6 to 7 himself 7 himself 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 15 and 15 and 16 his 16 his 21 . it seemed to him that everything was against him . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 everything 7 was 7 was 8 against 8 against 9 him 9 him 10 . his neighbors had food , but he had none , not so much as a crumb . 1 his 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 3 had 2 neighbors 16 crumb 3 had 4 food 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 none 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 none 9 none 10 , 10 , 11 not 11 not 12 so 11 not 16 crumb 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 as 14 as 15 a 15 a 16 crumb 16 crumb 17 . it was unfair . 1 it 3 unfair 2 was 3 unfair 3 unfair 4 . [old] [mother] [nature] [was] [unjust] [.] if he could climb he could get food . 1 if 4 climb 1 if 8 food 2 he 4 climb 3 could 4 climb 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food 8 food 9 . if he could fly he could get food . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 fly 3 could 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food 8 food 9 . if he could dive he could get food . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 dive 3 could 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 food 8 food 9 . but he could neither climb , fly , nor dive . 1 but 4 neither 1 but 10 dive 1 but 11 . 2 he 3 could 2 he 4 neither 5 climb 7 fly 5 climb 10 dive 6 , 7 fly 7 fly 8 , 9 nor 10 dive the [minute] [old] [jed] [saw] that [reddy] was [safely] [past] , he [started] [for] [his] [bull-briar] [castle] as fast as he could . 1 the 6 that 6 that 8 was 8 was 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 21 he 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 . it was not until [then] that [reddy] [discovered] him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 that 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 until 6 that 9 him 9 him 10 . of course , [reddy] [started] after him , and this time he made good use of [his] [speed] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 3 , 6 after 6 after 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 this 10 this 11 time 11 time 12 he 12 he 13 made 13 made 14 good 13 made 15 use 13 made 16 of 16 of 19 . but he was too late . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 late 5 late 6 . [old] [jed] [thumper] [reached] [his] [castle] [with] [reddy] [two] [jumps] [behind] [him] [.] then [all] [in] [a] [flash] [reddy] [fox] [became] the [shrewd] , [clever] [fellow] that he really is [.] he grinned . 1 then 9 the 1 then 11 , 11 , 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 17 is 15 he 19 he 16 really 17 is 19 he 20 grinned 20 grinned 21 . " it 's of no use to try to fill an empty stomach on wishes , " said he . 1 " 14 on 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 3 's 14 on 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 to 8 try 9 to 9 to 14 on 10 fill 14 on 11 an 12 empty 11 an 14 on 12 empty 13 stomach 14 on 15 wishes 14 on 16 , 14 on 18 said 16 , 17 " 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . " if [i] had come straight here and [minded] [my] [own] [business] , [i] ['d] [have] [caught] [old] [jed] [thumper] [.] 1 " 2 if 1 " 13 , 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 come 5 come 6 straight 7 here 8 and 7 here 13 , now [i] 'm [going] to get some food and [i] 'm not going home until [i] do . " 1 now 7 some 3 'm 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 some 7 some 8 food 7 some 19 " 8 food 9 and 8 food 15 until 11 'm 12 not 12 not 13 going 13 going 14 home 14 home 15 until 15 until 17 do 18 . 19 " all through the [old] [pasture] he [hunted] , taking care not to miss a single place where there was the least chance of finding food . 1 all 2 through 1 all 3 the 3 the 6 he 6 he 8 , 8 , 9 taking 9 taking 10 care 10 care 11 not 11 not 12 to 12 to 13 miss 12 to 14 a 14 a 15 single 15 single 16 place 16 place 17 where 16 place 18 there 18 there 19 was 18 there 24 finding 19 was 21 least 20 the 21 least 21 least 22 chance 23 of 24 finding 24 finding 25 food 25 food 26 . but it was all in vain . 1 but 2 it 2 it 4 all 3 was 4 all 4 all 6 vain 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . reddy gulped down his disappointment . 1 reddy 2 gulped 2 gulped 3 down 3 down 5 disappointment 4 his 5 disappointment 5 disappointment 6 . " now for the [big] [river] , " said he , and started off bravely . 1 " 2 now 1 " 7 , 2 now 3 for 3 for 4 the 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 off 14 off 15 bravely 15 bravely 16 . when he reached the [edge] of the [big] [river] , [he] [hurried] [along] the [bank] [until] he reached a place where the water seldom freezes . 1 when 2 he 1 when 17 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 14 the 17 he 18 reached 18 reached 19 a 19 a 20 place 20 place 21 where 21 where 24 seldom 22 the 23 water 23 water 24 seldom 24 seldom 25 freezes 24 seldom 26 . as he had hoped , he found that it was not frozen now [.] 1 as 3 had 1 as 5 , 1 as 7 found 1 as 12 frozen 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 hoped 5 , 6 he 8 that 9 it 9 it 12 frozen 10 was 11 not 10 was 12 frozen 12 frozen 13 now it looked so black and cold that it made him shiver just to see it . 1 it 11 shiver 2 looked 3 so 2 looked 4 black 4 black 5 and 4 black 6 cold 4 black 11 shiver 6 cold 7 that 8 it 11 shiver 9 made 10 him 9 made 11 shiver 11 shiver 12 just 11 shiver 15 it 12 just 13 to 13 to 14 see 14 see 15 it 15 it 16 . back and forth with his nose to the ground he ran . 1 back 2 and 1 back 3 forth 1 back 4 with 2 and 3 forth 4 with 5 his 4 with 10 he 6 nose 9 ground 7 to 8 the 7 to 9 ground 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 he 10 he 11 ran 11 ran 12 . suddenly he stopped and sniffed . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 sniffed 5 sniffed 6 . then he sniffed again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 . 2 he 3 sniffed 2 he 4 again then he followed his nose straight to the very edge of the [big] [river] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 followed 1 then 5 nose 4 his 5 nose 5 nose 6 straight 5 nose 10 edge 7 to 10 edge 8 the 9 very 9 very 10 edge 10 edge 11 of 10 edge 12 the there , floating in the black water , was a dead fish ! 1 there 2 , 2 , 8 , 2 , 9 was 2 , 13 ! 3 floating 4 in 3 floating 6 black 3 floating 7 water 3 floating 8 , 4 in 5 the 9 was 10 a 10 a 12 fish 11 dead 12 fish by wading in he could get it . 1 by 2 wading 2 wading 3 in 2 wading 5 could 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 it 7 it 8 . reddy shivered at the touch of the cold water , but what were wet feet compared with such an empty stomach as his ? 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 at 2 shivered 5 touch 3 at 4 the 5 touch 10 , 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 cold 8 cold 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 were 12 what 15 feet 12 what 24 ? 14 wet 15 feet 15 feet 16 compared 16 compared 17 with 17 with 18 such 18 such 19 an 18 such 22 as 19 an 20 empty 20 empty 21 stomach 23 his 24 ? in a minute he had that fish and was back on the shore . 1 in 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 he 3 minute 5 had 5 had 6 that 5 had 8 and 5 had 9 was 6 that 7 fish 9 was 10 back 9 was 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . it wasn't a very big fish , but it would stop the ache in his stomach until he could get something more . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 very 2 wasn't 8 but 2 wasn't 11 stop 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 big 5 big 6 fish 7 , 8 but 9 it 10 would 10 would 11 stop 11 stop 12 the 11 stop 17 until 12 the 13 ache 13 ache 14 in 13 ache 16 stomach 15 his 16 stomach 17 until 19 could 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 get 20 get 22 more 20 get 23 . 21 something 22 more with a sigh of pure happiness he sank his teeth into it and then well , then he remembered [poor] [old] [granny] [fox] . 1 with 3 sigh 2 a 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 4 of 5 pure 5 pure 6 happiness 6 happiness 7 he 6 happiness 8 sank 8 sank 10 teeth 8 sank 11 into 9 his 10 teeth 11 into 12 it 12 it 14 then 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 well 15 well 16 , 16 , 17 then 17 then 18 he 18 he 19 remembered 19 remembered 24 . reddy [swallowed] [a] [mouthful] [and] tried to forget [granny] [.] 1 reddy 6 tried 6 tried 7 to 7 to 8 forget but he couldn't . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . he swallowed another mouthful . 1 he 2 swallowed 2 swallowed 4 mouthful 3 another 4 mouthful 4 mouthful 5 . poor old [granny] [was] [back] [there] [at] [home] [as] [hungry] [as] [he] [was] [and] [too] [stiff] [and] [tired] [to] [hunt] [.] 1 poor 2 old reddy choked . 1 reddy 2 choked 2 choked 3 . then he began a battle with himself . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 5 battle 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 6 with 5 battle 7 himself 5 battle 8 . his stomach demanded that fish . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 5 fish 3 demanded 4 that 4 that 5 fish 5 fish 6 . if he ate it , no one would be the wiser . 1 if 3 ate 2 he 3 ate 3 ate 4 it 3 ate 11 wiser 4 it 5 , 6 no 11 wiser 7 one 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 11 wiser 10 the 11 wiser 11 wiser 12 . but [granny] needed it even more than he did [.] 1 but 9 did 3 needed 4 it 4 it 5 even 5 even 6 more 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 he 8 he 9 did for a long time [reddy] [fought] with [himself] [.] 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 7 with in the end he picked up the fish and started for home . 1 in 3 end 2 the 3 end 3 end 4 he 3 end 8 fish 5 picked 6 up 6 up 7 the 7 the 8 fish 8 fish 12 home 9 and 10 started 10 started 11 for 10 started 12 home 12 home 13 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [reddy] [is] [made] [truly] [happy] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [reddy] [fox] [ran] [all] [the] [way] [home] [from] [the] [big] [river] [just] [as] [fast] [as] [he] [could] [go] [.] in his mouth he carried the fish he had found and from which he had taken just two bites . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 he 3 mouth 5 carried 5 carried 6 the 6 the 7 fish 7 fish 12 from 7 fish 19 bites 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 10 found 11 and 11 and 12 from 12 from 13 which 12 from 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 taken 17 just 18 two 18 two 19 bites 19 bites 20 . you remember he had had a battle with himself over that fish , and now he was running away from himself . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 5 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 had 5 had 7 battle 6 a 7 battle 7 battle 8 with 7 battle 12 fish 8 with 9 himself 8 with 10 over 11 that 12 fish 12 fish 13 , 12 fish 21 himself 14 and 15 now 15 now 16 he 16 he 18 running 17 was 18 running 18 running 19 away 19 away 20 from 20 from 21 himself 21 himself 22 . that sounds funny , doesn't it ? 1 that 2 sounds 2 sounds 3 funny 3 funny 4 , 4 , 7 ? 5 doesn't 6 it 5 doesn't 7 ? but it was true . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 true 4 true 5 . yes , [sir] , [reddy] [fox] was [running] [away] from [himself] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 12 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 10 from so he was running his very hardest so as to get there before this could happen . 1 so 4 running 2 he 4 running 3 was 4 running 4 running 5 his 4 running 8 so 5 his 6 very 6 very 7 hardest 8 so 9 as 8 so 14 this 10 to 11 get 11 get 13 before 12 there 13 before 13 before 14 this 14 this 16 happen 14 this 17 . 15 could 16 happen so really he was running away from himself , from his selfish self . 1 so 2 really 1 so 3 he 3 he 5 running 4 was 5 running 5 running 6 away 6 away 7 from 7 from 8 himself 8 himself 9 , 9 , 10 from 9 , 13 self 9 , 14 . 11 his 13 self 12 selfish 13 self " [i] ['ve] [brought] you [something] to eat , [granny] , " he [panted] , as he [laid] [the] [fish] at her [feet] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 15 , 1 " 24 . 5 you 7 to 7 to 8 eat 8 eat 9 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 15 , 12 " 13 he 16 as 17 he 16 as 24 . 17 he 22 her 21 at 22 her he was quite out of breath with running . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 breath 1 he 9 . 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 6 breath 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 breath 6 breath 7 with 6 breath 8 running " it isn't much , but it is something . 1 " 7 it 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 much 3 isn't 6 but 3 isn't 7 it 5 , 6 but 7 it 9 something 8 is 9 something 9 something 10 . it is all [i] could find for you . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 10 " 2 is 3 all 5 could 6 find 6 find 7 for 7 for 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " " what [have] [you] had to eat ? " asked [granny] [softly] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 had 5 had 6 to 5 had 13 . 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 asked reddy [turned] [his] [head] that [granny] might not see his face . 1 reddy 10 his 5 that 7 might 7 might 8 not 8 not 9 see 9 see 10 his 10 his 11 face 10 his 12 . " oh , [i] ['ve] [had] [something] , " said [he] , trying to speak lightly . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 speak 15 speak 16 lightly 16 lightly 17 . it was true ; he had had two bites from that fish [.] 1 it 3 true 2 was 3 true 3 true 4 ; 3 true 9 bites 5 he 6 had 5 he 9 bites 7 had 8 two 8 two 9 bites 9 bites 10 from 9 bites 12 fish 11 that 12 fish now you know just how [shrewd] and [smart] [and] [wise] [granny] [fox] [is] . 1 now 2 you 1 now 14 . 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 just 4 just 5 how 5 how 7 and reddy didn't fool her just the least little bit [.] 1 reddy 2 didn't 1 reddy 4 her 3 fool 4 her 4 her 7 least 5 just 6 the 6 the 7 least 7 least 9 bit 8 little 9 bit she took two small bites from the fish [.] 1 she 8 fish 2 took 5 bites 3 two 5 bites 4 small 5 bites 5 bites 6 from 5 bites 8 fish 6 from 7 the " now , " said she , " we 'll divide it , " and she bit in two parts what remained . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 she 6 she 16 she 7 , 8 " 7 , 16 she 8 " 15 and 9 we 11 divide 10 'll 11 divide 11 divide 12 it 11 divide 15 and 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 and 15 and 16 she 16 she 17 bit 16 she 21 what 17 bit 18 in 19 two 20 parts 19 two 21 what 21 what 22 remained 21 what 23 . in a twinkling she had gulped down the smallest part , for you know she was very , very hungry . 1 in 3 twinkling 2 a 3 twinkling 3 twinkling 4 she 3 twinkling 6 gulped 3 twinkling 9 smallest 4 she 5 had 6 gulped 7 down 8 the 9 smallest 9 smallest 10 part 9 smallest 20 hungry 9 smallest 21 . 10 part 12 for 11 , 12 for 12 for 14 know 13 you 14 know 15 she 16 was 16 was 20 hungry 17 very 18 , 18 , 19 very 19 very 20 hungry " that is your [share] , " said she , as she [pushed] [what] [remained] [over] to [reddy] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 2 that 6 , 3 is 4 your 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 she 11 as 17 to 11 as 19 . reddy tried to refuse it . 1 reddy 2 tried 1 reddy 4 refuse 1 reddy 6 . 2 tried 3 to 4 refuse 5 it " [i] [brought] it all for you , " said he . 1 " 4 it 1 " 7 you 4 it 5 all 5 all 6 for 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " you brought it to me when all you had had was the two little bites you had taken from it . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 when 2 you 3 brought 3 brought 4 it 3 brought 5 to 5 to 6 me 7 when 8 all 8 all 9 you 9 you 10 had 10 had 11 had 11 had 12 was 12 was 13 the 13 the 14 two 13 the 17 you 13 the 19 taken 14 two 16 bites 15 little 16 bites 17 you 18 had 19 taken 20 from 20 from 21 it 20 from 22 . you can't fool me , [reddy] [fox] . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 fool 3 fool 4 me 4 me 5 , 4 me 8 . now [you] [mind] what [i] say and eat your share . " 1 now 4 what 1 now 12 " 4 what 6 say 6 say 7 and 6 say 8 eat 8 eat 10 share 9 your 10 share 11 . 12 " granny said this last very sternly . 1 granny 6 sternly 2 said 6 sternly 3 this 4 last 4 last 5 very 4 last 6 sternly 6 sternly 7 . reddy [looked] [at] [granny] , and [then] [he] [bolted] [down] that [little] piece of [fish] without another word . 1 reddy 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 that 6 and 16 without 11 that 13 piece 13 piece 14 of 16 without 18 word 17 another 18 word 18 word 19 . " that 's better , " said [granny] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 , 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 better 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " we will feel better , both of us . 1 " 9 us 2 we 4 feel 2 we 9 us 3 will 4 feel 4 feel 5 better 6 , 7 both 7 both 8 of 7 both 9 us 9 us 10 . now that [i] ['ve] [something] [in] [my] [stomach] , [i] [feel] [two] [years] [younger] . 1 now 2 that 1 now 9 , 9 , 15 . before you came , [i] [didn't] [feel] as [if] [i] [should] [ever] [be] [able] to go on [another] [hunt] . 1 before 2 you 2 you 3 came 3 came 4 , 4 , 8 as 8 as 15 to 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 on 17 on 20 . if you [hadn't] [brought] [something] , [i] [i] 'm afraid [i] [couldn't] [have] [lasted] [much] [longer] . 1 if 2 you 2 you 6 , 6 , 10 afraid 9 'm 10 afraid 10 afraid 17 . by another day you probably wouldn't have had [old] [granny] to think of . 1 by 2 another 1 by 4 you 2 another 3 day 4 you 5 probably 5 probably 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 had 8 had 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 of 13 of 14 . you may not know it , but [i] know that you saved my life , [reddy] [.] 1 you 2 may 1 you 11 you 2 may 4 know 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 know 9 know 10 that 11 you 13 my 12 saved 13 my 13 my 14 life 14 life 15 , i had reached a point where [i] [just] had to have a little [food] . 1 i 2 had 1 i 9 had 2 had 3 reached 3 reached 5 point 4 a 5 point 5 point 6 where 9 had 10 to 10 to 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 15 . you [know] [there] are [times] [when] a very little [food] [is] [of] more [good] than a lot of food could be later . 1 you 4 are 4 are 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 little 9 little 13 more 13 more 15 than 15 than 16 a 16 a 17 lot 17 lot 18 of 18 of 19 food 19 food 20 could 20 could 21 be 21 be 22 later 22 later 23 . this was one of those times . " 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 one 1 this 6 times 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 6 times 8 " 7 . 8 " never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] felt [so] [truly] [happy] . 1 never 2 in 1 never 6 had 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 life 6 had 9 felt 9 felt 13 . he was still hungry , very [,] very hungry [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 hungry 2 was 3 still 4 hungry 5 , 4 hungry 8 very 4 hungry 9 hungry 5 , 6 very but he gave it no thought . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 no 3 gave 4 it 3 gave 5 no 5 no 6 thought 6 thought 7 . he had saved [granny] [fox] , [good] [old] [granny] who had taught him [all] [he] [knew] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 , 2 had 3 saved 6 , 10 who 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 taught 12 taught 13 him 12 taught 17 . and he knew that [granny] [knew] how he had had to fight [with] himself to do it . 1 and 2 he 1 and 18 . 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 9 had 7 how 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 fight 14 himself 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 it 17 it 18 . reddy was happy through and through with the great happiness that comes from having done something for some one else . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 12 comes 3 happy 5 and 4 through 5 and 5 and 6 through 5 and 12 comes 6 through 7 with 7 with 8 the 9 great 10 happiness 10 happiness 12 comes 11 that 12 comes 12 comes 13 from 13 from 14 having 14 having 15 done 15 done 16 something 16 something 17 for 17 for 18 some 18 some 19 one 19 one 20 else 20 else 21 . " it was nothing , " he muttered . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 , 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 . " it was a very great deal , " replied [granny] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 , 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 great 6 great 7 deal 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied and then she changed the subject . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 she 3 she 4 changed 4 changed 6 subject 5 the 6 subject 6 subject 7 . " how would you like to eat a [dinner] of [bowser] the [hound] ['s] ? " she asked . 1 " 2 how 1 " 4 you 2 how 3 would 4 you 5 like 4 you 15 ? 5 like 6 to 6 to 7 eat 8 a 10 of 8 a 15 ? 10 of 12 the 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 she 17 she 18 asked 18 asked 19 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [granny] [fox] [promises] [reddy] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny [looked] [so] [sober] [and] [so] [much] [in] [earnest] [that] [reddy] [decided] she [couldn't] [be] [joking] [,] [even] [though] [it] did [sound] [that] [way] . 1 granny 13 she 13 she 21 did 21 did 25 . " [i] certainly would like it , [granny] . 1 " 7 , 1 " 9 . 3 certainly 4 would 4 would 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 , yes , indeed , [i] certainly would like it , " said he . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 13 he 6 certainly 7 would 7 would 8 like 8 like 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . " you you don't suppose he will give us one , do you ? " 1 " 4 don't 2 you 3 you 3 you 4 don't 4 don't 5 suppose 5 suppose 6 he 5 suppose 12 do 6 he 7 will 8 give 9 us 8 give 10 one 8 give 12 do 11 , 12 do 12 do 13 you 13 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 " granny chuckled [.] 1 granny 2 chuckled " no , [reddy] , " said she . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 . " [bowser] [isn't] so [generous] as all that , especially to [foxes] . 1 " 4 so 4 so 6 as 6 as 7 all 7 all 8 that 7 all 13 . 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 especially 10 especially 11 to he isn't going to give us that dinner ; we are going to take it away from him . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 going 2 isn't 4 to 2 isn't 18 him 5 give 6 us 5 give 7 that 5 give 15 it 7 that 8 dinner 9 ; 10 we 10 we 11 are 11 are 12 going 12 going 13 to 13 to 14 take 14 take 15 it 15 it 16 away 16 away 17 from 17 from 18 him 18 him 19 . yes , [sir] , we [just] [naturally] are going to take it away from [,] him . " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 8 are 8 are 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 take 11 take 12 it 12 it 13 away 13 away 14 from 14 from 16 him 16 him 17 . 17 . 18 " reddy didn't for the life of him see how it could be possible to take [a] [dinner] [away] [from] [bowser] the [hound] . 1 reddy 2 didn't 1 reddy 23 . 2 didn't 3 for 3 for 8 see 4 the 5 life 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 him 6 of 8 see 8 see 9 how 9 how 10 it 9 how 11 could 9 how 15 take 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 possible 13 possible 14 to 15 take 21 the that seemed to him almost as impossible as it was for him to climb or fly or dive . 1 that 5 almost 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 him 4 him 5 almost 5 almost 6 as 6 as 7 impossible 6 as 8 as 8 as 11 for 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 for 11 for 12 him 11 for 13 to 13 to 14 climb 14 climb 15 or 15 or 17 or 16 fly 17 or 17 or 18 dive 17 or 19 . but he had [great] [faith] in [granny] ['s] [cleverness] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 6 in 6 in 10 . he remembered how she had so nearly caught [quacker] [the] [duck] [.] 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 how 3 how 4 she 4 she 5 had 5 had 7 nearly 6 so 7 nearly 7 nearly 8 caught he knew that not for one single minute had her sharp wits been idle . 1 he 9 had 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 not 4 not 5 for 5 for 9 had 6 one 8 minute 6 one 9 had 7 single 8 minute 9 had 10 her 9 had 13 been 9 had 15 . 11 sharp 12 wits 12 wits 13 been 13 been 14 idle he knew that all that time she had been studying and studying to find some way by which they could get something to eat . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 she 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 all 4 all 5 that 6 time 7 she 7 she 8 had 7 she 19 they 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 studying 10 studying 12 studying 11 and 12 studying 12 studying 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 some 16 way 17 by 17 by 18 which 18 which 19 they 19 they 20 could 20 could 21 get 21 get 24 eat 22 something 24 eat 23 to 24 eat 24 eat 25 . but if we can , let's do it right away . 1 but 2 if 2 if 6 let's 3 we 6 let's 4 can 6 let's 5 , 6 let's 6 let's 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 right 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 . i 'm hungry enough to dare almost anything for the sake of something to put in my stomach . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 enough 3 hungry 18 stomach 4 enough 5 to 5 to 8 anything 6 dare 7 almost 6 dare 8 anything 9 for 11 sake 10 the 11 sake 11 sake 12 of 11 sake 18 stomach 12 of 13 something 13 something 14 to 13 something 15 put 13 something 16 in 16 in 17 my 18 stomach 19 . it is so empty that little bit of fish we divided is shaking around as if it were lost . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 so 3 so 4 empty 3 so 5 that 3 so 6 little 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 of 8 of 9 fish 9 fish 10 we 10 we 11 divided 11 divided 17 it 12 is 13 shaking 13 shaking 14 around 14 around 16 if 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 it 17 it 19 lost 17 it 20 . 18 were 19 lost gracious [,] [i] [could] [eat] a million fish the size of that one ! 1 gracious 14 ! 6 a 7 million 7 million 10 size 7 million 14 ! 8 fish 10 size 9 the 10 size 10 size 11 of 10 size 13 one 12 that 13 one have you thought of [fanner] [brown] ['s] [hens] , [granny] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 thought 1 have 11 ? 3 thought 4 of 4 of 9 , 11 ? 12 " " of course , [reddy] ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 ! 4 , 6 ! of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! what a silly question ! " [replied] [granny] [.] 1 what 2 a 1 what 5 ! 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 5 ! 6 " " we [may] have to come to them yet . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 to 7 to 11 " 8 them 9 yet 9 yet 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] wish [i] was at them [right] [now] , " [interrupted] [reddy] [with] [a] [sigh] . 1 " 11 " 3 wish 5 was 5 was 6 at 6 at 7 them 7 them 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 17 . " but you know what [i] have told you , " went on [granny] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 8 told 7 have 8 told 8 told 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 went 12 went 13 on 13 on 15 . " the surest way of getting into trouble is to steal hens . 1 " 4 way 1 " 12 hens 2 the 3 surest 3 surest 4 way 5 of 6 getting 6 getting 7 into 7 into 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 is 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 steal 11 steal 12 hens 12 hens 13 . it will be a [great] [deal] better to [take] [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [away] [from] him . 1 it 3 be 1 it 8 to 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 7 better 8 to 15 him 15 him 16 . most decidedly it will be better and safer to try for [bowser] ['s] [dinner] [than] [to] [try] [for] one of those hens [.] ["] 1 most 2 decidedly 1 most 4 will 1 most 8 safer 2 decidedly 3 it 4 will 6 better 5 be 6 better 7 and 8 safer 8 safer 9 to 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 for 11 for 19 one 19 one 20 of 20 of 21 those 21 those 22 hens " just as you say , [granny] ; just as you say , " [returned] [reddy] . 1 " 2 just 1 " 14 " 2 just 3 as 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 , 6 , 8 ; 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 you 11 you 12 say 12 say 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 . " you know best . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 best 4 best 5 . but how under the sun we can do it beats me . " 1 but 2 how 2 how 5 sun 2 how 10 beats 2 how 12 . 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 10 beats 9 it 10 beats 10 beats 11 me 12 . 13 " " it is very simple , " replied [granny] , " [very] [simple] [indeed] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 " 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 simple 6 , 7 " 6 , 10 , 7 " 8 replied 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 . most things are simple enough when you find out how to do them . 1 most 2 things 2 things 3 are 3 are 4 simple 4 simple 5 enough 4 simple 13 them 5 enough 6 when 6 when 7 you 8 find 9 out 9 out 10 how 10 how 13 them 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 them 13 them 14 . neither of us could do it alone , but together we can do it without the least bit of risk . 1 neither 2 of 1 neither 4 could 2 of 3 us 4 could 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 alone 7 alone 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 together 10 together 11 we 11 we 12 can 12 can 13 do 13 do 15 without 14 it 15 without 15 without 20 risk 15 without 21 . 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 bit 18 bit 19 of 18 bit 20 risk listen . " 1 listen 3 " 2 . 3 " granny [went] [close] [to] [reddy] and [whispered] [to] [him] [,] [although] [there] [wasn't] [a] [soul] [within] [hearing] [.] 1 granny 6 and a [slow] [grin] [spread] [over] [reddy] ['s] face [as] [he] [listened] . 1 a 8 face 8 face 12 . when she had finished , he laughed right out . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 had 2 she 6 he 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 6 he 8 right 7 laughed 8 right 8 right 9 out 8 right 10 . " granny , you are a wonder ! " he exclaimed admiringly . 1 " 2 granny 2 granny 5 are 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 7 wonder 5 are 13 . 6 a 7 wonder 7 wonder 8 ! 7 wonder 12 admiringly 9 " 12 admiringly 10 he 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 admiringly " [i] never should have thought of that . 1 " 3 never 1 " 9 . 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 9 . of course we can [do] it . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 it 2 course 4 can 3 we 4 can 6 it 7 . my , [won't] [bowser] [be] [surprised] ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 7 ! and how [mad] [he] ['ll] be ! 1 and 2 how 2 how 7 ! 6 be 7 ! come on , let's be starting ! " 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 , 3 , 4 let's 4 let's 5 be 5 be 6 starting 6 starting 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " all right , " said [granny] , and the two [started] [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 two 11 two 17 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [why] [bowser] [the] [hound] [didn't] [eat] [his] [dinner] the thing you 've [puzzled] [most] [about] [is] [simple] [once] you ['ve] [found] [it] [out] [.] 1 the 2 thing 1 the 11 you 2 thing 3 you 3 you 4 've [old] [granny] [fox] [.] bowser [the] [hound] [dearly] [loves] to [hunt] [just] [for] [the] [pleasure] [of] [the] [chase] [.] 1 bowser 6 to bowser had missed the exciting hunts he used to enjoy so much with [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 bowser 3 missed 2 had 3 missed 3 missed 4 the 3 missed 6 hunts 3 missed 8 used 5 exciting 6 hunts 7 he 8 used 8 used 9 to 8 used 10 enjoy 10 enjoy 12 much 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 with so [bowser] [had] [formed] the [habit] [of] [slipping] away [alone] [for] [a] [hunt] [every] [once] [in] [a] [while] . 1 so 5 the 1 so 9 away 1 so 19 . of course [bowser] [wasn't] [kept] [chained] all the time . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! when his master was about , where he could keep an eye on [bowser] , he would let him go free . 1 when 3 master 1 when 7 where 2 his 3 master 3 master 5 about 4 was 5 about 6 , 7 where 7 where 8 he 7 where 9 could 7 where 15 , 7 where 17 would 7 where 19 him 9 could 10 keep 10 keep 12 eye 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 13 on 15 , 16 he 18 let 19 him 19 him 20 go 20 go 21 free 21 free 22 . but [whenever] he was going away and didn't want to take [bowser] with him , he would [chain] [bowser] [up] . 1 but 3 he 1 but 7 and 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 away 7 and 16 he 8 didn't 9 want 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 take 11 take 13 with 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 would 17 would 21 . now [bowser] [always] had [one] [good] [big] [meal] a day . 1 now 4 had 4 had 9 a 9 a 10 day 10 day 11 . if he happened to be chained , it was brought out to him . 1 if 3 happened 1 if 7 , 1 if 8 it 2 he 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 6 chained 5 be 6 chained 8 it 9 was 8 it 13 him 8 it 14 . 9 was 10 brought 10 brought 11 out 10 brought 12 to if not , it was given to him just outside the kitchen door . 1 if 2 not 2 not 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 given 5 was 6 given 6 given 7 to 6 given 8 him 8 him 9 just 8 him 12 kitchen 8 him 14 . 9 just 10 outside 11 the 12 kitchen 12 kitchen 13 door [granny] [fox] [knew] [all] [about] [this] [.] granny saw that he was chained and a sly grin crept over her face . 1 granny 2 saw 1 granny 10 grin 1 granny 13 her 2 saw 3 that 3 that 4 he 5 was 6 chained 6 chained 8 a 7 and 8 a 8 a 10 grin 9 sly 10 grin 10 grin 11 crept 11 crept 12 over 13 her 14 face 14 face 15 . " you stay right here and [watch] until [his] dinner is brought out to him , " said she [to] [reddy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 17 " 2 you 3 stay 3 stay 4 right 4 right 5 here 5 here 6 and 6 and 16 , 8 until 11 is 10 dinner 11 is 11 is 12 brought 12 brought 13 out 12 brought 14 to 12 brought 15 him 15 him 16 , 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 she 19 she 22 . " as soon as whoever brings it has gone back to the house you walk right out where [bowser] [will] see you . 1 " 2 as 2 as 3 soon 2 as 18 where 3 soon 4 as 3 soon 6 brings 5 whoever 6 brings 6 brings 7 it 7 it 8 has 8 has 9 gone 9 gone 10 back 10 back 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 house 14 you 15 walk 15 walk 16 right 16 right 17 out 16 right 18 where 18 where 21 see 21 see 22 you 22 you 23 . at the sight of you , he 'll forget all about his dinner . 1 at 3 sight 2 the 3 sight 3 sight 4 of 4 of 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 12 his 7 he 13 dinner 8 'll 9 forget 9 forget 10 all 10 all 11 about 11 about 12 his 13 dinner 14 . then slip around back of the barn and join me back of that shed [.] ["] 1 then 2 slip 2 slip 3 around 3 around 5 of 4 back 5 of 5 of 7 barn 6 the 7 barn 7 barn 14 shed 8 and 10 me 9 join 10 me 10 me 11 back 11 back 12 of 12 of 14 shed 13 that 14 shed so [reddy] sat down [to] [watch] , and [granny] left him . 1 so 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 left 10 left 11 him 11 him 12 . by [and] [by] [mrs] [brown] [came] [out] of the house [with] [a] [pan] full of good things . 1 by 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 house 10 house 14 full 14 full 15 of 15 of 17 things 16 good 17 things 17 things 18 . she put it down in front of [bowser] ['s] [little] [house] and called to him . 1 she 3 it 1 she 15 him 1 she 16 . 2 put 3 it 3 it 4 down 4 down 5 in 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 12 and 13 called 13 called 15 him 14 to 15 him then she turned and [hurried] [back] , for it was [very] [cold] . 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 and 2 she 3 turned 4 and 10 was 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 13 . bowser came out of his little house , yawned and stretched lazily . 1 bowser 2 came 1 bowser 12 lazily 2 came 3 out 2 came 11 stretched 3 out 4 of 5 his 6 little 6 little 7 house 7 house 8 , 8 , 10 and 9 yawned 10 and 10 and 11 stretched 12 lazily 13 . it was time for [reddy] to do his part . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 time 3 time 4 for 4 for 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 part 8 his 9 part 9 part 10 . out he walked and sat down right in front of [bowser] [and] [grinned] [at] him . 1 out 4 and 1 out 9 front 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 and 4 and 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 7 right 8 in 8 in 9 front 9 front 10 of 10 of 15 him 15 him 16 . [bowser] [stared] [for] [a] [minute] [as] [if] [he] [doubted] [his] [own] [eyes] [.] such impudence ! 1 such 2 impudence 1 such 3 ! bowser growled . 1 bowser 2 growled 2 growled 3 . then with a [yelp] [he] [sprang] [towards] [reddy] [.] 1 then 2 with 2 with 3 a he [tugged] with [all] [his] [might] and [yelped] and [barked] [frantically] , but [reddy] [just] [sat] [there] [and] [grinned] in the most [provoking] manner . 1 he 13 but 3 with 7 and 7 and 9 and 9 and 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 20 in 20 in 24 manner 21 the 22 most 22 most 24 manner 24 manner 25 . it was [great] [fun] to [tease] [bowser] this way . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 this 2 was 5 to 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 . meanwhile old [granny] [fox] had stolen out from [around] the [corner] of the [shed] [behind] [bowser] . 1 meanwhile 2 old 1 meanwhile 6 stolen 5 had 6 stolen 6 stolen 7 out 7 out 8 from 8 from 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 12 of 17 . getting hold of the edge of the pan with her teeth she pulled it back with her around the corner and out of sight . 1 getting 2 hold 2 hold 3 of 3 of 5 edge 4 the 5 edge 5 edge 6 of 5 edge 18 around 7 the 8 pan 8 pan 9 with 9 with 11 teeth 9 with 12 she 10 her 11 teeth 12 she 13 pulled 12 she 14 it 14 it 15 back 15 back 16 with 16 with 17 her 16 with 18 around 18 around 19 the 18 around 20 corner 20 corner 21 and 20 corner 24 sight 22 out 23 of 22 out 24 sight 24 sight 25 . if she made any noise , [bowser] didn't hear it . 1 if 2 she 1 if 3 made 1 if 6 , 3 made 4 any 3 made 5 noise 6 , 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 hear 9 hear 10 it 10 it 11 . he was making too much noise himself and was too excited . 1 he 7 himself 2 was 3 making 3 making 6 noise 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 noise 6 noise 7 himself 7 himself 8 and 7 himself 12 . 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 too 9 was 11 excited presently [reddy] [heard] the [sound] [of] [an] [opening] [door] . 1 presently 4 the 1 presently 10 . [mrs] [brown] [was] [coming] [to] [see] [what] [all] [the] [fuss] [was] [about] [.] " [i] [guess] he must have seen a [stray] [cat] or [something] , " [said] [mrs] [brown] and went back in the house . 1 " 4 he 1 " 14 " 4 he 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 seen 7 seen 8 a 11 or 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 18 and 18 and 19 went 19 went 23 house 20 back 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 house 23 house 24 . bowser continued to whine and tug at his chain for a few minutes . 1 bowser 2 continued 1 bowser 14 . 2 continued 3 to 3 to 4 whine 4 whine 5 and 4 whine 7 at 6 tug 7 at 7 at 9 chain 7 at 13 minutes 8 his 9 chain 10 for 13 minutes 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 minutes then he gave it up and , growling deep in his throat , turned to eat his dinner . 1 then 2 he 2 he 13 , 3 gave 4 it 4 it 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 13 , 7 , 8 growling 7 , 13 , 8 growling 9 deep 9 deep 10 in 9 deep 12 throat 11 his 12 throat 13 , 14 turned 14 turned 15 to 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 18 dinner 17 his 18 dinner 18 dinner 19 . but there wasn't any dinner ! 1 but 3 wasn't 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 3 wasn't 6 ! 5 dinner 6 ! it had disappeared , pan and all ! 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 , 4 , 8 ! 5 pan 7 all 5 pan 8 ! 6 and 7 all bowser couldn't understand it at all . 1 bowser 2 couldn't 1 bowser 5 at 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . back of the [shed] [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [licked] that [pan] [clean] [;] [licked] it until it was [polished] [.] 1 back 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 6 and 6 and 10 that 10 that 15 it 15 it 18 was 16 until 17 it 17 it 18 was then , with little sighs of satisfaction , and every once in a while a chuckle , they trotted happily home . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 5 sighs 3 with 6 of 3 with 18 they 4 little 5 sighs 6 of 7 satisfaction 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 they 10 every 11 once 11 once 12 in 11 once 14 while 12 in 13 a 14 while 15 a 15 a 16 chuckle 16 chuckle 17 , 16 chuckle 18 they 18 they 20 happily 19 trotted 20 happily 20 happily 21 home 21 home 22 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [old] [man] [coyote] [does] [a] [little] [thinking] [investigate] [and] [for] [yourself] [find] [out] [those] [things] [which] [most] [you] [want] [to] [know] [about] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] enjoyed a [dinner] more than that one he [and] [granny] [had] [stolen] [from] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 never 6 had 1 never 16 he 1 never 25 . 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 6 had 9 enjoyed 10 a 12 more 12 more 13 than 13 than 14 that 14 that 15 one 14 that 16 he funny how differently things look when your stomach is full from the way those same things look when it is empty . 1 funny 2 how 2 how 5 look 3 differently 4 things 4 things 5 look 5 look 6 when 5 look 17 look 7 your 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 is 8 stomach 17 look 9 is 10 full 11 from 13 way 12 the 13 way 13 way 14 those 14 those 15 same 15 same 16 things 16 things 17 look 17 look 18 when 17 look 21 empty 17 look 22 . 19 it 21 empty 20 is 21 empty best of all they knew they could play the same sharp trick again and steal another dinner from [bowser] [if] [need] [be] [.] 1 best 2 of 1 best 3 all 1 best 5 knew 4 they 5 knew 5 knew 7 could 6 they 7 could 7 could 8 play 8 play 12 trick 9 the 10 same 10 same 12 trick 11 sharp 12 trick 12 trick 13 again 12 trick 15 steal 13 again 14 and 15 steal 17 dinner 15 steal 18 from 16 another 17 dinner it is a comforting feeling , a very comforting feeling , to know for a certainty where you can get another meal . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 a 1 it 4 comforting 4 comforting 5 feeling 4 comforting 6 , 4 comforting 9 comforting 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 comforting 9 comforting 10 feeling 10 feeling 11 , 10 feeling 12 to 12 to 13 know 13 know 14 for 14 for 16 certainty 15 a 16 certainty 16 certainty 17 where 17 where 20 get 18 you 20 get 19 can 20 get 20 get 22 meal 21 another 22 meal 22 meal 23 . as a rule , when they have eaten one meal , they haven't the least idea where the next one is coming from . 1 as 2 a 2 a 3 rule 2 a 5 when 3 rule 4 , 5 when 12 they 6 they 12 they 7 have 8 eaten 8 eaten 9 one 8 eaten 12 they 9 one 10 meal 10 meal 11 , 12 they 13 haven't 13 haven't 15 least 14 the 15 least 15 least 16 idea 16 idea 17 where 17 where 23 from 18 the 19 next 19 next 20 one 20 one 21 is 21 is 22 coming 22 coming 23 from 23 from 24 . how would you like to live that way ? 1 how 2 would 2 would 4 like 2 would 6 live 3 you 4 like 5 to 6 live 6 live 8 way 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 ? the very next day [granny] [and] [reddy] went [up] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [at] [bowser] ['s] dinner [hour] . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 day 4 day 8 went 8 went 10 to 10 to 17 dinner 17 dinner 19 . but this time [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] was at [work] [near] the [barn] , and [bowser] was not [chained] . 1 but 2 this 1 but 18 not 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 's 8 was 15 and 9 at 12 the 9 at 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 was 17 was 18 not 18 not 20 . granny and [reddy] [stole] [away] [as] [silently] [as] [they] [had] [come] [.] 1 granny 2 and they knew by the sound of his voice that he hadn't the least idea what had become of that dinner . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 by 2 knew 9 that 3 by 5 sound 3 by 6 of 4 the 5 sound 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 voice 9 that 11 hadn't 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 idea 14 idea 15 what 15 what 16 had 15 what 17 become 16 had 17 become 17 become 18 of 17 become 21 . 18 of 19 that 19 that 20 dinner it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . while he wasn't actually starving , he was always hungry . 1 while 3 wasn't 1 while 6 , 1 while 7 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 starving 4 actually 5 starving 7 he 9 always 8 was 9 always 9 always 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 . so he spent all the time when he wasn't sleeping in hunting for something to eat . 1 so 12 hunting 2 he 8 he 3 spent 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 time 6 time 7 when 7 when 8 he 8 he 10 sleeping 9 wasn't 10 sleeping 10 sleeping 11 in 10 sleeping 12 hunting 12 hunting 13 for 12 hunting 16 eat 14 something 16 eat 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 . of course he often ran across the [tracks] of [granny] and [reddy] [fox] , and once in a while he would [meet] [them] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 often 3 he 4 often 4 often 5 ran 5 ran 6 across 6 across 7 the 7 the 9 of 9 of 11 and 11 and 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 24 . 15 and 16 once 16 once 17 in 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 while 20 he 21 would 20 he 24 . it [struck] [old] [man] [coyote] that [they] didn't seem as [thin] as he was . 1 it 6 that 6 that 14 was 8 didn't 9 seem 9 seem 10 as 10 as 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 . that set him to thinking . 1 that 2 set 1 that 4 to 2 set 3 him 4 to 5 thinking 5 thinking 6 . neither of them was a smarter hunter than he . 1 neither 2 of 1 neither 9 he 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 was 5 a 8 than 6 smarter 7 hunter 6 smarter 8 than 8 than 9 he 9 he 10 . in fact , he prided himself on being smarter than either of them . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 5 prided 5 prided 6 himself 5 prided 7 on 5 prided 9 smarter 8 being 9 smarter 9 smarter 10 than 10 than 11 either 11 either 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . yet when he met them , they seemed to be in the best of spirits and not at all worried because food was so scarce . 1 yet 2 when 1 yet 13 best 2 when 3 he 2 when 8 seemed 3 he 4 met 3 he 7 they 4 met 5 them 6 , 7 they 8 seemed 10 be 9 to 10 be 11 in 13 best 12 the 13 best 13 best 15 spirits 14 of 15 spirits 15 spirits 16 and 15 spirits 22 food 17 not 18 at 18 at 19 all 18 at 20 worried 20 worried 21 because 20 worried 22 food 22 food 23 was 22 food 25 scarce 22 food 26 . 24 so 25 scarce why ? 1 why 2 ? there must be a reason . 1 there 2 must 1 there 5 reason 2 must 3 be 4 a 5 reason 5 reason 6 . they must be getting food of which he knew nothing . 1 they 8 he 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 getting 4 getting 5 food 5 food 6 of 5 food 8 he 6 of 7 which 8 he 9 knew 8 he 11 . 9 knew 10 nothing " [i] 'll just keep an eye on them , " [muttered] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 11 " 3 'll 4 just 4 just 5 keep 5 keep 7 eye 6 an 7 eye 7 eye 8 on 8 on 9 them 9 them 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 16 . " they are getting food somewhere , that is sure , " he muttered , as he scratched first one ear and then the other . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 getting 4 getting 5 food 5 food 6 somewhere 6 somewhere 7 , 7 , 8 that 8 that 9 is 8 that 14 muttered 9 is 10 sure 9 is 12 " 11 , 12 " 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 16 as 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 scratched 18 scratched 19 first 19 first 20 one 20 one 21 ear 20 one 23 then 22 and 23 then 23 then 25 other 24 the 25 other 25 other 26 . somehow he could think better when he was scratching his ears [.] 1 somehow 6 when 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 think 4 think 5 better 5 better 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 9 scratching 8 was 9 scratching 9 scratching 11 ears 10 his 11 ears i wonder if they are stealing [farmer] [brown] 's hens and haven't been found out yet . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 11 and 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 stealing 6 stealing 10 hens 9 's 10 hens 10 hens 11 and 11 and 12 haven't 12 haven't 13 been 13 been 14 found 14 found 15 out 15 out 16 yet 16 yet 17 . i 've kept away from there myself , but if they can steal hens and not be caught , [i] certainly [can] . 1 i 2 've 1 i 23 . 2 've 3 kept 3 kept 4 away 4 away 5 from 5 from 6 there 6 there 7 myself 7 myself 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 19 , 10 if 19 , 11 they 12 can 12 can 13 steal 13 steal 14 hens 13 steal 15 and 15 and 16 not 16 not 17 be 17 be 18 caught 17 be 19 , 19 , 21 certainly there never was [a] [fox] [yet] [smart] [enough] to do a thing that a [coyote] [cannot] [do] [if] [he] [tries] . 1 there 2 never 1 there 21 . 2 never 3 was 2 never 14 a 3 was 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 12 thing 11 a 12 thing 12 thing 13 that i think [i] 'll [slip] [up] [where] [i] [can] watch [farmer] [brown] ['s] and see what is going on up there . 1 i 2 think 1 i 22 . 2 think 4 'll 10 watch 14 and 14 and 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 17 is 16 what 22 . 17 is 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 20 up 20 up 21 there yes , [sir] , that 's what [i] 'll do . " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 5 that 7 what 7 what 10 do 9 'll 10 do 10 do 11 . 11 . 12 " with this , [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] and then [curled] [himself] [up] for a [short] nap , for he was tired . 1 with 2 this 2 this 3 , 3 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 16 nap 16 nap 17 , 17 , 18 for 18 for 19 he 18 for 20 was 20 was 21 tired 21 tired 22 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [a] [twice] [stolen] [dinner] no one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still . 1 no 3 ever 2 one 3 ever 3 ever 4 is 4 is 6 smart 5 so 6 smart 6 smart 16 smarter 7 that 8 some 7 that 10 else 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 else 10 else 13 prove 11 may 12 not 12 not 13 prove 13 prove 16 smarter 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 still 17 still 18 . [old] [granny] [fox] [.] listen and you shall hear all about three rogues [.] 1 listen 2 and 1 listen 9 rogues 2 and 3 you 2 and 4 shall 4 shall 5 hear 5 hear 6 all 5 hear 7 about 8 three 9 rogues two [were] in [red] [and] [were] [granny] [and] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 two 3 in and one was in [gray] [and] [was] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 and 2 one 2 one 4 in 3 was 4 in they were [the] [slyest] [,] [smartest] [rogues] [on] all the [green] [meadows] [or] in all the [green] [forest] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 19 . 2 were 9 all 2 were 14 in 9 all 10 the 14 in 15 all 15 all 16 the and still funnier is it that one of them didn't even know where that dinner was or what kind of a dinner it would be . 1 and 2 still 2 still 3 funnier 3 funnier 4 is 4 is 5 it 4 is 6 that 6 that 7 one 6 that 10 didn't 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 didn't 11 even 11 even 12 know 12 know 13 where 13 where 15 dinner 13 where 16 was 13 where 18 what 14 that 15 dinner 17 or 18 what 18 what 19 kind 19 kind 20 of 19 kind 21 a 21 a 22 dinner 22 dinner 23 it 23 it 24 would 24 would 25 be 25 be 26 . he had waited only a little while when [along] came [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [past] the place where [old] [man] [coyote] was hiding . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 waited 3 waited 7 while 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 while 7 while 8 when 8 when 10 came 10 came 12 and 12 and 16 the 16 the 17 place 17 place 18 where 17 place 24 . 18 where 22 was 22 was 23 hiding they didn't see him . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he took care that they should have no chance [.] 1 he 2 took 1 he 5 they 1 he 8 no 2 took 3 care 3 care 4 that 6 should 8 no 7 have 8 no 8 no 9 chance but anyway , they were not thinking of him . 1 but 2 anyway 2 anyway 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 not 6 not 7 thinking 7 thinking 8 of 8 of 9 him 9 him 10 . their thoughts were all of that dinner they intended to have , and the smart trick by which they would get it . 1 their 2 thoughts 1 their 7 dinner 1 their 9 intended 2 thoughts 3 were 4 all 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 dinner 8 they 9 intended 9 intended 10 to 9 intended 11 have 9 intended 14 the 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 the 14 the 16 trick 15 smart 16 trick 16 trick 19 they 17 by 18 which 18 which 19 they 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 get 21 get 22 it 22 it 23 . [old] [man] [coyote] [crept] [after] [them] [.] he saw [granny] [leave] [reddy] there and [hurry] [away] [.] 1 he 2 saw 1 he 7 and 2 saw 6 there [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [wits] [worked] [fast] [.] " [i] can't [be] [in] [two] [places] at once , " thought he , " so [i] [can't] [watch] [both] [granny] and [reddy] . 1 " 3 can't 1 " 11 " 8 at 9 once 8 at 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought 11 " 14 , 11 " 15 " 12 thought 13 he 15 " 16 so 16 so 22 and 16 so 24 . as [i] can [watch] but [one] , [which] one [shall] it be ? 1 as 3 can 3 can 12 be 5 but 7 , 5 but 11 it 7 , 9 one 11 it 12 be 12 be 13 ? granny , of course . 1 granny 4 course 2 , 4 course 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 . granny is the smartest of the two , and whatever they are up to , she is at the bottom of it . 1 granny 2 is 1 granny 4 smartest 3 the 4 smartest 4 smartest 7 two 4 smartest 10 whatever 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 two 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 whatever 10 whatever 15 , 11 they 12 are 12 are 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 , 15 , 17 is 15 , 20 bottom 15 , 23 . 16 she 17 is 18 at 20 bottom 19 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 21 of 20 bottom 22 it granny is the one to follow . " 1 granny 2 is 2 is 4 one 2 is 5 to 2 is 8 " 3 the 4 one 5 to 6 follow 6 follow 7 . he crept as near as he dared and then lay flat down behind a little bunch of dead grass close to the shed . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 4 near 2 crept 10 lay 3 as 4 near 4 near 5 as 5 as 7 dared 6 he 7 dared 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 lay 10 lay 11 flat 11 flat 12 down 12 down 13 behind 13 behind 14 a 13 behind 16 bunch 15 little 16 bunch 16 bunch 17 of 16 bunch 19 grass 18 dead 19 grass 19 grass 20 close 19 grass 24 . 20 close 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 shed for some time nothing happened , and [old] [man] [coyote] was [puzzled] . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 happened 5 happened 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 was 7 and 13 . after what seemed to him a long time , he heard a door open on the other side of the shed . 1 after 2 what 1 after 9 , 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 4 to 5 him 5 him 6 a 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 heard 10 he 22 . 11 heard 14 open 11 heard 18 side 12 a 13 door 13 door 14 open 14 open 16 the 15 on 16 the 17 other 18 side 18 side 19 of 18 side 21 shed 20 the 21 shed it was [mrs] [brown] [carrying] [bowser] 's [dinner] [out] to him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 to 2 was 7 's 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 . of course , [old] [man] [coyote] [didn't] know this . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 3 , 8 know 8 know 9 this 9 this 10 . he knew by the sounds that some one had come out of the house , and it made him nervous . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 by 3 by 4 the 3 by 6 that 5 sounds 6 that 6 that 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 house 14 house 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 it 17 it 18 made 18 made 19 him 18 made 20 nervous 20 nervous 21 . he didn't like being so close to [farmer] [brown] 's house in broad daylight . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 being 4 being 5 so 5 so 6 close 6 close 7 to 7 to 11 house 7 to 12 in 10 's 11 house 12 in 14 daylight 13 broad 14 daylight 14 daylight 15 . " if she isn't afraid , [i] don't need to be , " thought he craftily . 1 " 2 if 1 " 3 she 2 if 3 she 3 she 4 isn't 3 she 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 , 5 afraid 9 need 5 afraid 16 craftily 8 don't 9 need 9 need 11 be 10 to 11 be 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 craftily 14 thought 16 craftily 15 he 16 craftily 16 craftily 17 . after a few minutes he heard a door close and knew that whoever had come out had gone back into the house . 1 after 2 a 1 after 13 whoever 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 6 heard 7 a 7 a 9 close 7 a 13 whoever 8 door 9 close 10 and 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 13 whoever 13 whoever 17 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 out 16 out 17 had 17 had 18 gone 17 had 23 . 18 gone 19 back 19 back 20 into 20 into 22 house 21 the 22 house almost at once [bowser] [the] [hound] began to [yelp] [and] [whine] [.] 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 7 began 7 began 8 to [swiftly] [granny] [fox] [disappeared] [around] [the] [corner] [of] [the] [shed] [.] just as [swiftly] [old] [man] [coyote] [ran] [forward] [and] [peeped] [around] the corner . 1 just 2 as 2 as 12 the 12 the 13 corner 12 the 14 . there was [bowser] the [hound] [tugging] [at] his [chain] , and just beyond [his] reach was [reddy] [fox] , [grinning] in the [most] [provoking] [manner] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 22 the 2 was 4 the 8 his 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 16 was 11 and 13 beyond 12 just 13 beyond 13 beyond 15 reach 16 was 19 , 19 , 21 in 21 in 22 the and there was [granny] [fox] , [backing] and [dragging] after [her] [bowser] 's dinner . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 14 dinner 3 was 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 10 after 13 's 14 dinner 14 dinner 15 . in a flash [old] [man] [coyote] [understood] the [plan] , and he almost chuckled aloud at the cleverness of it . 1 in 2 a 1 in 8 the 2 a 3 flash 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 almost 13 almost 14 chuckled 14 chuckled 15 aloud 15 aloud 16 at 15 aloud 18 cleverness 16 at 17 the 18 cleverness 20 it 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . then he hastily backed behind the shed and waited . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hastily 3 hastily 4 backed 4 backed 5 behind 4 backed 7 shed 6 the 7 shed 7 shed 8 and 8 and 9 waited 9 waited 10 . in a minute [granny] [fox] appeared , dragging [bowser] 's dinner . 1 in 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 8 dragging 6 appeared 7 , 7 , 8 dragging 8 dragging 11 dinner 10 's 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 . she was so intent on [getting] that [dinner] [that] she [almost] [backed] [into] [old] [man] [coyote] [without] [suspecting] [that] he was anywhere about . 1 she 2 was 1 she 20 he 2 was 10 she 3 so 4 intent 3 so 7 that 4 intent 5 on 7 that 10 she 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 anywhere 22 anywhere 23 about 22 anywhere 24 . " thank you , [granny] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 6 . 3 you 4 , you needn't bother about it any longer ; [i] 'll [take] [it] [now] , ["] [growled] [old] [man] [coyote] in [granny] 's [ear] [.] 1 you 2 needn't 1 you 8 ; 3 bother 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 7 longer 6 any 7 longer 7 longer 8 ; 8 ; 10 'll 8 ; 14 , 14 , 20 in 20 in 22 's granny let go of that dinner as if it burned her tongue , and with a frightened little yelp leaped to one side . 1 granny 6 dinner 1 granny 11 her 2 let 3 go 3 go 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 dinner 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 it 9 it 10 burned 9 it 11 her 11 her 12 tongue 11 her 19 yelp 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 with 15 with 19 yelp 16 a 17 frightened 17 frightened 18 little 18 little 19 yelp 19 yelp 20 leaped 20 leaped 21 to 21 to 22 one 22 one 23 side 23 side 24 . a [minute] [later] [reddy] [came] [racing] [around] from [behind] the [barn] [eager] [for] [his] [share] . 1 a 8 from 8 from 10 the 10 the 16 . what he [saw] was [old] [man] [coyote] [bolting] [down] that [twice-stolen] [dinner] [while] [granny] [fox] [fairly] [danced] with [rage] . 1 what 2 he 1 what 18 with 2 he 4 was 4 was 10 that 18 with 20 . [chapter] [xxi] [:] [granny] [and] [reddy] [talk] [things] [over] [.] you ['ll] [find] as on through life you go [the] [thing] you [want] [may] [prove] to be [the] [very] [thing] you shouldn't have [.] 1 you 17 be 1 you 21 you 4 as 5 on 4 as 8 you 5 on 6 through 5 on 7 life 8 you 9 go 8 you 12 you 12 you 16 to 16 to 17 be 21 you 22 shouldn't 22 shouldn't 23 have then seeming loss is gain , you see . 1 then 2 seeming 2 seeming 3 loss 2 seeming 9 . 3 loss 4 is 4 is 5 gain 5 gain 6 , 5 gain 8 see 7 you 8 see [old] [granny] [fox] [.] " robber ! " [snarled] [granny] . 1 " 4 " 2 robber 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 7 . old [man] [coyote] [stopped] [eating] [long] enough to grin . 1 old 7 enough 7 enough 8 to 8 to 9 grin 9 grin 10 . " thief ! 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 ! sneak ! 1 sneak 2 ! coward ! " [snarled] [reddy] [.] 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " once more [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] . 1 once 2 more 2 more 7 . when that dinner had disappeared down his throat to the last and smallest crumb , he licked his chops and turned to [granny] [and] [reddy] [.] 1 when 3 dinner 1 when 14 crumb 2 that 3 dinner 3 dinner 4 had 4 had 5 disappeared 6 down 8 throat 6 down 9 to 7 his 8 throat 9 to 10 the 9 to 14 crumb 10 the 11 last 11 last 12 and 13 smallest 14 crumb 14 crumb 15 , 14 crumb 19 chops 16 he 17 licked 17 licked 18 his 17 licked 19 chops 19 chops 20 and 20 and 21 turned 21 turned 22 to " [i] ['m] very much obliged for that [dinner] , " said he [pleasantly] , his eyes twinkling [with] [mischief] . 1 " 4 very 1 " 11 " 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 obliged 7 for 8 that 8 that 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 15 , 15 , 16 his 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 twinkling 18 twinkling 21 . " it [was] the best [dinner] [i] have [had] for a long time . 1 " 2 it 2 it 12 long 4 the 5 best 4 the 10 for 5 best 8 have 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time 13 time 14 . allow me to [say] [that] [that] [trick] [of] [yours] [was] [as] [smart] [a] [trick] [as] [ever] [i] [have] [seen] [.] 1 allow 2 me 1 allow 3 to it was [quite] [worthy] of a [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 5 of 5 of 6 a you are a very clever old [lady] , [granny] [fox] [.] 1 you 2 are 1 you 6 old 2 are 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 clever 6 old 8 , by the time she got around there , all she saw was the empty pan which had held [bowser] ['s] [dinner] . 1 by 9 all 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 she 4 she 5 got 5 got 7 there 5 got 9 all 6 around 7 there 7 there 8 , 9 all 11 saw 10 she 11 saw 11 saw 12 was 12 was 16 which 13 the 14 empty 14 empty 15 pan 15 pan 16 which 16 which 17 had 16 which 22 . 17 had 18 held she was puzzled . 1 she 2 was 1 she 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . how [that] [pan] could be [where] it [was] [she] [couldn't] [understand] , and [bowser] [couldn't] tell her , although he [tried] his very best . 1 how 4 could 1 how 7 it 4 could 5 be 7 it 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 25 . 13 and 16 tell 16 tell 17 her 17 her 19 although 18 , 19 although 20 he 22 his 20 he 25 . 22 his 24 best 23 very 24 best she had been puzzled about that pan two or three times before . 1 she 4 puzzled 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 about 5 about 11 times 6 that 7 pan 7 pan 8 two 8 two 9 or 8 two 10 three 10 three 11 times 11 times 12 before 12 before 13 . old [man] [coyote] [lost] [no] [time] [in] [getting] [back] [home] , for he never felt easy near the home of man in broad daylight . 1 old 11 , 11 , 12 for 11 , 25 . 12 for 13 he 13 he 14 never 14 never 15 felt 15 felt 16 easy 16 easy 17 near 17 near 18 the 18 the 20 of 19 home 20 of 20 of 21 man 21 man 24 daylight 22 in 24 daylight 23 broad 24 daylight granny and [reddy] [fox] went home too , and there was [hate] in their hearts , [hate] for [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 granny 2 and 2 and 5 went 5 went 6 home 6 home 7 too 7 too 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 10 there 22 . 11 was 13 in 13 in 14 their 13 in 16 , 14 their 15 hearts 16 , 18 for but [once] they reached home , [old] [granny] [fox] stopped [growling] , and [presently] she began to [chuckle] . 1 but 3 they 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 5 home 5 home 6 , 6 , 13 and 10 stopped 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 to 13 and 19 . 15 she 16 began 16 began 17 to " what are you laughing at ? " [demanded] [reddy] . 1 " 7 ? 1 " 8 " 2 what 6 at 2 what 7 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 laughing 5 laughing 6 at 8 " 11 . " at the [way] [old] [man] [coyote] [stole] that [dinner] [from] [us] , " replied [granny] [.] 1 " 2 at 1 " 14 " 3 the 9 that 9 that 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied " [i] [hate] him ! 1 " 5 ! 4 him 5 ! he 's a [sneaking] robber ! " [snapped] [reddy] . 1 he 2 's 1 he 10 . 2 's 3 a 2 's 7 " 5 robber 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [tut] , [tut] , [reddy] ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 ! 5 , 7 ! tut , tut [!] ["] [retorted] [granny] [.] 1 tut 3 tut 2 , 3 tut " be fair-minded . 1 " 3 fair-minded 2 be 3 fair-minded 3 fair-minded 4 . we [stole] [that] [dinner] [from] [bowser] [the] [hound] , and [old] [man] [coyote] stole it [from] [us] . 1 we 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 18 . 14 stole 15 it 15 it 18 . i guess he is no worse than we are , when you come to think it over . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 13 come 3 he 4 is 3 he 6 worse 5 no 6 worse 6 worse 7 than 7 than 8 we 7 than 10 , 8 we 9 are 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 you 11 when 13 come 13 come 14 to 13 come 16 it 15 think 16 it 16 it 17 over 17 over 18 . now is he ? " 1 now 5 " 2 is 3 he 3 he 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [i] [i] well , [i] don't suppose he is , when [you] put it that way , " [reddy] [admitted] [grudgingly] . 1 " 4 well 1 " 19 " 4 well 5 , 5 , 8 suppose 7 don't 8 suppose 8 suppose 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 , 11 , 12 when 12 when 18 , 14 put 15 it 15 it 17 way 16 that 17 way 17 way 18 , 19 " 23 . " and he was [smart] , very smart , to outwit two such clever people as we [are] , " [continued] [granny] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 20 " 2 and 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 smart 9 , 10 to 9 , 19 , 10 to 11 outwit 11 outwit 12 two 11 outwit 17 we 12 two 15 people 13 such 14 clever 14 clever 15 people 16 as 17 we 19 , 20 " 20 " 23 . " you will have to agree to that . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 " 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 agree 7 to 8 that 8 that 9 . 9 . 10 " " [y-e-s] , " said [reddy] [slowly] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " he was smart enough , but " 1 " 2 he 1 " 8 " 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 smart 3 was 8 " 5 enough 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 " " there isn't any but , [reddy] , " interrupted [granny] [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 , 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 but 4 any 6 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 interrupted " you know the law [of] [the] [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 and 2 you 3 know 3 know 5 law 4 the 5 law 10 and 11 the it is everybody for himself , and anything belongs to one who has the wit or the strength to take it . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 for 4 for 5 himself 4 for 15 wit 5 himself 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 belongs 8 anything 9 belongs 9 belongs 10 to 9 belongs 11 one 11 one 12 who 11 one 14 the 12 who 13 has 15 wit 16 or 15 wit 18 strength 16 or 17 the 18 strength 19 to 18 strength 21 it 20 take 21 it 21 it 22 . it was all fair enough , and you know there isn't the least use in crying over spilled milk , as the saying is . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 2 was 11 isn't 3 all 5 enough 3 all 7 and 4 fair 5 enough 6 , 7 and 8 you 9 know 8 you 11 isn't 10 there 11 isn't 11 isn't 13 least 11 isn't 24 is 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 use 14 use 15 in 15 in 16 crying 16 crying 17 over 17 over 18 spilled 18 spilled 19 milk 19 milk 20 , 21 as 22 the 21 as 23 saying 21 as 24 is 24 is 25 . we simply have got to be smart enough not to let him fool us again . 1 we 2 simply 1 we 3 have 1 we 14 us 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 smart 7 smart 8 enough 7 smart 13 fool 8 enough 9 not 9 not 10 to 11 let 12 him 11 let 13 fool 13 fool 14 us 14 us 15 again 15 again 16 . i [guess] [we] won't get any more of [bowser] 's [dinners] [for] [a] [while] . 1 i 4 won't 4 won't 6 any 5 get 6 any 6 any 7 more 7 more 8 of 8 of 10 's 10 's 15 . we 've got to think of some other way of filling our stomachs when the hunting is poor . 1 we 2 've 1 we 12 our 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 some 7 some 8 other 8 other 9 way 9 way 10 of 10 of 11 filling 11 filling 12 our 12 our 13 stomachs 13 stomachs 18 poor 14 when 15 the 14 when 16 hunting 14 when 17 is 17 is 18 poor 18 poor 19 . i [think] [if] [i] could have just one of those fat hens of [farmer] [brown] ['s] , it would [put] [new] [strength] [into] [my] [old] [bones] . 1 i 5 could 1 i 18 it 5 could 6 have 6 have 7 just 7 just 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 those 10 those 12 hens 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 13 of 13 of 17 , 18 it 19 would 19 would 27 . reddy pricked up his ears at the mention of fat hens [.] 1 reddy 2 pricked 1 reddy 11 hens 2 pricked 3 up 2 pricked 5 ears 4 his 5 ears 6 at 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 mention 9 of 9 of 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens " [i] think so too , " said he . 1 " 3 think 3 think 4 so 4 so 5 too 4 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " when shall we try for one ? " 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 shall 3 shall 4 we 4 we 5 try 5 try 6 for 6 for 7 one 7 one 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [to-morrow] [morning] , " replied [granny] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 8 . 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied " now don't [bother] [me] [while] [i] think [out] [a] [plan] . " 1 " 2 now 1 " 12 . 2 now 3 don't 3 don't 8 think 12 . 13 " [chapter] [xxii] [:] [granny] [fox] [plans] [to] [get] [a] [fat] [hen] [full] [half] [success] [for] [fox] [or] [man] [is] [won] [by] [working] [out] [a] [plan] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [granny] [fox] [knows] [this] [.] no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 6 . whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head . 1 whatever 3 does 1 whatever 13 . 2 she 3 does 3 does 4 is 3 does 5 first 5 first 7 planned 6 carefully 7 planned 7 planned 8 in 7 planned 12 head 9 her 12 head 10 wise 11 old 10 wise 12 head if only there was some way of getting in that henhouse at night , there would be no trouble at all . 1 if 2 only 1 if 16 would 2 only 3 there 2 only 14 , 2 only 15 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 some 5 some 6 way 6 way 7 of 7 of 8 getting 8 getting 9 in 9 in 11 henhouse 10 that 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 13 night 12 at 13 night 16 would 17 be 16 would 19 trouble 16 would 22 . 18 no 19 trouble 19 trouble 21 all 20 at 21 all i don't suppose there is the least chance of that . " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 11 . 2 don't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 4 there 5 is 6 the 7 least 7 least 8 chance 8 chance 9 of 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 . 11 . 12 " " not the least chance in the world , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 13 . 2 not 3 the 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 chance 5 chance 8 world 5 chance 11 replied 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 replied 10 " 11 replied " sure ! 1 " 2 sure 1 " 3 ! but it 's [always] [closed] at [night] , " [snapped] [reddy] . 1 but 2 it 1 but 12 . 2 it 3 's 3 's 9 " 6 at 8 , 8 , 9 " " people are sometimes careless , even you , [reddy] , " said [granny] . 1 " 2 people 2 people 3 are 2 people 6 , 3 are 5 careless 4 sometimes 5 careless 6 , 8 you 6 , 9 , 7 even 8 you 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . reddy squirmed uneasily , for he had been in trouble many times through carelessness . 1 reddy 2 squirmed 2 squirmed 3 uneasily 2 squirmed 10 trouble 3 uneasily 4 , 4 , 5 for 6 he 10 trouble 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 in 9 in 10 trouble 10 trouble 12 times 11 many 12 times 12 times 13 through 13 through 14 carelessness 14 carelessness 15 . " well , what of it ? " he demanded a wee bit crossly . 1 " 2 well 2 well 4 what 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 of 4 what 6 it 4 what 7 ? 4 what 10 demanded 7 ? 8 " 9 he 10 demanded 10 demanded 14 crossly 11 a 12 wee 12 wee 13 bit 12 wee 14 crossly 14 crossly 15 . " too many [ifs] to get a dinner with [,] " [interrupted] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 too 1 " 11 " 2 too 3 many 5 to 6 get 5 to 11 " 6 get 7 a 7 a 8 dinner 8 dinner 9 with now [i] ['ve] [kept] an eye [on] [that] [henyard] , and [i] ['ve] [noticed] that [very] [often] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [doesn't] [close] the [henyard] [gate] [at] night . 1 now 11 and 5 an 6 eye 6 eye 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 that 15 that 20 's 20 's 24 the 24 the 28 night 28 night 29 . i suppose he thinks that if the henhouse door is locked , the gate doesn't matter . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 thinks 3 he 4 thinks 4 thinks 5 that 5 that 6 if 6 if 9 door 6 if 12 , 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 door 9 door 10 is 10 is 11 locked 12 , 15 doesn't 13 the 14 gate 14 gate 15 doesn't 15 doesn't 16 matter 16 matter 17 . any one who is careless about one thing , is likely to be careless about another . 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 careless 5 careless 6 about 5 careless 14 careless 6 about 8 thing 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 , 10 is 11 likely 11 likely 12 to 11 likely 14 careless 13 be 14 careless 14 careless 15 about 15 about 16 another 16 another 17 . sometime he may forget to close that hole [.] 1 sometime 8 hole 2 he 3 may 2 he 8 hole 3 may 4 forget 4 forget 5 to 6 close 8 hole 7 that 8 hole in [fact] , [i] am [pretty] sure [i] [can] [make] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [forget] [to] [close] that [gate] . " 1 in 3 , 3 , 21 " 5 am 7 sure 7 sure 18 that 18 that 20 . 20 . 21 " " how ? " demanded [reddy] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ? 3 ? 5 demanded 4 " 5 demanded granny grinned . 1 granny 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " [i] 'll try it [first] and [tell] you [afterwards] , " said she . 1 " 7 and 3 'll 4 try 4 try 5 it 5 it 7 and 7 and 9 you 9 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 she 14 she 15 . reddy nodded . 1 reddy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . many times [from] [a] [safe] [hiding-place] he [had] [hungrily] [watched] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [shut] [the] [biddies] [up] [.] 1 many 2 times 2 times 7 he it was [always] just [before] the [black] [shadows] [began] to [creep] [out] from their [hiding-places] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 from 2 was 4 just 2 was 10 to 4 just 6 the 13 from 14 their " [i] thought so , " said [granny] . 1 " 6 " 3 thought 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . the truth is , she [knew] [so] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 4 , 5 she there was [nothing] [about] [that] [henhouse] and what went on there that [granny] [didn't] [know] [quite] as well as [reddy] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 17 as 2 was 7 and 7 and 8 what 8 what 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 there 11 there 12 that 17 as 19 as 18 well 19 as " you stay right here this afternoon [until] [i] [return] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 stay 3 stay 4 right 4 right 5 here 5 here 6 this 6 this 7 afternoon 7 afternoon 11 . i 'll see what [i] can do . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see 3 see 4 what 4 what 6 can 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 . 8 . 9 " " let me go [along] , " [begged] [reddy] . 1 " 2 let 1 " 7 " 2 let 3 me 4 go 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 . " no , " [replied] [granny] in [such] a [decided] tone that [reddy] knew it would be of no use to tease . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 7 in 7 in 9 a 9 a 11 tone 11 tone 12 that 12 that 14 knew 12 that 22 tease 14 knew 15 it 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 of 18 of 19 no 19 no 20 use 19 no 22 tease 21 to 22 tease 22 tease 23 . " sometimes two can do what one cannot do alone , and sometimes one can do what two might spoil . 1 " 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 3 two 3 two 6 what 3 two 14 one 4 can 5 do 5 do 6 what 7 one 8 cannot 7 one 12 and 7 one 14 one 8 cannot 9 do 8 cannot 10 alone 10 alone 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 sometimes 14 one 14 one 15 can 15 can 16 do 15 can 17 what 17 what 19 might 18 two 19 might 19 might 20 spoil 19 might 21 . now [we] [may] as [well] [take] [a] [nap] [until] it is time for [mr] [sun] to go to bed . 1 now 4 as 4 as 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 time 12 time 13 for 13 for 16 to 16 to 17 go 17 go 18 to 18 to 19 bed 19 bed 20 . just [you] leave it to [your] [old] [granny] [to] [take] [care] [of] the first of [those] [ifs] [.] 1 just 3 leave 3 leave 4 it 4 it 5 to 4 it 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 of for the other one we 'll have to trust to luck , but you know we are lucky sometimes . " 1 for 2 the 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 one 4 one 11 luck 5 we 6 'll 6 'll 7 have 6 'll 9 trust 8 to 9 trust 9 trust 10 to 10 to 11 luck 11 luck 18 lucky 12 , 13 but 13 but 18 lucky 14 you 15 know 14 you 16 we 16 we 17 are 17 are 18 lucky 18 lucky 19 sometimes 19 sometimes 21 " 20 . 21 " with this [granny] [curled] [up] [for] [a] [nap] , and [having] nothing [better] to do [,] [reddy] [followed] [her] [example] . 1 with 2 this 2 this 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 nothing 12 nothing 15 do 14 to 15 do 15 do 21 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [forgets] [to] [close] [the] [gate] how easy ' t is to [just] [forget] [until] , [alas] , it is too late . 1 how 2 easy 1 how 5 is 1 how 17 . 2 easy 4 t 3 ' 4 t 5 is 6 to 5 is 14 is 10 , 12 , 12 , 13 it 13 it 14 is 15 too 16 late 16 late 17 . the most [methodical] of [folks] [sometimes] [forget] to [shut] the gate [.] 1 the 2 most 1 the 4 of 4 of 8 to 8 to 10 the 10 the 11 gate [old] [granny] [fox] [.] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [is] [not] [usually] [the] [forgetful] [kind] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he is pretty good about not forgetting . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 pretty 3 pretty 4 good 3 pretty 5 about 5 about 7 forgetting 6 not 7 forgetting 7 forgetting 8 . but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] isn't [perfect] by any means . 1 but 6 isn't 6 isn't 9 any 8 by 9 any 9 any 10 means 10 means 11 . he does forget sometimes , and he is careless sometimes . 1 he 2 does 2 does 3 forget 2 does 8 is 3 forget 4 sometimes 4 sometimes 5 , 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 careless 9 careless 10 sometimes 10 sometimes 11 . he would be a funny kind of boy otherwise . 1 he 8 boy 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 8 boy 5 funny 8 boy 6 kind 7 of 7 of 8 boy 8 boy 9 otherwise 9 otherwise 10 . but take it day in and day out , he is pretty thoughtful and careful . 1 but 9 , 2 take 4 day 2 take 9 , 3 it 4 day 4 day 5 in 4 day 7 day 5 in 6 and 8 out 9 , 9 , 13 thoughtful 10 he 11 is 10 he 13 thoughtful 12 pretty 13 thoughtful 13 thoughtful 14 and 14 and 15 careful 15 careful 16 . the [care] [of] the hens is one of [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's [duties] . 1 the 6 is 4 the 5 hens 5 hens 6 is 6 is 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 11 's 8 of 15 . 12 boy 13 's 13 's 15 . it is one of those duties which most of the time is a pleasure . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 7 which 6 duties 7 which 7 which 8 most 7 which 12 is 8 most 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 time 12 is 13 a 13 a 14 pleasure 14 pleasure 15 . he likes the biddies , and he likes to take care of them . 1 he 2 likes 2 likes 4 biddies 2 likes 8 likes 3 the 4 biddies 4 biddies 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 likes 8 likes 9 to 9 to 10 take 10 take 11 care 10 take 13 them 11 care 12 of 13 them 14 . but at night he [sometimes] [left] [that] [gate] [open] [,] [as] [granny] [fox] had found out . 1 but 2 at 2 at 3 night 3 night 4 he 4 he 14 had 14 had 15 found 15 found 16 out 16 out 17 . you see , he thought it didn't matter because the hens were locked in their warm house and so were safe , anyway . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 8 matter 6 it 8 matter 7 didn't 8 matter 8 matter 9 because 9 because 10 the 9 because 11 hens 11 hens 12 were 11 hens 15 their 11 hens 20 were 12 were 14 in 13 locked 14 in 15 their 17 house 16 warm 17 house 18 and 19 so 18 and 20 were 20 were 21 safe 21 safe 23 anyway 22 , 23 anyway 23 anyway 24 . you see , he was in [a] [hurry] to find out what [bowser] was making [such] [a] fuss about . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 what 12 what 14 was 12 what 20 . 15 making 18 fuss 18 fuss 19 about 19 about 20 . " what is it , [bowser] , old boy ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 10 ? 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 , 7 , 8 old 7 , 10 ? 8 old 9 boy did you see something ? ["] asked [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [as] [he] [patted] [bowser] [on] the head . 1 did 2 you 1 did 3 see 1 did 5 ? 3 see 4 something 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 17 the 7 asked 18 head 18 head 19 . bowser still tugged at his chain and whined , but after a little he quieted down . 1 bowser 2 still 1 bowser 8 whined 2 still 3 tugged 3 tugged 4 at 4 at 6 chain 5 his 6 chain 7 and 8 whined 8 whined 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 after 11 after 12 a 11 after 14 he 11 after 17 . 13 little 14 he 14 he 15 quieted 15 quieted 16 down half an hour later [old] [granny] [fox] [joined] [reddy] [fox] , [who] [was] [waiting] [on] the [doorstep] of their home [.] 1 half 2 an 2 an 3 hour 3 hour 4 later 4 later 11 , 11 , 16 the 16 the 18 of 18 of 19 their 19 their 20 home " it is all right , [reddy] ; that [gate] is [open] , " said she . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 that 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 8 ; 9 that 11 is 11 is 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 she 16 she 17 . " how did you do it , [granny] ? " asked [reddy] eagerly [.] 1 " 2 how 1 " 4 you 2 how 3 did 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 13 eagerly " easily enough , " replied [granny] [.] 1 " 5 " 2 easily 3 enough 3 enough 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied " [i] [let] [bowser] [get] [a] [glimpse] [of] [me] just as his master was locking up [the] [henhouse] . 1 " 10 just 10 just 11 as 10 just 19 . 11 as 14 was 12 his 13 master 13 master 14 was 14 was 15 locking 15 locking 16 up bowser made a great [fuss] , and of course , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [hurried] [out] to see what it was all about . 1 bowser 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 of 8 of 9 course 9 course 10 , 10 , 17 to 17 to 18 see 18 see 19 what 19 what 20 it 20 it 21 was 20 it 22 all 22 all 23 about 23 about 24 . of course , [i] [didn't] [let] [him] [get] so much [as] [a] [glimpse] of me . " 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 3 , 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 17 " 14 of 15 me 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 " " of course , " said [reddy] . 1 " 3 course 1 " 4 , 2 of 3 course 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [midnight] [visit] by [those] [who] [win] ['] [t] [is] [well] [agreed] [he] ['ll] [try] and [try] [who] [would] [succeed] [.] 1 by 13 and [old] [granny] [fox] [.] reddy tried not to hope too much . 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 3 not 2 tried 4 to 2 tried 8 . 4 to 5 hope 5 hope 6 too 6 too 7 much but if there was a way he wanted to know it , and he was impatient to start . 1 but 2 if 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 a 3 there 6 way 6 way 7 he 7 he 14 he 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 know 10 know 11 it 11 it 13 and 11 it 14 he 12 , 13 and 14 he 18 start 14 he 19 . 15 was 16 impatient 16 impatient 17 to 16 impatient 18 start but [granny] was [in] [no] [hurry] . 1 but 3 was 1 but 7 . so they trotted to a point where they [could] [see] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] , and there they sat down to watch . 1 so 3 trotted 2 they 3 trotted 3 trotted 4 to 4 to 6 point 5 a 6 point 6 point 7 where 7 where 8 they 7 where 23 . 8 they 18 they 15 , 16 and 15 , 18 they 16 and 17 there 18 they 19 sat 19 sat 20 down 20 down 21 to 21 to 22 watch it seemed to [reddy] [that] those [lights] [never] [would] [wink] [out] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 12 . 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 6 those but at last they did . 1 but 3 last 1 but 5 did 2 at 3 last 4 they 5 did 5 did 6 . " come on , [granny] ! " he cried [,] [jumping] to his feet . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 , 4 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 cried 9 cried 12 to 12 to 13 his 13 his 14 feet 14 feet 15 . " not yet , [reddy] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 6 . 2 not 3 yet 3 yet 4 , not yet , " replied [granny] . 1 not 2 yet 1 not 7 . 2 yet 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied " we 've got to give folks time to get sound asleep . 1 " 2 we 2 we 12 asleep 3 've 4 got 3 've 10 get 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 folks 6 give 8 time 8 time 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 sound 11 sound 12 asleep 12 asleep 13 . this [was] [sound] [advice] , and [reddy] knew it . 1 this 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 . 8 knew 9 it 9 it 10 . so with a groan he once more threw himself down on the snow to wait . 1 so 5 he 2 with 3 a 2 with 5 he 3 a 4 groan 5 he 7 more 5 he 8 threw 6 once 7 more 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 10 down 8 threw 15 wait 10 down 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 snow 14 to 15 wait 15 wait 16 . at last [granny] [arose] , [stretched] , and looked up at the twinkling stars . 1 at 2 last 2 last 5 , 5 , 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 9 looked 11 at 9 looked 14 stars 12 the 14 stars 13 twinkling 14 stars 14 stars 15 . " come on , " said she and led the way . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 8 and 6 said 8 and 7 she 8 and 8 and 9 led 8 and 12 . 9 led 10 the 10 the 11 way up back of the barn and around it they stole like two shadows and quite as noiselessly as shadows . 1 up 3 of 2 back 3 of 3 of 5 barn 4 the 5 barn 5 barn 6 and 6 and 7 around 7 around 8 it 8 it 10 stole 9 they 10 stole 10 stole 11 like 11 like 12 two 12 two 13 shadows 12 two 17 noiselessly 12 two 20 . 14 and 15 quite 14 and 17 noiselessly 16 as 17 noiselessly 17 noiselessly 18 as 17 noiselessly 19 shadows they heard [bowser] [the] [hound] [sighing] [in] [his] [sleep] [in] [his] [snug] [little] [house] , and [grinned] at each other . 1 they 2 heard 1 they 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 at 18 at 19 each 19 each 20 other 20 other 21 . silently they stole over to the henyard [.] 1 silently 2 they 1 silently 3 stole 1 silently 7 henyard 4 over 5 to 4 over 7 henyard 5 to 6 the the gate was open , just as [granny] [had] told [reddy] it would be . 1 the 4 open 2 gate 4 open 3 was 4 open 4 open 5 , 5 , 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 10 told 10 told 12 it 12 it 14 be 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 . it was closed . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 closed 3 closed 4 . reddy had expected it would be . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 expected 3 expected 4 it 4 it 6 be 4 it 7 . 5 would 6 be still , he was dreadfully disappointed . 1 still 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 6 disappointed 5 dreadfully 7 . he gave it merely a glance . 1 he 6 glance 2 gave 3 it 2 gave 6 glance 3 it 5 a 4 merely 5 a 6 glance 7 . " [i] [knew] it wouldn't be any use , " said [he] with a half [whine] . 1 " 4 it 1 " 10 " 4 it 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 be 7 any 8 use 7 any 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 17 . 11 said 13 with 13 with 14 a 14 a 15 half but [granny] paid no [attention] to [him] [.] 1 but 4 no 1 but 6 to 3 paid 4 no she went close to the hole and pushed gently against the little door that closed it . 1 she 2 went 2 went 3 close 2 went 8 pushed 3 close 4 to 3 close 5 the 3 close 6 hole 7 and 8 pushed 8 pushed 9 gently 8 pushed 10 against 8 pushed 14 that 11 the 13 door 12 little 13 door 13 door 14 that 14 that 16 it 14 that 17 . 15 closed 16 it it didn't move [.] 1 it 3 move 2 didn't 3 move then she noticed that at one edge there was a tiny crack . 1 then 7 edge 2 she 4 that 3 noticed 4 that 4 that 7 edge 5 at 7 edge 6 one 7 edge 7 edge 8 there 8 there 9 was 8 there 12 crack 10 a 11 tiny 11 tiny 12 crack 12 crack 13 . she tried to push her nose through , but the crack was too narrow . 1 she 4 push 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 push 4 push 7 through 4 push 11 crack 5 her 6 nose 6 nose 7 through 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 the 10 the 11 crack 11 crack 12 was 11 crack 14 narrow 11 crack 15 . 13 too 14 narrow then she tried a [paw] [.] 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 a 2 she 3 tried a claw caught on the edge of the door , and it moved ever so little . 1 a 9 door 2 claw 3 caught 2 claw 9 door 4 on 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 6 edge 8 the 6 edge 9 door 9 door 10 , 9 door 13 moved 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 11 and 13 moved 12 it 13 moved 13 moved 14 ever 13 moved 16 little 13 moved 17 . 14 ever 15 so then [granny] knew that the little door [wasn't] [fastened] . 1 then 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 the 4 that 10 . 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 door granny stretched herself flat on the ground and went to work , first with one paw , then with the other . 1 granny 3 herself 1 granny 11 work 2 stretched 3 herself 3 herself 4 flat 4 flat 5 on 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 9 went 8 and 9 went 9 went 11 work 10 to 11 work 11 work 12 , 12 , 13 first 13 first 14 with 14 with 16 paw 15 one 16 paw 16 paw 17 , 16 paw 21 other 16 paw 22 . 17 , 18 then 19 with 21 other 20 the 21 other by and by she caught her claws in it just right again , and it moved a wee bit more . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 8 in 4 she 6 her 5 caught 6 her 6 her 7 claws 7 claws 8 in 8 in 9 it 9 it 10 just 10 just 11 right 11 right 12 again 12 again 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 it 14 and 16 moved 16 moved 20 more 17 a 18 wee 18 wee 19 bit 18 wee 20 more 20 more 21 . no , most certainly that door wasn't fastened , and that crack was a little wider . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 most 3 most 4 certainly 4 certainly 6 door 4 certainly 7 wasn't 5 that 6 door 7 wasn't 8 fastened 7 wasn't 13 was 8 fastened 9 , 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 crack 12 crack 13 was 13 was 16 wider 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 wider 16 wider 17 . " what are you [wasting] your [time] there for ? " [demanded] [reddy] [crossly] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 " 2 what 3 are 2 what 10 ? 3 are 4 you 4 you 6 your 8 there 9 for 9 for 10 ? 11 " 15 . " we 'd better be [off] [hunting] if we would have anything to eat [this] [night] . " 1 " 2 we 1 " 18 " 2 we 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 4 better 5 be 8 if 9 we 8 if 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 anything 11 have 17 . 12 anything 14 eat 13 to 14 eat 17 . 18 " granny said nothing but kept on working . 1 granny 2 said 1 granny 7 working 1 granny 8 . 2 said 3 nothing 4 but 5 kept 5 kept 6 on 6 on 7 working she had discovered that this was a sliding door . 1 she 2 had 1 she 8 sliding 1 she 10 . 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 4 that 5 this 8 sliding 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 sliding 8 sliding 9 door presently the crack was wide enough for her to get her nose in . 1 presently 2 the 1 presently 3 crack 3 crack 4 was 3 crack 5 wide 3 crack 12 nose 5 wide 6 enough 6 enough 7 for 7 for 8 her 8 her 9 to 9 to 10 get 11 her 12 nose 12 nose 13 in 12 nose 14 . then she pushed and twisted her head this way and that . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 pushed 3 pushed 11 that 4 and 5 twisted 5 twisted 7 head 6 her 7 head 7 head 9 way 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 . reddy just gaped and gaped foolishly . 1 reddy 2 just 2 just 3 gaped 3 gaped 5 gaped 4 and 5 gaped 5 gaped 6 foolishly 6 foolishly 7 . it seemed to [reddy] [that] his [stomach] [fairly] [flopped] [over] [with] [longing] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 to 3 to 6 his 6 his 13 . he rubbed his eyes to be sure that he was awake . 1 he 2 rubbed 1 he 11 awake 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 sure 6 be 11 awake 7 sure 8 that 9 he 11 awake 10 was 11 awake 11 awake 12 . then in a twinkling he was inside that hole himself . 1 then 2 in 1 then 3 a 1 then 7 inside 4 twinkling 5 he 4 twinkling 7 inside 6 was 7 inside 7 inside 9 hole 7 inside 11 . 8 that 9 hole 9 hole 10 himself " [sh-h-h] , be still ! " whispered [old] [granny] [fox] [.] 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 be 4 be 5 still 4 be 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 whispered [chapter] [xxv] [:] [a] [dinner] [for] [two] dark [deeds] [are] [done] [in] [the] [stilly] night [,] [and] [who] [shall] [say] [if] [they] ['re] [wrong] [or] [right] [?] 1 dark 8 night [old] [granny] [fox] [.] it all depends on how you look at things . 1 it 3 depends 2 all 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 3 depends 5 how 3 depends 9 things 5 how 6 you 6 you 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 things 9 things 10 . that is , they had no business to be there , as [farmer] [brown] would look at the matter . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 no 6 no 7 business 6 no 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 there 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 as 11 , 18 the 15 would 16 look 16 look 17 at 17 at 18 the 18 the 19 matter 19 matter 20 . he would have called them two red thieves . 1 he 2 would 1 he 9 . 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 called 4 called 8 thieves 5 them 6 two 6 two 7 red 6 two 8 thieves perhaps that is just what they were . 1 perhaps 5 what 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 7 were 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 . but looking at the matter as they did , [i] [am] [not] so sure about it . 1 but 2 looking 2 looking 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 7 they 6 as 7 they 7 they 8 did 7 they 14 sure 8 did 9 , 13 so 14 sure 14 sure 15 about 15 about 16 it 15 about 17 . it would have made no difference if it had . 1 it 2 would 1 it 6 difference 2 would 3 have 4 made 6 difference 5 no 6 difference 6 difference 7 if 7 if 8 it 7 if 9 had 9 had 10 . so as they looked at the matter , there was nothing wrong in being in that henhouse in the middle of the night . 1 so 2 as 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 looked 3 they 7 matter 3 they 11 nothing 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 matter 8 , 11 nothing 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 wrong 11 nothing 14 being 12 wrong 13 in 14 being 15 in 14 being 16 that 16 that 17 henhouse 16 that 18 in 18 in 20 middle 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 night 23 night 24 . they were there simply because they needed food very , very much , and food was there . 1 they 4 simply 2 were 3 there 3 there 4 simply 4 simply 5 because 4 simply 15 food 6 they 8 food 7 needed 8 food 8 food 9 very 8 food 15 food 9 very 10 , 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 food 16 was 16 was 17 there 17 there 18 . they stared up at the roosts where the biddies were huddled together , fast asleep . 1 they 2 stared 1 they 12 together 2 stared 4 at 3 up 4 at 5 the 6 roosts 6 roosts 7 where 7 where 10 were 8 the 9 biddies 9 biddies 10 were 10 were 11 huddled 11 huddled 12 together 12 together 13 , 13 , 14 fast 14 fast 15 asleep 15 asleep 16 . " that won't do at all ! " [snapped] [granny] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 " 2 that 3 won't 4 do 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 11 . i thought you had more sense [,] [reddy] . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 3 you 4 had 4 had 6 sense 5 more 6 sense 6 sense 9 . 9 . 10 " reddy looked a little shamefaced . 1 reddy 5 shamefaced 2 looked 5 shamefaced 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 shamefaced 5 shamefaced 6 . " well , if we don't do that , how are we going to get them ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 we 5 we 6 don't 5 we 7 do 5 we 13 going 7 do 8 that 7 do 9 , 9 , 10 how 11 are 13 going 12 we 13 going 13 going 14 to 13 going 15 get 15 get 16 them 16 them 17 ? we can't fly , " he grumbled [.] 1 we 3 fly 1 we 4 , 1 we 7 grumbled 2 can't 3 fly 5 " 7 grumbled 6 he 7 grumbled " you stay right here where you are , " [snapped] [granny] , " and take care that you don't make a sound . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 stay 2 you 3 stay 3 stay 4 right 3 stay 5 here 3 stay 6 where 6 where 8 are 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 , 9 , 15 and 10 " 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 and 15 and 16 take 16 take 17 care 17 care 18 that 17 care 20 don't 19 you 20 don't 20 don't 21 make 21 make 23 sound 22 a 23 sound 23 sound 24 . 24 . 25 " then [granny] [jumped] [lightly] [to] a little [shelf] [that] [ran] [along] [in] [front] of the [nesting] [boxes] . 1 then 6 a 1 then 18 . 6 a 7 little 7 little 14 of 14 of 15 the from this she could reach the lower roost on which four fat hens were asleep . 1 from 2 this 1 from 3 she 1 from 8 roost 3 she 4 could 4 could 5 reach 6 the 7 lower 7 lower 8 roost 8 roost 9 on 8 roost 15 asleep 10 which 15 asleep 11 four 12 fat 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 were 14 were 15 asleep 15 asleep 16 . very gently she pushed her head in between two of these and crowded them apart . 1 very 2 gently 1 very 3 she 3 she 4 pushed 3 she 6 head 5 her 6 head 6 head 7 in 7 in 8 between 8 between 9 two 9 two 12 and 10 of 11 these 11 these 12 and 12 and 13 crowded 13 crowded 14 them 14 them 15 apart 15 apart 16 . sleepily they protested and moved along a little . 1 sleepily 2 they 1 sleepily 8 little 2 they 3 protested 2 they 4 and 4 and 5 moved 5 moved 6 along 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 . [granny] [continued] [to] [crowd] [them] [.] at last one of them stretched out her head to see who was crowding so . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 one 3 one 5 them 4 of 5 them 5 them 6 stretched 5 them 12 who 6 stretched 7 out 7 out 8 her 8 her 9 head 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 who 12 who 15 so 13 was 14 crowding 14 crowding 15 so 15 so 16 . [dropping] [this] [hen] [at] [reddy] ['s] [feet] [,] [granny] [crowded] [another] [until] [she] [did] [the] [same] [thing] [,] [and] [just] [the] [same] [thing] [happened] [once] [more] [.] " [aren't] you [going] to get any more [while] we have the [chance] ? " [grumbled] [reddy] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 15 " 3 you 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 8 more 7 any 8 more 10 we 11 have 10 we 14 ? 11 have 12 the 14 ? 15 " " [enough] is enough , " [retorted] [granny] . 1 " 6 " 3 is 4 enough 4 enough 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 . " we 've got a dinner for two , and so far no one is any the wiser . 1 " 3 've 2 we 3 've 3 've 4 got 3 've 12 far 5 a 6 dinner 6 dinner 8 two 7 for 8 two 8 two 12 far 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 far 11 so 12 far 12 far 13 no 12 far 16 any 13 no 14 one 15 is 16 any 16 any 18 wiser 16 any 19 . 17 the 18 wiser perhaps these two won't be missed , and we 'll have a chance to get some more another night . 1 perhaps 2 these 2 these 3 two 2 these 4 won't 4 won't 5 be 4 won't 6 missed 4 won't 10 'll 6 missed 7 , 6 missed 9 we 8 and 9 we 10 'll 16 some 11 have 13 chance 12 a 13 chance 13 chance 14 to 13 chance 15 get 15 get 16 some 16 some 17 more 16 some 18 another 16 some 19 night 19 night 20 . now come on . " 1 now 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 . 4 . 5 " [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [sets] [a] [trap] the trouble is that [troubles] are , [more] [frequently] [than] [not] , [brought] [on] [by] [naught] but [carelessness] [;] [by] some one who [forgot] [.] 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 3 is 2 trouble 7 , 3 is 4 that 4 that 6 are 7 , 12 , 12 , 17 but 17 but 23 who 21 some 22 one 22 one 23 who [old] [granny] [fox] [.] granny [fox] had [hoped] [that] [those] [two] [hens] [she] [and] [reddy] [had] [stolen] [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [would] [not] [be] [missed] [,] [but] [they] [were] [.] 1 granny 3 had they were [missed] the very [first] [thing] [the] next morning when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] went to [feed] the [biddies] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 the 4 the 5 very 5 very 9 next 9 next 10 morning 10 morning 11 when 11 when 16 went 16 went 17 to 17 to 19 the 17 to 21 . [carefully] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [examined] [the] [hole] [with] [the] [sliding] [door] [.] " [ha] ! " said he presently , and held up two red hairs which he had found on the edge of the door . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 presently 6 he 9 and 7 presently 8 , 9 and 10 held 10 held 11 up 11 up 12 two 12 two 14 hairs 13 red 14 hairs 14 hairs 21 edge 14 hairs 24 door 15 which 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 found 18 found 19 on 19 on 21 edge 20 the 21 edge 22 of 24 door 23 the 24 door 24 door 25 . " [ha] ! 1 " 3 ! i thought as much . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 as 3 as 4 much 3 as 5 . i was careless last night and didn't fasten this door , and [i] left the gate open . 1 i 7 didn't 2 was 3 careless 2 was 7 didn't 3 careless 5 night 4 last 5 night 6 and 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 fasten 7 didn't 12 and 8 fasten 10 door 9 this 10 door 10 door 11 , 12 and 14 left 12 and 16 gate 15 the 16 gate 16 gate 17 open 17 open 18 . reddy [fox] [has] [been] [here] , and [now] [i] know what has become of those two hens [.] 1 reddy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 know 10 know 11 what 11 what 13 become 12 has 13 become 13 become 14 of 14 of 15 those 15 those 16 two 16 two 17 hens still , [i] [can't] [have] [him] [stealing] [any] [more] . 1 still 2 , 1 still 10 . that would never do at all . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 never 3 never 4 do 4 do 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . if [i] [shut] [them] [up] [every] [night] [and] [am] not [careless] , he [can't] get [them] . 1 if 10 not 1 if 17 . 10 not 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 15 get but [accidents] [will] [happen] , and [i] [might] do just as [i] did [last] [night] [think] [i] [had] [locked] [up] when [i] [hadn't] . 1 but 21 when 1 but 24 . 5 , 6 and 5 , 21 when 6 and 9 do 9 do 10 just 10 just 11 as 11 as 13 did i don't like to set [a] [trap] for [reddy] , but [i] [must] [teach] [the] [rascal] [a] [lesson] . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 19 . 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 11 but 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 set 8 for 10 , 10 , 11 but if [i] [don't] , he will [get] [so] [bold] [that] [those] [chickens] [won't] be safe [even] in [broad] [daylight] . " 1 if 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 14 be 14 be 15 safe 15 safe 17 in 17 in 20 . 20 . 21 " " but we certainly won't if we are too greedy . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 11 . 2 but 3 we 3 we 4 certainly 3 we 7 we 4 certainly 5 won't 4 certainly 6 if 7 we 8 are 7 we 10 greedy 9 too 10 greedy 11 . 12 " and [doubtless] [reddy] would have done [just] [that] [thing] [but] for the [wisdom] of [sly] old [granny] . 1 and 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 done 6 done 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 16 old 16 old 18 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [prickly] [porky] [takes] [a] [sun] [bath] danger comes when least expected ; ['] [t] [is] [often] [near] [when] [not] expected [.] 1 danger 2 comes 2 comes 3 when 3 when 4 least 4 least 5 expected 5 expected 6 ; 5 expected 14 expected [old] [granny] [fox] [.] the long hard winter [had] [passed] , and [spring] had come . 1 the 2 long 2 long 3 hard 3 hard 4 winter 4 winter 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 had 10 had 11 come 11 come 12 . [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [came] [down] [from] [a] [tall] [poplar-tree] [and] [slowly] [stretched] [himself] [.] he was tired of eating . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 of 4 of 5 eating 5 eating 6 . he was tired of swinging in the tree-top [.] 1 he 8 tree-top 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 of 3 tired 5 swinging 5 swinging 8 tree-top 6 in 8 tree-top 7 the 8 tree-top now [prickly] [porky] ['s] [stomach] was [very] [,] [very] [full] . 1 now 6 was 6 was 11 . it was sunny and warm there , and the longer he sat the less like moving he felt . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 sunny 3 sunny 4 and 3 sunny 16 moving 4 and 5 warm 5 warm 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 the 10 longer 9 the 16 moving 10 longer 11 he 12 sat 16 moving 13 the 14 less 13 the 16 moving 14 less 15 like 16 moving 18 felt 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 . he looked about him with his dull eyes and grunted to himself . 1 he 8 eyes 2 looked 8 eyes 3 about 4 him 4 him 5 with 5 with 8 eyes 6 his 8 eyes 7 dull 8 eyes 8 eyes 10 grunted 9 and 10 grunted 10 grunted 12 himself 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . " it 's a deserted house . 1 " 2 it 2 it 5 deserted 2 it 7 . 3 's 5 deserted 4 a 5 deserted 5 deserted 6 house " and [i] don't care if they do , " he added , for [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] was afraid of nobody and nothing . 1 " 2 and 2 and 4 don't 4 don't 5 care 5 care 6 if 6 if 7 they 6 if 9 , 7 they 8 do 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 added 11 he 12 added 12 added 13 , 12 added 24 nothing 13 , 14 for 14 for 17 the 19 was 20 afraid 20 afraid 21 of 21 of 22 nobody 21 of 23 and 23 and 24 nothing 24 nothing 25 . now the old house had been deserted . 1 now 2 the 1 now 7 deserted 3 old 4 house 4 house 7 deserted 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 deserted 7 deserted 8 . no one had lived in it for a long , long time , a very long time indeed . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 4 lived 4 lived 5 in 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 , 10 , 13 , 11 long 13 , 12 time 13 , 13 , 14 a 14 a 15 very 15 very 16 long 15 very 18 indeed 16 long 17 time 18 indeed 19 . reddy was very stiff and sore , for he had been shot by a hunter . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 4 stiff 3 very 4 stiff 4 stiff 5 and 4 stiff 15 hunter 5 and 6 sore 6 sore 7 , 6 sore 8 for 9 he 12 shot 10 had 12 shot 11 been 12 shot 12 shot 13 by 12 shot 15 hunter 14 a 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 . he was so sore he could hardly walk , and could not go very far . 1 he 4 sore 2 was 4 sore 3 so 4 sore 4 sore 5 he 4 sore 7 hardly 6 could 7 hardly 7 hardly 8 walk 7 hardly 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 could 10 and 16 . 11 could 12 not 11 could 13 go 13 go 15 far 14 very 15 far so [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [led] [him] to the old deserted house [and] [put] [him] [to] [bed] [in] [that] [.] 1 so 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 deserted 11 deserted 12 house but [reddy] [fox] didn't know anything about this . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 6 anything 6 anything 7 about 7 about 8 this 8 this 9 . he was so tired that he [slept] and [slept] [and] [slept] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 tired 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 8 and 6 he 12 . it was the middle of the morning when finally he awoke . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 middle 3 the 4 middle 4 middle 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 morning 7 morning 8 when 8 when 9 finally 8 when 11 awoke 9 finally 10 he 11 awoke 12 . he yawned and stretched , and when he stretched he groaned because he was so stiff and sore . 1 he 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 3 and 4 stretched 3 and 10 he 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 when 6 and 10 he 7 when 8 he 7 when 10 he 9 stretched 10 he 10 he 11 groaned 10 he 13 he 11 groaned 12 because 13 he 15 so 13 he 16 stiff 14 was 15 so 16 stiff 17 and 16 stiff 19 . 17 and 18 sore then he hobbled up toward the doorway to see if [old] [granny] [fox] [had] left [any] [breakfast] [outside] [for] him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 15 left 2 he 3 hobbled 3 hobbled 4 up 3 hobbled 5 toward 5 toward 6 the 5 toward 7 doorway 5 toward 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 if 15 left 20 him 20 him 21 . it was dark , very dark [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 dark 2 was 3 dark 3 dark 4 , 4 , 5 very reddy was puzzled [.] 1 reddy 3 puzzled 2 was 3 puzzled could it be that he had gotten up before daylight that he hadn't slept as long as he thought ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 13 hadn't 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 that 5 he 13 hadn't 6 had 7 gotten 7 gotten 8 up 7 gotten 13 hadn't 9 before 10 daylight 10 daylight 11 that 11 that 13 hadn't 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 14 slept 14 slept 16 long 14 slept 20 ? 15 as 16 long 17 as 20 ? 18 he 19 thought 19 thought 20 ? perhaps he had slept the whole day through , and it was night again . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 slept 4 slept 7 day 4 slept 13 night 5 the 6 whole 6 whole 7 day 8 through 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 it 11 it 12 was 11 it 13 night 13 night 14 again 14 again 15 . my , how [hungry] he was ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 ! " [i] [hope] [granny] has [caught] a fine [,] fat chicken for me , " thought [reddy] , and his mouth [watered] . 1 " 13 me 5 has 7 a 7 a 8 fine 8 fine 10 fat 10 fat 11 chicken 11 chicken 12 for 12 for 13 me 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 18 , 15 " 16 thought 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 his 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 23 . just then he ran bump into something . 1 just 2 then 1 just 5 bump 3 he 5 bump 4 ran 5 bump 5 bump 6 into 6 into 7 something 7 something 8 . " [wow] ! " [screamed] [reddy] [fox] , and [clapped] [both] [hands] [to] his nose . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 " 4 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 his 14 his 15 nose 15 nose 16 . something was sticking into it . 1 something 2 was 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 into 3 sticking 6 . 4 into 5 it it was one of the [sharp] little [spears] that [prickly] [porky] [hides] in his [coat] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 in 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 little 7 little 9 that 13 in 14 his 14 his 16 . reddy [fox] [knew] [then] [why] [the] [old] [house] was so [dark] . 1 reddy 9 was 9 was 10 so 10 so 12 . [prickly] [porky] [was] [blocking] [up] [the] [doorway] [.] [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [prickly] [porky] [enjoys] [himself] a boasting tongue , as sure as fate , [will] [trip] [its] [owner] [soon] [or] [late] [.] 1 a 3 tongue 2 boasting 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 , 4 , 9 , 5 as 7 as 5 as 9 , 6 sure 7 as 7 as 8 fate [old] [granny] [fox] [.] [prickly] [porky] [the] [porcupine] [was] [enjoying] [himself] [.] there was no doubt about that . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 4 doubt 6 that 6 that 7 . he was [stretched] [across] the [doorway] of that old house , [the] [very] [house] [in] which [old] [granny] [fox] had been born . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 9 old 9 old 10 house 10 house 11 , 11 , 16 which 16 which 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 born 22 born 23 . when he had lain down on the doorstep for a nap and sun-bath , he had thought that the old house was still deserted . 1 when 12 and 2 he 11 nap 3 had 4 lain 4 lain 5 down 4 lain 8 doorstep 6 on 8 doorstep 7 the 8 doorstep 8 doorstep 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 nap 11 nap 12 and 12 and 13 sun-bath 12 and 15 he 12 and 25 . 13 sun-bath 14 , 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 thought 17 thought 18 that 18 that 20 old 18 that 22 was 19 the 20 old 20 old 21 house 22 was 23 still 23 still 24 deserted you [see] [prickly] [porky] [remembered] [how] [often] [reddy] [fox] [played] [mean] [tricks] [on] [little] [meadow] [and] [forest] folks who are smaller and weaker than himself . 1 you 18 folks 18 folks 19 who 19 who 20 are 20 are 21 smaller 21 smaller 22 and 21 smaller 24 than 23 weaker 24 than 24 than 25 himself 25 himself 26 . " it will do him good . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 will 3 will 4 do 4 do 6 good 5 him 6 good 6 good 7 . [suddenly] [prickly] [porky] [pricked] [up] [his] [funny] [little] [short] [ears] [.] he heard the deep voice of [bowser] the [hound] , and it was coming nearer and nearer . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 3 the 3 the 4 deep 3 the 6 of 4 deep 5 voice 6 of 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 nearer 15 nearer 16 and 16 and 17 nearer 16 and 18 . [prickly] [porky] [chuckled] [again] [.] bowser [the] [hound] did have a surprise . 1 bowser 4 did 4 did 5 have 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . he was hunting [reddy] [fox] , and he almost ran into [prickly] [porky] [before] he saw him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 , 1 he 15 he 2 was 3 hunting 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 almost 9 almost 10 ran 10 ran 11 into 15 he 16 saw 16 saw 17 him 17 him 18 . ever since then he had had [the] [greatest] [respect] for [prickly] [porky] . 1 ever 2 since 2 since 3 then 3 then 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 had 6 had 10 for 10 for 13 . " wow ! " [yelped] [bowser] the [hound] [,] [stopping] [short] [.] 1 " 4 " 2 wow 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 7 the " [i] [beg] your [pardon] , [prickly] [porky] , [i] [beg] [your] [pardon] , [i] [didn't] know you were [taking] [a] [nap] here . " 1 " 14 , 1 " 25 " 4 your 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 14 , 17 know 19 were 18 you 19 were 19 were 23 here 23 here 24 . 24 . 25 " all the time [bowser] the [hound] was [backing] [away] as fast as he could [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 14 could 2 the 3 time 3 time 5 the 7 was 10 as 7 was 11 fast 11 fast 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could then he turned around , put his tail between his legs and actually ran away . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 and 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 around 5 , 6 put 5 , 8 tail 5 , 12 and 6 put 7 his 8 tail 11 legs 9 between 10 his 9 between 11 legs 12 and 13 actually 13 actually 14 ran 14 ran 15 away 14 ran 16 . slowly [prickly] [porky] [unrolled] [,] [and] [his] [little] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [watched] [bowser] [the] [hound] [run] away . 1 slowly 18 away 18 away 19 . " [bowser] 's [very] [big] and [strong] [;] [his] [voice] [is] [deep] [;] [his] [legs] [are] [long] [;] [his] [bark] [scares] [some] [almost] to [death] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 and 6 and 24 to 6 and 26 . but as for me he [wastes] [his] [breath] [;] [i] just [roll] [up] and [shake] [my] [spears] [and] [bowser] is the one who [fears] . " 1 but 26 " 2 as 3 for 2 as 5 he 3 for 4 me 5 he 11 just 5 he 14 and 14 and 20 is 14 and 25 . 20 is 21 the 21 the 22 one 22 one 23 who 25 . 26 " so said [prickly] [porky] , and laughed [aloud] . 1 so 2 said 2 said 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 laughed 7 laughed 9 . just then he heard a light footstep and turned to see who was coming . 1 just 2 then 2 then 8 and 3 he 7 footstep 4 heard 5 a 4 heard 7 footstep 6 light 7 footstep 7 footstep 8 and 8 and 9 turned 9 turned 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 who 12 who 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 . it was old [granny] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 . 2 was 3 old she had [seen] [bowser] run away , and now she was [anxious] to find out if [reddy] [fox] [were] [safe] . 1 she 13 to 2 had 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 now 9 now 10 she 10 she 11 was 11 was 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 out 14 find 21 . 15 out 16 if " good morning , " said [granny] [fox] , [taking] [care] not to come [too] near . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 12 not 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 come 14 come 16 near 16 near 17 . " good morning , " replied [prickly] [porky] , [hiding] [a] [smile] [.] 1 " 2 good 1 " 9 , 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied " [i] 'm very tired and would like to go inside my house ; had you just as soon [move] ? " asked [granny] [fox] . 1 " 6 and 1 " 21 ? 3 'm 4 very 4 very 5 tired 5 tired 6 and 6 and 7 would 7 would 8 like 8 like 9 to 9 to 10 go 10 go 11 inside 11 inside 13 house 11 inside 14 ; 12 my 13 house 14 ; 15 had 15 had 16 you 16 you 17 just 17 just 18 as 18 as 19 soon 21 ? 23 asked 22 " 23 asked 23 asked 26 . " oh ! " exclaimed [prickly] [porky] , " is this your house ? 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 , 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 5 exclaimed 4 " 5 exclaimed 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 ? 10 is 11 this 10 is 12 your 10 is 14 ? 12 your 13 house i thought you lived over on the [green] [meadows] . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 3 you 4 lived 3 you 5 over 3 you 11 " 5 over 6 on 6 on 7 the 10 . 11 " " [i] did , but [i] ['ve] [moved] . 1 " 5 but 1 " 9 . 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 but please let me [in] , " replied [granny] [fox] . 1 please 2 let 1 please 3 me 1 please 10 . 3 me 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " certainly , [certainly] [.] 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , don't mind me , [granny] [fox] [.] 1 don't 2 mind 2 mind 3 me 3 me 4 , [step] [right] [over] [me] [,] ["] [said] [prickly] [porky] [,] [and] [smiled] [once] [more] [,] [and] [at] [the] [same] [time] [rattled] [his] [little] [spears] [.] instead of [stepping] [over] [him] [,] [granny] [fox] [backed] [away] [.] 1 instead 2 of [chapter] [xxix] [:] [the] [new] [home] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] who keeps [a] [watch] [upon] [his] [toes] [need] [never] [fear] [he] ['ll] [bump] [his] [nose] [.] 1 who 2 keeps [old] [granny] [fox] [.] now there is nothing like being shut in alone in the dark to make one think . 1 now 6 being 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 like 5 like 6 being 6 being 7 shut 7 shut 12 dark 8 in 9 alone 9 alone 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 dark 12 dark 14 make 13 to 14 make 14 make 16 think 14 make 17 . 15 one 16 think a voice inside of [reddy] [began] [to] whisper to him . 1 a 2 voice 2 voice 3 inside 2 voice 8 whisper 3 inside 4 of 8 whisper 9 to 9 to 10 him 10 him 11 . " [i] know it , " replied [reddy] right out loud , forgetting that it was only a small voice inside of him . 1 " 3 know 1 " 24 . 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 9 right 10 out 10 out 11 loud 11 loud 12 , 12 , 13 forgetting 13 forgetting 14 that 13 forgetting 15 it 15 it 17 only 15 it 20 voice 16 was 17 only 18 a 19 small 19 small 20 voice 20 voice 21 inside 21 inside 22 of 22 of 23 him 23 him 24 . " what do you know ? " asked [prickly] [porky] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 ? 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 6 ? 8 asked 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . he was still keeping [reddy] in and [granny] out and he had overheard what [reddy] said . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 he 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 keeping 6 in 7 and 7 and 9 out 9 out 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 overheard 13 overheard 14 what 14 what 16 said 16 said 17 . " it is none of your business ! " [snapped] [reddy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 " 2 it 3 is 2 it 7 business 4 none 5 of 4 none 7 business 6 your 7 business 8 ! 9 " 9 " 12 . reddy could hear [prickly] [porky] [chuckle] . 1 reddy 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 7 . then [prickly] [porky] [repeated] as if [to] [himself] in a [queer] [cracked] voice the [following] : 1 then 5 as 1 then 14 the 5 as 6 if 6 if 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 13 voice 14 the 16 : " rudeness never , never pays , [nor] is there gain in saucy ways . 1 " 2 rudeness 1 " 15 . 2 rudeness 4 , 3 never 4 , 4 , 5 never 5 never 6 pays 6 pays 10 there 7 , 9 is 9 is 10 there 10 there 12 in 11 gain 12 in 12 in 14 ways 13 saucy 14 ways it 's always best to be polite [and] [ne'er] [give] [way] to [ugly] [spite] [.] 1 it 2 's 1 it 4 best 2 's 3 always 4 best 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 polite 7 polite 12 to reddy pretended that he hadn't heard . 1 reddy 2 pretended 1 reddy 3 that 3 that 5 hadn't 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 heard 6 heard 7 . [prickly] [porky] [continued] [to] [chuckle] [for] [a] [while] [and] [finally] [reddy] [fell] [asleep] [.] when he [awoke] it was [to] [find] [that] [prickly] [porky] [had] [left] and [old] [granny] [fox] [had] brought him something to eat . 1 when 2 he 2 he 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 13 and 13 and 18 brought 18 brought 19 him 19 him 20 something 20 something 22 eat 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . just as soon as [reddy] [fox] was able to travel he and [granny] had [moved] to the [old] [pasture] . 1 just 2 as 1 just 11 he 2 as 3 soon 4 as 10 travel 7 was 8 able 8 able 9 to 8 able 10 travel 10 travel 11 he 11 he 12 and 12 and 14 had 12 and 20 . 14 had 16 to 16 to 17 the the [old] [pasture] [is] [very] [different] [from] [the] [green] [meadows] or the [green] [forest] [.] 1 the 11 or 11 or 12 the yes , indeed , it is very , very different . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 10 different 10 different 11 . [reddy] [fox] [thought] [so] [.] and [reddy] [didn't] [like] the [change] , not a bit . 1 and 5 the 1 and 7 , 7 , 8 not 8 not 9 a 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 . there were little open places where wild-eyed young cattle fed on the short grass . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 little 1 there 5 places 4 open 5 places 5 places 6 where 6 where 7 wild-eyed 6 where 8 young 6 where 10 fed 6 where 14 grass 6 where 15 . 8 young 9 cattle 10 fed 11 on 12 the 14 grass 13 short 14 grass no , [reddy] [fox] [did] not [like] the [old] [pasture] at all . 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 not 6 not 12 all 8 the 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 . there was no long , soft green grass to lie down in . 1 there 3 no 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 long 3 no 12 in 4 long 6 soft 5 , 6 soft 6 soft 7 green 6 soft 8 grass 9 to 10 lie 10 lie 11 down 10 lie 12 in 12 in 13 . and it was lonesome up there . 1 and 2 it 2 it 4 lonesome 3 was 4 lonesome 4 lonesome 5 up 5 up 6 there 6 there 7 . he missed the [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 missed 2 missed 3 the there was no one to bully and tease . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 2 was 3 no 3 no 5 to 3 no 6 bully 4 one 5 to 6 bully 7 and 6 bully 9 . 7 and 8 tease at least , that ['s] what she [told] [reddy] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 6 what 6 what 7 she 6 what 10 . it had been very , very beautiful down there . 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 very 4 very 6 very 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 6 very 8 down 8 down 9 there 9 there 10 . way in among these [rocks] [granny] [fox] [had] [dug] [their] [new] [house] [.] 1 way 2 in 2 in 3 among 3 among 4 these it was right down under the rocks [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 right 1 it 5 under 3 right 4 down 5 under 7 rocks 6 the 7 rocks all the rest of the time it was dark and gloomy [there] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 13 . 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 time 6 time 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 dark 9 dark 10 and 10 and 11 gloomy no , [reddy] [fox] [didn't] [like] his new home at all , but when he said [so] [old] [granny] [fox] [boxed] [his] [ears] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 16 said 7 his 8 new 8 new 9 home 9 home 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 when 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 24 . " it 's your own fault that we 've got to live here now , " said she . 1 " 4 your 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 your 4 your 5 own 4 your 18 she 5 own 6 fault 6 fault 7 that 8 we 12 live 9 've 10 got 10 got 11 to 11 to 12 live 12 live 13 here 13 here 14 now 14 now 18 she 15 , 16 " 15 , 18 she 16 " 18 she 17 said 18 she 18 she 19 . " it 's the only place where we are safe . 1 " 5 only 2 it 3 's 2 it 5 only 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 only 5 only 10 safe 6 place 7 where 6 place 10 safe 8 we 9 are 8 we 10 safe 10 safe 11 . reddy hung his head . 1 reddy 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 2 hung 4 head 2 hung 5 . and here we will leave [wise] [old] [granny] [fox] [and] [reddy] , [safe] , [even] if they do not like [their] [new] [home] [.] 1 and 2 here 2 here 3 we 2 here 12 , 3 we 4 will 3 we 5 leave 12 , 14 , 14 , 16 if 16 if 17 they 17 they 18 do 18 do 19 not 19 not 20 like you see , [lightfoot] the [deer] is [getting] [jealous] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 is 5 the 7 is he [thinks] [there] should be [some] [books] [about] [the] [people] of the [green] [forest] , and that the first one should be about him . 1 he 4 should 4 should 5 be 5 be 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 19 first 17 that 21 should 18 the 19 first 19 first 20 one 21 should 22 be 22 be 23 about 23 about 24 him 23 about 25 . and because we all love [lightfoot] the [deer] , the very next book is to bear his name . 1 and 2 because 2 because 3 we 3 we 4 all 3 we 5 love 3 we 14 is 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 very 11 very 12 next 12 next 13 book 13 book 14 is 14 is 15 to 15 to 16 bear 15 to 17 his 17 his 18 name 18 name 19 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [old] [granny] [fox] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ,