#pragma GCC target("sse,sse2,sse3,ssse3,sse4,sse4.1,sse4.2,abm,mmx,avx,avx2,popcnt,tune=native")
//#pragma GCC optimize("fast-math")
#pragma GCC optimize("unroll-loops")
#pragma comment(linker, "/STACK:36777216")

#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#include <chrono>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <deque>
#include <cmath>
#include <queue>
#include <cassert>
#include <random>
#include <bitset>
#include <iomanip>
#include <numeric>
#include <time.h>//////////////
#include <ctime>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>
#include <vector>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
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#define endl '\n'
#define mp make_pair
#define pbc push_back
#define pob pop_back()
#define empb emplace_back
#define queuel queue<long long>
#define sqr(a) ((a) * (a))
#define all(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define rall(x) (x).rbegin(), (x).rend()
#define pin(p) cin >> p.first >> p.second;
#define uniq(a) sort(all(a));(a).resize(unique(all(a)) - a.begin());
#define rev(v) reverse(v.begin(), v.end());
#define sout(s, c) for (auto i : s) cout << i << c;
#define pout(p) cout << p.first << " " << p.second;
#define er(v, l, r) erase(v.begin() + l, v.begin() + r);
#define vin(v) for (ll i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i) cin >> v[i];
#define vout(v, c) for (int i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i) cout << v[i] << c;
#define pushi(v, a) for (int i = 0; i < a.size(); ++i) v.push_back(a[i]);
#define fastio() ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0); cout.tie(0); cin.tie(0); srand(time(NULL))
#define sp system("pause")
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using namespace std;
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typedef long long ll;
typedef long double ld;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
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const ld EPS = 1e-4;
const int inf = 1e9;
const ld PI = acos(-1);
int mod = (int)998244353;
const int MOD7 = 1000000007;
const int MOD9 = 1000000009;
const int a228 = 18;
const ll kekmod = 1791791791;
const ll bestmod = 1148822869;
const ll secmod = (int) 1e9 + 113;
vector<ll> mods = { kekmod,bestmod,mod,MOD9,1000000007 };
vector<ll> hashpows = { 29,31,37,43,47,53,179,229 };
const int MAXN = 1e5 + 229;
mt19937 rnd(chrono::high_resolution_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() + 228 + 'i' + 'q' + 1337 + 1488);
ll MOD = mods[rnd() % mods.size()];
ll hashpow = hashpows[rand() % hashpows.size()];
vector<vector<pair<int,int>>> g(MAXN);
vector<int> cl(MAXN);
void dfs(int v, int p, int pc)
{
	set<int> used = { pc };
	int mx = 1;
	for (auto i : g[v])
	{
		if (i.first == p)
		{
			used.insert(cl[i.second]);
		}
		else
		{
			while (used.count(mx)) mx++;
			cl[i.second] = mx;
			used.insert(mx);
			dfs(i.first, v, mx);
		}
	}
}
signed main()
{
	fastio();
	int n;
	cin >> n;
	for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; ++i)
	{
		int a, b;
		cin >> a >> b;
		g[a].pbc({ b,i });
	}
	dfs(1,-1, 0);
	set<int> ss;
	for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; ++i)
	{
		ss.insert(cl[i]);
	}
	cout << ss.size() << endl;
	for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; ++i)
	{
		cout << cl[i] << endl;
	}
	sp;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 17912