# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import sys
import math
import os
import itertools
import string
import heapq
import _collections
from collections import Counter
from collections import defaultdict
from collections import deque
from functools import lru_cache
import bisect
import re
import queue
import decimal


class Scanner():
    @staticmethod
    def int():
        return int(sys.stdin.readline().rstrip())

    @staticmethod
    def string():
        return sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()

    @staticmethod
    def map_int():
        return [int(x) for x in Scanner.string().split()]

    @staticmethod
    def string_list(n):
        return [Scanner.string() for i in range(n)]

    @staticmethod
    def int_list_list(n):
        return [Scanner.map_int() for i in range(n)]

    @staticmethod
    def int_cols_list(n):
        return [Scanner.int() for i in range(n)]


class Math():
    @staticmethod
    def gcd(a, b):
        if b == 0:
            return a
        return Math.gcd(b, a % b)

    @staticmethod
    def lcm(a, b):
        return (a * b) // Math.gcd(a, b)

    @staticmethod
    def divisor(n):
        res = []
        i = 1
        for i in range(1, int(n ** 0.5) + 1):
            if n % i == 0:
                res.append(i)
                if i != n // i:
                    res.append(n // i)
        return res

    @staticmethod
    def round_up(a, b):
        return -(-a // b)

    @staticmethod
    def is_prime(n):
        if n < 2:
            return False
        if n == 2:
            return True
        if n % 2 == 0:
            return False
        d = int(n ** 0.5) + 1
        for i in range(3, d + 1, 2):
            if n % i == 0:
                return False
        return True

    @staticmethod
    def fact(N):
        res = {}
        tmp = N
        for i in range(2, int(N ** 0.5 + 1) + 1):
            cnt = 0
            while tmp % i == 0:
                cnt += 1
                tmp //= i
            if cnt > 0:
                res[i] = cnt
        if tmp != 1:
            res[tmp] = 1
        if res == {}:
            res[N] = 1
        return res


def pop_count(x):
    x = x - ((x >> 1) & 0x5555555555555555)
    x = (x & 0x3333333333333333) + ((x >> 2) & 0x3333333333333333)
    x = (x + (x >> 4)) & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f
    x = x + (x >> 8)
    x = x + (x >> 16)
    x = x + (x >> 32)
    return x & 0x0000007f


MOD = int(1e09) + 7
INF = int(1e15)


class Edge:
    def __init__(self, to_, id_):
        self.to = to_
        self.id = id_


ans = None
G = None
K = None


def dfs(to, c):
    global G
    global ans
    nc = c % K + 1
    for g in G[to]:
        if ans[g.id] != -1:
            continue
        ans[g.id] = nc
        dfs(g.to, nc)
        nc = nc % K + 1


def solve():
    global G
    global ans
    global K
    N = Scanner.int()
    G = [[] for _ in range(N)]
    for i in range(N - 1):
        x, y = Scanner.map_int()
        x -= 1
        y -= 1
        G[x].append(Edge(y, i))
        G[y].append(Edge(x, i))
    K = 0
    for i in range(N):
        K = max(K, len(G[i]))

    ans = [-1 for _ in range(N - 1)]
    dfs(0, 0)
    print(K)
    print(*ans, sep='\n')


def main():
    # sys.stdin = open("sample.txt")
    # T = Scanner.int()
    # for _ in range(T):
    #     solve()
    # print('YNeos'[not solve()::2])
    solve()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


### FIXED CODE ###

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import sys
import math
import os
import itertools
import string
import heapq
import _collections
from collections import Counter
from collections import defaultdict
from functools import lru_cache
import bisect
import re
import queue


class Scanner():
    @staticmethod
    def int():
        return int(sys.stdin.readline().rstrip())

    @staticmethod
    def string():
        return sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()

    @staticmethod
    def map_int():
        return [int(x) for x in Scanner.string().split()]

    @staticmethod
    def string_list(n):
        return [input() for i in range(n)]

    @staticmethod
    def int_list_list(n):
        return [Scanner.map_int() for i in range(n)]

    @staticmethod
    def int_cols_list(n):
        return [int(input()) for i in range(n)]


class Math():
    @staticmethod
    def gcd(a, b):
        if b == 0:
            return a
        return Math.gcd(b, a % b)

    @staticmethod
    def lcm(a, b):
        return (a * b) // Math.gcd(a, b)

    @staticmethod
    def roundUp(a, b):
        return -(-a // b)

    @staticmethod
    def toUpperMultiple(a, x):
        return Math.roundUp(a, x) * x

    @staticmethod
    def toLowerMultiple(a, x):
        return (a // x) * x

    @staticmethod
    def nearPow2(n):
        if n <= 0:
            return 0
        if n & (n - 1) == 0:
            return n
        ret = 1
        while(n > 0):
            ret <<= 1
            n >>= 1
        return ret

    @staticmethod
    def sign(n):
        if n == 0:
            return 0
        if n < 0:
            return -1
        return 1

    @staticmethod
    def isPrime(n):
        if n < 2:
            return False
        if n == 2:
            return True
        if n % 2 == 0:
            return False
        d = int(n ** 0.5) + 1
        for i in range(3, d + 1, 2):
            if n % i == 0:
                return False
        return True


class PriorityQueue:
    def __init__(self, l=[]):
        self.__q = l
        heapq.heapify(self.__q)
        return

    def push(self, n):
        heapq.heappush(self.__q, n)
        return

    def pop(self):
        return heapq.heappop(self.__q)


MOD = int(1e09) + 7
INF = int(1e15)


class Edge():
    def __init__(self, to_, id_):
        self._to = to_
        self._id = id_


G = [[Edge]]
ans = []

sys.setrecursionlimit(1000000)


def dfs(v, color, parent=-1):
    global G
    global ans
    c = 1
    if c == color:
        c += 1
    for g in G[v]:
        if g._to == parent:
            continue
        if ans[g._id] != -1:
            continue
        ans[g._id] = c
        dfs(g._to, c, v)
        c += 1
        if c == color:
            c += 1
    return


def main():
    # sys.stdin = open("sample.txt")
    global G
    global ans
    N = Scanner.int()
    G = [[] for _ in range(N)]
    for i in range(N-1):
        a, b = Scanner.map_int()
        a -= 1
        b -= 1
        G[a].append(Edge(b, i))
        G[b].append(Edge(a, i))
    ans = [-1 for _ in range(N-1)]
    dfs(0, 0)
    print(max(ans))
    print(*ans, sep="\n")
    return


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()