//sub-BOF
//#define _AOJ_

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#pragma region template

#pragma region basic
#pragma GCC optimize ("O3")//#pragma GCC optimize ("fast-math")
#pragma GCC target ("avx2")
#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;
typedef long long lint;
typedef long double ld;
typedef string cs;
#pragma endregion

#pragma region rep
#define _vcppunko4(tuple) _getname4 tuple
#define _getname4(_1,_2,_3,_4,name,...) name
#define _getname3(_1,_2,_3,name,...) name
#define _trep2(tuple) _rep2 tuple
#define _trep3(tuple) _rep3 tuple
#define _trep4(tuple) _rep4 tuple
#define _rep1(n) for(lint i=0;i<n;++i)
#define _rep2(i,n) for(lint i=0;i<n;++i)
#define _rep3(i,a,b) for(lint i=a;i<b;++i)
#define _rep4(i,a,b,c) for(lint i=a;i<b;i+=c)
#define _trrep2(tuple) _rrep2 tuple
#define _trrep3(tuple) _rrep3 tuple
#define _trrep4(tuple) _rrep4 tuple
#define _rrep1(n) for(lint i=n-1;i>=0;--i)
#define _rrep2(i,n) for(lint i=n-1;i>=0;--i)
#define _rrep3(i,a,b) for(lint i=b-1;i>=a;--i)
#define _rrep4(i,a,b,c) for(lint i=a+(b-a-1)/c*c;i>=a;i-=c)
#define rep(...) _vcppunko4((__VA_ARGS__,_trep4,_trep3,_trep2,_rep1))((__VA_ARGS__))
#define per(...) _vcppunko4((__VA_ARGS__,_trrep4,_trrep3,_trrep2,_rrep1))((__VA_ARGS__))
#define each(c) for(auto &e:c)
#pragma endregion

#pragma region io
template<class T>
istream& operator>>(istream& is,vector<T>& vec);
template<class T,size_t size>
istream& operator>>(istream& is,array<T,size>& vec);
template<class T,class L>
istream& operator>>(istream& is,pair<T,L>& p);
template<class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,vector<T>& vec);
template<class T,class L>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,pair<T,L>& p);
template<class T>
istream& operator>>(istream& is,vector<T>& vec){ for(T& x: vec) is>>x;return is; }
template<class T,class L>
istream& operator>>(istream& is,pair<T,L>& p){ is>>p.first;is>>p.second;return is; }
template<class T,class L>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,pair<T,L>& p){ os<<p.first<<" "<<p.second;return os; }
template<class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,vector<T>& vec){ os<<vec[0];rep(i,1,vec.size())os<<' '<<vec[i];return os; }
template<class T>
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,deque<T>& deq){ os<<deq[0];rep(i,1,deq.size())os<<' '<<deq[i];return os; }

#ifdef __ENV_TQK__
#include<Windows.h>
HANDLE hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
inline void in(){ SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole,10); }
template <class Head,class... Tail>
inline void in(Head&& head,Tail&&... tail){
	SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole,15);
	cin>>head;in(move(tail)...);
}
#else
inline void in(){}
template <class Head,class... Tail>
inline void in(Head&& head,Tail&&... tail){ cin>>head;in(move(tail)...); }
#endif

inline bool out(){ return(cout<<'\n',0); }
template <class T>
inline bool out(T t){ return(cout<<t<<'\n',0); }
template <class Head,class... Tail>
inline bool out(Head head,Tail... tail){ cout<<head<<' ';out(move(tail)...);return 0; }
template <class T>
inline void alloc(T &c,lint s){ rep(c.size())c[i].resize(s); }
#define alc alloc
#pragma endregion

#pragma region TA
#define lin(...) lint __VA_ARGS__;in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define stin(...) string __VA_ARGS__;in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define vin(type,name,size) vector<type> name(size);in(name)
#define vvin(type,name,h,...) vector<vector<type>>name(h,vector<type>(__VA_ARGS__));in(name)
#define all(v) v.begin(),v.end()
#define pb push_back
#define fi e.first
#define se e.second
#define YES(c) cout<<((c)?"YES\n":"NO\n"),0
#define Yes(c) cout<<((c)?"Yes\n":"No\n"),0
#define POSSIBLE(c) cout<<((c)?"POSSIBLE\n":"IMPOSSIBLE\n"),0
#define Possible(c) cout<<((c)?"Possible\n":"Impossible\n"),0
#define o(p) cout<<p<<endl,0
#define sp(p) cout<<p<<" ",0
#define no(p) cout<<p,0
inline constexpr lint gcd(lint a,lint b){ if(!a||!b)return 0;while(b){ lint c=b;b=a%b;a=c; }return a; }
template<typename T>
inline constexpr bool chmin(T &mn,const T &cnt){ if(mn>cnt){ mn=cnt;return 1; } else return 0; }
template<typename T>
inline constexpr bool chmax(T &mx,const T &cnt){ if(mx<cnt){ mx=cnt;return 1; } else return 0; }
#define ve(type) vector<type>
#define fn(ty1,ty2,ex) [](ty1 a,ty2 b){ return(ex); }
#define lfn(ex) [](lint a,lint b){ return(ex); }
#pragma endregion

#pragma region other
#ifdef __ENV_TQK__
#define deb(...) out(__VA_ARGS__)
#define dsp(ex) sp(ex)
#define dno(ex) no(ex)
#else
#define deb(...) 0
#define dsp(ex) 0
#define dno(ex) 0
#endif
struct Fastio{
	Fastio(){
		cin.tie(0),cout.tie(0);
		ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
		cout<<fixed<<setprecision(10);
	}
} __fastio;
#pragma endregion

#pragma region mint
#define md_tmp template<uint_fast64_t md=1000000007>
md_tmp class mint{
	using u64=uint_fast64_t;

public:
	u64 a;

	constexpr mint(const u64 x=0) noexcept: a(x%md){}
	constexpr u64 &value() noexcept{ return a; }
	constexpr const u64 &value() const noexcept{ return a; }
	constexpr mint operator+(const mint rhs) const noexcept{
		return mint(*this)+=rhs;
	}
	constexpr mint operator-(const mint rhs) const noexcept{
		return mint(*this)-=rhs;
	}
	constexpr mint operator*(const mint rhs) const noexcept{
		return mint(*this)*=rhs;
	}
	constexpr mint operator^(const lint rhs) const noexcept{
		return mint(*this)^=rhs;
	}
	constexpr mint operator/(const mint rhs) const noexcept{
		return mint(*this)/=rhs;
	}
	constexpr mint &operator+=(const mint rhs) noexcept{
		a+=rhs.a;
		if(a>=md)a-=md;
		return *this;
	}
	constexpr mint &operator-=(const mint rhs) noexcept{
		if(a<rhs.a)a+=md;
		a-=rhs.a;
		return *this;
	}
	constexpr mint &operator*=(const mint rhs) noexcept{
		a=a*rhs.a%md;
		return *this;
	}
	constexpr mint &operator^=(const lint rhs) noexcept{
		if(!rhs)return *this=1;
		u64 exp=rhs-1;
		mint base=this->a;
		while(exp){
			if(exp&1)*this*=base;
			base*=base;
			exp>>=1;
		}
		return *this;
	}
	constexpr mint &operator/=(const mint rhs) noexcept{
		a=(*this*(rhs^(md-2))).a;
		return *this;
	}
};
md_tmp istream& operator>>(istream& os,mint<md>& m){
	os>>m.a,m.a%=md;
	return os;
}
md_tmp ostream& operator<<(ostream& os,const mint<md>& m){
	return os<<m.a;
}
md_tmp mint<md> ncr(lint n,lint r){
	if(n<r||n<0||r<0)return mint<md>(0);
	mint<md>ncr_res=1,ncr_div=1;
	rep(r)ncr_res*=(n-i),ncr_div*=(r-i);
	return ncr_res/ncr_div;
}
#ifndef _AOJ_
mint<> operator""m(const unsigned long long n){ return mint<>(n); }
mint<998244353> operator""m9(const unsigned long long n){ return mint<998244353>(n); }
mint<1000003> operator""m3(const unsigned long long n){ return mint<1000003>(n); }
#endif
#pragma endregion

#pragma region P
class P{ public:lint f,s; P(lint a,lint b):f(a),s(b){}; P():f(0),s(0){}; };
istream& operator>>(istream& os,P& p){ os>>p.f>>p.s;return os; }
constexpr bool operator<(const P& l,const P& r){ return(l.f-r.f?l.f<r.f:l.s<r.s); }
constexpr bool operator>(const P& l,const P& r){ return(l.f-r.f?l.f>r.f:l.s>r.s); }
constexpr bool operator<=(const P& l,const P& r){ return!(l.f-r.f?l.f>r.f:l.s>r.s); }
constexpr bool operator>=(const P& l,const P& r){ return!(l.f-r.f?l.f<r.f:l.s<r.s); }
#pragma endregion

#pragma endregion

#pragma region const
#define linf 1152921504606846976
//#define inf linf
#define MAXN 101010
#define md_1e9_7 1000000007
#define md_998244353 998244353
#define pi 3.14159265358979323846
//#define mod md_1e9_7
const int d4[5]={0,1,0,-1,0};
#pragma endregion

using length=lint;//info an edge has
struct edge{
	int src,to;
	length cost;

	edge(){}
	edge(int to,length cost): src(-1),to(to),cost(cost){}
	edge(int src,int to,length cost): src(src),to(to),cost(cost){}
	edge &operator=(const int &x){
		to=x;
		return *this;
	}
	operator int() const{ return to; }
};
istream& operator>>(istream& os,edge& e){ os>>e.src>>e.to>>e.cost;return os; }

using Matrix=vector<vector<length> >;
using Edges=vector<edge>;
using Weighted=vector<Edges>;
using UnWeighted=vector<vector<int> >;

//define pfs,bellmanford,etc.

vector<set<int>>s;
Weighted g;
Edges edges;
vector<lint>ans;
lint ansnum=0;
bool u[MAXN];
void dfs(int v){
	lint cur=1;
	each(g[v])if(!u[e.cost]){
		u[e.cost]=1;
		while(s[v].count(cur))++cur;
		s[v].insert(cur);s[e.to].insert(cur);
		chmax(ansnum,cur);
		ans[e.cost]=cur;
		dfs(e.to);
	}
}

int main(){
	lint n;in(n);
	edges.resize(n-1);
	ans.resize(n-1);
	s.resize(n);
	g.resize(n);
	lint a,b;
	rep(n-1){
		in(a,b);--a,--b;
		edges[i]=edge(a,b,i);
		g[a].pb(edge(a,b,i));
		g[b].pb(edge(b,a,i));
	}
	//pfs,bellmanford,etc.
	dfs(0);
	out(ansnum);
	each(ans)out(e);
}

//sub-EOF


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