produced by [mark] [c] [orton] , [thomas] [strong] , [linda] [mckeown] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] 1 produced 2 by 2 by 6 , 6 , 12 and 9 , 12 and 12 and 13 the [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] copyright , @number@ , [by] [little] , [brown] , [and] [company] . 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 12 . 2 , 3 @number@ 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 9 , all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [and] [looked] [again] [.] [frontispiece] [.] []] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] [ii] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [iii] [.] [buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] [iv] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] v [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] @number@ 1 v 6 @number@ [vi] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] [vii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] [viii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] [ix] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] [x] [.] [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] [@number@] [xi] [.] [blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] [xii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] [@number@] [xv] [.] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] [xvii] [.] [buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] [xviii] [.] [somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] [xix] [.] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] [xx] [.] [buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] [xxi] [.] [sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [xxii] [.] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] [xxiii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] " [here's] [your] [trout] , [mr] [otter] , " [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 1 " 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 , 9 " " [you] [take] [my] [advice] , [little] [joe] [otter] , " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 1 " 6 , 6 , 11 " 10 , 11 " [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] [those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] once more he yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself . 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 yawned 1 once 11 feet 3 he 4 yawned 4 yawned 5 , 4 yawned 6 and 7 slowly 8 got 8 got 11 feet 9 to 10 his 9 to 11 feet 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 14 himself 12 and 13 shook 13 shook 14 himself 14 himself 15 . after that he yawned until it seemed as if his jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast . 1 after 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 yawned 3 he 16 then 4 yawned 5 until 5 until 6 it 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 16 then 10 his 11 jaws 11 jaws 16 then 12 would 13 crack 12 would 16 then 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 sat 16 then 20 think 16 then 25 breakfast 16 then 26 . 17 sat 18 down 19 to 20 think 20 think 21 what 22 he 23 wanted 22 he 25 breakfast 24 for 25 breakfast he [heard] [sammy] [jay] [way] [off] in the [distance] [screaming] , " [thief] [!] 1 he 12 " 7 in 8 the 7 in 11 , 11 , 12 " thief ! " and grinned . 1 thief 2 ! 1 thief 4 and 1 thief 5 grinned 2 ! 3 " 5 grinned 6 . probably he is the thief [himself] [.] ["] 1 probably 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 the 3 is 5 thief he heard [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] [scolding] as fast as he could make his tongue go and working himself into a terrible rage . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 11 he 2 heard 4 the 8 as 9 fast 9 fast 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 make 13 make 16 go 14 his 15 tongue 15 tongue 16 go 16 go 17 and 17 and 18 working 17 and 19 himself 19 himself 20 into 19 himself 24 . 20 into 23 rage 21 a 22 terrible 22 terrible 23 rage " must be that [chatterer] [got] [out] of [bed] the wrong way this morning , " thought he . 1 " 3 be 1 " 16 " 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 8 of 10 the 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 way 12 way 13 this 13 this 14 morning 14 morning 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 19 . 17 thought 18 he 18 he 19 . he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to hear . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 9 singers 2 heard 3 the 4 sweet 9 singers 5 voices 6 of 5 voices 9 singers 7 happy 8 little 8 little 9 singers 9 singers 10 , 9 singers 11 and 9 singers 14 good 9 singers 16 hear 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 good 15 to 16 hear 16 hear 17 . it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 4 voice 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 6 the and as [buster] listened it suddenly came to him [just] what he wanted [for] [breakfast] . 1 and 2 as 1 and 12 he 2 as 5 it 4 listened 5 it 5 it 6 suddenly 6 suddenly 7 came 7 came 8 to 8 to 9 him 9 him 11 what 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 16 . " [i] ['m] [going] [fishing] , " said he [in] his [deep] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] to [no] one [in] [particular] . 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 11 his 11 his 15 to 15 to 17 one 17 one 20 . " yes , [sir] , [i] 'm going [fishing] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 7 'm 7 'm 8 going 8 going 10 . i want some [fat] [trout] [for] my breakfast . " 1 i 2 want 1 i 7 my 2 want 3 some 7 my 8 breakfast 8 breakfast 9 . 9 . 10 " now it just happened that early as he was , some one was [before] [buster] [bear] . 1 now 2 it 1 now 17 . 2 it 3 just 3 just 4 happened 4 happened 5 that 5 that 6 early 5 that 7 as 5 that 11 some 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 , 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 was who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [little] [joe] [otter] to be sure . 1 why 2 , 2 , 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 . he was just climbing up the bank with the fat trout in his mouth . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 climbing 4 climbing 5 up 5 up 7 bank 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 11 trout 8 with 9 the 9 the 11 trout 10 fat 11 trout 11 trout 12 in 12 in 14 mouth 13 his 14 mouth 14 mouth 15 . buster [bear] 's [own] [mouth] [watered] [as] [he] [saw] [it] [.] 1 buster 3 's little [joe] [sat] [down] [on] [the] [bank] [and] [prepared] to [enjoy] his breakfast . 1 little 10 to 10 to 12 his 12 his 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 . he [hadn't] seen [buster] [bear] , and he didn't know that he [or] any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 8 he 3 seen 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 11 that 10 know 20 . 11 that 12 he 12 he 14 any 14 any 15 one 15 one 16 else 16 else 17 was 17 was 18 anywhere 18 anywhere 19 near buster [bear] [tiptoed] [up] [very] [softly] [until] [he] was [right] [behind] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 buster 9 was " woof , woof ! " said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice [.] 1 " 2 woof 2 woof 4 woof 3 , 4 woof 4 woof 14 grumbly-rumbly 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 11 deepest 9 in 11 deepest 10 his 11 deepest 11 deepest 14 grumbly-rumbly 12 , 13 most 13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly 14 grumbly-rumbly 15 voice " that 's a very fine looking trout . 1 " 2 that 2 that 8 trout 3 's 4 a 4 a 8 trout 5 very 6 fine 5 very 8 trout 7 looking 8 trout 8 trout 9 . i wouldn't mind if [i] had it myself . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 mind 2 wouldn't 4 if 2 wouldn't 6 had 2 wouldn't 8 myself 7 it 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " buster [bear] [sprang] [forward] [and] [with] [one] [of] [his] [big] [paws] [caught] [the] [fat] [trout] [just] [as] [it] was [slipping] [back] [into] [the] [water] [.] 1 buster 19 was " come and get it . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 and 3 and 4 get 4 get 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [here] ['s] [your] [trout] [,] [mr] [otter] [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ but [little] [joe] wouldn't . 1 but 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 . the fact is , he was afraid to . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 to 8 to 9 . he [snarled] at [buster] [bear] and [called] [him] a thief and everything bad he could think of . 1 he 10 thief 3 at 6 and 6 and 9 a 9 a 10 thief 10 thief 12 everything 11 and 12 everything 12 everything 13 bad 12 everything 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 18 . buster didn't seem to mind . 1 buster 2 didn't 1 buster 6 . 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 mind he chuckled as if he thought it all a great joke and repeated his invitation to [little] [joe] to come and get his fish . 1 he 8 all 2 chuckled 4 if 2 chuckled 8 all 3 as 4 if 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 7 it 6 thought 8 all 8 all 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 joke 11 joke 13 repeated 12 and 13 repeated 13 repeated 15 invitation 14 his 15 invitation 15 invitation 16 to 15 invitation 19 to 19 to 20 come 20 come 22 get 20 come 25 . 21 and 22 get 22 get 24 fish 23 his 24 fish but [little] [joe] just [turned] [his] [back] and went [off] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] in a [great] rage . 1 but 4 just 1 but 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 18 rage 18 rage 19 . " it 's too bad to waste such a [fine] [fish] , " said [buster] [thoughtfully] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 " 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 too 4 too 5 bad 6 to 7 waste 7 waste 8 such 8 such 9 a 9 a 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] wonder what [i] ['d] [better] do with it . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 8 do 8 do 9 with 9 with 10 it 10 it 11 . 11 . 12 " and while he was wondering , he ate it all up . 1 and 2 while 2 while 3 he 2 while 4 was 4 was 5 wondering 5 wondering 6 , 5 wondering 8 ate 6 , 7 he 8 ate 9 it 9 it 10 all 9 it 11 up 11 up 12 . then he started [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] to [try] [to] [catch] some for himself . 1 then 2 he 1 then 13 for 2 he 3 started 3 started 8 to 12 some 13 for 13 for 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [ii] [little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] little [joe] [otter] was [in] [a] [terrible] [rage] [.] 1 little 4 was it was [a] bad [beginning] for a beautiful day and [little] [joe] [knew] it [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 it 2 was 4 bad 4 bad 6 for 7 a 8 beautiful 7 a 10 and 8 beautiful 9 day 10 and 14 it but who wouldn't be in a rage if his breakfast was taken from him just as he was about to eat it ? 1 but 8 if 2 who 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 be 3 wouldn't 8 if 4 be 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 rage 8 if 9 his 9 his 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 was 11 was 13 from 12 taken 13 from 13 from 14 him 14 him 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 about 19 about 20 to 20 to 21 eat 21 eat 22 it 22 it 23 ? anyway , that is what [little] [joe] [told] [billy] [mink] . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 4 is 11 . perhaps he didn't tell it quite exactly as it was , but you know he was very badly frightened at the time . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 tell 3 didn't 10 was 3 didn't 12 but 3 didn't 18 badly 4 tell 5 it 4 tell 7 exactly 5 it 6 quite 7 exactly 8 as 9 it 10 was 11 , 12 but 13 you 14 know 14 know 18 badly 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 badly 17 very 18 badly 18 badly 19 frightened 18 badly 22 time 19 frightened 20 at 20 at 21 the 22 time 23 . he took that fat trout away from me and ate it just as if it belonged to him ! 1 he 3 that 2 took 3 that 3 that 4 fat 4 fat 5 trout 5 trout 8 me 6 away 7 from 7 from 8 me 8 me 19 ! 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 11 it 11 it 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 it 15 it 16 belonged 16 belonged 17 to 16 belonged 18 him 16 belonged 19 ! i hate him ! 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 him 2 hate 4 ! if [i] live long enough [i] ['m] [going] to get even with him ! " 1 if 15 " 3 live 4 long 4 long 5 enough 5 enough 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 even 11 even 12 with 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 ! 14 ! 15 " [buster] [bear] [hadn't] [actually] [taken] [the] [fish] [away] [from] [little] [joe] [.] but looking at the matter as [little] [joe] did , it amounted to the same thing . 1 but 2 looking 2 looking 3 at 3 at 5 matter 3 at 12 amounted 4 the 5 matter 6 as 9 did 9 did 10 , 9 did 12 amounted 10 , 11 it 12 amounted 13 to 12 amounted 16 thing 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 thing 16 thing 17 . " where is he now ? " asked [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 is 2 where 3 is 3 is 4 he 3 is 6 ? 4 he 5 now 6 ? 8 asked 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " he 's [somewhere] up [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 . 2 he 3 's 3 's 5 up i wish he 'd [fall] [in] [and] [get] [drowned] ! " [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 1 i 2 wish 1 i 10 ! 2 wish 4 'd 3 he 4 'd 10 ! 11 " billy [mink] [just] had [to] [laugh] [.] 1 billy 4 had the idea of [great] [big] [buster] [bear] getting [drowned] in the [laughing] [brook] was [too] [funny] [.] 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 3 of 8 getting 8 getting 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 14 was " let's go see what he is [doing] , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 10 " 2 let's 3 go 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . at first [little] [joe] [didn't] [want] [to] , but at last his curiosity got the [better] of his fear , and he agreed [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 at 9 but 21 and 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 his 12 his 13 curiosity 14 got 15 the 14 got 20 , 15 the 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 fear 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 he 22 he 23 agreed so the [two] [little] [brown-coated] [scamps] [turned] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] , taking the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 1 so 2 the 1 so 12 , 12 , 13 taking 13 taking 15 greatest 14 the 15 greatest 15 greatest 16 care 16 care 18 keep 17 to 18 keep 18 keep 19 out 18 keep 20 of 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 22 themselves 22 themselves 23 . they had gone only a little way when [billy] [mink] [whispered] : ["] [sh-h] [!] 1 they 2 had 1 they 12 : 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 3 gone 7 way 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 when there he is . " 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . 4 . 5 " sure enough , [there] was [buster] [bear] sitting [close] beside a little pool and [looking] [into] [it] [very] [intently] [.] 1 sure 2 enough 2 enough 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 8 sitting 8 sitting 10 beside 10 beside 11 a 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 pool 13 pool 14 and " what ['s] [he] doing ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] , [as] [buster] [bear] [sat] for the longest time without moving . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 doing 5 doing 6 ? 6 ? 8 asked 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 12 , 12 , 17 for 17 for 20 time 18 the 19 longest 19 longest 20 time 20 time 21 without 21 without 22 moving 22 moving 23 . " he 's fishing ! " exclaimed [billy] [mink] [.] 1 " 4 fishing 2 he 3 's 2 he 4 fishing 4 fishing 7 exclaimed 5 ! 7 exclaimed 6 " 7 exclaimed and that is just what [buster] [bear] was doing , and it was very plain to [see] that he was having great fun . 1 and 5 what 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 18 that 8 was 12 it 8 was 18 that 9 doing 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 very 14 very 15 plain 15 plain 16 to 18 that 19 he 19 he 21 having 20 was 21 having 21 having 23 fun 21 having 24 . 22 great 23 fun when he had eaten the trout he had caught , he moved along to the next little pool . 1 when 4 eaten 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 eaten 4 eaten 5 the 4 eaten 6 trout 6 trout 9 caught 6 trout 18 pool 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 caught 9 caught 10 , 10 , 11 he 10 , 12 moved 12 moved 13 along 14 to 15 the 14 to 18 pool 15 the 16 next 16 next 18 pool 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 19 . " they are [our] [fish] ! " said [little] [joe] [fiercely] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 . " he has no business catching our fish ! " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 no 4 no 5 business 4 no 6 catching 6 catching 7 our 6 catching 8 fish 6 catching 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " [i] don't see how we are going to [stop] [him] , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 13 " 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 how 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] do ! " cried [little] [joe] , [into] [whose] [head] [an] [idea] [had] [just] [popped] [.] 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 6 cried 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 9 , " [i] 'm going to [drive] all the fish out of the [little] [pools] and [muddy] the [water] [all] [up] [.] 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 15 and 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 fish 9 fish 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 and 15 and 17 the then we 'll see how many fish he will get ! 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 many 5 how 11 ! 6 many 7 fish 7 fish 8 he 7 fish 10 get 9 will 10 get just you watch me [get] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] . " 1 just 11 " 2 you 3 watch 2 you 10 . 3 watch 4 me 10 . 11 " little [joe] [slipped] [swiftly] [into] [the] [water] and [swam] [straight] [to] the little [pool] that [buster] [bear] [would] [try] [next] [.] 1 little 8 and 8 and 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 15 that he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction . 1 he 2 frightened 1 he 7 they 3 the 4 fish 4 fish 5 so 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 fled 7 they 10 every 9 in 10 every 10 every 11 direction 10 every 12 . then he [stirred] up the [mud] [until] [the] [water] was [so] [dirty] [that] [buster] [couldn't] [have] [seen] [a] [fish] right under his nose . 1 then 2 he 1 then 10 was 2 he 5 the 4 up 5 the 10 was 20 right 20 right 21 under 21 under 23 nose 21 under 24 . 22 his 23 nose he did the same thing in the next pool and the next . 1 he 2 did 2 did 5 thing 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 thing 5 thing 6 in 6 in 9 pool 6 in 13 . 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 pool 9 pool 12 next 10 and 12 next 11 the 12 next buster [bear] 's [fishing] [was] [spoiled] [for] [that] [day] [.] 1 buster 3 's [iii] [buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [buster] [bear] [hadn't] [enjoyed] [himself] [so] [much] [since] [he] [came] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [live] [.] when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 finished 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 5 it 4 finished 8 started 5 it 6 , 7 he 8 started 8 started 9 on 9 on 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 some 12 some 14 himself 13 fishing 14 himself 14 himself 15 . presently he came to another little pool . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 another 5 another 6 little 6 little 7 pool 7 pool 8 . he stole up to it very , very softly , so as not to frighten the fish . 1 he 17 fish 2 stole 5 it 3 up 4 to 4 to 5 it 5 it 6 very 6 very 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 softly 9 softly 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 as 12 as 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 frighten 15 frighten 16 the 16 the 17 fish 17 fish 18 . then he sat down close to the edge of it and didn't move . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 12 didn't 3 sat 14 . 4 down 5 close 5 close 6 to 5 close 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 10 it 11 and 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 move so he didn't move so much as an eye lash . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 3 didn't 5 so 5 so 6 much 5 so 10 lash 6 much 7 as 8 an 9 eye 9 eye 10 lash 10 lash 11 . he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 still 1 he 5 that 1 he 9 like 2 was 3 so 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 9 like 8 almost 9 like 9 like 12 of 9 like 15 tree 10 the 11 stump 10 the 12 of 13 an 14 old 14 old 15 tree 15 tree 16 . one of them moved now , and quicker than a wink had scooped one of those foolish fish out on to the bank . 1 one 3 them 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 moved 4 moved 5 now 4 moved 7 and 5 now 6 , 7 and 8 quicker 8 quicker 9 than 8 quicker 13 scooped 9 than 10 a 10 a 11 wink 12 had 13 scooped 13 scooped 14 one 14 one 16 those 15 of 16 those 16 those 17 foolish 17 foolish 18 fish 18 fish 19 out 19 out 20 on 20 on 21 to 20 on 23 bank 21 to 22 the 23 bank 24 . the [fish] [were] [so] [frightened] [that] [they] [wouldn't] come back for a long , long time . 1 the 9 come 9 come 10 back 9 come 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 , 14 , 15 long 15 long 16 time 16 time 17 . at the next little pool the same thing happened . 1 at 3 next 1 at 10 . 2 the 3 next 3 next 5 pool 3 next 9 happened 4 little 5 pool 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 happened by this time [buster] [bear] [was] in [fine] [spirits] . 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 time 2 this 3 time 3 time 7 in 7 in 10 . it was fun to catch the fish , and it was still more fun to eat them . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 fun 3 fun 14 fun 3 fun 17 them 4 to 5 catch 5 catch 7 fish 5 catch 9 and 6 the 7 fish 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 it 10 it 14 fun 11 was 12 still 12 still 13 more 13 more 14 fun 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 them 17 them 18 . what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout ? 1 what 2 finer 1 what 11 ? 2 finer 3 breakfast 4 could 11 ? 5 any 6 one 5 any 11 ? 6 one 7 have 7 have 8 than 8 than 9 fresh-caught 9 fresh-caught 10 trout no wonder he felt good ! 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 felt 2 wonder 6 ! 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 good but it takes [more] [than] [three] [trout] [to] [fill] [buster] [bear] ['s] [stomach] , so he kept on [to] the next little pool . 1 but 17 kept 2 it 3 takes 2 it 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 he 16 he 17 kept 17 kept 18 on 17 kept 24 . 18 on 20 the 20 the 21 next 21 next 23 pool 22 little 23 pool it looked as if some one had [just] [stirred] [up] [all] [the] [mud] [at] [the] [bottom] [.] 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 some 5 some 6 one 6 one 7 had " [huh] ! " said [buster] [bear] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " it 's of no use to try to fish here . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 8 try 7 to 8 try 8 try 9 to 9 to 11 here 10 fish 11 here 11 here 12 . i would just waste my time . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 just 2 would 7 . 3 just 4 waste 4 waste 6 time 5 my 6 time i 'll try [the] [next] [pool] . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 7 . 7 . 8 " so he went on to the next little pool . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 to 5 to 6 the 5 to 10 . 6 the 7 next 7 next 9 pool 8 little 9 pool he found this just as muddy as the other . 1 he 3 this 2 found 3 this 3 this 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 as 6 muddy 7 as 7 as 9 other 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 . then he went on to another , and this was no better . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 another 6 another 7 , 6 another 12 better 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 9 this 10 was 9 this 12 better 10 was 11 no 12 better 13 . buster sat down and scratched his head [.] 1 buster 2 sat 1 buster 5 scratched 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 4 and 5 scratched 6 his 5 scratched 7 head it was puzzling . 1 it 3 puzzling 2 was 3 puzzling 3 puzzling 4 . yes , [sir] , it was puzzling . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 puzzling 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 . he looked this way and he looked that way suspiciously , but there was no one to be seen . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 6 he 2 looked 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 9 way 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 suspiciously 9 way 15 no 9 way 20 . 10 suspiciously 11 , 12 but 15 no 13 there 14 was 13 there 15 no 15 no 16 one 16 one 19 seen 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 seen everything was still [save] [for] [the] [laughter] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 everything 2 was 1 everything 3 still 3 still 12 . somehow , it seemed to [buster] as if the [brook] were laughing at him . 1 somehow 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 7 as 5 to 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 the 8 if 11 were 11 were 12 laughing 12 laughing 13 at 13 at 14 him 14 him 15 . " it 's very [curious] , " [muttered] [buster] , " [very] [curious] indeed . 1 " 10 , 1 " 11 " 2 it 3 's 2 it 10 , 3 's 4 very 3 's 7 " 6 , 7 " 11 " 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 . it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day . 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 9 for 5 my 6 fishing 6 fishing 7 is 7 is 8 spoiled 8 spoiled 9 for 9 for 10 to-day 9 for 11 . i don't understand it at all . 1 i 3 understand 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . it 's [lucky] [i] [caught] what [i] did . 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 did 6 what 8 did 8 did 9 . it looks as if somebody is trying to ha ! " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 6 is 3 as 4 if 3 as 6 is 5 somebody 6 is 6 is 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 7 trying 10 ! 9 ha 10 ! 10 ! 11 " a sudden thought had popped into his head . 1 a 2 sudden 2 sudden 3 thought 3 thought 4 had 3 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 8 head 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 . then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 chuckle 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 chuckle 5 chuckle 9 laugh 6 and 7 finally 7 finally 9 laugh 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 . " [i] [do] [believe] that [scamp] [joe] [otter] is [trying] to get even with me for eating that fat trout ! " 1 " 5 that 1 " 22 " 5 that 9 is 9 is 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 even 14 with 15 me 15 me 16 for 16 for 17 eating 17 eating 18 that 18 that 19 fat 18 that 21 ! 19 fat 20 trout 21 ! 22 " " you 're pretty [smart] , [mr] [otter] ! 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 ! 2 you 3 're 4 pretty 6 , 6 , 9 ! [iv] [little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] getting even [just] [for] [spite] [doesn't] [always] [pay] [.] 1 getting 2 even fact is , it is [very] [apt] [to] [work] the other way . 1 fact 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 is 4 it 13 . 5 is 12 way 10 the 11 other 10 the 12 way that is just how it came about that [little] [joe] [otter] furnished [buster] [bear] with the best breakfast he had had for a long time . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 how 2 is 7 about 3 just 4 how 4 how 6 came 5 it 6 came 7 about 8 that 7 about 18 breakfast 12 furnished 15 with 15 with 18 breakfast 16 the 17 best 17 best 18 breakfast 18 breakfast 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 had 21 had 22 for 22 for 25 time 23 a 24 long 24 long 25 time 25 time 26 . he didn't mean to do it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! the truth is , he [thought] all the time that he was [preventing] [buster] [bear] [from] [getting] a [breakfast] . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 12 was 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 11 he 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 that 10 that 11 he 12 was 18 a 12 was 20 . spite and selfishness were at the bottom of it . 1 spite 2 and 2 and 3 selfishness 2 and 4 were 4 were 7 bottom 4 were 10 . 5 at 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 9 it 8 of 9 it to be [sure] [bobby] [coon] [caught] a [few] little [fish] [there] , but they didn't mind [bobby] . 1 to 2 be 2 be 7 a 7 a 9 little 9 little 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 they 13 but 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 16 mind 18 . but when they discovered that [buster] [bear] was [a] [fisherman] , they [made] [up] [their] [minds] [that] [something] had got to be done . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 5 that 8 was 8 was 11 , 11 , 24 . 12 they 19 had 12 they 24 . 19 had 20 got 20 got 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done at least , [little] [joe] [did] [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , " he 'll try it again to-morrow morning , " said [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 10 " 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 try 4 try 5 it 5 it 6 again 7 to-morrow 8 morning 8 morning 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . i [guess] [that] 'll [teach] him to [let] [our] [fish] alone . " 1 i 4 'll 1 i 6 him 6 him 13 " 7 to 11 alone 11 alone 12 . 12 . 13 " so [the] [next] [morning] [little] [joe] [hid] [before] [daylight] [close] by the little [pool] [where] [buster] [bear] had [given] [him] [such] a [fright] [.] 1 so 11 by 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 18 had 18 had 22 a then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 hurried 3 hurried 5 to 3 hurried 9 pool 4 down 5 to 6 the 7 next 7 next 9 pool 8 little 9 pool 9 pool 10 and 9 pool 15 . 10 and 11 did 11 did 14 thing 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing now [buster] [bear] is [very] [smart] [.] 1 now 4 is you know he had guessed the day before who had spoiled his fishing . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 2 know 13 fishing 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 guessed 4 had 10 had 5 guessed 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 before 8 before 9 who 10 had 11 spoiled 11 spoiled 12 his 13 fishing 14 . things happened just as he had expected . 1 things 2 happened 1 things 5 he 1 things 8 . 2 happened 3 just 2 happened 4 as 3 just 4 as 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 expected when they came to the place where [buster] was [waiting] , all he had to do was to scoop them out on to the bank . 1 when 3 came 1 when 12 all 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 place 6 place 7 where 7 where 9 was 11 , 12 all 12 all 14 had 12 all 19 scoop 12 all 26 . 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 was 17 was 18 to 19 scoop 20 them 20 them 21 out 21 out 22 on 22 on 23 to 22 on 25 bank 24 the 25 bank it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 . it didn't take [buster] long to catch all the fish he could eat . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 10 fish 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 fish 10 fish 13 eat 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 eat 13 eat 14 . then he saved a nice fat trout and waited . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 saved 3 saved 5 nice 4 a 5 nice 5 nice 7 trout 6 fat 7 trout 7 trout 9 waited 7 trout 10 . 8 and 9 waited by and by along came [little] [joe] [otter] , chuckling to think how he had [spoiled] [buster] [bear] ['s] [fishing] . 1 by 3 by 1 by 14 he 2 and 3 by 3 by 5 came 4 along 5 came 5 came 9 , 9 , 10 chuckling 10 chuckling 11 to 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 how 14 he 15 had 15 had 21 . he was so intent on looking [behind] [him] [to] [see] [if] [buster] [was] [coming] that he didn't see [buster] [waiting] [there] [until] he spoke . 1 he 2 was 2 was 15 that 3 so 4 intent 3 so 15 that 4 intent 5 on 5 on 6 looking 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 16 he 23 he 17 didn't 18 see 23 he 24 spoke 24 spoke 25 . " [i] ['m] [much] [obliged] for the fine [breakfast] you have given me , " said [buster] in his deepest , [most] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] . 1 " 6 for 1 " 15 " 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 fine 10 you 11 have 11 have 12 given 12 given 13 me 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 in 18 in 19 his 19 his 20 deepest 19 his 25 . 20 deepest 21 , " [i] ['ve] [saved] a [fat] [trout] for you to make up [for] [the] [one] [i] [ate] [yesterday] . 1 " 9 you 5 a 8 for 8 for 9 you 9 you 19 . 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 up 12 up 19 . i [hope] we 'll go fishing [together] [often] . " 1 i 3 we 3 we 4 'll 4 'll 10 " 5 go 6 fishing 6 fishing 9 . 9 . 10 " then he went off laughing fit to kill himself . 1 then 6 fit 2 he 6 fit 3 went 4 off 4 off 5 laughing 4 off 6 fit 6 fit 7 to 6 fit 8 kill 8 kill 9 himself 8 kill 10 . little [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] to [say] [.] 1 little 7 to he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 7 that 4 surprised 6 angry 5 and 6 angry 6 angry 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 went 9 went 10 off 10 off 11 by 11 by 12 himself 12 himself 14 sulked 13 and 14 sulked 14 sulked 15 . and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching , ate the fat trout . 1 and 5 who 4 , 5 who 5 who 11 the 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 watching 8 watching 11 the 9 , 10 ate 10 ate 11 the 11 the 13 trout 11 the 14 . 12 fat 13 trout [v] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 6 common 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 5 like 6 common 7 sense 7 sense 8 to 8 to 10 out 9 smooth 10 out 10 out 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 . people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise . 1 people 2 who 2 who 3 have 3 have 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 of 4 plenty 6 just 6 just 7 plain 7 plain 8 common 8 common 9 sense 8 common 11 often 10 are 11 often 11 often 12 thought 12 thought 13 to 12 thought 16 wise 13 to 14 be 15 very 16 wise 16 wise 17 . their neighbors look up to them and are forever running to them for advice , and they are very much respected . 1 their 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 7 and 3 look 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 them 6 them 7 and 7 and 8 are 8 are 9 forever 9 forever 10 running 9 forever 15 , 9 forever 21 respected 9 forever 22 . 10 running 11 to 10 running 12 them 12 them 13 for 13 for 14 advice 16 and 21 respected 17 they 21 respected 18 are 21 respected 19 very 20 much 20 much 21 respected that is the way with [grandfather] [frog] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 way 2 is 3 the 4 way 5 with 4 way 8 . he is very old and very wise . 1 he 2 is 2 is 7 wise 3 very 4 old 4 old 5 and 4 old 7 wise 6 very 7 wise 7 wise 8 . anyway , that is what his neighbors think . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 is 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 4 is 7 neighbors 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 think 8 think 9 . the truth is , he simply has a lot of common sense , which after all is the very best kind of wisdom . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 5 he 3 is 4 , 5 he 6 simply 5 he 9 lot 6 simply 7 has 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 10 of 9 lot 12 sense 11 common 12 sense 12 sense 13 , 13 , 14 which 13 , 23 wisdom 13 , 24 . 14 which 16 all 15 after 16 all 16 all 17 is 17 is 18 the 18 the 19 very 19 very 20 best 21 kind 22 of 21 kind 23 wisdom little [joe] [wouldn't] [tell] , but [billy] [mink] [told] the [whole] story . 1 little 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 10 the 10 the 12 story 12 story 13 . so did [grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 did 2 did 5 . so did [jerry] [muskrat] , who had been listening . 1 so 2 did 2 did 10 . 5 , 6 who 6 who 10 . 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 listening 9 listening 10 . of course this [made] [little] [joe] [angrier] [than] [ever] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 this 3 this 10 . " he 's nothing but a great big bully and thief ! " declared [little] [joe] . 1 " 11 thief 2 he 4 nothing 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 but 4 nothing 11 thief 5 but 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 8 big 9 bully 9 bully 10 and 9 bully 11 thief 11 thief 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 12 ! 14 declared 12 ! 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! " didn't he catch [my] fish and eat them ? " [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 1 " 2 didn't 1 " 11 " 2 didn't 3 he 3 he 4 catch 4 catch 6 fish 7 and 8 eat 8 eat 9 them 9 them 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " [doesn't] that [make] [him] a [thief] ? " 1 " 3 that 1 " 9 " 6 a 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [they] [were] no more your fish than mine , " [protested] [billy] [mink] . 1 " 4 no 1 " 11 " 4 no 5 more 5 more 7 fish 5 more 8 than 6 your 7 fish 8 than 9 mine 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 . " well , our fish , then ! 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 fish 4 our 5 fish 5 fish 7 then 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 ! he stole our fish , if you like that any better . 1 he 2 stole 2 stole 4 fish 3 our 4 fish 4 fish 5 , 4 fish 11 better 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 like 8 like 9 that 8 like 11 better 10 any 11 better 11 better 12 . that [makes] [him] [just] [as] [much] [a] [thief] , doesn't it ? " [growled] [little] [joe] [.] 1 that 9 , 9 , 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 it 10 doesn't 12 ? 12 ? 13 " grandfather [frog] looked up at jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] and slowly winked one of his great , goggly eyes . 1 grandfather 13 and 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 at 5 at 6 jolly 6 jolly 7 , 6 jolly 8 round 8 round 13 and 9 , 10 bright 10 bright 13 and 13 and 14 slowly 13 and 15 winked 13 and 23 . 15 winked 16 one 16 one 17 of 16 one 20 , 17 of 18 his 19 great 20 , 20 , 21 goggly 21 goggly 22 eyes " there comes a foolish green fly , " said he . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 comes 3 comes 5 foolish 3 comes 12 . 4 a 5 foolish 5 foolish 7 fly 6 green 7 fly 7 fly 10 said 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he " who does he belong to ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 does 3 does 4 he 3 does 5 belong 5 belong 6 to 6 to 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " nobody ! " snapped [little] [joe] [.] 1 " 2 nobody 2 nobody 3 ! 3 ! 5 snapped 4 " 5 snapped " what have foolish green flies got to do with my [i] [mean] [our] [fish] ? " 1 " 2 what 1 " 16 ? 2 what 7 got 3 have 4 foolish 3 have 7 got 4 foolish 5 green 5 green 6 flies 7 got 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 with 10 with 11 my 16 ? 17 " " nothing , nothing at all , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [mildly] . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 4 nothing 3 , 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 6 all 13 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied " [i] was just [hoping] that he would come near enough for me to [snap] him [up] ; then he [would] [belong] to me . 1 " 24 me 1 " 25 . 3 was 4 just 3 was 23 to 4 just 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 come 9 come 10 near 10 near 11 enough 11 enough 12 for 12 for 13 me 13 me 14 to 14 to 16 him 16 him 20 he 18 ; 19 then 18 ; 20 he 23 to 24 me as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 3 as 5 doesn't 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 , 5 doesn't 8 doesn't 7 he 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 11 any 9 belong 10 to 9 belong 11 any 11 any 12 one 12 one 13 . i suppose that if [buster] [bear] should happen along and catch him , he would be stealing from me , according to [little] [joe] . " 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 13 , 7 should 8 happen 8 happen 9 along 9 along 10 and 10 and 11 catch 11 catch 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 15 would 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 stealing 17 stealing 18 from 18 from 19 me 19 me 20 , 19 me 26 " 20 , 21 according 21 according 22 to 25 . 26 " " of course not ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 4 not 5 ! what a silly idea ! 1 what 2 a 1 what 5 ! 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 idea you 're getting [foolish] in [your] [old] [age] , " retorted [little] [joe] . 1 you 2 're 1 you 14 . 2 're 3 getting 3 getting 5 in 9 , 10 " 9 , 14 . 10 " 11 retorted little [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] to [say] [.] 1 little 7 to you 'll find it pays . " 1 you 3 find 1 you 6 . 2 'll 3 find 3 find 4 it 3 find 5 pays 6 . 7 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [vi] [little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] who makes an enemy a friend , [to] fear and worry puts an end . 1 who 4 enemy 1 who 12 puts 1 who 15 . 2 makes 4 enemy 3 an 4 enemy 4 enemy 5 a 5 a 6 friend 6 friend 7 , 9 fear 12 puts 10 and 11 worry 10 and 12 puts 12 puts 14 end 13 an 14 end little [joe] [otter] [found] that [out] [when] [he] [took] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [advice] [.] 1 little 5 that he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 admitted 4 admitted 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 of 9 of 12 . no one ever likes to admit being afraid , least of all [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 no 2 one 1 no 9 , 2 one 3 ever 3 ever 4 likes 4 likes 5 to 5 to 6 admit 6 admit 7 being 7 being 8 afraid 9 , 12 all 10 least 11 of 11 of 12 all and [really] [little] [joe] [has] a great deal of [courage] . 1 and 6 a 1 and 11 . 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 of now having one 's own way too much is a bad thing . 1 now 2 having 2 having 5 own 2 having 8 much 3 one 4 's 4 's 5 own 5 own 6 way 7 too 8 much 8 much 9 is 8 much 13 . 9 is 12 thing 10 a 12 thing 11 bad 12 thing it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with . 1 it 3 apt 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 7 selfish 5 make 6 one 5 make 7 selfish 7 selfish 8 and 8 and 10 of 9 thoughtless 10 of 10 of 13 and 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 and 13 and 14 very 14 very 15 hard 15 hard 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 18 along 18 along 19 with 19 with 20 . little [joe] [otter] [had] [his] way [too] [much] . 1 little 6 way 6 way 9 . grandfather [frog] [knew] [it] and [shook] [his] [head] [very] [soberly] [when] [little] [joe] [had] [been] [disrespectful] [to] [him] [.] 1 grandfather 5 and " too bad . 1 " 2 too 2 too 3 bad 3 bad 4 . too bad ! 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 ! too bad ! 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! it is too bad that such a fine young fellow as [little] [joe] [should] [spoil] a good [disposition] [by] [such] [selfish] [heedlessness] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 that 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 5 that 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 11 as 7 a 8 fine 8 fine 9 young 9 young 10 fellow 11 as 16 a 16 a 17 good too bad , " said he . 1 too 2 bad 1 too 6 he 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face . 1 it 2 tickled 2 tickled 3 him 2 tickled 7 had 3 him 4 so 4 so 5 that 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 work 7 had 10 to 7 had 14 face 7 had 15 . 8 hard 9 work 11 keep 14 face 12 a 14 face 13 straight 14 face that was good common sense [advice] , but [little] [joe] [just] [sniffed] and [went] [off] [declaring] [that] he would get [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [yet] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 8 but 2 was 3 good 3 good 4 common 4 common 5 sense 5 sense 7 , 8 but 13 and 13 and 18 he 18 he 19 would 18 he 26 . 19 would 20 get by and by he grinned . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . it was a little sheepish grin at first , but at last it grew into a laugh . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 little 4 little 5 sheepish 5 sheepish 6 grin 5 sheepish 15 into 6 grin 8 first 7 at 8 first 8 first 9 , 10 but 11 at 11 at 12 last 12 last 13 it 13 it 14 grew 13 it 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 . i 'll try it [to-morrow] [morning] . " 1 i 3 try 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 3 try 7 . 7 . 8 " it was so big and fat that it made [little] [joe] 's mouth water , for you know fat trout are his favorite food . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 made 3 so 4 big 3 so 7 that 4 big 6 fat 5 and 6 fat 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 made 9 made 13 mouth 12 's 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 water 13 mouth 23 favorite 15 , 18 know 16 for 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 19 fat 18 know 21 are 19 fat 20 trout 21 are 23 favorite 22 his 23 favorite 23 favorite 24 food 24 food 25 . but he didn't take so much as one bite . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 take 4 take 9 bite 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 one 8 one 9 bite 9 bite 10 . instead he [carefully] [laid] [it] on [an] [old] [log] [where] [buster] [bear] [would] [be] [sure] [to] [see] [it] [if] [he] [should] [come] [along] [that] way . 1 instead 2 he 2 he 6 on 6 on 25 way 25 way 26 . then he hid near by , where he could watch . 1 then 3 hid 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 near 3 hid 7 where 4 near 5 by 5 by 6 , 7 where 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 watch 10 watch 11 . buster was late that morning . 1 buster 5 morning 2 was 3 late 3 late 5 morning 4 that 5 morning 5 morning 6 . it seemed to [little] [joe] that he never would come . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 6 that 2 seemed 3 to 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 never 8 never 9 would 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 . once he nearly lost the fish . 1 once 2 he 1 once 3 nearly 3 nearly 4 lost 4 lost 5 the 5 the 6 fish 6 fish 7 . he had turned his head for just a minute , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 turned 2 had 7 just 3 turned 5 head 4 his 5 head 6 for 7 just 7 just 8 a 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 , 9 minute 19 trout 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 when 12 when 13 he 12 when 17 , 14 looked 15 back 15 back 16 again 16 again 17 , 18 the 19 trout 19 trout 20 was 19 trout 25 . 20 was 21 nowhere 21 nowhere 22 to 21 nowhere 24 seen 23 be 24 seen buster couldn't have stolen up and taken it , because such a big fellow couldn't possibly have gotten out of sight again . 1 buster 2 couldn't 1 buster 14 fellow 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 taken 7 taken 8 it 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 such 10 because 13 big 11 such 12 a 13 big 14 fellow 14 fellow 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 possibly 16 possibly 17 have 17 have 18 gotten 18 gotten 19 out 19 out 21 sight 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 22 again 22 again 23 . little [joe] [darted] [over] [to] [the] [log] and [looked] [on] the other side . 1 little 8 and 8 and 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 . little [joe] [sprang] [at] [him] [angrily] , but [shadow] [was] too [quick] and darted [away] [.] 1 little 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 too 11 too 13 and 13 and 14 darted little [joe] [put] [the] [fish] [back] [on] [the] [log] and [waited] [.] 1 little 10 and this time he didn't take his eyes off it . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 didn't 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 take 4 didn't 7 eyes 5 take 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 off 8 off 9 it 8 off 10 . at last , when he was almost ready to give up , he saw [buster] [bear] [shuffling] [along] [towards] the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 4 when 8 ready 4 when 12 , 4 when 13 he 6 was 8 ready 7 almost 8 ready 8 ready 10 give 9 to 10 give 10 give 11 up 11 up 12 , 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 20 the [suddenly] [buster] [stopped] [and] [sniffed] [.] one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] [had] [carried] the [scent] of that [fat] [trout] [over] to [him] . 1 one 2 of 1 one 18 . 2 of 3 the 3 the 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 that 12 that 16 to then he came straight over to where the fish lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure . 1 then 2 he 1 then 14 wrinkling 3 came 4 straight 3 came 14 wrinkling 5 over 6 to 6 to 7 where 7 where 8 the 7 where 10 lay 9 fish 10 lay 10 lay 14 wrinkling 11 , 12 his 11 , 13 nose 13 nose 14 wrinkling 14 wrinkling 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 22 . 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 twinkling 19 twinkling 20 with 20 with 21 pleasure " [now] [i] wonder who was so thoughtful as to leave this fine breakfast ready for me , " said he out loud . 1 " 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 who 5 who 6 was 5 who 18 , 5 who 21 he 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 thoughtful 7 so 9 as 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 leave 11 leave 12 this 12 this 13 fine 13 fine 14 breakfast 14 breakfast 15 ready 15 ready 16 for 16 for 17 me 19 " 20 said 19 " 21 he 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 out 22 out 23 loud 23 loud 24 . " me , " said [little] [joe] in a rather faint voice . 1 " 2 me 1 " 13 . 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 in 5 said 8 in 8 in 9 a 8 in 12 voice 10 rather 12 voice 11 faint 12 voice " [i] [caught] it [especially] for you . " 1 " 7 you 4 it 6 for 6 for 7 you 7 you 8 . 8 . 9 " " thank you , " replied [buster] , and his eyes twinkled more than ever . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 8 , 3 you 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 twinkled 12 twinkled 13 more 12 twinkled 14 than 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 . " [i] think we are going to be friends . " 1 " 3 think 1 " 11 " 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 friends 9 friends 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [i] hope so , " replied [little] [joe] [.] 1 " 7 " 4 hope 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied [vii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] farmer [brown] 's boy [tramped] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [whistling] [merrily] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy he always whistles when he feels light-hearted , and he always feels light-hearted when he goes fishing . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 whistles 3 whistles 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 feels 6 feels 7 light-hearted 7 light-hearted 8 , 7 light-hearted 13 light-hearted 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 always 11 always 12 feels 12 feels 13 light-hearted 13 light-hearted 14 when 13 light-hearted 18 . 14 when 16 goes 15 he 16 goes 16 goes 17 fishing you see , he is just as fond of [fishing] [as] is [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [billy] [mink] [or] [buster] [bear] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 12 is 4 he 5 is 5 is 8 fond 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 fond 8 fond 9 of so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 whistled 1 so 9 and 1 so 11 whistle 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 tramped 6 tramped 7 along 6 tramped 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 his 11 whistle 11 whistle 12 was 11 whistle 15 hear 11 whistle 16 . 13 good 15 hear 14 to 15 hear he kept very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 very 3 very 4 quiet 3 very 15 trout 5 and 6 fished 6 fished 8 fished 7 and 8 fished 8 fished 14 foolish 9 , 10 patiently 10 patiently 11 waiting 11 waiting 12 for 11 waiting 14 foolish 13 a 14 foolish 14 foolish 15 trout 15 trout 17 take 16 to 17 take 17 take 18 his 17 take 20 . 18 his 19 hook but he didn't get so much as a nibble [.] 1 but 9 nibble 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 get 3 didn't 6 much 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 a 8 a 9 nibble there the same thing happened . 1 there 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 . farmer [brown] 's boy [trudged] on to the next [pool] , and [there] [was] [a] [puzzled] [frown] [on] [his] [freckled] [face] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 12 and 6 on 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 next 9 next 11 , 11 , 12 and such a thing never had happened before . 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 thing 3 thing 4 never 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 happened 6 happened 7 before 7 before 8 . he didn't know what to make of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . " [i] [never] [had] [such] [bad] [luck] in all my life before . 1 " 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 10 my 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 before 12 before 13 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! what 's this ? " 1 what 2 's 2 's 3 this 3 this 4 ? 4 ? 5 " there , on the bank beside the little pool , were the heads of three trout . 1 there 2 , 2 , 11 were 3 on 4 the 3 on 5 bank 5 bank 11 were 6 beside 7 the 6 beside 11 were 7 the 8 little 7 the 9 pool 10 , 11 were 11 were 12 the 11 were 15 three 11 were 17 . 12 the 13 heads 12 the 14 of 15 three 16 trout farmer [brown] 's boy [scowled] [down] [at] [them] [more] [puzzled] [than] [ever] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy " [somebody] has been [fishing] here , and they have had better luck than [i] have , " thought he . 1 " 3 has 1 " 18 " 3 has 4 been 4 been 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 9 they 10 have 10 have 11 had 11 had 12 better 12 better 13 luck 12 better 14 than 16 have 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 21 . 19 thought 20 he 20 he 21 . he looked up [the] [laughing] [brook] and down the [laughing] [brook] and this way and that way , but no one was to be seen . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 26 . 2 looked 3 up 3 up 7 and 7 and 8 down 7 and 9 the 9 the 17 way 12 and 13 this 13 this 14 way 14 way 15 and 15 and 16 that 16 that 17 way 17 way 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 no 20 no 21 one 21 one 25 seen 22 was 23 to 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 seen then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 picked 3 picked 4 up 4 up 5 one 5 one 9 heads 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 little 7 the 9 heads 9 heads 14 sharply 10 and 14 sharply 11 looked 14 sharply 12 at 13 it 13 it 14 sharply 14 sharply 15 . " it [wasn't] [cut] [off] with a knife ; it was [bitten] [off] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 was 2 it 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 8 knife 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 18 . " [i] [wonder] now if [billy] [mink] is the scamp who has spoiled my fun . " 1 " 4 now 1 " 17 " 4 now 5 if 8 is 11 who 9 the 11 who 10 scamp 11 who 11 who 12 has 12 has 13 spoiled 13 spoiled 14 my 13 spoiled 15 fun 15 fun 16 . 16 . 17 " this puzzled him more than ever . 1 this 3 him 2 puzzled 3 him 3 him 4 more 3 him 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 . it didn't seem possible that such a little fellow as [billy] [mink] could have caught or frightened all the fish or have eaten so many . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 9 fellow 6 such 10 as 8 little 9 fellow 10 as 13 could 13 could 14 have 14 have 15 caught 15 caught 16 or 16 or 17 frightened 16 or 18 all 18 all 19 the 18 all 21 or 18 all 23 eaten 19 the 20 fish 22 have 23 eaten 23 eaten 25 many 24 so 25 many 25 many 26 . besides , he didn't remember ever having known [billy] [to] [leave] [heads] [around] [that] [way] . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 didn't 2 , 3 he 4 didn't 5 remember 5 remember 6 ever 6 ever 7 having 6 ever 8 known 8 known 16 . billy sometimes catches more fish than he can eat , but then he usually hides them . 1 billy 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 3 catches 2 sometimes 14 usually 3 catches 5 fish 4 more 5 fish 5 fish 9 eat 6 than 8 can 7 he 8 can 8 can 9 eat 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 then 12 then 13 he 13 he 14 usually 14 usually 15 hides 15 hides 16 them 15 hides 17 . the farther he went down the [laughing] [brook] , the more puzzled [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [grew] . 1 the 2 farther 2 farther 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 more 11 more 12 puzzled 12 puzzled 18 . it made him feel very queer . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 feel 4 feel 6 queer 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . they were [little] [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 . 2 were 6 and [viii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] ' [twas] [just] [a] [sudden] [odd] [surprise] [made] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy 's hair [to] [rise] [.] 1 ' 12 boy 12 boy 13 's 13 's 14 hair that ['s] [a] [funny] thing for hair to do rise up all of a sudden isn't it ? 1 that 5 thing 5 thing 6 for 6 for 7 hair 7 hair 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 rise 10 rise 11 up 11 up 12 all 12 all 13 of 12 all 15 sudden 13 of 14 a 14 a 15 sudden 15 sudden 16 isn't 16 isn't 17 it 17 it 18 ? there are just two things that make hair rise anger and fear . 1 there 2 are 1 there 3 just 3 just 4 two 3 just 5 things 3 just 10 anger 6 that 9 rise 7 make 8 hair 8 hair 9 rise 9 rise 10 anger 10 anger 11 and 10 anger 12 fear 10 anger 13 . both anger and fear make it do that . 1 both 2 anger 2 anger 4 fear 3 and 4 fear 4 fear 5 make 5 make 6 it 5 make 7 do 7 do 8 that 7 do 9 . it never had happened before . 1 it 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 happened 4 happened 5 before 5 before 6 . you see , there isn't much of anything that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [is] [really] [afraid] of [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 17 of 3 , 12 's 4 there 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 much 6 much 7 of 7 of 8 anything 8 anything 9 that 9 that 12 's perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 3 wouldn't 1 perhaps 8 time 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 this 7 this 8 time 8 time 11 hadn't 8 time 20 . 9 if 10 it 10 it 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 been 11 hadn't 13 for 11 hadn't 19 found 12 been 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 surprise 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 what 18 he 19 found anyway , that is what he said when he told about it afterward . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 13 afterward 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 11 about 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 told 10 told 11 about 11 about 13 afterward 12 it 13 afterward 13 afterward 14 . what was it he saw ? 1 what 4 he 2 was 3 it 2 was 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 ? what do you think ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 ? why , it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 it 3 it 6 footprint 4 was 6 footprint 5 a 6 footprint 6 footprint 9 soft 6 footprint 10 mud 6 footprint 11 . 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 soft yes , [sir] , that 's what it was , and all it was . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 what 7 what 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 12 all 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 . it was the [footprint] of [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 of now [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [know] that [buster] [bear] had come down to [the] [green] [forest] [to] live . 1 now 8 that 8 that 11 had 11 had 12 come 12 come 13 down 13 down 14 to 14 to 19 live 19 live 20 . he never had heard of [a] [bear] [being] in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 4 heard 13 . 5 of 9 in 9 in 10 the somehow [,] he didn't [feel] like [meeting] [buster] [bear] . 1 somehow 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 6 like 4 didn't 10 . if he had had his terrible gun with him , it might have been different . 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 had 4 had 5 his 4 had 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 15 different 8 with 9 him 9 him 15 different 10 , 15 different 11 it 15 different 12 might 15 different 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 different 15 different 16 . but he didn't , and so he suddenly made up his mind that he didn't want to fish any more that day . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 8 suddenly 3 didn't 12 mind 3 didn't 13 that 3 didn't 14 he 3 didn't 15 didn't 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 so 6 so 8 suddenly 7 he 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 made 9 made 10 up 11 his 12 mind 15 didn't 16 want 16 want 17 to 17 to 18 fish 18 fish 19 any 19 any 20 more 20 more 21 that 21 that 22 day 22 day 23 . he had a funny feeling , too , that he was being watched , although he couldn't see any one . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 funny 3 a 9 that 5 feeling 8 , 6 , 7 too 7 too 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 12 being 9 that 21 . 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 being 12 being 13 watched 12 being 15 although 12 being 17 couldn't 14 , 15 although 15 although 16 he 17 couldn't 18 see 18 see 19 any 19 any 20 one he was being watched . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 being 2 was 5 . 3 being 4 watched little [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] [were] [watching] [him] [and] [taking] [the] [greatest] [care] to keep out of his sight . 1 little 15 to 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 sight 19 his 21 . he hadn't run , but he had wanted to . 1 he 3 run 2 hadn't 3 run 3 run 5 but 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 . " [huh] ! " said [buster] [bear] to [little] [joe] [otter] , " [i] believe he was afraid ! " 1 " 3 ! 1 " 20 " 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 to 12 , 19 ! 13 " 15 believe 15 believe 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 ! 19 ! 20 " and [buster] [bear] was just exactly right . 1 and 4 was 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 right 6 exactly 8 . [ix] [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] little [joe] [otter] was [fairly] [bursting] [with] [excitement] [.] 1 little 4 was he could hardly contain himself . 1 he 2 could 1 he 5 himself 2 could 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 contain 4 contain 5 himself 5 himself 6 . he felt that he had the greatest news to tell [since] [peter] [rabbit] [had] [first] [found] the tracks of [buster] [bear] [in] the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 26 . 2 felt 3 that 2 felt 5 had 2 felt 8 news 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 6 the 7 greatest 7 greatest 8 news 8 news 10 tell 9 to 10 tell 17 the 18 tracks 17 the 19 of 19 of 23 the 19 of 26 . he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to . 1 he 13 to 2 couldn't 8 minute 2 couldn't 13 to 3 keep 5 to 4 it 5 to 5 to 6 himself 5 to 8 minute 7 a 8 minute 8 minute 9 longer 9 longer 10 than 11 he 13 to 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 . mr [and] [mrs] . [redwing] [were] [there] [,] and [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] [sitting] [in] [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [.] 1 mr 9 and 4 . 9 and little [joe] [otter] [swam] [straight] [to] [the] [big] [rock] and [climbed] [up] [to] the very [highest] [part] [.] 1 little 10 and 10 and 14 the 14 the 15 very he looked so excited , and his eyes sparkled so , that every one knew right away that something had happened . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 7 his 2 looked 3 so 4 excited 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 sparkled 9 sparkled 10 so 10 so 12 that 11 , 12 that 12 that 13 every 12 that 15 knew 12 that 18 that 12 that 22 . 13 every 14 one 15 knew 16 right 16 right 17 away 18 that 19 something 19 something 21 happened 20 had 21 happened " hi ! " cried [billy] [mink] [.] 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried " look at [little] [joe] [otter] ! 1 " 2 look 1 " 7 ! 2 look 3 at it must be that for once he has been smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 1 it 3 be 1 it 4 that 2 must 3 be 4 that 5 for 5 for 6 once 6 once 7 he 6 once 8 has 8 has 9 been 8 has 15 " 9 been 10 smarter 10 smarter 11 than 14 . 15 " little [joe] [made] [a] [good-natured] face at [billy] [mink] [and] [shook] his [head] [.] 1 little 6 face 6 face 7 at 7 at 12 his " no , [billy] , " said he , " you are [wrong] , [altogether] [wrong] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 are 11 you 17 . 12 are 14 , i don't believe anybody can be smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 11 . 2 don't 3 believe 2 don't 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 can 4 anybody 7 smarter 6 be 7 smarter 7 smarter 8 than 11 . 12 " [[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ reddy [fox] [rolled] his [lips] [back] [in] [an] [unpleasant] [grin] . 1 reddy 4 his 4 his 11 . " don't be too sure of that ! " he [snapped] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 4 too 4 too 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 12 . " [i] ['m] not through [with] him yet . " 1 " 4 not 1 " 10 " 4 not 5 through 7 him 8 yet 8 yet 9 . 9 . 10 " " boaster ! 1 " 2 boaster 1 " 3 ! [boaster] [!] ["] [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] " [i] ['m] not through with you [either] , [peter] [rabbit] ! " he snarled . 1 " 4 not 1 " 13 " 4 not 5 through 6 with 7 you 7 you 9 , 9 , 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 snarled 15 snarled 16 . " you 'll find it out one of these fine days ! " 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 ! 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 find 4 find 5 it 4 find 6 out 5 it 6 out 6 out 7 one 7 one 8 of 7 one 9 these 9 these 10 fine 10 fine 11 days 12 ! 13 " " [reddy] , [reddy] , [smart] and [sly] , [couldn't] [catch] a [buzzing] [fly] ! " 1 " 3 , 1 " 16 " 3 , 7 and 5 , 7 and 7 and 9 , 12 a 15 ! 15 ! 16 " [taunted] [peter] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , [gruffest] [voice] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 deepest 9 his 14 . 10 deepest 11 , " we know all about that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 know 3 know 4 all 3 know 5 about 5 about 6 that 6 that 7 . what we want to know is what [little] [joe] [otter] has got [on] his [mind] [.] ["] 1 what 5 know 1 what 6 is 2 we 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 know 6 is 7 what 7 what 11 has 11 has 12 got 12 got 14 his " it 's news great news ! " cried [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 " 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 news 4 news 5 great 5 great 6 news 5 great 7 ! 8 " 9 cried 8 " 12 . " we can [tell] [better] how [great] it is [when] [we] [hear] what it is , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [testily] [.] 1 " 2 we 1 " 17 " 2 we 3 can 6 how 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 13 what 13 what 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 replied " what is it ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " for a minute no one said a word . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 no 4 no 5 one 4 no 6 said 6 said 8 word 6 said 9 . 7 a 8 word then [blacky] the [crow] [leaned] [down] [from] [his] [perch] in the [big] [hickory-tree] and looked very [hard] [at] [little] [joe] as he said : 1 then 3 the 3 the 24 : 10 in 11 the 10 in 14 and 14 and 15 looked 15 looked 16 very 16 very 21 as 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 said 23 said 24 : " [i] don't believe it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't believe a word of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 of 5 word 7 it 7 it 8 . we are [all] afraid of him . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 . 7 . 8 " [little] [joe] [glared] [back] [at] [blacky] [.] " [i] don't care whether [you] [believe] it or not [;] it ['s] [true] , " he retorted . 1 " 16 " 3 don't 4 care 3 don't 15 , 4 care 5 whether 5 whether 10 not 8 it 9 or 9 or 10 not 10 not 12 it 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 16 " 19 . 17 he 18 retorted " now tell me that he isn't afraid ! " [concluded] [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 10 " 2 now 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 isn't 8 afraid 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 14 . " for once he knows just how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are . 1 " 2 for 2 for 3 once 3 once 5 knows 3 once 13 prowling 4 he 5 knows 5 knows 6 just 5 knows 7 how 7 how 9 feel 8 we 9 feel 10 when 12 comes 11 he 12 comes 12 comes 13 prowling 13 prowling 14 around 14 around 15 where 15 where 17 are 15 where 18 . 16 we 17 are isn't that great news ? 1 isn't 2 that 1 isn't 4 news 1 isn't 5 ? 3 great 4 news now we 'll get even with him ! " 1 now 4 get 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 get 4 get 5 even 5 even 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] ['ll] [believe] it [when] [i] see it for myself ! " [snapped] [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 " 5 it 1 " 13 " 8 see 9 it 9 it 10 for 10 for 11 myself 11 myself 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 16 the [x] [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] of course , [peter] [rabbit] [helped] [spread] it . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 it 2 course 3 , 8 it 9 . trust [peter] for that ! 1 trust 3 for 1 trust 5 ! 3 for 4 that but everybody else helped too . 1 but 5 too 1 but 6 . 2 everybody 3 else 2 everybody 4 helped 2 everybody 5 too and so it was that [buster] [bear] [became] [a] [hero] [right] [away] [to] [most] of them . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 that 5 that 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 . a [few] [doubted] [little] [joe] ['s] story . 1 a 7 story 7 story 8 . one of them was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 one 2 of 1 one 8 . 2 of 3 them 2 of 4 was 4 was 6 the another was [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 another 2 was blacky [doubted] [because] [he] [knew] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [so] [well] [that] he couldn't imagine him afraid . 1 blacky 8 's 1 blacky 13 he 13 he 16 him 14 couldn't 15 imagine 15 imagine 16 him 16 him 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 . reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe . 1 reddy 2 doubted 2 doubted 3 because 3 because 8 believe 4 he 8 believe 5 didn't 6 want 5 didn't 8 believe 7 to 8 believe 8 believe 9 . you see , he was jealous of [buster] [bear] , and at the same time he was afraid of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 jealous 6 jealous 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 at 12 at 14 same 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 time 15 time 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 20 him 20 him 21 . but nearly everybody else believed it , and there was great rejoicing [.] 1 but 2 nearly 2 nearly 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 else 3 everybody 9 there 4 else 5 believed 5 believed 6 it 5 believed 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 great 11 great 12 rejoicing most of them were [afraid] [of] [buster] , very much afraid of him , because he was so [big] [and] [strong] [.] 1 most 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 were 4 were 8 , 8 , 18 so 9 very 10 much 10 much 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 because 15 because 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 so they tried in ever so many ways to show him how friendly they felt and went quite out of their way to do him favors . 1 they 2 tried 1 they 13 they 2 tried 3 in 3 in 4 ever 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 many 6 many 7 ways 8 to 9 show 9 show 10 him 9 show 11 how 11 how 12 friendly 11 how 13 they 13 they 14 felt 13 they 20 their 14 felt 16 went 15 and 16 went 16 went 17 quite 17 quite 18 out 18 out 19 of 20 their 21 way 21 way 24 him 22 to 24 him 23 do 24 him 24 him 25 favors 24 him 26 . whenever they met one another , all they could talk about was the [smartness] [and] [the] [greatness] of [buster] [bear] [.] 1 whenever 3 met 1 whenever 7 all 2 they 3 met 3 met 4 one 4 one 5 another 6 , 7 all 7 all 9 could 8 they 9 could 9 could 10 talk 10 talk 11 about 11 about 12 was 12 was 13 the 13 the 18 of " and he won't [dare] [set] any more [traps] for me , " [gloated] [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 13 " 2 and 3 he 3 he 4 won't 7 any 8 more 7 any 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 17 . " [ah] [wish] [brer] [bear] [would] [go] up to [farmer] [brown] 's [henhouse] and [scare] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] so that he would keep away from there . 1 " 8 up 1 " 14 and 8 up 9 to 9 to 12 's 14 and 20 so 14 and 28 . 20 so 21 that 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 would 23 would 24 keep 24 keep 25 away 25 away 26 from 26 from 27 there it would be a [favor] to me [which] [ah] [cert'nly] [would] [appreciate] , " [said] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] when [he] [heard] the news . 1 it 3 be 1 it 6 to 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 a 6 to 7 me 7 me 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 20 when 20 when 23 the 23 the 24 news 24 news 25 . " let's [all] go [together] and tell [buster] [bear] how much obliged [we] [are] for what he has done , " [proposed] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 21 " 2 let's 4 go 4 go 6 and 6 and 7 tell 7 tell 10 how 10 how 11 much 11 much 12 obliged 12 obliged 15 for 15 for 16 what 17 he 18 has 17 he 20 , 18 has 19 done 20 , 21 " 21 " 25 . " that 's a splendid idea ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 " 2 that 3 's 2 that 6 idea 4 a 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 idea 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried " we 'll do it right away . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 right 6 right 7 away 7 away 8 . 8 . 9 " " [caw] , [caw] [caw] [!] " broke in [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 7 " 8 broke 8 broke 9 in 8 broke 13 . 9 in 11 the " [i] [say] [,] let's wait and see for ourselves if it is all true . " 1 " 5 let's 1 " 17 " 5 let's 6 wait 6 wait 7 and 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 for 9 for 10 ourselves 10 ourselves 11 if 12 it 13 is 12 it 15 true 13 is 14 all 15 true 16 . 16 . 17 " " of course it 's true ! " [snapped] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 3 course 1 " 8 " 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 4 it 5 's 6 true 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 13 . " don't you [believe] [i] ['m] [telling] the [truth] ? " 1 " 2 don't 1 " 11 " 2 don't 3 you 8 the 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " certainly , [certainly] [.] 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , of course [no] [one] [doubts] [your] [word] , ["] [replied] [blacky] , with the utmost [politeness] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 , 8 , 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 14 the 14 the 15 utmost 14 the 17 . " but you [say] [yourself] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't see [buster] [bear] , but only his footprint . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 2 but 6 that 2 but 16 but 6 that 9 's 9 's 10 boy 11 didn't 12 see 11 didn't 16 but 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 only 17 only 19 footprint 17 only 20 . 18 his 19 footprint perhaps he didn't know whose it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 3 didn't 6 it 3 didn't 14 wouldn't 4 know 5 whose 6 it 7 was 6 it 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 if 11 he 10 if 12 had 10 if 14 wouldn't 13 he 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 . now [i] ['ve] [got] [a] [plan] [by] [which] we [can] see [for] [ourselves] if he [really] is afraid of [buster] [bear] . " 1 now 23 " 9 we 11 see 11 see 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 17 is 17 is 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 22 . 22 . 23 " " what is it ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 7 asked 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 10 eagerly blacky [the] [crow] [shook] his [head] [and] [winked] [.] 1 blacky 5 his " that 's telling , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 , 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 telling 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " [i] want to think it over . 1 " 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 it 6 it 7 over 7 over 8 . [xi] [blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] blacky is a dreamer ! 1 blacky 2 is 1 blacky 4 dreamer 2 is 3 a 4 dreamer 5 ! blacky is a schemer ! 1 blacky 4 schemer 1 blacky 5 ! 2 is 4 schemer 3 a 4 schemer his voice [is] [strong] [;] [when] [things] [go] [wrong] [blacky] [is] [a] [screamer] [!] 1 his 2 voice it 's a fact . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 fact 3 a 4 fact 4 fact 5 . blacky [the] [crow] [is] [forever] [dreaming] and [scheming] [and] [almost] [always] [it] [is] [of] [mischief] [.] 1 blacky 7 and blacky likes excitement . 1 blacky 3 excitement 2 likes 3 excitement 3 excitement 4 . he wants something going on . 1 he 2 wants 2 wants 3 something 3 something 4 going 4 going 5 on 5 on 6 . the more exciting it is , the better he likes it . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 exciting 2 more 8 better 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 8 better 7 the 8 better 8 better 10 likes 9 he 10 likes 10 likes 11 it 11 it 12 . then he has a chance to use that harsh voice of his , and how he does use it ! 1 then 3 has 2 he 3 has 3 has 5 chance 3 has 17 does 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 6 to 6 to 7 use 7 use 9 harsh 8 that 9 harsh 9 harsh 10 voice 10 voice 12 his 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 how 16 he 17 does 17 does 18 use 18 use 19 it 18 use 20 ! in the first place he felt [very] [important] , and you know [blacky] [dearly] [loves] to [feel] [important] . 1 in 4 place 1 in 5 he 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 19 . 11 you 12 know 11 you 16 to 16 to 19 . on [the] [big] [rock] in the [smiling] [pool] [sat] [little] [joe] [otter] , [billy] [mink] , and [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 on 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 13 , 13 , 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . on his big , green lily-pad [sat] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 on 2 his 2 his 3 big 2 his 6 lily-pad 2 his 10 . 3 big 4 , 5 green 6 lily-pad on [another] lily-pad [sat] [spotty] [the] [turtle] . 1 on 3 lily-pad 3 lily-pad 8 . on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] [were] [reddy] [fox] , [digger] the [badger] , and [bobby] [coon] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 side 4 side 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 12 , 12 , 14 the 14 the 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . in the [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] , and [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 16 , 7 the 10 , 10 , 13 the 13 the 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . blacky waited until he was sure that no one else was coming . 1 blacky 2 waited 1 blacky 6 sure 1 blacky 10 else 2 waited 3 until 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 sure 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 else 10 else 11 was 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 13 . then he cleared his throat very loudly and began to [speak] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 . 2 he 10 to 3 cleared 4 his 3 cleared 5 throat 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 very 6 very 7 loudly 6 very 8 and 8 and 9 began 9 began 10 to " friends , " said he . 1 " 2 friends 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . but no one said anything , and [blacky] went on . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 7 and 4 said 5 anything 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 . perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't . 1 perhaps 8 perhaps 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 then 6 then 7 again 6 then 8 perhaps 8 perhaps 9 he 8 perhaps 10 wasn't 8 perhaps 11 . perhaps he had something else on his mind . 1 perhaps 3 had 1 perhaps 5 else 1 perhaps 9 . 2 he 3 had 4 something 5 else 5 else 8 mind 6 on 8 mind 7 his 8 mind you have made a hero of [buster] [bear] , because you [believe] [little] [joe] ['s] [story] . 1 you 2 have 1 you 9 , 2 have 3 made 3 made 4 a 3 made 6 of 4 a 5 hero 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 you 11 you 17 . now here is my plan : 1 now 2 here 1 now 5 plan 2 here 3 is 4 my 5 plan 5 plan 6 : " [to-morrow] [morning] , very early , [sammy] [jay] and [i] will make a [great] [fuss] [near] [the] [edge] of the [green] [forest] . 1 " 10 and 1 " 24 . 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 early 5 very 7 , 7 , 10 and 10 and 21 the 12 will 13 make 13 make 14 a 14 a 20 of 20 of 21 the farmer [brown] 's boy [has] [a] [lot] [of] [curiosity] [,] and he will be [sure] to come [over] to see what it is all about . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 11 and 11 and 19 to 11 and 26 . 12 he 13 will 13 will 14 be 14 be 16 to 16 to 17 come 17 come 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 21 what 21 what 22 it 22 it 23 is 23 is 24 all 24 all 25 about then we will lead him to where [buster] [bear] is . 1 then 2 we 2 we 4 lead 3 will 4 lead 4 lead 5 him 4 lead 7 where 5 him 6 to 7 where 10 is 10 is 11 . now what do you say ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 ? 6 ? 7 " right away everybody began to talk at the same time . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 began 3 everybody 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 talk 6 talk 7 at 6 talk 11 . 7 at 9 same 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 time it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 everybody 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 simple 5 simple 8 everybody 6 plan 8 everybody 7 that 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 agreed 9 agreed 10 to 10 to 11 it 11 it 12 . so it was agreed that [blacky] should try his plan the very next morning . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 agreed 4 agreed 5 that 5 that 7 should 7 should 8 try 8 try 10 plan 9 his 10 plan 10 plan 11 the 11 the 12 very 11 the 13 next 13 next 14 morning 14 morning 15 . [xii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] what was [he] [watching] for ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 5 for 6 ? why , for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to come out on his way to milk the cows . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 for 2 , 8 to 2 , 18 . 3 for 6 's 6 's 7 boy 8 to 9 come 8 to 15 milk 9 come 10 out 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 way 13 way 14 to 14 to 15 milk 15 milk 17 cows 16 the 17 cows by and by the back door [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] opened , and [out] [stepped] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 6 door 5 back 6 door 6 door 12 opened 12 opened 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 21 . 19 's 20 boy 20 boy 21 . in each hand he carried a milk pail . 1 in 2 each 1 in 5 carried 3 hand 5 carried 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 8 pail 6 a 7 milk 7 milk 8 pail 8 pail 9 . right away [blacky] [began] to [scream] [at] the top of his lungs . 1 right 2 away 2 away 5 to 5 to 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 12 lungs 10 of 12 lungs 11 his 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 . " [caw] , [caw] , caw ! " [shouted] [blacky] . 1 " 5 , 1 " 8 " 3 , 5 , 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 11 . " [caw] , [caw] , caw ! " 1 " 5 , 1 " 8 " 3 , 5 , 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " no , [sir] , he [started] [straight] [for] the [barn] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 11 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 9 the blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . so , [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [started] for the [barn] [instead] of for [the] [green] [forest] , [blacky] didn't know what to make of it [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 9 for 2 , 18 , 9 for 10 the 10 the 13 of 13 of 14 for 18 , 22 what 20 didn't 21 know 21 know 22 what 22 what 26 it 23 to 24 make 24 make 25 of 25 of 26 it when [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [disappeared] in the [barn] , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] [snickered] [right] [out] [loud] [.] 1 when 12 the 4 's 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 12 the " [ha] , [ha] , [ha] ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 ! 5 , 7 ! this is a great [plan] of yours , [blacky] [!] 1 this 2 is 1 this 6 of 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 6 of 7 yours 6 of 8 , ha , ha [,] [ha] ! " he [shouted] . 1 ha 2 , 1 ha 3 ha 3 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 10 . blacky couldn't find a word to say . 1 blacky 3 find 1 blacky 8 . 2 couldn't 3 find 3 find 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 7 say 6 to 7 say he just hung his head , which is something [blacky] [seldom] [does] . 1 he 2 just 1 he 13 . 2 just 3 hung 3 hung 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 , 6 , 7 which 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 something so it was decided to wait . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 6 wait 3 was 5 to 4 decided 5 to 6 wait 7 . it seemed as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [never] would come out , but at last he did . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 10 would 10 would 11 come 11 come 12 out 12 out 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 last 15 at 16 last 16 last 18 did 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 . blacky and [sammy] [jay] at once began to [scream] [and] [make] [all] [the] [fuss] [they] [could] [.] 1 blacky 2 and 2 and 7 began 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 began 7 began 8 to farmer [brown] 's boy [took] the [two] [pails] of [milk] into the house , [then] [out] [he] [came] and [started] [straight] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 19 and 6 the 9 of 9 of 13 house 11 into 12 the 12 the 13 house 13 house 14 , 14 , 19 and he was so curious to know what it all meant that he couldn't wait another minute . 1 he 11 that 2 was 3 so 3 so 11 that 4 curious 7 what 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 10 meant 7 what 11 that 8 it 9 all 9 all 10 meant 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 couldn't 11 that 17 . 13 couldn't 16 minute 14 wait 16 minute 15 another 16 minute now there was some one else with a great deal of curiosity also . 1 now 12 curiosity 2 there 3 was 3 was 12 curiosity 4 some 5 one 5 one 6 else 6 else 12 curiosity 7 with 8 a 7 with 10 deal 9 great 10 deal 10 deal 12 curiosity 11 of 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 13 also 13 also 14 . he had [heard] the [screaming] of [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand it another minute . 1 he 17 listened 2 had 14 and 4 the 6 of 4 the 13 , 6 of 8 the 8 the 10 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 listened 17 listened 18 until 17 listened 20 couldn't 18 until 19 he 20 couldn't 21 stand 21 stand 22 it 22 it 24 minute 23 another 24 minute 24 minute 25 . he just had to know what it was all about . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 . he walked very softly so as not to make a sound [.] 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 4 softly 3 very 4 softly 4 softly 5 so 5 so 6 as 5 so 7 not 5 so 11 sound 7 not 8 to 9 make 11 sound 10 a 11 sound it was [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [xiii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] if you should [meet] [with] [buster] [bear] [while] [walking] [through] [the] [wood] , [what] would you [do] ? 1 if 3 should 1 if 18 ? 2 you 3 should 13 , 15 would 15 would 16 you 16 you 18 ? now tell me [true] , [i] ['d] [run] the best [i] [could] . 1 now 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 5 , 5 , 9 the 9 the 10 best 10 best 13 . farmer [brown] had laughed and laughed . 1 farmer 3 had 3 had 4 laughed 3 had 7 . 4 laughed 6 laughed 5 and 6 laughed if you want to find [mr] [bear] , you will have to go to the [great] [woods] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 8 , 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 find 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 will 10 will 11 have 11 have 12 to 11 have 18 . 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 to 14 to 15 the i don't know who [made] that [footprint] , but it [certainly] couldn't have been a [bear] . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 17 . 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 6 that 3 know 4 who 6 that 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 14 been 12 couldn't 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 a i think you must have imagined it . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 must 3 you 4 must 4 must 6 imagined 5 have 6 imagined 6 imagined 7 it 7 it 8 . 8 . 9 " buster [bear] [had] [come] [to] [live] [in] [the] [green] [forest] , and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had seen his [footprint] [.] 1 buster 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 his it was very exciting , the most exciting thing they could remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 11 could 3 very 4 exciting 4 exciting 8 exciting 4 exciting 10 they 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 most 7 most 8 exciting 9 thing 10 they 10 they 11 could 11 could 12 remember 12 remember 13 . every one was [so] [busy] [watching] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [that] [no] [one] [saw] [buster] coming from the other [direction] . 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 16 coming 16 coming 17 from 17 from 18 the 18 the 19 other 19 other 21 . you see , [buster] [walked] [very] [softly] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 1 big 2 as 1 big 4 is 1 big 14 weeniest 2 as 3 he 5 , 9 without 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 walk 8 walk 9 without 9 without 10 making 10 making 12 teeniest 11 the 12 teeniest 12 teeniest 14 weeniest 13 , 14 weeniest 14 weeniest 15 sound 15 sound 16 . then everybody held their breath , even [blacky] the [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 held 2 everybody 4 their 4 their 5 breath 4 their 6 , 6 , 7 even 7 even 9 the for just a little minute it was [so] [still] there in the [green] [forest] that [not] the [least] [little] [sound] could be [heard] . 1 for 2 just 2 just 5 minute 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 minute 5 minute 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 10 there 7 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 24 . 12 the 15 that 15 that 22 be 17 the 21 could 21 could 22 be what was going to happen ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 happen [xiv] [a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] blacky [the] [crow] and [sammy] [jay] [,] [looking] [down] [from] [the] [top] [of] [a] [tall] [tree] [,] [held] [their] [breath] [.] 1 blacky 4 and happy [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] [and] [his] [cousin] , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , [looking] [down] [from] [another] [tree] , held their [breath] [.] 1 happy 9 , 9 , 11 the 11 the 14 , 14 , 20 , 20 , 21 held 21 held 22 their unc ' [billy] [possum] [,] [sticking] [his] [head] [out] [from] [a] [hollow] [tree] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 1 unc 2 ' [bobby] [coon] [,] [looking] [through] [a] [hole] [in] [a] [hollow] [stump] [in] [which] [he] [was] [hiding] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] reddy [fox] [,] [lying] [flat] [down] [behind] [a] [heap] [of] [brush] [,] [held] his [breath] . 1 reddy 14 his 14 his 16 . peter [rabbit] , [sitting] [bolt] [upright] [under] a [thick] [hemlock] branch , with [eyes] and [ears] [wide] [open] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 1 peter 3 , 3 , 15 and 8 a 11 branch 11 branch 12 , 12 , 13 with 13 with 15 and and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing . 1 and 2 all 2 all 7 who 3 the 4 other 4 other 5 little 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 who 7 who 8 happened 7 who 10 be 8 happened 9 to 10 be 11 where 11 where 12 they 11 where 14 see 11 where 19 . 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 did 15 did 18 thing 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 thing you see , it was the most exciting [moment] [ever] was in the [green] [forest] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 11 was 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 most 7 most 8 exciting 11 was 12 in 12 in 13 the 12 in 16 . then something happened [.] 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened yes , [sir] , [something] [happened] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 . 2 , 4 , farmer [brown] 's boy [opened] [his] [mouth] and [yelled] [!] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 8 and and that yell was a yell of fright [.] 1 and 8 fright 2 that 3 yell 3 yell 4 was 3 yell 5 a 3 yell 6 yell 6 yell 8 fright 7 of 8 fright there wasn't any doubt that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 12 afraid 9 , 10 very 10 very 11 much 11 much 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 . everybody leaned forward to watch him . 1 everybody 2 leaned 1 everybody 6 him 2 leaned 3 forward 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 him 6 him 7 . " what did [i] tell you ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? didn't [i] say that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] [?] ["] [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] , [dancing] [about] with [excitement] . 1 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 22 . 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 8 of 17 , 17 , 20 with " you were right , [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 3 were 3 were 4 right 5 , 8 ! i 'm sorry [that] [i] [doubted] it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 7 it 7 it 8 . see him go ! 1 see 3 go 2 him 3 go 3 go 4 ! caw [,] [caw] [,] [caw] ! " [shrieked] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 caw 6 ! 6 ! 7 " for a minute or two everybody forgot about [buster] [bear] . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 5 two 3 minute 11 . 4 or 5 two 5 two 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 forgot 7 forgot 8 about then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 6 crash 4 a 6 crash 5 great 6 crash 6 crash 7 which 7 which 8 made 8 made 9 everybody 8 made 10 turn 8 made 11 to 11 to 12 look 12 look 15 way 12 look 16 . 13 the 14 other 13 the 15 way what do you think they saw ? 1 what 6 saw 2 do 4 think 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 saw 5 they 6 saw 6 saw 7 ? why , [buster] [bear] was running away [too] , and he was [running] [twice] as fast as [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 22 ! 2 , 10 and 5 was 6 running 6 running 7 away 7 away 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 15 as 15 as 17 as 16 fast 17 as he bumped into trees and crashed through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight . 1 he 8 bushes 2 bumped 3 into 3 into 4 trees 4 trees 5 and 4 trees 8 bushes 5 and 6 crashed 6 crashed 7 through 8 bushes 9 and 8 bushes 10 jumped 10 jumped 11 over 11 over 12 logs 12 logs 20 all 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 almost 15 in 16 almost 16 almost 17 no 17 no 18 time 17 no 19 at 17 no 20 all 20 all 21 he 20 all 23 out 21 he 22 was 23 out 24 of 24 of 25 sight 25 sight 26 . [altogether] [it] [was] [the] [most] [surprising] [thing] [that] [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [ever] [had] [seen] [.] [[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [,] [too] [.] page @number@ [.] []] 1 page 2 @number@ then [little] [joe] gave a funny little gasp [.] 1 then 4 gave 4 gave 5 a 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 7 little 7 little 8 gasp " why , why-e-e ! " said he , " [i] [believe] [buster] [bear] is afraid [too] ! " 1 " 2 why 1 " 6 " 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 why-e-e 4 why-e-e 5 ! 6 " 9 , 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 18 ! 10 " 15 is 16 afraid 18 ! 18 ! 19 " unc ' [billy] [possum] [chuckled] [.] 1 unc 2 ' " ah believe yo ' are right again , [brer] [otter] , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 believe 3 believe 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' 4 yo 6 are 6 are 7 right 7 right 8 again 8 again 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " it cert'nly does look so . 1 " 3 cert'nly 2 it 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 does 4 does 5 look 5 look 6 so 6 so 7 . if [brer] [bear] [isn't] [scared] , he must have remembered something [impo'tant] [and] [has] [gone] [to] [attend] [to] [it] in a [powerful] hurry . " 1 if 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 have 9 have 10 remembered 10 remembered 11 something 11 something 20 in 20 in 21 a 20 in 24 . 21 a 23 hurry 24 . 25 " then everybody began to laugh . 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 5 laugh 3 began 5 laugh 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . [xv] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] that was the way with [buster] [bear] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 way 2 was 3 the 4 way 5 with 4 way 8 . at least some of them had . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 some 3 some 5 them 4 of 5 them 5 them 6 had 6 had 7 . it was hard to believe , but it was true . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 , 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 4 to 5 believe 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . and [right] [away] [everybody] [lost] a great deal of the respect for [buster] [which] [they] [had] [felt] . 1 and 6 a 1 and 18 . 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 for 11 respect 12 for it is always that way . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 always 3 always 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 . they began to say unkind things about him . 1 they 2 began 1 they 8 him 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 say 2 began 7 about 4 say 6 things 5 unkind 6 things 8 him 9 . a dozen times a day [buster] [would] [hear] [them] [screaming] [this] . 1 a 2 dozen 2 dozen 3 times 3 times 5 day 4 a 5 day 5 day 12 . he would grind his teeth and glare up at them , but that was all he could do . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 grind 3 grind 8 up 4 his 5 teeth 5 teeth 7 glare 6 and 7 glare 7 glare 8 up 8 up 9 at 9 at 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 that 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 all 15 all 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 do 18 do 19 . he couldn't get at them . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 at 4 at 5 them 5 them 6 . he just had to stand it and do nothing . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 had 2 just 9 nothing 3 had 4 to 5 stand 6 it 6 it 9 nothing 7 and 8 do 8 do 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 . he gave a deep , angry growl that made little shivers run over [chatterer] , and then suddenly he started up [that] [tree] [after] [chatterer] . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 3 a 2 gave 7 growl 4 deep 5 , 5 , 6 angry 6 angry 7 growl 7 growl 8 that 8 that 9 made 8 that 16 and 9 made 11 shivers 9 made 12 run 10 little 11 shivers 12 run 13 over 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 then 17 then 18 suddenly 18 suddenly 19 he 18 suddenly 20 started 20 started 21 up 21 up 26 . with a [frightened] [little] [shriek] [chatterer] [scampered] to the [top] of the tree . 1 with 2 a 2 a 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . he hadn't known [that] [buster] could climb . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 8 . 2 hadn't 3 known 3 known 7 climb 6 could 7 climb how [chatterer] [did] [wish] [that] he had kept his tongue still ! 1 how 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 kept 8 kept 11 still 9 his 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 still 11 still 12 ! the worst of it was there wasn't another tree near enough for him to jump to . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 4 it 2 worst 5 was 2 worst 7 wasn't 3 of 4 it 6 there 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 8 another 7 wasn't 15 jump 8 another 9 tree 9 tree 10 near 10 near 11 enough 11 enough 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 to 15 jump 16 to 15 jump 17 . he was in trouble this time , was [chatterer] , sure enough ! 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 , 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 this 5 this 6 time 7 , 13 ! 8 was 10 , 10 , 11 sure 10 , 13 ! 11 sure 12 enough and there was no one to help him . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 5 one 4 no 5 one 5 one 7 help 6 to 7 help 7 help 8 him 8 him 9 . [xvi] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] it isn't very often that [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] knows fear . 1 it 4 often 2 isn't 4 often 3 very 4 often 4 often 5 that 4 often 10 knows 10 knows 11 fear 11 fear 12 . that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 one 3 one 4 reason 3 one 12 saucy 4 reason 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 is 8 so 9 often 9 often 10 impudent 10 impudent 11 and 11 and 12 saucy 12 saucy 13 . but once in a while a great fear takes possession of him , as when he knows that [shadow] [the] [weasel] is looking for him . 1 but 2 once 2 once 3 in 2 once 5 while 3 in 4 a 5 while 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 fear 8 fear 10 possession 9 takes 10 possession 10 possession 11 of 10 possession 12 him 10 possession 14 as 10 possession 23 looking 10 possession 26 . 12 him 13 , 14 as 15 when 15 when 16 he 15 when 17 knows 17 knows 18 that 17 knows 22 is 23 looking 24 for 23 looking 25 him you see , he knows that [shadow] [can] [go] [wherever] he can go . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knows 5 knows 6 that 6 that 11 he 11 he 12 can 12 can 13 go 13 go 14 . if only he had kept his tongue still [instead] [of] [saying] [hateful] [things] [to] [buster] [bear] ! 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 kept 5 kept 8 still 6 his 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 still 8 still 17 ! if only he [had] [known] [that] [buster] could climb a tree ! 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 he 3 he 8 could 8 could 9 climb 9 climb 11 tree 10 a 11 tree 11 tree 12 ! if only he had chosen a tree near enough to other trees for him to jump across ! 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 he 2 only 18 ! 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 chosen 5 chosen 7 tree 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 near 8 near 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 10 to 11 other 11 other 12 trees 11 other 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 to 16 jump 17 across 17 across 18 ! chatterer was in the worst kind of trouble , and there was no one to blame but himself . 1 chatterer 8 trouble 1 chatterer 17 but 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 worst 3 in 8 trouble 4 the 5 worst 6 kind 7 of 7 of 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 was 13 no 14 one 13 no 17 but 14 one 16 blame 15 to 16 blame 16 blame 17 but 17 but 18 himself 18 himself 19 . that is usually the case with those who get into trouble . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 usually 3 usually 4 the 4 the 5 case 5 case 6 with 6 with 7 those 7 those 8 who 7 those 9 get 7 those 12 . 9 get 10 into 10 into 11 trouble nearer and nearer came [buster] [bear] , and [deeper] [and] [angrier] [sounded] his voice . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 his 13 his 14 voice 14 voice 15 . chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way . 1 chatterer 2 gave 1 chatterer 5 frightened 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 frightened 5 frightened 6 gasp 5 frightened 13 that 6 gasp 8 looked 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 this 8 looked 11 and 8 looked 12 looked 9 this 10 way 13 that 14 way 14 way 15 . what should he do ? 1 what 2 should 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 ? 2 should 3 he what could he do ! 1 what 2 could 1 what 5 ! 2 could 3 he 2 could 4 do the ground seemed a terrible distance below . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 5 terrible 3 seemed 4 a 3 seemed 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 distance 6 distance 7 below 7 below 8 . if only he had wings like [sammy] [jay] ! 1 if 2 only 1 if 5 wings 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 wings 5 wings 6 like 5 wings 9 ! but he hadn't . 1 but 3 hadn't 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 . " [gr-r-r-r] ! " [growled] [buster] [bear] . 1 " 4 " 3 ! 4 " 4 " 8 . " [i] 'll teach you [manners] ! 1 " 7 ! 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 you 5 you 7 ! i 'll teach you to treat your betters with respect ! 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 teach 3 teach 4 you 3 teach 5 to 3 teach 6 treat 6 treat 8 betters 7 your 8 betters 8 betters 10 respect 9 with 10 respect 10 respect 11 ! i 'll swallow you whole , that 's what [i] 'll do . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 you 3 swallow 4 you 4 you 5 whole 4 you 6 , 4 you 13 . 6 , 7 that 7 that 8 's 7 that 9 what 9 what 12 do 11 'll 12 do gr-r-r-r ! " 1 gr-r-r-r 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " oh ! " cried [chatterer] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 4 " 2 oh 3 ! 4 " 5 cried 4 " 7 . " [gr-r-r-r] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'll eat you all up to the last hair on [your] tail [!] ["] [growled] [buster] , [scrambling] a little nearer . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 23 . 2 'll 3 eat 3 eat 5 all 3 eat 6 up 4 you 5 all 6 up 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 last 9 last 10 hair 10 hair 11 on 11 on 13 tail 13 tail 18 , 18 , 20 a 20 a 21 little 21 little 22 nearer " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran out to the [very] [tip] of the [little] [branch] to which he had been [clinging] . 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 4 cried 4 cried 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 15 the 7 and 21 had 7 and 24 . 8 ran 9 out 9 out 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 18 to 19 which 19 which 20 he 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been but [chatterer] [didn't] think of that . 1 but 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 . he did it now . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 now 4 now 5 . and then there was his tail , that funny little tail he is so fond of jerking when he scolds . 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 there 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 his 5 his 6 tail 5 his 17 jerking 7 , 12 he 8 that 9 funny 9 funny 10 little 9 funny 12 he 10 little 11 tail 12 he 13 is 12 he 15 fond 13 is 14 so 15 fond 16 of 16 of 17 jerking 17 jerking 18 when 18 when 19 he 18 when 20 scolds 20 scolds 21 . this helped him too . 1 this 2 helped 2 helped 3 him 2 helped 4 too 2 helped 5 . it helped him keep his balance and keep from turning over and over . 1 it 2 helped 2 helped 3 him 3 him 4 keep 4 keep 6 balance 4 keep 7 and 4 keep 8 keep 5 his 6 balance 8 keep 9 from 8 keep 14 . 9 from 10 turning 10 turning 13 over 11 over 12 and 11 over 13 over 12 and 13 over down , down , down he sailed and landed on his feet . 1 down 2 , 2 , 3 down 3 down 4 , 3 down 5 down 3 down 9 landed 5 down 6 he 6 he 7 sailed 8 and 9 landed 9 landed 10 on 9 landed 12 feet 9 landed 13 . 11 his 12 feet of course , [he] [hit] the ground [pretty] [hard] , and for just a second he quite lost his breath . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 for 12 for 13 just 13 just 14 a 14 a 15 second 15 second 16 he 16 he 17 quite 17 quite 18 lost 18 lost 20 breath 19 his 20 breath 20 breath 21 . but it was only for a second , and then he was scurrying off as fast as [a] [frightened] [squirrel] could . 1 but 2 it 1 but 8 , 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 for 5 for 6 a 7 second 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 he 10 then 13 scurrying 12 was 13 scurrying 13 scurrying 14 off 14 off 15 as 14 off 16 fast 14 off 22 . 16 fast 17 as 16 fast 21 could [buster] [bear] [watched] [him] [and] [grinned] [.] [xvii] [buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [great] [hand] [to] [talk] [to] [himself] [when] [he] [thinks] [no] [one] [is] [around] [to] [overhear] [.] it 's a habit . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 habit 2 's 5 . 3 a 4 habit however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far . 1 however 2 , 1 however 4 isn't 3 it 4 isn't 4 isn't 7 habit 5 a 6 bad 6 bad 7 habit 7 habit 8 unless 8 unless 9 it 8 unless 11 carried 9 it 10 is 11 carried 13 far 12 too 13 far 13 far 14 . any habit becomes bad , if it is carried too far . 1 any 2 habit 2 habit 4 bad 2 habit 7 it 2 habit 9 carried 3 becomes 4 bad 5 , 6 if 6 if 7 it 7 it 8 is 9 carried 11 far 10 too 11 far 11 far 12 . suppose you had a secret , a real secret , something that nobody else knew and that you didn't want anybody else to know . 1 suppose 2 you 2 you 3 had 2 you 18 you 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 secret 6 , 11 something 7 a 8 real 7 a 9 secret 7 a 10 , 10 , 11 something 11 something 12 that 12 that 15 knew 13 nobody 15 knew 14 else 15 knew 15 knew 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 you 18 you 21 anybody 19 didn't 20 want 20 want 21 anybody 21 anybody 22 else 22 else 23 to 23 to 24 know 24 know 25 . and suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself . 1 and 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 you 3 you 10 yourself 4 had 6 habit 5 the 6 habit 6 habit 7 of 7 of 8 talking 8 talking 9 to 8 talking 10 yourself 10 yourself 11 . then there wouldn't be any secret [.] 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 wouldn't 2 there 4 be 2 there 5 any 5 any 6 secret that is the way that a habit which isn't bad in itself can become bad when it is carried too far . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 7 habit 5 that 7 habit 6 a 7 habit 7 habit 10 bad 8 which 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 bad 10 bad 15 bad 11 in 12 itself 11 in 13 can 13 can 14 become 14 become 15 bad 15 bad 16 when 16 when 18 is 16 when 19 carried 17 it 18 is 19 carried 21 far 20 too 21 far 21 far 22 . now [buster] [bear] [had] [lived] [by] [himself] [in] [the] [great] [woods] [so] [long] that [this] habit of talking to himself had grown and grown . 1 now 14 that 14 that 17 of 16 habit 17 of 17 of 18 talking 17 of 21 had 18 talking 19 to 19 to 20 himself 21 had 22 grown 22 grown 24 grown 23 and 24 grown 24 grown 25 . he did it just to keep from being lonesome . 1 he 2 did 1 he 8 being 2 did 3 it 4 just 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 7 from 8 being 8 being 9 lonesome 9 lonesome 10 . of course , [when] he came down to the [green] [forest] to [live] , he [brought] [all] [his] [habits] with him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 came 6 came 7 down 6 came 12 to 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 the 12 to 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 21 him 20 with 21 him 21 him 22 . that is one thing about habits , you always take them with you wherever you go . 1 that 2 is 1 that 6 habits 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 habits 6 habits 7 , 6 habits 8 you 6 habits 11 them 6 habits 13 you 8 you 9 always 10 take 11 them 12 with 13 you 13 you 15 you 14 wherever 15 you 15 you 16 go 16 go 17 . " [i] [find] [my] [appetite] isn't what it ought to be . 1 " 6 isn't 6 isn't 8 it 7 what 8 it 8 it 9 ought 9 ought 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 . i need a change . 1 i 2 need 2 need 3 a 2 need 4 change 4 change 5 . yes , [sir] , [i] need a change . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 a 2 , 4 , 6 need 7 a 7 a 8 change 8 change 9 . there is [something] [i] [ought] to have at this time of year , and [i] [haven't] [got] it . 1 there 2 is 1 there 18 it 2 is 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 14 and 8 at 9 this 9 this 10 time 10 time 12 year 11 of 12 year 12 year 13 , 13 , 14 and 18 it 19 . there is [something] [that] [i] [used] to have and [don't] [have] [now] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 13 . 2 is 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 and ha ! 1 ha 2 ! i know ! 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 ! i need some fresh fruit . 1 i 2 need 2 need 3 some 3 some 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 fruit 5 fruit 6 . that 's it fresh fruit ! 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 fruit 3 it 5 fruit 4 fresh 5 fruit 5 fruit 6 ! it must be [about] [berry] [time] [now] , and [i] ['d] forgotten all about it . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 . 12 forgotten 13 all 13 all 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 . my , my , my , how good some berries would taste ! 1 my 11 would 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 how 7 how 8 good 7 how 11 would 8 good 9 some 10 berries 11 would 11 would 12 taste 12 taste 13 ! now [if] [i] [were] [back] [up] [there] in the [great] [woods] [i] [could] [have] [all] [i] [could] [eat] [.] 1 now 8 in 8 in 9 the um-m-m-m ! 1 um-m-m-m 2 ! makes my mouth water just to think of it . 1 makes 2 my 1 makes 5 just 1 makes 10 . 3 mouth 4 water 4 water 5 just 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 it there ought to be [some] [up] in the [old] [pasture] [.] 1 there 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 7 in 7 in 8 the there ought to be a lot of ' em up there . 1 there 2 ought 1 there 3 to 1 there 4 be 1 there 6 lot 2 ought 3 to 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 of 6 lot 9 em 8 ' 9 em 9 em 10 up 10 up 11 there 11 there 12 . if [i] wasn't afraid that some one would see me , [i] ['d] go up there . " 1 if 11 , 1 if 14 go 1 if 18 " 3 wasn't 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 that 5 that 6 some 6 some 7 one 6 some 8 would 8 would 9 see 9 see 10 me 10 me 11 , 15 up 16 there 16 there 17 . 17 . 18 " buster sighed . 1 buster 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . then he sighed again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 again 3 sighed 5 . the more he thought about [those] [berries] he felt sure were growing in the [old] [pasture] , the more he wanted some . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 19 more 3 he 4 thought 3 he 8 he 4 thought 5 about 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 sure 10 sure 11 were 11 were 12 growing 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 , 17 , 18 the 18 the 19 more 19 more 20 he 20 he 21 wanted 21 wanted 22 some 22 some 23 . it seemed to him that never in all his life had he wanted berries as he did now . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 6 never 3 to 4 him 4 him 6 never 5 that 6 never 6 never 11 had 7 in 11 had 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 had 11 had 14 berries 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 berries 14 berries 15 as 15 as 17 did 15 as 18 now 16 he 17 did 18 now 19 . he wandered about uneasily [.] 1 he 2 wandered 2 wandered 3 about 3 about 4 uneasily he was hungry hungry for berries and nothing else . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 hungry 3 hungry 4 hungry 4 hungry 5 for 5 for 6 berries 5 for 9 else 7 and 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 else 9 else 10 . by and by he began talking to himself again . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 8 himself 5 began 6 talking 6 talking 7 to 6 talking 8 himself 8 himself 9 again 9 again 10 . " if [i] [wasn't] [afraid] [of] [being] [seen] , [i] ['d] go [up] to the [old] [pasture] this very minute . 1 " 2 if 1 " 21 . 2 if 9 , 9 , 12 go 12 go 14 to 14 to 15 the 14 to 18 this 18 this 19 very 19 very 20 minute seems as if [i] could [taste] [those] [berries] . " 1 seems 2 as 2 as 3 if 3 if 5 could 5 could 9 . 9 . 10 " he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke . 1 he 3 his 2 licked 3 his 3 his 4 lips 4 lips 5 hungrily 5 hungrily 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 spoke 8 spoke 9 . then his face brightened . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 face 3 face 4 brightened 4 brightened 5 . " [i] know what [i] 'll do ! 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 ! i 'll go up there at the very first peep of day to-morrow . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 5 there 4 up 5 there 5 there 6 at 5 there 10 peep 6 at 7 the 8 very 9 first 8 very 10 peep 10 peep 11 of 11 of 12 day 12 day 13 to-morrow 13 to-morrow 14 . that 's just what [i] 'll do . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 . my , [i] [wish] [to-morrow] [morning] [would] hurry up and come . " 1 my 2 , 1 my 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 up 8 hurry 11 come 10 and 11 come 11 come 12 . 12 . 13 " now [though] [buster] didn't know it , [some] one had been [listening] , and that some one was [none] [other] [than] [sammy] [jay] . 1 now 14 and 1 now 24 . 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 10 had 5 know 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 9 one 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 18 was 16 some 17 one 16 some 18 was when at last [buster] [lay] down for a nap , [sammy] [flew] [away] [,] [chuckling] [to] [himself] [.] 1 when 3 last 1 when 10 , 2 at 3 last 6 down 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 nap 9 nap 10 , " [i] [believe] [i] 'll [visit] [the] [old] [pasture] to-morrow morning [myself] , " thought he . 1 " 5 'll 1 " 17 . 10 to-morrow 11 morning 11 morning 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 thought 15 thought 16 he 16 he 17 . " [i] [have] [an] [idea] that [something] [interesting] may happen if [buster] doesn't [change] his mind . " 1 " 6 that 1 " 18 " 6 that 9 may 9 may 10 happen 10 happen 11 if 11 if 13 doesn't 15 his 16 mind 16 mind 17 . 17 . 18 " sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning . 1 sammy 2 was 1 sammy 4 the 1 sammy 5 lookout 3 on 4 the 5 lookout 6 very 6 very 7 early 6 very 10 morning 6 very 11 . 8 the 9 next 9 next 10 morning it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry . 1 it 2 moved 2 moved 4 swiftly 2 moved 13 hurry 3 very 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 5 and 4 swiftly 6 silently 6 silently 7 , 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 hurry 13 hurry 14 . sammy knew who it was : it was [buster] [bear] , and he was going [berrying] . 1 sammy 2 knew 2 knew 4 it 3 who 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 12 and 6 : 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 going 15 going 17 . sammy waited a little until he could see better . 1 sammy 2 waited 2 waited 5 until 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 see 8 see 9 better 9 better 10 . then he [too] started for the [old] [pasture] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 . 2 he 4 started 4 started 5 for 5 for 6 the [xviii] [somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] that is just what happened the [day] [that] [buster] [bear] [first] thought of going [berrying] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 6 the 1 that 16 . 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 happened 6 the 13 of 12 thought 13 of 13 of 14 going " will you make me a [berry] [pie] [if] [i] [will] get the berries [to-morrow] ? " asked [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] of his mother [.] 1 " 2 will 1 " 16 ? 2 will 3 you 2 will 12 get 3 you 4 make 4 make 5 me 5 me 6 a 12 get 13 the 13 the 14 berries 16 ? 18 asked 17 " 18 asked 18 asked 25 mother 23 of 24 his 24 his 25 mother now the [old] [pasture] [is] [very] [large] . 1 now 2 the 1 now 8 . it [lies] [at] the [foot] of the [big] [mountain] , and even [extends] a little way up [on] the [big] [mountain] . 1 it 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 22 . 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 even 12 even 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 up 17 up 19 the you see , the bushes grow very thick there , and you cannot see very far in any direction . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 thick 4 the 5 bushes 5 bushes 6 grow 6 grow 8 thick 7 very 8 thick 8 thick 9 there 8 thick 14 see 9 there 10 , 9 there 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 you 14 see 13 cannot 14 see 14 see 15 very 15 very 16 far 16 far 17 in 16 far 20 . 17 in 19 direction 18 any 19 direction farmer [brown] 's boy [started] to [whistle] , and [then] [he] [stopped] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 9 and 6 to 8 , 8 , 9 and that is how he happened to hear a little cry , a very faint little cry . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 how 4 he 5 happened 4 he 6 to 4 he 7 hear 4 he 10 cry 7 hear 8 a 8 a 9 little 10 cry 16 cry 11 , 12 a 12 a 13 very 13 very 14 faint 14 faint 15 little 15 little 16 cry 16 cry 17 . if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all . 1 if 6 , 2 he 5 whistling 2 he 6 , 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 whistling 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 have 9 have 10 heard 10 heard 11 it 11 it 13 all 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . he stopped to listen . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . he never had heard a cry just like it before . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 6 cry 5 a 6 cry 6 cry 7 just 7 just 8 like 8 like 10 before 9 it 10 before 10 before 11 . at first he couldn't make out just what it was or where it came from . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 couldn't 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 make 4 couldn't 7 just 5 make 6 out 7 just 8 what 8 what 10 was 8 what 11 or 9 it 10 was 11 or 12 where 12 where 14 came 12 where 16 . 13 it 14 came 14 came 15 from but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright . 1 but 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 sure 4 he 18 fright 6 sure 7 of 7 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 that 13 it 14 was 13 it 18 fright 15 a 16 cry 16 cry 18 fright 17 of 18 fright 18 fright 19 . he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might . 1 he 2 stood 2 stood 4 still 2 stood 6 listened 3 perfectly 4 still 5 and 6 listened 6 listened 8 all 7 with 8 all 8 all 9 his 8 all 10 might 10 might 11 . there it was again " help ! 1 there 3 was 1 there 4 again 2 it 3 was 4 again 5 " 5 " 7 ! 6 help 7 ! help ! 1 help 2 ! help " and it was very faint and sounded terribly frightened . 1 help 2 " 1 help 4 it 2 " 3 and 4 it 5 was 4 it 8 and 6 very 7 faint 6 very 8 and 8 and 11 frightened 9 sounded 10 terribly 10 terribly 11 frightened 11 frightened 12 . he waited a minute or two , but heard nothing more . 1 he 4 minute 1 he 6 two 1 he 8 but 1 he 12 . 2 waited 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 5 or 6 two 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 nothing 9 heard 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 more then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere . 1 then 8 began 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 4 down 5 his 4 down 6 pail 6 pail 8 began 7 and 8 began 8 began 9 a 9 a 10 hurried 9 a 11 look 11 look 12 here 12 here 13 , 13 , 14 there 14 there 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 everywhere 17 everywhere 18 . well , [i] don't [like] to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the [children] of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 6 to 2 , 4 don't 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 you 8 you 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 was 11 he 25 . 12 was 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 swallow 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 20 of 20 of 22 the 20 of 25 . of [course] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [didn't] [let] [him] . 1 of 5 's 5 's 10 . he [made] [little] [mr] [gartersnake] [set] [master] [stickytoes] [free] [and] held [mr] [gartersnake] [until] [master] [stickytoes] was safely out of reach . 1 he 11 held 1 he 22 . 17 was 18 safely 18 safely 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 reach 20 of 22 . [xix] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] buster [bear] was having the finest time he had had [since] [he] [came] [down] [from] [the] [great] [woods] to live in the [green] [forest] . 1 buster 3 was 3 was 4 having 4 having 5 the 5 the 6 finest 6 finest 7 time 7 time 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 had 9 had 25 . 10 had 19 to 19 to 20 live 20 live 21 in 21 in 22 the to be sure , he [wasn't] in [the] [green] [forest] now , but he wasn't far from it . 1 to 2 be 2 be 3 sure 2 be 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 in 7 in 11 now 11 now 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 wasn't 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 far 16 far 17 from 16 far 19 . 17 from 18 it he was [in] [the] [old] [pasture] [,] one [edge] of which touches one [edge] of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 19 . 2 was 8 one 8 one 10 of 8 one 16 the 10 of 11 which 11 which 12 touches 13 one 15 of 15 of 16 the and where do you think he was , in the [old] [pasture] ? 1 and 4 you 2 where 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 he 5 think 13 ? 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 , 8 , 9 in 9 in 10 the why , right in the middle of the biggest patch of the biggest blueberries he ever had seen in all his life ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 right 3 right 6 middle 3 right 14 blueberries 4 in 6 middle 5 the 6 middle 6 middle 10 patch 7 of 10 patch 8 the 9 biggest 9 biggest 10 patch 10 patch 11 of 10 patch 13 biggest 12 the 13 biggest 14 blueberries 18 seen 14 blueberries 23 ! 15 he 16 ever 16 ever 17 had 16 ever 18 seen 18 seen 19 in 19 in 20 all 20 all 21 his 21 his 22 life nothing can quite equal honey in [buster] 's mind . 1 nothing 2 can 2 can 3 quite 2 can 5 honey 4 equal 5 honey 5 honey 6 in 6 in 9 mind 8 's 9 mind 9 mind 10 . but next to honey give him berries . 1 but 2 next 2 next 3 to 3 to 4 honey 4 honey 5 give 5 give 6 him 6 him 7 berries 7 berries 8 . he isn't particular what kind of berries . 1 he 3 particular 2 isn't 3 particular 3 particular 4 what 4 what 5 kind 4 what 7 berries 4 what 8 . 5 kind 6 of raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy . 1 raspberries 3 blackberries 2 , 3 blackberries 3 blackberries 4 , 3 blackberries 6 blueberries 3 blackberries 8 either 3 blackberries 9 kind 5 or 6 blueberries 6 blueberries 7 , 9 kind 10 , 9 kind 11 will 11 will 12 make 11 will 14 perfectly 12 make 13 him 14 perfectly 15 happy 15 happy 16 . he didn't try to get them out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 try 2 didn't 4 to 2 didn't 5 get 2 didn't 8 . 5 get 7 out 6 them 7 out oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight . 1 he 2 just 2 just 4 them 2 just 13 sheer 3 chomped 4 them 4 them 5 all 4 them 7 together 5 all 6 up 7 together 8 and 9 patted 10 his 9 patted 12 from 11 stomach 12 from 12 from 13 sheer 13 sheer 14 delight 14 delight 15 . it seems funny but he actually is afraid of them . 1 it 3 funny 2 seems 3 funny 3 funny 10 them 3 funny 11 . 4 but 5 he 5 he 8 afraid 6 actually 7 is 7 is 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 of 9 of 10 them but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else . 1 but 11 that 2 when 11 that 3 he 11 that 4 found 6 berries 5 those 6 berries 6 berries 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 11 that 9 so 11 that 10 hungry 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 forgot 13 forgot 14 his 13 forgot 19 . 14 his 15 fears 14 his 16 and 16 and 18 else 17 everything 18 else they tasted so good that he just had to eat and eat and eat . 1 they 2 tasted 1 they 6 he 3 so 4 good 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 just 7 just 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 and 11 and 12 eat 12 eat 13 and 13 and 14 eat 13 and 15 . now you know that [buster] [is] [a] [very] [big] [fellow] , and it [takes] a lot to fill [him] up . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 20 up 13 it 15 a 15 a 16 lot 16 lot 17 to 17 to 18 fill 18 fill 20 up 20 up 21 . he kept eating and eating and eating , and the more he ate the more he wanted . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 eating 3 eating 4 and 3 eating 5 eating 3 eating 13 ate 5 eating 6 and 5 eating 7 eating 7 eating 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 the 11 more 10 the 13 ate 11 more 12 he 13 ate 14 the 13 ate 15 more 15 more 17 wanted 16 he 17 wanted 17 wanted 18 . you know how it is . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 . so he wandered from one patch of berries [to] another in the [old] [pasture] , and never once thought of the time . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 from 4 from 5 one 5 one 6 patch 5 one 10 another 6 patch 7 of 6 patch 8 berries 10 another 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 never 17 never 18 once 18 once 19 thought 19 thought 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 time 22 time 23 . somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having a good time . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 6 hardest 1 somehow 12 remember 2 , 3 time 3 time 4 is 5 the 6 hardest 7 thing 8 in 7 thing 10 world 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world 10 world 12 remember 11 to 12 remember 12 remember 14 when 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 you 14 when 21 . 15 you 16 are 16 are 17 having 17 having 19 good 17 having 20 time 18 a 19 good jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] [climbed] [higher] and [higher] in the blue , blue sky . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 3 round 4 , 4 , 10 and 10 and 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 blue 14 blue 16 blue 15 , 16 blue 16 blue 17 sky 17 sky 18 . he looked down on all the [great] [world] and saw all that was going on . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 10 saw 3 down 4 on 4 on 5 all 5 all 6 the 9 and 10 saw 10 saw 11 all 11 all 12 that 12 that 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . he saw [buster] [bear] in the [old] [pasture] , and [smiled] as he saw what a [perfectly] glorious [time] [buster] was [having] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 what 15 what 16 a 15 what 21 was 16 a 18 glorious 21 was 23 . and he saw something else in the [old] [pasture] that made his smile still broader . 1 and 2 he 1 and 16 . 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 4 something 15 broader 6 in 7 the 6 in 10 that 10 that 11 made 11 made 12 his 11 made 14 still 12 his 13 smile 14 still 15 broader " [um-m-m] , [um-m-m] , " [mumbled] [buster] [bear] with his mouth full , as he [moved] [along] [to] [another] [patch] of [berries] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 24 . 10 with 11 his 10 with 16 he 11 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 full 13 full 14 , 14 , 15 as 16 he 22 of 16 he 24 . and then he gave a little gasp of surprise and delight . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 2 then 12 . 3 he 7 gasp 3 he 11 delight 4 gave 7 gasp 5 a 7 gasp 6 little 7 gasp 7 gasp 8 of 9 surprise 10 and 9 surprise 11 delight right in front of him was a shiny thing just full of the finest , biggest , bluest berries ! 1 right 2 in 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 4 of 5 him 5 him 16 biggest 6 was 7 a 6 was 8 shiny 8 shiny 9 thing 8 shiny 11 full 10 just 11 full 11 full 12 of 11 full 14 finest 13 the 14 finest 14 finest 16 biggest 15 , 16 biggest 16 biggest 17 , 17 , 18 bluest 18 bluest 19 berries 19 berries 20 ! there were no leaves or green ones there . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 3 no 8 there 4 leaves 5 or 4 leaves 6 green 6 green 7 ones 7 ones 8 there 8 there 9 . buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again . 1 buster 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 3 his 4 greedy 4 greedy 5 little 5 little 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 rapidly 7 rapidly 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 again 10 again 11 . no , he wasn't dreaming . 1 no 4 wasn't 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 . they were real berries , and all he had got to do was to help himself . 1 they 3 real 1 they 4 berries 1 they 7 all 2 were 3 real 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 all 7 all 9 had 7 all 13 was 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 got 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 was 13 was 14 to 14 to 15 help 15 help 16 himself 16 himself 17 . buster looked sharply at the shiny thing that held the berries [.] 1 buster 3 sharply 1 buster 11 berries 2 looked 3 sharply 4 at 5 the 4 at 7 thing 6 shiny 7 thing 7 thing 8 that 7 thing 11 berries 8 that 9 held 10 the 11 berries it seemed perfectly harmless . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 5 . 2 seemed 3 perfectly 2 seemed 4 harmless he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently . 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 3 out 2 reached 6 paw 2 reached 8 pushed 3 out 4 a 5 big 6 paw 7 and 8 pushed 8 pushed 9 it 8 pushed 10 gently 8 pushed 11 . it tipped over and spilled out a lot of the berries . 1 it 2 tipped 2 tipped 3 over 3 over 8 lot 4 and 5 spilled 5 spilled 6 out 6 out 7 a 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 10 the 8 lot 11 berries 9 of 10 the 11 berries 12 . yes , it was perfectly harmless . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 it 1 yes 4 was 1 yes 6 harmless 3 it 4 was 5 perfectly 6 harmless 6 harmless 7 . buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness . 1 buster 7 pure 1 buster 9 . 2 gave 5 sigh 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 sigh 5 sigh 6 of 5 sigh 7 pure 7 pure 8 happiness he would eat those berries to the last one , and then he would go home to the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 10 , 2 would 6 to 3 eat 5 berries 3 eat 6 to 4 those 5 berries 6 to 9 one 7 the 8 last 7 the 9 one 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 go 14 would 21 . 15 go 16 home 16 home 17 to 17 to 18 the [xx] [buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] the question is , did [buster] [bear] [steal] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [pail] ? 1 the 2 question 2 question 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 15 ? 5 did 15 ? to steal is to take something which belongs to some one else . 1 to 2 steal 1 to 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 something 6 something 8 belongs 7 which 8 belongs 8 belongs 9 to 8 belongs 10 some 10 some 12 else 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 . there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 stole 7 stole 8 the 8 the 9 berries 9 berries 11 were 9 berries 18 it 10 that 11 were 11 were 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 pail 14 pail 15 when 15 when 16 he 17 found 18 it 18 it 24 them 19 , 20 for 19 , 21 he 19 , 23 ate 22 deliberately 23 ate 23 ate 24 them 24 them 25 . he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails ? 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 well 3 well 4 enough 4 enough 5 that 4 enough 13 whoever 6 some 7 one 6 some 8 must 8 must 9 have 9 have 10 picked 10 picked 11 them 11 them 12 for 12 for 13 whoever 13 whoever 14 heard 13 whoever 15 of 13 whoever 21 ? 16 blueberries 17 growing 17 growing 18 in 18 in 19 tin 19 tin 20 pails 20 pails 21 ? so there is no doubt that when [buster] [took] [them] [,] he [stole] them . 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 6 that 4 no 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 that 6 that 7 when 7 when 12 he 12 he 14 them 14 them 15 . but with the pail it was different . 1 but 7 different 2 with 4 pail 3 the 4 pail 4 pail 5 it 5 it 7 different 6 was 7 different 7 different 8 . he took the pail , but he didn't mean to take it . 1 he 2 took 1 he 7 he 2 took 3 the 3 the 4 pail 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 mean 9 mean 12 it 9 mean 13 . 10 to 11 take 11 take 12 it in fact , he didn't want that pail at all . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 11 . 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 8 pail 4 he 8 pail 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 that 7 that 8 pail 8 pail 10 all 9 at 10 all he didn't think anything about the right or wrong of helping himself . 1 he 12 himself 2 didn't 10 of 3 think 9 wrong 4 anything 5 about 4 anything 6 the 6 the 7 right 7 right 9 wrong 8 or 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 of 10 of 11 helping 11 helping 12 himself 12 himself 13 . and that is just what he did do . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 7 did 5 what 8 do 6 he 7 did 8 do 9 . of course he upset the pail , but he didn't mind a little thing like that . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 upset 4 upset 6 pail 5 the 6 pail 6 pail 10 didn't 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 8 but 10 didn't 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 mind 11 mind 13 little 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 thing 14 thing 15 like 15 like 16 that 16 that 17 . just then he heard a little noise , as if some one were coming . 1 just 2 then 1 just 7 noise 3 he 7 noise 4 heard 7 noise 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 noise 7 noise 8 , 7 noise 14 coming 9 as 10 if 10 if 13 were 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 were 13 were 14 coming 14 coming 15 . get out of there ! " 1 get 2 out 2 out 3 of 2 out 4 there 4 there 5 ! 5 ! 6 " he didn't need to be told whose voice that was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 told 6 told 8 voice 7 whose 8 voice 8 voice 9 that 9 that 10 was 10 was 11 . it was the [voice] of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . right then and there [buster] [bear] [nearly] [had] a [fit] [.] 1 right 3 and 2 then 3 and 3 and 4 there 4 there 9 a there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 pail 3 that 4 awful 3 that 5 pail 5 pail 6 fast 6 fast 7 over 6 fast 14 see 7 over 9 head 8 his 9 head 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 see 14 see 16 thing 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 17 . he growled and whined and squealed [.] 1 he 4 whined 2 growled 4 whined 3 and 4 whined 4 whined 5 and 5 and 6 squealed he tried to back out of the pail and couldn't . 1 he 10 couldn't 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 10 couldn't 3 to 4 back 5 out 6 of 5 out 8 pail 7 the 8 pail 8 pail 10 couldn't 9 and 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 . he tried to shake it off and couldn't . 1 he 7 and 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 shake 4 shake 6 off 5 it 6 off 6 off 7 and 7 and 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . he tried to pull it off , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it . 1 he 6 off 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 pull 4 pull 6 off 5 it 6 off 6 off 7 , 6 off 11 couldn't 8 but 9 somehow 9 somehow 10 he 9 somehow 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 get 12 get 13 hold 13 hold 14 of 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 . then there was another [yell] . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 another 4 another 6 . you see [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had [just] [discovered] [buster] [bear] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 had in fact , he was too surprised and frightened even to run . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 9 frightened 4 he 6 too 5 was 6 too 6 too 7 surprised 6 too 8 and 8 and 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 even 9 frightened 11 to 9 frightened 13 . 11 to 12 run after that second yell he just stood still and stared [.] 1 after 3 second 1 after 4 yell 2 that 3 second 4 yell 10 stared 5 he 6 just 6 just 7 stood 7 stood 8 still 7 stood 10 stared 8 still 9 and buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever . 1 buster 2 clawed 2 clawed 3 at 2 clawed 7 on 2 clawed 10 more 4 that 5 awful 5 awful 6 thing 6 thing 7 on 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 more 10 more 11 frantically 11 frantically 12 than 12 than 13 ever 13 ever 14 . suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see . 1 suddenly 2 it 1 suddenly 3 slipped 1 suddenly 7 that 1 suddenly 10 see 3 slipped 4 off 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 that 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 10 see 11 . but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him ! 1 but 2 the 1 but 3 funniest 3 funniest 4 thing 3 funniest 15 ! 4 thing 5 of 5 of 6 all 5 of 7 is 5 of 8 this 9 he 10 took 9 he 14 him 10 took 12 pail 11 that 12 pail 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 ! yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] ran [away] with the [big] [tin] [pail] of [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 ran 7 ran 9 with 9 with 10 the 10 the 14 of 14 of 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 ! he didn't want it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 it 4 it 5 . he would have given anything to get rid of it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 2 would 5 anything 3 have 4 given 5 anything 8 rid 6 to 8 rid 7 get 8 rid 8 rid 9 of 8 rid 10 it 8 rid 11 . but he took it because he couldn't help it . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 took 2 he 6 he 3 took 4 it 4 it 5 because 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 help 8 help 9 it 9 it 10 . and [that] [brings] [us] back to the [question] [,] [did] [buster] [steal] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy 's [pail] [?] 1 and 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 16 boy 16 boy 17 's what do you think ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 ? [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] " thief , thief , thief ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 ! 2 thief 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 thief 5 , 5 , 6 thief thief , thief , thief ! " 1 thief 2 , 2 , 4 , 2 , 5 thief 2 , 6 ! 3 thief 4 , 6 ! 7 " sammy [jay] was [screaming] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [,] [as] [he] [followed] [buster] [bear] [across] [the] [old] [pasture] [towards] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 sammy 3 was never had he screamed so loud , and never had his voice sounded so excited . 1 never 2 had 1 never 3 he 1 never 9 never 4 screamed 6 loud 5 so 6 loud 6 loud 8 and 6 loud 9 never 7 , 8 and 9 never 10 had 10 had 13 sounded 11 his 12 voice 12 voice 13 sounded 13 sounded 14 so 14 so 15 excited 14 so 16 . but [every] [blessed] one [who] [heard] [sammy] [this] [morning] [stopped] [whatever] he was doing [and] [pricked] [up] his ears to listen . 1 but 4 one 1 but 12 he 12 he 13 was 12 he 18 his 13 was 14 doing 18 his 19 ears 19 ears 21 listen 20 to 21 listen 21 listen 22 . he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 5 that 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 almost 7 almost 8 forgot 8 forgot 13 moving 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 his 11 his 12 wings 12 wings 13 moving 13 moving 14 . [buster] [bear] [had] [what] [looked] [to] [blacky] [very] [much] [like] [a] [tin] [pail] [hanging] [from] [his] [neck] [!] no wonder [sammy] was excited . 1 no 2 wonder 1 no 4 was 4 was 5 excited 5 excited 6 . blacky [beat] his [wings] [fiercely] [and] [started] [after] [sammy] [.] 1 blacky 3 his come on , everybody ! 1 come 2 on 1 come 5 ! 2 on 4 everybody 3 , 4 everybody come on ! 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! come on ! " 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! 3 ! 4 " poor [buster] ! 1 poor 3 ! he felt humiliated . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 humiliated 3 humiliated 4 . that is just another way of saying shamed . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 just 3 just 4 another 3 just 8 shamed 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 saying 7 saying 8 shamed 8 shamed 9 . but [buster] is so big that it is not easy for him to [find] [a] [hiding] [place] . 1 but 3 is 3 is 7 it 4 so 5 big 4 so 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 not 8 is 11 for 9 not 10 easy 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 to 13 to 18 . but it was of no use . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 . the sharp eyes of [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] [the] [crow] saw him . 1 the 2 sharp 1 the 4 of 1 the 7 and 3 eyes 4 of 7 and 11 saw 11 saw 12 him 12 him 13 . they actually flew into the very tree under which he was hiding , and how they did scream ! 1 they 2 actually 1 they 10 he 2 actually 3 flew 2 actually 4 into 4 into 5 the 6 very 8 under 7 tree 8 under 8 under 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 hiding 12 hiding 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 how 15 how 19 ! 16 they 17 did 17 did 18 scream 18 scream 19 ! ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] [began] [to] [grin] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [saw] [that] [tin] [pail] [on] [buster] ['s] [neck] [.] 1 ol 2 ' even [timid] [little] [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was [where] [he] [could] [peer] [out] [and] [see] [without] [being] [seen] [.] 1 even 5 the 1 even 8 was of course , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] were there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 8 and 8 and 11 the 8 and 14 were 14 were 15 there 15 there 16 . " thief , thief , thief ! " [screamed] [sammy] [until] [his] [throat] [was] [sore] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 8 " 2 thief 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 thief 5 , 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 16 . the worst of it was [buster] [knew] that [everybody] knew that it was true . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 11 that 5 was 8 that 8 that 10 knew 11 that 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 true 14 true 15 . that awful pail was proof of it . 1 that 2 awful 2 awful 3 pail 3 pail 4 was 4 was 5 proof 4 was 8 . 5 proof 6 of 5 proof 7 it " [i] wish [i] [never] had thought of [berries] , " [growled] [buster] [to] [himself] . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 11 " 6 had 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 16 . [xxii] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] a temper is [a] [bad] [,] [bad] [thing] [when] once it gets away . 1 a 3 is 2 temper 3 is 3 is 12 gets 10 once 11 it 11 it 12 gets 12 gets 13 away 13 away 14 . there 's nothing quite [at] [all] like it [to] [spoil] a [pleasant] [day] [.] 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 7 like 7 like 8 it 8 it 11 a buster [bear] was [in] [a] [terrible] [temper] [.] 1 buster 3 was yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] was [having] the [worst] [fit] of [temper] [ever] [seen] in the [green] [forest] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 20 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 9 the 9 the 12 of 12 of 16 in 16 in 17 the now [ordinarily] [buster] is one of the most [good-natured] [persons] in the world . 1 now 4 is 4 is 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 11 in 7 the 8 most 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 . it takes a great deal to rouse his temper . 1 it 2 takes 2 takes 5 deal 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 to 6 to 7 rouse 7 rouse 9 temper 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he [isn't] [one] [tenth] [so] [quick] [tempered] [as] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] , [or] [sammy] [jay] , or [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 13 , 13 , 17 , 17 , 18 or 17 , 21 . but when his temper is aroused and gets away from him , then watch out ! 1 but 2 when 1 but 6 aroused 2 when 3 his 3 his 4 temper 5 is 6 aroused 6 aroused 7 and 6 aroused 16 ! 7 and 8 gets 9 away 10 from 10 from 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 then 13 then 14 watch 13 then 16 ! 14 watch 15 out it seemed to [buster] [that] [he] [had] [had] all that he could stand that day and a little more . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 14 that 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 stand 14 that 15 day 15 day 16 and 16 and 17 a 17 a 18 little 17 a 20 . 18 little 19 more first [had] [come] the [fright] [back] [there] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 first 4 the 1 first 12 . this was bad enough , for he knew just how funny he must look , and besides , it was very uncomfortable . 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 3 bad 14 look 4 enough 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 just 10 how 11 funny 11 funny 13 must 12 he 13 must 13 must 14 look 14 look 17 besides 14 look 22 uncomfortable 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 besides 17 besides 18 , 18 , 19 it 20 was 21 very 21 very 22 uncomfortable 22 uncomfortable 23 . but to have [sammy] [jay] [call] [everybody] within hearing to come and see him was more than he could stand . 1 but 2 to 2 to 3 have 3 have 11 come 8 within 9 hearing 9 hearing 10 to 10 to 11 come 11 come 12 and 12 and 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 was 15 was 16 more 15 was 18 he 15 was 20 stand 15 was 21 . 16 more 17 than 19 could 20 stand it was more than any [self-respecting] [bear] [could] [stand] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 than 4 than 5 any with a [roar] of anger [buster] [bear] [charged] [out] [of] [his] [hiding] [place] . 1 with 2 a 2 a 4 of 4 of 5 anger 5 anger 14 . he rushed this way and that way ! 1 he 2 rushed 2 rushed 4 way 2 rushed 8 ! 3 this 4 way 4 way 7 way 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 way he roared with all his might ! 1 he 2 roared 2 roared 3 with 2 roared 7 ! 3 with 4 all 4 all 5 his 5 his 6 might he was very terrible to see . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 very 1 he 4 terrible 1 he 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 . those who could fly , flew . 1 those 2 who 1 those 7 . 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 fly 4 fly 6 flew 5 , 6 flew those who could climb , climbed . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 climb 4 climb 6 climbed 5 , 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 . and those who were swift of foot , ran . 1 and 2 those 1 and 7 foot 2 those 3 who 3 who 4 were 4 were 6 of 5 swift 6 of 7 foot 9 ran 8 , 9 ran 9 ran 10 . a few who could neither fly nor climb nor run fast , [hid] and [lay] [shaking] and [trembling] [for] [fear] that [buster] would [find] [them] . 1 a 2 few 1 a 26 . 2 few 3 who 3 who 4 could 4 could 5 neither 5 neither 6 fly 5 neither 7 nor 7 nor 8 climb 8 climb 9 nor 9 nor 10 run 10 run 11 fast 11 fast 12 , 12 , 14 and 14 and 17 and 17 and 21 that 21 that 23 would in less time than it takes to tell about it , [buster] was [alone] [.] 1 in 4 than 2 less 4 than 3 time 4 than 4 than 11 , 5 it 6 takes 5 it 11 , 7 to 8 tell 7 to 11 , 8 tell 9 about 9 about 10 it 11 , 13 was at least , he couldn't see any one . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 see 6 see 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 . [[] [illustration] [:] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] those who could climb , climbed . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 climb 4 climb 6 climbed 5 , 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 . page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ then he vented his temper on the tin pail . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 tin 3 vented 5 temper 3 vented 8 tin 4 his 5 temper 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 tin 8 tin 9 pail 9 pail 10 . he cuffed at it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily [.] 1 he 3 at 2 cuffed 3 at 3 at 4 it 3 at 5 and 5 and 6 pulled 5 and 10 all 6 pulled 7 at 7 at 8 it 7 at 9 , 10 all 12 time 11 the 12 time 12 time 14 angrily 13 growling 14 angrily he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet . 1 he 2 lay 2 lay 3 down 2 lay 5 clawed 4 and 5 clawed 5 clawed 6 at 5 clawed 8 with 6 at 7 it 8 with 9 his 8 with 10 hind 10 hind 11 feet 11 feet 12 . at last the handle broke , and he was free ! 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 the 3 the 4 handle 4 handle 5 broke 4 handle 8 he 5 broke 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 he 10 free 9 was 10 free 10 free 11 ! he shook himself . 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 3 himself 3 himself 4 . then he jumped on the helpless pail . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 on 3 jumped 7 pail 4 on 5 the 6 helpless 7 pail 7 pail 8 . with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree . 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 blow 3 blow 4 of 3 blow 7 paw 5 a 7 paw 6 big 7 paw 7 paw 8 he 8 he 10 it 9 sent 10 it 10 it 11 clattering 11 clattering 14 tree 11 clattering 15 . 12 against 13 a 13 a 14 tree he tried to bite it . 1 he 4 bite 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 bite 4 bite 5 it 5 it 6 . then , and not till then , did [buster] [recover] [his] [usual] [good] [nature] [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 and 3 and 5 till 4 not 5 till 5 till 6 then 6 then 7 , 7 , 8 did little by little , as he thought it all over , a look of shame crept into his face . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 11 , 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 it 8 it 9 all 9 all 10 over 10 over 11 , 11 , 15 shame 11 , 16 crept 12 a 13 look 12 a 14 of 13 look 14 of 14 of 15 shame 16 crept 17 into 16 crept 20 . 17 into 19 face 18 his 19 face " [i] [i] [guess] it wasn't the fault of that [thing] . 1 " 5 it 1 " 12 . 5 it 6 wasn't 7 the 8 fault 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 that 10 that 12 . i ought to have known enough to keep my head out of it , " he said slowly and thoughtfully . 1 i 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 5 known 4 have 5 known 5 known 6 enough 5 known 13 it 6 enough 7 to 6 enough 8 keep 9 my 10 head 10 head 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 20 thoughtfully 14 , 20 thoughtfully 15 " 20 thoughtfully 16 he 17 said 16 he 18 slowly 18 slowly 19 and 19 and 20 thoughtfully 20 thoughtfully 21 . " you ought to know by this time that no good comes of stealing . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 . 2 you 14 stealing 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 know 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 by 5 know 14 stealing 6 by 7 this 7 this 8 time 9 that 12 comes 10 no 11 good 11 good 12 comes 12 comes 13 of 13 of 14 stealing 15 . 16 " buster [bear] [looked] [up] [and] [grinned] , and there was [a] [twinkle] in his eyes . 1 buster 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 . " you ought to know , [sammy] [jay] , " said he . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 know 5 know 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " [i] [hope] you 'll [always] remember it . " 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 " 4 you 5 'll 7 remember 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " " thief , thief , thief ! " [screamed] [sammy] , and flew away . 1 " 7 ! 1 " 8 " 2 thief 3 , 3 , 5 , 3 , 6 thief 3 , 7 ! 4 thief 5 , 8 " 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 flew 13 flew 14 away 14 away 15 . [xxiii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] it hadn't entered his head that it could be anybody who would eat those berries . 1 it 2 hadn't 1 it 6 that 2 hadn't 3 entered 3 entered 5 head 4 his 5 head 6 that 7 it 7 it 9 be 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 anybody 10 anybody 11 who 11 who 12 would 12 would 13 eat 12 would 16 . 13 eat 15 berries 14 those 15 berries " if he is so afraid of me , [i] guess [i] needn't be afraid of him , " said he . 1 " 2 if 1 " 22 . 2 if 3 he 2 if 9 , 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 so 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 me 8 me 9 , 11 guess 21 he 13 needn't 14 be 14 be 15 afraid 15 afraid 16 of 16 of 17 him 17 him 18 , 18 , 21 he 19 " 20 said 19 " 21 he 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . " [i] ['ve] [lost] my [berries] , but it is [worth] it to find out that he is afraid of me . 1 " 5 my 1 " 22 . 5 my 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 21 me 10 is 12 it 10 is 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 out 15 out 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 afraid 19 afraid 20 of 20 of 21 me there are plenty more on the bushes , and all [i] 've got to do is to pick them . 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 more 4 more 5 on 4 more 7 bushes 5 on 6 the 7 bushes 19 them 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 all 10 all 12 've 12 've 13 got 13 got 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 is 16 is 17 to 17 to 18 pick 18 pick 19 them 19 them 20 . it might be worse . " 1 it 2 might 1 it 4 worse 2 might 3 be 4 worse 5 . 5 . 6 " he whistled . 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 . " it ['s] worse than [i] thought , " cried he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 12 . 2 it 4 worse 2 it 9 " 4 worse 5 than 7 thought 8 , 8 , 9 " 10 cried 11 he 11 he 12 . " that bear has cheated me out of that berry pie my mother promised me . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 bear 3 bear 4 has 4 has 5 cheated 5 cheated 6 me 5 cheated 7 out 5 cheated 12 my 7 out 8 of 9 that 10 berry 10 berry 11 pie 11 pie 12 my 12 my 13 mother 12 my 16 . 13 mother 14 promised 14 promised 15 me 16 . 17 " yes , indeed , it might have been worse . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 might 6 might 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 9 worse 9 worse 10 . that bear might have tried to eat me instead of the berries . 1 that 2 bear 1 that 3 might 1 that 12 berries 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 tried 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 me 7 eat 9 instead 7 eat 12 berries 9 instead 10 of 11 the 12 berries 12 berries 13 . i [guess] [i] 'll go [eat] [that] [lunch] [i] [left] [back] by the spring , and then [i] 'll go home . 1 i 4 'll 1 i 20 go 4 'll 5 go 5 go 16 and 12 by 13 the 12 by 15 , 13 the 14 spring 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 then 17 then 19 'll 20 go 21 home 21 home 22 . i can pick berries some other day . " 1 i 5 some 2 can 3 pick 3 pick 4 berries 4 berries 5 some 5 some 6 other 5 some 7 day 7 day 8 . 8 . 9 " " my , but those sandwiches will taste good , " thought he . 1 " 4 but 1 " 11 " 2 my 4 but 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 those 5 those 6 sandwiches 7 will 9 good 8 taste 9 good 9 good 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 . 12 thought 13 he 13 he 14 . " [i] ['m] [glad] they are big [and] [thick] . 1 " 5 they 1 " 10 . 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 big i never was hungrier in my life . 1 i 2 never 1 i 6 my 2 never 3 was 2 never 4 hungrier 4 hungrier 5 in 6 my 7 life 7 life 8 . hello ! " 1 hello 2 ! 2 ! 3 " no [,] [sir] [,] [there] [wasn't] [so] [much] [as] [a] [crumb] [left] of those two thick sandwiches . 1 no 16 thick 13 of 14 those 14 those 15 two 15 two 16 thick 16 thick 17 sandwiches 17 sandwiches 18 . you see [,] [old] [man] [coyote] [had] [found] them and gobbled them up while [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was away . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 them 9 them 12 them 10 and 11 gobbled 11 gobbled 12 them 12 them 13 up 12 them 14 while 14 while 19 was 19 was 20 away 20 away 21 . but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] didn't know anything about [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 but 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 9 about 7 know 13 . 8 anything 9 about he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere , even up in the trees , as if he thought those sandwiches might be hanging up there . 1 he 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 2 rubbed 6 stared 2 rubbed 8 , 5 and 6 stared 7 everywhere 8 , 8 , 10 up 9 even 10 up 10 up 11 in 10 up 13 trees 12 the 13 trees 13 trees 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 21 might 19 those 20 sandwiches 19 those 21 might 21 might 22 be 22 be 23 hanging 23 hanging 24 up 24 up 25 there 25 there 26 . farmer [brown] 's boy [gaped] [foolishly] [this] [way] and [that] [way] [.] 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 9 and then , instead of growing angry , a slow smile stole over his freckled face . 1 then 5 growing 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 3 instead 5 growing 5 growing 6 angry 6 angry 7 , 6 angry 8 a 8 a 10 smile 9 slow 10 smile 10 smile 11 stole 10 smile 14 freckled 11 stole 12 over 13 his 14 freckled 14 freckled 15 face 14 freckled 16 . " [i] [guess] [some] [one] [else] was hungry too , " he muttered . 1 " 9 too 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 too 9 too 10 , 9 too 13 muttered 11 " 13 muttered 12 he 13 muttered 13 muttered 14 . " wonder who it was ? 1 " 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 it 3 who 6 ? 4 it 5 was guess this [old] [pasture] is [no] [place] [for] [me] [to-day] [.] 1 guess 5 is 2 this 5 is i 'll fill up on berries and then [i] 'll go home . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 6 berries 3 fill 4 up 3 fill 5 on 5 on 6 berries 6 berries 7 and 6 berries 12 home 6 berries 13 . 7 and 8 then 10 'll 11 go 11 go 12 home 13 . 14 " two or three times , as he trudged along , he stopped to scratch his head thoughtfully . 1 two 2 or 2 or 3 three 2 or 11 he 3 three 4 times 4 times 5 , 6 as 7 he 6 as 10 , 6 as 11 he 8 trudged 9 along 9 along 10 , 11 he 12 stopped 11 he 17 thoughtfully 11 he 18 . 12 stopped 14 scratch 13 to 14 scratch 15 his 17 thoughtfully 16 head 17 thoughtfully this is the end of the adventures of [buster] [bear] in this book because guess why . 1 this 2 is 1 this 7 adventures 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 end 4 end 5 of 6 the 7 adventures 7 adventures 8 of 7 adventures 13 book 11 in 13 book 12 this 13 book 13 book 15 guess 14 because 15 guess 15 guess 16 why 15 guess 17 . 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