using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace AtCoder.Contest.D
{
	static class Program
	{
		public static void Solve(Scanner cin)
		{
			int n = cin.ReadInt();
			var (a, b) = cin.ReadValueArray<int, int>(n - 1);
			for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
			{
				a[i]--;
				b[i]--;
			}
			var connected = new List<Pair<int, int>>[n];
			var connectedColor = new List<int>[n];
			var maxcolor = 0;
			var color = new int[n - 1];
			var seen = new bool[n];
			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
			{
				connected[i] = new List<Pair<int, int>>();
				connectedColor[i] = new List<int>();
				seen[i] = false;
			}

			for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
			{
				connected[a[i]].Add(new Pair<int, int>(b[i], i));
				connected[b[i]].Add(new Pair<int, int>(a[i], i));
			}

			var q = new Queue<int>();
			q.Enqueue(0);
			seen[0] = true;

			while (q.Count > 0)
			{
				var now = q.Dequeue();
				if (connectedColor[now].Count > 1) throw new Exception();
				var used = connectedColor[now].Count == 0 ? 0 : connectedColor[now][0];

				int i = 1;

				foreach (var e in connected[now])
				{
					if (seen[e.First]) continue;

					seen[e.First] = true;
					if (i == used) i++;
					connectedColor[now].Add(i);
					connectedColor[e.First].Add(i);
					color[e.Second] = i;
					q.Enqueue(e.First);

					i++;
				}
			}

			maxcolor = color.Max();

			Console.WriteLine(maxcolor);
			for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++)
			{
				Console.WriteLine(color[i]);
			}
		}

		public static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			var sw = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput()) { AutoFlush = false };
			Console.SetOut(sw);
			var cin = new Scanner();
			Solve(cin);
			Console.Out.Flush();
		}
	}

	public class Pair<T, U> : IComparable, IEquatable<Pair<T, U>> where T : IComparable<T>, IEquatable<T> where U : IComparable<U>, IEquatable<U>
	{
		public T First { get; set; }
		public U Second { get; set; }

		public Pair(T first, U second)
		{
			First = first;
			Second = second;
		}

		public int CompareTo(object obj)
		{
			Pair<T, U> castedObj = (Pair<T, U>)obj;
			int x = First.CompareTo(castedObj.First);
			if (x != 0) return x;
			else return Second.CompareTo(castedObj.Second);
		}

		public static bool operator ==(Pair<T, U> x, Pair<T, U> y) => x.CompareTo(y) == 0;

		public static bool operator !=(Pair<T, U> x, Pair<T, U> y) => x.CompareTo(y) != 0;

		public static bool operator <(Pair<T, U> x, Pair<T, U> y) => x.CompareTo(y) == 1;

		public static bool operator >(Pair<T, U> x, Pair<T, U> y) => x.CompareTo(y) == -1;

		public static bool operator <=(Pair<T, U> x, Pair<T, U> y) => x.CompareTo(y) > 0;

		public static bool operator >=(Pair<T, U> x, Pair<T, U> y) => x.CompareTo(y) < 0;

		public bool Equals(Pair<T, U> x) => First.Equals(x.First) && Second.Equals(x.Second);

		public override bool Equals(object obj)
		{
			return obj is Pair<T, U> pair &&
				   EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(First, pair.First) &&
				   EqualityComparer<U>.Default.Equals(Second, pair.Second);
		}

		public override int GetHashCode()
		{
			unchecked
			{
				var hashCode = 405212230;
				hashCode = hashCode * -1521134295 + EqualityComparer<T>.Default.GetHashCode(First);
				hashCode = hashCode * -1521134295 + EqualityComparer<U>.Default.GetHashCode(Second);
				return hashCode;
			}
		}
	}

	class Scanner
	{
		string[] s;
		int i;

		char[] separator = new char[] { ' ' };

		public Scanner()
		{
			s = new string[0];
			i = 0;
		}

		public string Read() => ReadString();

		public string ReadString()
		{
			if (i < s.Length) return s[i++];
			string st = Console.ReadLine();
			while (st == "") st = Console.ReadLine();
			s = st.Split(separator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
			if (s.Length == 0) return ReadString();
			i = 0;
			return s[i++];
		}

		public string[] ReadStringArray(int N)
		{
			string[] Array = new string[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadString();
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public int ReadInt()
		{
			return int.Parse(ReadString());
		}

		public int[] ReadIntArray(int N, int add = 0)
		{
			int[] Array = new int[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadInt() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public long ReadLong()
		{
			return long.Parse(ReadString());
		}

		public long[] ReadLongArray(int N, long add = 0)
		{
			long[] Array = new long[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadLong() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public double ReadDouble()
		{
			return double.Parse(ReadString());
		}

		public double[] ReadDoubleArray(int N, double add = 0)
		{
			double[] Array = new double[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				Array[i] = ReadDouble() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public T1 ReadValue<T1>() => (T1)Convert.ChangeType(ReadString(), typeof(T1));

		public (T1, T2) ReadValue<T1, T2>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(2);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			return (v1, v2);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(3);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			return (v1, v2, v3);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(4);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(5);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			var v5 = (T5)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[4], typeof(T5));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(6);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			var v5 = (T5)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[4], typeof(T5));
			var v6 = (T6)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[5], typeof(T6));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6);
		}

		public (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7) ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>()
		{
			var inputs = ReadStringArray(7);
			var v1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[0], typeof(T1));
			var v2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[1], typeof(T2));
			var v3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[2], typeof(T3));
			var v4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[3], typeof(T4));
			var v5 = (T5)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[4], typeof(T5));
			var v6 = (T6)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[5], typeof(T6));
			var v7 = (T7)Convert.ChangeType(inputs[6], typeof(T7));
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7);
		}

		public T1[] ReadValueArray<T1>(int N)
		{
			var v1 = new T1[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				v1[i] = ReadValue<T1>();
			}
			return v1;
		}

		public (T1[], T2[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2) = (new T1[N], new T2[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2) = ReadValue<T1, T2>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
			}
			return (v1, v2);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[], T5[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N], new T5[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
				v5[i] = t5;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[], T5[], T6[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N], new T5[N], new T6[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
				v5[i] = t5;
				v6[i] = t6;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6);
		}

		public (T1[], T2[], T3[], T4[], T5[], T6[], T7[]) ReadValueArray<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>(int N)
		{
			var (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7) = (new T1[N], new T2[N], new T3[N], new T4[N], new T5[N], new T6[N], new T7[N]);
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
			{
				var (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7) = ReadValue<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>();
				v1[i] = t1;
				v2[i] = t2;
				v3[i] = t3;
				v4[i] = t4;
				v5[i] = t5;
				v6[i] = t6;
				v7[i] = t7;
			}
			return (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7);
		}
	}
}


Measured memory_bytes: 59408