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DONKEY SKIN There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world , and he had everything his heart could desire .
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His palace was filled with the rarest of curiosities , and his garden with the sweetest flowers , while the marble stalls of his stables stood a row of milk-white Arabs , with big brown eyes .
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Strangers who had heard of the marvels which the king had collected , and made long journeys to see them , were , however , surprised to find the most splendid stall of all occupied by a donkey , with particularly large and drooping ears .
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It was a very fine donkey ; but still , as far as they could tell , nothing so very remarkable as to account for the care with which it was lodged ; and they went away wondering , for they could not know that every night , when it was asleep , bushels of gold pieces tumbled out of its ears , which were picked up each morning by the attendants .
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After many years of prosperity a sudden blow fell upon the king in the death of his wife , whom he loved dearly .
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But before she died , the queen , who had always thought first of his happiness , gathered all her strength , and said to him : ` Promise me one thing : you must marry again , I know , for the good of your people , as well as of yourself .
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But do not set about it in a hurry .
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Wait until you have found a woman more beautiful and better formed than myself . '
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` Oh , do not speak to me of marrying , ' sobbed the king ; ` rather let me die with you ! '
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But the queen only smiled faintly , and turned over on her pillow and died .
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For some months the king 's grief was great ; then gradually he began to forget a little , and , besides , his counsellors were always urging him to seek another wife .
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At first he refused to listen to them , but by-and-by he allowed himself to be persuaded to think of it , only stipulating that the bride should be more beautiful and attractive than the late queen , according to the promise he had made her .
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Overjoyed at having obtained what they wanted , the counsellors sent envoys far and wide to get portraits of all the most famous beauties of every country .
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The artists were very busy and did their best , but , alas !
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nobody could even pretend that any of the ladies could compare for a moment with the late queen .
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At length , one day , when he had turned away discouraged from a fresh collection of pictures , the king 's eyes fell on his adopted daughter , who had lived in the palace since she was a baby , and he saw that , if a woman existed on the whole earth more lovely than the queen , this was she !
At__<label>__ADP length__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV discouraged__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fresh__<label>__ADJ collection__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pictures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON adopted__<label>__VERB daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB lived__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET baby__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN existed__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ earth__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV lovely__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
He at once made known what his wishes were , but the young girl , who was not at all ambitious , and had not the faintest desire to marry him , was filled with dismay , and begged for time to think about it .
He__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV made__<label>__VERB known__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON his__<label>__PRON wishes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ambitious__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET faintest__<label>__ADJ desire__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP dismay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ begged__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
That night , when everyone was asleep , she started in a little car drawn by a big sheep , and went to consult her fairy godmother . '
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I know what you have come to tell me , ' said the fairy , when the maiden stepped out of the car ; ` and if you do n't wish to marry him , I will show you how to avoid it .
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Ask him to give you a dress that exactly matches the sky .
Ask__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET dress__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET exactly__<label>__ADV matches__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sky__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It will be impossible for him to get one , so you will be quite safe . '
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The girl thanked the fairy and returned home again .
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-LSB- Illustration : The King 's Pet Donkey -RSB- The next morning , when her father -LRB- as she had always called him -RRB- came to see her , she told him that she could give him no answer until he had presented her with a dress the colour of the sky .
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The king , overjoyed at this answer , sent for all the choicest weavers and dressmakers in the kingdom , and commanded them to make a robe the colour of the sky without an instant 's delay , or he would cut off their heads at once .
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Dreadfully frightened at this threat , they all began to dye and cut and sew , and in two days they brought back the dress , which looked as if it had been cut straight out of the heavens !
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The poor girl was thunderstruck , and did not know what to do ; so in the night she harnessed her sheep again , and went in search of her godmother .
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` The king is cleverer than I thought , ' said the fairy ; ` but tell him you must have a dress of moonbeams . '
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And the next day , when the king summoned her into his presence , the girl told him what she wanted .
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` Madam , I can refuse you nothing , ' said he ; and he ordered the dress to be ready in twenty-four hours , or every man should be hanged .
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They set to work with all their might , and by dawn next day , the dress of moonbeams was laid across her bed .
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The girl , though she could not help admiring its beauty , began to cry , till the fairy , who heard her , came to her help .
The__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV help__<label>__VERB admiring__<label>__VERB its__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON help__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , I could not have believed it of him ! '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB believed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said she ; ` but ask for a dress of sunshine , and I shall be surprised indeed if he manages that ! '
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The goddaughter did not feel much faith in the fairy after her two previous failures ; but not knowing what else to do , she told her father what she was bid .
The__<label>__DET goddaughter__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV feel__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV faith__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM previous__<label>__ADJ failures__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV knowing__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON else__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB bid__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The king made no difficulties about it , and even gave his finest rubies and diamonds to ornament the dress , which was so dazzling , when finished , that it could not be looked at save through smoked glasses !
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET difficulties__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV gave__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON finest__<label>__NOUN rubies__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ diamonds__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ornament__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dazzling__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV finished__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP save__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP smoked__<label>__ADJ glasses__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
When the princess saw it , she pretended that the sight hurt her eyes , and retired to her room , where she found the fairy awaiting her , very much ashamed of herself .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON pretended__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN hurt__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ retired__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN awaiting__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ ashamed__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP herself__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` There is only one thing to be done now , ' cried she ; ` you must demand the skin of the ass he sets such store by .
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB demand__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET skin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON sets__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ store__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
It is from that donkey he obtains all his vast riches , and I am sure he will never give it to you . '
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The princess was not so certain ; however , she went to the king , and told him she could never marry him till he had given her the ass 's skin .
The__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV certain__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV marry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ skin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The king was both astonished and grieved at this new request , but did not hesitate an instant .
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The ass was sacrificed , and the skin laid at the feet of the princess .
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-LSB- Illustration : The Fairy , The Princess & The Donkey 's Skin -RSB- The poor girl , seeing no escape from the fate she dreaded , wept afresh , and tore her hair ; when , suddenly , the fairy stood before her .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Princess__<label>__NOUN &__<label>__CONJ The__<label>__DET Donkey__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Skin__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. The__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. seeing__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET escape__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fate__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON dreaded__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. wept__<label>__ADP afresh__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tore__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. suddenly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Take heart , ' she said , ` all will now go well !
`__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. all__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Wrap yourself in this skin , and leave the palace and go as far as you can .
Wrap__<label>__NOUN yourself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I will look after you .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB look__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Your dresses and your jewels shall follow you underground , and if you strike the earth whenever you need anything , you will have it at once .
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But go quickly : you have no time to lose . '
But__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the princess clothed herself in the ass 's skin , and slipped from the palace without being seen by anyone .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN clothed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ slipped__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP anyone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Directly she was missed there was a great hue and cry , and every corner , possible and impossible , was searched .
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Then the king sent out parties along all the roads , but the fairy threw her invisible mantle over the girl when they approached , and none of them could see her .
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The princess walked on a long , long way , trying to find some one who would take her in , and let her work for them ; but though the cottagers , whose houses she passed , gave her food from charity , the ass 's skin was so dirty they would not allow her to enter their houses .
The__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN walked__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. long__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM who__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON work__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cottagers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON houses__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. gave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON food__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP charity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN skin__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dirty__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV allow__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT enter__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON houses__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For her flight had been so hurried she had had no time to clean it .
For__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON flight__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV hurried__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT clean__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Tired and disheartened at her ill-fortune , she was wandering , one day , past the gate of a farmyard , situated just outside the walls of a large town , when she heard a voice calling to her .
Tired__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ disheartened__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. fortune__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wandering__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. past__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET farmyard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. situated__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET walls__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN calling__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She turned and saw the farmer 's wife standing among her turkeys , and making signs to her to come in . '
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I want a girl to wash the dishes and feed the turkeys , and clean out the pig-sty , ' said the woman , ` and , to judge by your dirty clothes , you would not be too fine for the work . '
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The girl accepted her offer with joy , and she was at once set to work in a corner of the kitchen , where all the farm servants came and made fun of her , and the ass 's skin in which she was wrapped .
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But by-and-by they got so used to the sight of it that it ceased to amuse them , and she worked so hard and so well , that her mistress grew quite fond of her .
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And she was so clever at keeping sheep and herding turkeys that you would have thought she had done nothing else during her whole life !
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One day she was sitting on the banks of a stream bewailing her wretched lot , when she suddenly caught sight of herself in the water .
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Her hair and part of her face was quite concealed by the ass 's head , which was drawn right over like a hood , and the filthy matted skin covered her whole body .
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It was the first time she had seen herself as other people saw her , and she was filled with shame at the spectacle .
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Then she threw off her disguise and jumped into the water , plunging in again and again , till she shone like ivory .
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When it was time to go back to the farm , she was forced to put on the skin which disguised her , and now seemed more dirty than ever ; but , as she did so , she comforted herself with the thought that to-morrow was a holiday , and that she would be able for a few hours to forget that she was a farm girl , and be a princess once more .
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So , at break of day , she stamped on the ground , as the fairy had told her , and instantly the dress like the sky lay across her tiny bed .
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Her room was so small that there was no place for the train of her dress to spread itself out , but she pinned it up carefully when she combed her beautiful hair and piled it up on the top of her head , as she had always worn it .
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When she had done , she was so pleased with herself that she determined never to let a chance pass of putting on her splendid clothes , even if she had to wear them in the fields , with no one to admire her but the sheep and turkeys .
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Now the farm was a royal farm , and , one holiday , when ` Donkey Skin ' -LRB- as they had nicknamed the princess -RRB- had locked the door of her room and clothed herself in her dress of sunshine , the king 's son rode through the gate , and asked if he might come and rest himself a little after hunting .
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Some food and milk were set before him in the garden , and when he felt rested he got up , and began to explore the house , which was famous throughout the whole kingdom for its age and beauty .
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He opened one door after the other , admiring the old rooms , when he came to a handle that would not turn .
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He stooped and peeped through the keyhole to see what was inside , and was greatly astonished at beholding a beautiful girl , clad in a dress so dazzling that he could hardly look at it .
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The dark gallery seemed darker than ever as he turned away , but he went back to the kitchen and inquired who slept in the room at the end of the passage .
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The scullery maid , they told him , whom everybody laughed at , and called ` Donkey Skin ; ' and though he perceived there was some strange mystery about this , he saw quite clearly there was nothing to be gained by asking any more questions .
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So he rode back to the palace , his head filled with the vision he had seen through the keyhole .
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All night long he tossed about , and awoke the next morning in a high fever .
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The queen , who had no other child , and lived in a state of perpetual anxiety about this one , at once gave him up for lost , and indeed his sudden illness puzzled the greatest doctors , who tried the usual remedies in vain .
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At last they told the queen that some secret sorrow must be at the bottom of all this , and she threw herself on her knees beside her son 's bed , and implored him to confide his trouble to her .
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If it was ambition to be king , his father would gladly resign the cares of the crown , and suffer him to reign in his stead ; or , if it was love , everything should be sacrificed to get for him the wife he desired , even if she were daughter of a king with whom the country was at war at present !
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` Madam , ' replied the prince , whose weakness would hardly allow him to speak , ` do not think me so unnatural as to wish to deprive my father of his crown .
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As long as he lives I shall remain the most faithful of his subjects !
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And as to the princesses you speak of , I have seen none that I should care for as a wife , though I would always obey your wishes , whatever it might cost me . '
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` Ah !
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my son , ' cried she , ` we will do anything in the world to save your life -- and ours too , for if you die , we shall die also . '
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` Well , then , ' replied the prince , ' I will tell you the only thing that will cure me -- a cake made by the hand of `` Donkey Skin . '' '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB cure__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ``__<label>__. Donkey__<label>__NOUN Skin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Donkey Skin ? '
`__<label>__. Donkey__<label>__NOUN Skin__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed the queen , who thought her son had gone mad ; ` and who or what is that ? '
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB mad__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON or__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Madam , ' answered one of the attendants present , who had been with the prince at the farm , ' `` Donkey Skin '' is , next to the wolf , the most disgusting creature on the face of the earth .
`__<label>__. Madam__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET attendants__<label>__NOUN present__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET farm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Donkey__<label>__NOUN Skin__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. next__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV disgusting__<label>__ADJ creature__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She is a girl who wears a black , greasy skin , and lives at your farmer 's as hen-wife . '
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` Never mind , ' said the queen ; ` my son seems to have eaten some of her pastry .
`__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB eaten__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON pastry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It is the whim of a sick man , no doubt ; but send at once and let her bake a cake . '
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The attendant bowed and ordered a page to ride with the message .
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Now it is by no means certain that ` Donkey Skin ' had not caught a glimpse of the prince , either when his eyes looked through the keyhole , or else from her little window , which was over the road .
Now__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET means__<label>__NOUN certain__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP `__<label>__. Donkey__<label>__ADJ Skin__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV caught__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET glimpse__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. either__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET keyhole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ else__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ window__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But whether she had actually seen him or only heard him spoken of , directly she received the queen 's command , she flung off the dirty skin , washed herself from head to foot , and put on a skirt and bodice of shining silver .
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Then , locking herself into her room , she took the richest cream , the finest flour , and the freshest eggs on the farm , and set about making her cake .
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As she was stirring the mixture in the saucepan a ring that she sometimes wore in secret slipped from her finger and fell into the dough .
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Perhaps ` Donkey Skin ' saw it , or perhaps she did not ; but , any way , she went on stirring , and soon the cake was ready to be put in the oven .
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When it was nice and brown she took off her dress and put on her dirty skin , and gave the cake to the page , asking at the same time for news of the prince .
When__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ brown__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON dirty__<label>__ADJ skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. asking__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP news__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the page turned his head aside , and would not even condescend to answer .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN aside__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV even__<label>__ADV condescend__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT answer__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The page rode like the wind , and as soon as he arrived at the palace he snatched up a silver tray and hastened to present the cake to the prince .
The__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN rode__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON snatched__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET silver__<label>__NOUN tray__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT present__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The sick man began to eat it so fast that the doctors thought he would choke ; and , indeed , he very nearly did , for the ring was in one of the bits which he broke off , though he managed to extract it from his mouth without anyone seeing him .
The__<label>__DET sick__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET doctors__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB choke__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV nearly__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bits__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON broke__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT extract__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP anyone__<label>__NOUN seeing__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The moment the prince was left alone he drew the ring from under his pillow and kissed it a thousand times .
The__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP under__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pillow__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ kissed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET thousand__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he set his mind to find how he was to see the owner -- for even he did not dare to confess that he had only beheld ` Donkey Skin ' through a keyhole , lest they should laugh at this sudden passion .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET owner__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP even__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT confess__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV beheld__<label>__ADJ `__<label>__. Donkey__<label>__ADJ Skin__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET keyhole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lest__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB laugh__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ passion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All this worry brought back the fever , which the arrival of the cake had diminished for the time ; and the doctors , not knowing what else to say , informed the queen that her son was simply dying of love .
All__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET worry__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET fever__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET arrival__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB diminished__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET doctors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV knowing__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON else__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. informed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB simply__<label>__ADV dying__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The queen , stricken with horror , rushed into the king 's presence with the news , and together they hastened to their son 's bedside .
The__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. stricken__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP horror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rushed__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ presence__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ together__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ bedside__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My boy , my dear boy ! '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the king , ` who is it you want to marry ?
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
We will give her to you for a bride , even if she is the humblest of our slaves .
We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bride__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET humblest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON slaves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What is there in the whole world that we would not do for you ? '
What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince , moved to tears at these words , drew the ring , which was an emerald of the purest water , from under his pillow .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. moved__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tears__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. drew__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET emerald__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET purest__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP under__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pillow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ah , dear father and mother , let this be a proof that she whom I love is no peasant girl .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET proof__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON whom__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET peasant__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The finger which that ring fits has never been thickened by hard work .
The__<label>__DET finger__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP ring__<label>__VERB fits__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB thickened__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP hard__<label>__ADJ work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But be her condition what it may , I will marry no other . '
But__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON condition__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB marry__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The king and queen examined the tiny ring very closely , and agreed , with their son , that the wearer could be no mere farm girl .
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Then the king went out and ordered heralds and trumpeters to go through the town , summoning every maiden to the palace .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ ordered__<label>__VERB heralds__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ trumpeters__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. summoning__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And she whom the ring fitted would some day be queen .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN fitted__<label>__VERB would__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB queen__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
First came all the princesses , then all the duchesses ' daughters , and so on , in proper order .
First__<label>__ADV came__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET princesses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET duchesses__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT daughters__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP proper__<label>__ADJ order__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But not one of them could slip the ring over the tip of her finger , to the great joy of the prince , whom excitement was fast curing .
But__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB slip__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ joy__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whom__<label>__PRON excitement__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV curing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At last , when the high-born damsels had failed , the shopgirls and chambermaids took their turn ; but with no better fortune .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET high__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. born__<label>__NOUN damsels__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB failed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET shopgirls__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ chambermaids__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ fortune__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Call in the scullions and shepherdesses , ' commanded the prince ; but the sight of their fat , red fingers satisfied everybody .
`__<label>__. Call__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET scullions__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ shepherdesses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. commanded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON fat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. red__<label>__ADJ fingers__<label>__NOUN satisfied__<label>__VERB everybody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` There is not a woman left , your Highness , ' said the chamberlain ; but the prince waved him aside .
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON Highness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET chamberlain__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN waved__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON aside__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Have you sent for `` Donkey Skin , '' who made me the cake ? '
`__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ``__<label>__. Donkey__<label>__NOUN Skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked he , and the courtiers began to laugh , and replied that they would not have dared to introduce so dirty a creature into the palace .
asked__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET courtiers__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT laugh__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ replied__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB dared__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT introduce__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dirty__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET creature__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Let some one go for her at once , ' ordered the king . '
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM go__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. ordered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I commanded the presence of every maiden , high or low , and I meant it . '
I__<label>__PRON commanded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET presence__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. high__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ low__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The princess had heard the trumpets and the proclamations , and knew quite well that her ring was at the bottom of it all .
The__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trumpets__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET proclamations__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ knew__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ring__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
She too , had fallen in love with the prince in the brief glimpse she had had of him , and trembled with fear lest someone else 's finger might be as small as her own .
She__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. had__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET brief__<label>__NOUN glimpse__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ trembled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP fear__<label>__NOUN lest__<label>__ADP someone__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN finger__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV small__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
When , therefore , the messenger from the palace rode up to the gate , she was nearly beside herself with delight .
When__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. therefore__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET messenger__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN rode__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV beside__<label>__ADJ herself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP delight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Hoping all the time for such a summons , she had dressed herself with great care , putting on the garment of moonlight , whose skirt was scattered over with emeralds .
Hoping__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET summons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB dressed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP great__<label>__ADJ care__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. putting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garment__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP moonlight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON skirt__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB scattered__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP emeralds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But when they began calling to her to come down , she hastily covered herself with her donkey-skin and announced she was ready to present herself before his Highness .
But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB calling__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON hastily__<label>__ADV covered__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON donkey__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. skin__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ announced__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT present__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON Highness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was taken straight into the hall , where the prince was awaiting her , but at the sight of the donkey-skin his heart sank .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB awaiting__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. skin__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN sank__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Had he been mistaken after all ?
Had__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON been__<label>__VERB mistaken__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
` Are you the girl , ' he said , turning his eyes away as he spoke , ` are you the girl who has a room in the furthest corner of the inner court of the farmhouse ? '
`__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET furthest__<label>__ADJ corner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET inner__<label>__ADJ court__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET farmhouse__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , my lord , I am , ' answered she .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Hold out your hand then , ' continued the prince , feeling that he must keep his word , whatever the cost , and , to the astonishment of every one present , a little hand , white and delicate , came from beneath the black and dirty skin .
`__<label>__. Hold__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. feeling__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON word__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whatever__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET cost__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET astonishment__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM present__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. white__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ delicate__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. came__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP beneath__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ dirty__<label>__ADJ skin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The ring slipped on with the utmost ease , and , as it did so , the skin fell to the ground , disclosing a figure of such beauty that the prince , weak as he was , fell on his knees before her , while the king and queen joined their prayers to his .
The__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN slipped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET utmost__<label>__ADJ ease__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET skin__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. disclosing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET figure__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ beauty__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. weak__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knees__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ queen__<label>__NOUN joined__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON prayers__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Indeed , their welcome was so warm , and their caresses so bewildering , that the princess hardly knew how to find words to reply , when the ceiling of the hall opened , and the fairy godmother appeared , seated in a car made entirely of white lilac .
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In a few words she explained the history of the princess , and how she came to be there , and , without losing a moment , preparations of the most magnificent kind were made for the wedding .
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ words__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON explained__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET history__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP losing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. preparations__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV magnificent__<label>__ADJ kind__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Donkey-skin falls off . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Donkey__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. skin__<label>__NOUN falls__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
The kings of every country in the earth were invited , including , of course , the princess 's adopted father -LRB- who by this time had married a widow -RRB- , and not one refused .
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But what a strange assembly it was !
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Each monarch travelled in the way he thought most impressive ; and some came borne in litters , others had carriages of every shape and kind , while the rest were mounted on elephants , tigers , and even upon eagles .
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So splendid a wedding had never been seen before ; and when it was over the king announced that it was to be followed by a coronation , for he and the queen were tired of reigning , and the young couple must take their place .
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The rejoicings lasted for three whole months , then the new sovereigns settled down to govern their kingdom , and made themselves so much beloved by their subjects , that when they died , a hundred years later , each man mourned them as his own father and mother .
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-LSB- From Le Cabinet des Fées . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP Le__<label>__NOUN Cabinet__<label>__NOUN des__<label>__VERB Fées__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE GOBLIN PONY ` Do n't stir from the fireplace to-night , ' said old Peggy , ` for the wind is blowing so violently that the house shakes ; besides , this is Hallow-e ` en , when the witches are abroad , and the goblins , who are their servants , are wandering about in all sorts of disguises , doing harm to the children of men . '
THE__<label>__DET GOBLIN__<label>__NOUN PONY__<label>__NOUN `__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB stir__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fireplace__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ Peggy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB blowing__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV violently__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN shakes__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. besides__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Hallow__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. e__<label>__NOUN `__<label>__. en__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET witches__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB abroad__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET goblins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON servants__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB wandering__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET sorts__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP disguises__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. doing__<label>__VERB harm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP men__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why should I stay here ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the eldest of the young people .
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` No , I must go and see what the daughter of old Jacob , the rope-maker , is doing .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Jacob__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. maker__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She would n't close her blue eyes all night if I did n't visit her father before the moon had gone down . ' '
She__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON blue__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__ADJ visit__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET moon__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I must go and catch lobsters and crabs , ' said the second , ` and not all the witches and goblins in the world shall hinder me . '
I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ catch__<label>__VERB lobsters__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ crabs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET witches__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ goblins__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB hinder__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they all determined to go on their business or pleasure , and scorned the wise advice of old Peggy .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET determined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON business__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ pleasure__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ scorned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wise__<label>__NOUN advice__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Peggy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Only the youngest child hesitated a minute , when she said to him , ` You stay here , my little Richard , and I will tell you beautiful stories . '
Only__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN hesitated__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ Richard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But he wanted to pick a bunch of wild thyme and some blackberries by moonlight , and ran out after the others .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pick__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bunch__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ thyme__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET blackberries__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP moonlight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they got outside the house they said : ` The old woman talks of wind and storm , but never was the weather finer or the sky more clear ; see how majestically the moon stalks through the transparent clouds ! '
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN talks__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wind__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ storm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ never__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET weather__<label>__NOUN finer__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sky__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADJ clear__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV majestically__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET moon__<label>__NOUN stalks__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET transparent__<label>__NOUN clouds__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then all of a sudden they noticed a little black pony close beside them .
Then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ pony__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__ADJ beside__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Oh , ho ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they said , ` that is old Valentine 's pony ; it must have escaped from its stable , and is going down to drink at the horse-pond . '
they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ Valentine__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN pony__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB escaped__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON stable__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. pond__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My pretty little pony , ' said the eldest , patting the creature with his hand , ` you must n't run too far ; I 'll take you to the pond myself . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON pretty__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ pony__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. patting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET creature__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM run__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET pond__<label>__NOUN myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
With these words he jumped on the pony 's back and was quickly followed by his second brother , then by the third , and so on , till at last they were all astride the little beast , down to the small Richard , who did n't like to be left behind .
With__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV followed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON second__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET astride__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET small__<label>__ADJ Richard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Goblin Pony -RSB- On the way to the pond they met several of their companions , and they invited them all to mount the pony , which they did , and the little creature did not seem to mind the extra weight , but trotted merrily along .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Goblin__<label>__NOUN Pony__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET pond__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB several__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON companions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON invited__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT mount__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ creature__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seem__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET extra__<label>__ADJ weight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ trotted__<label>__VERB merrily__<label>__ADV along__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The quicker it trotted the more the young people enjoyed the fun ; they dug their heels into the pony 's sides and called out , ` Gallop , little horse , you have never had such brave riders on your back before ! '
The__<label>__DET quicker__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON trotted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN enjoyed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fun__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON dug__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON heels__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN sides__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Gallop__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ brave__<label>__ADJ riders__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
In the meantime the wind had risen again , and the waves began to howl ; but the pony did not seem to mind the noise , and instead of going to the pond , cantered gaily towards the sea-shore .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET meantime__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB risen__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET waves__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT howl__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seem__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET pond__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. cantered__<label>__VERB gaily__<label>__ADV towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. shore__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Richard began to regret his thyme and blackberries , and the eldest brother seized the pony by the mane and tried to make it turn round , for he remembered the blue eyes of Jacob the rope-maker 's daughter .
Richard__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT regret__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON thyme__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ blackberries__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN seized__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mane__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__VERB round__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON remembered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET blue__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Jacob__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. maker__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But he tugged and pulled in vain , for the pony galloped straight on into the sea , till the waves met its forefeet .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON tugged__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ pulled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP vain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN galloped__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET waves__<label>__NOUN met__<label>__VERB its__<label>__PRON forefeet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as it felt the water it neighed lustily and capered about with glee , advancing quickly into the foaming billows .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON neighed__<label>__VERB lustily__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ capered__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP glee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. advancing__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET foaming__<label>__NOUN billows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the waves had covered the children 's legs they repented their careless behaviour , and cried out : ` The cursed little black pony is bewitched .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET waves__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN legs__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON repented__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON careless__<label>__ADJ behaviour__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET cursed__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ pony__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB bewitched__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
If we had only listened to old Peggy 's advice we should n't have been lost . '
If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV listened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT old__<label>__ADJ Peggy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ advice__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The further the pony advanced , the higher rose the sea ; at last the waves covered the children 's heads and they were all drowned .
The__<label>__DET further__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET pony__<label>__NOUN advanced__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET higher__<label>__ADJ rose__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET waves__<label>__NOUN covered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN heads__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET drowned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Towards morning old Peggy went out , for she was anxious about the fate of her grandchildren .
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She sought them high and low , but could not find them anywhere .
She__<label>__PRON sought__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON high__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ low__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON anywhere__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She asked all the neighbours if they had seen the children , but no one knew anything about them , except that the eldest had not been with the blue-eyed daughter of Jacob the rope-maker .
She__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET neighbours__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM knew__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. except__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET blue__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. eyed__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Jacob__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. maker__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As she was going home , bowed with grief , she saw a little black pony coming towards her , springing and curveting in every direction .
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When it got quite near her it neighed loudly , and galloped past her so quickly that in a moment it was out of her sight .
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-LSB- From the French , Kletke . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET French__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Kletke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
AN IMPOSSIBLE ENCHANTMENT There once lived a king who was much loved by his people , and he , too , loved them warmly .
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He led a very happy life , but he had the greatest dislike to the idea of marrying , nor had he ever felt the slightest wish to fall in love .
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His subjects begged him to marry , and at last he promised to try to do so .
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But as , so far , he had never cared for any woman he had seen , he made up his mind to travel in hopes of meeting some lady he could love .
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So he arranged all the affairs of state in an orderly manner , and set out , attended by only one equerry , who , though not very clever , had most excellent good sense .
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These people indeed generally make the best fellow-travellers .
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The king explored several countries , doing all he could to fall in love , but in vain ; and at the end of two years ' journeys he turned his face towards home , with as free a heart as when he set out .
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As he was riding along through a forest he suddenly heard the most awful miawing and shrieking of cats you can imagine .
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The noise drew nearer , and nearer , and at last they saw a hundred huge Spanish cats rush through the trees close to them .
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They were so closely packed together that you could easily have covered them with a large cloak , and all were following the same track .
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They were closely pursued by two enormous apes , dressed in purple suits , with the prettiest and best made boots you ever saw .
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The apes were mounted on superb mastiffs , and spurred them on in hot haste , blowing shrill blasts on little toy trumpets all the time .
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The king and his equerry stood still to watch this strange hunt , which was followed by twenty or more little dwarfs , some mounted on wolves , and leading relays , and others with cats in leash .
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The dwarfs were all dressed in purple silk liveries like the apes .
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A moment later a beautiful young woman mounted on a tiger came in sight .
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She passed close to the king , riding at full speed , without taking any notice of him ; but he was at once enchanted by her , and his heart was gone in a moment .
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-LSB- Illustration : The King sees Princess Mutinosa out hunting -RSB- To his great joy he saw that one of the dwarfs had fallen behind the rest , and at once began to question him .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN sees__<label>__VERB Princess__<label>__NOUN Mutinosa__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT hunting__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. To__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ joy__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dwarfs__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT question__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The dwarf told him that the lady he had just seen was the Princess Mutinosa , the daughter of the king in whose country they were at that moment .
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He added that the princess was very fond of hunting , and that she was now in pursuit of rabbits .
He__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV fond__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP hunting__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP pursuit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP rabbits__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The king then asked the way to the court , and having been told it , hurried off , and reached the capital in a couple of hours .
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As soon as he arrived , he presented himself to the king and queen , and on mentioning his own name and that of his country , was received with open arms .
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Not long after , the princess returned , and hearing that the hunt had been very successful , the king complimented her on it , but she would not answer a word .
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Her silence rather surprised him , but he was still more astonished when he found that she never spoke once all through supper-time .
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Sometimes she seemed about to speak , but whenever this was the case her father or mother at once took up the conversation .
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However , this silence did not cool the king 's affection , and when he retired to his rooms at night he confided his feelings to his faithful equerry .
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But the equerry was by no means delighted at his king 's love affair , and took no pains to hide his disappointment .
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` But why are you vexed ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON vexed__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the king .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Surely the princess is beautiful enough to please anyone ? '
`__<label>__. Surely__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT please__<label>__VERB anyone__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` She is certainly very handsome , ' replied the equerry , ` but to be really happy in love something more than beauty is required .
`__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV handsome__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET equerry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN something__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP beauty__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB required__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
To tell the truth , sire , ' he added , ` her expression seems to me hard . '
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` That is pride and dignity , ' said the king , ` and nothing can be more becoming . '
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` Pride or hardness , as you will , ' said the equerry ; ` but to my mind the choice of so many fierce creatures for her amusements seems to tell of a fierce nature , and I also think there is something suspicious in the care taken to prevent her speaking . '
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The equerry 's remarks were full of good sense ; but as opposition is only apt to increase love in the hearts of men , and especially of kings who hate being contradicted , this king begged , the very next day , for the hand of the Princess Mutinosa .
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It was granted him on two conditions .
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The first was that the wedding should take place the very next day ; and the second , that he should not speak to the princess till she was his wife ; to all of which the king agreed , in spite of his equerry 's objections , so that the first word he heard his bride utter was the ` Yes ' she spoke at their marriage .
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Once married , however , she no longer placed any check on herself , and her ladies-in-waiting came in for plenty of rude speeches -- even the king did not escape scolding ; but as he was a good-tempered man , and very much in love , he bore it patiently .
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A few days after the wedding the newly married pair set out for their kingdom without leaving many regrets behind .
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The good equerry 's fears proved only too true , as the king found out to his cost .
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The young queen made herself most disagreeable to all her court , her spite and bad temper knew no bounds , and before the end of a month she was known far and wide as a regular vixen .
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One day , when riding out , she met a poor old woman walking along the road , who made a curtsy and was going on , when the queen had her stopped , and cried : ` You are a very impertinent person ; do n't you know that I am the queen ?
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And how dare you not make me a deeper curtsy ? '
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` Madam , ' said the old woman , ' I have never learnt how to measure curtsies ; but I had no wish to fail in proper respect . '
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` What ! '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
screamed the queen ; ` she dares to answer !
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Tie her to my horse 's tail and I 'll just carry her at once to the best dancing-master in the town to learn how to curtsy . '
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The old woman shrieked for mercy , but the queen would not listen , and only mocked when she said she was protected by the fairies .
The__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN shrieked__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP mercy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV listen__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ only__<label>__ADV mocked__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB protected__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairies__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At last the poor old thing submitted to be tied up , but when the queen urged her horse on he never stirred .
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In vain she spurred him , he seemed turned to bronze .
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At the same moment the cord with which the old woman was tied changed into wreaths of flowers , and she herself into a tall and stately lady .
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Looking disdainfully at the queen , she said , ` Bad woman , unworthy of your crown ; I wished to judge for myself whether all I heard of you was true .
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I have now no doubt of it , and you shall see whether the fairies are to be laughed at . '
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So saying the fairy Placida -LRB- that was her name -RRB- blew a little gold whistle , and a chariot appeared drawn by six splendid ostriches .
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In it was seated the fairy queen , escorted by a dozen other fairies mounted on dragons .
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All having dismounted , Placida told her adventures , and the fairy queen approved all she had done , and proposed turning Mutinosa into bronze like her horse .
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Placida , however , who was very kind and gentle , begged for a milder sentence , and at last it was settled that Mutinosa should become her slave for life unless she should have a child to take her place .
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The king was told of his wife 's fate and submitted to it , which , as he could do nothing to help it , was the only course open to him .
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The fairies then all dispersed , Placida taking her slave with her , and on reaching her palace she said : ` You ought by rights to be scullion , but as you have been delicately brought up the change might be too great for you .
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I shall therefore only order you to sweep my rooms carefully , and to wash and comb my little dog . '
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Mutinosa felt there was no use in disobeying , so she did as she was bid and said nothing .
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After some time she gave birth to a most lovely little girl , and when she was well again the fairy gave her a good lecture on her past life , made her promise to behave better in future , and sent her back to the king , her husband .
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Placida now gave herself up entirely to the little princess who was left in her charge .
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She anxiously thought over which of the fairies she would invite to be godmothers , so as to secure the best gift , for her adopted child .
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At last she decided on two very kindly and cheerful fairies , and asked them to the christening feast .
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Directly it was over the baby was brought to them in a lovely crystal cradle hung with red silk curtains embroidered with gold .
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The little thing smiled so sweetly at the fairies that they decided to do all they could for her .
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They began by naming her Graziella , and then Placida said : ` You know , dear sisters , that the commonest form of spite or punishment amongst us consists of changing beauty to ugliness , cleverness to stupidity , and oftener still to change a person 's form altogether .
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Now , as we can only each bestow one gift , I think the best plan will be for one of you to give her beauty , the other good understanding , whilst I will undertake that she shall never be changed into any other form . '
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The two godmothers quite agreed , and as soon as the little princess had received their gifts , they went home , and Placida gave herself up to the child 's education .
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She succeeded so well with it , and little Graziella grew so lovely , that when she was still quite a child her fame was spread abroad only too much , and one day Placida was surprised by a visit from the Fairy Queen , who was attended by a very grave and severe-looking fairy .
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The queen began at once : ' I have been much surprised by your behaviour to Mutinosa ; she had insulted our whole race , and deserved punishment .
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You might forgive your own wrongs if you chose , but not those of others .
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You treated her very gently whilst she was with you , and I come now to avenge our wrongs on her daughter .
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You have ensured her being lovely and clever , and not subject to change of form , but I shall place her in an enchanted prison , which she shall never leave till she finds herself in the arms of a lover whom she herself loves .
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It will be my care to prevent anything of the kind happening . '
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The enchanted prison was a large high tower in the midst of the sea , built of shells of all shapes and colours .
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The lower floor was like a great bathroom , where the water was let in or off at will .
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The first floor contained the princess 's apartments , beautifully furnished .
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On the second was a library , a large wardrobe-room filled with beautiful clothes and every kind of linen , a music room , a pantry with bins full of the best wines , and a store-room with all manner of preserves , bonbons , pastry and cakes , all of which remained as fresh as if just out of the oven .
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The top of the tower was laid out like a garden , with beds of the loveliest flowers , fine fruit trees , and shady arbours and shrubs , where many birds sang amongst the branches .
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The fairies escorted Graziella and her governess , Bonnetta , to the tower , and then mounted a dolphin which was waiting for them .
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At a little distance from the tower the queen waved her wand and summoned two thousand great fierce sharks , whom she ordered to keep close guard , and not to let a soul enter the tower .
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The good governess took such pains with Graziella 's education that when she was nearly grown up she was not only most accomplished , but a very sweet , good girl .
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One day , as the princess was standing on a balcony , she saw the most extraordinary figure rise out of the sea .
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She quickly called Bonnetta to ask her what it could be .
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It looked like some kind of man , with a bluish face and long sea-green hair .
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He was swimming towards the tower , but the sharks took no notice of him .
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` It must be a merman , ' said Bonnetta . '
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A man , do you say ? '
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cried Graziella ; ` let us hurry down to the door and see him nearer . '
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When they stood in the doorway the merman stopped to look at the princess and made many signs of admiration .
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His voice was very hoarse and husky , but when he found that he was not understood he took to signs .
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He carried a little basket made of osiers and filled with rare shells , which he presented to the princess .
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She took it with signs of thanks ; but as it was getting dusk she retired , and the merman plunged back into the sea .
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When they were alone , Graziella said to her governess : ` What a dreadful-looking creature that was !
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Why do those odious sharks let him come near the tower ?
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I suppose all men are not like him ? '
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` No , indeed , ' replied Bonnetta . '
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I suppose the sharks look on him as a sort of relation , and so did not attack him . '
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A few days later the two ladies heard a strange sort of music , and looking out of the window , there was the merman , his head crowned with water plants , and blowing a great sea-shell with all his might .
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They went down to the tower door , and Graziella politely accepted some coral and other marine curiosities he had brought her .
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After this he used to come every evening , and blow his shell , or dive and play antics under the princess 's window .
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She contented herself with bowing to him from the balcony , but she would not go down to the door in spite of all his signs .
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Some days later he came with a person of his own kind , but of another sex .
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Her hair was dressed with great taste , and she had a lovely voice .
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This new arrival induced the ladies to go down to the door .
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They were surprised to find that , after trying various languages , she at last spoke to them in their own , and paid Graziella a very pretty compliment on her beauty .
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The mermaid noticed that the lower floor was full of water .
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` Why , ' cried she , ` that is just the place for us , for we ca n't live quite out of water . '
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So saying , she and her brother swam in and took up a position in the bathroom , the princess and her governess seating themselves on the steps which ran round the room .
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-LSB- Illustration : The Sea-People visit Graziella -RSB- ` No doubt , madam , ' said the mermaid , ` you have given up living on land so as to escape from crowds of lovers ; but I fear that even here you can not avoid them , for my brother is already dying of love for you , and I am sure that once you are seen in our city he will have many rivals . '
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She then went on to explain how grieved her brother was not to be able to make himself understood , adding : ' I interpret for him , having been taught several languages by a fairy . '
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` Oh , then , you have fairies , too ? '
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asked Graziella , with a sigh .
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` Yes , we have , ' replied the mermaid ; ` but if I am not mistaken you have suffered from the fairies on earth . '
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The princess , on this , told her entire history to the mermaid , who assured her how sorry she felt for her , but begged her not to lose courage ; adding , as she took her leave : ` Perhaps , some day , you may find a way out of your difficulties . '
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The princess was delighted with this visit and with the hopes the mermaid held out .
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It was something to meet some one fresh to talk to .
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` We will make acquaintance with several of these people , ' she said to her governess , ` and I dare say they are not all as hideous as the first one we saw .
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Anyhow , we sha n't be so dreadfully lonely . '
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` Dear me , ' said Bonnetta , ` how hopeful young people are to be sure !
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As for me I feel afraid of these folk .
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But what do you think of the lover you have captivated ? '
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` Oh , I could never love him , ' cried the princess ; ' I ca n't bear him .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV love__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM bear__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But , perhaps , as his sister says they are related to the fairy Marina , they may be of some use to us . '
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The mermaid often returned , and each time she talked of her brother 's love , and each time Graziella talked of her longing to escape from her prison , till at length the mermaid promised to bring the fairy Marina to see her , in hopes she might suggest something .
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Next day the fairy came with the mermaid , and the princess received her with delight .
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After a little talk she begged Graziella to show her the inside of the tower and let her see the garden on the top , for with the help of crutches she could manage to move about , and being a fairy could live out of water for a long time , provided she wetted her forehead now and then .
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Graziella gladly consented , and Bonnetta stayed below with the mermaid .
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When they were in the garden the fairy said : ` Let us lose no time , but tell me how I can be of use to you . '
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Graziella then told all her story and Marina replied : ` My dear princess , I can do nothing for you as regards dry land , for my power does not reach beyond my own element .
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I can only say that if you will honour my cousin by accepting his hand , you could then come and live amongst us .
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I could teach you in a moment to swim and dive with the best of us .
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I can harden your skin without spoiling its colour .
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My cousin is one of the best matches in the sea , and I will bestow so many gifts on him that you will be quite happy . '
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The fairy talked so well and so long that the princess was rather impressed , and promised to think the matter over .
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Just as they were going to leave the garden they saw a ship sailing nearer the tower than any other had done before .
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On the deck lay a young man under a splendid awning , gazing at the tower through a spy-glass ; but before they could see anything clearly the ship moved away , and the two ladies parted , the fairy promising to return shortly .
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET deck__<label>__NOUN lay__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ awning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. gazing__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET spy__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. glass__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ before__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN clearly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ship__<label>__NOUN moved__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM ladies__<label>__NOUN parted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN promising__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB shortly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
As soon as she was gone Graziella told her governess what she had said .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB Graziella__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON governess__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Bonnetta was not at all pleased at the turn matters were taking , for she did not fancy being turned into a mermaid in her old age .
Bonnetta__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET pleased__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET turn__<label>__NOUN matters__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB taking__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV fancy__<label>__ADJ being__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mermaid__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ age__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She thought the matter well over , and this was what she did .
She__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She was a very clever artist , and next morning she began to paint a picture of a handsome young man , with beautiful curly hair , a fine complexion , and lovely blue eyes .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV clever__<label>__ADJ artist__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT paint__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET handsome__<label>__ADJ young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP beautiful__<label>__ADJ curly__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET fine__<label>__ADJ complexion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lovely__<label>__ADV blue__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When it was finished she showed it to Graziella , hoping it would show her the difference there was between a fine young man and her marine suitor .
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The princess was much struck by the picture , and asked anxiously whether there could be any man so good-looking in the world .
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Bonnetta assured her that there were plenty of them ; indeed , many far handsomer . '
Bonnetta__<label>__NOUN assured__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. many__<label>__ADJ far__<label>__ADV handsomer__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I can hardly believe that , ' cried the princess ; ` but , alas !
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if there are , I do n't suppose I shall ever see them or they me , so what is the use ?
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Oh , dear , how unhappy I am ! '
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV unhappy__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
She spent the rest of the day gazing at the picture , which certainly had the effect of spoiling all the merman 's hopes or prospects .
She__<label>__PRON spent__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN gazing__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET certainly__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET effect__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP spoiling__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET merman__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ hopes__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ prospects__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After some days , the fairy Marina came back to hear what was decided ; but Graziella hardly paid any attention to her , and showed such dislike to the idea of the proposed marriage that the fairy went off in a regular huff .
After__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__ADJ Marina__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB decided__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Graziella__<label>__NOUN hardly__<label>__ADV paid__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET attention__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ showed__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ dislike__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET proposed__<label>__VERB marriage__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET regular__<label>__ADJ huff__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Without knowing it , the princess had made another conquest .
Without__<label>__ADP knowing__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET conquest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On board the ship which had sailed so near was the handsomest prince in the world .
On__<label>__ADP board__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET ship__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB sailed__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADP was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET handsomest__<label>__ADJ prince__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had heard of the enchanted tower , and determined to get as near it as he could .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET enchanted__<label>__ADJ tower__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ determined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP near__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had strong glasses on board , and whilst looking through them he saw the princess quite clearly , and fell desperately in love with her at once .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB strong__<label>__ADJ glasses__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP board__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ whilst__<label>__NOUN looking__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV clearly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fell__<label>__VERB desperately__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He wanted to steer straight for the tower and to row off to it in a small boat , but his entire crew fell at his feet and begged him not to run such a risk .
He__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT steer__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT row__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET small__<label>__ADJ boat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON entire__<label>__ADJ crew__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ begged__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET risk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The captain , too , urged him not to attempt it .
The__<label>__DET captain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. urged__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT attempt__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` You will only lead us all to certain death , ' he said .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV lead__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT certain__<label>__ADJ death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Pray anchor nearer land , and I will then seek a kind fairy I know , who has always been most obliging to me , and who will , I am sure , try to help your Highness . '
`__<label>__. Pray__<label>__NOUN anchor__<label>__NOUN nearer__<label>__NOUN land__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV seek__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN fairy__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB most__<label>__ADJ obliging__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON Highness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince rather unwillingly listened to reason .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV unwillingly__<label>__ADV listened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT reason__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He landed at the nearest point , and sent off the captain in all haste to beg the fairy 's advice and help .
He__<label>__PRON landed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET nearest__<label>__ADJ point__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sent__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET captain__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET haste__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT beg__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ advice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ help__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Meantime he had a tent pitched on the shore , and spent all his time gazing at the tower and looking for the princess through his spy-glass .
Meantime__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET tent__<label>__NOUN pitched__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shore__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ spent__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON time__<label>__NOUN gazing__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON spy__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. glass__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After a few days the captain came back , bringing the fairy with him .
After__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET captain__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. bringing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The prince was delighted to see her , and paid her great attention . '
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB delighted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ paid__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ attention__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have heard about this matter , ' she said ; ` and , to lose no time , I am going to send off a trusty pigeon to test the enchantment .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT send__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET trusty__<label>__NOUN pigeon__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT test__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET enchantment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If there is any weak spot he is sure to find it out and get in .
If__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET weak__<label>__ADJ spot__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
I shall bid him bring a flower back as a sign of success , and if he does so I quite hope to get you in too . '
I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB bid__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON bring__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET flower__<label>__ADJ back__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sign__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP success__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON quite__<label>__VERB hope__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But , ' asked the prince , ` could I not send a line by the pigeon to tell the princess of my love ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. could__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV send__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET line__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON love__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Certainly , ' replied the fairy , ` it would be a very good plan . '
`__<label>__. Certainly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ plan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince wrote as follows : -- ` Lovely Princess , -- I adore you , and beg you to accept my heart , and to believe there is nothing I will not do to end your misfortunes .
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-- Blondel . '
--__<label>__. Blondel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
This note was tied round the pigeon 's neck , and he flew off with it at once .
This__<label>__DET note__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB tied__<label>__VERB round__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN neck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He flew fast till he got near the tower , when a fierce wind blew so hard against him that he could not get on .
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But he was not to be beaten , but flew carefully round the top of the tower till he came to one spot which , by some mistake , had not been enchanted like the rest .
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He quickly slipped into the arbour and waited for the princess .
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Before long Graziella appeared alone , and the pigeon at once fluttered to meet her , and seemed so tame that she stopped to caress the pretty creature .
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As she did so she saw it had a pink ribbon round its neck , and tied to the ribbon was a letter .
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She read it over several times and then wrote this answer : -- ` You say you love me ; but I can not promise to love you without seeing you .
She__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON over__<label>__PRT several__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV wrote__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET answer__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV promise__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON without__<label>__ADP seeing__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Send me your portrait by this faithful messenger .
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If I return it to you , you must give up hope ; but if I keep it you will know that to help me will be to help yourself .
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON return__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT hope__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
-- Graziella . '
--__<label>__. Graziella__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Before flying back the pigeon remembered about the flower , so , seeing one in the princess 's dress , he stole it and flew away .
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The prince was wild with joy at the pigeon 's return with the note .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB wild__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ return__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET note__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After an hour 's rest the trusty little bird was sent back again , carrying a miniature of the prince , which by good luck he had with him .
After__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN rest__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trusty__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ bird__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. carrying__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET miniature__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET by__<label>__ADP good__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
On reaching the tower the pigeon found the princess in the garden .
On__<label>__ADP reaching__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She hastened to untie the ribbon , and on opening the miniature case what was her surprise and delight to find it very like the picture her governess had painted for her .
She__<label>__PRON hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT untie__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ribbon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP opening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET miniature__<label>__NOUN case__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON surprise__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ delight__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON governess__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB painted__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She hastened to send the pigeon back , and you can fancy the prince 's joy when he found she had kept his portrait .
She__<label>__PRON hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT send__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB fancy__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN joy__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB kept__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON portrait__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now , ' said the fairy , ` let us lose no more time .
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON lose__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I can only make you happy by changing you into a bird , but I will take care to give you back your proper shape at the right time . '
I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV make__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON happy__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP changing__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB care__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__NOUN shape__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince was eager to start , so the fairy , touching him with her wand , turned him into the loveliest humming-bird you ever saw , at the same time letting him keep the power of speech .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB eager__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT start__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. touching__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON wand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. turned__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET loveliest__<label>__ADJ humming__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. bird__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN letting__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET power__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP speech__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The pigeon was told to show him the way .
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Graziella was much surprised to see a perfectly strange bird , and still more so when it flew to her saying , ` Good-morning , sweet princess . '
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She was delighted with the pretty creature , and let him perch on her finger , when he said , ` Kiss , kiss , little birdie , ' which she gladly did , petting and stroking him at the same time .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB delighted__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pretty__<label>__ADJ creature__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON perch__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Kiss__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. kiss__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ birdie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON gladly__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. petting__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ stroking__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After a time the princess , who had been up very early , grew tired , and as the sun was hot she went to lie down on a mossy bank in the shade of the arbour .
After__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT very__<label>__ADV early__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. grew__<label>__VERB tired__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB hot__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lie__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mossy__<label>__ADJ bank__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shade__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET arbour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She held the pretty bird near her breast , and was just falling asleep , when the fairy contrived to restore the prince to his own shape , so that as Graziella opened her eyes she found herself in the arms of a lover whom she loved in return !
She__<label>__PRON held__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pretty__<label>__ADJ bird__<label>__NOUN near__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON breast__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV falling__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN contrived__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT restore__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ shape__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP Graziella__<label>__NOUN opened__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET arms__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lover__<label>__NOUN whom__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP return__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
At the same moment her enchantment came to an end .
At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ moment__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON enchantment__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT an__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The tower began to rock and to split .
The__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT rock__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT split__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Bonnetta hurried up to the top so that she might at least perish with her dear princess .
Bonnetta__<label>__NOUN hurried__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ perish__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just as she reached the garden , the kind fairy who had helped the prince arrived with the fairy Placida , in a car of Venetian glass drawn by six eagles .
Just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN fairy__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB helped__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN arrived__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN Placida__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET car__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Venetian__<label>__ADJ glass__<label>__NOUN drawn__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP six__<label>__NUM eagles__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Fairy-Car Arrives . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Fairy__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Car__<label>__NOUN Arrives__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
` Come away quickly , ' they cried , ` the tower is about to sink ! '
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. the__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT sink__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince , princess , and Bonnetta lost no time in stepping into the car , which rose in the air just as , with a terrible crash , the tower sank into the depths of the sea , for the fairy Marina and the mermen had destroyed its foundations to avenge themselves on Graziella .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Bonnetta__<label>__NOUN lost__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP stepping__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET car__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET rose__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET terrible__<label>__ADJ crash__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET tower__<label>__NOUN sank__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET depths__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__ADJ Marina__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET mermen__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB destroyed__<label>__VERB its__<label>__PRON foundations__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT avenge__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP Graziella__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Luckily their wicked plans were defeated , and the good fairies took their way to the kingdom of Graziella 's parents .
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They found that Queen Mutinosa had died some years ago , but her kind husband lived on peaceably , ruling his country well and happily .
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He received his daughter with great delight , and there were universal rejoicings at the return of the lovely princess .
He__<label>__PRON received__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP great__<label>__ADJ delight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB universal__<label>__ADJ rejoicings__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET return__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The wedding took place the very next day , and , for many days after , balls , dinners , tournaments , concerts and all sorts of amusements went on all day and all night .
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All the fairies were carefully invited , and they came in great state , and promised the young couple their protection and all sorts of good gifts .
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Prince Blondel and Princess Graziella lived to a good old age , beloved by every one , and loving each other more and more as time went on .
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THE STORY OF DSCHEMIL AND DSCHEMILA There was once a man whose name was Dschemil , and he had a cousin who was called Dschemila .
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They had been betrothed by their parents when they were children , and now Dschemil thought that the time had come for them to be married , and he went two or three days ' journey , to the nearest big town , to buy furniture for the new house .
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While he was away , Dschemila and her friends set off to the neighbouring woods to pick up sticks , and as she gathered them she found an iron mortar lying on the ground .
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She placed it on her bundle of sticks , but the mortar would not stay still , and whenever she raised the bundle to put it on her shoulders it slipped off sideways .
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At length she saw the only way to carry the mortar was to tie it in the very middle of her bundle , and had just unfastened her sticks , when she heard her companions ' voices .
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` Dschemila , what are you doing ?
`__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
it is almost dark , and if you mean to come with us you must be quick ! '
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But Dschemila only replied , ` You had better go back without me , for I am not going to leave my mortar behind , if I stay here till midnight . '
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` Do as you like , ' said the girls , and started on their walk home .
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ started__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON walk__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The night soon fell , and at the last ray of light the mortar suddenly became an ogre , who threw Dschemila on his back , and carried her off into a desert place , distant a whole month 's journey from her native town .
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Here he shut her into a castle , and told her not to fear , as her life was safe .
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Then he went back to his wife , leaving Dschemila weeping over the fate that she had brought upon herself .
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Meanwhile the other girls had reached home , and Dschemila 's mother came out to look for her daughter .
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` What have you done with her ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she asked anxiously .
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` We had to leave her in the wood , ' they replied , ` for she had picked up an iron mortar , and could not manage to carry it . '
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So the old woman set off at once for the forest , calling to her daughter as she hurried along .
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` Do go home , ' cried the townspeople , as they heard her ; ` we will go and look for your daughter ; you are only a woman , and it is a task that needs strong men . '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET townspeople__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET task__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET needs__<label>__VERB strong__<label>__ADJ men__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But she answered , ` Yes , go ; but I will go with you !
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Perhaps it will be only her corpse that we shall find after all .
Perhaps__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON corpse__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
She has most likely been stung by asps , or eaten by wild beasts . '
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The men , seeing her heart was bent on it , said no more , but told one of the girls she must come with them , and show them the place where they had left Dschemila .
The__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. seeing__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB bent__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ show__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They found the bundle of wood lying where she had dropped it , but the maiden was nowhere to be seen .
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` Dschemila !
`__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Dschemila ! '
Dschemila__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried they ; but nobody answered .
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` If we make a fire , perhaps she will see it , ' said one of the men .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And they lit a fire , and then went , one this way , and one that , through the forest , to look for her , whispering to each other that if she had been killed by a lion they would be sure to find some trace of it ; or if she had fallen asleep , the sound of their voices would wake her ; or if a snake had bitten her , they would at least come on her corpse .
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All night they searched , and when morning broke and they knew no more than before what had become of the maiden , they grew weary , and said to the mother : ` It is no use .
All__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON searched__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV morning__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB weary__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Let us go home , nothing has happened to your daughter , except that she has run away with a man . '
Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. nothing__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. except__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , I will come , ' answered she , ` but I must first look in the river .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB first__<label>__ADV look__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Perhaps some one has thrown her in there . '
Perhaps__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM has__<label>__VERB thrown__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the maiden was not in the river .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For four days the father and mother waited and watched for their child to come back ; then they gave up hope , and said to each other : ` What is to be done ?
For__<label>__ADP four__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN waited__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ watched__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON child__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT hope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
What are we to say to the man to whom Dschemila is betrothed ?
What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT whom__<label>__PRON Dschemila__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB betrothed__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Let us kill a goat , and bury its head in the grave , and when the man returns we must tell him Dschemila is dead . '
Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON kill__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET goat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bury__<label>__NOUN its__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grave__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN returns__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON Dschemila__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Very soon the bridegroom came back , bringing with him carpets and soft cushions for the house of his bride .
Very__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET bridegroom__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. bringing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON carpets__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ soft__<label>__ADJ cushions__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON bride__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as he entered the town Dschemila 's father met him , saying , ` Greeting to you .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN Dschemila__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN father__<label>__NOUN met__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Greeting__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She is dead . '
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
At these words the young man broke into loud cries , and it was some time before he could speak .
At__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP loud__<label>__ADJ cries__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB speak__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he turned to one of the crowd who had gathered round him , and asked : ` Where have they buried her ? '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET crowd__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gathered__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON buried__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Come to the churchyard with me , ' answered he ; and the young man went with him , carrying with him some of the beautiful things he had brought .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET churchyard__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. carrying__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
These he laid on the grass and then began to weep afresh .
These__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON laid__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grass__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB afresh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All day he stayed , and at nightfall he gathered up his stuffs and carried them to his own house .
All__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON stayed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP nightfall__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON gathered__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON stuffs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But when the day dawned he took them in his arms and returned to the grave , where he remained as long as it was light , playing softly on his flute .
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And this he did daily for six months .
And__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB daily__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP six__<label>__NUM months__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
* * * * * One morning , a man who was wandering through the desert , having lost his way , came upon a lonely castle .
*__<label>__ADJ *__<label>__NOUN *__<label>__NOUN *__<label>__NOUN *__<label>__NOUN One__<label>__NUM morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wandering__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. having__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. came__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lonely__<label>__ADJ castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The sun was very hot , and the man was very tired , so he said to himself , ' I will rest a little in the shadow of this castle . '
The__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hot__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shadow__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He stretched himself out comfortably , and was almost asleep , when he heard a voice calling to him softly : ` Are you a ghost , ' it said , ` or a man ? '
He__<label>__PRON stretched__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT comfortably__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV asleep__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN calling__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON softly__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET ghost__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He looked up , and saw a girl leaning out of a window , and he answered : ' I am a man , and a better one , too , than your father or your grandfather . '
He__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN leaning__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON grandfather__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` May all good luck be with you , ' said she ; ` but what has brought you into this land of ogres and horrors ? '
`__<label>__. May__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET land__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ogres__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ horrors__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Does an ogre really live in this castle ? '
`__<label>__. Does__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__ADJ really__<label>__ADV live__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked he .
asked__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Certainly he does , ' replied the girl , ` and as night is not far off he will be here soon .
`__<label>__. Certainly__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
So , dear friend , depart quickly , lest he return and snap you up for supper . '
So__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. depart__<label>__ADJ quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. lest__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON return__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ snap__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP supper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But I am so thirsty ! '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV thirsty__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the man .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Be kind , and give me some drink , or else I shall die !
`__<label>__. Be__<label>__VERB kind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET drink__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ else__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB die__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Surely , even in this desert there must be some spring ? '
Surely__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , I have noticed that whenever the ogre brings back water he always comes from that side ; so if you follow the same direction perhaps you may find some . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB noticed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP whenever__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__ADJ brings__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV water__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET side__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON follow__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ direction__<label>__NOUN perhaps__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The man jumped up at once and was about to start , when the maiden spoke again : ` Tell me , where you are going ? '
The__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT start__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ spoke__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why do you want to know ? ' '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have an errand for you ; but tell me first whether you go east or west . ' '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET errand__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV whether__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB east__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ west__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I travel to Damascus . '
I__<label>__PRON travel__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Damascus__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then do this for me .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
As you pass through our village , ask for a man called Dschemil , and say to him : `` Dschemila greets you , from the castle , which lies far away , and is rocked by the wind .
As__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON pass__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON village__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ask__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ say__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN greets__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET lies__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB rocked__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In my grave lies only a goat .
In__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON grave__<label>__NOUN lies__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET goat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So take heart . '' '
So__<label>__ADV take__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the man promised , and went his way , till he came to a spring of water .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN promised__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And he drank a great draught and then lay on the bank and slept quietly .
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When he woke he said to himself , ` The maiden did a good deed when she told me where to find water .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON woke__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ deed__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A few hours more , and I should have been dead .
A__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ hours__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
So I will do her bidding , and seek out her native town and the man for whom the message was given . '
So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON bidding__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seek__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON native__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET message__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
For a whole month he travelled , till at last he reached the town where Dschemil dwelt , and as luck would have it , there was the young man sitting before his door with his beard unshaven and his shaggy hair hanging over his eyes .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON travelled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV Dschemil__<label>__NOUN dwelt__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP luck__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN sitting__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON door__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON beard__<label>__NOUN unshaven__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON shaggy__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN hanging__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Welcome , stranger , ' said Dschemil , as the man stopped .
`__<label>__. Welcome__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Where have you come from ? ' '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I come from the west , and go towards the east , ' he answered .
I__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET west__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET east__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Well , stop with us awhile , and rest and eat ! '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. stop__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON awhile__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rest__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ eat__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Dschemil .
said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the man entered ; and food was set before him , and he sat down with the father of the maiden and her brothers , and Dschemil .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ food__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Only Dschemil himself was absent , squatting on the threshold .
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` Why do you not eat too ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the stranger .
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But one of the young men whispered hastily : ` Leave him alone .
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Take no notice !
Take__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET notice__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It is only at night that he ever eats . '
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV eats__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the stranger went on silently with his food .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP silently__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON food__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suddenly one of Dschemil 's brothers called out and said : ` Dschemil , bring us some water ! '
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And the stranger remembered his message and said : ` Is there a man here named `` Dschemil '' ?
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN remembered__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON message__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV named__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. ?__<label>__.
I lost my way in the desert , and came to a castle , and a maiden looked out of the window and -- ' ` Be quiet , ' they cried , fearing that Dschemil might hear .
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But Dschemil had heard , and came forward and said : ` What did you see ?
But__<label>__CONJ Dschemil__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ came__<label>__VERB forward__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Tell me truly , or I will cut off your head this instant ! '
Tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON truly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET instant__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My lord , ' replied the stranger , ` as I was wandering , hot and tired , through the desert , I saw near me a great castle , and I said aloud , `` I will rest a little in its shadow . ''
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wandering__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. hot__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ tired__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB aloud__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON shadow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
And a maiden looked out of a window and said , `` Are you a ghost or a man ? ''
And__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET ghost__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
And I answered .
And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I am a man , and a better one , too , than your father or your grandfather . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON grandfather__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
And I was thirsty and asked for water , but she had none to give me , and I felt like to die .
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Then she told me that the ogre , in whose castle she dwelt , brought in water always from the same side , and that if I too went that way most likely I should come to it .
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But before I started she begged me to go to her native town , and if I met a man called Dschemil I was to say to him , `` Dschemila greets you , from the castle which lies far away , and is rocked by the wind .
But__<label>__CONJ before__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON begged__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON native__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN greets__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET lies__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB rocked__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In my grave lies only a goat .
In__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON grave__<label>__NOUN lies__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET goat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So take heart . '' '
So__<label>__ADV take__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then Dschemil turned to his family and said : ` Is this true ?
Then__<label>__ADV Dschemil__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET true__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
and is Dschemila not dead at all , but simply stolen from her home ? '
and__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV dead__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ simply__<label>__ADV stolen__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , no , ' replied they , ` his story is a pack of lies .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON story__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pack__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP lies__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Dschemila is really dead .
Dschemila__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Everybody knows it . '
Everybody__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That I shall see for myself , ' said Dschemil , and , snatching up a spade , hastened off to the grave where the goat 's head lay buried .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. snatching__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET spade__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hastened__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET grave__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET goat__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN lay__<label>__VERB buried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And they answered , ` Then hear what really happened .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When you were away , she went with the other maidens to the forest to gather wood .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ maidens__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT gather__<label>__VERB wood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And there she found an iron mortar , which she wished to bring home ; but she could not carry it , neither would she leave it .
And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN mortar__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON wished__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV carry__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. neither__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So the maidens returned without her , and as night was come , we all set out to look for her , but found nothing .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET maidens__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And we said , `` The bridegroom will be here to-morrow , and when he learns that she is lost , he will set out to seek her , and we shall lose him too .
And__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET bridegroom__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON learns__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT seek__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB lose__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Let us kill a goat , and bury it in her grave , and tell him she is dead . ''
Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON kill__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET goat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bury__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON grave__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Now you know , so do as you will .
Now__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Only , if you go to seek her , take with you this man with whom she has spoken that he may show you the way . '
Only__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT seek__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB spoken__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes ; that is the best plan , ' replied Dschemil ; ` so give me food , and hand me my sword , and we will set out directly . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ plan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON food__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hand__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT directly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the stranger answered : ' I am not going to waste a whole month in leading you to the castle !
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT waste__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP leading__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
If it were only a day or two 's journey I would not mind ; but a month -- no ! '
If__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ journey__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. no__<label>__DET !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Come with me then for three days , ' said Dschemil , ` and put me in the right road , and I will reward you richly . '
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ road__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB reward__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON richly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' replied the stranger , ` so let it be . '
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
For three days they travelled from sunrise to sunset , then the stranger said : ` Dschemil ? '
For__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON travelled__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP sunrise__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT sunset__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dschemil__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , ' replied he .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Go straight on till you reach a spring , then go on a little farther , and soon you will see the castle standing before you . '
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON reach__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ farther__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ soon__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN standing__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` So I will , ' said Dschemil .
`__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Farewell , then , ' said the stranger , and turned back the way he had come .
`__<label>__. Farewell__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ turned__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was six and twenty days before Dschemil caught sight of a green spot rising out of the sandy desert , and knew that the spring was near at last .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB six__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ twenty__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP Dschemil__<label>__NOUN caught__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET green__<label>__ADJ spot__<label>__NOUN rising__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sandy__<label>__NOUN desert__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
He hastened his steps , and soon was kneeling by its side , drinking thirstily of the bubbling water .
He__<label>__PRON hastened__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON steps__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ soon__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB kneeling__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON side__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. drinking__<label>__VERB thirstily__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bubbling__<label>__NOUN water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he lay down on the cool grass , and began to think .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON lay__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cool__<label>__ADJ grass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` If the man was right , the castle must be somewhere about .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB somewhere__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I had better sleep here to-night , and to-morrow I shall be able to see where it is . '
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV sleep__<label>__ADV here__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he slept long and peacefully .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON slept__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ peacefully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When he awoke the sun was high , and he jumped up and washed his face and hands in the spring , before going on his journey .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON awoke__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB high__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ washed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ hands__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. before__<label>__ADP going__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had not walked far , when the castle suddenly appeared before him , though a moment before not a trace of it could be seen .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV walked__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN suddenly__<label>__ADV appeared__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET trace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` How am I to get in ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he thought . '
he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I dare not knock , lest the ogre should hear me .
I__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV knock__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. lest__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Perhaps it would be best for me to climb up the wall , and wait to see what will happen . '
Perhaps__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB best__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT climb__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ wait__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he did , and after sitting on the top for about an hour , a window above him opened , and a voice said : ` Dschemil ! '
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP sitting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN above__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON opened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dschemil__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He looked up , and at the sight of Dschemila , whom he had so long believed to be dead , he began to weep .
He__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whom__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV believed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Dear cousin , ' she whispered , ` what has brought you here ? '
`__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My grief at losing you . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON grief__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP losing__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
go away at once .
go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
If the ogre comes back he will kill you . ' '
If__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I swear by your head , queen of my heart , that I have not found you only to lose you again !
I__<label>__PRON swear__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. queen__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV found__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
If I must die , well , I must ! '
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB die__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , what can I do for you ? '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Anything you like ! '
`__<label>__. Anything__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If I let you down a cord , can you make it fast under your arms , and climb up ? '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET cord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON fast__<label>__ADJ under__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ climb__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Of course I can , ' said he .
`__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So Dschemila lowered the cord , and Dschemil tied it round him , and climbed up to her window .
So__<label>__ADV Dschemila__<label>__NOUN lowered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Dschemil__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON round__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ climbed__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then they embraced each other tenderly , and burst into tears of joy .
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON embraced__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ tenderly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ burst__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But what shall I do when the ogre returns ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN returns__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked she .
asked__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Trust to me , ' he said .
`__<label>__. Trust__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Now there was a chest in the room , where Dschemila kept her clothes .
Now__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET chest__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV Dschemila__<label>__NOUN kept__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON clothes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And she made Dschemil get into it , and lie at the bottom , and told him to keep very still .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN get__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lie__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV still__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He was only hidden just in time , for the lid was hardly closed when the ogre 's heavy tread was heard on the stairs .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV hidden__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lid__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV closed__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ heavy__<label>__ADJ tread__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stairs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He flung open the door , bringing men 's flesh for himself and lamb 's flesh for the maiden . '
He__<label>__PRON flung__<label>__VERB open__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bringing__<label>__VERB men__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ lamb__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ flesh__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I smell the smell of a man ! '
I__<label>__PRON smell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET smell__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he thundered .
he__<label>__PRON thundered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What is he doing here ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` How could any one have come to this desert place ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM have__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN place__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the girl , and burst into tears .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ burst__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Do not cry , ' said the ogre ; ` perhaps a raven has dropped some scraps from his claws . '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV cry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET raven__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB dropped__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET scraps__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON claws__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , yes , I was forgetting , ' answered she .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB forgetting__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` One did drop some bones about . '
`__<label>__. One__<label>__NUM did__<label>__VERB drop__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET bones__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , burn them to powder , ' replied the ogre , ` so that I may swallow it . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. burn__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT powder__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB swallow__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the maiden took some bones and burned them , and gave them to the ogre , saying , ` Here is the powder , swallow it . '
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET bones__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ burned__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET powder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. swallow__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And when he had swallowed the powder the ogre stretched himself out and went to sleep .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB swallowed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET powder__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN stretched__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In a little while the man 's flesh , which the maiden was cooking for the ogre 's supper , called out and said : ` Hist !
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ flesh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB cooking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ supper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Hist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Hist !
Hist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
A man lies in the kist ! '
A__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN lies__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the lamb 's flesh answered : ` He is your brother , And cousin of the other . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET lamb__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The ogre moved sleepily , and asked , ` What did the meat say , Dschemila ? '
The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN moved__<label>__VERB sleepily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET meat__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Only that I must be sure to add salt . '
`__<label>__. Only__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT add__<label>__VERB salt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , add salt . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. add__<label>__VERB salt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , I have done so , ' said she .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The ogre was soon sound asleep again , when the man 's flesh called out a second time : ` Hist !
The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV sound__<label>__ADJ asleep__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Hist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Hist !
Hist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
A man lies in the kist ! '
A__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN lies__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the lamb 's flesh answered : ` He is your brother , And cousin of the other . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET lamb__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What did it say , Dschemila ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the ogre .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Only that I must add pepper . '
`__<label>__. Only__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB add__<label>__VERB pepper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , add pepper . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. add__<label>__VERB pepper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , I have done so , ' said she .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The ogre had had a long day 's hunting , and could not keep himself awake .
The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN hunting__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV keep__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON awake__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In a moment his eyes were tight shut , and then the man 's flesh called out for the third time : ` Hist !
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB tight__<label>__ADJ shut__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Hist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Hist !
Hist__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
A man lies in the kist . '
A__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN lies__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kist__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : DSCHEMILA-OUTWITS-THE-OGRE -RSB- And the lamb 's flesh answered : ` He is your brother , And cousin of the other . '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. DSCHEMILA__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. OUTWITS__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET -__<label>__. OGRE__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET lamb__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What did it say , Dschemila ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the ogre .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Only that it was ready , and that I had better take it off the fire . '
`__<label>__. Only__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV take__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then if it is ready , bring it to me , and I will eat it . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. bring__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So she brought it to him , and while he was eating she supped of the lamb 's flesh herself , and managed to put some aside for her cousin .
So__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON brought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ while__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON supped__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lamb__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN flesh__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET aside__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the ogre had finished , and had washed his hands , he said to Dschemila : ` Make my bed , for I am tired . '
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB washed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Dschemila__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Make__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON bed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB tired__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So she made his bed , and put a nice soft pillow for his head , and tucked him up .
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON bed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET nice__<label>__ADJ soft__<label>__ADJ pillow__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tucked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
` Father , ' she said suddenly .
`__<label>__. Father__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB suddenly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Well , what is it ? '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Dear father , if you are really asleep , why are your eyes always open ? '
`__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV asleep__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV open__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why do you ask that , Dschemila ?
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ask__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Do you want to deal treacherously with me ? '
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT deal__<label>__VERB treacherously__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , of course not , father .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. father__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
How could I , and what would be the use of it ? '
How__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , why do you want to know ? '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Because last night I woke up and saw the whole place shining in a red light , which frightened me . '
`__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON woke__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN shining__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET red__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET frightened__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That happens when I am fast asleep . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET happens__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV asleep__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And what is the good of the pin you always keep here so carefully ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pin__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV keep__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV carefully__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If I throw that pin in front of me , it turns into an iron mountain . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON throw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET pin__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON turns__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN mountain__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And this darning needle ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET darning__<label>__VERB needle__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That becomes a sea . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET becomes__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And this hatchet ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET hatchet__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That becomes a thorn hedge , which no one can pass through .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET becomes__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thorn__<label>__ADJ hedge__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB pass__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
But why do you ask all these questions ?
But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ask__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET these__<label>__DET questions__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I am sure you have something in your head . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , I just wanted to know ; and how could anyone find me out here ? '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB anyone__<label>__NOUN find__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and she began to cry .
and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Oh , do n't cry , I was only in fun , ' said the ogre .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB cry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP fun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was soon asleep again , and a yellow light shone through the castle .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV asleep__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET yellow__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN shone__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Come quick ! '
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB quick__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
called Dschemil from the chest ; ` we must fly now while the ogre is asleep . '
called__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET chest__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB fly__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Not yet , ' she said , ` there is a yellow light shining .
`__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET yellow__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN shining__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I do n't think he is asleep . '
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they waited for an hour .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON waited__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then Dschemil whispered again : ` Wake up !
Then__<label>__ADV Dschemil__<label>__NOUN whispered__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Wake__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT !__<label>__.
There is no time to lose ! '
There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Let me see if he is asleep , ' said she , and she peeped in , and saw a red light shining .
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON peeped__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET red__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN shining__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then she stole back to her cousin , and asked , ` But how are we to get out ? '
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON stole__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Get the rope , and I will let you down . '
`__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So she fetched the rope , the hatchet , and the pin and the needles , and said , ` Take them , and put them in the pocket of your cloak , and be sure not to lose them . '
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON fetched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET hatchet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET pin__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET needles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pocket__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON cloak__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Dschemil put them carefully in his pocket , and tied the rope round her , and let her down over the wall .
Dschemil__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON carefully__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pocket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Are you safe ? '
`__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON safe__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he asked .
he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Yes , quite . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. quite__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then untie the rope , so that I may draw it up . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV untie__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB draw__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Dschemila did as she was told , and in a few minutes he stood beside her .
And__<label>__CONJ Dschemila__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB beside__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Now all this time the ogre was asleep , and had heard nothing .
Now__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then his dog came to him and said , ` O , sleeper , are you having pleasant dreams ?
Then__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. O__<label>__X ,__<label>__. sleeper__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON having__<label>__VERB pleasant__<label>__ADJ dreams__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Dschemila has forsaken you and run away . '
Dschemila__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB forsaken__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The ogre got out of bed , gave the dog a kick , then went back again , and slept till morning .
The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP bed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET kick__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV went__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ slept__<label>__VERB till__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When it grew light , he rose , and called , ` Dschemila !
When__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB light__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON rose__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Dschemila ! '
Dschemila__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
but he only heard the echo of his own voice !
but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET echo__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Then he dressed himself quickly ; buckled on his sword and whistled to his dog , and followed the road which he knew the fugitives must have taken .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON dressed__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON quickly__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. buckled__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ whistled__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ followed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fugitives__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Cousin , ' said Dschemila suddenly , and turning round as she spoke .
`__<label>__. Cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN suddenly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ turning__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What is it ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered he .
answered__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` The ogre is coming after us .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I saw him . '
I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But where is he ?
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I do n't see him . '
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Over there .
`__<label>__. Over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He only looks about as tall as a needle . '
He__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV looks__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADV tall__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET needle__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then they both began to run as fast as they could , while the ogre and his dog kept drawing always nearer .
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON both__<label>__DET began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN kept__<label>__VERB drawing__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV nearer__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
A few more steps , and he would have been by their side , when Dschemila threw the darning needle behind her .
A__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ more__<label>__ADJ steps__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON side__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Dschemila__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET darning__<label>__NOUN needle__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
In a moment it became an iron mountain between them and their enemy .
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON became__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN mountain__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ their__<label>__PRON enemy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` We will break it down , my dog and I , ' cried the ogre in a rage , and they dashed at the mountain till they had forced a path through , and came ever nearer and nearer .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB break__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON dashed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mountain__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB forced__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET path__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ came__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV nearer__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ nearer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Cousin ! '
`__<label>__. Cousin__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Dschemila suddenly .
said__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN suddenly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` What is it ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` The ogre is coming after us with his dog . '
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You go on in front then , ' answered he ; and they both ran on as fast as they could , while the ogre and the dog drew always nearer and nearer .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON both__<label>__DET ran__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV nearer__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ nearer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` They are close upon us ! '
`__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADJ upon__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the maiden , glancing behind , ` you must throw the pin . '
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So Dschemil took the pin from his cloak and threw it behind him , and a dense thicket of thorns sprang up round them , which the ogre and his dog could not pass through . '
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I will get through it somehow , if I burrow underground , ' cried he , and very soon he and the dog were on the other side .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON somehow__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON burrow__<label>__VERB underground__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Cousin , ' said Dschemila , ` they are close to us now . '
`__<label>__. Cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Go on in front , and fear nothing , ' replied Dschemil .
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fear__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So she ran on a little way , and then stopped .
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV stopped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` He is only a few yards away now , ' she said , and Dschemil flung the hatchet on the ground , and it turned into a lake . '
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ yards__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Dschemil__<label>__NOUN flung__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hatchet__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will drink , and my dog shall drink , till it is dry , ' shrieked the ogre , and the dog drank so much that it burst and died .
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But the ogre did not stop for that , and soon the whole lake was nearly dry .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV stop__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ soon__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ lake__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV dry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Then he exclaimed , ` Dschemila , let your head become a donkey 's head , and your hair fur ! '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN become__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN fur__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : DSCHEMILA GETS AN ASS 'S HEAD -RSB- But when it was done , Dschemil looked at her in horror , and said , ` She is really a donkey , and not a woman at all ! '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. DSCHEMILA__<label>__NOUN GETS__<label>__NOUN AN__<label>__NOUN ASS__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN HEAD__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Dschemil__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP horror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he left her , and went home .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For two days poor Dschemila wandered about alone , weeping bitterly .
For__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN poor__<label>__ADJ Dschemila__<label>__NOUN wandered__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. weeping__<label>__VERB bitterly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When her cousin drew near his native town , he began to think over his conduct , and to feel ashamed of himself .
When__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON native__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON conduct__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT feel__<label>__VERB ashamed__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Perhaps by this time she has changed back to her proper shape , ' he said to himself , ' I will go and see ! '
`__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB changed__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__ADJ shape__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he made all the haste he could , and at last he saw her seated on a rock , trying to keep off the wolves , who longed to have her for dinner .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET haste__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON seated__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rock__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wolves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON longed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP dinner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He drove them off and said , ` Get up , dear cousin , you have had a narrow escape . '
He__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET narrow__<label>__ADJ escape__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Dschemila stood up and answered , ` Bravo , my friend .
Dschemila__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Bravo__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON friend__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You persuaded me to fly with you , and then left me helplessly to my fate . '
You__<label>__PRON persuaded__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fly__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV left__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON helplessly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON fate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Shall I tell you the truth ? '
`__<label>__. Shall__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked he .
asked__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Tell it . ' '
`__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I thought you were a witch , and I was afraid of you . '
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Did you not see me before my transformation ?
`__<label>__. Did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON transformation__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
and did you not watch it happen under your very eyes , when the ogre bewitched me ? '
and__<label>__CONJ did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV watch__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON happen__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV eyes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN bewitched__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What shall I do ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Dschemil .
said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` If I take you into the town , everyone will laugh , and say , `` Is that a new kind of toy you have got ?
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. everyone__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB laugh__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP toy__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
It has hands like a woman , feet like a woman , the body of a woman ; but its head is the head of an ass , and its hair is fur . '' '
It__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB hands__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. feet__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET body__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ its__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ its__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB fur__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , what do you mean to do with me ? '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked Dschemila .
asked__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Better take me home to my mother by night , and tell no one anything about it . '
`__<label>__. Better__<label>__ADJ take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN anything__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` So I will , ' said he .
`__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
They waited where they were till it was nearly dark , then Dschemil brought his cousin home .
They__<label>__PRON waited__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB till__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV dark__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV Dschemil__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Is that Dschemil ? '
`__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the mother when he knocked softly .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON knocked__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Yes , it is . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And have you found her ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , and I have brought her to you . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , where is she ?
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
let me see her ! '
let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the mother .
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Here , behind me , ' answered Dschemil .
`__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. behind__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But when the poor woman caught sight of her daughter , she shrieked , and exclaimed , ` Are you making fun of me ?
But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN caught__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON shrieked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON making__<label>__VERB fun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
When did I ever give birth to an ass ? '
When__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB birth__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT an__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Hush ! '
`__<label>__. Hush__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Dschemil , ` it is not necessary to let the whole world know !
said__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV necessary__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
And if you look at her body , you will see two scars on it . '
And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON body__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM scars__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Mother , ' sobbed Dschemila , ` do you really not know your own daughter ? '
`__<label>__. Mother__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. sobbed__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , of course I know her . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What are her two scars then ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM scars__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` On her thigh is a scar from the bite of a dog , and on her breast is the mark of a burn , where she pulled a lamp over her when she was little . '
`__<label>__. On__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON thigh__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET scar__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON breast__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mark__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET burn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON pulled__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lamp__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB little__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then look at me , and see if I am not your daughter , ' said Dschemila , throwing off her clothes and showing her two scars .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. throwing__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON clothes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ showing__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM scars__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And at the sight her mother embraced her , weeping .
And__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN embraced__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. weeping__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Dear daughter , ' she cried , ` what evil fate has befallen you ? '
`__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON evil__<label>__NOUN fate__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB befallen__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It was the ogre who carried me off first , and then bewitched me , ' answered Dschemila .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON carried__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT first__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV bewitched__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But what is to be done with you ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked her mother .
asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Hide me away , and tell no one anything about me .
`__<label>__. Hide__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN anything__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And you , dear cousin , say nothing to the neighbours , and if they should put questions , you can make answer that I have not yet been found . '
And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__VERB cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. say__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET neighbours__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB questions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB answer__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` So I will , ' replied he .
`__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then he and her mother took her upstairs and hid her in a cupboard , where she stayed for a whole month , only going out to walk when all the world was asleep .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON upstairs__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ hid__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cupboard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON stayed__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT walk__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Meanwhile Dschemil had returned to his own home , where his father and mother , his brothers and neighbours , greeted him joyfully .
Meanwhile__<label>__ADV Dschemil__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ neighbours__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. greeted__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON joyfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` When did you come back ? '
`__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said they , ` and have you found Dschemila ? '
said__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , I searched the whole world after her , and could hear nothing of her . '
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON searched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ could__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Did you part company with the man who started with you ? '
`__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON part__<label>__NOUN company__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes ; after three days he got so weak and useless he could not go on .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV weak__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ useless__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
It must be a month by now since he reached home again .
It__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP now__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I went on and visited every castle , and looked in every house .
I__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ visited__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But there were no signs of her ; and so I gave it up . '
But__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET signs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they answered him : ` We told you before that it was no good .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
An ogre or an ogress must have snapped her up , and how can you expect to find her ? ' '
An__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ an__<label>__DET ogress__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB snapped__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON expect__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I loved her too much to be still , ' he said .
I__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But his friends did not understand , and soon they spoke to him again about it .
But__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON friends__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV understand__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ soon__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` We will seek for a wife for you .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB seek__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
There are plenty of girls prettier than Dschemila . ' '
There__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP girls__<label>__NOUN prettier__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP Dschemila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I dare say ; but I do n't want them . '
I__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But what will you do with all the cushions and carpets , and beautiful things you bought for your house ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET cushions__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ carpets__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ beautiful__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON bought__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` They can stay in the chests . '
`__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET chests__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But the moths will eat them !
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET moths__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
For a few weeks , it is of no consequence , but after a year or two they will be quite useless . '
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ weeks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET consequence__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM they__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV useless__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And if they have to lie there ten years I will have Dschemila , and her only , for my wife .
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lie__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ten__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For a month , or even two months , I will rest here quietly .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM months__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV quietly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then I will go and seek her afresh . '
Then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ seek__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON afresh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , you are quite mad !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV mad__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Is she the only maiden in the world ?
Is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
There are plenty of others better worth having than she is . '
There__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP others__<label>__NOUN better__<label>__ADV worth__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB than__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If there are I have not seen them !
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
And why do you make all this fuss ?
And__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET fuss__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Every man knows his own business best . '
Every__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ business__<label>__NOUN best__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why , it is you who are making all the fuss yourself -- ' But Dschemil turned and went into the house , for he did not want to quarrel .
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET fuss__<label>__NOUN yourself__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. '__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ Dschemil__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT quarrel__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Three months later a Jew , who was travelling across the desert , came to the castle , and laid himself down under the wall to rest .
Three__<label>__NUM months__<label>__NOUN later__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB travelling__<label>__VERB across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ laid__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT rest__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In the evening the ogre saw him there and said to him , ` Jew , what are you doing here ?
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON there__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Jew__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Have you anything to sell ? ' '
Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT sell__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have only some clothes , ' answered the Jew , who was in mortal terror of the ogre .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET clothes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP mortal__<label>__ADJ terror__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh , do n't be afraid of me , ' said the ogre , laughing . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. laughing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I shall not eat you .
I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Indeed , I mean to go a bit of the way with you myself . ' '
Indeed__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am ready , gracious sir , ' replied the Jew , rising to his feet .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. gracious__<label>__ADJ sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rising__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , go straight on till you reach a town , and in that town you will find a maiden called Dschemila and a young man called Dschemil .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON reach__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Take this mirror and this comb with you , and say to Dschemila , `` Your father , the ogre , greets you , and begs you to look at your face in this mirror , and it will appear as it was before , and to comb your hair with this comb , and it will be as formerly . ''
Take__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET comb__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ say__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. greets__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ begs__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB appear__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT comb__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET comb__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP formerly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
If you do not carry out my orders , I will eat you the next time we meet . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV carry__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON orders__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON meet__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , I will obey you punctually , ' cried the Jew .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB obey__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON punctually__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After thirty days the Jew entered the gate of the town , and sat down in the first street he came to , hungry , thirsty , and very tired .
After__<label>__ADP thirty__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ street__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. hungry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. thirsty__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Quite by chance , Dschemil happened to pass by , and seeing a man sitting there , full in the glare of the sun , he stopped , and said , ` Get up at once , Jew ; you will have a sunstroke if you sit in such a place . '
Quite__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP chance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Dschemil__<label>__NOUN happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pass__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seeing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN sitting__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. full__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET glare__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Jew__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sunstroke__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON sit__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , good sir , ' replied the Jew , ` for a whole month I have been travelling , and I am too tired to move . '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. good__<label>__ADJ sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB travelling__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT move__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Which way did you come ? '
`__<label>__. Which__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked Dschemil .
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` From out there , ' answered the Jew , pointing behind him .
`__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP out__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pointing__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` And you have been travelling for a month , you say ?
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB travelling__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Well , did you see anything remarkable ? '
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN remarkable__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , good sir ; I saw a castle , and lay down to rest under its shadow .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. good__<label>__ADJ sir__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lay__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT rest__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON shadow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And an ogre woke me , and told me to come to this town , where I should find a young man called Dschemil , and a girl called Dschemila . '
And__<label>__CONJ an__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN woke__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My name is Dschemil .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What does the ogre want with me ? '
What__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN want__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` He gave me some presents for Dschemila .
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET presents__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Dschemila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
How can I see her ? '
How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Come with me , and you shall give them into her own hands . '
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the two went together to the house of Dschemil 's uncle , and Dschemil led the Jew into his aunt 's room .
So__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM went__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Dschemil__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Dschemil__<label>__NOUN led__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON aunt__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Aunt ! '
`__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he cried , ` this Jew who is with me has come from the ogre , and has brought with him , as presents , a mirror and a comb which the ogre has sent her . '
he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. this__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP presents__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET comb__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But it may be only some wicked trick on the part of the ogre , ' said she .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET wicked__<label>__VERB trick__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET part__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Oh , I do n't think so , ' answered the young man , ` give her the things . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the maiden was called , and she came out of her hiding place , and went up to the Jew , saying , ` Where have you come from , Jew ? '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB called__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hiding__<label>__NOUN place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. Jew__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` From your father the ogre . '
`__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And what errand did he send you on ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON errand__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON send__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` He told me I was to give you this mirror and this comb , and to say `` Look in this mirror , and comb your hair with this comb , and both will become as they were formerly . '' '
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET comb__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ comb__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET comb__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ both__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB formerly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Dschemila took the mirror and looked into it , and combed her hair with the comb , and she had no longer an ass 's head , but the face of a beautiful maiden .
And__<label>__CONJ Dschemila__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ combed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET comb__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADV an__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : DSCHEMILA GETS RID OF THE ASS 'S HEAD -RSB- Great was the joy of both mother and cousin at this wonderful sight , and the news that Dschemila had returned soon spread , and the neighbours came flocking in with greetings .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. DSCHEMILA__<label>__NOUN GETS__<label>__NOUN RID__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP THE__<label>__NOUN ASS__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN HEAD__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Great__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET joy__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP both__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cousin__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET wonderful__<label>__ADJ sight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP Dschemila__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB returned__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV spread__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET neighbours__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB flocking__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP greetings__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` When did you come back ? '
`__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My cousin brought me . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why , he told us he could not find you ! '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , I did that on purpose , ' answered Dschemil . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP on__<label>__ADP purpose__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Dschemil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I did not want everyone to know . '
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB everyone__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he turned to his father and his mother , his brothers and his sisters-in-law , and said , ` We must set to work at once , for the wedding will be to-day . '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON sisters__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A beautiful litter was prepared to carry the bride to her new home , but she shrank back , saying , ' I am afraid , lest the ogre should carry me off again . '
A__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ litter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB prepared__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bride__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON shrank__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. lest__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB carry__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` How can the ogre get at you when we are all here ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they said .
they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` There are two thousand of us all told , and every man has his sword . '
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM thousand__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` He will manage it somehow , ' answered Dschemila , ` he is a powerful king ! '
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB manage__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON somehow__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET powerful__<label>__ADJ king__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` She is right , ' said an old man .
`__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Take away the litter , and let her go on foot if she is afraid . '
`__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET litter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP foot__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But it is absurd ! '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB absurd__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed the rest ; ` how can the ogre get hold of her ? ' '
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__NOUN hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will not go , ' said Dschemila again .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dschemila__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` You do not know that monster ; I do . '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP monster__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And while they were disputing the bridegroom arrived .
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` Let her alone .
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON alone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She shall stay in her father 's house .
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After all , I can live here , and the wedding feast shall be made ready . '
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And so they were married at last , and died without having had a single quarrel .
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-LSB- Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis . -RSB-
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JANNI AND THE DRAKEN Once there was a man who shunned the world , and lived in the wilderness .
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He owned nothing but a flock of sheep , whose milk and wool he sold , and so procured himself bread to eat ; he also carried wooden spoons , and sold them .
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He had a wife and one little girl , and after a long time his wife had another child .
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The evening it was born the man went to the nearest village to fetch a nurse , and on the way he met a monk who begged him for a night 's lodging .
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This the man willingly granted , and took him home with him .
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There being no one far nor near to baptize the child , the man asked the monk to do him this service , and the child was given the name of Janni .
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In the course of time Janni 's parents died , and he and his sister were left alone in the world ; soon affairs went badly with them , so they determined to wander away to seek their fortune .
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In packing up , the sister found a knife which the monk had left for his godson , and this she gave to her brother .
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Then they went on their way , taking with them the three sheep which were all that remained of their flocks .
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After wandering for three days they met a man with three dogs who proposed that they should exchange animals , he taking the sheep , and they the dogs .
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The brother and sister were quite pleased at this arrangement , and after the exchange was made they separated , and went their different ways .
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Janni and his sister in course of time came to a great castle , in which dwelt forty Draken , who , when they heard that Janni had come , fled forty fathoms underground .
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So Janni found the castle deserted , and abode there with his sister , and every day went out to hunt with the weapons the Draken had left in the castle .
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One day , when he was away hunting , one of the Draken came up to get provisions , not knowing that there was anyone in the castle .
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When he saw Janni 's sister he was terrified , but she told him not to be afraid , and by-and-by they fell in love with each other , for every time that Janni went to hunt the sister called the Drakos up .
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Thus they went on making love to each other till at length , unknown to Janni , they got married .
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Then , when it was too late , the sister repented , and was afraid of Janni 's wrath when he found it out .
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One day the Drakos came to her , and said : ` You must pretend to be ill , and when Janni asks what ails you , and what you want , you must answer : `` Cherries , '' and when he inquires where these are to be found , you must say : `` There are some in a garden a day 's journey from here . ''
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Then your brother will go there , and will never come back , for there dwell three of my brothers who will look after him well . '
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Then the sister did as the Drakos advised , and next day Janni set out to fetch the cherries , taking his three dogs with him .
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When he came to the garden where the cherries grew he jumped off his horse , drank some water from the spring , which rose there , and fell directly into a deep sleep .
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The Draken came round about to eat him , but the dogs flung themselves on them and tore them in pieces , and scratched a grave in the ground with their paws , and buried the Draken so that Janni might not see their dead bodies .
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When Janni awoke , and saw his dogs all covered with blood , he believed that they had caught , somewhere , a wild beast , and was angry because they had left none of it for him .
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But he plucked the cherries , and took them back to his sister .
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When the Drakos heard that Janni had come back , he fled for fear forty fathoms underground .
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And the sister ate the cherries and declared herself well again .
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The next day , when Janni was gone to hunt , the Drakos came out , and advised the sister that she should pretend to be ill again , and when her brother asked her what she would like , she should answer ` Quinces , ' and when he inquired where these were to be found , she should say : ` In a garden distant about two days ' journey . '
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Then would Janni certainly be destroyed , for there dwelt six brothers of the Drakos , each of whom had two heads .
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The sister did as she was advised , and next day Janni again set off , taking his three dogs with him .
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When he came to the garden he dismounted , sat down to rest a little , and fell fast asleep .
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First there came three Draken round about to eat him , and when these three had been worried by the dogs , there came three others who were worried in like manner .
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Then the dogs again dug a grave and buried the dead Draken , that their master might not see them .
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When Janni awoke and beheld the dogs all covered with blood , he thought , as before , that they had killed a wild beast , and was again angry with them for leaving him nothing .
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But he took the quinces and brought them back to his sister , who , when she had eaten them , declared herself better .
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The Drakos , when he heard that Janni had come back , fled for fear forty fathoms deeper underground .
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Next day , when Janni was hunting , the Drakos went to the sister and advised that she should again pretend to be ill , and should beg for some pears , which grew in a garden three days ' journey from the castle .
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From this quest Janni would certainly never return , for there dwelt nine brothers of the Drakos , each of whom had three heads .
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The sister did as she was told , and next day Janni , taking his three dogs with him , went to get the pears .
The__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN Janni__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON three__<label>__NUM dogs__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he came to the garden he laid himself down to rest , and soon fell asleep .
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Then first came three Draken to eat him , and when the dogs had worried these , six others came and fought the dogs a long time .
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The noise of this combat awoke Janni , and he slew the Draken , and knew at last why the dogs were covered with blood .
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-LSB- Illustration : JANNI AND HIS DOGS FIGHT THE THREE-HEADED DRAKEN -RSB- After that he freed all whom the Draken held prisoners , amongst others , a king 's daughter .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. JANNI__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__CONJ HIS__<label>__NOUN DOGS__<label>__NOUN FIGHT__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN THREE__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. HEADED__<label>__NOUN DRAKEN__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. After__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON freed__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET Draken__<label>__NOUN held__<label>__VERB prisoners__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. amongst__<label>__NOUN others__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Out of gratitude she would have taken him for her husband ; but he put her off , saying : ` For the kindness that I have been able to do to you , you shall receive in this castle all the blind and lame who pass this way . '
Out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP gratitude__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. For__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kindness__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB receive__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET blind__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ lame__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON pass__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The princess promised him to do so , and on his departure gave him a ring .
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So Janni plucked the pears and took them to his sister , who , when she had eaten them , declared she felt better .
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When , however , the Drakos heard that Janni had come back yet a third time safe and sound , he fled for fright forty fathoms deeper underground ; and , next day , when Janni was away hunting , he crept out and said to the sister : ` Now are we indeed both lost , unless you find out from him wherein his strength lies , and then between us we will contrive to do away with him . '
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When , therefore , Janni had come back from hunting , and sat at evening with his sister by the fire , she begged him to tell her wherein lay his strength , and he answered : ` It lies in my two fingers ; if these are bound together then all my strength disappears . '
When__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. therefore__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Janni__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP hunting__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sat__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP evening__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON begged__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON wherein__<label>__NOUN lay__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON strength__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON lies__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM fingers__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB bound__<label>__ADP together__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON strength__<label>__NOUN disappears__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That I will not believe , ' said the sister , ` unless I see it for myself . '
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Then he let her tie his fingers together with a thread , and immediately he became powerless .
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Then the sister called up the Drakos , who , when he had come forth , tore out Janni 's eyes , gave them to his dogs to eat , and threw him into a dry well .
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Now it happened that some travellers , going to draw water from this well , heard Janni groaning at the bottom .
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They came near , and asked him where he was , and he begged them to draw him up from the well , for he was a poor unfortunate man .
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The travellers let a rope down and drew him up to daylight .
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It was not till then that he first became aware that he was blind , and he begged the travellers to lead him to the country of the king whose daughter he had freed , and they would be well repaid for their trouble .
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When they had brought him there he sent to beg the princess to come to him ; but she did not recognise him till he had shown her the ring she had given him .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON there__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT beg__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV recognise__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB shown__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then she remembered him , and took him with her into the castle .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON remembered__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When she learnt what had befallen him she called together all the sorceresses in the country in order that they should tell her where the eyes were .
When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON learnt__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB befallen__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET sorceresses__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At last she found one who declared that she knew where they were , and that she could restore them .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM who__<label>__PRON declared__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB restore__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
This sorceress then went straight to the castle where dwelt the sister and the Drakos , and gave something to the dogs to eat which caused the eyes to reappear .
This__<label>__DET sorceress__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV went__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV dwelt__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Drakos__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET dogs__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET caused__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT reappear__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She took them with her and put them back in Janni 's head , so that he saw as well as before .
She__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON back__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP Janni__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then he returned to the castle of the Drakos , whom he slew as well as his sister ; and , taking his dogs with him , went back to the princess and they were immediately married .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Drakos__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whom__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON slew__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON dogs__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB immediately__<label>__ADV married__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE THIEF AND THE LIAR .
THE__<label>__DET PARTNERSHIP__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP THE__<label>__NOUN THIEF__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN LIAR__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was once upon a time a thief , who , being out of a job , was wandering by himself up and down the seashore .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. being__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET job__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB wandering__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON up__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ down__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET seashore__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As he walked he passed a man who was standing still , looking at the waves . '
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB standing__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET waves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I wonder , ' said the thief , addressing the stranger , ` if you have ever seen a stone swimming ? '
I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. addressing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN swimming__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Most certainly I have , ' replied the other man , ` and , what is more , I saw the same stone jump out of the water and fly through the air . '
`__<label>__. Most__<label>__ADJ certainly__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ stone__<label>__NOUN jump__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fly__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` This is capital , ' replied the thief .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB capital__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You and I must go into partnership .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP partnership__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We shall certainly make our fortunes .
We__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV make__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON fortunes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Let us start together for the palace of the king of the neighbouring country .
Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON start__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET neighbouring__<label>__ADJ country__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When we get there , I will go into his presence alone , and will tell him the most startling thing I can invent .
When__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV startling__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB invent__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then you must follow and back up my lie . '
Then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB follow__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ back__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON lie__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Having agreed to do this , they set out on their travels .
Having__<label>__VERB agreed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON travels__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After several days ' journeying , they reached the town where the king 's palace was , and here they parted for a few hours , while the thief sought an interview with the king , and begged his majesty to give him a glass of beer .
After__<label>__ADP several__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT journeying__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON parted__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ hours__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN sought__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET interview__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ begged__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON majesty__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET glass__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` That is impossible , ' said the king , ` as this year there has been a failure of all the crops , and of the hops and the vines ; so we have neither wine nor beer in the whole kingdom . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET failure__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET crops__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hops__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET vines__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB neither__<label>__DET wine__<label>__NOUN nor__<label>__CONJ beer__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ kingdom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` How extraordinary ! '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV extraordinary__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered the thief . '
answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have just come from a country where the crops were so fine that I saw twelve barrels of beer made out of one branch of hops . ' '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET crops__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV fine__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__ADJ barrels__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beer__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM branch__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hops__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I bet you three hundred florins that is not true , ' answered the king .
I__<label>__PRON bet__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON three__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` And I bet you three hundred florins it is true , ' replied the thief .
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON bet__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON three__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then each staked his three hundred florins , and the king said he would decide the question by sending a servant into that country to see if it was true .
Then__<label>__ADV each__<label>__DET staked__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON three__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB decide__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET question__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP sending__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
So the servant set out on horseback , and on the way he met a man , and he asked him whence he came .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP horseback__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON whence__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And the man told him that he came from the self-same country to which the servant was at that moment bound .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET self__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. same__<label>__ADJ country__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN bound__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` If that is the case , ' said the servant , ` you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country , and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch ? ' '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET case__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV high__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET hops__<label>__NOUN grow__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON country__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ barrels__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beer__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB brewed__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM branch__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I ca n't tell you that , ' answered the man , ` but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in , and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch . '
I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB present__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET hops__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB gathered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM men__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP axes__<label>__NOUN three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT cut__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT one__<label>__NUM branch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey ; so he gave the man ten florins , and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB save__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ journey__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. so__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ten__<label>__NOUN florins__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB repeat__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And when they got back to the palace , they came together into the king 's presence .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ presence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the king asked him : ` Well , is it true about the hops ? '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON true__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hops__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , sire , it is , ' answered the servant ; ` and here is a man I have brought with me from the country to confirm the tale . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. sire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT confirm__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tale__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the king paid the thief the three hundred florins ; and the partners once more set out together in search of adventures .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN paid__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET partners__<label>__NOUN once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT together__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP search__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP adventures__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As they journeyed , the thief said to his comrade : ' I will now go to another king , and will tell him something still more startling ; and you must follow and back up my lie , and we shall get some money out of him ; just see if we do n't . '
As__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON journeyed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON comrade__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT another__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON something__<label>__NOUN still__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV startling__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB follow__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ back__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON lie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When they reached the next kingdom , the thief presented himself to the king , and requested him to give him a cauliflower .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ kingdom__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN presented__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ requested__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET cauliflower__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the king answered : ` Owing to a blight among the vegetables we have no cauliflower . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Owing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET blight__<label>__NOUN among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET vegetables__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET cauliflower__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That is strange , ' answered the thief . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB strange__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have just come from a country where it grows so well that one head of cauliflower filled twelve water-tubs . ' '
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I do n't believe it , ' answered the king . '
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I bet you six hundred florins it is true , ' replied the thief .
I__<label>__PRON bet__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON six__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` And I bet you six hundred florins it is not true , ' answered the king .
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON bet__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON six__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And he sent for a servant , and ordered him to start at once for the country whence the thief had come , to find out if his story of the cauliflower was true .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ordered__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT start__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN whence__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT if__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON story__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cauliflower__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
On his journey the servant met with a man .
On__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__ADJ met__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Stopping his horse he asked him where he came from , and the man replied that he came from the country to which the other was travelling .
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` If that is the case , ' said the servant , ` you can tell me to what size cauliflower grows in your country ?
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET case__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON size__<label>__NOUN cauliflower__<label>__NOUN grows__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON country__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Is it so large that one head fills twelve water-tubs ? ' '
Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV large__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM head__<label>__NOUN fills__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. tubs__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have not seen that , ' answered the man .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But I saw twelve waggons , drawn by twelve horses , carrying one head of cauliflower to the market . '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__ADJ waggons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. drawn__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP twelve__<label>__NOUN horses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. carrying__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP cauliflower__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET market__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the servant answered : ` Here are ten florins for you , my man , for you have saved me a long journey .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB ten__<label>__ADJ florins__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB saved__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ journey__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Come with me now , and tell the king what you have just told me . '
Come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' said the man , and they went together to the palace ; and when the king asked the servant if he had found out the truth about the cauliflower , the servant replied : ` Sire , all that you heard was perfectly true ; here is a man from the country who will tell you so . '
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cauliflower__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__ADJ replied__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Sire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the king had to pay the thief the six hundred florins .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pay__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET six__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the two partners set out once more on their travels , with their nine hundred florins .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM partners__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON travels__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON nine__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they reached the country of the neighbouring king , the thief entered the royal presence , and began conversation by asking if his majesty knew that in an adjacent kingdom there was a town with a church steeple on which a bird had alighted , and that the steeple was so high , and the bird 's beak so long , that it had pecked the stars till some of them fell out of the sky . '
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET neighbouring__<label>__NOUN king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET royal__<label>__NOUN presence__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB conversation__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP asking__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON majesty__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET adjacent__<label>__ADJ kingdom__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN steeple__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB alighted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET steeple__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV high__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ beak__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB pecked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stars__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sky__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I do n't believe it , ' said the king .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Nevertheless I am prepared to bet twelve hundred florins that it is true , ' answered the thief .
`__<label>__. Nevertheless__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB prepared__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT bet__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__NOUN hundred__<label>__NUM florins__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` And I bet twelve hundred florins that it is a lie , ' replied the king .
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON bet__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__ADV hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And he straightway sent a servant into the neighbouring country to find out the truth .
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As he rode , the servant met a man coming in the opposite direction .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON rode__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__ADJ met__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET opposite__<label>__ADJ direction__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So he hailed him and asked him where he came from .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON hailed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
And the man replied that he came out of the very town to which the man was bound .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN replied__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV town__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB bound__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then the servant asked him if the story they had heard about the bird with the long beak was true . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ beak__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I do n't know about that , ' answered the man , ` as I have never seen the bird ; but I once saw twelve men shoving all their might and main with brooms to push a monster egg into a cellar . '
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__ADJ men__<label>__NOUN shoving__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET their__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ main__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP brooms__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT push__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET monster__<label>__NOUN egg__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cellar__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : `` I once saw '' 12 MEN SHOVING ALL THEIR MIGHT AND MAIN WITH BROOMS TO PUSH A MONSTER EGG INTO A CELLAR -RSB- ` That is capital , ' answered the servant , presenting the man with ten florins .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB ''__<label>__. 12__<label>__NUM MEN__<label>__NOUN SHOVING__<label>__NOUN ALL__<label>__NOUN THEIR__<label>__NOUN MIGHT__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__NOUN MAIN__<label>__NOUN WITH__<label>__NOUN BROOMS__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN PUSH__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN MONSTER__<label>__NOUN EGG__<label>__NOUN INTO__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN CELLAR__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB capital__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. presenting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP ten__<label>__ADJ florins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Come and tell your tale to the king , and you will save me a long journey . '
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON tale__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB save__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ journey__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So , when the story was repeated to the king , there was nothing for him to do but to pay the thief the twelve hundred florins .
So__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB repeated__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT pay__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET twelve__<label>__NOUN hundred__<label>__VERB florins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the two partners set out again with their ill-gotten gains , which they proceeded to divide into two equal shares ; but the thief kept back three of the florins that belonged to the liar 's half of the booty .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM partners__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. gotten__<label>__NOUN gains__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON proceeded__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT divide__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM equal__<label>__ADJ shares__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN kept__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV three__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET florins__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET belonged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET liar__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET booty__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Shortly afterwards they each married , and settled down in homes of their own with their wives .
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One day the liar discovered that he had been done out of three florins by his partner , so he went to his house and demanded them from him .
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` Come next Saturday , and I will give them to you , ' answered the thief .
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But as he had no intention of giving the liar the money , when Saturday morning came he stretched himself out stiff and stark upon the bed , and told his wife she was to say he was dead .
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So the wife rubbed her eyes with an onion , and when the liar appeared at the door , she met him in tears , and told him that as her husband was dead he could not be paid the three florins .
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But the liar , who knew his partner 's tricks , instantly suspected the truth , and said : ` As he has not paid me , I will pay him out with three good lashes of my riding whip . '
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At these words the thief sprang to his feet , and , appearing at the door , promised his partner that if he would return the following Saturday he would pay him .
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So the liar went away satisfied with this promise .
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But when Saturday morning came the thief got up early and hid himself under a truss of hay in the hay-loft .
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When the liar appeared to demand his three florins , the wife met him with tears in her eyes , and told him that her husband was dead .
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` Where have you buried him ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON buried__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the liar .
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` In the hay-loft , ' answered the wife .
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` Then I will go there , and take away some hay in payment of his debt , ' said the liar .
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And proceeding to the hay-loft , he began to toss about the hay with a pitch-fork , prodding it into the trusses of hay , till , in terror of his life , the thief crept out and promised his partner to pay him the three florins on the following Saturday .
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When the day came he got up at sunrise , and going down into the crypt of a neighbouring chapel , stretched himself out quite still and stiff in an old stone coffin .
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But the liar , who was quite as clever as his partner , very soon bethought him of the crypt , and set out for the chapel , confident that he would shortly discover the hiding-place of his friend .
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He had just entered the crypt , and his eyes were not yet accustomed to the darkness , when he heard the sound of whispering at the grated windows .
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Listening intently , he overheard the plotting of a band of robbers , who had brought their treasure to the crypt , meaning to hide it there , while they set out on fresh adventures .
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All the time they were speaking they were removing the bars from the window , and in another minute they would all have entered the crypt , and discovered the liar .
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Quick as thought he wound his mantle round him and placed himself , standing stiff and erect , in a niche in the wall , so that in the dim light he looked just like an old stone statue .
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As soon as the robbers entered the crypt , they set about the work of dividing their treasure .
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Now , there were twelve robbers , but by mistake the chief of the band divided the gold into thirteen heaps .
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When he saw his mistake he said they had not time to count it all over again , but that the thirteenth heap should belong to whoever among them could strike off the head of the old stone statue in the niche with one stroke .
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With these words he took up an axe , and approached the niche where the liar was standing .
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But , just as he had waved the axe over his head ready to strike , a voice was heard from the stone coffin saying , in sepulchral tones : ` Clear out of this , or the dead will arise from their coffins , and the statues will descend from the walls , and you will be driven out more dead than alive . '
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And with a bound the thief jumped out of his coffin and the liar from his niche , and the robbers were so terrified that they ran helter-skelter out of the crypt , leaving all their gold behind them , and vowing that they would never put foot inside the haunted place again .
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So the partners divided the gold between them , and carried it to their homes ; and history tells us no more about them .
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FORTUNATUS AND HIS PURSE Once upon a time there lived in the city of Famagosta , in the island of Cyprus , a rich man called Theodorus .
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He ought to have been the happiest person in the whole world , as he had all he could wish for , and a wife and little son whom he loved dearly ; but unluckily , after a short time he always grew tired of everything , and had to seek new pleasures .
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When people are made like this the end is generally the same , and before Fortunatus -LRB- for that was the boy 's name -RRB- was ten years old , his father had spent all his money and had not a farthing left .
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But though Theodorus had been so foolish he was not quite without sense , and set about getting work at once .
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His wife , too , instead of reproaching him sent away the servants and sold their fine horses , and did all the work of the house herself , even washing the clothes of her husband and child .
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Thus time passed till Fortunatus was sixteen .
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One day when they were sitting at supper , the boy said to Theodorus , ` Father , why do you look so sad ?
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Tell me what is wrong , and perhaps I can help you . '
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` Ah , my son , I have reason enough to be sad ; but for me you would now have been enjoying every kind of pleasure , instead of being buried in this tiny house . '
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` Oh , do not let that trouble you , ' replied Fortunatus , ` it is time I made some money for myself .
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To be sure I have never been taught any trade .
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Still there must be something I can do .
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I will go and walk on the seashore and think about it . '
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Very soon -- sooner than he expected -- a chance came , and Fortunatus , like a wise boy , seized on it at once .
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The post offered him was that of page to the Earl of Flanders , and as the Earl 's daughter was just going to be married , splendid festivities were held in her honour , and at some of the tilting matches Fortunatus was lucky enough to win the prize .
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These prizes , together with presents from the lords and ladies of the court , who liked him for his pleasant ways , made Fortunatus feel quite a rich man .
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But though his head was not turned by the notice taken of him , it excited the envy of some of the other pages about the Court , and one of them , called Robert , invented a plot to move Fortunatus out of his way .
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So he told the young man that the Earl had taken a dislike to him and meant to kill him ; Fortunatus believed the story , and packing up his fine clothes and money , slipped away before dawn .
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He went to a great many big towns and lived well , and as he was generous and not wiser than most youths of his age , he very soon found himself penniless .
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Like his father , he then began to think of work , and tramped half over Brittany in search of it .
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Nobody seemed to want him , and he wandered about from one place to another , till he found himself in a dense wood , without any paths , and not much light .
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Here he spent two whole days , with nothing to eat and very little water to drink , going first in one direction and then in another , but never being able to find his way out .
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During the first night he slept soundly , and was too tired to fear either man or beast , but when darkness came on for the second time , and growls were heard in the distance , he grew frightened and looked about for a high tree out of reach of his enemies .
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Hardly had he settled himself comfortably in one of the forked branches , when a lion walked up to a spring that burst from a rock close to the tree , and crouching down drank greedily .
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This was bad enough , but after all , lions do not climb trees , and as long as Fortunatus stayed up on his perch , he was quite safe .
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But no sooner was the lion out of sight , than his place was taken by a bear , and bears , as Fortunatus knew very well , are tree-climbers .
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His heart beat fast , and not without reason , for as the bear turned away he looked up and saw Fortunatus !
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Now in those days every young man carried a sword slung to his belt , and it was a fashion that came in very handily for Fortunatus .
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He drew his sword , and when the bear got within a yard of him he made a fierce lunge forward .
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The bear , wild with pain , tried to spring , but the bough he was standing on broke with his weight , and he fell heavily to the ground .
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Then Fortunatus descended from his tree -LRB- first taking good care to see no other wild animals were in sight -RRB- and killed him with a single blow .
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He was just thinking he would light a fire and make a hearty dinner off bear 's flesh , which is not at all bad eating , when he beheld a beautiful lady standing by his side leaning on a wheel , and her eyes hidden by a bandage . '
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I am Dame Fortune , ' she said , ` and I have a gift for you .
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Shall it be wisdom , strength , long life , riches , health , or beauty ?
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Think well , and tell me what you will have . '
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But Fortunatus , who had proved the truth of the proverb that ` It 's ill thinking on an empty stomach , ' answered quickly , ` Good lady , let me have riches in such plenty that I may never again be as hungry as I am now . '
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And the lady held out a purse and told him he had only to put his hand into it , and he and his children would always find ten pieces of gold .
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But when they were dead it would be a magic purse no longer .
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-LSB- Illustration : THE GIFT-OF-FORTUNE -RSB- At this news Fortunatus was beside himself with joy , and could hardly find words to thank the lady .
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But she told him that the best thing he could do was to find his way out of the wood , and before bidding him farewell pointed out which path he should take .
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He walked along it as fast as his weakness would let him , until a welcome light at a little distance showed him that a house was near .
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It turned out to be an inn , but before entering Fortunatus thought he had better make sure of the truth of what the lady had told him , and took out the purse and looked inside .
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Sure enough there were the ten pieces of gold , shining brightly .
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Then Fortunatus walked boldly up to the inn , and ordered them to get ready a good supper at once , as he was very hungry , and to bring him the best wine in the house .
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And he seemed to care so little what he spent that everybody thought he was a great lord , and vied with each other who should run quickest when he called .
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After a night passed in a soft bed , Fortunatus felt so much better that he asked the landlord if he could find him some men-servants , and tell him where any good horses were to be got .
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The next thing was to provide himself with smart clothes , and then to take a big house where he could give great feasts to the nobles and beautiful ladies who lived in palaces round about .
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In this manner a whole year soon slipped away , and Fortunatus was so busy amusing himself that he never once remembered his parents whom he had left behind in Cyprus .
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But though he was thoughtless , he was not bad-hearted .
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As soon as their existence crossed his mind , he set about making preparations to visit them , and as he was not fond of being alone he looked round for some one older and wiser than himself to travel with him .
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It was not long before he had the good luck to come across an old man who had left his wife and children in a far country many years before , when he went out into the world to seek the fortune which he never found .
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He agreed to accompany Fortunatus back to Cyprus , but only on condition he should first be allowed to return for a few weeks to his own home before venturing to set sail for an island so strange and distant .
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Fortunatus agreed to his proposal , and as he was always fond of anything new , said that he would go with him .
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The journey was long , and they had to cross many large rivers , and climb over high mountains , and find their way through thick woods , before they reached at length the old man 's castle .
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His wife and children had almost given up hopes of seeing him again , and crowded eagerly round him .
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Indeed , it did not take Fortunatus five minutes to fall in love with the youngest daughter , the most beautiful creature in the whole world , whose name was Cassandra .
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` Give her to me for my wife , ' he said to the old man , ` and let us all go together to Famagosta . '
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So a ship was bought big enough to hold Fortunatus , the old man and his wife , and their ten children -- five of them sons and five daughters .
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And the day before they sailed the wedding was celebrated with magnificent rejoicings , and everybody thought that Fortunatus must certainly be a prince in disguise .
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But when they reached Cyprus , he learned to his sorrow that both his father and mother were dead , and for some time he shut himself up in his house and would see nobody , full of shame at having forgotten them all these years .
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Then he begged that the old man and his wife would remain with him , and take the place of his parents .
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For twelve years Fortunatus and Cassandra and their two little boys lived happily in Famagosta .
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They had a beautiful house and everything they could possibly want , and when Cassandra 's sisters married the purse provided them each with a fortune .
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But at last Fortunatus grew tired of staying at home , and thought he should like to go out and see the world again .
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Cassandra shed many tears at first when he told her of his wishes , and he had a great deal of trouble to persuade her to give her consent .
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But on his promising to return at the end of two years she agreed to let him go .
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Before he went away he showed her three chests of gold , which stood in a room with an iron door , and walls twelve feet thick .
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` If anything should happen to me , ' he said , ` and I should never come back , keep one of the chests for yourself , and give the others to our two sons . '
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Then he embraced them all and took ship for Alexandria .
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The wind was fair and in a few days they entered the harbour , where Fortunatus was informed by a man whom he met on landing , that if he wished to be well received in the town , he must begin by making a handsome present to the Sultan .
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` That is easily done , ' said Fortunatus , and went into a goldsmith 's shop , where he bought a large gold cup , which cost five thousand pounds .
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This gift so pleased the Sultan that he ordered a hundred casks of spices to be given to Fortunatus ; Fortunatus put them on board his ship , and commanded the captain to return to Cyprus and deliver them to his wife , Cassandra .
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He next obtained an audience of the Sultan , and begged permission to travel through the country , which the Sultan readily gave him , adding some letters to the rulers of other lands which Fortunatus might wish to visit .
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Filled with delight at feeling himself free to roam through the world once more , Fortunatus set out on his journey without losing a day .
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From court to court he went , astonishing everyone by the magnificence of his dress and the splendour of his presents .
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At length he grew as tired of wandering as he had been of staying at home , and returned to Alexandria , where he found the same ship that had brought him from Cyprus lying in the harbour .
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Of course the first thing he did was to pay his respects to the Sultan , who was eager to hear about his adventures .
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When Fortunatus had told them all , the Sultan observed : ` Well , you have seen many wonderful things , but I have something to show you more wonderful still ; ' and he led him into a room where precious stones lay heaped against the walls .
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Fortunatus ' eyes were quite dazzled , but the Sultan went on without pausing and opened a door at the farther end .
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As far as Fortunatus could see , the cupboard was quite bare , except for a little red cap , such as soldiers wear in Turkey .
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` Look at this , ' said the Sultan .
`__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Sultan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But there is nothing very valuable about it , ' answered Fortunatus .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV valuable__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Fortunatus__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` I 've seen a dozen better caps than that , this very day . '
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` Ah , ' said the Sultan , ` you do not know what you are talking about .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Sultan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB talking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Whoever puts this cap on his head and wishes himself in any place , will find himself there in a moment . '
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` But who made it ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked Fortunatus .
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` That I can not tell you , ' replied the Sultan .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Sultan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Is it very heavy to wear ? '
`__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV heavy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT wear__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked Fortunatus .
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` No , quite light , ' replied the Sultan , ` just feel it . '
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Fortunatus took the cap and put it on his head , and then , without thinking , wished himself back in the ship that was starting for Famagosta .
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In a second he was standing at the prow , while the anchor was being weighed , and while the Sultan was repenting of his folly in allowing Fortunatus to try on the cap , the vessel was making fast for Cyprus .
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When it arrived , Fortunatus found his wife and children well , but the two old people were dead and buried .
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His sons had grown tall and strong , but unlike their father had no wish to see the world , and found their chief pleasure in hunting and tilting .
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In the main , Fortunatus was content to stay quietly at home , and if a restless fit did seize upon him , he was able to go away for a few hours without being missed , thanks to the cap , which he never sent back to the Sultan .
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By-and-by he grew old , and feeling that he had not many days to live , he sent for his two sons , and showing them the purse and cap , he said to them : ` Never part with these precious possessions .
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They are worth more than all the gold and lands I leave behind me .
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But never tell their secret , even to your wife or dearest friend .
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That purse has served me well for forty years , and no one knows whence I got my riches . '
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Then he died and was buried by his wife Cassandra , and he was mourned in Famagosta for many years .
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THE GOAT-FACED GIRL There was once upon a time a peasant called Masaniello who had twelve daughters .
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They were exactly like the steps of a staircase , for there was just a year between each sister .
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It was all the poor man could do to bring up such a large family , and in order to provide food for them he used to dig in the fields all day long .
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In spite of his hard work he only just succeeded in keeping the wolf from the door , and the poor little girls often went hungry to bed .
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One day , when Masaniello was working at the foot of a high mountain , he came upon the mouth of a cave which was so dark and gloomy that even the sun seemed afraid to enter it .
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Suddenly a huge green lizard appeared from the inside and stood before Masaniello , who nearly went out of his mind with terror , for the beast was as big as a crocodile and quite as fierce looking .
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But the lizard sat down beside him in the most friendly manner , and said : ` Do n't be afraid , my good man , I am not going to hurt you ; on the contrary , I am most anxious to help you . '
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When the peasant heard these words he knelt before the lizard and said : ` Dear lady , for I know not what to call you , I am in your power ; but I beg of you to be merciful , for I have twelve wretched little daughters at home who are dependent on me . '
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET peasant__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__NOUN these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON knelt__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB lady__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT call__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON power__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON beg__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB merciful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__VERB wretched__<label>__VERB little__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB dependent__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That 's the very reason why I have come to you , ' replied the lizard .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV reason__<label>__NOUN why__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Bring me your youngest daughter to-morrow morning .
`__<label>__. Bring__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I promise to bring her up as if she were my own child , and to look upon her as the apple of my eye . '
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When Masaniello heard her words he was very unhappy , because he felt sure , from the lizard 's wanting one of his daughters , the youngest and tenderest too , that the poor little girl would only serve as dessert for the terrible creature 's supper .
When__<label>__ADV Masaniello__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV unhappy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN wanting__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON daughters__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ tenderest__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV serve__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP dessert__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET terrible__<label>__ADJ creature__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ supper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At the same time he said to himself , ` If I refuse her request , she will certainly eat me up on the spot .
At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON refuse__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON request__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If I give her what she asks she does indeed take part of myself , but if I refuse she will take the whole of me .
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON asks__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB indeed__<label>__ADV take__<label>__VERB part__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON refuse__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
What am I to do , and how in the world am I to get out of the difficulty ? '
What__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET difficulty__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As he kept muttering to himself the lizard said , ` Make up your mind to do as I tell you at once .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB muttering__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Make__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I desire to have your youngest daughter , and if you wo n't comply with my wish , I can only say it will be the worse for you . '
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Seeing that there was nothing else to be done , Masaniello set off for his home , and arrived there looking so white and wretched that his wife asked him at once : ` What has happened to you , my dear husband ?
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Have you quarrelled with anyone , or has the poor donkey fallen down ? '
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` Neither the one nor the other , ' answered her husband , ` but something far worse than either .
`__<label>__. Neither__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM nor__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ something__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV worse__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
A terrible lizard has nearly frightened me out of my senses , for she threatened that if I did not give her our youngest daughter , she would make me repent it .
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My head is going round like a mill-wheel , and I do n't know what to do .
My__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mill__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. wheel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I am indeed between the Devil and the Deep Sea .
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You know how dearly I love Renzolla , and yet , if I fail to bring her to the lizard to-morrow morning , I must say farewell to life .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV dearly__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB Renzolla__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON fail__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB farewell__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do advise me what to do . '
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When his wife had heard all he had to say , she said to him : ` How do you know , my dear husband , that the lizard is really our enemy ?
When__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB all__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ husband__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON enemy__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
May she not be a friend in disguise ?
May__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET friend__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP disguise__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And your meeting with her may be the beginning of better things and the end of all our misery .
And__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON meeting__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET beginning__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP better__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET our__<label>__PRON misery__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Therefore go and take the child to her , for my heart tells me that you will never repent doing so . '
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Masaniello was much comforted by her words , and next morning as soon as it was light he took his little daughter by the hand and led her to the cave .
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The lizard , who was awaiting the peasant 's arrival , came forward to meet him , and taking the girl by the hand , she gave the father a sack full of gold , and said : ` Go and marry your other daughters , and give them dowries with this gold , and be of good cheer , for Renzolla will have both father and mother in me ; it is a great piece of luck for her that she has fallen into my hands . '
The__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB awaiting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET peasant__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN arrival__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. came__<label>__VERB forward__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ taking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET sack__<label>__NOUN full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ marry__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON other__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ give__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON dowries__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET gold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP good__<label>__ADJ cheer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Renzolla__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET father__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP luck__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON that__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Lizard takes charge of Renzolla -RSB- Masaniello , quite overcome with gratitude , thanked the lizard , and returned home to his wife .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Lizard__<label>__NOUN takes__<label>__VERB charge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Renzolla__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Masaniello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. quite__<label>__ADV overcome__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP gratitude__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. thanked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ returned__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as it was known how rich the peasant had become , suitors for the hands of his daughters were not wanting , and very soon he married them all off ; and even then there was enough gold left to keep himself and his wife in comfort and plenty all their days .
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As soon as the lizard was left alone with Renzolla , she changed the cave into a beautiful palace , and led the girl inside .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP Renzolla__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON changed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cave__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ led__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Here she brought her up like a little princess , and the child wanted for nothing .
Here__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON brought__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN wanted__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She gave her sumptuous food to eat , beautiful clothes to wear , and a thousand servants to wait on her .
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Now , it happened , one day , that the king of the country was hunting in a wood close to the palace , and was overtaken by the dark .
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Seeing a light shining in the palace he sent one of his servants to ask if he could get a night 's lodging there .
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When the page knocked at the door the lizard changed herself into a beautiful woman , and opened it herself .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN knocked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET lizard__<label>__NOUN changed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ opened__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When she heard the king 's request she sent him a message to say that she would be delighted to see him , and give him all he wanted .
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The king , on hearing this kind invitation , instantly betook himself to the palace , where he was received in the most hospitable manner .
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A hundred pages with torches came to meet him , a hundred more waited on him at table , and another hundred waved big fans in the air to keep the flies from him .
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Renzolla herself poured out the wine for him , and , so gracefully did she do it , that his Majesty could not take his eyes off her .
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When the meal was finished and the table cleared , the king retired to sleep , and Renzolla drew the shoes from his feet , at the same time drawing his heart from his breast .
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So desperately had he fallen in love with her , that he called the fairy to him , and asked her for Renzolla 's hand in marriage .
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As the kind fairy had only the girl 's welfare at heart , she willingly gave her consent , and not her consent only , but a wedding portion of seven thousand golden guineas .
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The king , full of delight over his good fortune , prepared to take his departure , accompanied by Renzolla , who never so much as thanked the fairy for all she had done for her .
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When the fairy saw such a base want of gratitude she determined to punish the girl , and , cursing her , she turned her face into a goat 's head .
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In a moment Renzolla 's pretty mouth stretched out into a snout , with a beard a yard long at the end of it , her cheeks sank in , and her shining plaits of hair changed into two sharp horns .
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When the king turned round and saw her he thought he must have taken leave of his senses .
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He burst into tears , and cried out : ` Where is the hair that bound me so tightly , where are the eyes that pierced through my heart , and where are the lips I kissed ?
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Am I to be tied to a goat all my life ?
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No , no !
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nothing will induce me to become the laughing-stock of my subjects for the sake of a goat-faced girl ! '
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When they reached his own country he shut Renzolla up in a little turret chamber of his palace , with a waiting-maid , and gave each of them ten bundles of flax to spin , telling them that their task must be finished by the end of the week .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ country__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON shut__<label>__VERB Renzolla__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ turret__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET waiting__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. maid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ten__<label>__VERB bundles__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP flax__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT spin__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. telling__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON task__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET week__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The maid , obedient to the king 's commands , set at once to work and combed out the flax , wound it round the spindle , and sat spinning at her wheel so diligently that her work was quite done by Saturday evening .
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But Renzolla , who had been spoilt and petted in the fairy 's house , and was quite unaware of the change that had taken place in her appearance , threw the flax out of the window and said : ` What is the king thinking of that he should give me this work to do ?
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If he wants shirts he can buy them .
If__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON wants__<label>__VERB shirts__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB buy__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It is n't even as if he had picked me out of the gutter , for he ought to remember that I brought him seven thousand golden guineas as my wedding portion , and that I am his wife and not his slave .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV even__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB picked__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gutter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT remember__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON brought__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON seven__<label>__NUM thousand__<label>__NUM golden__<label>__ADJ guineas__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON wedding__<label>__NOUN portion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON slave__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He must be mad to treat me like this . '
He__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB mad__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT treat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
All the same , when Saturday evening came , and she saw that the waiting-maid had finished her task , she took fright lest she should be punished for her idleness .
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So she hurried off to the palace of the fairy , and confided all her woes to her .
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON hurried__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ confided__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON woes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The fairy embraced her tenderly , and gave her a sack full of spun flax , in order that she might show it to the king , and let him see what a good worker she was .
The__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN embraced__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON tenderly__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET sack__<label>__NOUN full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP spun__<label>__NOUN flax__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ worker__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Renzolla took the sack without one word of thanks , and returned to the palace , leaving the kind fairy very indignant over her want of gratitude .
Renzolla__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sack__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM word__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP thanks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. leaving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN fairy__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV indignant__<label>__ADJ over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON want__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gratitude__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the king saw the flax all spun , he gave Renzolla and the waiting-maid each a little dog , and told them to look after the animals and train them carefully .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET flax__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET spun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB Renzolla__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET waiting__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. maid__<label>__NOUN each__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ train__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON carefully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The waiting-maid brought hers up with the greatest possible care , and treated it almost as if it were her son .
The__<label>__DET waiting__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. maid__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__NOUN hers__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET greatest__<label>__ADJ possible__<label>__ADJ care__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ treated__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Renzolla said : ' I do n't know what to think .
But__<label>__CONJ Renzolla__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Have I come among a lot of lunatics ?
Have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB among__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP lunatics__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Does the king imagine that I am going to comb and feed a dog with my own hands ? '
Does__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN imagine__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT comb__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ feed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ hands__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
With these words she opened the window and threw the poor little beast out , and he fell on the ground as dead as a stone .
With__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON opened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV dead__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When a few months had passed the king sent a message to say he would like to see how the dogs were getting on .
When__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ months__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET message__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET dogs__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB getting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Renzolla , who felt very uncomfortable in her mind at this request , hurried off once more to the fairy .
Renzolla__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV uncomfortable__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET request__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hurried__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This time she found an old man at the door of the fairy 's palace , who said to her : ` Who are you , and what do you want ? '
This__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When Renzolla heard his question she answered angrily : ` Do n't you know me , old Goat-beard ?
When__<label>__ADV Renzolla__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON question__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB angrily__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. old__<label>__ADJ Goat__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. beard__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And how dare you address me in such a way ? '
And__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON address__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` The pot ca n't call the kettle black , ' answered the old man , ` for it is not I , but you who have a goat 's head .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET pot__<label>__NOUN ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM call__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET kettle__<label>__NOUN black__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET goat__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just wait a moment , you ungrateful wretch , and I will show you to what a pass your want of gratitude has brought you . '
Just__<label>__ADV wait__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON ungrateful__<label>__ADJ wretch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET pass__<label>__NOUN your__<label>__PRON want__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gratitude__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
With these words he hurried away , and returned with a mirror , which he held up before Renzolla .
With__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON hurried__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ returned__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON held__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP Renzolla__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At the sight of her ugly , hairy face , the girl nearly fainted with horror , and she broke into loud sobs at seeing her countenance so changed .
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-LSB- Illustration : RENZOLLA SEES HER FACE IN THE MIRROR -RSB- Then the old man said : ` You must remember , Renzolla , that you are a peasant 's daughter , and that the fairy turned you into a queen ; but you were ungrateful , and never as much as thanked her for all she had done for you .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. RENZOLLA__<label>__NOUN SEES__<label>__NOUN HER__<label>__NOUN FACE__<label>__NOUN IN__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN MIRROR__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB remember__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Renzolla__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET peasant__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET queen__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ungrateful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ never__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP thanked__<label>__ADJ her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Therefore she has determined to punish you .
Therefore__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB determined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT punish__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But if you wish to lose your long white beard , throw yourself at the fairy 's feet and implore her to forgive you .
But__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON long__<label>__ADJ white__<label>__ADJ beard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. throw__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ feet__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ implore__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT forgive__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She has a tender heart , and will , perhaps , take pity on you . '
She__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET tender__<label>__NOUN heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB pity__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Renzolla , who was really sorry for her conduct , took the old man 's advice , and the fairy not only gave her back her former face , but she dressed her in a gold embroidered dress , presented her with a beautiful carriage , and brought her back , accompanied by a host of servants , to her husband .
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When the king saw her looking as beautiful as ever , he fell in love with her once more , and bitterly repented having caused her so much suffering .
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So Renzolla lived happily ever afterwards , for she loved her husband , honoured the fairy , and was grateful to the old man for having told her the truth .
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-LSB- From the Italian , Kletke . -RSB-
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WHAT CAME OF PICKING FLOWERS There was once a woman who had three daughters whom she loved very much .
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One day the eldest was walking in a water-meadow , when she saw a pink growing in the stream .
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She stooped to pick the flower , but her hand had scarcely touched it , when she vanished altogether .
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The next morning the second sister went out into the meadow , to see if she could find any traces of the lost girl , and as a branch of lovely roses lay trailing across her path , she bent down to move it away , and in so doing , could not resist plucking one of the roses .
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In a moment she too had disappeared .
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Wondering what could have become of her two sisters , the youngest followed in their footsteps , and fell a victim to a branch of delicious white jessamine .
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So the old woman was left without any daughters at all .
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She wept , and wept , and wept , all day and all night , and went on weeping so long , that her son , who had been a little boy when his sisters disappeared , grew up to be a tall youth .
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Then one night he asked his mother to tell him what was the matter .
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When he had heard the whole story , he said , ` Give me your blessing , mother , and I will go and search the world till I find them . '
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So he set forth , and after he had travelled several miles without any adventures , he came upon three big boys fighting in the road .
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He stopped and inquired what they were fighting about , and one of them answered : ` My lord !
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our father left to us , when he died , a pair of boots , a key , and a cap .
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Whoever puts on the boots and wishes himself in any place , will find himself there .
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The key will open every door in the world , and with the cap on your head no one can see you .
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Now our eldest brother wants to have all three things for himself , and we wish to draw lots for them . '
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` Oh , that is easily settled , ' said the youth . '
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I will throw this stone as far as I can , and the one who picks it up first , shall have the three things . '
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So he took the stone and flung it , and while the three brothers were running after it , he drew hastily on the boots , and said , ` Boots , take me to the place where I shall find my eldest sister . '
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The next moment the young man was standing on a steep mountain before the gates of a strong castle guarded by bolts and bars and iron chains .
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The key , which he had not forgotten to put in his pocket , opened the doors one by one , and he walked through a number of halls and corridors , till he met a beautiful and richly-dressed young lady who started back in surprise at the sight of him , and exclaimed , ` Oh , sir , how did you contrive to get in here ? '
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The young man replied that he was her brother , and told her by what means he had been able to pass through the doors .
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In return , she told him how happy she was , except for one thing , and that was , her husband lay under a spell , and could never break it till there should be put to death a man who could not die .
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They talked together for a long time , and then the lady said he had better leave her as she expected her husband back at any moment , and he might not like him to be there ; but the young man assured her she need not be afraid , as he had with him a cap which would make him invisible .
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They were still deep in conversation when the door suddenly opened , and a bird flew in , but he saw nothing unusual , for , at the first noise , the youth had put on his cap .
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The lady jumped up and brought a large golden basin , into which the bird flew , reappearing directly after as a handsome man .
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Turning to his wife , he cried , ' I am sure someone is in the room ! '
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She got frightened , and declared that she was quite alone , but her husband persisted , and in the end she had to confess the truth .
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-LSB- Illustration : What came of Picking Jessamine -RSB- ` But if he is really your brother , why did you hide him ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP Picking__<label>__VERB Jessamine__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON hide__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked he . '
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I believe you are telling me a lie , and if he comes back I shall kill him ! '
I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB telling__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET lie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
At this the youth took off his cap , and came forward .
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Then the husband saw that he was indeed so like his wife that he doubted her word no longer , and embraced his brother-in-law with delight .
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Drawing a feather from his bird 's skin , he said , ` If you are in danger and cry , `` Come and help me , King of the Birds , '' everything will go well with you . '
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The young man thanked him and went away , and after he had left the castle he told the boots that they must take him to the place where his second sister was living .
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As before , he found himself at the gates of a huge castle , and within was his second sister , very happy with her husband , who loved her dearly , but longing for the moment when he should be set free from the spell that kept him half his life a fish .
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When he arrived and had been introduced by his wife to her brother , he welcomed him warmly , and gave him a fish-scale , saying , ` If you are in danger , call to me , `` Come and help me , King of the Fishes , '' and everything will go well with you . '
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The young man thanked him and took his leave , and when he was outside the gates he told the boots to take him to the place where his youngest sister lived .
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The boots carried him to a dark cavern , with steps of iron leading up to it .
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Inside she sat , weeping and sobbing , and as she had done nothing else the whole time she had been there , the poor girl had grown very thin .
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When she saw a man standing before her , she sprang to her feet and exclaimed , ` Oh , whoever you are , save me and take me from this horrible place ! '
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Then he told her who he was , and how he had seen her sisters , whose happiness was spoilt by the spell under which both their husbands lay , and she , in turn , related her story .
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She had been carried off in the water-meadow by a horrible monster , who wanted to make her marry him by force , and had kept her a prisoner all these years because she would not submit to his will .
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Every day he came to beg her to consent to his wishes , and to remind her that there was no hope of her being set free , as he was the most constant man in the world , and besides that he could never die .
Every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT beg__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT consent__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON wishes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT remind__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET hope__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON being__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB free__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV constant__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ besides__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV die__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At these words the youth remembered his two enchanted brothers-in-law , and he advised his sister to promise to marry the old man , if he would tell her why he could never die .
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Suddenly everything began to tremble , as if it was shaken by a whirlwind , and the old man entered , and flinging himself at the feet of the girl , he said : ` Are you still determined never to marry me ?
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If so you will have to sit there weeping till the end of the world , for I shall always be faithful to my wish to marry you ! '
If__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sit__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET weeping__<label>__VERB till__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB faithful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , I will marry you , ' she said , ` if you will tell me why it is that you can never die . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB marry__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON why__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV die__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the old man burst into peals of laughter .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN burst__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP peals__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP laughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ah , ah , ah !
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ah__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ah__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
You are thinking how you would be able to kill me ?
You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT kill__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Well , to do that , you would have to find an iron casket which lies at the bottom of the sea , and has a white dove inside , and then you would have to find the egg which the dove laid , and bring it here , and dash it against my head . '
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN casket__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET lies__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ dove__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET egg__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET dove__<label>__NOUN laid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ dash__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON against__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he laughed again in his certainty that no one had ever got down to the bottom of the sea , and that if they did , they would never find the casket , or be able to open it .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON laughed__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON certainty__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET casket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT open__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When he could speak once more , he said , ` Now you will be obliged to marry me , as you know my secret . '
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But she begged so hard that the wedding might be put off for three days , that he consented , and went away rejoicing at his victory .
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When he had disappeared , the brother took off the cap which had kept him invisible all this time , and told his sister not to lose heart as he hoped in three days she would be free .
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Then he drew on his boots , and wished himself at the seashore , and there he was directly .
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Drawing out the fish-scale , he cried , ` Come and help me , King of the Fishes ! '
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and his brother-in-law swam up , and asked what he could do .
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The young man related the story , and when he had finished his listener summoned all the fishes to his presence .
The__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN related__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON listener__<label>__NOUN summoned__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET fishes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The last to arrive was a little sardine , who apologised for being so late , but said she had hurt herself by knocking her head against an iron casket that lay in the bottom of the sea .
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The king ordered several of the largest and strongest of his subjects to take the little sardine as a guide , and bring him the iron casket .
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They soon returned with the box placed across their backs and laid it down before him .
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Then the youth produced the key and said , ` Key , open that box ! '
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and the key opened it , and though they were all crowding round , ready to catch it , the white dove within flew away .
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-LSB- Illustration : HOW THE WHITE DOVE ESCAPED -RSB- It was useless to go after it , and for a moment the young man 's heart sank .
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The next minute , however , he remembered that he had still his feather , and drew it out crying , ` Come to me , King of the Birds ! '
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and a rushing noise was heard , and the King of the Birds perched on his shoulder , and asked what he could do to help him .
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His brother-in-law told him the whole story , and when he had finished the King of the Birds commanded all his subjects to hasten to his presence .
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In an instant the air was dark with birds of all sizes , and at the very last came the white dove , apologising for being so late by saying that an old friend had arrived at his nest , and he had been obliged to give him some dinner .
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The King of the Birds ordered some of them to show the young man the white dove 's nest , and when they reached it , there lay the egg which was to break the spell and set them all free .
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When it was safely in his pocket , he told the boots to carry him straight to the cavern where his youngest sister sat awaiting him .
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Now it was already far on into the third day , which the old man had fixed for the wedding , and when the youth reached the cavern with his cap on his head , he found the monster there , urging the girl to keep her word and let the marriage take place at once .
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At a sign from her brother she sat down and invited the old monster to lay his head on her lap .
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He did so with delight , and her brother standing behind her back passed her the egg unseen .
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She took it , and dashed it straight at the horrible head , and the monster started , and with a groan that people took for the rumblings of an earthquake , he turned over and died .
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As the breath went out of his body the husbands of the two eldest daughters resumed their proper shapes , and , sending for their mother-in-law , whose sorrow was so unexpectedly turned into joy , they had a great feast , and the youngest sister was rich to the end of her days with the treasures she found in the cave , collected by the monster .
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-LSB- From the Portuguese . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Portuguese__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE STORY OF BENSURDATU There was once a king and a queen who had three wonderfully beautiful daughters , and their one thought , from morning till night , was how they could make the girls happy .
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One day the princesses said to the king , ` Dear father , we want so much to have a picnic , and eat our dinner in the country . '
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` Very well , dear children , let us have a picnic by all means , ' answered he , and gave orders that everything should be got ready .
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When luncheon was prepared it was put into a cart , and the royal family stepped into a carriage and drove right away into the country .
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After a few miles they reached a house and garden belonging to the king , and close by was their favourite place for lunch .
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The drive had made them very hungry , and they ate with a hearty appetite , till almost all the food had disappeared .
The__<label>__DET drive__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV hungry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON ate__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hearty__<label>__NOUN appetite__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET food__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB disappeared__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When they had quite done , they said to their parents : ` Now we should like to wander about the garden a little , but when you want to go home , just call to us . '
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON parents__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wander__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV call__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they ran off , laughing , down a green glade , which led to the garden .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. laughing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. down__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET green__<label>__ADJ glade__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET led__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But no sooner had they stepped across the fence , than a dark cloud came down and covered them , and prevented them seeing whither they were going .
But__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET sooner__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON stepped__<label>__VERB across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fence__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dark__<label>__ADJ cloud__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ covered__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ prevented__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON seeing__<label>__VERB whither__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : NOW THE THREE PRINCESSES WERE LOST -RSB- Meanwhile the king and queen sat lazily among the heather , and an hour or two slipped away .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. NOW__<label>__CONJ THE__<label>__DET THREE__<label>__NOUN PRINCESSES__<label>__NOUN WERE__<label>__NOUN LOST__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Meanwhile__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ queen__<label>__ADJ sat__<label>__ADJ lazily__<label>__ADV among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET heather__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM slipped__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The sun was dropping towards the horizon , and they began to think it was time to go home .
The__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB dropping__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horizon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So they called to their daughters and called again , but no one answered them .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON daughters__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Frightened at the silence , they searched every corner of the garden , the house , and the neighbouring wood , but no trace of the girls was to be found anywhere .
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The earth seemed to have swallowed them up .
The__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB swallowed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
The poor parents were in despair .
The__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ parents__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP despair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The queen wept all the way home , and for many days after , and the king issued a proclamation that whoever should bring back his lost daughters should have one of them to wife , and should , after his death , reign in his stead .
The__<label>__DET queen__<label>__ADJ wept__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN issued__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET proclamation__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP whoever__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON lost__<label>__NOUN daughters__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ should__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. reign__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON stead__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now two young generals were at that time living at the court , and when they heard the king 's declaration , they said one to the other : ` Let us go in search of them ; perhaps we shall be the lucky persons . '
Now__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM young__<label>__ADJ generals__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN living__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET court__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ declaration__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP search__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lucky__<label>__ADJ persons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they set out , each mounted on a strong horse , taking with them a change of raiment and some money .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. each__<label>__DET mounted__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET strong__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET change__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP raiment__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But though they inquired at every village they rode through , they could hear nothing of the princesses , and by-and-by their money was all spent , and they were forced to sell their horses , or give up the search .
But__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON inquired__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET village__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON rode__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princesses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON money__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET spent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB forced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sell__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON horses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET search__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Even this money only lasted a little while longer , and nothing but their clothes lay between them and starvation .
Even__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV lasted__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ while__<label>__ADP longer__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ their__<label>__PRON clothes__<label>__NOUN lay__<label>__VERB between__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ starvation__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They sold the spare garments that were bound on their saddles , and went in the coats they stood up in to the inn , to beg for some food , as they were really starving .
They__<label>__PRON sold__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spare__<label>__ADJ garments__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB bound__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON saddles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET coats__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET inn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT beg__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET food__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV starving__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When , however , they had to pay for what they had eaten and drank , they said to the host : ` We have no money , and naught but the clothes we stand up in .
When__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pay__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB eaten__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ drank__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET host__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ naught__<label>__ADV but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET clothes__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON stand__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Take these , and give us instead some old rags , and let us stay here and serve you . '
Take__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ give__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON instead__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ rags__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ serve__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the innkeeper was content with the bargain , and the generals remained , and were his servants .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET innkeeper__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB content__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bargain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET generals__<label>__NOUN remained__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ were__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON servants__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All this time the king and queen remained in their palace hungering for their children , but not a word was heard of either of them or of the generals who had gone to seek for them .
All__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ queen__<label>__NOUN remained__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN hungering__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON children__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON or__<label>__CONJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET generals__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT seek__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Now there was living in the palace a faithful servant of the king 's called Bensurdatu , who had served him for many years , and when Bensurdatu saw how grieved the king was , he lifted up his voice and said to him : ` Your majesty , let me go and seek your daughters . '
Now__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB living__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET faithful__<label>__ADJ servant__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB served__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV grieved__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON lifted__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON majesty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ seek__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON daughters__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , no , Bensurdatu , ' replied the king .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Three daughters have I lost , and two generals , and shall I lose you also ? '
`__<label>__. Three__<label>__NUM daughters__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON lost__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM generals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON lose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON also__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But Bensurdatu said again : ` Let me now go , your majesty ; trust me , and I will bring you back your daughters . '
But__<label>__CONJ Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON majesty__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. trust__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON daughters__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the king gave way , and Bensurdatu set forth , and rode on till he came to the inn , where he dismounted and asked for food .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rode__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET inn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON dismounted__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP food__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was brought by the two generals , whom he knew at once in spite of their miserable clothes , and , much astonished , asked them how in the world they came there .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM generals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whom__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON miserable__<label>__ADJ clothes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. much__<label>__ADV astonished__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. asked__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They told him all their adventures , and he sent for the innkeeper , and said to him : ` Give them back their garments , and I will pay everything that they owe you . '
They__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET their__<label>__PRON adventures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET innkeeper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON back__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON garments__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB pay__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON owe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the innkeeper did as he was bid , and when the two generals were dressed in their proper clothes , they declared they would join Bensurdatu , and with him seek for the king 's daughters .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET innkeeper__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB bid__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM generals__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB dressed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__ADJ clothes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON declared__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB join__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON seek__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The three companions rode on for many miles , and at length they came to a wild place , without sign of a human being .
The__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM companions__<label>__NOUN rode__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ miles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP length__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET wild__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP sign__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET human__<label>__ADJ being__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was getting dark , and fearing to be lost on this desolate spot they pushed on their horses , and at last saw a light in the window of a tiny hut .
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` Who comes there ? '
`__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked a voice , as they knocked at the door .
asked__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON knocked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
have pity on us , and give us a night 's shelter , ' replied Bensurdatu ; ` we are three tired travellers who have lost our way . '
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Then the door was opened by a very old woman , who stood back , and beckoned them to enter .
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` Whence do you come , and whither do you go ? '
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said she .
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` Ah , good woman , we have a heavy task before us , ' answered Bensurdatu , ` we are bound to carry the king 's daughters back to the palace ! '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. good__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET heavy__<label>__ADJ task__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB bound__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , unhappy creatures , ' cried she , ` you know not what you are doing !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. unhappy__<label>__ADJ creatures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
The king 's daughters were covered by a thick cloud , and no one knows where they may now be . '
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ cloud__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , tell us , if you know , my good woman , ' entreated Bensurdatu , ` for with them lies all our happiness . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON good__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. entreated__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON lies__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET our__<label>__PRON happiness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Even if I were to tell you , ' answered she , ` you could not rescue them .
`__<label>__. Even__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV rescue__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
To do that you would have to go to the very bottom of a deep river , and though certainly you would find the king 's daughters there , yet the two eldest are guarded by two giants , and the youngest is watched by a serpent with seven heads . '
To__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET deep__<label>__ADJ river__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP certainly__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. yet__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM eldest__<label>__ADJ are__<label>__VERB guarded__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM giants__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB watched__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM heads__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The two generals , who stood by listening , were filled with terror at her words , and wished to return immediately ; but Bensurdatu stood firm , and said : ` Now we have got so far we must carry the thing through .
The__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM generals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP listening__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. were__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP terror__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ wished__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB immediately__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB firm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB carry__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Tell us where the river is , so that we may get there as soon as possible . '
Tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP possible__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the old woman told them , and gave them some cheese , wine , and bread , so that they should not set forth starving ; and when they had eaten and drunk they laid themselves down to sleep .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET cheese__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bread__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV set__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN starving__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB eaten__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ drunk__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON laid__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The sun had only just risen above the hills next morning before they all woke , and , taking leave of the wise woman who had helped them , they rode on till they came to the river . '
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I am the eldest , ' said one of the generals , ` and it is my right to go down first . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET generals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON right__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT first__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the others fastened a cord round him , and gave him a little bell , and let him down into the water .
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But scarcely had the river closed above his head when such dreadful rushing sounds and peals of thunder came crashing round about him that he lost all his courage , and rang his bell , if perchance it might be heard amidst all this clamour .
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Great was his relief when the rope began slowly to pull him upwards .
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Then the other general plunged in ; but he fared no better than the first , and was soon on dry ground again .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ general__<label>__ADJ plunged__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON fared__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP dry__<label>__ADJ ground__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Well , you are a brave pair ! '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET brave__<label>__ADJ pair__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Bensurdatu , as he tied the rope round his own waist ; ` let us see what will happen to me . '
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And when he heard the thunder and clamour round about him he thought to himself , ` Oh , make as much noise as you like , it wo n't hurt me ! '
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When his feet touched the bottom he found himself in a large , brilliantly lighted hall , and in the middle sat the eldest princess , and in front of her lay a huge giant , fast asleep .
When__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. brilliantly__<label>__ADV lighted__<label>__VERB hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__ADJ sat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON lay__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET huge__<label>__ADJ giant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. fast__<label>__ADV asleep__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Directly she saw Bensurdatu she nodded to him , and asked with her eyes how he had come there .
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For answer he drew his sword , and was about to cut off the giant 's head , when she stopped him quickly , and made signs to hide himself , as the giant was just beginning to wake . '
For__<label>__ADP answer__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET giant__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ made__<label>__VERB signs__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT hide__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET giant__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wake__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I smell the flesh of a man ! '
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murmured he , stretching his great arms .
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` Why , how in the world could any man get down here ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied she ; ` you had better go to sleep again . '
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So he turned over and went to sleep .
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Then the princess signed to Bensurdatu , who drew his sword and cut off the giant 's head with such a blow that it flew into the corner .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN signed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET giant__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET blow__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the heart of the princess leapt within her , and she placed a golden crown on the head of Bensurdatu , and called him her deliverer .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN leapt__<label>__NOUN within__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON placed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ crown__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON her__<label>__PRON deliverer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now show me where your sisters are , ' he said , ` that I may free them also . '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV show__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON sisters__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB free__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON also__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the princess opened a door , and led him into another hall , wherein sat her next sister , guarded by a giant who was fast asleep .
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When the second princess saw them , she made a sign to them to hide themselves , for the giant was showing symptoms of waking . '
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I smell man 's flesh ! '
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murmured he , sleepily .
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` Now , how could any man get down here ? '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked she ; ` go to sleep again . '
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And as soon as he closed his eyes , Bensurdatu stole out from his corner , and struck such a blow at his head that it flew far , far away .
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The princess could not find words to thank Bensurdatu for what he had done , and she too placed in his hand a golden crown .
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` Now show me where your youngest sister is , ' said he , ` that I may free her also . '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV show__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ sister__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB free__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON also__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah !
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
that I fear you will never be able to do , ' sighed they , ` for she is in the power of a serpent with seven heads . '
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` Take me to him , ' replied Bensurdatu .
`__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It will be a splendid fight . '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ fight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the princess opened a door , and Bensurdatu passed through , and found himself in a hall that was even larger than the other two .
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And there stood the youngest sister , chained fast to the wall , and before her was stretched a serpent with seven heads , horrible to see .
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As Bensurdatu came forward it twisted all its seven heads in his direction , and then made a quick dart to snatch him within its grasp .
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But Bensurdatu drew his sword and laid about him , till the seven heads were rolling on the floor .
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Flinging down his sword he rushed to the princess and broke her chains , and she wept for joy , and embraced him , and took the golden crown from off her head , and placed it in his hand .
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-LSB- Illustration : BENSURDATU ATTACKS THE SEVEN-HEADED SERPENT . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. BENSURDATU__<label>__NOUN ATTACKS__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN SEVEN__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. HEADED__<label>__NOUN SERPENT__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
` Now we must go back to the upper world , ' said Bensurdatu , and led her to the bottom of the river .
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET upper__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ led__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The other princesses were waiting there , and he tied the rope round the eldest , and rung his bell .
The__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ princesses__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON tied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rung__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON bell__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the generals above heard , and drew her gently up .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET generals__<label>__NOUN above__<label>__ADP heard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ drew__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON gently__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
They then unfastened the cord and threw it back into the river , and in a few moments the second princess stood beside her sister .
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So now there were left only Bensurdatu and the youngest princess .
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` Dear Bensurdatu , ' said she , ` do me a kindness , and let them draw you up before me .
`__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kindness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON draw__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I dread the treachery of the generals . '
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` No , no , ' replied Bensurdatu , ' I certainly will not leave you down here .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON certainly__<label>__ADV will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV leave__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
There is nothing to fear from my comrades . '
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` If it is your wish I will go up then ; but first I swear that if you do not follow to marry me , I shall stay single for the rest of my life . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT then__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ first__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON swear__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV follow__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB single__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he bound the rope round her , and the generals drew her up .
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But instead of lowering the rope again into the river , envy at the courage and success of Bensurdatu so filled the hearts of the two generals , that they turned away and left him to perish .
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And , more than that , they threatened the princesses , and forced them to promise to tell their parents that it was the two generals who had set them free .
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` And if they should ask you about Bensurdatu , you must say you have never seen him , ' they added ; and the princesses , fearing for their lives , promised everything , and they rode back to court together .
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The king and queen were beside themselves with joy when they saw their dear children once more .
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But when the generals had told their story , and the dangers they had run , the king declared that they had gained their reward , and that the two eldest princesses should become their wives .
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And now we must see what poor Bensurdatu was doing .
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He waited patiently a long , long time , but when the rope never came back he knew he had been wrong , and that his comrades had betrayed him .
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` Ah , now I shall never reach the world again , ' murmured he ; but being a brave man , and knowing that moaning his fate would profit him nothing , he rose and began to search through the three halls , where , perhaps , he might find something to help him .
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In the last one stood a dish , covered with food , which reminded him that he was hungry , and he sat down and ate and drank .
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Months passed away , when , one morning , as he was walking through the halls , he noticed a purse hanging on the wall , which had never been there before .
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He took it down to examine it , and nearly let it fall with surprise when a voice came from the purse saying : ` What commands have you ? '
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` Oh , take me out of this horrible place , and up into the world again ; ' and in a moment he was , standing by the river bank , with the purse tightly grasped in his hand .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET horrible__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. standing__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN bank__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET purse__<label>__NOUN tightly__<label>__ADV grasped__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now let me have the most beautiful ship that ever was built , all manned and ready for sea . '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ ship__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB built__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET manned__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ ready__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And there was the ship , with a flag floating from its mast on which were the words , ` King with the three crowns . '
And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ship__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET flag__<label>__NOUN floating__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON mast__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. King__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM crowns__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then Bensurdatu climbed on board , and sailed away to the city where the three princesses dwelt ; and when he reached the harbour he blew trumpets and beat drums , so that every one ran to the doors and windows .
Then__<label>__ADV Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN climbed__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP board__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sailed__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET city__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM princesses__<label>__NOUN dwelt__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET harbour__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON blew__<label>__VERB trumpets__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ beat__<label>__NOUN drums__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET every__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM ran__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET doors__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ windows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the king heard too , and saw the beautiful vessel , and said to himself : ` That must indeed be a mighty monarch , for he has three crowns while I have only one . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ vessel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET must__<label>__VERB indeed__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mighty__<label>__ADJ monarch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM crowns__<label>__NOUN while__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he hastened to greet the stranger , and invited him to his castle , for , thought he , ` this will be a fine husband for my youngest daughter . '
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Now , the youngest princess had never married , and had turned a deaf ear to all her wooers .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV married__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET deaf__<label>__NOUN ear__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON wooers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Such a long time had passed since Bensurdatu had left the palace , that the king never guessed for a moment that the splendidly clad stranger before him was the man whom he had so deeply mourned as dead .
Such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB since__<label>__ADP Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV guessed__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET splendidly__<label>__ADV clad__<label>__ADJ stranger__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN whom__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV deeply__<label>__ADV mourned__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
` Noble lord , ' said he , ` let us feast and make merry together , and then , if it seem good to you , do me the honour to take my youngest daughter to wife . '
`__<label>__. Noble__<label>__ADJ lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON feast__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ make__<label>__VERB merry__<label>__NOUN together__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON seem__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET honour__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Bensurdatu was glad , and they all sat down to a great feast , and there were great rejoicings .
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But only the youngest daughter was sad , for her thoughts were with Bensurdatu .
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After they arose from the table the king said to her , ` Dear child , this mighty lord does you the honour to ask your hand in marriage . '
After__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON arose__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET mighty__<label>__NOUN lord__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET honour__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP marriage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , father , ' answered she , ` spare me , I pray you , for I desire to remain single . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. father__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. spare__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON desire__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT remain__<label>__VERB single__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then Bensurdatu turned to her , and said : ` And if I were Bensurdatu , would you give the same answer to me ? '
Then__<label>__ADV Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ answer__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And as she stood silently gazing at him , he added : ` Yes , I am Bensurdatu ; and this is my story . '
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB silently__<label>__ADV gazing__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The king and queen had their hearts stirred within them at the tale of his adventures , and when he had ended the king stretched out his hand , and said : ` Dear Bensurdatu , my youngest daughter shall indeed be your wife ; and when I die my crown shall be yours .
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ queen__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN stirred__<label>__VERB within__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tale__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON adventures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ended__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN stretched__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB indeed__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON die__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON crown__<label>__ADJ shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB yours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As for the men who have betrayed you , they shall leave the country and you shall see them no more . '
As__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB betrayed__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the wedding feast was ordered , and rejoicings were held for three days over the marriage of Bensurdatu and the youngest princess .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN feast__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ordered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rejoicings__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB held__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET marriage__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Bensurdatu__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- From the Sicilianische Märchen . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Sicilianische__<label>__NOUN Märchen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE MAGICIAN 'S HORSE Once upon a time , there was a king who had three sons .
THE__<label>__DET MAGICIAN__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN HORSE__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now it happened that one day the three princes went out hunting in a large forest at some distance from their father 's palace , and the youngest prince lost his way , so his brothers had to return home without him .
Now__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM princes__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT hunting__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ forest__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET distance__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ prince__<label>__NOUN lost__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
For four days the prince wandered through the glades of the forest , sleeping on moss beneath the stars at night , and by day living on roots and wild berries .
For__<label>__ADP four__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN wandered__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET glades__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. sleeping__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP moss__<label>__NOUN beneath__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stars__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP day__<label>__NOUN living__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP roots__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wild__<label>__ADJ berries__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At last , on the morning of the fifth day , he came to a large open space in the middle of the forest , and here stood a stately palace ; but neither within nor without was there a trace of human life .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fifth__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ open__<label>__ADJ space__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV stood__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stately__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ neither__<label>__DET within__<label>__ADP nor__<label>__CONJ without__<label>__ADP was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET trace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP human__<label>__ADJ life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The prince entered the open door and wandered through the deserted rooms without seeing a living soul .
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At last he came on a great hall , and in the centre of the hall was a table spread with dainty dishes and choice wines .
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The prince sat down , and satisfied his hunger and thirst , and immediately afterwards the table disappeared from his sight .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ satisfied__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hunger__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ thirst__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ immediately__<label>__ADV afterwards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN disappeared__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This struck the prince as very strange ; but though he continued his search through all the rooms , upstairs and down , he could find no one to speak to .
This__<label>__DET struck__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP very__<label>__ADV strange__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON continued__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON search__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rooms__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. upstairs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
At last , just as it was beginning to get dark , he heard steps in the distance and he saw an old man coming towards him up the stairs .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB dark__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB steps__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET distance__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET stairs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What are you doing wandering about my castle ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB wandering__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON castle__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the old man .
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To whom the prince replied : ' I lost my way hunting in the forest .
To__<label>__PRT whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN replied__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON lost__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN hunting__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you will take me into your service , I should like to stay with you , and will serve you faithfully . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stay__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB serve__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON faithfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' said the old man .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You may enter my service .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB enter__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You will have to keep the stove always lit , you will have to fetch the wood for it from the forest , and you will have the charge of the black horse in the stables .
You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stove__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV lit__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET charge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stables__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I will pay you a florin a day , and at meal times you will always find the table in the hall spread with food and wine , and you can eat and drink as much as you require . '
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The prince was satisfied , and he entered the old man 's service , and promised to see that there was always wood on the stove , so that the fire should never die out .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB satisfied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ service__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ promised__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV wood__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stove__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV die__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Now , though he did not know it , his new master was a magician , and the flame of the stove was a magic fire , and if it had gone out the magician would have lost a great part of his power .
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One day the prince forgot , and let the fire burn so low that it very nearly burnt out .
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Just as the flame was flickering the old man stormed into the room .
Just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flame__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB flickering__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN stormed__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What do you mean by letting the fire burn so low ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP letting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN burn__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV low__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he growled . '
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I have only arrived in the nick of time . '
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And while the prince hastily threw a log on the stove and blew on the ashes to kindle the glow , his master gave him a severe box on the ear , and warned him that if ever it happened again it would fare badly with him .
And__<label>__CONJ while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN hastily__<label>__ADV threw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET log__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stove__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ blew__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ashes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT kindle__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET glow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET severe__<label>__ADJ box__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ear__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ warned__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB fare__<label>__VERB badly__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
One day the prince was sitting disconsolate in the stables when , to his surprise , the black horse spoke to him .
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` Come into my stall , ' it said , ' I have something to say to you .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON stall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Fetch my bridle and saddle from that cupboard and put them on me .
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Take the bottle that is beside them ; it contains an ointment which will make your hair shine like pure gold ; then put all the wood you can gather together on to the stove , till it is piled quite high up . '
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So the prince did what the horse told him ; he saddled and bridled the horse , he put the ointment on his hair till it shone like gold , and he made such a big fire in the stove that the flames sprang up and set fire to the roof , and in a few minutes the palace was burning like a huge bonfire .
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Then he hurried back to the stables , and the horse said to him : ` There is one thing more you must do .
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In the cupboad you will find a looking-glass , a brush and a riding-whip .
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Bring them with you , mount on my back , and ride as hard as you can , for now the house is burning merrily . '
Bring__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. mount__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ride__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP now__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB burning__<label>__VERB merrily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince did as the horse bade him .
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Scarcely had he got into the saddle than the horse was off and away , galloping at such a pace that , in a short time , the forest and all the country belonging to the magician lay far behind them .
Scarcely__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET saddle__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. galloping__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET pace__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET short__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN belonging__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET magician__<label>__ADJ lay__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV behind__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
In the meantime the magician returned to his palace , which he found in smouldering ruins .
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In vain he called for his servant .
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At last he went to look for him in the stables , and when he discovered that the black horse had disappeared too , he at once suspected that they had gone together ; so he mounted a roan horse that was in the next stall , and set out in pursuit .
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As the prince rode , the quick ears of his horse heard the sound of pursuing feet .
As__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN rode__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET quick__<label>__ADJ ears__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pursuing__<label>__VERB feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Look behind you , ' he said , ` and see if the old man is following . '
`__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB following__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the prince turned in his saddle and saw a cloud like smoke or dust in the distance .
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` We must hurry , ' said the horse .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB hurry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After they had galloped for some time , the horse said again : ` Look behind , and see if he is still at some distance . '
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` He is quite close , ' answered the prince .
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV close__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Then throw the looking-glass on the ground , ' said the horse .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV throw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET looking__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. glass__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So the prince threw it ; and when the magician came up , the roan horse stepped on the mirror , and crash !
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his foot went through the glass , and he stumbled and fell , cutting his feet so badly that there was nothing for the old man to do but to go slowly back with him to the stables , and put new shoes on his feet .
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Then they started once more in pursuit of the prince , for the magician set great value on the horse , and was determined not to lose it .
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In the meanwhile the prince had gone a great distance ; but the quick ears of the black horse detected the sound of following feet from afar .
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` Dismount , ' he said to the prince ; ` put your ear to the ground , and tell me if you do not hear a sound . '
`__<label>__. Dismount__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. put__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON ear__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince dismounted and listened . '
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN dismounted__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ listened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I seem to hear the earth tremble , ' he said ; ' I think he can not be very far off . '
I__<label>__PRON seem__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN tremble__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Mount me at once , ' answered the horse , ` and I will gallop as fast as I can . '
`__<label>__. Mount__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB gallop__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he set off so fast that the earth seemed to fly from under his hoofs .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT so__<label>__ADP fast__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fly__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP under__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hoofs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Look back once more , ' he said , after a short time , ` and see if he is in sight . ' '
`__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET short__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I see a cloud and a flame , ' answered the prince ; ` but a long way off . '
I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cloud__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET flame__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` We must make haste , ' said the horse .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB haste__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And shortly after he said : ` Look back again ; he ca n't be far off now . '
And__<label>__CONJ shortly__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince turned in his saddle , and exclaimed : ` He is close behind us , in a minute the flame from his horse 's nostrils will reach us . '
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON saddle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ exclaimed__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADV behind__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET flame__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN nostrils__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB reach__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then throw the brush on the ground , ' said the horse .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV throw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brush__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the prince threw it , and in an instant the brush was changed into such a thick wood that even a bird could not have got through it , and when the old man got up to it the roan horse came suddenly to a stand-still , not able to advance a step into the thick tangle .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET instant__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET brush__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB changed__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ wood__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET even__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET roan__<label>__NOUN horse__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB suddenly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET stand__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT advance__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET step__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ tangle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So there was nothing for the magician to do but to retrace his steps , to fetch an axe , with which he cut himself a way through the wood .
So__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET magician__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT retrace__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON steps__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET axe__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON cut__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But it took him some time , during which the prince and the black horse got on well ahead .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. during__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP well__<label>__ADV ahead__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : How The Magician Was Thwarted by The BRUSH -RSB- But once more they heard the sound of pursuing feet .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV The__<label>__DET Magician__<label>__NOUN Was__<label>__NOUN Thwarted__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP The__<label>__DET BRUSH__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pursuing__<label>__VERB feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Look back , ' said the black horse , ` and see if he is following . '
`__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB following__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , ' answered the prince , ` this time I hear him distinctly . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON distinctly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Let us hurry on , ' said the horse .
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON hurry__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And a little later he said : ` Look back now , and see if he is in sight . '
And__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ later__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , ' said the prince , turning round , ' I see the flame ; he is close behind us . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET flame__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADV behind__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then you must throw down the whip , ' answered the horse .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB throw__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET whip__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And in the twinkling of an eye the whip was changed into a broad river .
And__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET twinkling__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET eye__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET whip__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB changed__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET broad__<label>__ADJ river__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the old man got up to it he urged the roan horse into the water , but as the water mounted higher and higher , the magic flame which gave the magician all his power grew smaller and smaller , till , with a fizz , it went out , and the old man and the roan horse sank in the river and disappeared .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON urged__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET roan__<label>__NOUN horse__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN mounted__<label>__VERB higher__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ higher__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__NOUN flame__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET magician__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON power__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB smaller__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ smaller__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fizz__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET roan__<label>__NOUN horse__<label>__NOUN sank__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ disappeared__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When the prince looked round they were no longer to be seen .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB round__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Now , ' said the horse , ` you may dismount ; there is nothing more to fear , for the magician is dead .
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB dismount__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT fear__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET magician__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Beside that brook you will find a willow wand .
Beside__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET brook__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET willow__<label>__ADJ wand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Gather it , and strike the earth with it , and it will open and you will see a door at your feet . '
Gather__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ strike__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB open__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When the prince had struck the earth with the wand a door appeared , and opened into a large vaulted stone hall .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB struck__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wand__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ opened__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ vaulted__<label>__ADJ stone__<label>__NOUN hall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Lead me into that hall , ' said the horse , ' I will stay there ; but you must go through the fields till you reach a garden , in the midst of which is a king 's palace .
`__<label>__. Lead__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fields__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON reach__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET midst__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET king__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When you get there you must ask to be taken into the king 's service .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB ask__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ service__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Good-bye , and do n't forget me . '
Good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. bye__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they parted ; but first the horse made the prince promise not to let anyone in the palace see his golden hair .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON parted__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ first__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN promise__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB anyone__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN see__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON golden__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So he bound a scarf round it , like a turban , and the prince set out through the fields , till he reached a beautiful garden , and beyond the garden he saw the walls and towers of a stately palace .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON bound__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET scarf__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET turban__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fields__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ beyond__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET walls__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ towers__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET stately__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At the garden gate he met the gardener , who asked him what he wanted . '
At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN gate__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET gardener__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I want to take service with the king , ' replied the prince .
I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB service__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , you may stay and work under me in the garden , ' said the man ; for as the prince was dressed like a poor man , he could not tell that he was a king 's son . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ work__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB dressed__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I need someone to weed the ground and to sweep the dead leaves from the paths .
I__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB someone__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT weed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT sweep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dead__<label>__ADJ leaves__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET paths__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You shall have a florin a day , a horse to help you to cart the leaves away , and food and drink . '
You__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET florin__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT cart__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET leaves__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ food__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ drink__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince consented , and set about his work .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN consented__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But when his food was given to him he only ate half of it ; the rest he carried to the vaulted hall beside the brook , and gave to the black horse .
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And this he did every day , and the horse thanked him for his faithful friendship .
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One evening , as they were together , after his work in the garden was over , the horse said to him : ` To-morrow a large company of princes and great lords are coming to your king 's palace .
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They are coming from far and near , as wooers for the three princesses .
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They will all stand in a row in the courtyard of the palace , and the three princesses will come out , and each will carry a diamond apple in her hand , which she will throw into the air .
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At whose-soever feet the apple falls he will be the bridegroom of that princess .
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You must be close by in the garden at your work .
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The apple of the youngest princess , who is much the most beautiful of the sisters , will roll past the wooers and stop in front of you .
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Pick it up at once and put it in your pocket . '
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The next day , when the wooers were all assembled in the courtyard of the castle , everything happened just as the horse had said .
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The princesses threw the apples into the air , and the diamond apple of the youngest princess rolled past all the wooers , out on to the garden , and stopped at the feet of the young gardener , who was busy sweeping the leaves away .
The__<label>__DET princesses__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET apples__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET diamond__<label>__NOUN apple__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN rolled__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET wooers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. out__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ stopped__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET feet__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ gardener__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB busy__<label>__ADJ sweeping__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET leaves__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
In a moment he had stooped down , picked up the apple and put it in his pocket .
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As he stooped the scarf round his head slipped a little to one side , and the princess caught sight of his golden hair , and loved him from that moment .
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-LSB- Illustration : The Gardener gets the Apple -RSB- But the king was very sad , for his youngest daughter was the one he loved best .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Gardener__<label>__NOUN gets__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Apple__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB best__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But there was no help for it ; and the next day a threefold wedding was celebrated at the palace , and after the wedding the youngest princess returned with her husband to the small hut in the garden where he lived .
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Some time after this the people of a neighbouring country went to war with the king , and he set out to battle , accompanied by the husbands of his two eldest daughters mounted on stately steeds .
Some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET neighbouring__<label>__ADJ country__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT war__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT battle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. accompanied__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET husbands__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM eldest__<label>__ADJ daughters__<label>__NOUN mounted__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP stately__<label>__ADJ steeds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the husband of the youngest daughter had nothing but the old broken-down horse which helped him in his garden work ; and the king , who was ashamed of this son-in-law , refused to give him any other .
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So as he was determined not to be left behind , he went into the garden , mounted the sorry nag , and set out .
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But scarcely had he ridden a few yards before the horse stumbled and fell .
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So he dismounted and went down to the brook , to where the black horse lived in the vaulted hall .
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And the horse said to him : ` Saddle and bridle me , and then go into the next room and you will find a suit of armour and a sword .
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Put them on , and we will ride forth together to battle . '
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And the prince did as he was told ; and when he had mounted the horse his armour glittered in the sun , and he looked so brave and handsome , that no one would have recognised him as the gardener who swept away the dead leaves from the paths .
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The horse bore him away at a great pace , and when they reached the battle-field they saw that the king was losing the day , so many of his warriors had been slain .
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But when the warrior on his black charger and in glittering armour appeared on the scene , hewing right and left with his sword , the enemy were dismayed and fled in all directions , leaving the king master of the field .
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Then the king and his two sons-in-law , when they saw their deliverer , shouted , and all that was left of the army joined in the cry : ' A god has come to our rescue ! '
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And they would have surrounded him , but his black horse rose in the air and bore him out of their sight .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB surrounded__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON black__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN rose__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bore__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON sight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Soon after this , part of the country rose in rebellion against the king , and once more he and his two sons-in-law had to fare forth to battle .
Soon__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. part__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN rose__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP rebellion__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fare__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT battle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the son-in-law who was disguised as a gardener wanted to fight too .
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So he came to the king and said : ` Dear father , let me ride with you to fight your enemies . ' '
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I do n't want a blockhead like you to fight for me , ' answered the king .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET blockhead__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fight__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Besides , I have n't got a horse fit for you .
`__<label>__. Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN fit__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But see , there is a carter on the road carting hay , you may take his horse . '
But__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN carting__<label>__VERB hay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince took the carter 's horse , but the poor beast was old and tired , and after it had gone a few yards it stumbled and fell .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ tired__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ yards__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON stumbled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fell__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
So the prince returned sadly to the garden and watched the king ride forth at the head of the army accompanied by his two sons-in-law .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB sadly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ watched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ride__<label>__NOUN forth__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET army__<label>__NOUN accompanied__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they were out of sight the prince betook himself to the vaulted chamber by the brook-side , and having taken counsel of the faithful black horse , he put on the glittering suit of armour , and was borne on the back of the horse through the air , to where the battle was being fought .
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And once more he routed the king 's enemies , hacking to right and left with his sword .
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And again they all cried : ' A god has come to our rescue ! '
And__<label>__CONJ again__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET cried__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. A__<label>__DET god__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON rescue__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But when they tried to detain him the black horse rose in the air and bore him out of their sight .
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When the king and his sons-in-law returned home they could talk of nothing but the hero who had fought for them , and all wondered who he could be .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON sons__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB talk__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET hero__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB fought__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET wondered__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Shortly afterwards the king of a neighbouring country declared war , and once more the king and his sons-in-law and his subjects had to prepare themselves for battle , and once more the prince begged to ride with them , but the king said he had no horse to spare for him .
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` But , ' he added , ` you may take the horse of the woodman who brings the wood from the forest , it is good enough for you . '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woodman__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON brings__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince took the woodman 's horse , but it was so old and useless that it could not carry him beyond the castle gates .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET woodman__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ useless__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV carry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON beyond__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__ADJ gates__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So he betook himself once more to the vaulted hall , where the black horse had prepared a still more magnificent suit of armour for him than the one he had worn on the previous occasions , and when he had put it on , and mounted on the back of the horse , he bore him straight to the battle-field , and once more he scattered the king 's enemies , fighting single-handed in their ranks , and they fled in all directions .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON betook__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET vaulted__<label>__VERB hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB prepared__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET still__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV magnificent__<label>__ADJ suit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP armour__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB worn__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET previous__<label>__ADJ occasions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ mounted__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET back__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON bore__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET battle__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. field__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON scattered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ enemies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. fighting__<label>__VERB single__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. handed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON ranks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON fled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET directions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But it happened that one of the enemy struck with his sword and wounded the prince in the leg .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET enemy__<label>__NOUN struck__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wounded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET leg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the king took his own pocket-handkerchief , with his name and crown embroidered on it , and bound it round the wounded leg .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ pocket__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. handkerchief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ crown__<label>__NOUN embroidered__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bound__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON round__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wounded__<label>__ADJ leg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the king would fain have compelled him to mount in a litter and be carried straight to the palace , and two of his knights were to lead the black charger to the royal stables .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB fain__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB compelled__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT mount__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET litter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB carried__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knights__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lead__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ charger__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET royal__<label>__NOUN stables__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the prince put his hand on the mane of his faithful horse , and managed to pull himself up into the saddle , and the horse mounted into the air with him .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mane__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON faithful__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pull__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET saddle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN mounted__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then they all shouted and cried : ` The warrior who has fought for us is a god !
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET shouted__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET warrior__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB fought__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET god__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He must be a god . '
He__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET god__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And throughout all the kingdom nothing else was spoken about , and all the people said : ` Who can the hero be who has fought for us in so many battles ?
And__<label>__CONJ throughout__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET kingdom__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB spoken__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hero__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB fought__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ battles__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
He can not be a man , he must be a god . '
He__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET god__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the king said : ` If only I could see him once more , and if it turned out that after all he was a man and not a god , I would reward him with half my kingdom . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET god__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB reward__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP half__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON kingdom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Now when the prince reached his home -- the gardener 's hut where he lived with his wife -- he was weary , and he lay down on his bed and slept .
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And his wife noticed the handkerchief bound round his wounded leg , and she wondered what it could be .
And__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN noticed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET handkerchief__<label>__NOUN bound__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wounded__<label>__ADJ leg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON wondered__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then she looked at it more closely and saw in the corner that it was embroidered with her father 's name and the royal crown .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON more__<label>__ADV closely__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB embroidered__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ name__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET royal__<label>__ADJ crown__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So she ran straight to the palace and told her father .
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And he and his two sons-in-law followed her back to her house , and there the gardener lay asleep on his bed .
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And the scarf that he always wore bound round his head had slipped off , and his golden hair gleamed on the pillow .
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And they all recognised that this was the hero who had fought and won so many battles for them .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET recognised__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hero__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB fought__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ won__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ battles__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Hero discovered -RSB- Then there was great rejoicing throughout the land , and the king rewarded his son-in-law with half of his kingdom , and he and his wife reigned happily over it .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Hero__<label>__NOUN discovered__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB great__<label>__ADJ rejoicing__<label>__VERB throughout__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET land__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN rewarded__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP half__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON kingdom__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN reigned__<label>__VERB happily__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
THE LITTLE GRAY MAN A nun , a countryman , and a blacksmith were once wandering through the world together .
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One day they lost their way in a thick , dark forest , and were thankful when they saw , in the distance , the walls of a house , where they hoped they might obtain refuge for the night .
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When they got close to the house they found that it was an old deserted castle , fast falling into ruins , but with some of the rooms in it still habitable .
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As they were homeless they determined to take up their abode in the castle , and they arranged that one of them should always stay at home and keep house , while the other two went out into the world to seek their fortunes .
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The lot of remaining at home fell first to the nun , and when the countryman and the blacksmith had gone out into the wood , she set to work , tidied up the house , and prepared all the food for the day .
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As her companions did not come home for their mid-day meal , she ate up her own portion and put the rest in the oven to keep warm .
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Just as she was sitting down to sew , the door opened and a little gray man came in , and , standing before her , said : ` Oh !
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how cold I am ! '
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The nun was very sorry for him , and said at once : ` Sit down by the fire and warm yourself . '
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The little man did as he was told , and soon called out : ` Oh !
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how hungry I am ! '
how__<label>__ADV hungry__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The nun answered : ` There is food in the oven , help yourself . '
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The little man did not need to be told twice , for he set to work and ate up everything with the greatest possible despatch .
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When the nun saw this she was very angry , and scolded the dwarf because he had left nothing for her companions .
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The little man resented her words , and flew into such a passion that he seized the nun , beat her , and threw her first against one wall and then against the other .
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When he had nearly killed her he left her lying on the floor , and hastily walked out of the house .
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In the evening the countryman and the blacksmith returned home , and when they found , on demanding their dinner , that there was nothing left for them , they reproached the nun bitterly , and refused to believe her when she tried to tell them what had happened .
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The next day the countryman asked to be left in charge of the house , and promised that , if he remained at home , no one should go hungry to bed .
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So the other two went out into the forest , and the countryman having prepared the food for the day , ate up his own portion , and put the rest in the oven .
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Just as he had finished clearing away , the door opened and the little gray man walked in , and this time he had two heads .
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He shook and trembled as before , and exclaimed : ` Oh !
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how cold I am ! '
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The countryman , who was frightened out of his wits , begged him to draw near the fire and warm himself .
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Soon after the dwarf looked greedily round , and said : ` Oh !
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how hungry I am ! '
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` There is food in the oven , so you can eat , ' replied the countryman .
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Then the little man fell to with both his heads , and soon finished the last morsel .
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When the countryman scolded him for this proceeding he treated him exactly as he had done the nun , and left the poor fellow more dead than alive .
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Now when the blacksmith came home with the nun in the evening , and found nothing for supper , he flew into a passion ; and swore that he would stay at home the following day , and that no one should go supperless to bed .
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When day dawned the countryman and the nun set out into the wood , and the blacksmith prepared all the food for the day as the others had done .
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Again the gray dwarf entered the house without knocking , and this time he had three heads .
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When he complained of cold , the blacksmith told him to sit near the fire ; and when he said he was hungry , the blacksmith put some food on a plate and gave it to him .
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The dwarf made short work of what was provided for him , and then , looking greedily round with his six eyes , he demanded more .
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When the blacksmith refused to give him another morsel , he flew into a terrible rage , and proceeded to treat him in the same way as he had treated his companions .
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-LSB- Illustration : THE LITTLE GRAY MAN `` HE DEMANDED MORE '' -RSB- But the blacksmith was a match for him , for he seized a huge hammer and struck off two of the dwarf 's heads with it .
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The little man yelled with pain and rage , and hastily fled from the house .
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The blacksmith ran after him , and pursued him for a long way ; but at last they came to an iron door , and through it the little creature vanished .
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The door shut behind him , and the blacksmith had to give up the pursuit and return home .
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He found that the nun and the countryman had come back in the meantime , and they were much delighted when he placed some food before them , and showed them the two heads he had struck off with his hammer .
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The three companions determined there and then to free themselves from the power of the gray dwarf , and the very next day they set to work to find him .
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They had to walk a long way , and to search for many hours , before they found the iron door through which the dwarf had disappeared ; and when they had found it they had the greatest difficulty in opening it .
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When at last they succeeded in forcing the lock , they entered a large hall , in which sat a young and lovely girl , working at a table .
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The moment she saw the nun , the blacksmith , and the countryman , she fell at their feet , thanking them with tears in her eyes for having set her free .
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She told them that she was a king 's daughter , who had been shut up in the castle by a mighty magician .
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The day before , just about noon , she had suddenly felt the magic power over her disappear , and ever since that moment she had eagerly awaited the arrival of her deliverers .
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She went on to say that there was yet another princess shut up in the castle , who had also fallen under the might of the magician .
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They wandered through many halls and rooms till at last they found the second princess , who was quite as grateful as the first , and thanked the three companions most warmly for having set her free .
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Then the princesses told their rescuers that a great treasure lay hidden in the cellars of the castle , but that it was carefully guarded by a fierce and terrible dog .
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Nothing daunted , they all went down below at once , and found the fierce animal mounting guard over the treasure as the princesses had said .
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But one blow from the blacksmith 's hammer soon made an end of the monster , and they found themselves in a vaulted chamber full of gold and silver and precious stones .
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Beside the treasure stood a young and handsome man , who advanced to meet them , and thanked the nun , the blacksmith , and the countryman , for having freed him from the magic spell he was under .
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He told them that he was a king 's son , who had been banished to this castle by a wicked magician , and that he had been changed into the three-headed dwarf .
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When he had lost two of his heads the magic power over the two princesses had been removed , and when the blacksmith had killed the horrible dog , then he too had been set free .
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To show his gratitude he begged the three companions to divide the treasure between them , which they did ; but there was so much of it that it took a very long time .
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The princesses , too , were so grateful to their rescuers , that one married the blacksmith , and the other the countryman .
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Then the prince claimed the nun as his bride , and they all lived happily together till they died .
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-LSB- From the German , Kletke . -RSB-
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HERR LAZARUS AND THE DRAKEN Once upon a time there was a cobbler called Lazarus , who was very fond of honey .
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One day , as he ate some while he sat at work , the flies collected in such numbers that with one blow he killed forty .
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Then he went and ordered a sword to be made for him , on which he had written these words : ` With one blow I have slain forty . '
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When the sword was ready he took it and went out into the world , and when he was two days ' journey from home he came to a spring , by which he laid himself down and slept .
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Now in that country there dwelt Draken , one of whom came to the spring to draw water ; there he found Lazarus sleeping , and read what was written on his sword .
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Then he went back to his people and told them what he had seen , and they all advised him to make fellowship with this powerful stranger .
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So the Draken returned to the spring , awoke Lazarus , and said that if it was agreeable to him they should make fellowship together .
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-LSB- Illustration : How THE DRAKEN FOUND HERR LAZARUS ASLEEP by the SPRING -RSB- Lazarus answered that he was willing , and after a priest had blessed the fellowship , they returned together to the other Draken , and Lazarus dwelt among them .
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After some days they told him that it was their custom to take it in turns to bring wood and water , and as he was now of their company , he must take his turn .
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They went first for water and wood , but at last it came to be Lazarus 's turn to go for water .
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The Draken had a great leathern bag , holding two hundred measures of water .
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This Lazarus could only , with great difficulty , drag empty to the spring , and because he could not carry it back full , he did not fill it at all , but , instead , he dug up the ground all round the spring .
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As Lazarus remained so long away , the Draken sent one of their number to see what had become of him , and when this one came to the spring , Lazarus said to him : ` We will no more plague ourselves by carrying water every day .
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I will bring the entire spring home at once , and so we shall be freed from this burden . '
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But the Draken called out : ` On no account , Herr Lazarus , else we shall all die of thirst ; rather will we carry the water ourselves in turns , and you alone shall be exempt . '
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Next it comes to be Lazarus 's turn to bring the wood .
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Now the Draken , when they fetched the wood , always took an entire tree on their shoulder , and so carried it home .
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Because Lazarus could not imitate them in this , he went to the forest , tied all the trees together with a thick rope , and remained in the forest till evening .
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Again the Draken sent one of them after him to see what had become of him , and when this one asked what he was about , Lazarus answered : ' I will bring the entire forest home at once , so that after that we may have rest . '
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But the Draken called out : ` By no means , Herr Lazarus , else we shall all die of cold ; rather will we go ourselves to bring wood , and let you be free . '
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And then the Draken tore up one tree , threw it over his shoulder , and so carried it home .
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When they had lived together some time , the Draken became weary of Lazarus , and agreed among themselves to kill him ; each Draken , in the night while Lazarus slept , should strike him a blow with a hatchet .
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But Lazarus heard of this scheme , and when the evening came , he took a log of wood , covered it with his cloak , laid it in the place where he usually slept , and then hid himself .
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In the night the Draken came , and each one hit the log a blow with his hatchet , till it flew in pieces .
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Then they believed their object was gained , and they lay down again .
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Thereupon Lazarus took the log , threw it away , and laid himself down in its stead .
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Towards dawn , he began to groan , and when the Draken heard that , they asked what ailed him , to which he made answer : ` The gnats have stung me horribly . '
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This terrified the Draken , for they believed that Lazarus took their blows for gnat-stings , and they determined at any price to get rid of him .
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Next morning , therefore , they asked him if he had not wife or child , and said that if he would like to go and visit them they would give him a bag of gold to take away with him .
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He agreed willingly to this , but asked further that one of the Draken should go with him to carry the bag of gold .
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They consented , and one was sent with him .
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When they had come to within a short distance of Lazarus 's house , he said to the Draken : ` Stop here , in the meantime , for I must go on in front and tie up my children , lest they eat you . '
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So he went and tied his children with strong ropes , and said to them : ` As soon as the Draken comes in sight , call out as loud as you can , `` Drakenflesh !
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Drakenflesh ! '' '
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So , when the Draken appeared , the children cried out ; ` Drakenflesh !
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Drakenflesh ! '
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and this so terrified the Draken that he let the bag fall and fled .
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On the road he met a fox , which asked him why he seemed so frightened .
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He answered that he was afraid of the children of Herr Lazarus , who had been within a hair-breadth of eating him up .
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But the fox laughed , and said : ` What !
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
you were afraid of the children of Herr Lazarus ?
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He had two fowls , one of which I ate yesterday , the other I will go and fetch now -- If you do not believe me , come and see for yourself ; but you must first tie yourself on to my tail . '
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The Draken then tied himself on to the fox 's tail , and went back thus with it to Lazarus 's house , in order to see what it would arrange .
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There stood Lazarus with his gun raised ready to fire , who , when he saw the fox coming along with the Draken , called out to the fox : ` Did I not tell you to bring me all the Draken , and you bring me only one ? '
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When the Draken heard that he made off to the right-about at once , and ran so fast that the fox was dashed in pieces against the stones .
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When Lazarus had got quit of the Draken he built himself , with their gold , a magnificent house , in which he spent the rest of his days in great enjoyment .
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THE STORY OF THE QUEEN OF THE FLOWERY ISLES There once lived a queen who ruled over the Flowery Isles , whose husband , to her extreme grief , died a few years after their marriage .
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On being left a widow she devoted herself almost entirely to the education of the two charming princesses , her only children .
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The elder of them was so lovely that as she grew up her mother greatly feared she would excite the jealousy of the Queen of all the Isles , who prided herself on being the most beautiful woman in the world , and insisted on all rivals bowing before her charms .
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In order the better to gratify her vanity she had urged the king , her husband , to make war on all the surrounding islands , and as his greatest wish was to please her , the only conditions he imposed on any newly-conquered country was that each princess of every royal house should attend his court as soon as she was fifteen years old , and do homage to the transcendent beauty of his queen .
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The Queen of the Flowery Isles , well aware of this law , was fully determined to present her daughter to the proud queen as soon as her fifteenth birthday was past .
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The queen herself had heard a rumour of the young princess 's great beauty , and awaited her visit with some anxiety , which soon developed into jealousy , for when the interview took place it was impossible not to be dazzled by such radiant charms , and she was obliged to admit that she had never beheld anyone so exquisitely lovely .
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Of course she thought in her own mind ` excepting myself ! '
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for nothing could have made her believe it possible that anyone could eclipse her .
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But the outspoken admiration of the entire court soon undeceived her , and made her so angry that she pretended illness and retired to her own rooms , so as to avoid witnessing the princess 's triumph .
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She also sent word to the Queen of the Flowery Isles that she was sorry not to be well enough to see her again , and advised her to return to her own states with the princess , her daughter .
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This message was entrusted to one of the great ladies of the court , who was an old friend of the Queen of the Flowery Isles , and who advised her not to wait to take a formal leave but to go home as fast as she could .
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The Queen was not slow to take the hint , and lost no time in obeying it .
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Being well aware of the magic powers of the incensed queen , she warned her daughter that she was threatened by some great danger if she left the palace for any reason whatever during the next six months .
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The princess promised obedience , and no pains were spared to make the time pass pleasantly for her .
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The six months were nearly at an end , and on the very last day a splendid fête was to take place in a lovely meadow quite near the palace .
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The princess , who had been able to watch all the preparations from her window , implored her mother to let her go as far as the meadow ; and the queen , thinking all risks must be over , consented , and promised to take her there herself .
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The whole court was delighted to see their much-loved princess at liberty , and everyone set off in high glee to join in the fête .
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The princess , overjoyed at being once more in the open air , was walking a little in advance of her party when suddenly the earth opened under her feet and closed again after swallowing her up !
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-LSB- Illustration : The Princess is swallowed up by the Earth . -RSB-
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The queen fainted away with terror , and the younger princess burst into floods of tears and could hardly be dragged away from the fatal spot , whilst the court was overwhelmed with horror at so great a calamity .
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Orders were given to bore the earth to a great depth , but in vain ; not a trace of the vanished princess was to be found .
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She sank right through the earth and found herself in a desert place with nothing but rocks and trees and no sign of any human being .
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The only living creature she saw was a very pretty little dog , who ran up to her and at once began to caress her .
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She took him in her arms , and after playing with him for a little put him down again , when he started off in front of her , looking round from time to time as though begging her to follow .
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She let him lead her on , and presently reached a little hill , from which she saw a valley full of lovely fruit trees , bearing flowers and fruit together .
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The ground was also covered with fruit and flowers , and in the middle of the valley rose a fountain surrounded by a velvety lawn .
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The princess hastened to this charming spot , and sitting down on the grass began to think over the misfortune which had befallen her , and burst into tears as she reflected on her sad condition .
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The fruit and clear fresh water would , she knew , prevent her from dying of hunger or thirst , but how could she escape if any wild beast appeared and tried to devour her ?
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At length , having thought over every possible evil which could happen , the princess tried to distract her mind by playing with the little dog .
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She spent the whole day near the fountain , but as night drew on she wondered what she should do , when she noticed that the little dog was pulling at her dress .
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-LSB- Illustration : SHE · SPENT · THE · WHOLE · DAY · NEAR · THE · FOUNTAIN · -RSB- She paid no heed to him at first , but as he continued to pull her dress and then run a few steps in one particular direction , she at last decided to follow him ; he stopped before a rock with a large opening in the centre , which he evidently wished her to enter .
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The princess did so and discovered a large and beautiful cave lit up by the brilliancy of the stones with which it was lined , with a little couch covered with soft moss in one corner .
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She lay down on it and the dog at once nestled at her feet .
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Tired out with all she had gone through she soon fell asleep .
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Next morning she was awakened very early by the songs of many birds .
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The little dog woke up too , and sprang round her in his most caressing manner .
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She got up and went outside , the dog as before running on in front and turning back constantly to take her dress and draw her on .
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She let him have his way and he soon led her back to the beautiful garden where she had spent part of the day before .
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Here she ate some fruit , drank some water of the fountain , and felt as if she had made an excellent meal .
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She walked about amongst the flowers , played with her little dog , and at night returned to sleep in the cave .
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In this way the princess passed several months , and as her first terrors died away she gradually became more resigned to her fate .
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The little dog , too , was a great comfort , and her constant companion .
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One day she noticed that he seemed very sad and did not even caress her as usual .
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Fearing he might be ill she carried him to a spot where she had seen him eat some particular herbs , hoping they might do him good , but he would not touch them .
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He spent all the night , too , sighing and groaning as if in great pain .
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At last the princess fell asleep , and when she awoke her first thought was for her little pet , but not finding him at her feet as usual , she ran out of the cave to look for him .
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As she stepped out of the cave she caught sight of an old man , who hurried away so fast that she had barely time to see him before he disappeared .
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This was a fresh surprise and almost as great a shock as the loss of her little dog , who had been so faithful to her ever since the first day she had seen him .
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She wondered if he had strayed away or if the old man had stolen him .
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Tormented by all kinds of thoughts and fears she wandered on , when suddenly she felt herself wrapped in a thick cloud and carried through the air .
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She made no resistance and before very long found herself , to her great surprise , in an avenue leading to the palace in which she had been born .
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No sign of the cloud anywhere .
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As the princess approached the palace she perceived that everyone was dressed in black , and she was filled with fear as to the cause of this mourning .
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She hastened on and was soon recognised and welcomed with shouts of joy .
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Her sister hearing the cheers ran out and embraced the wanderer , with tears of happiness , telling her that the shock of her disappearance had been so terrible that their mother had only survived it a few days .
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Since then the younger princess had worn the crown , which she now resigned to her sister to whom it by right belonged .
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But the elder wished to refuse it , and would only accept the crown on condition that her sister should share in all the power .
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The first acts of the new queen were to do honour to the memory of her dear mother and to shower every mark of generous affection on her sister .
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Then , being still very grieved at the loss of her little dog , she had a careful search made for him in every country , and when nothing could be heard of him she was so grieved that she offered half her kingdom to whoever should restore him to her .
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Many gentlemen of the court , tempted by the thought of such a reward , set off in all directions in search of the dog ; but all returned empty-handed to the queen , who , in despair , announced that since life was unbearable without her little dog , she would give her hand in marriage to the man who brought him back .
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The prospect of such a prize quickly turned the court into a desert , nearly every courtier starting on the quest .
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Whilst they were away the queen was informed one day that a very ill-looking man wished to speak with her .
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She desired him to be shown into a room where she was sitting with her sister .
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On entering her presence he said that he was prepared to give the queen her little dog if she on her side was ready to keep her word .
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The princess was the first to speak .
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She said that the queen had no right to marry without the consent of the nation , and that on so important an occasion the general council must be summoned .
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The queen could not say anything against this statement ; but she ordered an apartment in the palace to be given to the man , and desired the council to meet on the following day .
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Next day , accordingly , the council assembled in great state , and by the princess 's advice it was decided to offer the man a large sum of money for the dog , and should he refuse it , to banish him from the kingdom without seeing the queen again .
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The man refused the price offered and left the hall .
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The princess informed the queen of what had passed , and the queen approved of all , but added that as she was her own mistress she had made up her mind to abdicate her throne , and to wander through the world till she had found her little dog .
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The princess was much alarmed by such a resolution , and implored the queen to change her mind .
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Whilst they were discussing the subject , one of the chamberlains appeared to inform the queen that the bay was covered with ships .
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The two sisters ran to the balcony , and saw a large fleet in full sail for the port .
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In a little time they came to the conclusion that the ships must come from a friendly nation , as every vessel was decked with gay flags , streamers , and pennons , and the way was led by a small ship flying a great white flag of peace .
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The queen sent a special messenger to the harbour , and was soon informed that the fleet belonged to the Prince of the Emerald Isles , who begged leave to land in her kingdom , and to present his humble respects to her .
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The queen at once sent some of the court dignitaries to receive the prince and bid him welcome .
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She awaited him seated on her throne , but rose on his appearance , and went a few steps to meet him ; then begged him to be seated , and for about an hour kept him in close conversation .
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The prince was then conducted to a splendid suite of apartments , and the next day he asked for a private audience .
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He was admitted to the queen 's own sitting-room , where she was sitting alone with her sister .
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After the first greetings the prince informed the queen that he had some very strange things to tell her , which she only would know to be true .
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` Madam , ' said he , ' I am a neighbour of the Queen of all the Isles ; and a small isthmus connects part of my states with hers .
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One day , when hunting a stag , I had the misfortune to meet her , and not recognising her , I did not stop to salute her with all proper ceremony .
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You , Madam , know better than anyone how revengeful she is , and that she is also a mistress of magic .
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I learnt both facts to my cost .
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The ground opened under my feet , and I soon found myself in a far distant region transformed into a little dog , under which shape I had the honour to meet your Majesty .
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After six months , the queen 's vengeance not being yet satisfied , she further changed me into a hideous old man , and in this form I was so afraid of being unpleasant in your eyes , Madam , that I hid myself in the depths of the woods , where I spent three months more .
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At the end of that time I was so fortunate as to meet a benevolent fairy who delivered me from the proud queen 's power , and told me all your adventures and where to find you .
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I now come to offer you a heart which has been entirely yours , Madam , since first we met in the desert . '
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A few days later a herald was sent through the kingdom to proclaim the joyful news of the marriage of the Queen of the Flowery Isles with the young prince .
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They lived happily for many years , and ruled their people well .
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As for the bad queen , whose vanity and jealousy had caused so much mischief , the Fairies took all her power away for a punishment .
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-LSB- ` Cabinet des Fées . ' -RSB-
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UDEA AND HER SEVEN BROTHERS Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who had seven boys .
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The children lived in the open air and grew big and strong , and the six eldest spent part of every day hunting wild beasts .
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The youngest did not care so much about sport , and he often stayed with his mother .
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One morning , however , as the whole seven were going out for a long expedition , they said to their aunt , ` Dear aunt , if a baby sister comes into the world to-day , wave a white handkerchief , and we will return immediately ; but if it is only a boy , just brandish a sickle , and we will go on with what we are doing . '
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Now the baby when it arrived really proved to be a girl , but as the aunt could not bear the boys , she thought it was a good opportunity to get rid of them .
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So she waved the sickle .
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And when the seven brothers saw the sign they said , ` Now we have nothing to go back for , ' and plunged deeper into the desert .
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The little girl soon grew to be a big girl , and she was called by all her friends -LRB- though she did not know it -RRB- ` Udea , who had driven her seven brothers into strange lands . '
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One day , when she had been quarrelling with her playmates , the oldest among them said to her , ` It is a pity you were born , as ever since , your brothers have been obliged to roam about the world . '
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Udea did not answer , but went home to her mother and asked her , ` Have I really got brothers ? '
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` Yes , ' replied her mother , ` seven of them .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. seven__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But they went away the day you were born , and I have never heard of them since . '
But__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB born__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON since__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the girl said , ' I will go and look for them till I find them . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My dear child , ' answered her mother , ` it is fifteen years since they left , and no man has seen them .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__NOUN child__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB fifteen__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
How will you know which way to go ? '
How__<label>__ADV will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , I will follow them , north and south , east and west , and though I may travel far , yet some day I will find them . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB follow__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. north__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ south__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. east__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ west__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB travel__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. yet__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then her mother said no more , but gave her a camel and some food , and a negro and his wife to take care of her , and she fastened a cowrie shell round the camel 's neck for a charm , and bade her daughter go in peace .
Then__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET food__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB care__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON fastened__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cowrie__<label>__NOUN shell__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN neck__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET charm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bade__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP peace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
During the first day the party journeyed on without any adventures , but the second morning the negro said to the girl , ` Get down , and let the negress ride instead of you . '
During__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET party__<label>__NOUN journeyed__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP without__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET adventures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET negress__<label>__ADJ ride__<label>__NOUN instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Mother , ' cried Udea .
`__<label>__. Mother__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What is it ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked her mother .
asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Barka wants me to dismount from my camel . '
`__<label>__. Barka__<label>__NOUN wants__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT dismount__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON camel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Leave her alone , Barka , ' commanded the mother , and Barka did not dare to persist .
`__<label>__. Leave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON alone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Barka__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. commanded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Barka__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT persist__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But on the following day he said again to Udea , ` Get down , and let the negress ride instead of you , ' and though Udea called to her mother she was too far away , and the mother never heard her .
But__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET negress__<label>__ADJ ride__<label>__NOUN instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP Udea__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then the negro seized her roughly and threw her on the ground , and said to his wife , ` Climb up , ' and the negress climbed up , while the girl walked by the side .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN seized__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON roughly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ threw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Climb__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET negress__<label>__NOUN climbed__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN walked__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET side__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She had meant to ride all the way on her camel as her feet were bare and the stones cut them till the blood came .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ride__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON camel__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB bare__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET stones__<label>__NOUN cut__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET blood__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But she had to walk on till night , when they halted , and the next morning it was the same thing again .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT walk__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON halted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Weary and bleeding the poor girl began to cry , and implored the negro to let her ride , if only for a little .
Weary__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ bleeding__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ implored__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ride__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But he took no notice , except to bid her walk a little faster .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET notice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. except__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT bid__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON walk__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ faster__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : THE NEGRO COMPELS UDEA TO WALK -RSB- By-and-by they passed a caravan , and the negro stopped and asked the leader if they had come across seven young men , who were thought to be hunting somewhere about .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET NEGRO__<label>__NOUN COMPELS__<label>__NOUN UDEA__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN WALK__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET caravan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET leader__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB across__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM young__<label>__ADJ men__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB hunting__<label>__VERB somewhere__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And the man answered , ` Go straight on , and by mid-day you will reach the castle where they live . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP mid__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB reach__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON live__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When he heard this , the black melted some pitch in the sun , and smeared the girl with it , till she looked as much a negro as he did .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ melted__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET pitch__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ smeared__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Next he bade his wife get down from the camel , and told Udea to mount , which she was thankful to do .
Next__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON bade__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADP from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT mount__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB thankful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
So they arrived at her brothers ' castle .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Leaving the camel kneeling at the entrance for Udea to dismount , the negro knocked loudly at the door , which was opened by the youngest brother , all the others being away hunting .
Leaving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN kneeling__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET entrance__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Udea__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT dismount__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN knocked__<label>__VERB loudly__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB opened__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN being__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV hunting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He did not of course recognise Udea , but he knew the negro and his wife , and welcomed them gladly , adding , ` But who does the other negress belong to ? '
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN recognise__<label>__NOUN Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ welcomed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON gladly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. adding__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ negress__<label>__NOUN belong__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , that is your sister ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said they .
said__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` My sister !
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
but she is coal black ! '
but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB coal__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That may be , but she is your sister for all that . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The young man asked no more questions , but took them into the castle , and he himself waited outside till his brothers came home .
The__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV questions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON himself__<label>__PRON waited__<label>__VERB outside__<label>__ADV till__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as they were alone , the negro whispered to Udea , ` If you dare to tell your brothers that I made you walk , or that I smeared you with pitch , I will kill you . '
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN whispered__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON walk__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON smeared__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP pitch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , I will be sure to say nothing , ' replied the girl , trembling , and at that moment the six elder brothers appeared in sight . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trembling__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET six__<label>__NUM elder__<label>__ADJ brothers__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have some good news for you , ' said the youngest , hastening to meet them ; ` our sister is here ! '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ news__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. hastening__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. our__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Nonsense , ' they answered .
`__<label>__. Nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` We have no sister ; you know the child that was born was a boy . '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB born__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But that was not true , ' replied he , ` and here she is with the negro and his wife .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Only -- she too is black , ' he added softly , but his brothers did not hear him , and pushed past joyfully .
Only__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB black__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pushed__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADP joyfully__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` How are you , good old Barka ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. good__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ Barka__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they said to the negro ; ` and how comes it that we never knew that we had a sister till now ? '
they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and they greeted Udea warmly , while she shed tears of relief and gladness .
and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON greeted__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN warmly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON shed__<label>__VERB tears__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP relief__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ gladness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The next morning they all agreed that they would not go out hunting .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET agreed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT hunting__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the eldest brother took Udea on his knee , and she combed his hair and talked to him of their home till the tears ran down his cheeks and dropped on her bare arm .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON combed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ talked__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tears__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON cheeks__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ dropped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON bare__<label>__ADJ arm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And where the tears fell a white mark was made .
And__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET tears__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ mark__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then the brother took a cloth and rubbed the place , and he saw that she was not black at all .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET brother__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cloth__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rubbed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV black__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
` Tell me , who painted you over like this ? '
`__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON painted__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON over__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried he . '
cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am afraid to tell you , ' sobbed the girl , ` the negro will kill me . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. sobbed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Afraid !
`__<label>__. Afraid__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
and with seven brothers ! '
and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM brothers__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , I will tell you then , ' she answered .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` The negro forced me to dismount from the camel and let his wife ride instead .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN forced__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT dismount__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ride__<label>__NOUN instead__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And the stones cut my feet till they bled and I had to bind them .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET stones__<label>__NOUN cut__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON bled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bind__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And after that , when we heard your castle was near by , he took pitch and smeared my body with it . '
And__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON castle__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB pitch__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ smeared__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON body__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the brother rushed in wrath from the room , and seizing his sword , cut off first the negro 's head and then his wife 's .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET brother__<label>__NOUN rushed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP wrath__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seizing__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT first__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He next brought in some warm water , and washed his sister all over , till her skin was white and shining again .
He__<label>__PRON next__<label>__ADJ brought__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET warm__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ washed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON skin__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB white__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ shining__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Ah , now we see that you are our sister ! '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they all said .
they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What fools the negro must have thought us , to believe for an instant that we could have a sister who was black ! '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON fools__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET instant__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB black__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And all that day and the next they remained in the castle .
And__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON remained__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But on the third morning they said to their sister : ` Dear sister , you must lock yourself into this castle , with only the cat for company .
But__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB lock__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP company__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And be very careful never to eat anything which she does not eat too .
And__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV careful__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
You must be sure to give her a bit of everything .
You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP everything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In seven days we shall be back again . '
In__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' she answered , and locked herself into the castle with the cat .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ locked__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On the eighth day the brothers came home .
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eighth__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` How are you ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they asked .
they__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` You have not been anxious ? '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB anxious__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , why should I be anxious ?
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB anxious__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
The gates were fast locked , and in the castle are seven doors , and the seventh is of iron .
The__<label>__DET gates__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV locked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB seven__<label>__NUM doors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET seventh__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP iron__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What is there to frighten me ? '
What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT frighten__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No one will try to hurt us , ' said the brothers , ` for they fear us greatly .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hurt__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON fear__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON greatly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But for yourself , we implore you to do nothing without consulting the cat , who has grown up in the house , and take care never to neglect her advice . '
But__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON implore__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP consulting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB grown__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ take__<label>__VERB care__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT neglect__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON advice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied Udea , ` and whatever I eat she shall have half . '
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ whatever__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB half__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Capital !
`__<label>__. Capital__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
and if ever you are in danger the cat will come and tell us -- only elves and pigeons , which fly round your window , know where to find us . '
and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP danger__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. only__<label>__ADJ elves__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ pigeons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET fly__<label>__VERB round__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON window__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` This is the first I have heard of the pigeons , ' said Udea .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pigeons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Why did you not speak of them before ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV speak__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` We always leave them food and water for seven days , ' replied the brothers .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV leave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON food__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ water__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ah , ' sighed the girl , ` if I had only known , I would have given them fresh food and fresh water ; for after seven days anything becomes bad .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV known__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON fresh__<label>__ADJ food__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fresh__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP after__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN anything__<label>__NOUN becomes__<label>__VERB bad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Would it not be better if I fed them every day ? '
Would__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON fed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Much better , ' said they , ` and we shall feel any kindnesses you do towards the cat or the pigeons exactly as if they were shown to ourselves . '
`__<label>__. Much__<label>__ADV better__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET kindnesses__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET pigeons__<label>__NOUN exactly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB shown__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ourselves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Set your minds at ease , ' answered the girl , ' I will treat them as if they were my brothers . '
`__<label>__. Set__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON minds__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP ease__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB treat__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
That night the brothers slept in the castle , but after breakfast next morning they buckled on their weapons and mounted their horses , and rode off to their hunting grounds , calling out to their sister , ` Mind you let nobody in till we come back . '
That__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN slept__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP breakfast__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON buckled__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON weapons__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mounted__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON horses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rode__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON hunting__<label>__NOUN grounds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. calling__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Mind__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB nobody__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' cried she , and kept the doors carefully locked for seven days and on the eighth the brothers returned as before .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ kept__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET doors__<label>__NOUN carefully__<label>__ADV locked__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eighth__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Then , after spending one evening with her , they departed as soon as they had done breakfast .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP spending__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM evening__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON departed__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB breakfast__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Directly they were out of sight Udea began to clean the house , and among the dust she found a bean which she ate .
Directly__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__ADJ Udea__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT clean__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dust__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bean__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON ate__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What are you eating ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON eating__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the cat .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Nothing , ' said she .
`__<label>__. Nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Open your mouth , and let me see , ' The girl did as she was told , and then the cat said ` Why did you not give me half ? ' '
`__<label>__. Open__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. The__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON half__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I forgot , ' answered she , ` but there are plenty of beans about , you can have as many as you like . '
I__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beans__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , that wo n't do .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I want half of that particular bean . '
I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB half__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET particular__<label>__ADJ bean__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But how can I give it you ?
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I tell you I have eaten it .
I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB eaten__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I can roast you a hundred others . '
I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB roast__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET hundred__<label>__ADJ others__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , I want half of that one . '
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB half__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
do as you like , only go away ! '
do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried she .
cried__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So the cat ran straight to the kitchen fire , and spit on it and put it out , and when Udea came to cook the supper she had nothing to light it with .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ spit__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV Udea__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cook__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET supper__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT light__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
` Why did you put the fire out ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked she .
asked__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Just to show you how nicely you would be able to cook the supper .
`__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT show__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV nicely__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT cook__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET supper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Did n't you tell me to do what I liked ? '
Did__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON liked__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The girl left the kitchen and climbed up on the roof of the castle and looked out .
The__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ climbed__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET roof__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Far , far away , so far that she could hardly see it , was the glow of a fire . '
Far__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET glow__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will go and fetch a burning coal from there and light my fire , ' thought she , and opened the door of the castle .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fetch__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET burning__<label>__VERB coal__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ light__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. thought__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ opened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When she reached the place where the fire was kindled , a hideous man-eater was crouching over it .
When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB kindled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET hideous__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB crouching__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Peace be with you , grandfather , ' said she .
`__<label>__. Peace__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. grandfather__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` The same to you , ' replied the man-eater .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What brings you here , Udea ? ' '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON brings__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Udea__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I came to ask for a lump of burning coal , to light my fire with . '
I__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lump__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP burning__<label>__VERB coal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT light__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON fire__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : THE MANEATER -RSB- ` Do you want a big lump or a little lump ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET MANEATER__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ lump__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ lump__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why , what difference does it make ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON difference__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said she .
said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` If you have a big lump you must give me a strip of your skin from your ear to your thumb , and if you have a little lump , you must give me a strip from your ear to your little finger . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ lump__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET strip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON skin__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON ear__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON thumb__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ lump__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET strip__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON ear__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ finger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Udea , who thought that one sounded as bad as the other , said she would take the big lump , and when the man-eater had cut the skin , she went home again .
Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM sounded__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ lump__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB cut__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And as she hastened on a raven beheld the blood on the ground , and plastered it with earth , and stayed by her till she reached the castle .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON hastened__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET raven__<label>__ADJ beheld__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET blood__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ plastered__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP earth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ stayed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON till__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as she entered the door he flew past , and she shrieked from fright , for up to that moment she had not seen him .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON shrieked__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP fright__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP up__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
In her terror she called after him , ` May you get the same start as you have given me ! '
In__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON terror__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. May__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ start__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why should you wish me harm , ' asked the raven , pausing in his flight , ` when I have done you a service ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON harm__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET raven__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pausing__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON flight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET service__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What service have you done me ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said she .
said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Oh , you shall soon see , ' replied the raven , and with his bill he scraped away all the earth he had smeared over the blood and then flew away .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET raven__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON bill__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON scraped__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB smeared__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET blood__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV flew__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
In the night the man-eater got up , and followed the blood till he came to Udea 's castle .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ followed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET blood__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Udea__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He entered through the gate which she had left open , and went on till he reached the inside of the house .
He__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB open__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET inside__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But here he was stopped by the seven doors , six of wood and one of iron , and all fast locked .
But__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB stopped__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET seven__<label>__NUM doors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. six__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP wood__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP iron__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET fast__<label>__ADV locked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And he called through them ` Oh Udea , what did you see your grandfather doing ? ' '
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB through__<label>__PRT them__<label>__PRON `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON grandfather__<label>__NOUN doing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I saw him spread silk under him , and silk over him , and lay himself down in a four-post bed . '
I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON spread__<label>__VERB silk__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ silk__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lay__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET four__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. post__<label>__NOUN bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When he heard that , the man-eater broke in one door , and laughed and went away .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ laughed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And the second night he came back , and asked her again what she had seen her grandfather doing , and she answered him as before , and he broke in another door , and laughed and went away , and so each night till he reached the seventh door .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON grandfather__<label>__NOUN doing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON broke__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ laughed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV each__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET seventh__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the maiden wrote a letter to her brothers , and bound it round the neck of a pigeon , and said to it , ` Oh , thou pigeon that servedst my father and my grandfather , carry this letter to my brothers , and come back at once . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ wrote__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bound__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON round__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET neck__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. thou__<label>__ADJ pigeon__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP servedst__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON grandfather__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. carry__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the pigeon flew away .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It flew and it flew and it flew till it found the brothers .
It__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB till__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The eldest unfastened the letter from the pigeon 's neck , and read what his sister had written : ' I am in a great strait , my brothers .
The__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ unfastened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pigeon__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN neck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ read__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB written__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ strait__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you do not rescue me to-night , to-morrow I shall be no longer living , for the man-eater has broken open six doors , and only the iron door is left .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV rescue__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADV living__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB open__<label>__ADJ six__<label>__NUM doors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ only__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN door__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
So haste , haste , post haste . '
So__<label>__ADV haste__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. haste__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. post__<label>__NOUN haste__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Quick , quick !
`__<label>__. Quick__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. quick__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
my brothers , ' cried he .
my__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` What is the matter ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked they .
asked__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` If we can not reach our sister to-night , to-morrow she will be the prey of the man-eater . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV reach__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prey__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And without more words they sprang on their horses , and rode like the wind .
And__<label>__CONJ without__<label>__ADP more__<label>__ADJ words__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON sprang__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON horses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rode__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The gate of the castle was thrown down , and they entered the court and called loudly to their sister .
The__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB thrown__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET court__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB loudly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the poor girl was so ill with fear and anxiety that she could not even speak .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ill__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP fear__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ anxiety__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV even__<label>__ADV speak__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then the brothers dismounted and passed through the six open doors , till they stood before the iron one , which was still shut .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN dismounted__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ passed__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET six__<label>__NUM open__<label>__ADJ doors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV shut__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Udea , open ! '
`__<label>__. Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. open__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they cried , ` it is only your brothers ! '
they__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And she arose and unlocked the door , and throwing herself on the neck of the eldest burst into tears .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON arose__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ unlocked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ throwing__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET neck__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ burst__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Tell us what has happened , ' he said , ` and how the man-eater traced you here . '
`__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON what__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN traced__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It is all the cat 's fault , ' replied Udea .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN fault__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` She put out my fire so that I could not cook .
`__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON fire__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV cook__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
All about a bean !
All__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bean__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I ate one and forgot to give her any of it . '
I__<label>__PRON ate__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ forgot__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But we told you so particularly , ' said the eldest brother , ` never to eat anything without sharing it with the cat . '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV particularly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. never__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP sharing__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , but I tell you I forgot , ' answered Udea .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Does the man-eater come here every night ? '
`__<label>__. Does__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the brothers .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Every night , ' said Udea , ` and he breaks one door in and then goes away . '
`__<label>__. Every__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON breaks__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM door__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV goes__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then all the brothers cried together , ` We will dig a great hole , and fill it with burning wood , and spread a covering over the top ; and when the man-eater arrives we will push him into it . '
Then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN cried__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB dig__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ hole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fill__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP burning__<label>__VERB wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ spread__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET covering__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN arrives__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB push__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they all set to work , and prepared the great hole , and set fire to the wood , till it was reduced to a mass of glowing charcoal .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET set__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ prepared__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ hole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB fire__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB reduced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET mass__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP glowing__<label>__VERB charcoal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And when the man-eater came , and called as usual , ` Udea , what did you see your grandfather doing ? '
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV usual__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Udea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON grandfather__<label>__NOUN doing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she answered , ' I saw him pull off the ass 's skin and devour the ass , and he fell in the fire , and the fire burned him up . '
she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON pull__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN skin__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ devour__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN burned__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the man-eater was filled with rage , and he flung himself upon the iron door and burst it in .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP rage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON flung__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN door__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ burst__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
On the other side stood Udea 's seven brothers , who said , ` Come , rest yourself a little on this mat . '
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB Udea__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ seven__<label>__NUM brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. rest__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET mat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the man-eater sat down , and he fell right into the burning pit which was under the mat , and they heaped on more wood , till nothing was left of him , not even a bone .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET burning__<label>__NOUN pit__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON heaped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP more__<label>__ADV wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV even__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET bone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Only one of his finger-nails was blown away , and fell into an upper chamber where Udea was standing , and stuck under one of the nails of her own fingers .
Only__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. nails__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB blown__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fell__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET upper__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV Udea__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB standing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ stuck__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET nails__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ fingers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And she sank lifeless to the earth .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON sank__<label>__VERB lifeless__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : UDEA FOUND LIFELESS BY HER SEVEN BROTHERS -RSB- Meanwhile her brothers sat below waiting for her and wondering why she did not come .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. UDEA__<label>__NOUN FOUND__<label>__NOUN LIFELESS__<label>__NOUN BY__<label>__NOUN HER__<label>__NOUN SEVEN__<label>__NOUN BROTHERS__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Meanwhile__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB below__<label>__ADP waiting__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ wondering__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What can have happened to her ! '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed the eldest brother .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Perhaps she has fallen into the fire , too . '
`__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So one of the others ran upstairs and found his sister stretched on the floor .
So__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB upstairs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN stretched__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Udea !
`__<label>__. Udea__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Udea ! '
Udea__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he cried , but she did not move or reply .
he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV move__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ reply__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he saw that she was dead , and rushed down to his brothers in the courtyard and called out , ` Come quickly , our sister is dead ! '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rushed__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET courtyard__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. our__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
In a moment they were all beside her and knew that it was true , and they made a bier and laid her on it , and placed her across a camel , and said to the camel , ` Take her to her mother , but be careful not to halt by the way , and let no man capture you , and see you kneel down before no man , save him who shall say `` string '' -LSB- 1 -RSB- to you .
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET beside__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bier__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ laid__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ placed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON across__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB careful__<label>__ADJ not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT halt__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN capture__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON kneel__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. save__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. string__<label>__VERB ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. 1__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But to him who says `` string , '' then kneel . '
But__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. string__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV kneel__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Footnote 1 : ` Riemen . ' -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Footnote__<label>__NOUN 1__<label>__NUM :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Riemen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
So the camel started , and when it had accomplished half its journey it met three men , who ran after it in order to catch it ; but they could not .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN started__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB accomplished__<label>__VERB half__<label>__DET its__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM men__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT catch__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then they cried ` Stop ! '
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Stop__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
but the camel only went the faster .
but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV went__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET faster__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The three men panted behind till one said to the others , ` Wait a minute !
The__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM men__<label>__NOUN panted__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Wait__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
The string of my sandal is broken ! '
The__<label>__DET string__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON sandal__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The camel caught the word ` string ' and knelt down at once , and the men came up and found a dead girl lying on a bier , with a ring on her finger .
The__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN caught__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN `__<label>__. string__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ knelt__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dead__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN lying__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bier__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as one of the young men took hold of her hand to pull off the ring , he knocked out the man-eater 's finger-nail , which had stuck there , and the maiden sat up and said , ` Let him live who gave me life , and slay him who slew me ! '
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And when the camel heard the maiden speak , it turned and carried her back to her brothers .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ speak__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now the brothers were still seated in the court bewailing their sister , and their eyes were dim with weeping so that they could hardly see .
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And when the camel stood before them they said , ` Perhaps it has brought back our sister ! '
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and rose to give it a beating .
and__<label>__CONJ rose__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET beating__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the camel knelt down and the girl dismounted , and they flung themselves on her neck and wept more than ever for gladness .
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` Tell me , ' said the eldest , as soon as he could speak , ` how it all came about , and what killed you . ' '
`__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB speak__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET came__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON killed__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I was waiting in the upper chamber , ' said she , ` and a nail of the man-eater 's stuck under my nail , and I fell dead upon the ground .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET upper__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET nail__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eater__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ stuck__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON nail__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That is all I know . '
That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But who pulled out the nail ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON pulled__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nail__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked he . '
asked__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A man took hold of my hand and tried to pull off my ring , and the nail jumped out and I was alive again .
A__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pull__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON ring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET nail__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And when the camel heard me say `` Let him live who gave me life , slay him who slew me ! ''
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON live__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. slay__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON slew__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
it turned and brought me back to the castle .
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That is my story . '
That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
She was silent and the eldest brother spoke .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN spoke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Will you listen to what I have to say , my brothers ? '
`__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON listen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they replied , ` How should we not hear you ?
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Are you not our father as well as our brother ? '
Are__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then this is my advice .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON advice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Let us take our sister back to our father and mother , that we may see them once more before they die . '
Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ before__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON die__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the young men agreed , and they mounted their horses and placed their sister in a litter on the camel .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ men__<label>__NOUN agreed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON mounted__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON horses__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ placed__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET litter__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET camel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So they set out .
So__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
At the end of five days ' journey they reached the old home where their father and mother dwelt alone .
At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP five__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT journey__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV their__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN dwelt__<label>__NOUN alone__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And the heart of their father rejoiced , and he said to them , ` Dear sons , why did you go away and leave your mother and me to weep for you night and day ? '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN rejoiced__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ sons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ leave__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON night__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ day__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Dear father , ' answered the son , ` let us rest a little now , and then I will tell you everything from the beginning . '
`__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON rest__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON everything__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beginning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied the father , and waited patiently for three days .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ waited__<label>__VERB patiently__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And on the morning of the fourth day the eldest brother said , ` Dear father , would you like to hear our adventures ? '
And__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fourth__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON adventures__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Certainly I should ! '
`__<label>__. Certainly__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , it was our aunt who was the cause of our leaving home , for we agreed that if the baby was a sister she should wave a white handkerchief , and if it was a brother , she should brandish a sickle , for then there would be nothing to come back for , and we might wander far away .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON aunt__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cause__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON leaving__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON agreed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET baby__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB wave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ handkerchief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB brandish__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sickle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP then__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB wander__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Now our aunt could not bear us , and hated us to live in the same house with her , so she brandished the sickle , and we went away .
Now__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON aunt__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV bear__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hated__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON brandished__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sickle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
That is all our story . '
That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET our__<label>__PRON story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And that is all this story .
And__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Märchen__<label>__NOUN und__<label>__ADP Gedichte__<label>__NOUN aus__<label>__NOUN der__<label>__NOUN Stadt__<label>__NOUN Tripolis__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Von Hans Stumme . -RSB-
Von__<label>__NOUN Hans__<label>__NOUN Stumme__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE WHITE WOLF Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters ; they were all beautiful , but the youngest was the fairest of the three .
THE__<label>__DET WHITE__<label>__NOUN WOLF__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM daughters__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fairest__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Now it happened that one day their father had to set out for a tour in a distant part of his kingdom .
Now__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN their__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tour__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET distant__<label>__ADJ part__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON kingdom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Before he left , his youngest daughter made him promise to bring her back a wreath of wild flowers .
Before__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ flowers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the king was ready to return to his palace , he bethought himself that he would like to take home presents to each of his three daughters ; so he went into a jeweller 's shop , and bought a beautiful necklace for the eldest princess ; then he went to a rich merchant 's and bought a dress embroidered in gold and silver thread for the second princess , but in none of the flower shops nor in the market could he find the wreath of wild flowers that his youngest daughter had set her heart on .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON bethought__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN presents__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON three__<label>__NUM daughters__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET jeweller__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN shop__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bought__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ necklace__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET rich__<label>__ADJ merchant__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bought__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dress__<label>__NOUN embroidered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ silver__<label>__NOUN thread__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flower__<label>__NOUN shops__<label>__NOUN nor__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET market__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ flowers__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
So he had to set out on his homeward way without it .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON homeward__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Now his journey led him through a thick forest .
Now__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN led__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON through__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
While he was still about four miles distant from his palace , he noticed a white wolf squatting on the roadside , and , behold !
While__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADP four__<label>__NUM miles__<label>__NOUN distant__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN squatting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET roadside__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. behold__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
on the head of the wolf , there was a wreath of wild flowers .
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Then the king called to the coachman , and ordered him to get down from his seat and fetch him the wreath from the wolf 's head .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET coachman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ordered__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON seat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fetch__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the wolf heard the order and said : ` My lord and king , I will let you have the wreath , but I must have something in return . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET order__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP return__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What do you want ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered the king . '
answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will gladly give you rich treasure in exchange for it . ' '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB gladly__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON rich__<label>__ADJ treasure__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I do not want rich treasure , ' replied the wolf .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB rich__<label>__ADJ treasure__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Only promise to give me the first thing that meets you on your way to your castle .
`__<label>__. Only__<label>__ADV promise__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET meets__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In three days I shall come and fetch it . '
In__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fetch__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the king thought to himself : ' I am still a good long way from home , I am sure to meet a wild animal or a bird on the road , it will be quite safe to promise . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ long__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wild__<label>__ADJ animal__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV safe__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT promise__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he consented , and carried the wreath away with him .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON consented__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But all along the road he met no living creature till he turned into the palace gates , where his youngest daughter was waiting to welcome him home .
But__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET living__<label>__NOUN creature__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN gates__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT welcome__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That evening the king was very sad , remembering his promise ; and when he told the queen what had happened , she too shed bitter tears .
That__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. remembering__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV shed__<label>__VERB bitter__<label>__ADJ tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the youngest princess asked them why they both looked so sad , and why they wept .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON why__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON both__<label>__DET looked__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON wept__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then her father told her what a price he would have to pay for the wreath of wild flowers he had brought home to her , for in three days a white wolf would come and claim her and carry her away , and they would never see her again .
Then__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET price__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pay__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ flowers__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ claim__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ carry__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But the queen thought and thought , and at last she hit upon a plan .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__ADJ thought__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ thought__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON hit__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET plan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was in the palace a servant maid the same age and the same height as the princess , and the queen dressed her up in a beautiful dress belonging to her daughter , and determined to give her to the white wolf , who would never know the difference .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN maid__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ age__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ height__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN dressed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ dress__<label>__NOUN belonging__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ determined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET difference__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On the third day the wolf strode into the palace yard and up the great stairs , to the room where the king and queen were seated . '
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN strode__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN yard__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ stairs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ queen__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB seated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have come to claim your promise , ' he said .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT claim__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Give me your youngest daughter . '
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then they led the servant maid up to him , and he said to her : ` You must mount on my back , and I will take you to my castle . '
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON led__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN maid__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB mount__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And with these words he swung her on to his back and left the palace .
And__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON swung__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they reached the place where he had met the king and given him the wreath of wild flowers , he stopped , and told her to dismount that they might rest a little .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB met__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ given__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET wreath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ flowers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT dismount__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
So they sat down by the roadside . '
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET roadside__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I wonder , ' said the wolf , ` what your father would do if this forest belonged to him ? '
I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN belonged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the girl answered : ` My father is a poor man , so he would cut down the trees , and saw them into planks , and he would sell the planks , and we should never be poor again ; but would always have enough to eat . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB cut__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET trees__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP planks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB sell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET planks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the wolf knew that he had not got the real princess , and he swung the servant-maid on to his back and carried her to the castle .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON swung__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. maid__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And he strode angrily into the king 's chamber , and spoke .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON strode__<label>__VERB angrily__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ spoke__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Give me the real princess at once .
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
If you deceive me again I will cause such a storm to burst over your palace that the walls will fall in , and you will all be buried in the ruins . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON deceive__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB cause__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET storm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT burst__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET walls__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB fall__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB all__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB buried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ruins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the king and the queen wept , but they saw there was no escape .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET queen__<label>__ADJ wept__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET escape__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So they sent for their youngest daughter , and the king said to her : ` Dearest child , you must go with the white wolf , for I promised you to him , and I must keep my word . '
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dearest__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON promised__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON word__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the princess got ready to leave her home ; but first she went to her room to fetch her wreath of wild flowers , which she took with her .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ first__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON wreath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ flowers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then the white wolf swung her on his back and bore her away .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN swung__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bore__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But when they came to the place where he had rested with the servant-maid , he told her to dismount that they might rest for a little at the roadside .
But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB rested__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. maid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT dismount__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET roadside__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he turned to her and said : ' I wonder what your father would do if this forest belonged to him ? '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN belonged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : THE · WHITE · WOLF · ASKS · THE · PRINCESS · A · QUESTION · IN · THE · WOOD -RSB- And the princess answered : ` My father would cut down the trees and turn it into a beautiful park and gardens , and he and his courtiers would come and wander among the glades in the summer time . '
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` This is the real princess , ' said the wolf to himself .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But aloud he said : ` Mount once more on my back , and I will bear you to my castle . '
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And when she was seated on his back he set out through the woods , and he ran , and ran , and ran , till at last he stopped in front of a stately courtyard , with massive gates .
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` This is a beautiful castle , ' said the princess , as the gates swung back and she stepped inside .
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` If only I were not so far away from my father and my mother ! '
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But the wolf answered : ` At the end of a year we will pay a visit to your father and mother . '
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And at these words the white furry skin slipped from his back , and the princess saw that he was not a wolf at all , but a beautiful youth , tall and stately ; and he gave her his hand , and led her up the castle stairs .
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One day , at the end of half a year , he came into her room and said : ` My dear one , you must get ready for a wedding .
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Your eldest sister is going to be married , and I will take you to your father 's palace .
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When the wedding is over , I shall come and fetch you home .
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I will whistle outside the gate , and when you hear me , pay no heed to what your father or mother say , leave your dancing and feasting , and come to me at once ; for if I have to leave without you , you will never find your way back alone through the forests . '
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When the princess was ready to start , she found that he had put on his white fur skin , and was changed back into the wolf ; and he swung her on to his back , and set out with her to her father 's palace , where he left her , while he himself returned home alone .
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But , in the evening , he went back to fetch her , and , standing outside the palace gate , he gave a long , loud whistle .
But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. standing__<label>__VERB outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN gate__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. loud__<label>__ADJ whistle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the midst of her dancing the princess heard the sound , and at once she went to him , and he swung her on his back and bore her away to his castle .
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Again , at the end of half a year , the prince came into her room , as the white wolf , and said : ` Dear heart , you must prepare for the wedding of your second sister .
Again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP half__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB prepare__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON second__<label>__ADJ sister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I will take you to your father 's palace to-day , and we will remain there together till to-morrow morning . '
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So they went together to the wedding .
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In the evening , when the two were alone together , he dropped his fur skin , and , ceasing to be a wolf , became a prince again .
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Now they did not know that the princess 's mother was hidden in the room .
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When she saw the white skin lying on the floor , she crept out of the room , and sent a servant to fetch the skin and to burn it in the kitchen fire .
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The moment the flames touched the skin there was a fearful clap of thunder heard , and the prince disappeared out of the palace gate in a whirlwind , and returned to his palace alone .
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But the princess was heart-broken , and spent the night weeping bitterly .
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Next morning she set out to find her way back to the castle , but she wandered through the woods and forests , and she could find no path or track to guide her .
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For fourteen days she roamed in the forest , sleeping under the trees , and living upon wild berries and roots , and at last she reached a little house .
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She opened the door and went in , and found the wind seated in the room all by himself , and she spoke to the wind and said : ` Wind , have you seen the white wolf ? '
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And the wind answered : ` All day and all night I have been blowing round the world , and I have only just come home ; but I have not seen him . '
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But he gave her a pair of shoes , in which , he told her , she would be able to walk a hundred miles with every step , Then she walked through the air till she reached a star , and she said : ` Tell me , star , have you seen the white wolf ? '
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And the star answered : ' I have been shining all night , and I have not seen him . '
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But the star gave her a pair of shoes , and told her that if she put them on she would be able to walk two hundred miles at a stride .
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So she drew them on , and she walked to the moon , and she said : ` Dear moon , have you not seen the white wolf ? '
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But the moon answered , ` All night long I have been sailing through the heavens , and I have only just come home ; but I did not see him . '
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But he gave her a pair of shoes , in which she would be able to cover four hundred miles with every stride .
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So she went to the sun , and said : ` Dear sun , have you seen the white wolf ? '
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB sun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ wolf__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the sun answered , ` Yes , I have seen him , and he has chosen another bride , for he thought you had left him , and would never return , and he is preparing for the wedding .
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But I will help you .
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Here are a pair of shoes .
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If you put these on you will be able to walk on glass or ice , and to climb the steepest places .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET on__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT walk__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP glass__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ ice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT climb__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET steepest__<label>__ADJ places__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And here is a spinning-wheel , with which you will be able to spin moss into silk .
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When you leave me you will reach a glass mountain .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB reach__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET glass__<label>__NOUN mountain__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Put on the shoes that I have given you and with them you will be able to climb it quite easily .
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At the summit you will find the palace of the white wolf . '
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Then the princess set out , and before long she reached the glass mountain , and at the summit she found the white wolf 's palace , as the sun had said .
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But no one recognised her , as she had disguised herself as an old woman , and had wound a shawl round her head .
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Great preparations were going on in the palace for the wedding , which was to take place next day .
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Then the princess , still disguised as an old woman , took out her spinning-wheel , and began to spin moss into silk .
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And as she spun the new bride passed by , and seeing the moss turn into silk , she said to the old woman : ` Little mother , I wish you would give me that spinning-wheel . '
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-LSB- Illustration : The Bride wishes to buy the Spinning-Wheel -RSB- And the princess answered , ' I will give it to you if you will allow me to sleep to-night on the mat outside the prince 's door . '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Bride__<label>__NOUN wishes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT buy__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Spinning__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Wheel__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB allow__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mat__<label>__NOUN outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the bride replied , ` Yes , you may sleep on the mat outside the door . '
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So the princess gave her the spinning-wheel .
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And that night , winding the shawl all round her , so that no one could recognise her , she lay down on the mat outside the white wolf 's door .
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And when everyone in the palace was asleep she began to tell the whole of her story .
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She told how she had been one of three sisters , and that she had been the youngest and the fairest of the three , and that her father had betrothed her to a white wolf .
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And she told how she had gone first to the wedding of one sister , and then with her husband to the wedding of the other sister , and how her mother had ordered the servant to throw the white fur skin into the kitchen fire .
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And then she told of her wanderings through the forest ; and of how she had sought the white wolf weeping ; and how the wind and star and moon and sun had befriended her , and had helped her to reach his palace .
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And when the white wolf heard all the story , he knew that it was his first wife , who had sought him , and had found him , after such great dangers and difficulties .
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But he said nothing , for he waited till the next day , when many guests -- kings and princes from far countries -- were coming to his wedding .
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Then , when all the guests were assembled in the banqueting hall , he spoke to them and said : ` Hearken to me , ye kings and princes , for I have something to tell you .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET guests__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB assembled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET banqueting__<label>__NOUN hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT them__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Hearken__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ye__<label>__ADJ kings__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ princes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I had lost the key of my treasure casket , so I ordered a new one to be made ; but I have since found the old one .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET key__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON treasure__<label>__NOUN casket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON ordered__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB since__<label>__ADP found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Now , which of these keys is the better ? '
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET keys__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then all the kings and royal guests answered : ` Certainly the old key is better than the new one . '
Then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET kings__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ royal__<label>__ADJ guests__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Certainly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ key__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then , ' said the wolf , ` if that is so , my former bride is better than my new one . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON former__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he sent for the new bride , and he gave her in marriage to one of the princes who was present , and then he turned to his guests , and said : ` And here is my former bride ' -- and the beautiful princess was led into the room and seated beside him on his throne . '
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP marriage__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princes__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB present__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON guests__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON former__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB led__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seated__<label>__VERB beside__<label>__ADV him__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON throne__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I thought she had forgotten me , and that she would never return .
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB forgotten__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV return__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But she has sought me everywhere , and now we are together once more we shall never part again . '
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB sought__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON everywhere__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV part__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
MOHAMMED WITH THE MAGIC FINGER Once upon a time , there lived a woman who had a son and a daughter .
MOHAMMED__<label>__NOUN WITH__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN MAGIC__<label>__NOUN FINGER__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET lived__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One morning she said to them : ' I have heard of a town where there is no such thing as death : let us go and dwell there . '
One__<label>__NUM morning__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT them__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET such__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP death__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ dwell__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So she broke up her house , and went away with her son and daughter .
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON broke__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When she reached the city , the first thing she did was to look about and see if there was any churchyard , and when she found none , she exclaimed , ` This is a delightful spot .
When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET city__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET churchyard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB none__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET delightful__<label>__ADJ spot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We will stay here for ever . '
We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
By-and-by , her son grew to be a man , and he took for a wife a girl who had been born in the town .
By__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. her__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB born__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But after a little while he grew restless , and went away on his travels , leaving his mother , his wife , and his sister behind him .
But__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ while__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB restless__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON travels__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. leaving__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He had not been gone many weeks when one evening his mother said , ' I am not well , my head aches dreadfully . '
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB many__<label>__ADJ weeks__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM evening__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN aches__<label>__NOUN dreadfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What did you say ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
inquired her daughter-in-law .
inquired__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My head feels ready to split , ' replied the old woman .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN feels__<label>__NOUN ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT split__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The daughter-in-law asked no more questions , but left the house , and went in haste to some butchers in the next street . '
The__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV questions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP haste__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET butchers__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ street__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have got a woman to sell ; what will you give me for her ? '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT sell__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said she .
said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The butchers answered that they must see the woman first , and they all returned together .
The__<label>__DET butchers__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN first__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET returned__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then the butchers took the woman and told her they must kill her .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET butchers__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` But why ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she asked .
she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Because , ' they said , ` it is always our custom that when persons are ill and complain of their head they should be killed at once .
`__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON custom__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV persons__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB ill__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ complain__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It is a much better way than leaving them to die a natural death . '
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET much__<label>__ADV better__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP leaving__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET natural__<label>__ADJ death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' replied the woman .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But leave , I pray you , my lungs and my liver untouched , till my son comes back .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ leave__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lungs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON liver__<label>__NOUN untouched__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then give both to him . '
Then__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the men took them out at once , and gave them to the daughter-in-law , saying : ` Put away these things till your husband returns . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Put__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT these__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN returns__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the daughter-in-law took them , and hid them in a secret place .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hid__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET secret__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the old woman 's daughter , who had been in the woods , heard that her mother had been killed while she was out , she was filled with fright , and ran away as fast as she could .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. heard__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB while__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP fright__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At last she reached a lonely spot far from the town , where she thought she was safe , and sat down on a stone , and wept bitterly .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lonely__<label>__ADJ spot__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB safe__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ wept__<label>__VERB bitterly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
As she was sitting , sobbing , a man passed by .
As__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. sobbing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
` What is the matter , little girl ?
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Answer me !
Answer__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
I will be your friend . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON friend__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , sir , they have killed my mother ; my brother is far away , and I have nobody . '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB nobody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Will you come with me ? '
`__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the man .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Thankfully , ' said she , and he led her down , down , under the earth , till they reached a great city .
`__<label>__. Thankfully__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON led__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ city__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he married her , and in course of time she had a son .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON married__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the baby was known throughout the city as ` Mohammed with the magic finger , ' because , whenever he stuck out his little finger , he was able to see anything that was happening for as far as two days ' distance .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET baby__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB known__<label>__VERB throughout__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET city__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP `__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ finger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. whenever__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON stuck__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ finger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB happening__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT distance__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
By-and-by , as the boy was growing bigger , his uncle returned from his long journey , and went straight to his wife .
By__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB growing__<label>__VERB bigger__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON long__<label>__ADJ journey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Where are my mother and sister ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sister__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he asked ; but his wife answered ; ` Have something to eat first , and then I will tell you . '
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But he replied : ` How can I eat till I know what has become of them ? '
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB till__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then she fetched , from the upper chamber , a box full of money , which she laid before him , saying , ` That is the price of your mother .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON fetched__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET upper__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET box__<label>__NOUN full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP money__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON laid__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET price__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She sold well . '
She__<label>__PRON sold__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What do you mean ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he gasped .
he__<label>__PRON gasped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Oh , your mother complained one day that her head was aching , so I got in two butchers and they agreed to take her .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN complained__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB aching__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM butchers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON agreed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
However , I have got her lungs and liver hidden , till you came back , in a safe place . '
However__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON lungs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ liver__<label>__NOUN hidden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET safe__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And my sister ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , while the people were chopping up your mother she ran away , and I heard no more of her . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB chopping__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Give me my mother 's liver and lungs , ' said the young man .
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ liver__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ lungs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And she gave them to him .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then he put them in his pocket , and went away , saying : ' I can stay no longer in this horrible town .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pocket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET horrible__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I go to seek my sister . '
I__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT seek__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Now , one day , the little boy stretched out his finger and said to his mother , ` My uncle is coming ! '
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN stretched__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : MY UNCLE IS COMING -RSB- ` Where is he ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. MY__<label>__NOUN UNCLE__<label>__NOUN IS__<label>__NOUN COMING__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she asked .
she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` He is still two days ' journey off : looking for us ; but he will soon be here . '
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT journey__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__ADP :__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And in two days , as the boy had foretold , the uncle had found the hole in the earth , and arrived at the gate of the city .
And__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB foretold__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET city__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All his money was spent , and not knowing where his sister lived , he began to beg of all the people he saw .
All__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON money__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB spent__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV knowing__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN lived__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT beg__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Here comes my uncle , ' called out the little boy .
`__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Where ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked his mother .
asked__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Here at the house door ; ' and the woman ran out and embraced him , and wept over him .
`__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN door__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ embraced__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ wept__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When they could both speak , he said : ` My sister , were you by when they killed my mother ? ' '
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET speak__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. were__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON killed__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I was absent when they slew her , ' replied she , ` and as I could do nothing , I ran away .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB absent__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON slew__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But you , my brother , how did you get here ? '
But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` By chance , ' he said , ` after I had wandered far ; but I did not know I should find you ! '
`__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP chance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB wandered__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My little boy told me you were coming , ' she explained , ` when you were yet two days distant ; he alone of all men has that great gift . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON explained__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB yet__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN distant__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON alone__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP great__<label>__ADJ gift__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But she did not tell him that her husband could change himself into a serpent , a dog , or a monster , whenever he pleased .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB change__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET monster__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whenever__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON pleased__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was a very rich man , and possessed large herds of camels , goats , sheep , cattle , horses and asses ; all the best of their kind .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV rich__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ possessed__<label>__VERB large__<label>__ADJ herds__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP camels__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. goats__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sheep__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. cattle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. horses__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ asses__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON kind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the next morning , the sister said : ` Dear brother , go and watch our sheep , and when you are thirsty , drink their milk ! '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADP brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ watch__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON sheep__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB thirsty__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. drink__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON milk__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' answered he , and he went .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Soon after , she said again , ` Dear brother , go and watch our goats . '
Soon__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ watch__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON goats__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But why ?
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
I like tending sheep better ! '
I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB tending__<label>__VERB sheep__<label>__NOUN better__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , it is much nicer to be a goatherd , ' she said ; so he took the goats out .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADJ nicer__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET goatherd__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. so__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET goats__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
When he was gone , she said to her husband , ` You must kill my brother , for I can not have him living here with me . '
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON living__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But , my dear , why should I ?
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
He has done me no harm . ' '
He__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET harm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I wish you to kill him , ' she answered , ` or if not I will leave . '
I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT kill__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB leave__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , all right , then , ' said he ; ` to-morrow I will change myself into a serpent , and hide myself in the date barrel ; and when he comes to fetch dates I will sting him in the hand . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB change__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hide__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET date__<label>__NOUN barrel__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB dates__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB sting__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That will do very well , ' said she .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When the sun was up next day , she called to her brother , ` Go and mind the goats . '
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET goats__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , of course , ' he replied ; but the little boy called out : ` Uncle , I want to come with you . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Delighted , ' said the uncle , and they started together .
`__<label>__. Delighted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
After they had got out of sight of the house the boy said to him , ` Dear uncle , my father is going to kill you .
After__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He has changed himself into a serpent , and has hidden himself in the date barrel .
He__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB changed__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ has__<label>__VERB hidden__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET date__<label>__NOUN barrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
My mother has told him to do it . '
My__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And what am I to do ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the uncle . '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will tell you .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When we bring the goats back to the house , and my mother says to you , `` I am sure you must be hungry : get a few dates out of the cask , '' just say to me , `` I am not feeling very well , Mohammed , you go and get them for me . '' '
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So when they reached the house the sister came out to meet them , saying , ` Dear brother , you must certainly be hungry : go and get a few dates . '
So__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ :__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ dates__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But he answered , ' I am not feeling very well .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV feeling__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Mohammed , you go and get them for me . '
Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Of course I will , ' replied the little boy , and ran at once to the cask .
`__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET cask__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` No , no , ' his mother called after him ; ` come here directly !
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV directly__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Let your uncle fetch them himself ! '
Let__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN fetch__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON himself__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the boy would not listen , and crying out to her , ' I would rather get them , ' thrust his hand into the date cask .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV listen__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ crying__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. thrust__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET date__<label>__NOUN cask__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Instead of the fruit , it struck against something cold and slimy , and he whispered softly , ` Keep still ; it is I , your son ! '
Instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fruit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON struck__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN cold__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ slimy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Keep__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he picked up his dates and went away to his uncle .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON dates__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Here they are , dear uncle ; eat as many as you want . '
`__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. eat__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And his uncle ate them .
And__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN ate__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When he saw that the uncle did not mean to come near the cask , the serpent crawled out and regained his proper shape . '
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cask__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN crawled__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ regained__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__ADJ shape__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am thankful I did not kill him , ' he said to his wife ; ` for , after all , he is my brother-in-law , and it would have been a great sin ! '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB thankful__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV kill__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ sin__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Either you kill him or I leave you , ' said she .
`__<label>__. Either__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON kill__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON or__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Well , well ! '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. well__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
sighed the man , ` to-morrow I will do it . '
sighed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The woman let that night go by without doing anything further , but at daybreak she said to her brother , ` Get up , brother ; it is time to take the goats to pasture ! '
The__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN let__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP without__<label>__ADP doing__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN further__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP daybreak__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. brother__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET goats__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT pasture__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' cried he . '
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will come with you , uncle , ' called out the little boy .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. uncle__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Yes , come along , ' replied he .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But the mother ran up , saying , ` The child must not go out in this cold or he will be ill ; ' to which he only answered , ` Nonsense !
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET cold__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ill__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Nonsense__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I am going , so it is no use your talking !
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET use__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON talking__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I am going !
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I am !
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I am ! '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then go ! '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she said .
she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And so they started , driving the goats in front of them .
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. driving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET goats__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When they reached the pasture the boy said to his uncle : ` Dear uncle , this night my father means to kill you .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pasture__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN means__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
While we are away he will creep into your room and hide in the straw .
While__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB creep__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ hide__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Directly we get home my mother will say to you , `` Take that straw and give it to the sheep , '' and , if you do , he will bite you . '
Directly__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB bite__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then what am I to do ? '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the man .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh , do not be afraid , dear uncle !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I will kill my father myself . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied the uncle .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As they drove back the goats towards the house , the sister cried : ` Be quick , dear brother , go and get me some straw for the sheep . '
As__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET goats__<label>__NOUN towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN cried__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Be__<label>__VERB quick__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Let me go , ' said the boy .
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You are not big enough ; your uncle will get it , ' replied she .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV big__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` We will both get it , ' answered the boy ; ` come , uncle , let us go and fetch that straw ! '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fetch__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied the uncle , and they went to the door of the room .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It seems very dark , ' said the boy ; ' I must go and get a light ; ' and when he came back with one , he set fire to the straw , and the serpent was burnt .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV dark__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET light__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB fire__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB burnt__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then the mother broke into sobs and tears .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP sobs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh , you wretched boy !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON wretched__<label>__VERB boy__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
What have you done ?
What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Your father was in that straw , and you have killed him ! '
Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Now , how was I to know that my father was lying in that straw , instead of in the kitchen ? '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET straw__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the boy .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But his mother only wept the more , and sobbed out , ` From this day you have no father .
But__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV wept__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sobbed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You must do without him as best you can ! '
You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP best__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why did you marry a serpent ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON marry__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the boy . '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I thought he was a man !
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
How did he learn those odd tricks ? '
How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON learn__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET odd__<label>__ADJ tricks__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As the sun rose , she woke her brother , and said , ` Go and take the goats to pasture ! ' '
As__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN rose__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON woke__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET goats__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT pasture__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will come too , ' said the little boy .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Go then ! '
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said his mother , and they went together .
said__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
On the way the boy began : ` Dear uncle , this night my mother means to kill both of us , by poisoning us with the bones of the serpent , which she will grind to powder and sprinkle in our food . '
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN means__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT kill__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP poisoning__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bones__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB grind__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT powder__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ sprinkle__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON food__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And what are we to do ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the uncle . '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will kill her , dear uncle .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I do not want either a father or a mother like that ! '
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB either__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When they came home in the evening they saw the woman preparing supper , and secretly scattering the powdered bones of the serpent on one side of the dish .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN preparing__<label>__VERB supper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ secretly__<label>__ADV scattering__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET powdered__<label>__ADJ bones__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET serpent__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM side__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dish__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On the other , where she meant to eat herself , there was no poison .
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET poison__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the boy whispered to his uncle , ` Dear uncle , be sure you eat from the same side of the dish as I do ! '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN whispered__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dish__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' said the uncle .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So they all three sat down to the table , but before they helped themselves the boy said , ' I am thirsty , mother ; will you get me some milk ? '
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ before__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON helped__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB thirsty__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. mother__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET milk__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' said she , ` but you had better begin your supper . '
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ begin__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON supper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And when she came back with the milk they were both eating busily .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET milk__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET eating__<label>__VERB busily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Sit down and have something too , ' said the boy , and she sat down and helped herself from the dish , but at the very first moment she sank dead upon the ground .
`__<label>__. Sit__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ helped__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dish__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV first__<label>__ADJ moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON sank__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` She has got what she meant for us , ' observed the boy ; ` and now we will sell all the sheep and cattle . '
`__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. observed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB sell__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cattle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the sheep and cattle were sold , and the uncle and nephew took the money and went to see the world .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cattle__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB sold__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ nephew__<label>__ADJ took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For ten days they travelled through the desert , and then they came to a place where the road parted in two .
For__<label>__ADP ten__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON travelled__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN parted__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
` Uncle ! '
`__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the boy .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , what is it ? '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied he .
replied__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` You see these two roads ?
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM roads__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
You must take one , and I the other ; for the time has come when we must part . '
You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB part__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the uncle cried , ` No , no , my boy , we will keep together always . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV always__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Alas !
`__<label>__. Alas__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
that can not be , ' said the boy ; ` so tell me which way you will go . ' '
that__<label>__DET can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON which__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will go to the west , ' said the uncle .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET west__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` One word before I leave you , ' continued the boy .
`__<label>__. One__<label>__NUM word__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Beware of any man who has red hair and blue eyes .
`__<label>__. Beware__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB red__<label>__VERB hair__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ blue__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Take no service under him . '
Take__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET service__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied the uncle , and they parted .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON parted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
For three days the man wandered on without any food , till he was very hungry .
For__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN wandered__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP without__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET food__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hungry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Then , when he was almost fainting , a stranger met him and said , ` Will you work for me ? '
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV fainting__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN met__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON work__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` By contract ? '
`__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP contract__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the man .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Yes , by contract , ' replied the stranger , ` and whichever of us breaks it , shall have a strip of skin taken from his body . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP contract__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ whichever__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON breaks__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET strip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP skin__<label>__NOUN taken__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON body__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied the man ; ` what shall I have to do ? '
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Every day you must take the sheep out to pasture , and carry my old mother on your shoulders , taking great care her feet shall never touch the ground .
`__<label>__. Every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT pasture__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ carry__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ mother__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON shoulders__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB great__<label>__ADJ care__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV touch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And , besides that , you must catch , every evening , seven singing birds for my seven sons . '
And__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. besides__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB catch__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. every__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. seven__<label>__NUM singing__<label>__NOUN birds__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON seven__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That is easily done , ' said the man .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB easily__<label>__ADV done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then they went back together , and the stranger said , ` Here are your sheep : and now stoop down , and let my mother climb on your back . '
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV together__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON sheep__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV stoop__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN climb__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very good , ' answered Mohammed 's uncle .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The new shepherd did as he was told , and returned in the evening with the old woman on his back , and the seven singing birds in his pocket , which he gave to the seven boys , when they came to meet him .
The__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ shepherd__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ returned__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET seven__<label>__NUM singing__<label>__NOUN birds__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pocket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET seven__<label>__NUM boys__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So the days passed , each one exactly like the other .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET days__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. each__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM exactly__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
At last , one night , he began to weep , and cried : ` Oh , what have I done , that I should have to perform such hateful tasks ? '
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT perform__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ hateful__<label>__ADJ tasks__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And his nephew Mohammed saw him from afar , and thought to himself , ` My uncle is in trouble -- I must go and help him ; ' and the next morning he went to his master and said : ` Dear master , I must go to my uncle , and I wish to send him here instead of myself , while I serve under his master .
And__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON nephew__<label>__NOUN Mohammed__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP afar__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ thought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP trouble__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ help__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT send__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON serve__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And that you may know it is he and no other man , I will give him my staff , and put my mantle on him . '
And__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON staff__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mantle__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' said the master .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mohammed set out on his journey , and in two days he arrived at the place where his uncle was standing with the old woman on his back , trying to catch the birds as they flew past .
Mohammed__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB standing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT catch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET birds__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB past__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And Mohammed touched him on the arm , and spoke : ` Dear uncle , did I not warn you never to take service under any blue-eyed red-haired man ? '
And__<label>__CONJ Mohammed__<label>__NOUN touched__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET arm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ spoke__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV warn__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB service__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET blue__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. eyed__<label>__VERB red__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. haired__<label>__VERB man__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : · HOW · MOHAMMED · FINDS · HIS · UNCLE · -RSB- ` But what could I do ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ·__<label>__VERB HOW__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN MOHAMMED__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN FINDS__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__VERB HIS__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN UNCLE__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the uncle . '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I was hungry , and he passed , and we signed a contract . '
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON signed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET contract__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Give the contract to me ! '
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET contract__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the young man .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Here it is , ' replied the uncle , holding it out .
`__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. holding__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
` Now , ' continued Mohammed , ` let the old woman get down from your back . '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADP from__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh no , I must n't do that ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried he .
cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But the nephew paid no attention , and went on talking : ` Do not worry yourself about the future .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET nephew__<label>__NOUN paid__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET attention__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP talking__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV worry__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET future__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I see my way out of it all .
I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
And , first , you must take my stick and my mantle and leave this place .
And__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. first__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON stick__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON mantle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ leave__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After two days ' journey , straight before you , you will come to some tents which are inhabited by shepherds .
After__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT journey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. straight__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET tents__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB inhabited__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP shepherds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Go in there , and wait . '
Go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ wait__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right ! '
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered the uncle .
answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then Mohammed with the Magic Finger picked up a stick and struck the old woman with it , saying , ` Get down , and look after the sheep ; I want to go to sleep . '
Then__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Magic__<label>__NOUN Finger__<label>__NOUN picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET stick__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ struck__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , certainly ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. certainly__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied she .
replied__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So Mohammed lay down comfortably under a tree and slept till evening .
So__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN lay__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT comfortably__<label>__ADV under__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ slept__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN evening__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Towards sunset he woke up and said to the old woman : ` Where are the singing birds which you have got to catch ? '
Towards__<label>__NOUN sunset__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON woke__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET singing__<label>__NOUN birds__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT catch__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You never told me anything about that , ' replied she .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON anything__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Oh , did n't I ? '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he answered .
he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Well , it is part of your business , and if you do n't do it , I shall just kill you . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB part__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON business__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Of course I will catch them ! '
`__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB catch__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried she in a hurry , and ran about the bushes after the birds , till thorns pierced her foot , and she shrieked from pain and exclaimed , ` Oh dear , how unlucky I am !
cried__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hurry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bushes__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET birds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN thorns__<label>__NOUN pierced__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON foot__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON shrieked__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP pain__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X dear__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV unlucky__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
and how abominably this man is treating me ! '
and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV abominably__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB treating__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
However , at last she managed to catch the seven birds , and brought them to Mohammed , saying , ` Here they are ! '
However__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT catch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET seven__<label>__NUM birds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ brought__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then now we will go back to the house , ' said he .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When they had gone some way he turned to her sharply : ` Be quick and drive the sheep home , for I do not know where their fold is . '
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON sharply__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Be__<label>__VERB quick__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ drive__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV their__<label>__PRON fold__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And she drove them before her .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
By-and-by the young man spoke : ` Look here , old hag ; if you say anything to your son about my having struck you , or about my not being the old shepherd , I 'll kill you ! '
By__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN spoke__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. old__<label>__ADJ hag__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON having__<label>__VERB struck__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ about__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV being__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ shepherd__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN kill__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , no , of course I wo n't say anything ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When they got back , the son said to his mother : ` That is a good shepherd I 've got , is n't he ? '
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ shepherd__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , a splendid shepherd ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ shepherd__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered she .
answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Why , look how fat the sheep are , and how much milk they give ! '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. look__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV fat__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ milk__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , indeed ! '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied the son , as he rose to get supper for his mother and the shepherd .
replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON rose__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB supper__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET shepherd__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the time of Mohammed 's uncle , the shepherd had had nothing to eat but the scraps left by the old woman ; but the new shepherd was not going to be content with that .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Mohammed__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET shepherd__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET scraps__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ shepherd__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB content__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
` You will not touch the food till I have had as much as I want , ' whispered he .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV touch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET food__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Very good ! '
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied she .
replied__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And when he had had enough , he said : ` Now , eat ! '
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. eat__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But she wept , and cried : ` That was not written in your contract .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON wept__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV written__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON contract__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You were only to have what I left ! '
You__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If you say a word more , I will kill you ! '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said he .
said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The next day he took the old woman on his back , and drove the sheep in front of him till he was some distance from the house , when he let her fall , and said : ` Quick !
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ drove__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET distance__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON fall__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Quick__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
go and mind the sheep ! '
go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he took a ram , and killed it .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET ram__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ killed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He lit a fire and broiled some of its flesh , and called to the old woman : ` Come and eat with me ! '
He__<label>__PRON lit__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ broiled__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON flesh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ eat__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and she came .
and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But instead of letting her eat quietly , he took a large lump of the meat and rammed it down her throat with his crook , so that she died .
But__<label>__CONJ instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP letting__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__NOUN quietly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ lump__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET meat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rammed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON throat__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON crook__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And when he saw she was dead , he said : ` That is what you have got for tormenting my uncle ! '
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP tormenting__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and left her lying where she was , while he went after the singing birds .
and__<label>__CONJ left__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON lying__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET singing__<label>__NOUN birds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It took him a long time to catch them ; but at length he had the whole seven hidden in the pockets of his tunic , and then he threw the old woman 's body into some bushes , and drove the sheep before him , back to their fold .
It__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT catch__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP length__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ seven__<label>__NUM hidden__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pockets__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON tunic__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN body__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET bushes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ drove__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON fold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And when they drew near the house the seven boys came to meet him , and he gave a bird to each .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET seven__<label>__NUM boys__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
` Why are you weeping ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON weeping__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the boys , as they took their birds .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boys__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON birds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Because your grandmother is dead ! '
`__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON grandmother__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they ran and told their father .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the man came up and said to Mohammed : ` What was the matter ?
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Mohammed__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
How did she die ? '
How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON die__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Mohammed answered : ' I was tending the sheep when she said to me , `` Kill me that ram ; I am hungry ! ''
And__<label>__CONJ Mohammed__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB tending__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Kill__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP ram__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
So I killed it , and gave her the meat .
So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON killed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET meat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But she had no teeth , and it choked her . '
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET teeth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON choked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But why did you kill the ram , instead of one of the sheep ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON kill__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ram__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the man .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What was I to do ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Mohammed . '
said__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I had to obey orders ! '
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT obey__<label>__ADJ orders__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , I must see to her burial ! '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON burial__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the man ; and the next morning Mohammed drove out the sheep as usual , thinking to himself , ` Thank goodness I 've got rid of the old woman !
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN Mohammed__<label>__NOUN drove__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP usual__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. thinking__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Thank__<label>__VERB goodness__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB rid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Now for the boys ! '
Now__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET boys__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
All day long he looked after the sheep , and towards evening he began to dig some little holes in the ground , out of which he took six scorpions .
All__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN long__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ towards__<label>__NOUN evening__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT dig__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ holes__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB six__<label>__NUM scorpions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
These he put in his pockets , together with one bird which he caught .
These__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pockets__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. together__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM bird__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON caught__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
After this he drove his flock home .
After__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON flock__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he approached the house the boys came out to meet him as before , saying : ` Give me my bird ! '
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON approached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET boys__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON bird__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and he put a scorpion into the hand of each , and it stung him , and he died .
and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET scorpion__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON stung__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But to the youngest only he gave a bird .
But__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ only__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as he saw the boys lying dead on the ground , Mohammed lifted up his voice and cried loudly : ` Help , help !
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET boys__<label>__NOUN lying__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__NOUN lifted__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB loudly__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Help__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. help__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
the children are dead ! '
the__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the people came running fast , saying : ` What has happened ?
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB running__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
How have they died ? '
How__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Mohammed answered : ` It was your own fault !
And__<label>__CONJ Mohammed__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ fault__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
The boys had been accustomed to birds , and in this bitter cold their fingers grew stiff , and could hold nothing , so that the birds flew away , and their spirits flew with them .
The__<label>__DET boys__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB accustomed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT birds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET bitter__<label>__ADJ cold__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON fingers__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB stiff__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ could__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET birds__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ their__<label>__PRON spirits__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Only the youngest , who managed to keep tight hold of his bird , is still alive . '
Only__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB tight__<label>__ADJ hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON bird__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV alive__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the father groaned , and said , ' I have borne enough !
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN groaned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB borne__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Bring no more birds , lest I lose the youngest also ! '
Bring__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV birds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lest__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON lose__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ also__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' said Mohammed .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As he was driving the sheep out to grass he said to his master : ` Out there is a splendid pasture , and I will keep the sheep there for two or , perhaps , three days , so do not be surprised at our absence . '
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB driving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT grass__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Out__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ pasture__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM or__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB surprised__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON absence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very good ! '
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the man ; and Mohammed started .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Mohammed__<label>__NOUN started__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
For two days he drove them on and on , till he reached his uncle , and said to him , ` Dear uncle , take these sheep and look after them .
For__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I have killed the old woman and the boys , and the flock I have brought to you ! '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET boys__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET flock__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then Mohammed returned to his master ; and on the way he took a stone and beat his own head with it till it bled , and bound his hands tight , and began to scream .
Then__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ beat__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON bled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bound__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN tight__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT scream__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The master came running and asked , ` What is the matter ? '
The__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB running__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Mohammed answered : ` While the sheep were grazing , robbers came and drove them away , and because I tried to prevent them , they struck me on the head and bound my hands .
And__<label>__CONJ Mohammed__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. While__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB grazing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. robbers__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ drove__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT prevent__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON struck__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bound__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
See how bloody I am ! '
See__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV bloody__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What shall we do ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the master ; ` are the animals far off ? '
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` So far that you are not likely ever to see them again , ' replied Mohammed .
`__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV likely__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` This is the fourth day since the robbers came down .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fourth__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET robbers__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
How should you be able to overtake them ? '
How__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT overtake__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then go and herd the cows ! '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ herd__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the man .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` All right ! '
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied Mohammed , and for two days he went .
replied__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But on the third day he drove the cows to his uncle , first cutting off their tails .
But__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. first__<label>__ADV cutting__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON tails__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Only one cow he left behind him .
Only__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM cow__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Take these cows , dear uncle , ' said he . '
`__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am going to teach that man a lesson . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT teach__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET lesson__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , I suppose you know your own business best , ' said the uncle .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ business__<label>__NOUN best__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` And certainly he almost worried me to death . '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ certainly__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV worried__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Mohammed returned to his master , carrying the cows ' tails tied up in a bundle on his back .
So__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. carrying__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT tails__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bundle__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he came to the sea-shore , he stuck all the tails in the sand , and went and buried the one cow , whose tail he had not cut off , up to her neck , leaving the tail projecting .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. shore__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON stuck__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET tails__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ buried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM cow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON tail__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON neck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. leaving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tail__<label>__NOUN projecting__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After he had got everything ready , he began to shriek and scream as before , till his master and all the other servants came running to see what was the matter .
After__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN ready__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT shriek__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ scream__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ servants__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB running__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What in the world has happened ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
they cried .
they__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` The sea has swallowed up the cows , ' said Mohammed , ` and nothing remains but their tails .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB swallowed__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ nothing__<label>__NOUN remains__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ their__<label>__PRON tails__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But if you are quick and pull hard , perhaps you may get them out again ! '
But__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB quick__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ pull__<label>__ADJ hard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The master ordered each man instantly to take hold of a tail , but at the first pull they nearly tumbled backwards , and the tails were left in their hands .
The__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN ordered__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN instantly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tail__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ pull__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON nearly__<label>__ADV tumbled__<label>__VERB backwards__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET tails__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Stop , ' cried Mohammed , ` you are doing it all wrong .
`__<label>__. Stop__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET wrong__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
You have just pulled off their tails , and the cows have sunk to the bottom of the sea . '
You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV pulled__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON tails__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB sunk__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` See if you can do it any better , ' said they ; and Mohammed ran to the cow which he had buried in the rough grass , and took hold of her tail and dragged the animal out at once .
`__<label>__. See__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET cow__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB buried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rough__<label>__ADJ grass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON tail__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ dragged__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET animal__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` There !
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET !__<label>__.
that is the way to do it ! '
that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said he , ' I told you you knew nothing about it ! '
said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The men slunk away , much ashamed of themselves ; but the master came up to Mohammed .
The__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN slunk__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. much__<label>__ADJ ashamed__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP themselves__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Mohammed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Get you gone ! '
`__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON gone__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he said , ` there is nothing more for you to do !
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
You have killed my mother , you have slain my children , you have stolen my sheep , you have drowned my cows ; I have now no work to give you . '
You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB slain__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON children__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB stolen__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON sheep__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON cows__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV no__<label>__DET work__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` First give me the strip of your skin which belongs to me of right , as you have broken your contract ! '
`__<label>__. First__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET strip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON skin__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET belongs__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON contract__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That a judge shall decide , ' said the master ; ` we will go before him . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET judge__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB decide__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , we will , ' replied Mohammed .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And they went before the judge .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET judge__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What is your case ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON case__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the judge of the master .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET judge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My lord , ' said the man , bowing low , ` my shepherd here has robbed me of everything .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bowing__<label>__VERB low__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON shepherd__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV has__<label>__VERB robbed__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP everything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He has killed my children and my old mother ; he has stolen my sheep , he has drowned my cows in the sea . '
He__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON children__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ mother__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB stolen__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON sheep__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON cows__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The shepherd answered : ` He must pay me what he owes me , and then I will go . '
The__<label>__DET shepherd__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB pay__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON owes__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , that is the law , ' said the judge .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET law__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET judge__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Very well , ' returned the master , ` let him reckon up how long he has been in my service . '
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. returned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON reckon__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT how__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That wo n't do , ' replied Mohammed , ' I want my strip of skin , as we agreed in the contract . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON strip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON agreed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET contract__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Seeing there was no help for it , the master cut a bit of skin , and gave it to Mohammed , who went off at once to his uncle .
Seeing__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET help__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN cut__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT Mohammed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now we are rich , dear uncle , ' cried he , ` we will sell our cows and sheep and go to a new country .
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB rich__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB sell__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON cows__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sheep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ country__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This one is no longer the place for us . '
This__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The sheep were soon sold , and the two comrades started on their travels .
The__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV sold__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM comrades__<label>__NOUN started__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON travels__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That night they reached some Bedouin tents , where they had supper with the Arabs .
That__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET Bedouin__<label>__NOUN tents__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB supper__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Arabs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Before they lay down to sleep , Mohammed called the owner of the tent aside .
Before__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON lay__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET owner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tent__<label>__ADJ aside__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Your greyhound will eat my strip of leather , ' he said to the Arab .
`__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON greyhound__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON strip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP leather__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` No ; do not fear . '
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV fear__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But supposing he does ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ supposing__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , then , I will give him to you in exchange , ' replied the Arab .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mohammed waited till everyone was fast asleep , then he rose softly , and tearing the bit of skin in pieces , threw it down before the greyhound , setting up wild shrieks as he did so .
Mohammed__<label>__NOUN waited__<label>__VERB till__<label>__ADP everyone__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADJ asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON rose__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tearing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP skin__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP pieces__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. threw__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET greyhound__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. setting__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT wild__<label>__ADJ shrieks__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Oh , master , said I not well that your dog would eat my thong ? '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON thong__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Be quiet , do n't make such a noise , and you shall have the dog . '
`__<label>__. Be__<label>__VERB quiet__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Mohammed put a leash round his neck , and led him away .
So__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET leash__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN his__<label>__PRON neck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ led__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
In the evening they arrived at the tents of some more Bedouin , and asked for shelter .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tents__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV Bedouin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP shelter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After supper Mohammed said to the owner of the tent , ` Your ram will kill my greyhound . '
After__<label>__ADP supper__<label>__NOUN Mohammed__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET owner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON ram__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON greyhound__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , no , he wo n't . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And supposing he does ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ supposing__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then you can take him in exchange . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So in the night Mohammed killed the greyhound , and laid his body across the horns of the ram .
So__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN Mohammed__<label>__NOUN killed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET greyhound__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ laid__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON body__<label>__NOUN across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horns__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ram__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he set up shrieks and yells , till he roused the Arab , who said ` Take the ram and go away . '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT shrieks__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ yells__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON roused__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ram__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Mohammed did not need to be told twice , and at sunset he reached another Bedouin encampment .
Mohammed__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV need__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB twice__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP sunset__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET Bedouin__<label>__NOUN encampment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was received kindly , as usual , and after supper he said to his host : ` Your daughter will kill my ram . '
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB received__<label>__VERB kindly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP usual__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP supper__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON host__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON ram__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Be silent , she will do nothing of the sort ; my daughter does not need to steal meat , she has some every day . '
`__<label>__. Be__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sort__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV need__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT steal__<label>__VERB meat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , I will go to sleep ; but if anything happens to my ram I will call out . '
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN happens__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON ram__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB call__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If my daughter touches anything belonging to my guest I will kill her , ' said the Arab , and went to his bed .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN touches__<label>__NOUN anything__<label>__NOUN belonging__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON guest__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When everybody was asleep , Mohammed got up , killed the ram , and took out his liver , which he broiled on the fire .
When__<label>__ADV everybody__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. killed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ram__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON liver__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON broiled__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He placed a piece of it in the girl 's hands , and laid some more on her night-dress while she slept and knew nothing about it .
He__<label>__PRON placed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN hands__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ laid__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON night__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. dress__<label>__NOUN while__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON slept__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ knew__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
After this he began to cry out loudly .
After__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT loudly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` What is the matter ?
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
be silent at once ! '
be__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
called the Arab .
called__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` How can I be silent , when my ram , which I loved like a child , has been slain by your daughter ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON ram__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB slain__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But my daughter is asleep , ' said the Arab .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , go and see if she has not some of the flesh about her . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flesh__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If she has , you may take her in exchange for the ram ; ' and as they found the flesh exactly as Mohammed had foretold , the Arab gave his daughter a good beating , and then told her to get out of sight , for she was now the property of this stranger .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ram__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET flesh__<label>__ADJ exactly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP Mohammed__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB foretold__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ beating__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET property__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They wandered in the desert till , at nightfall , they came to a Bedouin encampment , where they were hospitably bidden to enter .
They__<label>__PRON wandered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET desert__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP nightfall__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET Bedouin__<label>__NOUN encampment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB hospitably__<label>__ADV bidden__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT enter__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Before lying down to sleep , Mohammed said to the owner of the tent : ` Your mare will kill my wife . '
Before__<label>__ADP lying__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET owner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tent__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON mare__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Certainly not . '
`__<label>__. Certainly__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And if she does ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then you shall take the mare in exchange . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mare__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When everyone was asleep , Mohammed said softly to his wife : ` Maiden , I have got such a clever plan !
When__<label>__ADV everyone__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Maiden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET clever__<label>__NOUN plan__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I am going to bring in the mare and put it at your feet , and I will cut you , just a few little flesh wounds , so that you may be covered with blood , and everybody will suppose you to be dead .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mare__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB cut__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ flesh__<label>__ADJ wounds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP blood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ everybody__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB suppose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But remember that you must not make a sound , or we shall both be lost . '
But__<label>__CONJ remember__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
This was done , and then Mohammed wept and wailed louder than ever .
This__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN wept__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wailed__<label>__VERB louder__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The Arab hastened to the spot and cried , ` Oh , cease making that terrible noise !
The__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__NOUN hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET spot__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. cease__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP terrible__<label>__ADJ noise__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Take the mare and go ; but carry off the dead girl with you .
Take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET mare__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ carry__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dead__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She can lie quite easily across the mare 's back . '
She__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB lie__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mare__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then Mohammed and his uncle picked up the girl , and , placing her on the mare 's back , led it away , being very careful to walk one on each side , so that she might not slip down and hurt herself .
Then__<label>__ADV Mohammed__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. placing__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mare__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. led__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. being__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV careful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT walk__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM on__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET side__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV slip__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ hurt__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
After the Arab tents could be seen no longer , the girl sat up on the saddle and looked about her , and as they were all hungry they tied up the mare , and took out some dates to eat .
After__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Arab__<label>__ADJ tents__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET saddle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET hungry__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON tied__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET mare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET dates__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When they had finished , Mohammed said to his uncle : ` Dear uncle , the maiden shall be your wife ; I give her to you .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Mohammed__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But the money we got from the sheep and cows we will divide between us .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cows__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB divide__<label>__VERB between__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
You shall have two-thirds and I will have one .
You__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. thirds__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
For you will have a wife , but I never mean to marry .
For__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And now , go in peace , for never more will you see me .
And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP peace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP never__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The bond of bread and salt is at an end between us . '
The__<label>__DET bond__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP bread__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ salt__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they wept , and fell on each other 's necks , and asked forgiveness for any wrongs in the past .
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON wept__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN necks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB forgiveness__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET wrongs__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET past__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then they parted and went their ways .
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON parted__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON ways__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Märchen__<label>__NOUN und__<label>__ADP Gedichte__<label>__NOUN aus__<label>__NOUN der__<label>__NOUN Stadt__<label>__NOUN Tripolis__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Von Hans Stumme . -RSB-
Von__<label>__NOUN Hans__<label>__NOUN Stumme__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
BOBINO Once on a time there was a rich merchant , who had an only son called Bobino .
BOBINO__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET rich__<label>__ADJ merchant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , as the boy was clever , and had a great desire for knowledge , his father sent him to be under a master , from whom he thought he would learn to speak all sorts of foreign languages .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB clever__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ desire__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP knowledge__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB learn__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET sorts__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP foreign__<label>__ADJ languages__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After some years with this master , Bobino returned to his home .
After__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET years__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Bobino__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One evening , as he and his father were walking in the garden , the sparrows in the trees above their heads began such a twittering , that they found it impossible to hear each other speak .
One__<label>__NUM evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB walking__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET sparrows__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET trees__<label>__NOUN above__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON heads__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET twittering__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON impossible__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ speak__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This annoyed the merchant very much , so , to soothe him , Bobino said : ` Would you like me to explain to you what the sparrows are saying to each other ? '
This__<label>__DET annoyed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT soothe__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Bobino__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Would__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT explain__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET sparrows__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB saying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The merchant looked at his son in astonishment , and answered : ` What can you mean ?
The__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP astonishment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
How can you explain what the sparrows say ?
How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON explain__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET sparrows__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Do you consider yourself a soothsayer or a magician ? ' '
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON consider__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET soothsayer__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET magician__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am neither a soothsayer nor a magician , ' answered Bobino ; ` but my master taught me the language of all the animals . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB neither__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET soothsayer__<label>__NOUN nor__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET magician__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN taught__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET language__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Alas !
`__<label>__. Alas__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
for my good money ! '
for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON good__<label>__ADJ money__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed the merchant .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` The master has certainly mistaken my intention .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET master__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV mistaken__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON intention__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Of course I meant you to learn the languages that human beings talk , and not the language of animals . '
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT learn__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET languages__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET human__<label>__ADJ beings__<label>__NOUN talk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET language__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP animals__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Have patience , ' answered the son .
`__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB patience__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My master thought it best to begin with the language of animals , and later to learn the languages of human beings . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON best__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT begin__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET language__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP animals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ later__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT learn__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET languages__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP human__<label>__ADJ beings__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
On their way into the house the dog ran to meet them , barking furiously .
On__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. barking__<label>__VERB furiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` What can be the matter with the beast ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beast__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the merchant .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Why should he bark at me like that , when he knows me quite well ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON bark__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON quite__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Shall I explain to you what he is saying ? '
`__<label>__. Shall__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON explain__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB saying__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Bobino .
said__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Leave me in peace , and do n't trouble me with your nonsense , ' said the merchant quite crossly .
`__<label>__. Leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP peace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB trouble__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV crossly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` How my money has been wasted ! '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON money__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB wasted__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A little later , as they sat down to supper , some frogs in a neighbouring pond set up such a croaking as had never been heard .
A__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ later__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT supper__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. some__<label>__DET frogs__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET neighbouring__<label>__ADJ pond__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET croaking__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The noise so irritated the merchant that he quite lost his temper and exclaimed : ` This only was wanting to add the last drop to my discomfort and disappointment . '
The__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV irritated__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON quite__<label>__ADV lost__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON temper__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ exclaimed__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. This__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB wanting__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT add__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ drop__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON discomfort__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ disappointment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Shall I explain to you ? '
`__<label>__. Shall__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON explain__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
began Bobino .
began__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Will you hold your tongue with your explanations ? '
`__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON hold__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON explanations__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
shouted the merchant .
shouted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Go to bed , and do n't let me see your face again ! '
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Bobino went to bed and slept soundly .
So__<label>__ADV Bobino__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ slept__<label>__VERB soundly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But his father , who could not get over his disappointment at the waste of his money , was so angry , that he sent for two servants , and gave them orders , which they were to carry out on the following day .
But__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON disappointment__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET waste__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON money__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM servants__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON orders__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Next morning one of the servants awakened Bobino early , and made him get into a carriage that was waiting for him .
Next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET servants__<label>__NOUN awakened__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN early__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ made__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET carriage__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The servant placed himself on the seat beside him , while the other servant rode alongside the carriage as an escort .
The__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN placed__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET seat__<label>__NOUN beside__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ servant__<label>__ADJ rode__<label>__NOUN alongside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET carriage__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET escort__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Bobino could not understand what they were going to do with him , or where he was being taken ; but he noticed that the servant beside him looked very sad , and his eyes were all swollen with crying .
Bobino__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV understand__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__ADJ beside__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET swollen__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP crying__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Curious to know the reason he said to him : ` Why are you so sad ?
Curious__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET reason__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADP sad__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
and where are you taking me ? '
and__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON taking__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the servant would say nothing .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At last , moved by Bobino 's entreaties , he said : ` My poor boy , I am taking you to your death , and , what is worse , I am doing so by the order of your father . '
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. moved__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Bobino__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN entreaties__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON poor__<label>__ADJ boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB taking__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET order__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But why , ' exclaimed Bobino , ` does he want me to die ?
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. does__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
What evil have I done him , or what fault have I committed that he should wish to bring about my death ? '
What__<label>__PRON evil__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON fault__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON committed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB wish__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB about__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON death__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You have done him no evil , ' answered the servant , ` neither have you committed any fault ; but he is half mad with anger because , in all these years of study , you have learnt nothing but the language of animals .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET evil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. neither__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON committed__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET fault__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB half__<label>__ADJ mad__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET these__<label>__DET years__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP study__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB learnt__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET language__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP animals__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He expected something quite different from you , that is why he is determined you shall die . '
He__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV different__<label>__ADJ from__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB determined__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB die__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If that is the case , kill me at once , ' said Bobino .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET case__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. kill__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Bobino__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What is the use of waiting , if it must be done ? ' '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP waiting__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have not the heart to do it , ' answered the servant . '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servant__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I would rather think of some way of saving your life , and at the same time of protecting ourselves from your father 's anger .
I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP saving__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP protecting__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
By good luck the dog has followed us .
By__<label>__ADP good__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB followed__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We will kill it , and cut out the heart and take it back to your father .
We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ cut__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ take__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He will believe it is yours , and you , in the meantime , will have made your escape . '
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When they had reached the thickest part of the wood , Bobino got out of the carriage , and having said good-bye to the servants set out on his wanderings .
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On and on he walked , till at last , late in the evening , he came to a house where some herdsmen lived .
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He knocked at the door and begged for shelter for the night .
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The herdsmen , seeing how gentle a youth he seemed , made him welcome , and bade him sit down and share their supper .
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While they were eating it , the dog in the courtyard began to bark .
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Bobino walked to the window , listened attentively for a minute , and then turning to the herdsmen said : ` Send your wives and daughters at once to bed , and arm yourselves as best you can , because at midnight a band of robbers will attack this house . '
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The herdsmen were quite taken aback , and thought that the youth must have taken leave of his senses .
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` How can you know , ' they said , ` that a band of robbers mean to attack us ?
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET band__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP robbers__<label>__NOUN mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT attack__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Who told you so ? ' '
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I know it from the dog 's barking , ' answered Bobino . '
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I understand his language , and if I had not been here , the poor beast would have wasted his breath to no purpose .
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You had better follow my advice , if you wish to save your lives and property . '
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The herdsmen were more and more astonished , but they decided to do as Bobino advised .
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They sent their wives and daughters upstairs , then , having armed themselves , they took up their position behind a hedge , waiting for midnight .
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Just as the clock struck twelve they heard the sound of approaching footsteps , and a band of robbers cautiously advanced towards the house .
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But the herdsmen were on the lookout ; they sprang on the robbers from behind the hedge , and with blows from their cudgels soon put them to flight .
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You may believe how grateful they were to Bobino , to whose timely warning they owed their safety .
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They begged him to stay and make his home with them ; but as he wanted to see more of the world , he thanked them warmly for their hospitality , and set out once more on his wanderings .
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All day he walked , and in the evening he came to a peasant 's house .
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While he was wondering whether he should knock and demand shelter for the night , he heard a great croaking of frogs in a ditch behind the house .
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Stepping to the back he saw a very strange sight .
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Four frogs were throwing a small bottle about from one to the other , making a great croaking as they did so .
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Bobino listened for a few minutes , and then knocked at the door of the house .
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It was opened by the peasant , who asked him to come in and have some supper .
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When the meal was over , his host told him that they were in great trouble , as his eldest daughter was so ill , that they feared she could not recover .
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A great doctor , who had been passing that way some time before , had promised to send her some medicine that would have cured her , but the servant to whom he had entrusted the medicine had let it drop on the way back , and now there seemed no hope for the girl .
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Then Bobino told the father of the small bottle he had seen the frogs play with , and that he knew that was the medicine which the doctor had sent to the girl .
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The peasant asked him how he could be sure of this , and Bobino explained to him that he understood the language of animals , and had heard what the frogs said as they tossed the bottle about .
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So the peasant fetched the bottle from the ditch , and gave the medicine to his daughter .
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In the morning she was much better , and the grateful father did not know how to thank Bobino enough .
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But Bobino would accept nothing from him , and having said good-bye , set out once more on his wanderings .
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One day , soon after this , he came upon two men resting under a tree in the heat of the day .
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Being tired he stretched himself on the ground at no great distance from them , and soon they all three began to talk to one another .
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In the course of conversation , Bobino asked the two men where they were going ; and they replied that they were on their way to a neighbouring town , where , that day , a new ruler was to be chosen by the people .
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While they were still talking , some sparrows settled on the tree under which they were lying .
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Bobino was silent , and appeared to be listening attentively .
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At the end of a few minutes he said to his companions , ` Do you know what those sparrows are saying ?
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They are saying that to-day one of us will be chosen ruler of that town . '
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The men said nothing , but looked at each other .
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A few minutes later , seeing that Bobino had fallen asleep , they stole away , and made with all haste for the town , where the election of a new ruler was to take place .
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A great crowd was assembled in the market-place , waiting for the hour when an eagle should be let loose from a cage , for it had been settled that on whose-soever house the eagle alighted , the owner of that house should become ruler of the town .
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At last the hour arrived ; the eagle was set free , and all eyes were strained to see where it would alight .
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But circling over the heads of the crowd , it flew straight in the direction of a young man , who was at that moment entering the town .
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This was none other than Bobino , who had awakened soon after his companions had left him , and had followed in their footsteps .
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All the people shouted and proclaimed that he was their future ruler , and he was conducted by a great crowd to the Governor 's house , which was for the future to be his home .
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And here he lived happily , and ruled wisely over the people .
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-LSB- Illustration : The Townspeople make Bobino King -RSB- THE DOG AND THE SPARROW There was once upon a time a sheep-dog whose master was so unkind that he starved the poor beast , and ill-treated him in the cruellest manner .
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At last the dog determined to stand this ill-usage no longer , and , one day , he ran away from home .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN determined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stand__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. usage__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As he was trotting along the road he met a sparrow , who stopped him and said : ` Brother , why do you look so sad ? '
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB trotting__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The dog answered : ' I am sad because I am hungry , and have nothing to eat . '
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` If that 's all , dear brother , ' said the sparrow , ` come to the town with me , and I 'll soon get food for you . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN soon__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB food__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they went together to the town , and when they came to a butcher 's shop , the sparrow said to the dog : ` You stand still and I 'll peck down a piece of meat for you . '
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First she looked all round to see that no one was watching her , and then she set to work to peck at a piece of meat that lay on the edge of a shelf , till at last it fell down .
First__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET round__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB watching__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT peck__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP meat__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET lay__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET edge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET shelf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The dog seized it ravenously , and ran with it to a dark corner where he gobbled it up in a very few minutes .
The__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN seized__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ravenously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET dark__<label>__NOUN corner__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON gobbled__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he had finished it , the sparrow said : ` Now come with me to another shop , and I will get you a second piece , so that your hunger may be satisfied . '
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT another__<label>__DET shop__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ piece__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON hunger__<label>__NOUN may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB satisfied__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When the dog had finished the second piece of meat , the sparrow asked him : ` Brother , have you had enough now ? '
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` Yes , ' replied the dog , ` I 've had quite enough meat but I have n't had any bread yet . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADJ meat__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET bread__<label>__ADJ yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The sparrow said : ` You shall have as much bread as you like , only come with me . '
The__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ bread__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then she led him to a baker 's shop , and pecked so long at two rolls on a shelf that at last they fell down , and the dog ate them up .
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But still his hunger was not appeased ; so the sparrow took him to another baker 's shop , and got some more rolls for him .
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Then she asked him : ` Well , brother , are you satisfied ? '
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON satisfied__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , ' he replied ; ` and now let us go for a little walk outside the town . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ walk__<label>__NOUN outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the two went for a stroll into the country ; but the day was very hot , and after they had gone a short distance the dog said : ' I am very tired , and would like to go to sleep . '
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` Sleep , then , ' said the sparrow , ` and I will keep watch meantime on the branch of a tree . '
`__<label>__. Sleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB watch__<label>__NOUN meantime__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET branch__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the dog lay down in the middle of the road , and was soon fast asleep .
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While he was sleeping a carter passed by , driving a waggon drawn by three horses , and laden with two barrels of wine .
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The sparrow noticed that the man was not going out of his way to avoid the dog , but was driving right in the middle of the road where the poor animal lay ; so she called out : ` Carter , take care what you are about , or I shall make you suffer for it . '
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But the carter merely laughed at her words , and , cracking his whip , he drove his waggon right over the dog , so that the heavy wheels killed him .
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Then the sparrow called out : ` You have caused my brother 's death , and your cruelty will cost you your waggon and horses . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB caused__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON cruelty__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB cost__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON waggon__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ horses__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Waggon and horses , indeed , ' said the carter ; ` I 'd like to know how you could rob me of them ! '
`__<label>__. Waggon__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ horses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB rob__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The sparrow said nothing , but crept under the cover of the waggon and pecked so long at the bunghole of one of the barrels that at last she got the cork away , and all the wine ran out without the carter 's noticing it .
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But at last he turned round and saw that the bottom of the cart was wet , and when he examined it , he found that one of the barrels was quite empty , ` Oh !
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what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
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he exclaimed .
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` You 'll have worse luck still , ' said the sparrow , as she perched on the head of one of the horses and pecked out its eyes .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON perched__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horses__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ pecked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT its__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the carter saw what had happened , he seized an axe and tried to hit the sparrow with it , but the little bird flew up into the air , and the carter only hit the blind horse on the head , so that it fell down dead .
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` Oh !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
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he exclaimed again .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Dog & the Sparrow How the Carter killed his horse . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Dog__<label>__NOUN &__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Sparrow__<label>__NOUN How__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Carter__<label>__NOUN killed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
` You 'll have worse luck yet , ' said the sparrow ; and when the carter drove on with his two horses she crept under the covering again , and pecked away at the cork of the second barrel till she got it away , and all the wine poured out on to the road .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN drove__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM horses__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON crept__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET covering__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pecked__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cork__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ barrel__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET wine__<label>__NOUN poured__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the carter perceived this fresh disaster he called out once more : ` Oh !
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN perceived__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET fresh__<label>__ADJ disaster__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
what__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET unlucky__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the sparrow answered : ` Your bad luck is not over yet , ' and flying on to the head of the second horse she pecked out its eyes .
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The carter jumped out of the waggon and seized his axe , with which he meant to kill the sparrow ; but the little bird flew high into the air , and the blow fell on the poor blind horse instead , and killed it on the spot .
The__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET waggon__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seized__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON axe__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT kill__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ bird__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB high__<label>__ADJ into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET blow__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ blind__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN instead__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ killed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the carter exclaimed : ` Oh !
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN exclaimed__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
what__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET unlucky__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You 've not got to the end of your bad luck yet , ' sang the sparrow ; and , perching on the head of the third horse , she pecked out its eyes .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ not__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON bad__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. sang__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. perching__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON pecked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT its__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The carter , blind with rage , let his axe fly at the bird ; but once more she escaped the blow , which fell on the only remaining horse , and killed it .
The__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. blind__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP rage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON axe__<label>__NOUN fly__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bird__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON escaped__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET blow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ remaining__<label>__VERB horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ killed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And again the carter called out : ` Oh !
And__<label>__CONJ again__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
what__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET unlucky__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You 'll have worse luck yet , ' said the sparrow , ` for now I mean to make your home desolate . '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN desolate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The carter had to leave his waggon on the road , and he went home in a towering passion .
The__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON waggon__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET towering__<label>__ADJ passion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as he saw his wife , he called out : ` Oh !
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
what bad luck I have had !
what__<label>__PRON bad__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
all my wine is spilt , and my horses are all three dead . '
all__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON wine__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB spilt__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON horses__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My dear husband , ' replied his wife , ` your bad luck pursues you , for a wicked little sparrow has assembled all the other birds in the world , and they are in our barn eating everything up . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ husband__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON bad__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN pursues__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wicked__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ sparrow__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB assembled__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ birds__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON barn__<label>__NOUN eating__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The carter went out to the barn where he kept his corn and found it was just as his wife had said .
The__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET barn__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON corn__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Thousands and thousands of birds were eating up the grain , and in the middle of them sat the little sparrow .
Thousands__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ thousands__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP birds__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET grain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ sparrow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he saw his old enemy , the carter cried out : ` Oh !
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ enemy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET carter__<label>__NOUN cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
what an unlucky fellow I am ! '
what__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET unlucky__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Not unlucky enough yet , ' answered the sparrow , ` for , mark my words , carter , your cruel conduct will cost you your life ; ' and with these words she flew into the air .
`__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV unlucky__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. mark__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. carter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON cruel__<label>__ADJ conduct__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB cost__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The carter was much depressed by the loss of all his worldly goods , and sat down at the fire plotting vengeance on the sparrow , while the little bird sat on the window ledge and sang in mocking tones : ` Yes , carter , your cruel conduct will cost you your life . '
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Then the carter seized his axe and threw it at the sparrow , but he only broke the window panes , and did not do the bird a bit of harm .
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She hopped in through the broken window and , perching on the mantelpiece , she called out : ` Yes , carter , it will cost you your life . '
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The carter , quite beside himself with rage , flew at the sparrow again with his axe , but the little creature always eluded his blows , and he only succeeded in destroying all his furniture .
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At last , however , he managed to catch the bird in his hands .
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Then his wife called out : ` Shall I wring her neck ? '
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` Certainly not , ' replied her husband , ` that would be far too easy a death for her ; she must die in a far crueller fashion than that .
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I will eat her alive ; ' and he suited the action to his words .
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But the sparrow fluttered and struggled inside him till she got up into the man 's mouth , and then she popped out her head and said : ` Yes , carter , it will cost you your life . '
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The carter handed his wife the axe , and said : ` Wife , kill the bird in my mouth dead . '
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The woman struck with all her might , but she missed the bird and hit the carter right on the top of his head , so that he fell down dead .
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But the sparrow escaped out of his mouth and flew away into the air .
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-LSB- From the German , Kletke . -RSB-
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THE STORY OF THE THREE SONS OF HALI Till his eighteenth birthday the young Neangir lived happily in a village about forty miles from Constantinople , believing that Mohammed and Zinebi his wife , who had brought him up , were his real parents .
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Neangir was quite content with his lot , though he was neither rich nor great , and unlike most young men of his age had no desire to leave his home .
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He was therefore completely taken by surprise when one day Mohammed told him with many sighs that the time had now come for him to go to Constantinople , and fix on a profession for himself .
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The choice would be left to him , but he would probably prefer either to be a soldier or one of the doctors learned in the law , who explain the Koran to the ignorant people .
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` You know the holy book nearly by heart , ' ended the old man , ` so that in a very short time you would be fitted to teach others .
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But write to us and tell us how you pass your life , and we , on our side , will promise never to forget you . '
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So saying , Mohammed gave Neangir four piastres to start him in the great city , and obtained leave for him to join a caravan which was about to set off for Constantinople .
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The journey took some days , as caravans go very slowly , but at last the walls and towers of the capital appeared in the distance .
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When the caravan halted the travellers went their different ways , and Neangir was left , feeling very strange and rather lonely .
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He had plenty of courage and made friends very easily ; still , not only was it the first time he had left the village where he had been brought up , but no one had ever spoken to him of Constantinople , and he did not so much as know the name of a single street or of a creature who lived in it .
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Wondering what he was to do next , Neangir stood still for a moment to look about him , when suddenly a pleasant-looking man came up , and bowing politely , asked if the youth would do him the honour of staying in his house till he had made some plans for himself .
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Neangir , not seeing anything else he could do , accepted the stranger 's offer and followed him home .
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They entered a large room , where a girl of about twelve years old was laying three places at the table .
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` Zelida , ' said the stranger , ` was I not quite right when I told you that I should bring back a friend to sup with us ? '
`__<label>__. Zelida__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV quite__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET friend__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT sup__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My father , ' replied the girl , ` you are always right in what you say , and what is better still , you never mislead others . '
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As she spoke , an old slave placed on the table a dish called pillau , made of rice and meat , which is a great favourite among people in the East , and setting down glasses of sherbet before each person , left the room quietly .
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During the meal the host talked a great deal upon all sorts of subjects ; but Neangir did nothing but look at Zelida , as far as he could without being positively rude .
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The girl blushed and grew uncomfortable , and at last turned to her father .
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` The stranger 's eyes never wander from me , ' she said in a low and hesitating voice .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV wander__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET low__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ hesitating__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` If Hassan should hear of it , jealousy will make him mad . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Hassan__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. jealousy__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON mad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , no , ' replied the father , ` you are certainly not for this young man .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Did I not tell you before that I intend him for your sister Argentine .
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I will at once take measures to fix his heart upon her , ' and he rose and opened a cupboard , from which he took some fruits and a jug of wine , which he put on the table , together with a small silver and mother-of-pearl box .
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` Taste this wine , ' he said to the young man , pouring some into a glass .
`__<label>__. Taste__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET wine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pouring__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET glass__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Give me a little , too , ' cried Zelida .
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` Certainly not , ' answered her father , ` you and Hassan both had as much as was good for you the other day . '
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` Then drink some yourself , ' replied she , ` or this young man will think we mean to poison him . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV drink__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT poison__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , if you wish , I will do so , ' said the father ; ` this elixir is not dangerous at my age , as it is at yours . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. this__<label>__DET elixir__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV dangerous__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON age__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP yours__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When Neangir had emptied his glass , his host opened the mother-of-pearl box and held it out to him .
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Neangir was beside himself with delight at the picture of a young maiden more beautiful than anything he had ever dreamed of .
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He stood speechless before it , while his breast swelled with a feeling quite new to him .
He__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB speechless__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON breast__<label>__NOUN swelled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET feeling__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV new__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
His two companions watched him with amusement , until at last Neangir roused himself .
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` Explain to me , I pray you , ' he said , ` the meaning of these mysteries .
`__<label>__. Explain__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. the__<label>__DET meaning__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET mysteries__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Why did you ask me here ?
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Why did you force me to drink this dangerous liquid which has set fire to my blood ?
Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON force__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET dangerous__<label>__ADJ liquid__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB fire__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON blood__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Why have you shown me this picture which has almost deprived me of reason ? ' '
Why__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON shown__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV deprived__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP reason__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will answer some of your questions , ' replied his host , ' but all , I may not .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB answer__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON questions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON host__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The picture that you hold in your hand is that of Zelida 's sister .
The__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON hold__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP Zelida__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN sister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It has filled your heart with love for her ; therefore , go and seek her .
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When you find her , you will find yourself . '
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` But where shall I find her ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Neangir , kissing the charming miniature on which his eyes were fixed . '
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I am unable to tell you more , ' replied his host cautiously .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB unable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON more__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON host__<label>__NOUN cautiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` But I can , ' interrupted Zelida eagerly .
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` To-morrow you must go to the Jewish bazaar , and buy a watch from the second shop on the right hand .
`__<label>__. To__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Jewish__<label>__ADJ bazaar__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ buy__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ shop__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And at midnight -- ' But what was to happen at midnight , Neangir did not hear , for Zelida 's father hastily laid his hand over her mouth , crying : ` Oh , be silent , child !
And__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP midnight__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT happen__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP midnight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Neangir__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Zelida__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN father__<label>__ADV hastily__<label>__ADV laid__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. crying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. be__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. child__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Would you draw down on you by imprudence the fate of your unhappy sisters ? '
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Hardly had he uttered the words , when a thick black vapour rose about him , proceeding from the precious bottle , which his rapid movement had overturned .
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The old slave rushed in and shrieked loudly , while Neangir , upset by this strange adventure , left the house .
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-LSB- Illustration : NEANGIR SEES THE PICTURE OF ARGENTINE -RSB- He passed the rest of the night on the steps of a mosque , and with the first streaks of dawn he took his picture out of the folds of his turban .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. NEANGIR__<label>__CONJ SEES__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN PICTURE__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__NOUN ARGENTINE__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET steps__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mosque__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ streaks__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dawn__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON picture__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET folds__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON turban__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then , remembering Zelida 's words , he inquired the way to the bazaar , and went straight to the shop she had described .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. remembering__<label>__VERB Zelida__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON inquired__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bazaar__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET shop__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB described__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In answer to Neangir 's request to be shown some watches , the merchant produced several and pointed out the one which he considered the best .
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The price was three gold pieces , which Neangir readily agreed to give him ; but the man made a difficulty about handing over the watch unless he knew where his customer lived .
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` That is more than I know myself , ' replied Neangir . '
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I only arrived in the town yesterday and can not find the way to the house where I went first . '
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` Well , ' said the merchant , ` come with me , and I will take you to a good Mussulman , where you will have everything you desire at a small charge . '
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Neangir consented , and the two walked together through several streets till they reached the house recommended by the Jewish merchant .
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By his advice the young man paid in advance the last gold piece that remained to him for his food and lodging .
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As soon as Neangir had dined he shut himself up in his room , and thrusting his hand into the folds of his turban , drew out his beloved portrait .
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As he did so , he touched a sealed letter which had apparently been hidden there without his knowledge , and seeing it was written by his foster-mother , Zinebi , he tore it eagerly open .
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Judge of his surprise when he read these words : ` My dearest Child , -- This letter , which you will some day find in your turban , is to inform you that you are not really our son .
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We believe your father to have been a great lord in some distant land , and inside this packet is a letter from him , threatening to be avenged on us if you are not restored to him at once .
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We shall always love you , but do not seek us or even write to us .
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It will be useless . '
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In the same wrapper was a roll of paper with a few words as follows , traced in a hand unknown to Neangir : ` Traitors , you are no doubt in league with those magicians who have stolen the two daughters of the unfortunate Siroco , and have taken from them the talisman given them by their father .
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You have kept my son from me , but I have found out your hiding-place and swear by the Holy Prophet to punish your crime .
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The stroke of my scimitar is swifter than the lightning . '
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The unhappy Neangir on reading these two letters -- of which he understood absolutely nothing -- felt sadder and more lonely than ever .
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It soon dawned on him that he must be the son of the man who had written to Mohammed and his wife , but he did not know where to look for him , and indeed thought much more about the people who had brought him up and whom he was never to see again .
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To shake off these gloomy feelings , so as to be able to make some plans for the future , Neangir left the house and walked briskly about the city till darkness had fallen .
To__<label>__PRT shake__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT these__<label>__DET gloomy__<label>__ADJ feelings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET plans__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET future__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Neangir__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ walked__<label>__VERB briskly__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET city__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN darkness__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He then retraced his steps and was just crossing the threshold when he saw something at his feet sparkling in the moonlight .
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He picked it up , and discovered it to be a gold watch shining with precious stones .
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He gazed up and down the street to see if there was anyone about to whom it might belong , but there was not a creature visible .
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So he put it in his sash , by the side of a silver watch which he had bought from the Jew that morning .
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The possession of this piece of good fortune cheered Neangir up a little , ` for , ' thought he , ' I can sell these jewels for at least a thousand sequins , and that will certainly last me till I have found my father . '
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And consoled by this reflection he laid both watches beside him and prepared to sleep .
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In the middle of the night he awoke suddenly and heard a soft voice speaking , which seemed to come from one of the watches .
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` Aurora , my sister , ' it whispered gently .
`__<label>__. Aurora__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB gently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Did they remember to wind you up at midnight ? '
`__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON remember__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wind__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP midnight__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , dear Argentine , ' was the reply .
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` And you ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` They forgot me , too , ' answered the first voice , ` and it is now one o'clock , so that we shall not be able to leave our prison till to-morrow -- if we are not forgotten again -- then . '
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` We have nothing now to do here , ' said Aurora .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aurora__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` We must resign ourselves to our fate -- let us go . '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB resign__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON fate__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Filled with astonishment Neangir sat up in bed , and beheld by the light of the moon the two watches slide to the ground and roll out of the room past the cats ' quarters .
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He rushed towards the door and on to the staircase , but the watches slipped downstairs without his seeing them , and into the street .
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He tried to unlock the door and follow them , but the key refused to turn , so he gave up the chase and went back to bed .
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The next day all his sorrows returned with tenfold force .
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He felt himself lonelier and poorer than ever , and in a fit of despair he thrust his turban on his head , stuck his sword in his belt , and left the house determined to seek an explanation from the merchant who had sold him the silver watch .
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When Neangir reached the bazaar he found the man he sought was absent from his shop , and his place filled by another Jew .
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` It is my brother you want , ' said he ; ` we keep the shop in turn , and in turn go into the city to do our business . '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET shop__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP turn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP turn__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET city__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON business__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah !
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
what business ? '
what__<label>__PRON business__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Neangir in a fury .
cried__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fury__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You are the brother of a scoundrel who sold me yesterday a watch that ran away in the night .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brother__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET scoundrel__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON sold__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON yesterday__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But I will find it somehow , or else you shall pay for it , as you are his brother ! '
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON somehow__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ else__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB pay__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What is that you say ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the Jew , around whom a crowd had rapidly gathered . '
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A watch that ran away .
A__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
If it had been a cask of wine , your story might be true , but a watch -- !
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That is hardly possible ! '
That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV possible__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` The Cadi shall say whether it is possible or not , ' replied Neangir , who at that moment perceived the other Jew enter the bazaar .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB whether__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB possible__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN perceived__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ Jew__<label>__NOUN enter__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bazaar__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Darting up , he seized him by the arm and dragged him to the Cadi 's house ; but not before the man whom he had found in the shop contrived to whisper to his brother , in a tone loud enough for Neangir to hear , ` Confess nothing , or we shall both be lost . '
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When the Cadi was informed of what had taken place he ordered the crowd to be dispersed by blows , after the Turkish manner , and then asked Neangir to state his complaint .
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After hearing the young man 's story , which seemed to him most extraordinary , he turned to question the Jewish merchant , who instead of answering raised his eyes to heaven and fell down in a dead faint .
After__<label>__ADP hearing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON most__<label>__ADV extraordinary__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT question__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jewish__<label>__ADJ merchant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP answering__<label>__VERB raised__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT heaven__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fell__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dead__<label>__ADJ faint__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The judge took no notice of the swooning man , but told Neangir that his tale was so singular he really could not believe it , and that he should have the merchant carried back to his own house .
The__<label>__DET judge__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET notice__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET swooning__<label>__VERB man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON tale__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV singular__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN carried__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This so enraged Neangir that he forgot the respect due to the Cadi , and exclaimed at the top of his voice , ` Recover this fellow from his fainting fit , and force him to confess the truth , ' giving the Jew as he spoke a blow with his sword which caused him to utter a piercing scream .
This__<label>__DET so__<label>__ADV enraged__<label>__ADJ Neangir__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET respect__<label>__NOUN due__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ exclaimed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Recover__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET fellow__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON fainting__<label>__NOUN fit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ force__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT confess__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. giving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET blow__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET caused__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT utter__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET piercing__<label>__NOUN scream__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You see for yourself , ' said the Jew to the Cadi , ` that this young man is out of his mind .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I forgive him his blow , but do not , I pray you , leave me in his power . '
I__<label>__PRON forgive__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON his__<label>__PRON blow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON power__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
At that moment the Bassa chanced to pass the Cadi 's house , and hearing a great noise , entered to inquire the cause .
At__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN chanced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pass__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hearing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ noise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. entered__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT inquire__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cause__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the matter was explained , he looked attentively at Neangir , and asked him gently how all these marvels could possibly have happened .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB explained__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB attentively__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON gently__<label>__ADV how__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET these__<label>__DET marvels__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB possibly__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` My lord , ' replied Neangir , ' I swear I have spoken the truth , and perhaps you will believe me when I tell you that I myself have been the victim of spells wrought by people of this kind , who should be rooted out from the earth .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON swear__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB spoken__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ perhaps__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET victim__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP spells__<label>__NOUN wrought__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB rooted__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For three years I was changed into a three-legged pot , and only returned to man 's shape when one day a turban was laid upon my lid . '
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At these words the Bassa rent his robe for joy , and embracing Neangir , he cried , ` Oh , my son , my son , have I found you at last ?
At__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN rent__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON robe__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ embracing__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
Do you not come from the house of Mohammed and Zinebi ? '
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Mohammed__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Zinebi__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , my lord , ' replied Neangir , ` it was they who took care of me during my misfortune , and taught me by their example to be less worthy of belonging to you . '
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` Blessed be the Prophet , ' said the Bassa , ` who has restored one of my sons to me , at the time I least expected it !
`__<label>__. Blessed__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Prophet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB restored__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON sons__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON least__<label>__VERB expected__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
You know , ' he continued , addressing the Cadi , ` that during the first years of my marriage I had three sons by the beautiful Zambac .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON continued__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. addressing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP during__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON marriage__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ Zambac__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he was three years old a holy dervish gave the eldest a string of the finest coral , saying `` Keep this treasure carefully , and be faithful to the Prophet , and you will be happy . ''
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To the second , who now stands before you , he presented a copper plate on which the name of Mahomet was engraved in seven languages , telling him never to part from his turban , which was the sign of a true believer , and he would taste the greatest of all joys ; while on the right arm of the third the dervish clasped a bracelet with the prayer that his right hand should be pure and the left spotless , so that he might never know sorrow .
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` My eldest son neglected the counsel of the dervish and terrible troubles fell on him , as also on the youngest .
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To preserve the second from similar misfortunes I brought him up in a lonely place , under the care of a faithful servant named Gouloucou , while I was fighting the enemies of our Holy Faith .
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On my return from the wars I hastened to embrace my son , but both he and Gouloucou had vanished , and it is only a few months since that I learned that the boy was living with a man called Mohammed , whom I suspected of having stolen him .
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Tell me , my son , how it came about that you fell into his hands . '
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` My lord , ' replied Neangir , ' I can remember little of the early years of my life , save that I dwelt in a castle by the seashore with an old servant .
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I must have been about twelve years old when one day as we were out walking we met a man whose face was like that of this Jew , coming dancing towards us .
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Suddenly I felt myself growing faint .
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I tried to raise my hands to my head , but they had become stiff and hard .
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In a word , I had been changed into a copper pot , and my arms formed the handle .
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What happened to my companion I know not , but I was conscious that some one had picked me up , and was carrying me quickly away .
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` After some days , or so it seemed to me , I was placed on the ground near a thick hedge , and when I heard my captor snoring beside me I resolved to make my escape .
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So I pushed my way among the thorns as well as I could , and walked on steadily for about an hour .
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` You can not imagine , my lord , how awkward it is to walk with three legs , especially when your knees are as stiff as mine were .
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At length after much difficulty I reached a market-garden , and hid myself deep down among the cabbages , where I passed a quiet night .
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` The next morning , at sunrise , I felt some one stooping over me and examining me closely .
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`` What have you got there , Zinebi ? ''
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said the voice of a man a little way off . '
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`` The most beautiful pot in the whole world , '' answered the woman beside me , `` and who would have dreamed of finding it among my cabbages ! ''
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` Mohammed lifted me from the ground and looked at me with admiration .
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That pleased me , for every one likes to be admired , even if he is only a pot !
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And I was taken into the house and filled with water , and put on the fire to boil .
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` For three years I led a quiet and useful life , being scrubbed bright every day by Zinebi , then a young and beautiful woman .
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` One morning Zinebi set me on the fire , with a fine fillet of beef inside me to cook , for dinner .
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Being afraid that some of the steam would escape through the lid , and that the taste of her stew would be spoilt , she looked about for something to put over the cover , but could see nothing handy but her husband 's turban .
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She tied it firmly round the lid , and then left the room .
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For the first time during three years I began to feel the fire burning the soles of my feet , and moved away a little -- doing this with a great deal more ease than I had felt when making my escape to Mohammed 's garden .
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I was somehow aware , too , that I was growing taller ; in fact in a few minutes I was a man again .
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-LSB- Illustration : ZINEBI PUTS THE TURBAN ON THE POT -RSB- ` After the third hour of prayer Mohammed and Zinebi both returned , and you can guess their surprise at finding a young man in the kitchen instead of a copper pot !
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I told them my story , which at first they refused to believe , but in the end I succeeded in persuading them that I was speaking the truth .
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For two years more I lived with them , and was treated like their own son , till the day when they sent me to this city to seek my fortune .
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And now , my lords , here are the two letters which I found in my turban .
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Perhaps they may be another proof in favour of my story . '
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Whilst Neangir was speaking , the blood from the Jew 's wound had gradually ceased to flow ; and at this moment there appeared in the doorway a lovely Jewess , about twenty-two years old , her hair and her dress all disordered , as if she had been flying from some great danger .
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In one hand she held two crutches of white wood , and was followed by two men .
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The first man Neangir knew to be the brother of the Jew he had struck with his sword , while in the second the young man thought he recognised the person who was standing by when he was changed into a pot .
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Both of these men had a wide linen band round their thighs and held stout sticks .
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-LSB- Illustration : THERE APPEARED IN THE DOORWAY A LOVELY JEWESS -RSB- The Jewess approached the wounded man and laid the two crutches near him ; then , fixing her eyes on him , she burst into tears .
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` Unhappy Izouf , ' she murmured , ` why do you suffer yourself to be led into such dangerous adventures ?
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Look at the consequences , not only to yourself , but to your two brothers , ' turning as she spoke to the men who had come in with her , and who had sunk down on the mat at the feet of the Jew .
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The Bassa and his companions were struck both with the beauty of the Jewess and also with her words , and begged her to give them an explanation .
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` My lords , ' she said , ` my name is Sumi , and I am the daughter of Moïzes , one of our most famous rabbis .
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I am the victim of my love for Izaf , ' pointing to the man who had entered last , ` and in spite of his ingratitude , I can not tear him from my heart .
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Cruel enemy of my life , ' she continued , turning to Izaf , ` tell these gentlemen your story and that of your brothers , and try to gain your pardon by repentance . '
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` We all three were born at the same time , ' said the Jew , obeying the command of Sumi at a sign from the Cadi , ` and are the sons of the famous Nathan Ben-Sadi , who gave us the names of Izif , Izouf , and Izaf .
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From our earliest years we were taught the secrets of magic , and as we were all born under the same stars we shared the same happiness and the same troubles .
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` Our mother died before I can remember , and when we were fifteen our father was seized with a dangerous illness which no spells could cure .
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Feeling death draw near , he called us to his bedside and took leave of us in these words : ' `` My sons , I have no riches to bequeath to you ; my only wealth was those secrets of magic which you know .
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Some stones you already have , engraved with mystic signs , and long ago I taught you how to make others .
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But you still lack the most precious of all talismans -- the three rings belonging to the daughters of Siroco .
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Try to get possession of them , but take heed on beholding these young girls that you do not fall under the power of their beauty .
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Their religion is different from yours , and further , they are the betrothed brides of the sons of the Bassa of the Sea .
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And to preserve you from a love which can bring you nothing but sorrow , I counsel you in time of peril to seek out the daughter of Moïzes the Rabbi , who cherishes a hidden passion for Izaf , and possesses the Book of Spells , which her father himself wrote with the sacred ink that was used for the Talmud . ''
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So saying , our father fell back on his cushions and died , leaving us burning with desire for the three rings of the daughters of Siroco .
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` No sooner were our sad duties finished than we began to make inquiries where these young ladies were to be found , and we learned after much trouble that Siroco , their father , had fought in many wars , and that his daughters , whose beauty was famous throughout all the land , were named Aurora , Argentine , and Zelida . '
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At the second of these names , both the Bassa and his son gave a start of surprise , but they said nothing , and Izaf went on with his story .
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` The first thing to be done was to put on a disguise , and it was in the dress of foreign merchants that we at length approached the young ladies , taking care to carry with us a collection of fine stones which we had hired for the occasion .
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But alas !
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it was to no purpose that Nathan Ben-Sadi had warned us to close our hearts against their charms !
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The peerless Aurora was clothed in a garment of golden hue , studded all over with flashing jewels ; the fair-haired Argentine wore a dress of silver , and the young Zelida , loveliest of them all , the costume of a Persian lady .
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` Among other curiosities that we had brought with us , was a flask containing an elixir which had the quality of exciting love in the breasts of any man or woman who drank of it .
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This had been given me by the fair Sumi , who had used it herself and was full of wrath because I refused to drink it likewise , and so return her passion .
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I showed this liquid to the three maidens who were engaged in examining the precious stones , and choosing those that pleased them best ; and I was in the act of pouring some in a crystal cup , when Zelida 's eyes fell on a paper wrapped round the flask containing these words : `` Beware lest you drink this water with any other man than him who will one day be your husband . ''
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`` Ah , traitor ! ''
``__<label>__. Ah__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. traitor__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she exclaimed , `` what snare have you laid for me ? ''
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and glancing where her finger pointed I recognised the writing of Sumi .
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-LSB- Illustration : ZELIDA DISCOVERS THE WRITING ON THE FLASK -RSB- ` By this time my two brothers had already got possession of the rings of Aurora and Argentine in exchange for some merchandise which they coveted , and no sooner had the magic circles left their hands than the two sisters vanished completely , and in their place nothing was to be seen but a watch of gold and one of silver .
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At this instant the old slave whom we had bribed to let us enter the house , rushed into the room announcing the return of Zelida 's father .
At__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET instant__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ slave__<label>__NOUN whom__<label>__PRON we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB bribed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON enter__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rushed__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN announcing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET return__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Zelida__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
My brothers , trembling with fright , hid the watches in their turbans , and while the slave was attending to Zelida , who had sunk fainting to the ground , we managed to make our escape .
My__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trembling__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP fright__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hid__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET watches__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON turbans__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET slave__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB attending__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Zelida__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB sunk__<label>__NOUN fainting__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON escape__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Fearing to be traced by the enraged Siroco , we did not dare to go back to the house where we lodged , but took refuge with Sumi . '
`__<label>__. Fearing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB traced__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET enraged__<label>__ADJ Siroco__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON lodged__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB refuge__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP Sumi__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` Unhappy wretches ! ''
``__<label>__. Unhappy__<label>__ADJ wretches__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried she , `` is it thus that you have followed the counsels of your father ?
cried__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON thus__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB followed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET counsels__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
This very morning I consulted my magic books , and saw you in the act of abandoning your hearts to the fatal passion which will one day be your ruin .
This__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV morning__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON consulted__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON magic__<label>__ADJ books__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET act__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP abandoning__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET fatal__<label>__ADJ passion__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON ruin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No , do not think I will tamely bear this insult !
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tamely__<label>__ADV bear__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET insult__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It was I who wrote the letter which stopped Zelida in the act of drinking the elixir of love !
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET stopped__<label>__VERB Zelida__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET act__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP drinking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET elixir__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
As for you , '' she went on , turning to my brothers , `` you do not yet know what those two watches will cost you !
As__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON those__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM watches__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB cost__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
But you can learn it now , and the knowledge of the truth will only serve to render your lives still more miserable . ''
But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB learn__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET knowledge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV serve__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT render__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__NOUN still__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV miserable__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` As she spoke she held out the sacred book written by Moïzes , and pointed to the following lines : ' `` If at midnight the watches are wound with the key of gold and the key of silver , they will resume their proper shapes during the first hour of the day .
`__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON held__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sacred__<label>__ADJ book__<label>__NOUN written__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Moïzes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pointed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ lines__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT ``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP midnight__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET watches__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB wound__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET key__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET key__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP silver__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB resume__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__ADJ shapes__<label>__NOUN during__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ hour__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They will always remain under the care of a woman , and will come back to her wherever they may be .
They__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV remain__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET care__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON wherever__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And the woman appointed to guard them is the daughter of Moïzes . ''
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` My brothers were full of rage when they saw themselves outwitted , but there was no help for it .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP rage__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON outwitted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET help__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The watches were delivered up to Sumi and they went their way , while I remained behind curious to see what would happen .
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` As night wore on Sumi wound up both watches , and when midnight struck Aurora and her sister made their appearance .
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They knew nothing of what had occurred and supposed they had just awakened from sleep , but when Sumi 's story made them understand their terrible fate , they both sobbed with despair and were only consoled when Sumi promised never to forsake them .
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Then one o'clock sounded , and they became watches again .
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` All night long I was a prey to vague fears , and I felt as if something unseen was pushing me on -- in what direction I did not know .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN long__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET prey__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT vague__<label>__ADJ fears__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN unseen__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB pushing__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP --__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON direction__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At dawn I rose and went out , meeting Izif in the street suffering from the same dread as myself .
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We agreed that Constantinople was no place for us any longer , and calling to Izouf to accompany us , we left the city together , but soon determined to travel separately , so that we might not be so easily recognised by the spies of Siroco . '
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A few days later I found myself at the door of an old castle near the sea , before which a tall slave was pacing to and fro .
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The gift of one or two worthless jewels loosened his tongue , and he informed me that he was in the service of the son of the Bassa of the Sea , at that time making war in distant countries .
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The youth , he told me , had been destined from his boyhood to marry the daughter of Siroco , whose sisters were to be the brides of his brothers , and went on to speak of the talisman that his charge possessed .
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But I could think of nothing but the beautiful Zelida , and my passion , which I thought I had conquered , awoke in full force .
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` In order to remove this dangerous rival from my path , I resolved to kidnap him , and to this end I began to act a madman , and to sing and dance loudly , crying to the slave to fetch the boy and let him see my tricks .
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He consented , and both were so diverted with my antics that they laughed till the tears ran down their cheeks , and even tried to imitate me .
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Then I declared I felt thirsty and begged the slave to fetch me some water , and while he was absent I advised the youth to take off his turban , so as to cool his head .
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He complied gladly , and in the twinkling of an eye was changed into a pot .
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A cry from the slave warned me that I had no time to lose if I would save my life , so I snatched up the pot and fled with it like the wind .
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` You have heard , my lords , what became of the pot , so I will only say now that when I awoke it had disappeared ; but I was partly consoled for its loss by finding my two brothers fast asleep not far from me .
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`` How did you get here ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I inquired , `` and what has happened to you since we parted ? '' '
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`` Alas ! ''
``__<label>__. Alas__<label>__DET !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
replied Izouf , `` we were passing a wayside inn from which came sounds of songs and laughter , and fools that we were -- we entered and sat down .
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Circassian girls of great beauty were dancing for the amusement of several men , who not only received us politely , but placed us near the two loveliest maidens .
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Our happiness was complete , and time flew unknown to us , when one of the Circassians leaned forward and said to her sister , ` Their brother danced , and they must dance too . '
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What they meant by these words I know not , but perhaps you can tell us ? '' '
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`` I understand quite well , '' I replied .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON understand__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` They were thinking of the day that I stole the son of the Bassa , and had danced before him . '' '
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`` Perhaps you are right , '' continued Izouf , `` for the two ladies took our hands and danced with us till we were quite exhausted , and when at last we sat down a second time to table we drank more wine than was good for us .
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Indeed , our heads grew so confused , that when the men jumped up and threatened to kill us , we could make no resistance and suffered ourselves to be robbed of everything we had about us , including the most precious possession of all , the two talismans of the daughters of Siroco . ''
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` Not knowing what else to do , we all three returned to Constantinople to ask the advice of Sumi , and found that she was already aware of our misfortunes , having read about them in the book of Moïzes .
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The kind-hearted creature wept bitterly at our story , but , being poor herself , could give us little help .
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At last I proposed that every morning we should sell the silver watch into which Argentine was changed , as it would return to Sumi every evening unless it was wound up with the silver key -- which was not at all likely .
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Sumi consented , but only on the condition that we would never sell the watch without ascertaining the house where it was to be found , so that she might also take Aurora thither , and thus Argentine would not be alone if by any chance she was wound up at the mystic hour .
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For some weeks now we have lived by this means , and the two daughters of Siroco have never failed to return to Sumi each night .
For__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET weeks__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB lived__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET means__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM daughters__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Siroco__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV failed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Sumi__<label>__NOUN each__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yesterday Izouf sold the silver watch to this young man , and in the evening placed the gold watch on the steps by order of Sumi , just before his customer entered the house ; from which both watches came back early this morning . '
Yesterday__<label>__NOUN Izouf__<label>__NOUN sold__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET silver__<label>__NOUN watch__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN placed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET gold__<label>__NOUN watch__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET steps__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON customer__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET both__<label>__DET watches__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV early__<label>__ADJ this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If I had only known ! '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV known__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Neangir .
cried__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` If I had had more presence of mind , I should have seen the lovely Argentine , and if her portrait is so fair , what must the original be ! '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV presence__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ Argentine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON portrait__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV fair__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET original__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It was not your fault , ' replied the Cadi , ` you are no magician ; and who could guess that the watch must be wound at such an hour ?
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON fault__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET magician__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB guess__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB wound__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
But I shall give orders that the merchant is to hand it over to you , and this evening you will certainly not forget . '
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB orders__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET merchant__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hand__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV forget__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It is impossible to let you have it to-day , ' answered Izouf , ` for it is already sold . '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Izouf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV sold__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If that is so , ' said the Cadi , ` you must return the three gold pieces which the young man paid . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB return__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM gold__<label>__NOUN pieces__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN paid__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The Jew , delighted to get off so easily , put his hand in his pocket , when Neangir stopped him .
The__<label>__DET Jew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. delighted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT so__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. put__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pocket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Neangir__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` No , no , ' he exclaimed , ` it is not money I want , but the adorable Argentine ; without her everything is valueless . '
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV money__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET adorable__<label>__ADJ Argentine__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON everything__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB valueless__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My dear Cadi , ' said the Bassa , ` he is right .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__NOUN Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The treasure that my son has lost is absolutely priceless . '
The__<label>__DET treasure__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB absolutely__<label>__ADV priceless__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My lord , ' replied the Cadi , ` your wisdom is greater than mine .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON wisdom__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB greater__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Give judgment I pray you in the matter . '
Give__<label>__VERB judgment__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the Bassa desired them all to accompany him to his house , and commanded his slaves not to lose sight of the three Jewish brothers .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN desired__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT accompany__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ commanded__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON slaves__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM Jewish__<label>__ADJ brothers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they arrived at the door of his dwelling , he noticed two women sitting on a bench close by , thickly veiled and beautifully dressed .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON dwelling__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM women__<label>__NOUN sitting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bench__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. thickly__<label>__ADV veiled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ beautifully__<label>__ADV dressed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Their wide satin trousers were embroidered in silver , and their muslin robes were of the finest texture .
Their__<label>__PRON wide__<label>__ADJ satin__<label>__NOUN trousers__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB embroidered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP silver__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ their__<label>__PRON muslin__<label>__NOUN robes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET finest__<label>__ADJ texture__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the hand of one was a bag of pink silk tied with green ribbons , containing something that seemed to move .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bag__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pink__<label>__NOUN silk__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP green__<label>__ADJ ribbons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. containing__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT move__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At the approach of the Bassa both ladies rose , and came towards him .
At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET approach__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN both__<label>__DET ladies__<label>__NOUN rose__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ came__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then the one who held the bag addressed him saying , ` Noble lord , buy , I pray you , this bag , without asking to see what it contains . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON held__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bag__<label>__NOUN addressed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Noble__<label>__ADJ lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. buy__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET bag__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP asking__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON contains__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` How much do you want for it ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the Bassa .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Three hundred sequins , ' replied the unknown .
`__<label>__. Three__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB sequins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET unknown__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
At these words the Bassa laughed contemptuously , and passed on without speaking .
At__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB contemptuously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ passed__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP without__<label>__ADP speaking__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The BASSA laughs at the CIRCASSIANS -RSB- ` You will not repent of your bargain , ' went on the woman .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET BASSA__<label>__NOUN laughs__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET CIRCASSIANS__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV repent__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON bargain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Perhaps if we come back to-morrow you will be glad to give us the four hundred sequins we shall then ask .
`__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET four__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB sequins__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV ask__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And the next day the price will be five hundred . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET price__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB five__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Come away , ' said her companion , taking hold of her sleeve .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON companion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sleeve__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Do not let us stay here any longer .
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV any__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It may cry , and then our secret will be discovered . '
It__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB cry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON secret__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB discovered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And so saying , the two young women disappeared .
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM young__<label>__ADJ women__<label>__NOUN disappeared__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The Jews were left in the front hall under the care of the slaves , and Neangir and Sumi followed the Bassa inside the house , which was magnificently furnished .
The__<label>__DET Jews__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET front__<label>__NOUN hall__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET care__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET slaves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Neangir__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Sumi__<label>__NOUN followed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB magnificently__<label>__ADV furnished__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At one end of a large , brilliantly-lighted room a lady of about thirty-five years old reclined on a couch , still beautiful in spite of the sad expression of her face .
At__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. brilliantly__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. lighted__<label>__VERB room__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET lady__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP thirty__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. five__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ reclined__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET couch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sad__<label>__ADJ expression__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Incomparable Zambac , ' said the Bassa , going up to her , ` give me your thanks , for here is the lost son for whom you have shed so many tears , ' but before his mother could clasp him in her arms Neangir had flung himself at her feet .
`__<label>__. Incomparable__<label>__ADJ Zambac__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. going__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON thanks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lost__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB shed__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ tears__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ before__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB clasp__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN Neangir__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB flung__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Let the whole house rejoice with me , ' continued the Bassa , ` and let my two sons Ibrahim and Hassan be told , that they may embrace their brother . '
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN rejoice__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Hassan__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB embrace__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Alas !
`__<label>__. Alas__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
my lord ! '
my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Zambac , ` do you forget that this is the hour when Hassan weeps on his hand , and Ibrahim gathers up his coral beads ? '
said__<label>__VERB Zambac__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON forget__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV Hassan__<label>__NOUN weeps__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN gathers__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON coral__<label>__ADJ beads__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Let the command of the prophet be obeyed , ' replied the Bassa ; ` then we will wait till the evening . '
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET command__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prophet__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB obeyed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB wait__<label>__VERB till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Forgive me , noble lord , ' interrupted Sumi , ` but what is this mystery ?
`__<label>__. Forgive__<label>__NUM me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. noble__<label>__ADJ lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. interrupted__<label>__ADJ Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET mystery__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
With the help of the Book of Spells perhaps I may be of some use in the matter . '
With__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET help__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Book__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Spells__<label>__NOUN perhaps__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Sumi , ' answered the Bassa , ' I owe you already the happiness of my life ; come with me then , and the sight of my unhappy sons will tell you of our trouble better than any words of mine . '
`__<label>__. Sumi__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON owe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON already__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET happiness__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON unhappy__<label>__ADJ sons__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON trouble__<label>__NOUN better__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The Bassa rose from his divan and drew aside the hangings leading to a large hall , closely followed by Neangir and Sumi .
The__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN rose__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON divan__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ drew__<label>__VERB aside__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET hangings__<label>__NOUN leading__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. closely__<label>__ADV followed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Neangir__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Sumi__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There they saw two young men , one about seventeen , and the other nineteen years of age .
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The younger was seated before a table , his forehead resting on his right hand , which he was watering with his tears .
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He raised his head for a moment when his father entered , and Neangir and Sumi both saw that this hand was of ebony .
He__<label>__PRON raised__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Neangir__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Sumi__<label>__NOUN both__<label>__DET saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP ebony__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The other young man was occupied busily in collecting coral beads which were scattered all over the floor of the room , and as he picked them up he placed them on the same table where his brother was sitting .
The__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB occupied__<label>__VERB busily__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP collecting__<label>__VERB coral__<label>__ADJ beads__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB scattered__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON picked__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT he__<label>__PRON placed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ table__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had already gathered together ninety-eight beads , and thought they were all there , when they suddenly rolled off the table and he had to begin his work over again .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV gathered__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV ninety__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. eight__<label>__NUM beads__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ thought__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON suddenly__<label>__ADV rolled__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT begin__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON work__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Do you see , ' whispered the Bassa , ` for three hours daily one collects these coral beads , and for the same space of time the other laments over his hand which has become black , and I am wholly ignorant what is the cause of either misfortune . '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM hours__<label>__NOUN daily__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM collects__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET coral__<label>__ADJ beads__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ space__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ laments__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB black__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB wholly__<label>__ADV ignorant__<label>__ADJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cause__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET misfortune__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Do not let us stay here , ' said Sumi , ` our presence must add to their grief .
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. our__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB add__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON grief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But permit me to fetch the Book of Spells , which I feel sure will tell us not only the cause of their malady but also its cure . '
But__<label>__CONJ permit__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Book__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Spells__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADV will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV only__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET cause__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON malady__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ also__<label>__ADV its__<label>__PRON cure__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The Bassa readily agreed to Sumi 's proposal , but Neangir objected strongly .
The__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN readily__<label>__ADV agreed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Sumi__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN proposal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Neangir__<label>__NOUN objected__<label>__VERB strongly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` If Sumi leaves us , ' he said to his father , ' I shall not see my beloved Argentine when she returns to-night with the fair Aurora .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Sumi__<label>__NOUN leaves__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON beloved__<label>__ADJ Argentine__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON returns__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fair__<label>__ADJ Aurora__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And life is an eternity till I behold her . '
And__<label>__CONJ life__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET eternity__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON behold__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Be comforted , ' replied Sumi . '
`__<label>__. Be__<label>__VERB comforted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Sumi__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will be back before sunset ; and I leave you my adored Izaf as a pledge . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP sunset__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON adored__<label>__ADJ Izaf__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pledge__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Scarcely had the Jewess left Neangir , when the old female slave entered the hall where the three Jews still remained carefully guarded , followed by a man whose splendid dress prevented Neangir from recognising at first as the person in whose house he had dined two days before .
Scarcely__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Jewess__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ female__<label>__NOUN slave__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM Jews__<label>__NOUN still__<label>__ADV remained__<label>__VERB carefully__<label>__ADV guarded__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. followed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN whose__<label>__PRON splendid__<label>__ADJ dress__<label>__NOUN prevented__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP recognising__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET person__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP whose__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB dined__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
But the woman he knew at once to be the nurse of Zelida .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET nurse__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Zelida__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He started eagerly forward , but before he had time to speak the slave turned to the soldier she was conducting .
He__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB eagerly__<label>__ADV forward__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ before__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET slave__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET soldier__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB conducting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` My lord , ' she said , ` those are the men ; I have tracked them from the house of the Cadi to this palace .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. those__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB tracked__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Cadi__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They are the same ; I am not mistaken , strike and avenge yourself . '
They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mistaken__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. strike__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ avenge__<label>__NOUN yourself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As he listened the face of the stranger grew scarlet with anger .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON listened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB scarlet__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He drew his sword and in another moment would have rushed on the Jews , when Neangir and the slaves of the Bassa seized hold of him .
He__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB rushed__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Jews__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Neangir__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET slaves__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN seized__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` What are you doing ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Neangir .
cried__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` How dare you attack those whom the Bassa has taken under his protection ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON attack__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON protection__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , my son , ' replied the soldier , ` The Bassa would withdraw his protection if he knew that these wretches have robbed me of all I have dearest in the world .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET soldier__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB withdraw__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON protection__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET wretches__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB robbed__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB dearest__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He knows them as little as he knows you . '
He__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But he knows me very well , ' replied Neangir , ` for he has recognised me as his son .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB recognised__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Come with me now , into his presence . '
Come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The stranger bowed and passed through the curtain held back by Neangir , whose surprise was great at seeing his father spring forward and clasp the soldier in his arms .
The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN bowed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ passed__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET curtain__<label>__NOUN held__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP Neangir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON surprise__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB great__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP seeing__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN spring__<label>__NOUN forward__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ clasp__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET soldier__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What !
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
is it you , my dear Siroco ? '
is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ Siroco__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried he . '
cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I believed you had been slain in that awful battle when the followers of the Prophet were put to flight .
I__<label>__PRON believed__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB slain__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ battle__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET followers__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Prophet__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT flight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But why do your eyes kindle with the flames they shot forth on that fearful day ?
But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN kindle__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flames__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON shot__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET fearful__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Calm yourself and tell me what I can do to help you .
Calm__<label>__NOUN yourself__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
See , I have found my son , let that be a good omen for your happiness also . ' '
See__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ omen__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON happiness__<label>__NOUN also__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I did not guess , ' answered Siroco , ` that the son you have so long mourned had come back to you .
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV guess__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Siroco__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV mourned__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Some days since the Prophet appeared to me in a dream , floating in a circle of light , and he said to me , `` Go to-morrow at sunset to the Galata Gate , and there you will find a young man whom you must bring home with you .
Some__<label>__DET days__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Prophet__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dream__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. floating__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET circle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP light__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP sunset__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Galata__<label>__NOUN Gate__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN whom__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He is the second son of your old friend the Bassa of the Sea , and that you may make no mistake , put your fingers in his turban and you will feel the plate on which my name is engraved in seven different languages . '' '
He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET mistake__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. put__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON fingers__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON turban__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET plate__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB engraved__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM different__<label>__ADJ languages__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I did as I was bid , ' went on Siroco , ` and so charmed was I with his face and manner that I caused him to fall in love with Argentine , whose portrait I gave him .
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB bid__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Siroco__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV charmed__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ manner__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON caused__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fall__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP Argentine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON portrait__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But at the moment when I was rejoicing in the happiness before me , and looking forward to the pleasure of restoring you your son , some drops of the elixir of love were spilt on the table , and caused a thick vapour to arise , which hid everything .
But__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB rejoicing__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET happiness__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ looking__<label>__VERB forward__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET pleasure__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP restoring__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. some__<label>__DET drops__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET elixir__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB spilt__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ caused__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ vapour__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT arise__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET hid__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When it had cleared away he was gone .
When__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB cleared__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
This morning my old slave informed me that she had discovered the traitors who had stolen my daughters from me , and I hastened hither to avenge them .
This__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ slave__<label>__NOUN informed__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB discovered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET traitors__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB stolen__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON daughters__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hastened__<label>__VERB hither__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT avenge__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But I place myself in your hands , and will follow your counsel . '
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON place__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB follow__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON counsel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Fate will favour us , I am sure , ' said the Bassa , ` for this very night I expect to secure both the silver and the gold watch .
`__<label>__. Fate__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB favour__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV night__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON expect__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT secure__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET silver__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET gold__<label>__NOUN watch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So send at once and pray Zelida to join us . '
So__<label>__ADV send__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ pray__<label>__VERB Zelida__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT join__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A rustling of silken stuffs drew their eyes to the door , and Ibrahim and Hassan , whose daily penance had by this time been performed , entered to embrace their brother .
A__<label>__DET rustling__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP silken__<label>__ADJ stuffs__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Hassan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON daily__<label>__ADJ penance__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN been__<label>__VERB performed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. entered__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT embrace__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Neangir and Hassan , who had also drunk of the elixir of love , could think of nothing but the beautiful ladies who had captured their hearts , while the spirits of Ibrahim had been cheered by the news that the daughter of Moïzes hoped to find in the Book of Spells some charm to deliver him from collecting the magic beads .
Neangir__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Hassan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB also__<label>__ADV drunk__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET elixir__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. could__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ ladies__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB captured__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spirits__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB cheered__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Moïzes__<label>__NOUN hoped__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Book__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Spells__<label>__NOUN some__<label>__DET charm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT deliver__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP collecting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ beads__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was some hours later that Sumi returned , bringing with her the sacred book .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET hours__<label>__NOUN later__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP Sumi__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. bringing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET sacred__<label>__ADJ book__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` See , ' she said , beckoning to Hassan , ` your destiny is written here . '
`__<label>__. See__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. beckoning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Hassan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON destiny__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB written__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And Hassan stooped and read these words in Hebrew : ` His right hand has become black as ebony from touching the fat of an impure animal , and will remain so till the last of its race is drowned in the sea . '
And__<label>__CONJ Hassan__<label>__NOUN stooped__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ read__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Hebrew__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. His__<label>__PRON right__<label>__NOUN hand__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB black__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP ebony__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP touching__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fat__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET impure__<label>__NOUN animal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB remain__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV till__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON race__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : SUMI · SHOWS · HASSAN · THE · BOOK · OF · MAGIC -RSB- ` Alas ! '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. SUMI__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN SHOWS__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN HASSAN__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__VERB THE__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN BOOK__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__NOUN ·__<label>__NOUN MAGIC__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. Alas__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
sighed the unfortunate youth .
sighed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET unfortunate__<label>__ADJ youth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It now comes back to my memory .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON memory__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One day the slave of Zambac was making a cake .
One__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET slave__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Zambac__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She warned me not to touch , as the cake was mixed with lard , but I did not heed her , and in an instant my hand became the ebony that it now is . '
She__<label>__PRON warned__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT touch__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB mixed__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP lard__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV heed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET instant__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN became__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ebony__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Holy dervish ! '
`__<label>__. Holy__<label>__ADJ dervish__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed the Bassa , ` how true were your words !
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ were__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
My son has neglected the advice you gave him on presenting him the bracelet , and he has been severely punished .
My__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB neglected__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET advice__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP presenting__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET bracelet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB severely__<label>__ADV punished__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But tell me , O wise Sumi , where I can find the last of the accursed race who has brought this doom on my son ? '
But__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. O__<label>__NOUN wise__<label>__NOUN Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET accursed__<label>__ADJ race__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET doom__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It is written here , ' replied Sumi , turning over some leaves .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB written__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET leaves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` The little black pig is in the pink bag carried by the two Circassians . '
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pink__<label>__NOUN bag__<label>__NOUN carried__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM Circassians__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When he read this the Bassa sank on his cushions in despair .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN sank__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON cushions__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP despair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ah , ' he said , ` that is the bag that was offered me this morning for three hundred sequins .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bag__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB offered__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM hundred__<label>__VERB sequins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Those must be the women who caused Izif and Izouf to dance , and took from them the two talismans of the daughters of Siroco .
Those__<label>__DET must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET women__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON caused__<label>__VERB Izif__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Izouf__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT dance__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM talismans__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET daughters__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Siroco__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They only can break the spell that has been cast on us .
They__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB break__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spell__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB cast__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Let them be found and I will gladly give them the half of my possessions .
Let__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB gladly__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET half__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON possessions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Idiot that I was to send them away ! '
Idiot__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT send__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
While the Bassa was bewailing his folly , Ibrahim in his turn had opened the book , and blushed deeply as he read the words : ` The chaplet of beads has been defiled by the game of `` Odd and Even . ''
While__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB bewailing__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON folly__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB opened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET book__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ blushed__<label>__VERB deeply__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. The__<label>__DET chaplet__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beads__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB defiled__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET game__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ``__<label>__. Odd__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Even__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Its owner has tried to cheat by concealing one of the numbers .
Its__<label>__PRON owner__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cheat__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP concealing__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET numbers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Let the faithless Moslem seek for ever the missing bead . ' '
Let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET faithless__<label>__NOUN Moslem__<label>__NOUN seek__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET missing__<label>__VERB bead__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
O heaven , ' cried Ibrahim , ` that unhappy day rises up before me .
O__<label>__NOUN heaven__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__DET unhappy__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN rises__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I had cut the thread of the chaplet , while playing with Aurora .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB cut__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thread__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET chaplet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP playing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP Aurora__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Holding the ninety-nine beads in my hand she guessed `` Odd , '' and in order that she might lose I let one bead fall from my hand .
Holding__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ninety__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. nine__<label>__NUM beads__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON guessed__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Odd__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB lose__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM bead__<label>__VERB fall__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Since then I have sought it daily , but it never has been found . '
Since__<label>__ADP then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB sought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON daily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Holy dervish ! '
`__<label>__. Holy__<label>__ADJ dervish__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the Bassa , ` how true were your words !
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ were__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
From the time that the sacred chaplet was no longer complete , my son has borne the penalty .
From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sacred__<label>__ADJ chaplet__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADJ complete__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB borne__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET penalty__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But may not the Book of Spells teach us how to deliver Ibrahim also ? '
But__<label>__CONJ may__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Book__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Spells__<label>__NOUN teach__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT deliver__<label>__VERB Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN also__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Listen , ' said Sumi , ` this is what I find : `` The coral bead lies in the fifth fold of the dress of yellow brocade . '' '
`__<label>__. Listen__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET coral__<label>__ADJ bead__<label>__NOUN lies__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fifth__<label>__ADJ fold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dress__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP yellow__<label>__ADJ brocade__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , what good fortune ! '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON good__<label>__ADJ fortune__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed the Bassa , ` we shall shortly see the beautiful Aurora , and Ibrahim shall at once search in the fifth fold of her yellow brocade .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB shortly__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ Aurora__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV search__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fifth__<label>__ADJ fold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON yellow__<label>__ADJ brocade__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For it is she no doubt of whom the book speaks . '
For__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET book__<label>__NOUN speaks__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As the Jewess closed the Book of Moïzes , Zelida appeared , accompanied by a whole train of slaves and her old nurse .
As__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Jewess__<label>__NOUN closed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Book__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Moïzes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Zelida__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. accompanied__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ train__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP slaves__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ nurse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At her entrance Hassan , beside himself with joy , flung himself on his knees and kissed her hand .
At__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON entrance__<label>__NOUN Hassan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beside__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. flung__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knees__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ kissed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My lord , ' he said to the Bassa , ` pardon me these transports .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. pardon__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON these__<label>__DET transports__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No elixir of love was needed to inflame my heart !
No__<label>__DET elixir__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB needed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT inflame__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Let the marriage rite make us speedily one . '
Let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET marriage__<label>__NOUN rite__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON speedily__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My son , are you mad ? '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mad__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the Bassa .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` As long as the misfortunes of your brothers last , shall you alone be happy .
`__<label>__. As__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET misfortunes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. shall__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON alone__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB happy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
And whoever heard of a bridegroom with a black hand ?
And__<label>__CONJ whoever__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bridegroom__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Wait yet a little longer , till the black pig is drowned in the sea . '
Wait__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ longer__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes !
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
dear Hassan , ' said Zelida , ` our happiness will be increased tenfold when my sisters have regained their proper shapes .
dear__<label>__ADJ Hassan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Zelida__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. our__<label>__PRON happiness__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB increased__<label>__VERB tenfold__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON sisters__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB regained__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__ADJ shapes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And here is the elixir which I have brought with me , so that their joy may equal ours . '
And__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET elixir__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET their__<label>__PRON joy__<label>__NOUN may__<label>__VERB equal__<label>__VERB ours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And she held out the flask to the Bassa , who had it closed in his presence .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON held__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET flask__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON closed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Zambac was filled with joy at the sight of Zelida , and embraced her with delight .
Zambac__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Zelida__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ embraced__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP delight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then she led the way into the garden , and invited all her friends to seat themselves under the thick overhanging branches of a splendid jessamine tree .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON led__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ invited__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON friends__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT seat__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET thick__<label>__NOUN overhanging__<label>__VERB branches__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ jessamine__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No sooner , however , were they comfortably settled , than they were astonished to hear a man 's voice , speaking angrily on the other side of the wall .
No__<label>__DET sooner__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. were__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON comfortably__<label>__ADV settled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB astonished__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. speaking__<label>__VERB angrily__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ungrateful girls ! '
`__<label>__. Ungrateful__<label>__ADJ girls__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
it said , ` is this the way you treat me ?
it__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON treat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Let me hide myself for ever !
Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON hide__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
This cave is no longer dark enough or deep enough for me . '
This__<label>__DET cave__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADV dark__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV or__<label>__CONJ deep__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A burst of laughter was the only answer , and the voice continued , ` What have I done to earn such contempt ?
A__<label>__DET burst__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP laughter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ answer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN continued__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT earn__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ contempt__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Was this what you promised me when I managed to get for you the talismans of beauty ?
Was__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON promised__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON managed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET talismans__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beauty__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Is this the reward I have a right to expect when I have bestowed on you the little black pig , who is certain to bring you good luck ? '
Is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET reward__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT expect__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB bestowed__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB certain__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON good__<label>__ADJ luck__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
At these words the curiosity of the listeners passed all bounds , and the Bassa commanded his slaves instantly to tear down the wall .
At__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET curiosity__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET listeners__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET bounds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN commanded__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON slaves__<label>__NOUN instantly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT tear__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was done , but the man was nowhere to be seen , and there were only two girls of extraordinary beauty , who seemed quite at their ease , and came dancing gaily on to the terrace .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB nowhere__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM girls__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP extraordinary__<label>__ADJ beauty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON ease__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ came__<label>__VERB dancing__<label>__VERB gaily__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET terrace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
With them was an old slave in whom the Bassa recognised Gouloucou , the former guardian of Neangir .
With__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ slave__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN recognised__<label>__VERB Gouloucou__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET former__<label>__ADJ guardian__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Neangir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : THE CIRCASSIANS DANCE INTO THE BASSA 'S GARDEN -RSB- Gouloucou shrank with fear when he saw the Bassa , as he expected nothing less than death at his hands for allowing Neangir to be snatched away .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET CIRCASSIANS__<label>__NOUN DANCE__<label>__NOUN INTO__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN BASSA__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN GARDEN__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Gouloucou__<label>__NOUN shrank__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP fear__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN less__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP death__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP allowing__<label>__VERB Neangir__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB snatched__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But the Bassa made him signs of forgiveness , and asked him how he had escaped death when he had thrown himself from the cliff .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON signs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP forgiveness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB escaped__<label>__VERB death__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB thrown__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cliff__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Gouloucou explained that he had been picked up by a dervish who had cured his wounds , and had then given him as slave to the two young ladies now before the company , and in their service he had remained ever since .
Gouloucou__<label>__NOUN explained__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dervish__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB cured__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wounds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV given__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV slave__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM young__<label>__ADJ ladies__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET company__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB remained__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
` But , ' said the Bassa , ` where is the little black pig of which the voice spoke just now ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN spoke__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My lord , ' answered one of the ladies , ` when at your command the wall was thrown down , the man whom you heard speaking was so frightened at the noise that he caught up the pig and ran away . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ladies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON command__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB thrown__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN whom__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB speaking__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON caught__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET pig__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Let him be pursued instantly , ' cried the Bassa ; but the ladies smiled .
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB pursued__<label>__VERB instantly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ladies__<label>__NOUN smiled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Do not be alarmed , my lord , ' said one , ` he is sure to return .
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB alarmed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Only give orders that the entrance to the cave shall be guarded , so that when he is once in he shall not get out again . '
Only__<label>__ADV give__<label>__ADJ orders__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET entrance__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET cave__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB guarded__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
By this time night was falling and they all went back to the palace , where coffee and fruits were served in a splendid gallery , near the women 's apartments .
By__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB falling__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET went__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV coffee__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fruits__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB served__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ gallery__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET women__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN apartments__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Bassa then ordered the three Jews to be brought before him , so that he might see whether these were the two damsels who had forced them to dance at the inn , but to his great vexation it was found that when their guards had gone to knock down the wall the Jews had escaped .
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At this news the Jewess Sumi turned pale , but glancing at the Book of Spells her face brightened , and she said half aloud , ` There is no cause for disquiet ; they will capture the dervish , ' while Hassan lamented loudly that as soon as fortune appeared on one side she fled on the other !
At__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Jewess__<label>__NOUN Sumi__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB pale__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ glancing__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Book__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Spells__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN brightened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB half__<label>__NOUN aloud__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET cause__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP disquiet__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB capture__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dervish__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP Hassan__<label>__NOUN lamented__<label>__VERB loudly__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP fortune__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM side__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON fled__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
On hearing this reflection one of the Bassa 's pages broke into a laugh .
On__<label>__ADP hearing__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET reflection__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN pages__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET laugh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` This fortune comes to us dancing , my lord , ' said he , ` and the other leaves us on crutches .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET fortune__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON dancing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ leaves__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP crutches__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do not be afraid .
Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She will not go very far . '
She__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The Bassa , shocked at his impertinent interference , desired him to leave the room and not to come back till he was sent for .
The__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. shocked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON impertinent__<label>__NOUN interference__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. desired__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV till__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
` My lord shall be obeyed , ' said the page , ` but when I return , it shall be in such good company that you will welcome me gladly . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB obeyed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON return__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__ADJ company__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB welcome__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON gladly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So saying , he went out .
So__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
When they were alone , Neangir turned to the fair strangers and implored their help .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Neangir__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET fair__<label>__ADJ strangers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ implored__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON help__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My brothers and myself , ' he cried , ` are filled with love for three peerless maidens , two of whom are under a cruel spell .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM peerless__<label>__NOUN maidens__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. two__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cruel__<label>__NOUN spell__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If their fate happened to be in your hands , would you not do all in your power to restore them to happiness and liberty ? '
If__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON fate__<label>__NOUN happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON power__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT restore__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT happiness__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ liberty__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the young man 's appeal only stirred the two ladies to anger .
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` What , ' exclaimed one , ` are the sorrows of lovers to us ?
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sorrows__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP lovers__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Fate has deprived us of our lovers , and if it depends on us the whole world shall suffer as much as we do ! '
Fate__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB deprived__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON lovers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON depends__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB suffer__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
This unexpected reply was heard with amazement by all present , and the Bassa entreated the speaker to tell them her story .
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Having obtained permission of her sister , she began : THE STORY OF THE FAIR CIRCASSIANS ` We were born in Circassia of poor people , and my sister 's name is Tezila and mine Dely .
Having__<label>__VERB obtained__<label>__VERB permission__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. THE__<label>__NOUN STORY__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP THE__<label>__NOUN FAIR__<label>__NOUN CIRCASSIANS__<label>__NOUN `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB born__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Circassia__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP poor__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Tezila__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mine__<label>__VERB Dely__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Having nothing but our beauty to help us in life , we were carefully trained in all the accomplishments that give pleasure .
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We were both quick to learn , and from our childhood could play all sorts of instruments , could sing , and above all could dance .
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We were , besides , lively and merry , as in spite of our misfortunes we are to this day .
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` We were easily pleased and quite content with our lives at home , when one morning the officials who had been sent to find wives for the Sultan saw us , and were struck with our beauty .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB easily__<label>__ADV pleased__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ quite__<label>__ADJ content__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET officials__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB wives__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Sultan__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ were__<label>__VERB struck__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We had always expected something of the sort , and were resigned to our lot , when we chanced to see two young men enter our house .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV expected__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sort__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ were__<label>__VERB resigned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON lot__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON chanced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM young__<label>__ADJ men__<label>__NOUN enter__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The elder , who was about twenty years of age , had black hair and very bright eyes .
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The other could not have been more than fifteen , and was so fair that he might easily have passed for a girl .
The__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP fifteen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV fair__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB easily__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` They knocked at the door with a timid air and begged our parents to give them shelter , as they had lost their way .
`__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON knocked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET timid__<label>__ADJ air__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ begged__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON parents__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON shelter__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After some hesitation their request was granted , and they were invited into the room in which we were .
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And if our parents ' hearts were touched by their beauty , our own were not any harder , so that our departure for the palace , which had been arranged for the next day , suddenly became intolerable to us .
And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON parents__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT hearts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB touched__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. our__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV any__<label>__DET harder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON departure__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB arranged__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. suddenly__<label>__ADV became__<label>__VERB intolerable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Night came , and I awoke from my sleep to find the younger of the two strangers sitting at my bedside and felt him take my hand . '
`__<label>__. Night__<label>__ADV came__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON awoke__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON sleep__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET younger__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM strangers__<label>__NOUN sitting__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON bedside__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ felt__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` Fear nothing , lovely Dely , '' he whispered , `` from one who never knew love till he saw you .
``__<label>__. Fear__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lovely__<label>__ADV Dely__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM who__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV knew__<label>__VERB love__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
My name , '' he went on , `` is Prince Delicate , and I am the son of the King of the Isle of Black Marble .
My__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB Prince__<label>__NOUN Delicate__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Isle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Black__<label>__NOUN Marble__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
My friend , who travels with me , is one of the richest nobles of my country , and the secrets which he knows are the envy of the Sultan himself .
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And we left our native country because my father wished me to marry a lady of great beauty , but with one eye a trifle smaller than the other . ''
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` My vanity was flattered at so speedy a conquest , and I was charmed with the way the young man had declared his passion .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON vanity__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB flattered__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV speedy__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET conquest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB charmed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB declared__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON passion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I turned my eyes slowly on him , and the look I gave him caused him almost to lose his senses .
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He fell fainting forward , and I was unable to move till Tezila , who had hastily put on a dress , ran to my assistance together with Thelamis , the young noble of whom the Prince had spoken .
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` As soon as we were all ourselves again we began to bewail our fate , and the journey that we were to take that very day to Constantinople .
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But we felt a little comforted when Thelamis assured us that he and the prince would follow in our steps , and would somehow contrive to speak to us .
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Then they kissed our hands , and left the house by a side-way . '
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A few moments later our parents came to tell us that the escort had arrived , and having taken farewell of them we mounted the camels , and took our seats in a kind of box that was fixed to the side of the animal .
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These boxes were large enough for us to sleep in comfortably , and as there was a window in the upper part , we were able to see the country through which we passed .
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` For several days we journeyed on , feeling sad and anxious as to what might become of us , when one day as I was looking out of the window of our room , I heard my name called , and beheld a beautifully dressed girl jumping out of the box on the other side of our camel .
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One glance told me that it was the prince , and my heart bounded with joy .
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It was , he said , Thelamis 's idea to disguise him like this , and that he himself had assumed the character of a slave-dealer who was taking this peerless maiden as a present to the Sultan .
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Thelamis had also persuaded the officer in charge of the caravan to let him hire the vacant box , so it was easy for the prince to scramble out of his own window and approach ours .
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` This ingenious trick enchanted us , but our agreeable conversation was soon interrupted by the attendants , who perceived that the camel was walking in a crooked manner and came to find out what was wrong .
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Luckily they were slow in their movements , and the prince had just time to get back to his own box and restore the balance , before the trick was discovered .
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` But neither the prince nor his friend had any intention of allowing us to enter the Sultan 's palace , though it was difficult to know how we were to escape , and what was to become of us when once we had escaped .
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At length , one day as we were drawing near Constantinople , we learned from the prince that Thelamis had made acquaintance with a holy dervish whom he had met on the road , and had informed him that we were his sisters , who were being sold as slaves against his will .
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The good man was interested in the story , and readily agreed to find us shelter if we could manage to elude the watchfulness of our guards .
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The risk was great , but it was our only chance .
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` That night , when the whole caravan was fast asleep , we raised the upper part of our boxes and by the help of Thelamis climbed silently out .
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We next went back some distance along the way we had come , then , striking into another road , reached at last the retreat prepared for us by the dervish .
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Here we found food and rest , and I need not say what happiness it was to be free once more .
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` The dervish soon became a slave to our beauty , and the day after our escape he proposed that we should allow him to conduct us to an inn situated at a short distance , where we should find two Jews , owners of precious talismans which did not really belong to them .
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`` Try , '' said the dervish , `` by some means to get possession of them . ''
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` The inn , though not on the direct road to Constantinople , was a favourite one with merchants , owing to the excellence of the food , and on our arrival we discovered at least six or eight other people who had stopped for refreshment .
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They greeted us politely , and we sat down to table together .
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` In a short time the two men described by the dervish entered the room , and at a sign from him my sister made room at her side for one , while I did the same for the other .
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` Now the dervish had happened to mention that `` their brother had danced . ''
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At the moment we paid no attention to this remark , but it came back to our minds now , and we determined that they should dance also .
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To accomplish this we used all our arts and very soon bent them to our wills , so that they could refuse us nothing .
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At the end of the day we remained possessors of the talismans and had left them to their fate , while the Prince and Thelamis fell more in love with us than ever , and declared that we were more lovely than any women in the world .
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` The sun had set before we quitted the inn , and we had made no plans as to where we should go next , so we readily consented to the prince 's proposal that we should embark without delay for the Isle of Black Marble .
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What a place it was !
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Rocks blacker than jet towered above its shores and shed thick darkness over the country .
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Our sailors had not been there before and were nearly as frightened as ourselves , but thanks to Thelamis , who undertook to be our pilot , we landed safely on the beach .
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` When we had left the coast behind us , with its walls of jet , we entered a lovely country where the fields were greener , the streams clearer , and the sun brighter than anywhere else .
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The people crowded round to welcome their prince , whom they loved dearly , but they told him that the king was still full of rage at his son 's refusal to marry his cousin the Princess Okimpare , and also at his flight .
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Indeed , they all begged him not to visit the capital , as his life would hardly be safe .
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So , much as I should have enjoyed seeing the home of my beloved prince , I implored him to listen to this wise advice and to let us all go to Thelamis 's palace in the middle of a vast forest .
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` To my sister and myself , who had been brought up in a cottage , this house of Thelamis 's seemed like fairyland .
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It was built of pink marble , so highly polished that the flowers and streams surrounding it were reflected as in a mirror .
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One set of rooms was furnished especially for me in yellow silk and silver , to suit my black hair .
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Fresh dresses were provided for us every day , and we had slaves to wait on us .
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Ah , why could not this happiness have lasted for ever !
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` The peace of our lives was troubled by Thelamis 's jealousy of my sister , as he could not endure to see her on friendly terms with the prince , though knowing full well that his heart was mine .
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Every day we had scenes of tender reproaches and of explanations , but Tezila 's tears never failed to bring Thelamis to his knees , with prayers for forgiveness .
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` We had been living in this way for some months when one day the news came that the king had fallen dangerously ill .
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I begged the prince to hurry at once to the court , both to see his father and also to show himself to the senators and nobles , but as his love for me was greater than his desire of a crown , he hesitated as if foreseeing all that afterwards happened .
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At last Tezila spoke to him so seriously in Thelamis 's presence , that he determined to go , but promised that he would return before night .
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` Night came but no prince , and Tezila , who had been the cause of his departure , showed such signs of uneasiness that Thelamis 's jealousy was at once awakened .
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As for me , I can not tell what I suffered .
As__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON suffered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Not being able to sleep I rose from my bed and wandered into the forest , along the road which he had taken so many hours before .
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Suddenly I heard in the distance the sound of a horse 's hoofs , and in a few moments the prince had flung himself down and was by my side .
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`` Ah , how I adore you ! ''
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he exclaimed , `` Thelamis 's love will never equal mine . ''
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The words were hardly out of his mouth when I heard a slight noise behind , and before we could turn round both our heads were rolling in front of us , while the voice of Thelamis cried : ' `` Perjured wretches , answer me ; and you , faithless Tezila , tell me why you have betrayed me like this ? ''
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` Then I understood what had happened , and that in his rage , he had mistaken me for my sister . '
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`` Alas , '' replied my head in weak tones , `` I am not Tezila , but Dely , whose life you have destroyed , as well as that of your friend . ''
``__<label>__. Alas__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP weak__<label>__ADJ tones__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV Tezila__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Dely__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB destroyed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON friend__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
At this Thelamis paused and seemed to reflect for an instant . '
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`` Be not frightened , '' he said more quietly , `` I can make you whole again , '' and laying a magic powder on our tongues he placed our heads on our necks .
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In the twinkling of an eye our heads were joined to our bodies without leaving so much as a scar ; only that , blinded with rage as he still was , Thelamis had placed my head on the prince 's body , and his on mine !
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-LSB- Illustration : THE WRONG HEADS ON THE WRONG BODIES -RSB- ' I can not describe to you how odd we both felt at this strange transformation .
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We both instinctively put up our hands -- he to feel his hair , which was , of course , dressed like a woman , and I to raise the turban which pressed heavily on my forehead .
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But we did not know what had happened to us , for the night was still dark .
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` At this point Tezila appeared , followed by a troop of slaves bearing flowers .
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It was only by the light of their torches that we understood what had occurred .
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Indeed the first thought of both of us was that we must have changed clothes .
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` Now in spite of what we may say , we all prefer our own bodies to those of anybody else , so notwithstanding our love for each other , at first we could not help feeling a little cross with Thelamis .
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However , so deep was the prince 's passion for me , that very soon he began to congratulate himself on the change .
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`` My happiness is perfect , '' he said , `` my heart , beautiful Dely , has always been yours , and now I have your head also . ''
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` But though the prince made the best of it , Thelamis was much ashamed of his stupidity .
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`` I have , '' he said hesitatingly , `` two other pastilles which have the same magic properties as those I used before .
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Let me cut off your heads again , and that will put matters straight . ''
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The proposal sounded tempting , but was a little risky , and after consulting together we decided to let things remain as they were .
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`` Do not blame me then , '' continued Thelamis , `` if you will not accept my offer .
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But take the two pastilles , and if it ever happens that you are decapitated a second time , make use of them in the way I have shown you , and each will get back his own head . ''
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So saying he presented us with the pastilles , and we all returned to the castle .
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` However , the troubles caused by the unfortunate exchange were only just beginning .
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My head , without thinking what it was doing , led the prince 's body to my apartments .
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But my women , only looking at the dress , declared I had mistaken the corridor , and called some slaves to conduct me to his Highness 's rooms .
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This was bad enough , but when -- as it was still night -- my servants began to undress me , I nearly fainted from surprise and confusion , and no doubt the Prince 's head was suffering in the same manner at the other end of the castle !
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` By the next morning -- you will easily guess that we slept but little -- we had grown partly accustomed to our strange situation , and when we looked in the mirror , the prince had become brown-skinned and black-haired , while my head was covered with his curly golden locks .
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And after that first day , every one in the palace had become so accustomed to the change that they thought no more about it .
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` Some weeks after this , we heard that the king of the Isle of Black Marble was dead .
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The prince 's head , which once was mine , was full of ambitious desires , and he longed to ride straight to the capital and proclaim himself king .
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But then came the question as to whether the nobles would recognise the prince with a girl 's body , and indeed , when we came to think of it , which was prince and which was girl ?
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` At last , after much argument , my head carried the day and we set out ; but only to find that the king had declared the Princess Okimpare his successor .
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The greater part of the senators and nobles openly professed that they would much have preferred the rightful heir , but as they could not recognise him either in the Prince or me , they chose to consider us as impostors and threw us into prison . '
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A few days later Tezila and Thelamis , who had followed us to the capital , came to tell us that the new queen had accused us of high treason , and had herself been present at our trial -- which was conducted without us .
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They had been in mortal terror as to what would be our sentence , but by a piece of extraordinary luck we had been condemned to be beheaded . '
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I told my sister that I did not see exactly where the luck came in , but Thelamis interrupted me rudely : ' `` What ! ''
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he cried , `` of course I shall make use of the pastilles , and -- '' but here the officers arrived to lead us to the great square where the execution was to take place -- for Okimpare was determined there should be no delay .
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` The square was crowded with people of all ages and all ranks , and in the middle a platform had been erected on which was the scaffold , with the executioner , in a black mask , standing by .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET square__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB crowded__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ages__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET ranks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET platform__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB erected__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET scaffold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET executioner__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ mask__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. standing__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
At a sign from him I mounted first , and in a moment my head was rolling at his feet .
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With a bound my sister and Thelamis were beside me , and like lightning Thelamis seized the sabre from the heads-man , and cut off the head of the prince .
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And before the multitude had recovered from their astonishment at these strange proceedings , our bodies were joined to our right heads , and the pastilles placed on our tongues .
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Then Thelamis led the prince to the edge of the platform and presented him to the people , saying `` Behold your lawful king . ''
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` Shouts of joy rent the air at the sound of Thelamis 's words , and the noise reached Okimpare in the palace .
`__<label>__. Shouts__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN rent__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Thelamis__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN reached__<label>__VERB Okimpare__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Smitten with despair at the news , she fell down unconscious on her balcony , and was lifted up by the slaves and taken back to her own house .
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` Meanwhile our happiness was all turned to sorrow .
`__<label>__. Meanwhile__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON happiness__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sorrow__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I had rushed up to the prince to embrace him fondly , when he suddenly grew pale and staggered . '
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`` I die faithful to you , '' he murmured , turning his eyes towards me , `` and I die a king ! ''
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and leaning his head on my shoulder he expired quietly , for one of the arteries in his neck had been cut through .
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` Not knowing what I did I staggered towards the sabre which was lying near me , with the intention of following my beloved prince as speedily as possible .
`__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV knowing__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON staggered__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sabre__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET intention__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP following__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON beloved__<label>__ADJ prince__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV speedily__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP possible__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
And when Thelamis seized my hand -LRB- but only just in time -RRB- , in my madness I turned the sabre upon him , and he fell struck through the heart at my feet . '
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* * * * * The whole company were listening to the story with breathless attention , when it became plain that Dely could go no further , while Tezila had flung herself on a heap of cushions and hidden her face .
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Zambac ordered her women to give them all the attention possible , and desired they should be carried into her own rooms .
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When the two sisters were in this condition , Ibrahim , who was a very prudent young man , suggested to his parents that as the two Circassians were both unconscious , it would be an excellent opportunity to search them and see if the talismans belonging to the daughters of Siroco were concealed about their persons .
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But the Bassa , shocked at the notion of treating his guests in so inhospitable a manner , refused to do anything of the kind , adding that the next day he hoped to persuade them to give the talismans up of their own free will .
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By this time it was nearly midnight and Neangir , who was standing near the Jewess Sumi , drew out the portrait of Argentine , and heard with delight that she was even more beautiful than her picture .
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Every one was waiting on tiptoe for the appearance of the two watches , who were expected when the clock struck twelve to come in search of Sumi , and that there might be no delay the Bassa ordered all the doors to be flung wide open .
Every__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM was__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP tiptoe__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET appearance__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM watches__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB expected__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET clock__<label>__NOUN struck__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP search__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Sumi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET delay__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ordered__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET doors__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB flung__<label>__ADJ wide__<label>__ADJ open__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It was done , and there entered not the longed-for watches , but the page who had been sent away in disgrace .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV entered__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET longed__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP watches__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP disgrace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the Bassa arose in wrath .
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` Azemi , ' he said , ` did I not order you to stand no more in my presence ? '
`__<label>__. Azemi__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV order__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT stand__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My lord , ' replied Azemi , modestly , ' I was hidden outside the door , listening to the tale of the two Circassians .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Azemi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. modestly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hidden__<label>__VERB outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. listening__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tale__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM Circassians__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as I know you are fond of stories , give me also leave to tell you one .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB fond__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP stories__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON also__<label>__ADV leave__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
I promise you it shall not be long . '
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` Speak on , ' replied the Bassa , ` but take heed what you say . '
`__<label>__. Speak__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ take__<label>__VERB heed__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My lord , ' began Azemi , ` this morning I was walking in the town when I noticed a man going in the same direction followed by a slave .
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He entered a baker 's shop , where he bought some bread which he gave to the slave to carry .
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I watched him and saw that he purchased many other kinds of provisions at other places , and when the slave could carry no more his master commanded him to return home and have supper ready at midnight .
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` When left alone the man went up the street , and turning into a jeweller 's shop , brought out a watch that as far as I could see was made of silver .
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He walked on a few steps , then stooped and picked up a gold watch which lay at his feet .
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At this point I ran up and told him that if he did not give me half its price I would report him to the Cadi ; he agreed , and conducting me to his house produced four hundred sequins , which he said was my share , and having got what I wanted I went away .
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` As it was the hour for attending on my lord I returned home and accompanied you to the Cadi , where I heard the story of the three Jews and learned the importance of the two watches I had left at the stranger 's .
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I hastened to his house , but he had gone out , and I could only find the slave , whom I told that I was the bearer of important news for his master .
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Believing me to be one of his friends , he begged me to wait , and showed me into a room where I saw the two watches lying on the table .
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I put them in my pocket , leaving the four hundred sequins in place of the gold watch and three gold pieces which I knew to be the price of the other .
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As you know the watches never remain with the person who buys them , this man may think himself very lucky to get back his money .
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I have wound them both up , and at this instant Aurora and Argentine are locked safely into my own room . '
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Everybody was so delighted to hear this news that Azemi was nearly stifled with their embraces , and Neangir could hardly be prevented from running to break in the door , though he did not even know where the page slept .
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But the page begged to have the honour of fetching the ladies himself , and soon returned leading them by the hand .
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For some minutes all was a happy confusion , and Ibrahim took advantage of it to fall on his knees before Aurora , and search in the fifth fold of her dress for the missing coral bead .
For__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET minutes__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET happy__<label>__ADJ confusion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Ibrahim__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB advantage__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fall__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knees__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP Aurora__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ search__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fifth__<label>__ADJ fold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET missing__<label>__ADJ coral__<label>__ADJ bead__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Book of Spells had told the truth ; there it was , and as the chaplet was now complete the young man 's days of seeking were over .
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In the midst of the general rejoicing Hassan alone bore a gloomy face .
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` Alas ! '
`__<label>__. Alas__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he said , ` everyone is happy but the miserable being you see before you .
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I have lost the only consolation in my grief , which was to feel that I had a brother in misfortune ! '
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` Be comforted , ' replied the Bassa ; ` sooner or later the dervish who stole the pink bag is sure to be found . '
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Supper was then served , and after they had all eaten of rare fruits which seemed to them the most delicious in the whole world , the Bassa ordered the flask containing the elixir of love to be brought and the young people to drink of it .
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Then their eyes shone with a new fire , and they swore to be true to each other till death .
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This ceremony was scarcely over when the clock struck one , and in an instant Aurora and Argentine had vanished , and in the place where they stood lay two watches .
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Silence fell upon all the company -- they had forgotten the enchantment ; then the voice of Azemi was heard asking if he might be allowed to take charge of the watches till the next day , pledging his head to end their enchantment .
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With the consent of Sumi , this was granted , and the Bassa gave Azemi a purse containing a thousand sequins , as a reward for the services he had already rendered to them .
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After this everybody went to his own apartment .
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Azemi had never possessed so much money before , and never closed his eyes for joy the whole night long .
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Very early he got up and went into the garden , thinking how he could break the enchantment of the daughters of Siroco .
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Suddenly the soft tones of a woman fell on his ear , and peeping through the bushes he saw Tezila , who was arranging flowers in her sister 's hair .
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The rustling of the leaves caused Dely to start ; she jumped up as if to fly , but Azemi implored her to remain and begged her to tell him what happened to them after the death of their lovers , and how they had come to find the dervish .
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` The punishment decreed to us by the Queen Okimpare , ' answered Dely , ` was that we were to dance and sing in the midst of our sorrow , at a great fête which was to be held that very day for all her people .
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This cruel command nearly turned our brains , and we swore a solemn oath to make all lovers as wretched as we were ourselves .
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In this design we succeeded so well that in a short time the ladies of the capital came in a body to Okimpare , and prayed her to banish us from the kingdom , before their lives were made miserable for ever .
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She consented , and commanded us to be placed on board a ship , with our slave Gouloucou .
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` On the shore we saw an old man who was busily engaged in drowning some little black pigs , talking to them all the while , as if they could understand him .
`__<label>__. On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shore__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB busily__<label>__ADV engaged__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP drowning__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ pigs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. talking__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB understand__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Dervish drowning the Pigs -RSB- ' `` Accursed race , '' said he , `` it is you who have caused all the misfortunes of him to whom I gave the magic bracelet .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Dervish__<label>__NOUN drowning__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Pigs__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT ``__<label>__. Accursed__<label>__ADJ race__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB caused__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET misfortunes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT whom__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ bracelet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Perish all of you ! ''
Perish__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` We drew near from curiosity , and recognised in him the dervish who had sheltered us on our first escape from the caravan .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP curiosity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ recognised__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET dervish__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB sheltered__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADJ escape__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET caravan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` When the old man discovered who we were he was beside himself with pleasure , and offered us a refuge in the cave where he lived .
`__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN discovered__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB beside__<label>__ADV himself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP pleasure__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ offered__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET refuge__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cave__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON lived__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We gladly accepted his offer , and to the cave we all went , taking with us the last little pig , which he gave us as a present . '
We__<label>__PRON gladly__<label>__ADV accepted__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON offer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET cave__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET went__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET present__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` The Bassa of the Sea , '' he added , `` will pay you anything you like to ask for it . ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB pay__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON anything__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Without asking why it was so precious I took the pig and placed it in my work bag , where it has been ever since .
`__<label>__. Without__<label>__ADP asking__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV precious__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pig__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ placed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON work__<label>__NOUN bag__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Only yesterday we offered it to the Bassa , who laughed at us , and this so enraged us against the dervish that we cut off his beard when he was asleep , and now he dare not show himself . '
Only__<label>__ADV yesterday__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON offered__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON laughed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET so__<label>__ADV enraged__<label>__ADJ us__<label>__PRON against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dervish__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON beard__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV show__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , ' exclaimed the page , ` it is not fitting that such beauty should waste itself in making other people miserable .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET page__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV fitting__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ beauty__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB waste__<label>__VERB itself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP making__<label>__VERB other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN miserable__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Forget the unhappy past and think only of the future .
Forget__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET unhappy__<label>__ADJ past__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ think__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET future__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And accept , I pray you , this watch , to mark the brighter hours in store . '
And__<label>__CONJ accept__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON pray__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT mark__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brighter__<label>__NOUN hours__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP store__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So saying he laid the watch upon her knee .
So__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON laid__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON knee__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he turned to Tezila .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Tezila__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` And you , fair maiden , permit me to offer you this other watch .
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. fair__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. permit__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT offer__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ watch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
True it is only of silver , but it is all I have left to give .
True__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP silver__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And I feel quite sure that you must have somewhere a silver seal , that will be exactly the thing to go with it . '
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` Why , so you have , ' cried Dely ; ` fasten your silver seal to your watch , and I will hang my gold one on to mine . '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Dely__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. fasten__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON silver__<label>__NOUN seal__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON watch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB hang__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON gold__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT mine__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The seals were produced , and , as Azemi had guessed , they were the talismans which the two Circassians had taken from Izif and Izouf , mounted in gold and silver .
The__<label>__DET seals__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB produced__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP Azemi__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB guessed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET talismans__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM Circassians__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP Izif__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Izouf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. mounted__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ silver__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As quick as lightning the watches slid from the hands of Tezila and her sister , and Aurora and Argentine stood before them , each with her talisman on her finger .
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At first they seemed rather confused themselves at the change which had taken place , and the sunlight which they had not seen for so long , but when gradually they understood that their enchantment had come to an end , they could find no words to express their happiness .
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The Circassians could with difficulty be comforted for the loss of the talismans , but Aurora and Argentine entreated them to dry their tears , as their father , Siroco , who was governor of Alexandria , would not fail to reward them in any manner they wished .
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This promise was soon confirmed by Siroco himself , who came into the garden with the Bassa and his two sons , and was speedily joined by the ladies of the family .
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Only Hassan was absent .
Only__<label>__ADV Hassan__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB absent__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was the hour in which he was condemned to bewail his ebony hand .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB condemned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bewail__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON ebony__<label>__NOUN hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
To the surprise of all a noise was at this moment heard in a corner of the terrace , and Hassan himself appeared surrounded by slaves , clapping his hands and shouting with joy . '
To__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET surprise__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET terrace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Hassan__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON appeared__<label>__VERB surrounded__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP slaves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. clapping__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ shouting__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I was weeping as usual , ' cried he , ` when all at once the tears refused to come to my eyes , and on looking down at my hand I saw that its blackness had vanished .
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And now , lovely Zelida , nothing prevents me any longer from offering you the hand , when the heart has been yours always . '
And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. lovely__<label>__ADV Zelida__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. nothing__<label>__NOUN prevents__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP offering__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB yours__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But though Hassan never thought of asking or caring what had caused his cure , the others were by no means so indifferent .
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It was quite clear that the little black pig must be dead -- but how , and when ?
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To this the slaves answered that they had seen that morning a man pursued by three others , and that he had taken refuge in the cavern which they had been left to guard .
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Then , in obedience to orders , they had rolled a stone over the entrance .
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Piercing shrieks interrupted their story , and a man , whom the Circassians saw to be the old dervish , rushed round the corner of the terrace with the three Jews behind him .
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When the fugitive beheld so many people collected together , he turned down another path , but the slaves captured all four and brought them before their master .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET fugitive__<label>__ADJ beheld__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN collected__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT another__<label>__DET path__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET slaves__<label>__NOUN captured__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET four__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ brought__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What was the surprise of the Bassa when he beheld in the old dervish the man who had given the chaplet , the copper plate , and the bracelet to his three sons .
What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET surprise__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON beheld__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ dervish__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET chaplet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET copper__<label>__NOUN plate__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET bracelet__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON three__<label>__NUM sons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Fear nothing , holy father , ' he said , ` you are safe with me .
`__<label>__. Fear__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. holy__<label>__NOUN father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB safe__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But tell us , how came you here ? '
But__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV came__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My lord , ' explained the dervish , ` when my beard was cut off during my sleep by the two Circassians , I was ashamed to appear before the eyes of men , and fled , bearing with me the pink silk bag .
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In the night these three men fell in with me , and we passed some time in conversation , but at dawn , when it was light enough to see each other 's faces , one of them exclaimed that I was the dervish travelling with the two Circassians who had stolen the talismans from the Jews .
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I jumped up and tried to fly to my cave , but they were too quick for me , and just as we reached your garden they snatched the bag which contained the little black pig and flung it into the sea .
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By this act , which delivers your son , I would pray you to forgive them for any wrongs they may have done you -- nay more , that you will recompense them for it . '
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The Bassa granted the holy man 's request , and seeing that the two Jews had fallen victims to the charms of the Circassian ladies , gave his consent to their union , which was fixed to take place at the same time as that of Izaf with the wise Sumi .
The__<label>__DET Bassa__<label>__NOUN granted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET holy__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ request__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seeing__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM Jews__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB victims__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET charms__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Circassian__<label>__ADJ ladies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. gave__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON consent__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON union__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB fixed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB place__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP Izaf__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wise__<label>__NOUN Sumi__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Cadi was sent for , and the Jews exchanged the hats of their race for the turbans of the followers of the Prophet .
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Then , after so many misfortunes , the Bassa 's three sons entreated their father to delay their happiness no longer , and the six marriages were performed by the Cadi at the hour of noon .
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-LSB- Cabinet des Fées .
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-RSB- THE JACKAL AND THE SPRING Once upon a time all the streams and rivers ran so dry that the animals did not know how to get water .
-__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET JACKAL__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__CONJ THE__<label>__NOUN SPRING__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET streams__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rivers__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dry__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After a very long search , which had been quite in vain , they found a tiny spring , which only wanted to be dug deeper so as to yield plenty of water .
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So the beasts said to each other , ` Let us dig a well , and then we shall not fear to die of thirst ; ' and they all consented except the jackal , who hated work of any kind , and generally got somebody to do it for him .
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When they had finished their well , they held a council as to who should be made the guardian of the well , so that the jackal might not come near it , for , they said , ` he would not work , therefore he shall not drink . '
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After some talk it was decided that the rabbit should be left in charge ; then all the other beasts went back to their homes .
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When they were out of sight the jackal arrived .
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` Good morning !
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Good morning , rabbit ! '
Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rabbit__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and the rabbit politely said , ` Good morning ! '
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Then the jackal unfastened the little bag that hung at his side , and pulled out of it a piece of honeycomb which he began to eat , and turning to the rabbit he remarked : ` As you see , rabbit , I am not thirsty in the least , and this is nicer than any water . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN unfastened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ bag__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP hung__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON side__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pulled__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP honeycomb__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ turning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET rabbit__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON remarked__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. rabbit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV thirsty__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET least__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB nicer__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Give me a bit , ' asked the rabbit .
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rabbit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So the jackal handed him a very little morsel .
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` Oh , how good it is ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the rabbit ; ` give me a little more , dear friend ! '
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rabbit__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the jackal answered , ` If you really want me to give you some more , you must have your paws tied behind you , and lie on your back , so that I can pour it into your mouth . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON paws__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lie__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB pour__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The rabbit did as he was bid , and when he was tied tight and popped on his back , the jackal ran to the spring and drank as much as he wanted .
The__<label>__DET rabbit__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB bid__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB tied__<label>__VERB tight__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ popped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ drank__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When he had quite finished he returned to his den .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV finished__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON den__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the evening the animals all came back , and when they saw the rabbit lying with his paws tied , they said to him : ` Rabbit , how did you let yourself be taken in like this ? '
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rabbit__<label>__NOUN lying__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON paws__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Rabbit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It was all the fault of the jackal , ' replied the rabbit ; ` he tied me up like this , and told me he would give me something nice to eat .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET fault__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rabbit__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON tied__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON something__<label>__NOUN nice__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was all a trick just to get at our water . '
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET trick__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Rabbit , you are no better than an idiot to have let the jackal drink our water when he would not help to find it .
`__<label>__. Rabbit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET idiot__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN drink__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON water__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV help__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Who shall be our next watchman ?
Who__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON next__<label>__ADJ watchman__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
We must have somebody a little sharper than you ! '
We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB somebody__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ sharper__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and the little hare called out , ' I will be the watchman . '
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The following morning the animals all went their various ways , leaving the little hare to guard the spring .
The__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET went__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON various__<label>__ADJ ways__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. leaving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT guard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they were out of sight the jackal came back .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Good morning !
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
good morning , little hare , ' and the little hare politely said , ` Good morning . '
good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN politely__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Can you give me a pinch of snuff ? '
`__<label>__. Can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET pinch__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP snuff__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the jackal . '
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am so sorry , but I have none , ' answered the little hare .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV sorry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB none__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The jackal then came and sat down by the little hare , and unfastened his little bag , pulling out of it a piece of honeycomb .
The__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV came__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ unfastened__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ bag__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pulling__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP honeycomb__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He licked his lips and exclaimed , ` Oh , little hare , if you only knew how good it is ! '
He__<label>__PRON licked__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON lips__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV knew__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What is it ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the little hare .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It is something that moistens my throat so deliciously , ' answered the jackal , ` that after I have eaten it I do n't feel thirsty any more , while I am sure that all you other beasts are for ever wanting water . '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP moistens__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON throat__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV deliciously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP after__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB eaten__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__NOUN thirsty__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON other__<label>__ADJ beasts__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV wanting__<label>__VERB water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Give me a bit , dear friend , ' asked the little hare .
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Not so fast , ' replied the jackal .
`__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` If you really wish to enjoy what you are eating , you must have your paws tied behind you , and lie on your back , so that I can pour it into your mouth . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV wish__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT enjoy__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON paws__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lie__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB pour__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You can tie them , only be quick , ' said the little hare , and when he was tied tight and popped on his back , the jackal went quietly down to the well , and drank as much as he wanted .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tie__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB quick__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB tied__<label>__VERB tight__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ popped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB quietly__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ drank__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When he had quite finished he returned to his den .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV finished__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON den__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the evening the animals all came back ; and when they saw the little hare with his paws tied , they said to him : ` Little hare , how did you let yourself be taken in like this ?
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON paws__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
Did n't you boast you were very sharp ?
Did__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON boast__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sharp__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
You undertook to guard our water ; now show us how much is left for us to drink ! '
You__<label>__PRON undertook__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT guard__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON water__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV show__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It is all the fault of the jackal , ' replied the little hare , ` He told me he would give me something nice to eat if I would just let him tie my hands behind my back . '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET fault__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON something__<label>__NOUN nice__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON tie__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the animals said , ` Who can we trust to mount guard now ? '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON trust__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT mount__<label>__VERB guard__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the panther answered , ` Let it be the tortoise . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET panther__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The following morning the animals all went their various ways , leaving the tortoise to guard the spring .
The__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET animals__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET went__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON various__<label>__ADJ ways__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. leaving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT guard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they were out of sight the jackal came back .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Good morning , tortoise ; good morning . '
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tortoise__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the tortoise took no notice .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET notice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Good morning , tortoise ; good morning . '
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tortoise__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But still the tortoise pretended not to hear .
But__<label>__CONJ still__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN pretended__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then the jackal said to himself , ` Well , to-day I have only got to manage a bigger idiot than before .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT manage__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bigger__<label>__ADJ idiot__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I shall just kick him on one side , and then go and have a drink . '
I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV kick__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM side__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET drink__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he went up to the tortoise and said to him in a soft voice , ` Tortoise !
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET soft__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Tortoise__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
tortoise ! '
tortoise__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
but the tortoise took no notice .
but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET notice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the jackal kicked him out of the way , and went to the well and began to drink , but scarcely had he touched the water , than the tortoise seized him by the leg .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET jackal__<label>__NOUN kicked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ scarcely__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tortoise__<label>__NOUN seized__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET leg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The jackal shrieked out : ` Oh , you will break my leg ! '
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but the tortoise only held on the tighter .
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The jackal then took his bag and tried to make the tortoise smell the honeycomb he had inside ; but the tortoise turned away his head and smelt nothing .
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At last the jackal said to the tortoise , ' I should like to give you my bag and everything in it , ' but the only answer the tortoise made was to grasp the jackal 's leg tighter still .
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So matters stood when the other animals came back .
So__<label>__ADP matters__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ animals__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The moment he saw them , the jackal gave a violent tug , and managed to free his leg , and then took to his heels as fast as he could .
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And the animals all said to the tortoise : ` Well done , tortoise , you have proved your courage ; now we can drink from our well in peace , as you have got the better of that thieving jackal ! '
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-LSB- Contes Populaires des Bassoutos ; recueilli et traduits par E. Jacottet .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Contes__<label>__VERB Populaires__<label>__NOUN des__<label>__NOUN Bassoutos__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. recueilli__<label>__VERB et__<label>__CONJ traduits__<label>__NOUN par__<label>__VERB E__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Jacottet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Paris : Leroux , éditeur . -RSB-
Paris__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. Leroux__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. éditeur__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE BEAR Once on a time there was a king who had an only daughter .
THE__<label>__DET BEAR__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was so proud and so fond of her , that he was in constant terror that something would happen to her if she went outside the palace , and thus , owing to his great love for her , he forced her to lead the life of a prisoner , shut up within her own rooms .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV proud__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV fond__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP constant__<label>__ADJ terror__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ thus__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. owing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ love__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON forced__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT lead__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET life__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET prisoner__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. shut__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT within__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ rooms__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The princess did not like this at all , and one day she complained about it very bitterly to her nurse .
The__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON complained__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV bitterly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON nurse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , the nurse was a witch , though the king did not know it .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET nurse__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
For some time she listened and tried to soothe the princess ; but when she saw that she would not be comforted , she said to her : ` Your father loves you very dearly , as you know .
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Whatever you were to ask from him he would give you .
Whatever__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The one thing he will not grant you is permission to leave the palace .
The__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV grant__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB permission__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , do as I tell you .
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Go to your father and ask him to give you a wooden wheel-barrow , and a bear 's skin .
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When you have got them bring them to me , and I will touch them with my magic wand .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON bring__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB touch__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON magic__<label>__ADJ wand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The wheel-barrow will then move of itself , and will take you at full speed wherever you want to go , and the bear 's skin will make such a covering for you , that no one will recognise you . '
The__<label>__DET wheel__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. barrow__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV move__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP itself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP full__<label>__ADJ speed__<label>__NOUN wherever__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN skin__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET covering__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB recognise__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the princess did as the witch advised her .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN advised__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The king , when he heard her strange request , was greatly astonished , and asked her what she meant to do with a wheel-barrow and a bear 's skin .
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON strange__<label>__ADJ request__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB greatly__<label>__ADV astonished__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wheel__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. barrow__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ skin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the princess answered , ` You never let me leave the house -- at least you might grant me this request . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB grant__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET request__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the king granted it , and the princess went back to her nurse , taking the barrow and the bear 's skin with her .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN granted__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON nurse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET barrow__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ skin__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
As soon as the witch saw them , she touched them with her magic wand , and in a moment the barrow began to move about in all directions .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON touched__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON magic__<label>__ADJ wand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET barrow__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT move__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET directions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The princess next put on the bear 's skin , which so completely changed her appearance , that no one could have known that she was a girl and not a bear .
The__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADJ put__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN skin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET so__<label>__ADV completely__<label>__ADV changed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON appearance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB known__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In this strange attire she seated herself on the barrow , and in a few minutes she found herself far away from the palace , and moving rapidly through a great forest .
In__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ attire__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON seated__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET barrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ moving__<label>__VERB rapidly__<label>__ADV through__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Here she stopped the barrow with a sign that the witch had shown her , and hid herself and it in a thick grove of flowering shrubs .
Here__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET barrow__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sign__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB shown__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hid__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ grove__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP flowering__<label>__VERB shrubs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now it happened that the prince of that country was hunting with his dogs in the forest .
Now__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB hunting__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON dogs__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suddenly he caught sight of the bear hiding among the shrubs , and calling his dogs , hounded them on to attack it .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON caught__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bear__<label>__ADJ hiding__<label>__NOUN among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shrubs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ calling__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON dogs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hounded__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT attack__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But the girl , seeing what peril she was in , cried , ` Call off your dogs , or they will kill me .
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What harm have I ever done to you ? '
What__<label>__PRON harm__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV done__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
At these words , coming from a bear , the prince was so startled that for a moment he stood stock-still , then he said quite gently , ` Will you come with me ?
At__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. coming__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV startled__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB stock__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV gently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I will take you to my home . ' '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will come gladly , ' replied the bear ; and seating herself on the barrow it at once began to move in the direction of the prince 's palace .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB gladly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bear__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seating__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET barrow__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT move__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET direction__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You may imagine the surprise of the prince 's mother when she saw her son return accompanied by a bear , who at once set about doing the house-work better than any servant that the queen had ever seen .
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Now it happened that there were great festivities going on in the palace of a neighbouring prince , and at dinner , one day , the prince said to his mother : ` This evening there is to be a great ball , to which I must go . '
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And his mother answered , ` Go and dance , and enjoy yourself . '
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Suddenly a voice came from under the table , where the bear had rolled itself , as was its wont : ` Let me come to the ball ; I , too , would like to dance . '
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But the only answer the prince made was to give the bear a kick , and to drive it out of the room .
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-LSB- Illustration : The Prince Kicks The Bear Out Of The Room -RSB- In the evening the prince set off for the ball .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Prince__<label>__NOUN Kicks__<label>__NOUN The__<label>__DET Bear__<label>__NOUN Out__<label>__NOUN Of__<label>__ADP The__<label>__DET Room__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ball__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as he had started , the bear came to the queen and implored to be allowed to go to the ball , saying that she would hide herself so well that no one would know she was there .
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The kind-hearted queen could not refuse her .
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Then the bear ran to her barrow , threw off her bear 's skin , and touched it with the magic wand that the witch had given her .
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In a moment the skin was changed into an exquisite ball dress woven out of moon-beams , and the wheel-barrow was changed into a carriage drawn by two prancing steeds .
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Stepping into the carriage the princess drove to the grand entrance of the palace .
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When she entered the ball-room , in her wondrous dress of moon-beams , she looked so lovely , so different from all the other guests , that everyone wondered who she was , and no one could tell where she had come from .
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From the moment he saw her , the prince fell desperately in love with her , and all the evening he would dance with no one else but the beautiful stranger .
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When the ball was over , the princess drove away in her carriage at full speed , for she wished to get home in time to change her ball dress into the bear 's skin , and the carriage into the wheel-barrow , before anyone discovered who she was .
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The prince , putting spurs into his horse , rode after her , for he was determined not to let her out of his sight .
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But suddenly a thick mist arose and hid her from him .
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When he reached his home he could talk to his mother of nothing else but the beautiful stranger with whom he had danced so often , and with whom he was so much in love .
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And the bear beneath the table smiled to itself , and muttered : ' I am the beautiful stranger ; oh , how I have taken you in ! '
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The next evening there was a second ball , and , as you may believe , the prince was determined not to miss it , for he thought he would once more see the lovely girl , and dance with her and talk to her , and make her talk to him , for at the first ball she had never opened her lips .
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And , sure enough , as the music struck up the first dance , the beautiful stranger entered the room , looking even more radiant than the night before , for this time her dress was woven out of the rays of the sun .
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All evening the prince danced with her , but she never spoke a word .
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When the ball was over he tried once more to follow her carriage , that he might know whence she came , but suddenly a great waterspout fell from the sky , and the blinding sheets of rain hid her from his sight .
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When he reached his home he told his mother that he had again seen the lovely girl , and that this time she had been even more beautiful than the night before .
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And again the bear smiled beneath the table , and muttered : ' I have taken him in a second time , and he has no idea that I am the beautiful girl with whom he is so much in love . '
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On the next evening , the prince returned to the palace for the third ball .
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And the princess went too , and this time she had changed her bear 's skin into a dress woven out of the starlight , studded all over with gems , and she looked so dazzling and so beautiful , that everyone wondered at her , and said that no one so beautiful had ever been seen before .
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And the prince danced with her , and , though he could not induce her to speak , he succeeded in slipping a ring on her finger .
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When the ball was over , he followed her carriage , and rode at such a pace that for long he kept it in sight .
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Then suddenly a terrible wind arose between him and the carriage , and he could not overtake it .
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When he reached his home he said to his mother , ' I do not know what is to become of me ; I think I shall go mad , I am so much in love with that girl , and I have no means of finding out who she is .
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I danced with her and I gave her a ring , and yet I do not know her name , nor where I am to find her . '
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Then the bear laughed beneath the table and muttered to itself .
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And the prince continued : ' I am tired to death .
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Order some soup to be made for me , but I do n't want that bear to meddle with it .
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Every time I speak of my love the brute mutters and laughs , and seems to mock at me .
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I hate the sight of the creature ! '
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When the soup was ready , the bear brought it to the prince ; but before handing it to him , she dropped into the plate the ring the prince had given her the night before at the ball .
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The prince began to eat his soup very slowly and languidly , for he was sad at heart , and all his thoughts were busy , wondering how and where he could see the lovely stranger again .
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Suddenly he noticed the ring at the bottom of the plate .
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In a moment he recognised it , and was dumb with surprise .
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Then he saw the bear standing beside him , looking at him with gentle , beseeching eyes , and something in the eyes of the bear made him say : ` Take off that skin , some mystery is hidden beneath it . '
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And the bear 's skin dropped off , and the beautiful girl stood before him , in the dress woven out of the starlight , and he saw that she was the stranger with whom he had fallen so deeply in love .
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And now she appeared to him a thousand times more beautiful than ever , and he led her to his mother .
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And the princess told them her story , and how she had been kept shut up by her father in his palace , and how she had wearied of her imprisonment .
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And the prince 's mother loved her , and rejoiced that her son should have so good and beautiful a wife .
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So they were married , and lived happily for many years , and reigned wisely over their kingdom .
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THE SUNCHILD Once there was a woman who had no children , and this made her very unhappy .
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So she spoke one day to the Sunball , saying : ` Dear Sunball , send me only a little girl now , and when she is twelve years old you may take her back again . '
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So soon after this the Sunball sent her a little girl , whom the woman called Letiko , and watched over with great care till she was twelve years old .
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Soon after that , while Letiko was away one day gathering herbs , the Sunball came to her , and said : ` Letiko , when you go home , tell your mother that she must bethink herself of what she promised me . '
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Then Letiko went straight home , and said to her mother : ` While I was gathering herbs a fine tall gentleman came to me and charged me to tell you that you should remember what you promised him . '
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When the woman heard that she was sore afraid , and immediately shut all the doors and windows of the house , stopped up all the chinks and holes , and kept Letiko hidden away , that the Sunball should not come and take her away .
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But she forgot to close up the keyhole , and through it the Sunball sent a ray into the house , which took hold of the little girl and carried her away to him .
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One day , the Sunball having sent her to the straw shed to fetch straw , the girl sat down on the piles of straw and bemoaned herself , saving : ` As sighs this straw under my feet so sighs my heart after my mother . '
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And this caused her to be so long away that the Sunball asked her , when she came back : ` Eh , Letiko , where have you been so long ? '
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She answered : ` My slippers are too big , and I could not go faster . '
She__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON slippers__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB faster__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the Sunball made the slippers shorter .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET slippers__<label>__NOUN shorter__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Another time he sent her to fetch water , and when she came to the spring , she sat down and lamented , saying : ` As flows the water even so flows my heart with longing for my mother . '
Another__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ lamented__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP flows__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN even__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV flows__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP longing__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Thus she again remained so long away that the Sunball asked her : ` Eh , Letiko , why have you remained so long away ? '
Thus__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV remained__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Eh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON remained__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And she answered : ` My petticoat is too long and hinders me in walking . '
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON petticoat__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ hinders__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP walking__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the Sunball cut her petticoat to make it shorter .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN cut__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON petticoat__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON shorter__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Another time the Sunball sent her to bring him a pair of sandals , and as the girl carried these in her hand she began to lament , saying : ` As creaks the leather so creaks my heart after my little mother . '
Another__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET pair__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP sandals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN carried__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lament__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP creaks__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET leather__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV creaks__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When she came home the Sunball asked her again : ` Eh , Letiko , why do you come home so late ? '
When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Eh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV late__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My red hood is too wide , and falls over my eyes , therefore I could not go fast . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON red__<label>__ADJ hood__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV wide__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ falls__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. therefore__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he made the hood narrower .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hood__<label>__NOUN narrower__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At last , however , the Sunball became aware how sad Letiko was .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN became__<label>__VERB aware__<label>__ADJ how__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ Letiko__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He sent her a second time to bring straw , and , slipping in after her , he heard how she lamented for her mother .
He__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB straw__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. slipping__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP after__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON lamented__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he went home , called two foxes to him , and said : ` Will you take Letiko home ? '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. called__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM foxes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB Letiko__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , why not ? '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But what will you eat and drink if you should become hungry and thirsty by the way ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ drink__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ thirsty__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` We will eat her flesh and drink her blood . '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON flesh__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ drink__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON blood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When the Sunball heard that , he said : ` You are not suited for this affair . '
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Sunball__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV suited__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET affair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he sent them away , and called two hares to him , and said : ` Will you take Letiko home to her mother ? '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM hares__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB Letiko__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , why not ? '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What will you eat and drink if you should become hungry and thirsty by the way ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ drink__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ thirsty__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` We will eat grass and drink from streamlets . '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB grass__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ drink__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP streamlets__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then take her , and bring her home . '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the hares set out , taking Letiko with them , and because it was a long way to her home they became hungry by the way .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET hares__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. taking__<label>__VERB Letiko__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON became__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then they said to the little girl : ` Climb this tree , dear Letiko , and remain there till we have finished eating . '
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Climb__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ remain__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV till__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Letiko climbed the tree , and the hares went grazing .
So__<label>__ADV Letiko__<label>__NOUN climbed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET hares__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB grazing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was not very long , however , before a lamia came under the tree and called out : ` Letiko , Letiko , come down and see what beautiful shoes I have on . '
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. before__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lamia__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__ADJ shoes__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
my shoes are much finer than yours . '
my__<label>__PRON shoes__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADJ finer__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP yours__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Come down .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I am in a hurry , for my house is not yet swept . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hurry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV swept__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Go home and sweep it then , and come back when you are ready . '
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sweep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the lamia went away and swept her house , and when she was ready she came back and called out : ` Letiko , Letiko , come down and see what a beautiful apron I have . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET lamia__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ swept__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ apron__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : LETIKO , LETIKO , COME DOWN AND SEE WHAT A BEAUTIFUL APRON I HAVE -RSB- ` Oh !
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. LETIKO__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. LETIKO__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. COME__<label>__NOUN DOWN__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__NOUN SEE__<label>__NOUN WHAT__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN BEAUTIFUL__<label>__NOUN APRON__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON HAVE__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
my apron is much finer than yours . '
my__<label>__PRON apron__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV finer__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP yours__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If you will not come down I will cut down the tree and eat you . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB cut__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ eat__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Do so , and then eat me . '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the lamia hewed with all her strength at the tree , but could not cut it down .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET lamia__<label>__NOUN hewed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON strength__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV cut__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
And when she saw that , she called out : ` Letiko , Letiko , come down , for I must feed my children . '
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB feed__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON children__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Go home then and feed them , and come back when you are ready . '
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ feed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When the lamia was gone away , Letiko called out : ` Little hares !
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET lamia__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Little__<label>__ADJ hares__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
little hares ! '
little__<label>__ADJ hares__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then said one hare to the other : ` Listen , Letiko is calling ; ' and they both ran back to her as fast as they could go .
Then__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM hare__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Listen__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB calling__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON both__<label>__DET ran__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then Letiko came down from the tree , and they went on their way .
Then__<label>__ADV Letiko__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The lamia ran as fast as she could after them , to catch them up , and when she came to a field where people were working she asked them : ` Have you seen any one pass this way ? '
The__<label>__DET lamia__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT catch__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET field__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV people__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB working__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM pass__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
They answered : ` We are planting beans . '
They__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB planting__<label>__VERB beans__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
I did not ask about that ; but if any one had passed this way . '
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ask__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM had__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the people only answered the louder : ` Are you deaf ?
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET louder__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON deaf__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
It is beans , beans , beans we are planting . '
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB beans__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beans__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beans__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB planting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When Letiko had nearly reached her home the dog knew her , and called out , ` Bow wow !
When__<label>__ADV Letiko__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV reached__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Bow__<label>__VERB wow__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
see here comes Letiko ! '
see__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB Letiko__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the mother said , ` Hush !
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Hush__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
thou beast of ill-omen !
thou__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. omen__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
wilt thou make me burst with misery ? '
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Next the cat on the roof saw her , and called out ` Miaouw !
Next__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET roof__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT `__<label>__. Miaouw__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
miaouw !
miaouw__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
see here comes Letiko ! '
see__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB Letiko__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the mother said , ` Keep silence !
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Keep__<label>__VERB silence__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
thou beast of ill-omen !
thou__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. omen__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
wilt thou make me burst with misery ? '
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Then the cock spied , and called out : ` Cock-a-doodle-do !
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET cock__<label>__NOUN spied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Cock__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. a__<label>__DET -__<label>__. doodle__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. do__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
see here comes Letiko ! '
see__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB Letiko__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the mother said again : ` Be quiet !
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thou bird of ill-omen !
thou__<label>__ADJ bird__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. omen__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
wilt thou make me burst with misery ? '
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The nearer Letiko and the two hares came to the house the nearer also came the lamia , and when the hare was about to slip in by the house door she caught it by its little tail and tore it out .
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-LSB- Illustration : Letiko GETS HOME SAFE AFTER ALL -RSB- When the hare came in the mother stood up and said to it : ` Welcome , dear little hare ; because you have brought me back Letiko I will silver your little tail . '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. Letiko__<label>__NOUN GETS__<label>__NOUN HOME__<label>__NOUN SAFE__<label>__NOUN AFTER__<label>__NOUN ALL__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET hare__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Welcome__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ hare__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV Letiko__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB silver__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ tail__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And she did so ; and lived ever after with her daughter in happiness and content .
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THE DAUGHTER OF BUK ETTEMSUCH Once upon a time there lived a man who had seven daughters .
THE__<label>__DET DAUGHTER__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__NOUN BUK__<label>__NOUN ETTEMSUCH__<label>__NOUN Once__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV lived__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB seven__<label>__NUM daughters__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For a long time they dwelt quite happily at home together , then one morning the father called them all before him and said : ` Your mother and I are going on a journey , and as we do not know how long we may be away , you will find enough provisions in the house to last you three years .
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But see you do not open the door to any one till we come home again . '
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` Very well , dear father , ' replied the girls .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__VERB father__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For two years they never left the house or unlocked the door ; but one day , when they had washed their clothes , and were spreading them out on the roof to dry , the girls looked down into the street where people were walking to and fro , and across to the market , with its stalls of fresh meat , vegetable , and other nice things .
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` Come here , ' cried one .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
` It makes me quite hungry !
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON makes__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON quite__<label>__ADJ hungry__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Why should not we have our share ?
Why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON share__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Let one of us go to the market , and buy meat and vegetables . '
Let__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET market__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ buy__<label>__VERB meat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ vegetables__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , we must n't do that ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the youngest .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
` You know our father forbade us to open the door till he came home again . '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN forbade__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT open__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the eldest sister sprang at her and struck her , the second spit at her , the third abused her , the fourth pushed her , the fifth flung her to the ground , and the sixth tore her clothes .
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Then they left her lying on the floor , and went out with a basket .
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON lying__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET basket__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In about an hour they came back with the basket full of meat and vegetables , which they put in a pot , and set on the fire , quite forgetting that the house door stood wide open .
In__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET basket__<label>__NOUN full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP meat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ vegetables__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pot__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. quite__<label>__ADV forgetting__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN door__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB wide__<label>__ADJ open__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The youngest sister , however , took no part in all this , and when dinner was ready and the table laid , she stole softly out to the entrance hall , and hid herself behind a great cask which stood in one corner .
The__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. took__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET part__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV dinner__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN laid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON stole__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET entrance__<label>__NOUN hall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hid__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON behind__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ cask__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET stood__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM corner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , while the other sisters were enjoying their feast , a witch passed by , and catching sight of the open door , she walked in .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ sisters__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB enjoying__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON feast__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ catching__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET open__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
She went up to the eldest girl , and said : ` Where shall I begin on you , you fat bolster ? '
She__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET eldest__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON begin__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON fat__<label>__VERB bolster__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You must begin , ' answered she ` with the hand which struck my little sister . '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB begin__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON `__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET struck__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ sister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the witch gobbled her up , and when the last scrap had disappeared , she came to the second and asked : ` Where shall I begin on you , my fat bolster ? '
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN gobbled__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ scrap__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB disappeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ asked__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON begin__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON fat__<label>__ADJ bolster__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the second answered , ` You must begin on my mouth , which spat on my sister . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ answered__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB begin__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET spat__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And so on to the rest ; and very soon the whole six had disappeared .
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And as the witch was eating the last mouthful of the last sister , the youngest , who had been crouching , frozen with horror , behind the barrel , ran out through the open door into the street .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ mouthful__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB crouching__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. frozen__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP horror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET barrel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ran__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET open__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET street__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Without looking behind her , she hastened on and on , as fast as her feet would carry her , till she saw an ogre 's castle standing in front of her .
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In a corner near the door she spied a large pot , and she crept softly up to it and pulled the cover over it , and went to sleep .
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By-and-by the ogre came home .
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` Fee , Fo , Fum , ' cried he , ' I smell the smell of a man .
`__<label>__. Fee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Fo__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Fum__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON smell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET smell__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What ill fate has brought him here ? '
What__<label>__PRON ill__<label>__NOUN fate__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he looked through all the rooms , and found nobody .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rooms__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB nobody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Where are you ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he called .
he__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Do not be afraid , I will do you no harm . '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET harm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the girl was still silent .
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` Come out , I tell you , ' repeated the ogre .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. repeated__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Your life is quite safe .
`__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV safe__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
If you are an old man , you shall be my father .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you are a boy , you shall be my son .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If your years are as many as mine , you shall be my brother .
If__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON years__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you are an old woman , you shall be my mother .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you are a young one , you shall be my daughter .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you are middle-aged , you shall be my wife .
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So come out , and fear nothing . '
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Then the maiden came out of her hiding-place , and stood before him .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hiding__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ stood__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : The Maiden creeps out of the Pot . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Maiden__<label>__NOUN creeps__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Pot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
` Fear nothing , ' said the ogre again ; and when he went away to hunt he left her to look after the house .
`__<label>__. Fear__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT hunt__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the evening he returned , bringing with him hares , partridges , and gazelles , for the girl 's supper ; for himself he only cared for the flesh of men , which she cooked for him .
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He also gave into her charge the keys of six rooms , but the key of the seventh he kept himself .
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And time passed on , and the girl and the ogre still lived together .
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She called him ` Father , ' and he called her ` Daughter , ' and never once did he speak roughly to her .
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One day the maiden said to him , ` Father , give me the key of the upper chamber . '
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` No , my daughter , ' replied the ogre .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` There is nothing there that is any use to you . '
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But I want the key , ' she repeated again .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET key__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON repeated__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
However the ogre took no notice , and pretended not to hear .
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The girl began to cry , and said to herself : ` To-night , when he thinks I am asleep , I will watch and see where he hides it ' ; and after she and the ogre had supped , she bade him good-night , and left the room .
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In a few minutes she stole quietly back , and watched from behind a curtain .
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In a little while she saw the ogre take the key from his pocket , and hide it in a hole in the ground before he went to bed .
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And when all was still she took out the key , and went back to the house .
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The next morning the ogre awoke with the first ray of light , and the first thing he did was to look for the key .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN awoke__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ ray__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP light__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET key__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was gone , and he guessed at once what had become of it .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON guessed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But instead of getting into a great rage , as most ogres would have done , he said to himself , ` If I wake the maiden up I shall only frighten her .
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For to-day she shall keep the key , and when I return to-night it will be time enough to take it from her . '
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So he went off to hunt .
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The moment he was safe out of the way , the girl ran upstairs and opened the door of the room , which was quite bare .
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The one window was closed , and she threw back the lattice and looked out .
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Beneath lay a garden which belonged to the Prince , and in the garden was an ox , who was drawing up water from the well all by himself -- for there was nobody to be seen anywhere .
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The ox raised his head at the noise the girl made in opening the lattice , and said to her , ` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch !
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Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . '
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These words so frightened the maiden that she burst into tears and ran out of the room .
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All day she wept , and when the ogre came home at night , no supper was ready for him .
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` What are you crying for ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON crying__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said he .
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` Where is my supper , and is it you who have opened the upper chamber ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON supper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB opened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET upper__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , I opened it , ' answered she .
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` And what did the ox say to you ? '
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` He said , `` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch .
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Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . '' '
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` Well , to-morrow you can go to the window and say , `` My father is feeding me up till I am nice and fat , but he does not mean to eat me .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB feeding__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON up__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If I had one of your eyes I would use it for a mirror , and look at myself before and behind ; and your girths should be loosened , and you should be blind -- seven days and seven nights . '' '
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB use__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ behind__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON girths__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB loosened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB blind__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seven__<label>__NUM nights__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` All right , ' replied the girl , and the next morning , when the ox spoke to her , she answered him as she had been told , and he fell down straight upon the ground , and lay there seven days and seven nights .
`__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN spoke__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV straight__<label>__ADV upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lay__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seven__<label>__NUM nights__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the flowers in the garden withered , for there was no one to water them .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET flowers__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN withered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT water__<label>__NOUN them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When the prince came into his garden he found nothing but yellow stalks ; in the midst of them the ox was lying .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON garden__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ yellow__<label>__ADJ stalks__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET midst__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
With a blow from his sword he killed the animal , and , turning to his attendants , he said , ` Go and fetch another ox ! '
With__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET blow__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON killed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET animal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON attendants__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fetch__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they brought in a great beast , and he drew the water out of the well , and the flowers revived , and the grass grew green again .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON brought__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET flowers__<label>__NOUN revived__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET grass__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB green__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then the prince called his attendants and went away .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON attendants__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The next morning the girl heard the noise of the water-wheel , and she opened the lattice and looked out of the window .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. wheel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON opened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lattice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch ! '
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. O__<label>__NOUN daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Buk__<label>__NOUN Ettemsuch__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the new ox .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ ox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . '
`__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB feeding__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT till__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET spit__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cook__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the maiden answered : ` My father is feeding me up till I am nice and fat , but he does not mean to eat me .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB feeding__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON up__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If I had one of your eyes I would use it for a mirror , and look at myself before and behind ; and your girths should be loosened , and you should be blind -- seven days and seven nights . '
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB use__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ behind__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON girths__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB loosened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB blind__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seven__<label>__NUM nights__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Directly she uttered these words the ox fell to the ground and lay there , seven days and seven nights .
Directly__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON uttered__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ lay__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seven__<label>__NUM nights__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he arose and began to draw the water from the well .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON arose__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT draw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had only turned the wheel once or twice , when the prince took it into his head to visit his garden and see how the new ox was getting on .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV turned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wheel__<label>__NOUN once__<label>__ADV or__<label>__CONJ twice__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT visit__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON garden__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ ox__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB getting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
When he entered the ox was working busily ; but in spite of that the flowers and grass were dried up .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB working__<label>__VERB busily__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flowers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ grass__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB dried__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
And the prince drew his sword , and rushed at the ox to slay him , as he had done the other .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rushed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT slay__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But the ox fell on his knees and said : ` My lord , only spare my life , and let me tell you how it happened . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knees__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV spare__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` How what happened ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the prince .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` My lord , a girl looked out of that window and spoke a few words to me , and I fell to the ground .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ spoke__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ words__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For seven days and seven nights I lay there , unable to move .
For__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seven__<label>__NUM nights__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON lay__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. unable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT move__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But , O my lord , it is not given to us twice to behold beauty such as hers . '
But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. O__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV given__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON twice__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT behold__<label>__VERB beauty__<label>__NOUN such__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP hers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration -RSB- ` It is a lie , ' said the prince .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` An ogre dwells there .
`__<label>__. An__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN dwells__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Is it likely that he keeps a maiden in his upper chamber ? '
Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON likely__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON keeps__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON upper__<label>__ADJ chamber__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Why not ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied the ox .
replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But if you come here at dawn to-morrow , and hide behind that tree , you will see for yourself . '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP dawn__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hide__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP yourself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` So I will , ' said the prince ; ` and if I find that you have not spoken truth , I will kill you . '
`__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV spoken__<label>__VERB truth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince left the garden , and the ox went on with his work .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__ADJ went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Next morning the prince came early to the garden , and found the ox busy with the water-wheel .
Next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB early__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN busy__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. wheel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Has the girl appeared yet ? '
`__<label>__. Has__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB yet__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he asked .
he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Not yet ; but she will not be long .
`__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Hide yourself in the branches of that tree , and you will soon see her . '
Hide__<label>__NOUN yourself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET branches__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince did as he was told , and scarcely was he seated when the maiden threw open the lattice .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ scarcely__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON seated__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB open__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET lattice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Good morning , O daughter of Buk Ettemsuch ! '
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. O__<label>__NOUN daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Buk__<label>__NOUN Ettemsuch__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the ox .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Your father is feeding you up till you are nice and fat , and then he will put you on a spit and cook you . '
`__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB feeding__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT till__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET spit__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cook__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` My father is feeding me up till I am nice and fat , but he does not mean to eat me .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB feeding__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON up__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If I had one of your eyes I would use it for a mirror , and look at myself before and behind ; and your girths should be loosened , and you should be blind -- seven days and seven nights . '
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB use__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mirror__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ behind__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON girths__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB loosened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB blind__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. seven__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seven__<label>__NUM nights__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And hardly had she spoken when the ox fell on the ground , and the maiden shut the lattice and went away .
And__<label>__CONJ hardly__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON spoken__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ox__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ shut__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET lattice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But the prince knew that what the ox had said was true , and that she had not her equal in the whole world .
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And he came down from the tree , his heart burning with love .
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` Why has the ogre not eaten her ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV has__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV eaten__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
thought he .
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` This night I will invite him to supper in my palace and question him about the maiden , and find out if she is his wife . '
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So the prince ordered a great ox to be slain and roasted whole , and two huge tanks to be made , one filled with water and the other with wine .
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And towards evening he called his attendants and went to the ogre 's house to wait in the courtyard till he came back from hunting .
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The ogre was surprised to see so many people assembled in front of his house ; but he bowed politely and said , ` Good morning , dear neighbours !
The__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB surprised__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN assembled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON bowed__<label>__VERB politely__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ neighbours__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit ?
To__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON owe__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pleasure__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET visit__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I have not offended you , I hope ? '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV offended__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , certainly not ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. certainly__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered the prince .
answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Then , ' continued the ogre , ` what has brought you to my house to-day for the first time ? '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` We should like to have supper with you , ' said the prince .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB supper__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , supper is ready , and you are welcome , ' replied the ogre , leading the way into the house , for he had had a good day , and there was plenty of game in the bag over his shoulder .
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A table was quickly prepared , and the prince had already taken his place , when he suddenly exclaimed , ` After all , Buk Ettemsuch , suppose you come to supper with me ? '
A__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV prepared__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV taken__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON suddenly__<label>__ADV exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. After__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Buk__<label>__NOUN Ettemsuch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. suppose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT supper__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Where ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the ogre .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` In my house .
`__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I know it is all ready . '
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET ready__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But it is so far off -- why not stay here ? '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , I will come another day ; but this evening I must be your host . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON host__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the ogre accompanied the prince and his attendants back to the palace .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN accompanied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON attendants__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After a while the prince turned to the ogre and said : ` It is as a wooer that I appear before you .
After__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wooer__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON appear__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I seek a wife from an honourable family . '
I__<label>__PRON seek__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET honourable__<label>__ADJ family__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But I have no daughter , ' replied the ogre .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh , yes you have , I saw her at the window . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , you can marry her if you wish , ' said he .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB marry__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So the prince 's heart was glad as he and his attendants rode back with the ogre to his house .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON attendants__<label>__NOUN rode__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as they parted , the prince said to his guest , ` You will not forget the bargain we have made ? ' '
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I am not a young man , and never break my promises , ' said the ogre , and went in and shut the door .
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Upstairs he found the maiden , waiting till he returned to have her supper , for she did not like eating by herself . '
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I have had my supper , ' said the ogre , ` for I have been spending the evening with the prince . '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON supper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB spending__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Where did you meet him ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON meet__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the girl .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh , we are neighbours , and grew up together , and to-night I promised that you should be his wife . ' '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB neighbours__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ grew__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT together__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON promised__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I do n't want to be any man 's wife , ' answered she ; but this was only pretence , for her heart too was glad .
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Next morning early came the prince , bringing with him bridal gifts , and splendid wedding garments , to carry the maiden back to his palace .
Next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN early__<label>__ADJ came__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bringing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON bridal__<label>__ADJ gifts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ splendid__<label>__VERB wedding__<label>__NOUN garments__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But before he let her go the ogre called her to him , and said , ` Be careful , girl , never to speak to the prince ; and when he speaks to you , you must be dumb , unless he swears `` by the head of Buk Ettemsuch . ''
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Then you may speak . '
Then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB speak__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' answered the girl .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They set out ; and when they reached the palace , the prince led his bride to the room he had prepared for her , and said ` Speak to me , my wife , ' but she was silent ; and by-and-by he left her , thinking that perhaps she was shy .
They__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN led__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON bride__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB prepared__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Speak__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. thinking__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP perhaps__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB shy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The next day the same thing happened , and the next .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN happened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
At last he said , ` Well , if you wo n't speak , I shall go and get another wife who will . '
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM speak__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he did .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Now when the new wife was brought to the palace the daughter of Buk Ettemsuch rose , and spoke to the ladies who had come to attend on the second bride .
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` Go and sit down .
`__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ sit__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I will make ready the feast . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET feast__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the ladies sat down as they were told , and waited .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ladies__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ waited__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The maiden sat down too , and called out , ` Come here , firewood , ' and the firewood came .
The__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. firewood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET firewood__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Come here , fire , ' and the fire came and kindled the wood .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ kindled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Come here , pot . '
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. pot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Come here , oil ; ' and the pot and the oil came .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. oil__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET pot__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET oil__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Get into the pot , oil ! '
`__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pot__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. oil__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said she , and the oil did it .
said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET oil__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When the oil was boiling , the maiden dipped all her fingers in it , and they became ten fried fishes .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET oil__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB boiling__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN dipped__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON fingers__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON became__<label>__VERB ten__<label>__ADJ fried__<label>__ADJ fishes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Come here , oven , ' she cried next , and the oven came .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. oven__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB next__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET oven__<label>__ADJ came__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Fire , heat the oven . '
`__<label>__. Fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. heat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET oven__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the fire heated it .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN heated__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When it was hot enough , the maiden jumped in , just as she was , with her beautiful silver and gold dress , and all her jewels .
When__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hot__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__ADJ silver__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ gold__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON jewels__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In a minute or two she had turned into a snow-white loaf , that made your mouth water .
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET snow__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. white__<label>__ADJ loaf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP made__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Said the loaf to the ladies , ` You can eat now ; do not stand so far off ; ' but they only stared at each other , speechless with surprise .
Said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ladies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV stand__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV stared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. speechless__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP surprise__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What are you staring at ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON staring__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the new bride .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` At all these wonders , ' replied the ladies .
`__<label>__. At__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET these__<label>__DET wonders__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ladies__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Do you call these wonders ? '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON call__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET wonders__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said she scornfully ; ' I can do that too , ' and she jumped straight into the oven , and was burnt up in a moment .
said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON scornfully__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET oven__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB burnt__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then they ran to the prince and said : ` Come quickly , your wife is dead ! '
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Bury her , then ! '
`__<label>__. Bury__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
returned he .
returned__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` But why did she do it ?
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I am sure I said nothing to make her throw herself into the oven . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON throw__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET oven__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Accordingly the burnt woman was buried , but the prince would not go to the funeral as all his thoughts were still with the wife who would not speak to him .
Accordingly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET burnt__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB buried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON thoughts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV speak__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The next night he said to her , ` Dear wife , are you afraid that something dreadful will happen if you speak to me ?
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON afraid__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN dreadful__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON speak__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
If you still persist in being dumb , I shall be forced to get another wife . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON still__<label>__ADV persist__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB dumb__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB forced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The poor girl longed to speak , but dread of the ogre kept her silent , and the prince did as he had said , and brought a fresh bride into the palace .
The__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN longed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ dread__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ogre__<label>__NOUN kept__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON silent__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ brought__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fresh__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And when she and her ladies were seated in state , the maiden planted a sharp stake in the ground , and sat herself down comfortably on it , and began to spin .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON ladies__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB seated__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP state__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN planted__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ stake__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sat__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT comfortably__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT spin__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What are you staring at so ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON staring__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the new bride to her ladies .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ladies__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Do you think that is anything wonderful ?
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN wonderful__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
Why , I can do as much myself ! ' '
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ myself__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am sure you ca n't , ' said they , much too surprised to be polite .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. much__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV surprised__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB polite__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Then the maid sprang off the stake and left the room , and instantly the new wife took her place .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maid__<label>__NOUN sprang__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET stake__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ instantly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the sharp stake ran through , and she was dead in a moment .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ stake__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So they sent to the prince and said , ` Come quickly , and bury your wife . '
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bury__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Bury her yourselves , ' he answered .
`__<label>__. Bury__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON yourselves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What did she do it for ?
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
It was not by my orders that she impaled herself on the stake . '
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON orders__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON impaled__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So they buried her ; and in the evening the prince came to the daughter of Buk Ettemsuch , and said to her , ` Speak to me , or I shall have to take another wife . '
So__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON buried__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Buk__<label>__NOUN Ettemsuch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Speak__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But she was afraid to speak to him .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The following day the prince hid himself in the room and watched .
The__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN hid__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ watched__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And soon the maiden woke , and said to the pitcher and to the water-jug , ` Quick !
And__<label>__CONJ soon__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ woke__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET pitcher__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. jug__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Quick__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
go down to the spring and bring me some water ; I am thirsty . '
go__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB thirsty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they went .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But as they were filling themselves at the spring , the water-jug knocked against the pitcher and broke off its spout .
But__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB filling__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. jug__<label>__NOUN knocked__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pitcher__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ broke__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT its__<label>__PRON spout__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the pitcher burst into tears , and ran to the maiden , and said : ` Mistress , beat the water-jug , for he has broken my spout ! '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET pitcher__<label>__NOUN burst__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Mistress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. jug__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON spout__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` By the head of Buk Ettemsuch , I implore you not to beat me ! '
`__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Buk__<label>__NOUN Ettemsuch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON implore__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT beat__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , ' she replied , ` if only my husband had sworn by that oath , I could have spoken to him from the beginning , and he need never have taken another wife .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB sworn__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET oath__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB spoken__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beginning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But now he will never say it , and he will have to go on marrying fresh ones . '
But__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP marrying__<label>__VERB fresh__<label>__ADJ ones__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the prince , from his hiding-place , heard her words , and he jumped up and ran to her and said , ` By the head of Buk Ettemsuch , speak to me . '
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hiding__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Buk__<label>__NOUN Ettemsuch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. speak__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So she spoke to him , and they lived happily to the end of their days , because the girl kept the promise she had made to the ogre .
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-LSB- Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis .
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Von Hans Stumme . -RSB-
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LAUGHING EYE AND WEEPING EYE , OR THE LIMPING FOX -LRB- SERVIAN STORY -RRB- Once upon a time there lived a man whose right eye always smiled , and whose left eye always cried ; and this man had three sons , two of them very clever , and the third very stupid .
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Now these three sons were very curious about the peculiarity of their father 's eyes , and as they could not puzzle out the reason for themselves , they determined to ask their father why he did not have eyes like other people .
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So the eldest of the three went one day into his father 's room and put the question straight out ; but , instead of answering , the man flew into a fearful rage , and sprang at him with a knife .
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The young fellow ran away in a terrible fright , and took refuge with his brothers , who were awaiting anxiously the result of the interview .
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` You had better go yourselves , ' was all the reply they got , ` and see if you will fare any better . '
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Upon hearing this , the second son entered his father 's room , only to be treated in the same manner as his brother ; and back he came telling the youngest , the fool of the family , that it was his turn to try his luck .
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Then the youngest son marched boldly up to his father and said to him , ` My brothers would not let me know what answer you had given to their question .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN marched__<label>__VERB boldly__<label>__ADV up__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON brothers__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON answer__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON question__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But now , do tell me why your right eye always laughs and your left eye always weeps . '
But__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON why__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON right__<label>__NOUN eye__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV laughs__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON left__<label>__ADJ eye__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV weeps__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As before , the father grew purple with fury , and rushed forwards with his knife .
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But the simpleton did not stir a step ; he knew that he had really nothing to fear from his father .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET simpleton__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV stir__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET step__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT fear__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ah , now I see who is my true son , ' exclaimed the old man ; ` the others are mere cowards .
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON true__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB mere__<label>__ADJ cowards__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as you have shown me that you are brave , I will satisfy your curiosity .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB shown__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB brave__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB satisfy__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON curiosity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
My right eye laughs because I am glad to have a son like you ; my left eye weeps because a precious treasure has been stolen from me .
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I had in my garden a vine that yielded a tun of wine every hour -- someone has managed to steal it , so I weep its loss . '
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The simpleton returned to his brothers and told them of their father 's loss , and they all made up their minds to set out at once in search of the vine .
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They travelled together till they came to some cross roads , and there they parted , the two elder ones taking one road , and the simpleton the other .
They__<label>__PRON travelled__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV till__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET cross__<label>__NOUN roads__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON parted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM elder__<label>__ADJ ones__<label>__NOUN taking__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM road__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET simpleton__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
` Thank goodness we have got rid of that idiot , ' exclaimed the two elder .
`__<label>__. Thank__<label>__VERB goodness__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB rid__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET idiot__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM elder__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now let us have some breakfast . '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET breakfast__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And they sat down by the roadside and began to eat .
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They had only half finished , when a lame fox came out of a wood and begged them to give him something to eat .
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But they jumped up and chased him off with their sticks , and the poor fox limped away on his three pads .
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As he ran he reached the spot where the youngest son was getting out the food he had brought with him , and the fox asked him for a crust of bread .
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The simpleton had not very much for himself , but he gladly gave half of his meal to the hungry fox .
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` Where are you going , brother ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. brother__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the fox , when he had finished his share of the bread ; and the young man told him the story of his father and the wonderful vine .
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` Dear me , how lucky ! '
`__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV lucky__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the fox . '
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I know what has become of it .
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Follow me ! '
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So they went on till they came to the gate of a large garden .
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` You will find here the vine that you are seeking , but it will not be at all easy to get it .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET vine__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB seeking__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
You must listen carefully to what I am going to say .
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Before you reach the vine you will have to pass twelve outposts , each consisting of two guards .
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If you see these guards looking straight at you , go on without fear , for they are asleep .
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But if their eyes are shut then beware , for they are wide awake .
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If you once get to the vine , you will find two shovels , one of wood and the other of iron .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET vine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM shovels__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP wood__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP iron__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Be sure not to take the iron one ; it will make a noise and rouse the guards , and then you are lost . '
Be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rouse__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The young man got safely through the garden without any adventures till he came to the vine which yielded a tun of wine an hour .
The__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB safely__<label>__ADV through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET adventures__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET vine__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET yielded__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET tun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wine__<label>__NOUN an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But he thought he should find it impossible to dig the hard earth with only a wooden shovel , so picked up the iron one instead .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON impossible__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT dig__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hard__<label>__ADJ earth__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET wooden__<label>__ADJ shovel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM instead__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The noise it made soon awakened the guards .
The__<label>__DET noise__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV awakened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They seized the poor simpleton and carried him to their master .
They__<label>__PRON seized__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ simpleton__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Why do you try to steal my vine ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT steal__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON vine__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
demanded he ; ` and how did you manage to get past the guards ? '
demanded__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON manage__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` The vine is not yours ; it belongs to my father , and if you will not give it to me now , I will return and get it somehow . '
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET vine__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV yours__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON belongs__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB return__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON somehow__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You shall have the vine if you will bring me in exchange an apple off the golden apple-tree that flowers every twenty-four hours , and bears fruit of gold . '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET vine__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN an__<label>__DET apple__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ apple__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. tree__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP flowers__<label>__NOUN every__<label>__DET twenty__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. four__<label>__NUM hours__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bears__<label>__VERB fruit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So saying , he gave orders that the simpleton should be released , and this done , the youth hurried off to consult the fox .
So__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB orders__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET simpleton__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB released__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET youth__<label>__NOUN hurried__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT consult__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now you see , ' observed the fox , ` this comes of not following my advice .
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. observed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. this__<label>__DET comes__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV following__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON advice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
However , I will help you to get the golden apple .
However__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB help__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ apple__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It grows in a garden that you will easily recognise from my description .
It__<label>__PRON grows__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB easily__<label>__ADV recognise__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON description__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Near the apple-tree are two poles , one of gold , the other of wood .
Near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET apple__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. tree__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM poles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP wood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Take the wooden pole , and you will be able to reach the apple . '
Take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wooden__<label>__ADJ pole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT reach__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET apple__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Master Simpleton listened carefully to all that was told him , and after crossing the garden , and escaping as before from the men who were watching it , soon arrived at the apple-tree .
Master__<label>__NOUN Simpleton__<label>__NOUN listened__<label>__VERB carefully__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ after__<label>__ADP crossing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ escaping__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB watching__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. soon__<label>__ADV arrived__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET apple__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But he was so dazzled by the sight of the beautiful golden fruit , that he quite forgot all that the fox had said .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dazzled__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ golden__<label>__ADJ fruit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON quite__<label>__ADV forgot__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He seized the golden pole , and struck the branch a sounding blow .
He__<label>__PRON seized__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ pole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ struck__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET branch__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET sounding__<label>__ADJ blow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The guards at once awoke , and conducted him to their master .
The__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV awoke__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ conducted__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the simpleton had to tell his story . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET simpleton__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will give you the golden apple , ' said the owner of the garden , ` if you will bring me in exchange a horse which can go round the world in four-and-twenty hours . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ apple__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET owner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET garden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET can__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB round__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP four__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. twenty__<label>__NOUN hours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the young man departed , and went to find the fox .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN departed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This time the fox was really angry , and no wonder .
This__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET wonder__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` If you had listened to me , you would have been home with your father by this time .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB listened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB home__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
However I am willing to help you once more .
However__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB willing__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Go into the forest , and you will find the horse with two halters round his neck .
Go__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM halters__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON neck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One is of gold , the other of hemp .
One__<label>__NUM is__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP hemp__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Lead him by the hempen halter , or else the horse will begin to neigh , and will waken the guards .
Lead__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hempen__<label>__ADJ halter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ else__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB begin__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT neigh__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB waken__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then all is over with you . '
Then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Master Simpleton searched till he found the horse , and was struck dumb at its beauty .
So__<label>__ADV Master__<label>__NOUN Simpleton__<label>__NOUN searched__<label>__VERB till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB struck__<label>__VERB dumb__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What ! '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he said to himself , ` put the hempen halter on an animal like that ?
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. put__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hempen__<label>__ADJ halter__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET animal__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
Not I , indeed ! '
Not__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the horse neighed loudly ; the guards seized our young friend and conducted him before their master . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN neighed__<label>__VERB loudly__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. the__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN seized__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON young__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ conducted__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will give you the golden horse , ' said he , ` if you will bring me in exchange a golden maiden who has never yet seen either sun or moon . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB either__<label>__CONJ sun__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ moon__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` But if I am to bring you the golden maiden you must lend me first the golden steed with which to seek for her . '
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB lend__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ steed__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT seek__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , ' replied the owner of the golden horse , ` but who will undertake that you will ever come back ? ' '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET owner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB undertake__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I swear on the head of my father , ' answered the young man , ` that I will bring back either the maiden or the horse . '
I__<label>__PRON swear__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT either__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he went away to consult the fox .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT consult__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , the fox who was always patient and charitable to other people 's faults , led him to the entrance of a deep grotto , where stood a maiden all of gold , and beautiful as the day .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV patient__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ charitable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN faults__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. led__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET entrance__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET deep__<label>__ADJ grotto__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV stood__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__ADJ all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ beautiful__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He placed her on his horse and prepared to mount .
He__<label>__PRON placed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ prepared__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT mount__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : LIMPING FOX ADVISES THE SIMPLETON TO KEEP THE GOLDEN GIRL HIMSELF -RSB- ` Are you not sorry , ' said the fox , ` to give such a lovely maiden in exchange for a horse ?
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. LIMPING__<label>__NOUN FOX__<label>__NOUN ADVISES__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN SIMPLETON__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN KEEP__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN GOLDEN__<label>__NOUN GIRL__<label>__NOUN HIMSELF__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV sorry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Yet you are bound to do it , for you have sworn by the head of your father .
Yet__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB bound__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB sworn__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But perhaps I could manage to take her place . '
But__<label>__CONJ perhaps__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB manage__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So saying , the fox transformed himself into another golden maiden , so like the first that hardly anyone could tell the difference between them .
So__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN transformed__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ maiden__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__DET hardly__<label>__ADV anyone__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET difference__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The simpleton took her straight to the owner of the horse , who was enchanted with her .
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And the young man got back his father 's vine and married the real golden maiden into the bargain .
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-LSB- Contes Populaires Slaves .
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Traduits par Louis Léger .
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Paris : Ernest Leroux , éditeur . -RSB-
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THE UNLOOKED-FOR PRINCE -LRB- POLISH STORY -RRB- A long time ago there lived a king and queen who had no children , although they both wished very much for a little son .
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They tried not to let each other see how unhappy they were , and pretended to take pleasure in hunting and hawking and all sorts of other sports ; but at length the king could bear it no longer , and declared that he must go and visit the furthest corners of his kingdom , and that it would be many months before he should return to his capital .
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By that time he hoped he would have so many things to think about that he would have forgotten to trouble about the little son who never came .
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The country the king reigned over was very large , and full of high , stony mountains and sandy deserts , so that it was not at all easy to go from one place to another .
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One day the king had wandered out alone , meaning to go only a little distance , but everything looked so alike he could not make out the path by which he had come .
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He walked on and on for hours , the sun beating hotly on his head , and his legs trembling under him , and he might have died of thirst if he had not suddenly stumbled on a little well , which looked as if it had been newly dug .
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On the surface floated a silver cup with a golden handle , but as it bobbed about whenever the king tried to seize it , he was too thirsty to wait any longer and knelt down and drank his fill .
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When he had finished he began to rise from his knees , but somehow his beard seemed to have stuck fast in the water , and with all his efforts he could not pull it out .
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After two or three jerks to his head , which only hurt him without doing any good , he called out angrily , ` Let go at once !
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Who is holding me ? '
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` It is I , the King Kostieï , ' said a voice from the well , and looking up through the water was a little man with green eyes and a big head .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN Kostieï__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ looking__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP green__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You have drunk from my spring , and I shall not let you go until you promise to give me the most precious thing your palace contains , which was not there when you left it . '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB drunk__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB until__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV precious__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN your__<label>__PRON palace__<label>__NOUN contains__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV there__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Now the only thing that the king much cared for in his palace was the queen herself , and as she was weeping bitterly on a pile of cushions in the great hall when he had ridden away , he knew that Kostieï 's words could not apply to her .
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So he cheerfully gave the promise asked for by the ugly little man , and in the twinkling of an eye , man , spring , and cup had disappeared , and the king was left kneeling on the dry sand , wondering if it was all a dream .
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But as he felt much stronger and better he made up his mind that this strange adventure must really have happened , and he sprang on his horse and rode off with a light heart to look for his companions .
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In a few weeks they began to set out on their return home , which they reached one hot day , eight months after they had all left .
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The king was greatly beloved by his people , and crowds lined the roads , shouting and waving their hats as the procession passed along .
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On the steps of the palace stood the queen , with a splendid golden cushion in her arms , and on the cushion the most beautiful boy that ever was seen , wrapped about in a cloud of lace .
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In a moment Kostieï 's words rushed into the king 's mind , and he began to weep bitterly , to the surprise of everybody , who had expected him nearly to die of joy at the sight of his son .
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But try as he would and work as hard as he might he could never forget his promise , and every time he let the baby out of his sight he thought that he had seen it for the last time .
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However , years passed on and the prince grew first into a big boy , and then into a fine young man .
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Kostieï made no sign , and gradually even the anxious king thought less and less about him , and in the end forgot him altogether .
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There was no family in the whole kingdom happier than the king and queen and prince , until one day when the youth met a little old man as he was hunting in a lonely part of the woods .
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` How are you , my unlooked-for Prince ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON unlooked__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Prince__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he said .
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` You kept them waiting a good long time ! '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON waiting__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And who are you ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the prince .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You will know soon enough .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When you go home give my compliments to your father and tell him that I wish he would square accounts with me .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON compliments__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB square__<label>__VERB accounts__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If he neglects to pay his debts he will bitterly repent it . '
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So saying the old man disappeared , and the prince returned to the palace and told his father what had happened .
So__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN disappeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The king turned pale and explained to his son the terrible story .
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB pale__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ explained__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET terrible__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Do not grieve over it , father , ' answered the prince .
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV grieve__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. father__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It is nothing so dreadful after all !
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET !__<label>__.
I will find some way to force Kostieï to give up his rights over me .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT force__<label>__VERB Kostieï__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON rights__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But if I do not come back in a year 's time , you must give up all hopes of ever seeing me . '
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Then the prince began to prepare for his journey .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT prepare__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His father gave him a complete suit of steel armour , a sword , and a horse , while his mother hung round his neck a cross of gold .
His__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET complete__<label>__ADJ suit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP steel__<label>__NOUN armour__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET sword__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN hung__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON neck__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET cross__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So , kissing him tenderly , with many tears they let him go .
So__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. kissing__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON tenderly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ tears__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He rode steadily on for three days , and at sunset on the fourth day he found himself on the seashore .
He__<label>__PRON rode__<label>__VERB steadily__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP sunset__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fourth__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET seashore__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On the sand before him lay twelve white dresses , dazzling as the snow , yet as far as his eyes could reach there was no one in sight to whom they could belong .
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sand__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON lay__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__PRON white__<label>__ADJ dresses__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dazzling__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. yet__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB reach__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT whom__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB belong__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Curious to see what would happen , he took up one of the garments , and leaving his horse loose , to wander about the adjoining fields , he hid himself among some willows and waited .
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In a few minutes a flock of geese which had been paddling about in the sea approached the shore , and put on the dresses , struck the sand with their feet and were transformed in the twinkling of an eye into eleven beautiful young girls , who flew away as fast as they could .
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The twelfth and youngest remained in the water , stretching out her long white neck and looking about her anxiously .
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Suddenly , among the willows , she perceived the king 's son , and called out to him with a human voice : ` Oh Prince , give me back my dress , and I shall be for ever grateful to you . '
Suddenly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET willows__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON perceived__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET human__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X Prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON back__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV grateful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The Prince hastened to lay the dress on the sand , and walked away .
The__<label>__DET Prince__<label>__NOUN hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lay__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dress__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ walked__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When the maiden had thrown off the goose-skin and quickly put on her proper clothes , she came towards him and he saw that none had ever seen or told of such beauty as hers .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB thrown__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET goose__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. skin__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ quickly__<label>__ADV put__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON proper__<label>__ADJ clothes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP none__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ beauty__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP hers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She blushed and held out her hand , saying to him in a soft voice : ' I thank you , noble Prince , for having granted my request .
She__<label>__PRON blushed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ held__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET soft__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON thank__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. noble__<label>__ADJ Prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB granted__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON request__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I am the youngest daughter of Kostieï the immortal , who has twelve daughters and rules over the kingdoms under the earth .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Kostieï__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET immortal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__VERB daughters__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rules__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kingdoms__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Long time my father has waited for you , and great is his anger .
Long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB waited__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ great__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But trouble not yourself and fear nothing , only do as I bid you .
But__<label>__CONJ trouble__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV yourself__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ fear__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON bid__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When you see the King Kostieï , fall straightway upon your knees and heed neither his threats nor his cry , but draw near to him boldly .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN Kostieï__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. fall__<label>__NOUN straightway__<label>__ADV upon__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON knees__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ heed__<label>__VERB neither__<label>__ADJ his__<label>__PRON threats__<label>__NOUN nor__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON cry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ draw__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON boldly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
That which will happen after , you will know in time .
That__<label>__DET which__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now let us go . '
Now__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
At these words she struck the ground with her foot and a gulf opened , down which they went right into the heart of the earth .
At__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON struck__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON foot__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET gulf__<label>__NOUN opened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. down__<label>__ADV which__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In a short time they reached Kostieï 's palace , which gives light , with a light brighter than the sun , to the dark kingdoms below .
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET short__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB Kostieï__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET gives__<label>__VERB light__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET light__<label>__ADJ brighter__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET dark__<label>__NOUN kingdoms__<label>__NOUN below__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
And the prince , as he had been bidden , entered boldly into the hall .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB bidden__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. entered__<label>__VERB boldly__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Kostieï , with a shining crown upon his head , sat in the centre upon a golden throne .
Kostieï__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET shining__<label>__VERB crown__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sat__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET centre__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ throne__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His green eyes glittered like glass , his hands were as the claws of a crab .
His__<label>__PRON green__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN glittered__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP glass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET claws__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crab__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he caught sight of the prince he uttered piercing yells , which shook the walls of the palace .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON caught__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON uttered__<label>__VERB piercing__<label>__VERB yells__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET shook__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET walls__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The prince took no notice , but continued his advance on his knees towards the throne .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET notice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ continued__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON advance__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON knees__<label>__NOUN towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET throne__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he had almost reached it , the king broke out into a laugh and said : ` It has been very lucky for you that you have been able to make me laugh .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV reached__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET laugh__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV lucky__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON laugh__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Stay with us in our underground empire , only first you will have to do three things .
Stay__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON underground__<label>__ADJ empire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV first__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM things__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
To-night it is late .
To__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB late__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Go to sleep ; to-morrow I will tell you . '
Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Early the following morning the prince received a message that Kostieï was ready to see him .
Early__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN received__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET message__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET Kostieï__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He got up and dressed , and hastened to the presence chamber , where the little king was seated on his throne .
He__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ dressed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hastened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET presence__<label>__NOUN chamber__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ king__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB seated__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON throne__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the prince appeared , bowing low before him , Kostieï began : ` Now , Prince , this is what you have to do .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. bowing__<label>__VERB low__<label>__ADJ before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Kostieï__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
By to-night you must build me a marble palace , with windows of crystal and a roof of gold .
By__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB build__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET marble__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP windows__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP crystal__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET roof__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It is to stand in the middle of a great park , full of streams and lakes .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stand__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ park__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP streams__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ lakes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you are able to build it you shall be my friend .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT build__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON friend__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If not , off with your head . '
If__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. off__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince listened in silence to this startling speech , and then returning to his room set himself to think about the certain death that awaited him .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN listened__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP silence__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET startling__<label>__VERB speech__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV returning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET certain__<label>__ADJ death__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET awaited__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He was quite absorbed in these thoughts , when suddenly a bee flew against the window and tapped , saying , ` Let me come in . '
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV absorbed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET thoughts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET bee__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tapped__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He rose and opened the window , and there stood before him the youngest princess .
He__<label>__PRON rose__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ opened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV stood__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` What are you dreaming about , Prince ? ' '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON dreaming__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. Prince__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I was dreaming of your father , who has planned my death . '
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dreaming__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB planned__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Fear nothing .
`__<label>__. Fear__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You may sleep in peace , and to-morrow morning when you awake you will find the palace all ready . '
You__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB sleep__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP peace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON awake__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET ready__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
What she said , she did .
What__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The next morning when the prince left his room he saw before him a palace more beautiful than his fancy had ever pictured .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET palace__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON fancy__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV pictured__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Kostieï for his part could hardly believe his eyes , and pondered deeply how it had got there .
Kostieï__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON part__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pondered__<label>__VERB deeply__<label>__ADV how__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Well , this time you have certainly won ; but you are not going to be let off so easily .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV won__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT so__<label>__ADP easily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
To-morrow all my twelve daughters shall stand in a row before you , and if you can not tell me which of them is the youngest , off goes your head . '
To__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON twelve__<label>__NOUN daughters__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB stand__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET row__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON which__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. off__<label>__ADV goes__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What !
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Not recognise the youngest princess ! '
Not__<label>__ADV recognise__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ princess__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the Prince to himself , as he entered his room , ' a likely story ! '
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Prince__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. a__<label>__DET likely__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It is such a difficult matter that you will never be able to do it without my help , ' replied the bee , who was buzzing about the ceiling .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET difficult__<label>__ADJ matter__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON without__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON help__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB buzzing__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ceiling__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` We are all so exactly alike , that even our father scarcely knows the difference between us . '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET so__<label>__ADV exactly__<label>__ADV alike__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP even__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN scarcely__<label>__ADV knows__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET difference__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then what must I do ? '
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` This .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
The youngest is she who will have a ladybird on her eyelid .
The__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET ladybird__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON eyelid__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Be very careful .
Be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV careful__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Now good-bye . '
Now__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. bye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Next morning King Kostieï again sent for the prince .
Next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN Kostieï__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV sent__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The young princesses were all drawn up in a row , dressed precisely in the same manner , and with their eyes all cast down .
The__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ princesses__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET drawn__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET row__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dressed__<label>__VERB precisely__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ manner__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET cast__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
As the prince looked at them , he was amazed at their likeness .
As__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB amazed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON likeness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Twice he walked along the line , without being able to detect the sign agreed upon .
Twice__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET line__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT detect__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sign__<label>__NOUN agreed__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
The third time his heart beat fast at the sight of a tiny speck upon the eyelid of one of the girls .
The__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN beat__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tiny__<label>__ADJ speck__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyelid__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` This one is the youngest , ' he said .
`__<label>__. This__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youngest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` How in the world did you guess ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Kostieï in a fury .
cried__<label>__VERB Kostieï__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fury__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` There is some jugglery about it !
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET jugglery__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
But you are not going to escape me so easily .
But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT escape__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
In three hours you shall come here and give me another proof of your cleverness .
In__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM hours__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON another__<label>__DET proof__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON cleverness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I shall set alight a handful of straw , and before it is burnt up you will have turned it into a pair of boots .
I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB alight__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET handful__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP straw__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ before__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB burnt__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pair__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP boots__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If not , off goes your head . '
If__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. off__<label>__ADV goes__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince returned sadly into his room , but the bee was there before him .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB sadly__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET bee__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Why do you look so melancholy , my handsome Prince ? '
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV melancholy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON handsome__<label>__ADJ Prince__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` How can I help looking melancholy when your father has ordered me to make him a pair of boots ?
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON help__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB melancholy__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB ordered__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET pair__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP boots__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Does he take me for a shoemaker ? '
Does__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET shoemaker__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What do you think of doing ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP doing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Not of making boots , at any rate !
`__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP making__<label>__VERB boots__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET rate__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I am not afraid of death .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One can only die once after all . '
One__<label>__NUM can__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV die__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , Prince , you shall not die .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV die__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I will try to save you .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT save__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And we will fly together or die together . '
And__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB fly__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV or__<label>__CONJ die__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As she spoke she spat upon the ground , and then drawing the prince after her out of the room , she locked the door behind her and threw away the key .
As__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON spat__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV drawing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON out__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON locked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ threw__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET key__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Holding each other tight by the hand , they made their way up into the sunlight , and found themselves by the side of the same sea , while the prince 's horse was still quietly feeding in the neighbouring meadow .
Holding__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ tight__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADP into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sunlight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET side__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV quietly__<label>__ADV feeding__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET neighbouring__<label>__NOUN meadow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The moment he saw his master , the horse whinnied and galloped towards him .
The__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN whinnied__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ galloped__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Without losing an instant the prince sprang into the saddle , swung the princess behind him , and away they went like an arrow from a bow .
Without__<label>__ADP losing__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET instant__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN sprang__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET saddle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. swung__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ away__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET arrow__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the hour arrived which Kostieï had fixed for the prince 's last trial , and there were no signs of him , the king sent to his room to ask why he delayed so long .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN arrived__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET Kostieï__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB fixed__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ trial__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET signs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON delayed__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The servants , finding the door locked , knocked loudly and received for answer , ` In one moment . '
The__<label>__DET servants__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. finding__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN locked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. knocked__<label>__VERB loudly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ received__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP answer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM moment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
It was the spittle , which was imitating the voice of the prince .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spittle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB imitating__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The answer was taken back to Kostieï .
The__<label>__DET answer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Kostieï__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He waited ; still no prince .
He__<label>__PRON waited__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV no__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He sent the servants back again , and the same voice replied , ` Immediately . '
He__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET servants__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN replied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Immediately__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` He is making fun of me ! '
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB fun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
shrieked Kostieï in a rage .
shrieked__<label>__VERB Kostieï__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Break in the door , and bring him to me ! '
`__<label>__. Break__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The servants hurried to do his bidding .
The__<label>__DET servants__<label>__NOUN hurried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON bidding__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The door was broken open .
The__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB open__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Nobody inside ; but just the spittle in fits of laughter !
Nobody__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET spittle__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP fits__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP laughter__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Kostieï was beside himself with rage , and commanded his guards to ride after the fugitives .
Kostieï__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB beside__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP rage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ commanded__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON guards__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ride__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fugitives__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If the guards returned without the fugitives , their heads should pay for it .
If__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET guards__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fugitives__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. their__<label>__PRON heads__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB pay__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
By this time the prince and princess had got a good start , and were feeling quite happy , when suddenly they heard the sound of a gallop far behind them .
By__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ princess__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ start__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ were__<label>__VERB feeling__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET gallop__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV behind__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The prince sprang from the saddle , and laid his ear to the ground .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN sprang__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET saddle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ laid__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON ear__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` They are pursuing us , ' he said .
`__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB pursuing__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Then there is no time to be lost , ' answered the princess ; and as she spoke she changed herself into a river , the prince into a bridge , the horse into a crow , and divided the wide road beyond the bridge into three little ones .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON changed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bridge__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ divided__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wide__<label>__ADJ road__<label>__NOUN beyond__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bridge__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM little__<label>__ADJ ones__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the soldiers came up to the bridge , they paused uncertainly .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET soldiers__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bridge__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON paused__<label>__VERB uncertainly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
How were they to know which of the three roads the fugitives had taken ?
How__<label>__ADV were__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM roads__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET fugitives__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
They gave it up in despair and returned in trembling to Kostieï .
They__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP despair__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ returned__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP trembling__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Kostieï__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Idiots ! '
`__<label>__. Idiots__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he exclaimed , in a passion .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET passion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` They were the bridge and the river , of course !
`__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bridge__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET river__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Do you mean to say you never thought of that ?
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV thought__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
Go back at once ! '
Go__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
and off they galloped like lightning .
and__<label>__CONJ off__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON galloped__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP lightning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But time had been lost , and the prince and princess were far on their way . '
But__<label>__CONJ time__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ princess__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I hear a horse , ' cried the princess .
I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The prince jumped down and laid his ear to the ground .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ laid__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON ear__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Yes , ' he said , ` they are not far off now . '
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
In an instant prince , princess , and horse had all disappeared , and instead was a dense forest , crossed and recrossed by countless paths .
In__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET instant__<label>__ADJ prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ horse__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET disappeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ instead__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dense__<label>__ADJ forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. crossed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ recrossed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP countless__<label>__ADJ paths__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Kostieï 's soldiers dashed hastily into the forest , believing they saw before them the flying horse with its double burden .
Kostieï__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN soldiers__<label>__NOUN dashed__<label>__VERB hastily__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. believing__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET flying__<label>__VERB horse__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON double__<label>__ADJ burden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They seemed close upon them , when suddenly horse , wood , everything disappeared , and they found themselves at the place where they started .
They__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADJ upon__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. everything__<label>__NOUN disappeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There was nothing for it but to return to Kostieï , and tell him of this fresh disaster . '
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Kostieï__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET fresh__<label>__ADJ disaster__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A horse !
A__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
a horse ! '
a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the king . '
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will go after them myself .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
This time they shall not escape . '
This__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV escape__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he galloped off , foaming with anger . '
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON galloped__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. foaming__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I think I hear someone pursuing us , ' said the princess .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB someone__<label>__NOUN pursuing__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Yes , so do I. ' ` And this time it is Kostieï himself .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__. `__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB Kostieï__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But his power only reaches as far as the first church , and he can go no farther .
But__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON power__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV reaches__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET farther__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Give me your golden cross . '
Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON golden__<label>__ADJ cross__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the prince unfastened the cross which was his mother 's gift , and the princess hastily changed herself into a church , the prince into a priest , and the horse into a belfry .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN unfastened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cross__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ gift__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN hastily__<label>__ADV changed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET priest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET belfry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was hardly done when Kostieï came up .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV done__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV Kostieï__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
` Greeting , monk .
`__<label>__. Greeting__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. monk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Have you seen some travellers on horseback pass this way ? '
Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET travellers__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP horseback__<label>__NOUN pass__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Yes , the prince and Kostieï 's daughter have just gone by .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Kostieï__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN daughter__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV gone__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
They have entered the church , and told me to give you their greetings if I met you . '
They__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON their__<label>__PRON greetings__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then Kostieï knew that he had been hopelessly beaten , and the prince and princess continued their journey without any more adventures .
Then__<label>__ADV Kostieï__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB hopelessly__<label>__ADV beaten__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ princess__<label>__NOUN continued__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ adventures__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Contes Populaires Slaves .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Contes__<label>__VERB Populaires__<label>__NOUN Slaves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Traduits par Louis Léger .
Traduits__<label>__NOUN par__<label>__VERB Louis__<label>__NOUN Léger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Paris : Leroux , éditeur . -RSB-
Paris__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. Leroux__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. éditeur__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE SIMPLETON There lived , once upon a time , a man who was as rich as he could be ; but as no happiness in this world is ever quite complete , he had an only son who was such a simpleton that he could barely add two and two together .
THE__<label>__DET SIMPLETON__<label>__NOUN There__<label>__DET lived__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. once__<label>__ADV upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV rich__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET happiness__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV quite__<label>__ADV complete__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET simpleton__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB barely__<label>__ADV add__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
At last his father determined to put up with his stupidity no longer , and giving him a purse full of gold , he sent him off to seek his fortune in foreign lands , mindful of the adage : How much a fool that 's sent to roam Excels a fool that stays at home .
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Moscione , for this was the youth 's name , mounted a horse , and set out for Venice , hoping to find a ship there that would take him to Cairo .
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After he had ridden for some time he saw a man standing at the foot of a poplar tree , and said to him : ` What 's your name , my friend ; where do you come from , and what can you do ? '
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The man replied , ` My name is Quick-as-Thought , I come from Fleet-town , and I can run like lightning . ' '
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I should like to see you , ' returned Moscione .
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` Just wait a minute , then , ' said Quick-as-Thought , ` and I will soon show you that I am speaking the truth . '
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The words were hardly out of his mouth when a young doe ran right across the field they were standing in .
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Quick-as-Thought let her run on a short distance , in order to give her a start , and then pursued her so quickly and so lightly that you could not have tracked his footsteps if the field had been strewn with flour .
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In a very few springs he had overtaken the doe , and had so impressed Moscione with his fleetness of foot that he begged Quick-as-Thought to go with him , promising at the same time to reward him handsomely .
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Quick-as-Thought agreed to his proposal , and they continued on their journey together .
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They had hardly gone a mile when they met a young man , and Moscione stopped and asked him : ` What 's your name , my friend ; where do you come from , and what can you do ? '
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The man thus addressed answered promptly , ' I am called Hare 's - ear , I come from Curiosity Valley , and if I lay my ear on the ground , without moving from the spot , I can hear everything that goes on in the world , the plots and intrigues of court and cottage , and all the plans of mice and men . '
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` If that 's the case , ' replied Moscione , ` Just tell me what 's going on in my own home at present . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET case__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Moscione__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP present__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The youth laid his ear to the ground and at once reported : ` An old man is saying to his wife , `` Heaven be praised that we have got rid of Moscione , for perhaps , when he has been out in the world a little , he may gain some common sense , and return home less of a fool than when he set out . '' '
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` Enough , enough , ' cried Moscione .
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` You speak the truth , and I believe you .
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Come with us , and your fortune 's made . '
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The young man consented ; and after they had gone about ten miles , they met a third man , to whom Moscione said : ` What 's your name , my brave fellow ; where were you born , and what can you do ? '
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The man replied , ' I am called Hit-the-Point , I come from the city of Perfect-aim , and I draw my bow so exactly that I can shoot a pea off a stone . ' '
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I should like to see you do it , if you 've no objection , ' said Moscione .
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The man at once placed a pea on a stone , and , drawing his bow , he shot it in the middle with the greatest possible ease .
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When Moscione saw that he had spoken the truth , he immediately asked Hit-the-Point to join his party .
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After they had all travelled together for some days , they came upon a number of people who were digging a trench in the blazing sun .
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Moscione felt so sorry for them , that he said : ` My dear friends , how can you endure working so hard in heat that would cook an egg in a minute ? '
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But one of the workmen answered : ` We are as fresh as daisies , for we have a young man among us who blows on our backs like the west wind . '
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` Let me see him , ' said Moscione .
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Moscione__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The youth was called , and Moscione asked him : ` What 's your name ; where do you come from , and what can you do ? '
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He answered : ' I am called Blow-Blast , I come from Wind-town , and with my mouth I can make any winds you please .
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If you wish a west wind I can raise it for you in a second , but if you prefer a north wind I can blow these houses down before your eyes . '
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` Seeing is believing , ' returned the cautious Moscione .
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Blow-Blast at once began to convince him of the truth of his assertion .
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First he blew so softly that it seemed like the gentle breeze at evening , and then he turned round and raised such a mighty storm , that he blew down a whole row of oak trees .
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When Moscione saw this he was delighted , and begged Blow-Blast to join his company .
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And as they went on their way they met another man , whom Moscione addressed as usual : ` What 's your name ; where do you come from , and what can you do ? ' '
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I am called Strong-Back ; I come from Power-borough , and I possess such strength that I can take a mountain on my back , and it seems a feather to me . '
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` If that 's the case , ' said Moscione , ` you are a clever fellow ; but I should like some proof of your strength . '
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Then Strong-Back loaded himself with great boulders of rock and trunks of trees , so that a hundred waggons could not have taken away all that he carried on his back .
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When Moscione saw this he prevailed on Strong-Back to join his troop , and they all continued their journey till they came to a country called Flower Vale .
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Here there reigned a king whose only daughter ran as quickly as the wind , and so lightly that she could run over a field of young oats without bending a single blade .
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The king had given out a proclamation that anyone who could beat the princess in a race should have her for a wife , but that all who failed in the competition should lose their head .
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As soon as Moscione heard of the Royal Proclamation , he hastened to the king and challenged the princess to race with him .
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But on the morning appointed for the trial he sent word to the king that he was not feeling well , and that as he could not run himself he would supply someone to take his place .
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` It 's just the same to me , ' said Canetella , the princess ; ` let anyone come forward that likes , I am quite prepared to meet him . '
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At the time appointed for the race the whole place was crowded with people anxious to see the contest , and , punctual to the moment , Quick-as-Thought , and Canetella dressed in a short skirt and very lightly shod , appeared at the starting-point .
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Then a silver trumpet sounded , and the two rivals started on their race , looking for all the world like a greyhound chasing a hare .
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But Quick-as-Thought , true to his name , outran the princess , and when the goal was reached the people all clapped their hands and shouted , ` Long live the stranger ! '
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-LSB- Illustration : The Princess beaten by Quick-as-Thought -RSB- Canetella was much depressed by her defeat ; but , as the race had to be run a second time , she determined she would not be beaten again .
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Accordingly she went home and sent Quick-as-Thought a magic ring , which prevented the person who wore it , not only from running , but even from walking , and begged that he would wear it for her sake .
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Early next morning the crowd assembled on the race-course , and Canetella and Quick-as-Thought began their trial afresh .
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The princess ran as quickly as ever , but poor Quick-as-Thought was like an overloaded donkey , and could not go a step .
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Then Hit-the-Point , who had heard all about the princess 's deception from Hare 's - ear , when he saw the danger his friend was in , seized his bow and arrow and shot the stone out of the ring Quick-as-Thought was wearing .
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In a moment the youth 's legs became free again , and in five bounds he had overtaken Canetella and won the race .
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The king was much disgusted when he saw that he must acknowledge Moscione as his future son-in-law , and summoned the wise men of his court to ask if there was no way out of the difficulty .
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The council at once decided that Canetella was far too dainty a morsel for the mouth of such a travelling tinker , and advised the king to offer Moscione a present of gold , which no doubt a beggar like him would prefer to all the wives in the world .
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The king was delighted at this suggestion , and calling Moscione before him , he asked him what sum of money he would take instead of his promised bride .
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB delighted__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET suggestion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ calling__<label>__VERB Moscione__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON sum__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP money__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON promised__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Moscione first consulted with his friends , and then answered : ' I demand as much gold and precious stones as my followers can carry away . '
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The king thought he was being let off very easily , and produced coffers of gold , sacks of silver , and chests of precious stones ; but the more Strong-Back was loaded with the treasure the straighter he stood .
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT very__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ produced__<label>__VERB coffers__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sacks__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP silver__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ chests__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP precious__<label>__ADJ stones__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ Strong__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. Back__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB loaded__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET treasure__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET straighter__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
At last the treasury was quite exhausted , and the king had to send his courtiers to his subjects to collect all the gold and silver they possessed .
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET treasury__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV exhausted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT send__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON courtiers__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON subjects__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT collect__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET gold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ silver__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON possessed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But nothing was of any avail , and Strong-Back only asked for more .
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When the king 's counsellors saw the unexpected result of their advice , they said it would be more than foolish to let some strolling thieves take so much treasure out of the country , and urged the king to send a troop of soldiers after them , to recover the gold and precious stones .
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So the king sent a body of armed men on foot and horse , to take back the treasure Strong-Back was carrying away with him .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET body__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP armed__<label>__VERB men__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP foot__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET treasure__<label>__NOUN Strong__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Back__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB carrying__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But Hare 's - ear , who had heard what the counsellors had advised the king , told his companions just as the dust of their pursuers was visible on the horizon .
But__<label>__CONJ Hare__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. ear__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET counsellors__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB advised__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. told__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON companions__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dust__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON pursuers__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB visible__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET horizon__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No sooner had Blow-Blast taken in their danger than he raised such a mighty wind that all the king 's army was blown down like so many nine-pins , and as they were quite unable to get up again , Moscione and his companions proceeded on their way without further let or hindrance .
No__<label>__DET sooner__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB Blow__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Blast__<label>__NOUN taken__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON danger__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON raised__<label>__VERB such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET mighty__<label>__NOUN wind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET king__<label>__VERB '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ army__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB blown__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT like__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ nine__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. pins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV unable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Moscione__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON companions__<label>__NOUN proceeded__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP further__<label>__ADJ let__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ hindrance__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As soon as they reached his home , Moscione divided his spoil with his companions , at which they were much delighted .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Moscione__<label>__NOUN divided__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON spoil__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON companions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV delighted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He , himself , stayed with his father , who was obliged at last to acknowledge that his son was not quite such a fool as he looked .
He__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. himself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. stayed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB obliged__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT acknowledge__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV quite__<label>__ADV such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET fool__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
-LSB- From the Italian , Kletke . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Italian__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Kletke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE STREET MUSICIANS A man once possessed a donkey which had served him faithfully for many years , but at last the poor beast grew old and feeble , and every day his work became more of a burden .
THE__<label>__DET STREET__<label>__NOUN MUSICIANS__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN man__<label>__NOUN once__<label>__ADV possessed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB served__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON faithfully__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ beast__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ feeble__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN his__<label>__PRON work__<label>__NOUN became__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET burden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As he was no longer of any use , his master made up his mind to shoot him ; but when the donkey learnt the fate that was in store for him , he determined not to die , but to run away to the nearest town and there to become a street musician .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT shoot__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN learnt__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fate__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP store__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON determined__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nearest__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT become__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET street__<label>__NOUN musician__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he had trotted along for some distance he came upon a greyhound lying on the road , and panting for dear life .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB trotted__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET distance__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET greyhound__<label>__NOUN lying__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ panting__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP dear__<label>__ADJ life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , brother , ' said the donkey , ` what 's the matter with you ?
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
You look rather tired . '
You__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` So I am , ' replied the dog , ` but because I am getting old and am growing weaker every day , and can not go out hunting any longer , my master wanted to poison me ; and , as life is still sweet , I have taken leave of him .
`__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB getting__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ am__<label>__VERB growing__<label>__VERB weaker__<label>__ADJ every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT hunting__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON master__<label>__NOUN wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT poison__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP life__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV sweet__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB leave__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But how I am to earn my own livelihood I have n't a notion . '
But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT earn__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ livelihood__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET notion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , ' said the donkey , ' I am on my way to the nearest big town , where I mean to become a street musician .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nearest__<label>__ADJ big__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT become__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET street__<label>__NOUN musician__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Why do n't you take up music as a profession and come along with me ?
Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT music__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET profession__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ come__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I 'll play the flute and you can play the kettle-drum . '
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ play__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET flute__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB play__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET kettle__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. drum__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The greyhound was quite pleased at the idea , and the two set off together .
The__<label>__DET greyhound__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV pleased__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM set__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When they had gone a short distance they met a cat with a face as long as three rainy days .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET short__<label>__ADJ distance__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM rainy__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Now , what has happened to upset your happiness , friend puss ? '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT upset__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON happiness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. friend__<label>__NOUN puss__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
inquired the donkey .
inquired__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It 's impossible to look cheerful when one feels depressed , ' answered the cat . '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV impossible__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB cheerful__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM feels__<label>__NOUN depressed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am well up in years now , and have lost most of my teeth ; consequently I prefer sitting in front of the fire to catching mice , and so my old mistress wanted to drown me .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV up__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP years__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB most__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. consequently__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON prefer__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT catching__<label>__VERB mice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ mistress__<label>__NOUN wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT drown__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I have no wish to die yet , so I ran away from her ; but good advice is expensive , and I do n't know where I am to go to , or what I am to do . '
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET wish__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ good__<label>__ADJ advice__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB expensive__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__VERB
` Come to the nearest big town with us , ' said the donkey , ` and try your fortune as a street musician .
`__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nearest__<label>__ADJ big__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ try__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON fortune__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET street__<label>__NOUN musician__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I know what sweet music you make at night , so you are sure to be a success . '
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON sweet__<label>__ADJ music__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET success__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The cat was delighted with the donkey 's proposal , and they all continued their journey together .
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In a short time they came to the courtyard of an inn , where they found a cock crowing lustily .
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` What in the world is the matter with you ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the donkey .
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` The noise you are making is enough to break the drums of our ears . ' '
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I am only prophesying good weather , ' said the cock ; ` for to-morrow is a feast day , and just because it is a holiday and a number of people are expected at the inn , the landlady has given orders for my neck to be wrung to-night , so that I may be made into soup for to-morrow 's dinner . '
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` I 'll tell you what , redcap , ' said the donkey ; ` you had much better come with us to the nearest town .
`__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. redcap__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET donkey__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV better__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nearest__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You have got a good voice , and could join a street band we are getting up . '
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The cock was much pleased with the idea , and the party proceeded on their way .
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But the nearest big town was a long way off , and it took them more than a day to reach it .
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In the evening they came to a wood , and they made up their minds to go no further , but to spend the night there .
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The donkey and the greyhound lay down under a big tree , and the cat and the cock got up into the branches , the cock flying right up to the topmost twig , where he thought he would be safe from all danger .
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Before he went to sleep he looked round the four points of the compass , and saw a little spark burning in the distance .
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He called out to his companions that he was sure there must be a house not far off , for he could see a light shining .
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When he heard this , the donkey said at once : ` Then we must get up , and go and look for the house , for this is very poor shelter . '
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And the greyhound added : ` Yes ; I feel I 'd be all the better for a few bones and a scrap or two of meat . '
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So they set out for the spot where the light was to be seen shining faintly in the distance , but the nearer they approached it the brighter it grew , till at last they came to a brilliantly lighted house .
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The donkey being the biggest of the party , went to the window and looked in .
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` Well , greyhead , what do you see ? '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. greyhead__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the cock . '
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I see a well-covered table , ' replied the donkey , ` with excellent food and drink , and several robbers are sitting round it , enjoying themselves highly . ' '
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I wish we were doing the same , ' said the cock .
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` So do I , ' answered the donkey .
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` Ca n't we think of some plan for turning out the robbers , and taking possession of the house ourselves ? '
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So they consulted together what they were to do , and at last they arranged that the donkey should stand at the window with his fore-feet on the sill , that the greyhound should get on his back , the cat on the dog 's shoulder , and the cock on the cat 's head .
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When they had grouped themselves in this way , at a given signal , they all began their different forms of music .
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The donkey brayed , the greyhound barked , the cat miawed , and the cock crew .
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Then they all scrambled through the window into the room , breaking the glass into a thousand pieces as they did so .
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The robbers were all startled by the dreadful noise , and thinking that some evil spirits at the least were entering the house , they rushed out into the wood , their hair standing on end with terror .
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The four companions , delighted with the success of their trick , sat down at the table , and ate and drank all the food and wine that the robbers had left behind them .
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When they had finished their meal they put out the lights , and each animal chose a suitable sleeping-place .
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The donkey lay down in the courtyard outside the house , the dog behind the door , the cat in front of the fire , and the cock flew up on to a high shelf , and , as they were all tired after their long day , they soon went to sleep .
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Shortly after midnight , when the robbers saw that no light was burning in the house and that all seemed quiet , the captain of the band said : ` We were fools to let ourselves be so easily frightened away ; ' and , turning to one of his men , he ordered him to go and see if all was safe .
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The man found everything in silence and darkness , and going into the kitchen he thought he had better strike a light .
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He took a match , and mistaking the fiery eyes of the cat for two glowing coals , he tried to light his match with them .
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But the cat did n't see the joke , and sprang at his face , spitting and scratching him in the most vigorous manner .
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The man was terrified out of his life , and tried to run out by the back door ; but he stumbled over the greyhound , which bit him in the leg .
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Yelling with pain he ran across the courtyard only to receive a kick from the donkey 's hind leg as he passed him .
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In the meantime the cock had been roused from his slumbers , and feeling very cheerful he called out , from the shelf where he was perched , ` Kikeriki ! '
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Then the robber hastened back to his captain and said : ` Sir , there is a dreadful witch in the house , who spat at me and scratched my face with her long fingers ; and before the door there stands a man with a long knife , who cut my leg severely .
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In the courtyard outside lies a black monster , who fell upon me with a huge wooden club ; and that is not all , for , sitting on the roof , is a judge , who called out : `` Bring the rascal to me . ''
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So I fled for dear life . '
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After this the robbers dared not venture into the house again , and they abandoned it for ever .
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But the four street musicians were so delighted with their lodgings that they determined to take up their abode in the robbers ' house , and , for all I know to the contrary , they may be living there to this day .
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-LSB- From the German , Kletke . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET German__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Kletke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE TWIN BROTHERS Once there was a fisherman who had plenty of money but no children .
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One day an old woman came to his wife and said : ` What use is all your prosperity to you when you have no children ? '
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` It is God 's will , ' answered the fisherman 's wife .
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` Nay , my child , it is not God 's will , but the fault of your husband ; for if he would but catch the little gold-fish you would surely have children .
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To-night , when he comes home , tell him he must go back and catch the little fish .
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He must then cut it in six pieces -- one of these you must eat , and your husband the second , and soon after you will have two children .
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The third piece you must give to the dog , and she will have two puppies .
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The fourth piece give to the mare , and she will have two foals .
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The fifth piece bury on the right of the house door , and the sixth on the left , and two cypress trees will spring up there . '
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When the fisherman came home at evening his wife told him all that the old woman had advised , and he promised to bring home the little gold-fish .
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Next morning , therefore , he went very early to the water , and caught the little fish .
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Then they did as the old woman had ordered , and in due time the fisherman 's wife had two sons , so like each other that no one could tell the difference .
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The dog had two puppies exactly alike , the mare had two foals , and on each side of the front door there sprang up two cypress trees precisely similar .
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When the two boys were grown up , they were not content to remain at home , though they had wealth in plenty ; but they wished to go out into the world , and make a name for themselves .
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Their father would not allow them both to go at once , as they were the only children he had .
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He said : ` First one shall travel , and when he is come back then the other may go . '
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So the one took his horse and his dog , and went , saying to his brother : ` So long as the cypress trees are green , that is a sign that I am alive and well ; but if one begins to wither , then make haste and come to me . '
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So he went forth into the world .
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One day he stopped at the house of an old woman , and as at evening he sat before the door , he perceived in front of him a castle standing on a hill .
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He asked the old woman to whom it belonged , and her answer was : ` My son , it is the castle of the Fairest in the Land ! '
He__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT whom__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON belonged__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON answer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Fairest__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Land__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` And I am come here to woo her ! '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB come__<label>__ADV here__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT woo__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` That , my son , many have sought to do , and have lost their lives in the attempt ; for she has cut off their heads and stuck them on the post you see standing there . '
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` And the same will she do to me , or else I shall be victor , for to-morrow I go there to court her . '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ will__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ else__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB victor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT court__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he took his zither and played upon it so beautifully that no one in all that land had ever heard the like , and the princess herself came to the window to listen .
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The next morning the Fairest in the Land sent for the old woman and asked her , ` Who is it that lives with you , and plays the zither so well ? '
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` It is a stranger , princess , who arrived yesterday evening , ' answered the old woman .
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON arrived__<label>__VERB yesterday__<label>__NOUN evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the princess then commanded that the stranger should be brought to her .
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When he appeared before the princess she questioned him about his home and his family , and about this and that ; and confessed at length that his zither-playing gave her great pleasure , and that she would take him for her husband .
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The stranger replied that it was with that intent he had come .
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The princess then said : ` You must now go to my father , and tell him you desire to have me to wife , and when he has put the three problems before you , then come back and tell me . '
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The stranger then went straight to the king , and told him that he wished to wed his daughter .
The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV went__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON wished__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the king answered : ' I shall be well pleased , provided you can do what I impose upon you ; if not you will lose your head .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV pleased__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. provided__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON impose__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB lose__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , listen ; out there on the ground , there lies a thick log , which measures more than two fathoms ; if you can cleave it in two with one stroke of your sword , I will give you my daughter to wife .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. listen__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. out__<label>__PRT there__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET lies__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ log__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET measures__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM fathoms__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB cleave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM with__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM stroke__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you fail , then it will cost you your head . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON fail__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB cost__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the stranger withdrew , and returned to the house of the old woman sore distressed , for he could believe nothing but that next day he must atone to the king with his head .
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And so full was he of the idea of how to set about cleaving the log that he forgot even his zither .
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV full__<label>__ADJ was__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP how__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT set__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP cleaving__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET log__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON zither__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the evening came the princess to the window to listen to his playing , and behold all was still .
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Then she called to him : ` Why are you so cast down this evening , that you do not play on your zither ? '
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADP cast__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV play__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON zither__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he told her his trouble .
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But she laughed at it , and called to him : ` And you grieve over that ?
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON laughed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON grieve__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
Bring quickly your zither , and play something for my amusement , and early to-morrow come to me . '
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Then the stranger took his zither and played the whole evening for the amusement of the princess .
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Next morning she took a hair from her locks and gave it to him , saying : ` Take this hair , and wind it round your sword , then you will be able to cleave the log in two . '
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Then the stranger went forth , and with one blow cleft the log in two .
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But the king said : ' I will impose another task upon you , before you can wed my daughter . '
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` Speak on , ' said the stranger .
`__<label>__. Speak__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Listen , then , ' answered the king ; ` you must mount a horse and ride three miles at full gallop , holding in each hand a goblet full of water .
`__<label>__. Listen__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB mount__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ride__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM miles__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP full__<label>__ADJ gallop__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. holding__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET goblet__<label>__NOUN full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you spill no drop then I shall give you my daughter to wife , but should you not succeed then I will take your life . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON spill__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET drop__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ should__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV succeed__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the stranger returned to the house of the old woman , and again he was so troubled as to forget his zither .
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In the evening the princess came to the window as before to listen to the music , but again all was still ; and she called to him : ` What is the matter that you do not play on your zither ? '
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT listen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET music__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ again__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV play__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON zither__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he related all that the king had ordered him to do , and the princess answered : ` Do not let yourself be disturbed , only play now , and come to me to-morrow morning . '
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Then next morning he went to her , and she gave him her ring , saying : ` Throw this ring into the water and it will immediately freeze , so that you will not spill any . '
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The stranger did as the princess bade him , and carried the water all the way .
The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN bade__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the king said : ` Now I will give you a third task , and this shall be the last .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ task__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I have a negro who will fight with you to-morrow , and if you are the conqueror you shall wed my daughter . '
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The stranger returned , full of joy , to the house of the old woman , and that evening was so merry that the princess called to him : ` You seem very cheerful this evening ; what has my father told you that makes you so glad ? '
The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP evening__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV merry__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON seem__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV cheerful__<label>__ADJ this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP makes__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADP glad__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He answered : ` Your father has told me that to-morrow I must fight with his negro .
He__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB fight__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON negro__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He is only another man like myself , and I hope to subdue him , and to gain the contest . '
He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV another__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT subdue__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT gain__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET contest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the princess answered : ` This is the hardest of all .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hardest__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I myself am the black man , for I swallow a drink that changes me into a negro of unconquerable strength .
I__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON swallow__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET drink__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP changes__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP unconquerable__<label>__ADJ strength__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Go to-morrow morning to the market , buy twelve buffalo hides and wrap them round your horse ; fasten this cloth round you , and when I am let loose upon you to-morrow show it to me , that I may hold myself back and may not kill you .
Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET market__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. buy__<label>__VERB twelve__<label>__ADP buffalo__<label>__NOUN hides__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wrap__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON round__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. fasten__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET cloth__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB loose__<label>__ADJ upon__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN show__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ may__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then when you fight me you must try to hit my horse between the eyes , for when you have killed it you have conquered me . '
Then__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON fight__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hit__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB conquered__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Next morning , therefore , he went to the market and bought the twelve buffalo hides which he wrapped round his horse .
Next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. therefore__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET market__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bought__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET twelve__<label>__NOUN buffalo__<label>__NOUN hides__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON wrapped__<label>__VERB round__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he began to fight with the black man , and when the combat had already lasted a long time , and eleven hides were torn , then the stranger hit the negro 's horse between the eyes , so that it fell dead , and the black man was defeated .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fight__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET combat__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV lasted__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ eleven__<label>__ADV hides__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB torn__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN hit__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET negro__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB defeated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then said the king : ` Because you have solved the three problems I take you for my son-in-law . '
Then__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB solved__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM problems__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the stranger answered : ' I have some business to conclude first ; in fourteen days I will return and bring the bride home . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET business__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT conclude__<label>__VERB first__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP fourteen__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB return__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bride__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So he arose and went into another country , where he came to a great town , and alighted at the house of an old woman .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON arose__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ town__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ alighted__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he had had supper he begged of her some water to drink , but she answered : ` My son , I have no water ; a giant has taken possession of the spring , and only lets us draw from it once a year , when we bring him a maiden .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB supper__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON begged__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. a__<label>__DET giant__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB possession__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ only__<label>__ADV lets__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON draw__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON bring__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET maiden__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He eats her up , and then he lets us draw water ; just now it is the lot of the king 's daughter , and to-morrow she will be led forth . '
He__<label>__PRON eats__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON lets__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON draw__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB led__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The next day accordingly the princess was led forth to the spring , and bound there with a golden chain .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN accordingly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB led__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bound__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ chain__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After that all the people went away and she was left alone .
After__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When they had gone the stranger went to the maiden and asked her what ailed her that she lamented so much , and she answered that the reason was because the giant would come and eat her up .
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And the stranger promised that he would set her free if she would take him for her husband , and the princess joyfully consented .
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When the giant appeared the stranger set his dog at him , and it took him by the throat and throttled him till he died ; so the princess was set free .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET giant__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET throat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ throttled__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB free__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Now when the king heard of it he gladly consented to the marriage , and the wedding took place with great rejoicings .
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The young bridegroom abode in the palace one hundred and one weeks .
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Then he began to find it too dull , and he desired to go out hunting .
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The king would fain have prevented it , but in this he could not succeed .
The__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB fain__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB prevented__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV succeed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he begged his son-in-law at least to take sufficient escort with him , but this , too , the young man evaded , and took only his horse and his dog .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON begged__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB sufficient__<label>__ADJ escort__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN evaded__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had ridden already a long way , when he saw in the distance a hut , and rode straight towards it in order to get some water to drink .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ridden__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET distance__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET hut__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rode__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADJ towards__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There he found an old woman from whom he begged the water .
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She answered that first he should allow her to beat his dog with her little wand , that it might not bite her while she fetched the water .
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The hunter consented ; and as soon as she had touched the dog with her wand it immediately turned to stone .
The__<label>__DET hunter__<label>__NOUN consented__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON wand__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON immediately__<label>__ADV turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Thereupon she touched the hunter and also his horse , and both turned to stone .
Thereupon__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hunter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ also__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ both__<label>__DET turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
As soon as that had happened , the cypress trees in front of his father 's house began to wither .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET cypress__<label>__NOUN trees__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP front__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wither__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And when the other brother saw this , he immediately set out in search of his twin .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ brother__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON immediately__<label>__ADV set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP search__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON twin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He came first to the town where his brother had slain the giant , and there fate led him to the same old woman where his brother had lodged .
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When she saw him she took him for his twin brother , and said to him : ` Do not take it amiss of me , my son , that I did not come to wish you joy on your marriage with the king 's daughter . '
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The stranger perceived what mistake she had made , but only said : ` That does not matter , old woman , ' and rode on , without further speech , to the king 's palace , where the king and the princess both took him for his twin brother , and called out : ` Why have you tarried so long away ?
The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN perceived__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON mistake__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ only__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV matter__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rode__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP further__<label>__ADJ speech__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ palace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN both__<label>__DET took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON twin__<label>__NOUN brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON tarried__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
We thought something evil had befallen you . '
We__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN evil__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB befallen__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When night came and he slept with the princess , who still believed him to be her husband , he laid his sword between them , and when morning came he rose early and went out to hunt .
When__<label>__ADV night__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON slept__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON still__<label>__ADV believed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON laid__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sword__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV morning__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON rose__<label>__VERB early__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT hunt__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Fate led him by the same way which his brother had taken , and from a distance he saw him and knew that he was turned to stone .
Fate__<label>__NOUN led__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET distance__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he entered the hut and ordered the old woman to disenchant his brother .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON entered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hut__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ordered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT disenchant__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But she answered : ` Let me first touch your dog with my wand , and then I will free your brother . '
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADJ touch__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON wand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB free__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He ordered the dog , however , to take hold of her , and bite her up to the knee , till she cried out : ` Tell your dog to let me go and I will set your brother free ! '
He__<label>__PRON ordered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bite__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET knee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN free__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But he only answered : ` Tell me the magic words that I may disenchant him myself ; ' and as she would not he ordered his dog to bite her up to the hip .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ words__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB disenchant__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON ordered__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT bite__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET hip__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the old woman cried out : ' I have two wands , with the green one I turn to stone , and with the red one I bring to life again . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP :__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM wands__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET green__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM I__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET red__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON bring__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT life__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the hunter took the red wand and disenchanted his brother , also his brother 's horse , and his dog , and ordered his own dog to eat the old woman up altogether .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hunter__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET red__<label>__ADJ wand__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ disenchanted__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. also__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ordered__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ dog__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT altogether__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
While the brothers went on their way back to the castle of the king , the one brother related to the other how the cypress tree had all at once dried up and withered , how he had immediately set out in search of his twin , and how he had come to the castle of his father-in-law , and had claimed the princess as his wife .
While__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM brother__<label>__NOUN related__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ how__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET cypress__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV dried__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ withered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB immediately__<label>__ADV set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP search__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON twin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB claimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the other brother became furious on hearing this , and smote him over the forehead till he died , and returned alone to the house of his father-in-law .
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-LSB- Illustration : THE TWIN BROTHERS THE BROTHER COMES TO THE RESCUE -RSB- When night came and he was in bed the princess asked him : ` What was the matter with you last night , that you never spoke a word to me ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET TWIN__<label>__NOUN BROTHERS__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN BROTHER__<label>__NOUN COMES__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN RESCUE__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV night__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP bed__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV spoke__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he cried out : ` That was not me , but my brother , and I have slain him , because he told me by the way that he had claimed you for his wife ! '
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB slain__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB claimed__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Do you know the place where you slew him ? '
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON slew__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the princess , ` and can you find the body ? ' '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET body__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I know the place exactly . '
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN exactly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Then to-morrow we shall ride thither , ' said the princess .
`__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. morrow__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB ride__<label>__VERB thither__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Next morning accordingly they set out together , and when they had come to the place , the princess drew forth a small bottle that she had brought with her , and sprinkled the body with some drops of the water so that immediately he became alive again .
Next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN accordingly__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT together__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET small__<label>__ADJ bottle__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sprinkled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET body__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET drops__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET immediately__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON became__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When he stood up , his brother said to him : ` Forgive me , dear brother , that I slew you in my anger . '
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Forgive__<label>__NUM me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__VERB brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON slew__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then they embraced and went together to the Fairest in the Land , whom the unmarried brother took to wife .
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Then the brothers brought their parents to live with them , and all dwelt together in joy and happiness .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET brothers__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON parents__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET dwelt__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ happiness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CANNETELLA There was once upon a time a king who reigned over a country called ` Bello Puojo . '
CANNETELLA__<label>__NOUN There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON reigned__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Bello__<label>__NOUN Puojo__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
He was very rich and powerful , and had everything in the world he could desire except a child .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV rich__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ powerful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB desire__<label>__VERB except__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But at last , after he had been married for many years , and was quite an old man , his wife Renzolla presented him with a fine daughter , whom they called Cannetella .
But__<label>__CONJ at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN Renzolla__<label>__NOUN presented__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fine__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whom__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB Cannetella__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She grew up into a beautiful girl , and was as tall and straight as a young fir-tree .
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When she was eighteen years old her father called her to him and said : ` You are of an age now , my daughter , to marry and settle down ; but as I love you more than anything else in the world , and desire nothing but your happiness , I am determined to leave the choice of a husband to yourself .
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Choose a man after your own heart , and you are sure to satisfy me . '
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Cannetella thanked her father very much for his kindness and consideration , but told him that she had not the slightest wish to marry , and was quite determined to remain single .
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The king , who felt himself growing old and feeble , and longed to see an heir to the throne before he died , was very unhappy at her words , and begged her earnestly not to disappoint him .
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When Cannetella saw that the king had set his heart on her marriage , she said : ` Very well , dear father , I will marry to please you , for I do not wish to appear ungrateful for all your love and kindness ; but you must find me a husband handsomer , cleverer , and more charming than anyone else in the world . '
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The king was overjoyed by her words , and from early in the morning till late at night he sat at the window and looked carefully at all the passers-by , in the hopes of finding a son-in-law among them .
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One day , seeing a very good-looking man crossing the street , the king called his daughter and said : ` Come quickly , dear Cannetella , and look at this man , for I think he might suit you as a husband . '
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They called the young man into the palace , and set a sumptuous feast before him , with every sort of delicacy you can imagine .
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In the middle of the meal the youth let an almond fall out of his mouth , which , however , he picked up again very quickly and hid under the table-cloth .
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When the feast was over the stranger went away ' , and the king asked Cannetella : ` Well , what did you think of the youth ? ' '
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I think he was a clumsy wretch , ' replied Cannetella .
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` Fancy a-man of his age letting an almond fall out of his mouth ! '
`__<label>__. Fancy__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET -__<label>__. man__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON age__<label>__NOUN letting__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET almond__<label>__NOUN fall__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
When the king heard her answer he returned to his watch at the window , and shortly afterwards a very handsome young man passed by .
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The king instantly called his daughter to come and see what she thought of the new comer .
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` Call him in , ' said Cannetella , ` that we may see him close . '
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Another splendid feast was prepared , and when the stranger had eaten and drunk as much as he was able , and had taken his departure , the king asked Cannetella how she liked him .
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` Not at all , ' replied his daughter ; ` what could you do with a man who requires at least two servants to help him on with his cloak , because he is too awkward to put it on properly himself ? '
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` If that 's all you have against him , ' said the king , ' I see how the land lies .
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You are determined not to have a husband at all ; but marry someone you shall , for I do not mean my name and house to die out . '
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` Well , then , my dear parent , ' said Cannetella , ' I must tell you at once that you had better not count upon me , for I never mean to marry unless I can find a man with a gold head and gold teeth . '
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The king was very angry at finding his daughter so obstinate ; but as he always gave the girl her own way in everything , he issued a proclamation to the effect that any man with a gold head and gold teeth might come forward and claim the princess as his bride , and the kingdom of Bello Puojo as a wedding gift .
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Now the king had a deadly enemy called Scioravante , who was a very powerful magician .
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No sooner had this man heard of the proclamation than he summoned his attendant spirits and commanded them to gild his head and teeth .
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The spirits said , at first , that the task was beyond their powers , and suggested that a pair of golden horns attached to his forehead would both be easier to make and more comfortable to wear ; but Scioravante would allow no compromise , and insisted on having a head and teeth made of the finest gold .
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When it was fixed on his shoulders he went for a stroll in front of the palace .
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And the king , seeing the very man he was in search of , called his daughter , and said : ` Just look out of the window , and you will find exactly what you want . '
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Then , as Scioravante was hurrying past , the king shouted out to him : ` Just stop a minute , brother , and do n't be in such desperate haste .
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If you will step in here you shall have my daughter for a wife , and I will send attendants with her , and as many horses and servants as you wish . ' '
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A thousand thanks , ' returned Scioravante ; ' I shall be delighted to marry your daughter , but it is quite unnecessary to send anyone to accompany her .
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Give me a horse and I will carry off the princess in front of my saddle , and will bring her to my own kingdom , where there is no lack of courtiers or servants , or , indeed , of anything your daughter can desire . '
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At first the king was very much against Cannetella 's departing in this fashion ; but finally Scioravante got his way , and placing the princess before him on his horse , he set out for his own country .
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Towards evening he dismounted , and entering a stable he placed Cannetella in the same stall as his horse , and said to her : ` Now listen to what I have to say .
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I am going to my home now , and that is a seven years ' journey from here ; you must wait for me in this stable , and never move from the spot , or let yourself be seen by a living soul .
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If you disobey my commands , it will be the worse for you . '
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-LSB- Illustration : SCIORAVANTE LEAVES CANNETELLA IN THE STABLE -RSB- The princess answered meekly : ` Sir I am your servant , and will do exactly as you bid me ; but I should like to know what I am to live on till you come back ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. SCIORAVANTE__<label>__NOUN LEAVES__<label>__NOUN CANNETELLA__<label>__NOUN IN__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN STABLE__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. The__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB meekly__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON servant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB exactly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON bid__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` You can take what the horses leave , ' was Scioravante 's reply .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET horses__<label>__NOUN leave__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB Scioravante__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN reply__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the magician had left her Cannetella felt very miserable , and bitterly cursed the day she was born .
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She spent all her time weeping and bemoaning the cruel fate that had driven her from a palace into a stable , from soft , down cushions to a bed of straw , and from the dainties of her father 's table to the food that the horses left .
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She led this wretched life for a few months , and during that time she never saw who fed and watered the horses , for it was all done by invisible hands .
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One day , when she was more than usually unhappy , she perceived a little crack in the wall , through which she could see a beautiful garden , with all manner of delicious fruits and flowers growing in it .
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The sight and smell of such delicacies were too much for poor Cannetella , and she said to herself , ' I will slip quietly out , and pick a few oranges and grapes , and I do n't care what happens .
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Who is there to tell my husband what I do ?
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and even if he should hear of my disobedience , he can not make my life more miserable than it is already . '
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So she slipped out and refreshed her poor , starved body with the fruit she plucked in the garden .
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But a short time afterwards her husband returned unexpectedly , and one of the horses instantly told him that Cannetella had gone into the garden , in his absence , and had stolen some oranges and grapes .
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Scioravante was furious when he heard this , and seizing a huge knife from his pocket he threatened to kill his wife for her disobedience .
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But Cannetella threw herself at his feet and implored him to spare her life , saying that hunger drove even the wolf from the wood .
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At last she succeeded in so far softening her husband 's heart that he said , ' I will forgive you this time , and spare your life ; but if you disobey me again , and I hear , on my return , that you have as much as moved out of the stall , I will certainly kill you .
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So , beware ; for I am going away once more , and shall be absent for seven years . '
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With these words he took his departure , and Cannetella burst into a flood of tears , and , wringing her hands , she moaned : ` Why was I ever born to such a hard fate ?
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Oh !
Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
father , how miserable you have made your poor daughter !
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But , why should I blame my father ?
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for I have only myself to thank for all my sufferings .
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I got the cursed head of gold , and it has brought all this misery on me .
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I am indeed punished for not doing as my father wished ! '
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When a year had gone by , it chanced , one day , that the king 's cooper passed the stables where Cannetella was kept prisoner .
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She recognised the man , and called him to come in .
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At first he did not know the poor princess , and could not make out who it was that called him by name .
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But when he heard Cannetella 's tale of woe , he hid her in a big empty barrel he had with him , partly because he was sorry for the poor girl , and , even more , because he wished to gain the king 's favour .
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Then he slung the barrel on the mule 's back , and in this way the princess was carried to her own home .
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They arrived at the palace about four o'clock in the morning , and the cooper knocked loudly at the door .
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When the servants came in haste and saw only the cooper standing at the gate , they were very indignant , and scolded him soundly for coming at such an hour and waking them all out of their sleep .
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The king hearing the noise and the cause of it , sent for the cooper , for he felt certain the man must have some important business , to have come and disturbed the whole palace at such an early hour .
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The cooper asked permission to unload his mule , and Cannetella crept out of the barrel .
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At first the king refused to believe that it was really his daughter , for she had changed so terribly in a few years , and had grown so thin and pale , that it was pitiful to see her .
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At last the princess showed her father a mole she had on her right arm , and then he saw that the poor girl was indeed his long-lost Cannetella .
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He kissed her a thousand times , and instantly had the choicest food and drink set before her .
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-LSB- Illustration : CANNETELLA COMES OUT OF THE CASK -RSB- After she had satisfied her hunger , the king said to her : ` Who would have thought , my dear daughter , to have found you in such a state ?
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. CANNETELLA__<label>__NOUN COMES__<label>__NOUN OUT__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP THE__<label>__NOUN CASK__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. After__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB satisfied__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hunger__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON dear__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET state__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
What , may I ask , has brought you to this pass ? '
What__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. may__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ask__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. has__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET pass__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Cannetella replied : ` That wicked man with the gold head and teeth treated me worse than a dog , and many a time , since I left you , have I longed to die .
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But I could n't tell you all that I have suffered , for you would never believe me .
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It is enough that I am once more with you , and I shall never leave you again , for I would rather be a slave in your house than queen in any other . '
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV leave__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET slave__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP queen__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
In the meantime Scioravante had returned to the stables , and one of the horses told him that Cannetella had been taken away by a cooper in a barrel .
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When the wicked magician heard this he was beside himself with rage , and , hastening to the kingdom of Bello Puojo , he went straight to an old woman who lived exactly opposite the royal palace , and said to her : ` If you will let me see the king 's daughter ' , I will give you whatever reward you like to ask for . '
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The woman demanded a hundred ducats of gold , and Scioravante counted them out of his purse and gave them to her without a murmur .
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Then the old woman led him to the roof of the house , where he could see Cannetella combing out her long hair in a room in the top story of the palace .
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The princess happened to look out of the window , and when she saw her husband gazing at her , she got such a fright that she flew downstairs to the king , and said : ` My lord and father , unless you shut me up instantly in a room with seven iron doors , I am lost . '
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` If that 's all ' said the king , ` it shall be done at once . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he gave orders for the doors to be closed on the spot .
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When Scioravante saw this he returned to the old woman , and said : ' I will give you whatever you like if you will go into the palace , hide under the princess 's bed , and slip this little piece of paper beneath her pillow , saying , as you do so : `` May everyone in the palace , except the princess , fall into a sound sleep . '' '
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The old woman demanded another hundred golden ducats , and then proceeded to carry out the magician 's wishes .
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No sooner had she slipped the piece of paper under Cannetella 's pillow , than all the people in the palace fell fast asleep , and only the princess remained awake .
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Then Scioravante hurried to the seven doors and opened them one after the other .
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Cannetella screamed with terror when she saw her husband , but no one came to her help , for all in the palace lay as if they were dead .
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The magician seized her in the bed on which she lay , and was going to carry her off with him , when the little piece of paper which the old woman had placed under her pillow fell on the floor .
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In an instant all the people in the palace woke up , and as Cannetella was still screaming for help , they rushed to her rescue .
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They seized Scioravante and put him to death ; so he was caught in the trap which he had laid for the princess -- and , as is so often the case in this world , the biter himself was bit .
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-LSB- From the Italian , Kletke . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Italian__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Kletke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
THE OGRE There lived , once upon a time , in the land of Marigliano , a poor woman called Masella , who had six pretty daughters , all as upright as young fir-trees , and an only son called Antonio , who was so simple as to be almost an idiot .
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Hardly a day passed without his mother saying to him ; ` What are you doing , you useless creature ?
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If you were n't too stupid to look after yourself , I would order you to leave the house and never to let me see your face again . '
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Every day the youth committed some fresh piece of folly , till at last Masella , losing all patience , gave him a good beating , which so startled Antonio that he took to his heels and never stopped running till it was dark and the stars were shining in the heavens .
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He wandered on for some time , not knowing where to go , and at last he came to a cave , at the mouth of which sat an ogre , uglier than anything you can conceive .
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He had a huge head and wrinkled brow -- eyebrows that met , squinting eyes , a flat broad nose , and a great gash of a mouth from which two huge tusks stuck out .
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His skin was hairy , his arms enormous , his legs like sword blades , and his feet as flat as ducks ' .
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In short , he was the most hideous and laughable object in the world .
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But Antonio , who , with all his faults , was no coward , and was moreover a very civil-spoken lad , took off his hat , and said : ` Good-day , sir ; I hope you are pretty well .
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Could you kindly tell me how far it is from here to the place where I wish to go ? '
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-LSB- Illustration : ANTONIO · IS · NOT · AFRAID · OF · THE · OGRE -RSB- When the ogre heard this extraordinary question he burst out laughing , and as he liked the youth 's polite manners he said to him : ` Will you enter my service ? '
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` What wages do you give ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON wages__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
replied Antonio .
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` If you serve me faithfully , ' returned the ogre , ` I 'll be bound you 'll get enough wages to satisfy you . '
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So the bargain was struck , and Antonio agreed to become the ogre 's servant .
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He was very well treated , in every way , and he had little or no work to do , with the result that in a few days he became as fat as a quail , as round as a barrel , as red as a lobster , and as impudent as a bantam-cock .
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But , after two years , the lad got weary of this idle life , and longed desperately to visit his home again .
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The ogre , who could see into his heart and knew how unhappy he was , said to him one day : ` My dear Antonio , I know how much you long to see your mother and sisters again , and because I love you as the apple of my eye , I am willing to allow you to go home for a visit .
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Therefore , take this donkey , so that you may not have to go on foot ; but see that you never say `` Bricklebrit '' to him , for if you do you 'll be sure to regret it . '
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Antonio took the beast without as much as saying thank you , and jumping on its back he rode away in great haste ; but he had n't gone two hundred yards when he dismounted and called out ` Bricklebrit . '
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No sooner had he pronounced the word than the donkey opened its mouth and poured forth rubies , emeralds , diamonds and pearls , as big as walnuts .
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Antonio gazed in amazement at the sight of such wealth , and joyfully filling a huge sack with the precious stones , he mounted the donkey again and rode on till he came to an inn .
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Here he got down , and going straight to the landlord , he said to him : ` My good man , I must ask you to stable this donkey for me .
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Be sure you give the poor beast plenty of oats and hay , but beware of saying the word `` Bricklebrit '' to him , for if you do I can promise you will regret it .
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Take this heavy sack , too , and put it carefully away for me . '
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The landlord , who was no fool , on receiving this strange warning , and seeing the precious stones sparkling through the canvas of the sack , was most anxious to see what would happen if he used the forbidden word .
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So he gave Antonio an excellent dinner , with a bottle of fine old wine , and prepared a comfortable bed for him .
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As soon as he saw the poor simpleton close his eyes and had heard his lusty snores , he hurried to the stables and said to the donkey ` Bricklebrit , ' and the animal as usual poured out any number of precious stones .
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When the landlord saw all these treasures he longed to get possession of so valuable an animal , and determined to steal the donkey from his foolish guest .
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As soon as it was light next morning Antonio awoke , and having rubbed his eyes and stretched himself about a hundred times he called the landlord and said to him : ` Come here , my friend , and produce your bill , for short reckonings make long friends . '
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When Antonio had paid his account he went to the stables and took out his donkey , as he thought , and fastening a sack of gravel , which the landlord had substituted for his precious stones , on the creature 's back , he set out for his home .
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No sooner had he arrived there than he called out : ` Mother , come quickly , and bring table-cloths and sheets with you , and spread them out on the ground , and you will soon see what wonderful treasures I have brought you . '
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His mother hurried into the house , and opening the linen-chest where she kept her daughters ' wedding outfits , she took out table-cloths and sheets made of the finest linen , and spread them flat and smooth on the ground .
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Antonio placed the donkey on them , and called out ` Bricklebrit . '
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But this time he met with no success , for the donkey took no more notice of the magic word than he would have done if a lyre had been twanged in his ear .
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Two , three , and four times did Antonio pronounce ` Bricklebrit , ' but all in vain , and he might as well have spoken to the wind .
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Disgusted and furious with the poor creature , he seized a thick stick and began to beat it so hard that he nearly broke every bone in its body .
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The miserable donkey was so distracted at such treatment that , far from pouring out precious stones , it only tore and dirtied all the fine linen .
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When poor Masella saw her table-cloths and sheets being destroyed , and that instead of becoming rich she had only been made a fool of , she seized another stick and belaboured Antonio so unmercifully with it , that he fled before her , and never stopped till he reached the ogre 's cave .
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When his master saw the lad returning in such a sorry plight , he understood at once what had happened to him , and making no bones about the matter , he told Antonio what a fool he had been to allow himself to be so imposed upon by the landlord , and to let a worthless animal be palmed off on him instead of his magic donkey .
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Antonio listened humbly to the ogre 's words , and vowed solemnly that he would never act so foolishly again .
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And so a year passed , and once more Antonio was overcome by a fit of home-sickness , and felt a great longing to see his own people again .
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Now the ogre , although he was so hideous to look upon , had a very kind heart , and when he saw how restless and unhappy Antonio was , he at once gave him leave to go home on a visit .
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At parting he gave him a beautiful table-cloth , and said : ` Give this to your mother ; but see that you do n't lose it as you lost the donkey , and till you are safely in your own house beware of saying `` Table-cloth , open , '' and `` Table-cloth , shut . ''
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If you do , the misfortune be on your own head , for I have given you fair warning . '
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Antonio set out on his journey , but hardly had he got out of sight of the cave than he laid the table-cloth on the ground and said , ` Table-cloth , open . '
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In an instant the table-cloth unfolded itself and disclosed a whole mass of precious stones and other treasures .
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When Antonio perceived this he said , ` Table-cloth , shut , ' and continued his journey .
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He came to the same inn again , and calling the landlord to him , he told him to put the table-cloth carefully away , and whatever he did not to say ` Table-cloth , open , ' or ` Table-cloth , shut , ' to it .
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The landlord , who was a regular rogue , answered , ` Just leave it to me , I will look after it as if it were my own . '
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After he had given Antonio plenty to eat and drink , and had provided him with a comfortable bed , he went straight to the table-cloth and said , ` Table-cloth , open . '
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It opened at once , and displayed such costly treasures that the landlord made up his mind on the spot to steal it .
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When Antonio awoke next morning , the host handed him over a table-cloth exactly like his own , and carrying it carefully over his arm , the foolish youth went straight to his mother 's house , and said : ` Now we shall be rich beyond the dreams of avarice , and need never go about in rags again , or lack the best of food . '
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With these words he spread the table-cloth on the ground and said , ` Table-cloth , open . '
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But he might repeat the injunction as often as he pleased , it was only waste of breath , for nothing happened .
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When Antonio saw this he turned to his mother and said : ` That old scoundrel of a landlord has done me once more ; but he will live to repent it , for if I ever enter his inn again , I will make him suffer for the loss of my donkey and the other treasures he has robbed me of . '
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Masella was in such a rage over her fresh disappointment that she could not restrain her impatience , and , turning on Antonio , she abused him soundly , and told him to get out of her sight at once , for she would never acknowledge him as a son of hers again .
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The poor boy was very depressed by her words , and slunk back to his master like a dog with his tail between his legs .
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When the ogre saw him , he guessed at once what had happened .
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He gave Antonio a good scolding , and said , ' I do n't know what prevents me smashing your head in , you useless ne'er - do-well !
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You blurt everything out , and your long tongue never ceases wagging for a moment .
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If you had remained silent in the inn this misfortune would never have overtaken you , so you have only yourself to blame for your present suffering . '
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Antonio listened to his master 's words in silence , looking for all the world like a whipped dog .
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When he had been three more years in the ogre 's service he had another bad fit of home-sickness , and longed very much to see his mother and sisters again .
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So he asked for permission to go home on a visit , and it was at once granted to him .
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Before he set out on his journey the ogre presented him with a beautifully carved stick and said , ` Take this stick as a remembrance of me ; but beware of saying , `` Rise up , Stick , '' and `` Lie down , Stick , '' for if you do , I can only say I would n't be in your shoes for something . '
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Antonio took the stick and said , ` Do n't be in the least alarmed , I 'm not such a fool as you think , and know better than most people what two and two make . '
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` I 'm glad to hear it , ' replied the ogre , ` but words are women , deeds are men .
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You have heard what I said , and forewarned is forearmed . '
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This time Antonio thanked his master warmly for all his kindness , and started on his homeward journey in great spirits ; but he had not gone half a mile when he said ` Rise up , Stick . '
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The words were hardly out of his mouth when the stick rose and began to rain down blows on poor Antonio 's back with such lightning-like rapidity that he had hardly strength to call out , ` Lie down , Stick ' ; but as soon as he uttered the words the stick lay down , and ceased beating his back black and blue .
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Although he had learnt a lesson at some cost to himself , Antonio was full of joy , for he saw a way now of revenging himself on the wicked landlord .
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Once more he arrived at the inn , and was received in the most friendly and hospitable manner by his host .
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Antonio greeted him cordially , and said : ` My friend , will you kindly take care of this stick for me ?
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But , whatever you do , do n't say `` Rise up , Stick . ''
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If you do , you will be sorry for it , and you need n't expect any sympathy from me . '
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The landlord , thinking he was coming in for a third piece of good fortune , gave Antonio an excellent supper ; and after he had seen him comfortably to bed , he ran to the stick , and calling to his wife to come and see the fun , he lost no time in pronouncing the words ` Rise up , Stick . '
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The moment he spoke the stick jumped up and beat the landlord so unmercifully that he and his wife ran screaming to Antonio , and , waking him up , pleaded for mercy .
The__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stick__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ beat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET landlord__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV unmercifully__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB screaming__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Antonio__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. waking__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. pleaded__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP mercy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When Antonio saw how successful his trick had been he said : ' I refuse to help you , unless you give me all that you have stolen from me , otherwise you will be beaten to death . '
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The landlord , who felt himself at death 's door already , cried out : ` Take back your property , only release me from this terrible stick ; ' and with these words he ordered the donkey , the table-cloth , and other treasures to be restored to their rightful owner .
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As soon as Antonio had recovered his belongings he said ` Stick , lie down , ' and it stopped beating the landlord at once .
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Then he took his donkey and table-cloth and arrived safely at his home with them .
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This time the magic words had the desired effect , and the donkey and table-cloth provided the family with treasures untold .
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Antonio very soon married off his sister , made his mother rich for life , and they all lived happily for ever after .
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-LSB- From the Italian , Kletke . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Italian__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Kletke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
A FAIRY 'S BLUNDER Once upon a time there lived a fairy whose name was Dindonette .
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She was the best creature in the world , with the kindest heart ; but she had not much sense , and was always doing things , to benefit people , which generally ended in causing pain and distress to everybody concerned .
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No one knew this better than the inhabitants of an island far off in the midst of the sea , which , according to the laws of fairyland , she had taken under her special protection , thinking day and night of what she could do to make the isle the pleasantest place in the whole world , as it was the most beautiful .
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Now what happened was this : As the fairy went about , unseen , from house to house , she heard everywhere children longing for the time when they would be ` grown-up , ' and able , they thought , to do as they liked ; and old people talking about the past , and sighing to be young again .
Now__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET :__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. unseen__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP house__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB everywhere__<label>__ADV children__<label>__NOUN longing__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. grown__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ able__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON liked__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ old__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN talking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET past__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ sighing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Is there no way of satisfying these poor things ? '
`__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET no__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP satisfying__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she thought .
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And then one night an idea occurred to her .
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` Oh , yes , of course !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It has been tried before ; but I will manage better than the rest , with their old Fountain of Youth , which , after all , only made people young again .
It__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB tried__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB manage__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ Fountain__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Youth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV made__<label>__VERB people__<label>__NOUN young__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I will enchant the spring that bubbles up in the middle of the orchard , and the children that drink of it shall at once become grown men and women , and the old people return to the days of their childhood . '
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And without stopping to consult one single other fairy , who might have given her good advice , off rushed Dindonette , to cast her spell over the fountain .
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It was the only spring of fresh water in the island , and at dawn was crowded with people of all ages , come to drink at its source .
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Delighted at her plan for making them all happy , the fairy hid herself behind a thicket of roses , and peeped out whenever footsteps came that way .
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It was not long before she had ample proof of the success of her enchantments .
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Almost before her eyes the children put on the size and strength of adults , while the old men and women instantly became helpless , tiny babies .
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Indeed , so pleased was she with the result of her work , that she could no longer remain hidden , and went about telling everybody what she had done , and enjoying their gratitude and thanks .
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But after the first outburst of delight at their wishes being granted , people began to be a little frightened at the rapid effects of the magic water .
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It was delicious to feel yourself at the height of your power and beauty , but you would wish to keep so always !
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Now this was exactly what the fairy had been in too much of a hurry to arrange , and no sooner had the children become grown up , and the men and women become babies , than they all rushed on to old age at an appalling rate !
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The fairy only found out her mistake when it was too late to set it right .
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When the inhabitants of the island saw what had befallen them , they were filled with despair , and did everything they could think of to escape from such a dreadful fate .
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They dug wells in their places , so that they should no longer need to drink from the magic spring ; but the sandy soil yielded no water , and the rainy season was already past .
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They stored up the dew that fell , and the juice of fruits and of herbs , but all this was as a drop in the ocean of their wants .
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Some threw themselves into the sea , trusting that the current might carry them to other shores -- they had no boats -- and a few , still more impatient , put themselves to death on the spot .
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The rest submitted blindly to their destiny .
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Perhaps the worst part of the enchantment was , that the change from one age to another was so rapid that the person had no time to prepare himself for it .
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It would not have mattered so much if the man who stood up in the assembly of the nation , to give his advice as to peace or war , had looked like a baby , as long as he spoke with the knowledge and sense of a full-grown man .
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But , alas !
But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. alas__<label>__X !__<label>__.
with the outward form of an infant , he had taken on its helplessness and foolishness , and there was no one who could train him to better things .
with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET outward__<label>__ADJ form__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET infant__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON helplessness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ foolishness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB train__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT better__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The end of it all was , that before a month had passed the population had died out , and the fairy Dindonette , ashamed and grieved at the effects of her folly , had left the island for ever .
The__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET population__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB died__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__NOUN Dindonette__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ashamed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ grieved__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET effects__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON folly__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. had__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET island__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Many centuries after , the fairy Selnozoura , who had fallen into bad health , was ordered by her doctors to make the tour of the world twice a week for change of air , and in one of these journeys she found herself at Fountain Island .
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Selnozoura never made these trips alone , but always took with her two children , of whom she was very fond -- Cornichon , a boy of fourteen , bought in his childhood at a slave-market , and Toupette , a few months younger , who had been entrusted to the care of the fairy by her guardian , the genius Kristopo .
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Cornichon and Toupette were intended by Selnozoura to become husband and wife , as soon as they were old enough .
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Meanwhile , they travelled with her in a little vessel , whose speed through the air was just a thousand nine hundred and fifty times greater than that of the swiftest of our ships .
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Struck with the beauty of the island , Selnozoura ran the vessel to ground , and leaving it in the care of the dragon which lived in the hold during the voyage , stepped on shore with her two companions .
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Surprised at the sight of a large town whose streets and houses were absolutely desolate , the fairy resolved to put her magic arts in practice to find out the cause .
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While she was thus engaged , Cornichon and Toupette wandered away by themselves , and by-and-by arrived at the fountain , whose bubbling waters looked cool and delicious on such a hot day .
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Scarcely had they each drunk a deep draught , when the fairy , who by this time had discovered all she wished to know , hastened to the spot .
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` Oh , beware !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. beware__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
beware ! '
beware__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she cried , the moment she saw them .
she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` If you drink that deadly poison you will be ruined for ever ! '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON drink__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP deadly__<label>__ADV poison__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ruined__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Poison ? '
`__<label>__. Poison__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
answered Toupette .
answered__<label>__VERB Toupette__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` It is the most refreshing water I have ever tasted , and Cornichon will say so too ! '
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV refreshing__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV tasted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Cornichon__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Unhappy children , then I am too late !
`__<label>__. Unhappy__<label>__ADJ children__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV late__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Why did you leave me ?
Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Listen , and I will tell you what has befallen the wretched inhabitants of this island , and what will befall you too .
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The power of fairies is great , ' she added , when she had finished her story , ` but they can not destroy the work of another fairy .
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Very shortly you will pass into the weakness and silliness of extreme old age , and all I can do for you is to make it as easy to you as possible , and to preserve you from the death that others have suffered , from having no one to look after them .
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But the charm is working already !
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Cornichon is taller and more manly than he was an hour ago , and Toupette no longer looks like a little girl . '
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It was true ; but this fact did not seem to render the young people as miserable as it did Selnozoura .
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` Do not pity us , ' said Cornichon .
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` If we are fated to grow old so soon , let us no longer delay our marriage .
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What matter if we anticipate our decay , if we only anticipate our happiness too ? '
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The fairy felt that Cornichon had reason on his side , and seeing by a glance at Toupette 's face that there was no opposition to be feared from her , she answered , ` Let it be so , then .
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But not in this dreadful place .
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We will return at once to Bagota , and the festivities shall be the most brilliant ever seen . '
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They all returned to the vessel , and in a few hours the four thousand five hundred miles that lay between the island and Bagota were passed .
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Everyone was surprised to see the change which the short absence had made in the young people , but as the fairy had promised absolute silence about the adventure , they were none the wiser , and busied themselves in preparing their dresses for the marriage , which was fixed for the next night .
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Early on the following morning the genius Kristopo arrived at the Court , on one of the visits he was in the habit of paying his ward from time to time .
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Like the rest , he was astonished at the sudden improvement in the child .
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He had always been fond of her , and in a moment he fell violently in love .
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Hastily demanding an audience of the fairy , he laid his proposals before her , never doubting that she would give her consent to so brilliant a match .
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But Selnozoura refused to listen , and even hinted that in his own interest Kristopo had better turn his thoughts elsewhere .
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The genius pretended to agree , but , instead , he went straight to Toupette 's room , and flew away with her through the window , at the very instant that the bridegroom was awaiting her below .
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When the fairy discovered what had happened , she was furious , and sent messenger after messenger to the genius in his palace at Ratibouf , commanding him to restore Toupette without delay , and threatening to make war in case of refusal .
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Kristopo gave no direct answer to the fairy 's envoys , but kept Toupette closely guarded in a tower , where the poor girl used all her powers of persuasion to induce him to put off their marriage .
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All would , however , have been quite in vain if , in the course of a few days , sorrow , joined to the spell of the magic water , had not altered her appearance so completely that Kristopo was quite alarmed , and declared that she needed amusement and fresh air , and that , as his presence seemed to distress her , she should be left her own mistress .
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But one thing he declined to do , and that was to send her back to Bagota .
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In the meantime both sides had been busily collecting armies , and Kristopo had given the command of his to a famous general , while Selnozoura had placed Cornichon at the head of her forces .
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But before war was actually declared , Toupette 's parents , who had been summoned by the genius , arrived at Ratibouf .
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They had never seen their daughter since they parted from her as a baby , but from time to time travellers to Bagota had brought back accounts of her beauty .
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What was their amazement , therefore , at finding , instead of a lovely girl , a middle-aged woman , handsome indeed , but quite faded -- looking , in fact , older than themselves .
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Kristopo , hardly less astonished than they were at the sudden change , thought that it was a joke on the part of one of his courtiers , who had hidden Toupette away , and put this elderly lady in her place .
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Bursting with rage , he sent instantly for all the servants and guards of the town , and inquired who had the insolence to play him such a trick , and what had become of their prisoner .
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They replied that since Toupette had been in their charge she had never left her rooms unveiled , and that during her walks in the surrounding gardens , her food had been brought in and placed on her table ; as she preferred to eat alone no one had ever seen her face , or knew what she was like .
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The servants were clearly speaking the truth , and Kristopo was obliged to believe them .
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` But , ' thought he , ` if they have not had a hand in this , it must be the work of the fairy , ' and in his anger he ordered the army to be ready to march .
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On her side , Selnozoura of course knew what the genius had to expect , but was deeply offended when she heard of the base trick which she was believed to have invented .
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Her first desire was to give battle to Kristopo at once , but with great difficulty her ministers induced her to pause , and to send an ambassador to Kristopo to try to arrange matters .
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So the Prince Zeprady departed for the court of Ratibouf , and on his way he met Cornichon , who was encamped with his army just outside the gates of Bagota .
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The Prince showed him the fairy 's written order that for the present peace must still be kept , and Cornichon , filled with longing to see Toupette once more , begged to be allowed to accompany Zeprady on his mission to Ratibouf .
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By this time the genius 's passion for Toupette , which had caused all these troubles , had died out , and he willingly accepted the terms of peace offered by Zeprady , though he informed the prince that he still believed the fairy to be guilty of the dreadful change in the girl .
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To this the prince only replied that on that point he had a witness who could prove , better than anyone else , if it was Toupette or not , and desired that Cornichon should be sent for .
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When Toupette was told that she was to see her old lover again , her heart leapt with joy ; but soon the recollection came to her of all that had happened , and she remembered that Cornichon would be changed as well as she .
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The moment of their meeting was not all happiness , especially on the part of Toupette , who could not forget her lost beauty , and the genius , who was present , was at last convinced that he had not been deceived , and went out to sign the treaty of peace , followed by his attendants .
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` Ah , Toupette : my dear Toupette ! '
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cried Cornichon , as soon as they were left alone ; ` now that we are once more united , let our past troubles be forgotten . '
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` Our past troubles ! '
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answered she , ` and what do you call our lost beauty and the dreadful future before us ?
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You are looking fifty years older than when I saw you last , and I know too well that fate has treated me no better ! '
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` Ah , do not say that , ' replied Cornichon , clasping her hand , ` You are different , it is true ; but every age has its graces , and surely no woman of sixty was ever handsomer than you !
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If your eyes had been as bright as of yore they would have matched badly with your faded skin .
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The wrinkles which I notice on your forehead explain the increased fulness of your cheeks , and your throat in withering is elegant in decay .
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Thus the harmony shown by your features , even as they grow old , is the best proof of their former beauty .
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` Oh , monster , ' cried Toupette , bursting into tears , ` is that all the comfort you can give me ? '
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` But , Toupette , ' answered Cornichon ; ` you used to declare that you did not care for beauty , as long as you had my heart . '
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` Yes , I know , ' said she , ` but how can you go on caring for a person who is as old and plain as I ? '
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` Toupette , Toupette , ' replied Cornichon , ` you are only talking nonsense .
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My heart is as much yours as ever it was , and nothing in the world can make any difference . '
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At this point of the conversation the Prince Zeprady entered the room , with the news that the genius , full of regret for his behaviour , had given Cornichon full permission to depart for Bagota as soon as he liked , and to take Toupette with him ; adding that , though he begged they would excuse his taking leave of them before they went , he hoped , before long , to visit them at Bagota .
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Neither of the lovers slept that night -- Cornichon from joy at returning home , Toupette from dread of the blow to her vanity which awaited her at Bagota .
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It was hopeless for Cornichon to try to console her during the journey with the reasons he had given the day before .
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She only grew worse and worse , and when they reached the palace went straight to her old apartments , entreating the fairy to allow both herself and Cornichon to remain concealed , and to see no one .
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For some time after their arrival the fairy was taken up with the preparations for the rejoicings which were to celebrate the peace , and with the reception of the genius , who was determined to do all in his power to regain Selnozoura 's lost friendship .
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Cornichon and Toupette were therefore left entirely to themselves , and though this was only what they wanted , still , they began to feel a little neglected .
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At length , one morning , they saw from the windows that the fairy and the genius were approaching , in state , with all their courtiers in attendance .
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Toupette instantly hid herself in the darkest corner of the room , but Cornichon , forgetting that he was now no longer a boy of fourteen , ran to meet them .
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In so doing he tripped and fell , bruising one of his eyes severely .
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At the sight of her lover lying helpless on the floor , Toupette hastened to his side ; but her feeble legs gave way under her , and she fell almost on top of him , knocking out three of her loosened teeth against his forehead .
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The fairy , who entered the room at this moment , burst into tears , and listened in silence to the genius , who hinted that by-and-by everything would be put right .
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` At the last assembly of the fairies , ' he said , ` when the doings of each fairy were examined and discussed , a proposal was made to lessen , as far as possible , the mischief caused by Dindonette by enchanting the fountain .
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And it was decided that , as she had meant nothing but kindness , she should have the power of undoing one half of the spell .
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Of course she might always have destroyed the fatal fountain , which would have been best of all ; but this she never thought of .
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Yet , in spite of this , her heart is so good , that I am sure that the moment she hears that she is wanted she will fly to help .
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Only , before she comes , it is for you , Madam , to make up your mind which of the two shall regain their former strength and beauty . '
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At these words the fairy 's soul sank .
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Both Cornichon and Toupette were equally dear to her , and how could she favour one at the cost of the other ?
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As to the courtiers , none of the men were able to understand why she hesitated a second to declare for Toupette ; while the ladies were equally strong on the side of Cornichon .
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But , however undecided the fairy might be , it was quite different with Cornichon and Toupette .
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` Ah , my love , ' exclaimed Cornichon , ` at length I shall be able to give you the best proof of my devotion by showing you how I value the beauties of your mind above those of your body !
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While the most charming women of the court will fall victims to my youth and strength , I shall think of nothing but how to lay them at your feet , and pay heart-felt homage to your age and wrinkles . '
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` Not so fast , ' interrupted Toupette , ' I do n't see why you should have it all .
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Why do you heap such humiliations upon me ?
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But I will trust to the justice of the fairy , who will not treat me so . '
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Then she entered her own rooms , and refused to leave them , in spite of the prayers of Cornichon , who begged her to let him explain .
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No one at the court thought or spoke of any other subject during the few days before the arrival of Dindonette , whom everybody expected to set things right in a moment .
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But , alas !
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she had no idea herself what was best to be done , and always adopted the opinion of the person she was talking to .
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At length a thought struck her , which seemed the only way of satisfying both parties , and she asked the fairy to call together all the court and the people to hear her decision .
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` Happy is he , ' she began , ` who can repair the evil he has caused , but happier he who has never caused any . '
`__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB repair__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET evil__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB caused__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ happier__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV caused__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
As nobody contradicted this remark , she continued : ` To me it is only allowed to undo one half of the mischief I have wrought .
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I could restore you your youth , ' she said to Cornichon , ` or your beauty , ' turning to Toupette . '
I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB restore__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON youth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Cornichon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Toupette__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will do both ; and I will do neither . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB neither__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A murmur of curiosity arose from the crowd , while Cornichon and Toupette trembled with astonishment .
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` No , ' went on Dindonette , ` never should I have the cruelty to leave one of you to decay , while the other enjoys the glory of youth .
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Dindonette__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. never__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cruelty__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT decay__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ enjoys__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET glory__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP youth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as I can not restore you both at once to what you were , one half of each of your bodies shall become young again , while the other half goes on its way to decay .
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV restore__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON both__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM half__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON bodies__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN goes__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT decay__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I will leave it to you to choose which half it shall be -- if I shall draw a line round the waist , or a line straight down the middle of the body . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB leave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT choose__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET half__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB draw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET line__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET waist__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET line__<label>__NOUN straight__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET body__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
She looked about her proudly , expecting applause for her clever idea .
She__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON proudly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. expecting__<label>__VERB applause__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON clever__<label>__NOUN idea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Cornichon and Toupette were shaking with rage and disappointment , and everyone else broke into shouts of laughter .
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In pity for the unhappy lovers , Selnozoura came forward .
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` Do you not think , ' she said , ` that instead of what you propose , it would be better to let them take it in turns to enjoy their former youth and beauty for a fixed time ?
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. that__<label>__DET instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON propose__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP turns__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT enjoy__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON former__<label>__ADJ youth__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ beauty__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fixed__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I am sure you could easily manage that . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB easily__<label>__ADV manage__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` What an excellent notion ! '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET excellent__<label>__ADJ notion__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Dindonette .
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` Oh , yes , of course that is best !
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB best__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Which of you shall I touch first ? '
Which__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON touch__<label>__VERB first__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Touch her , ' replied Cornichon , who was always ready to give way to Toupette . '
`__<label>__. Touch__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Cornichon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Toupette__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I know her heart too well to fear any change . '
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT fear__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET change__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the fairy bent forward and touched her with her magic ring , and in one instant the old woman was a girl again .
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The whole court wept with joy at the sight , and Toupette ran up to Cornichon , who had fallen down in his surprise , promising to pay him long visits , and tell him of all her balls and water parties .
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The two fairies went to their own apartments , where the genius followed them to take his leave .
The__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM fairies__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ apartments__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET genius__<label>__NOUN followed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Oh , dear ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
suddenly cried Dindonette , breaking in to the farewell speech of the genius . '
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I quite forgot to fix the time when Cornichon should in his turn grow young .
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How stupid of me !
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And now I fear it is too late , for I ought to have declared it before I touched Toupette with the ring .
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Oh , dear !
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oh , dear !
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why did nobody warn me ? '
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` You were so quick , ' replied Selnozoura , who had long been aware of the mischief the fairy had again done , ` and we can only wait now till Cornichon shall have reached the utmost limits of his decay , when he will drink of the water , and become a baby once more , so that Toupette will have to spend her life as a nurse , a wife , and a caretaker . '
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After the anxiety of mind and the weakness of body to which for so long Toupette had been a prey , it seemed as if she could not amuse herself enough , and it was seldom indeed that she found time to visit poor Cornichon , though she did not cease to be fond of him , or to be kind to him .
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Still , she was perfectly happy without him , and this the poor man did not fail to see , almost blind and deaf from age though he was .
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But it was left to Kristopo to undo at last the work of Dindonette , and give Cornichon back the youth he had lost , and this the genius did all the more gladly , as he discovered , quite by accident , that Cornichon was in fact his son .
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It was on this plea that he attended the great yearly meeting of the fairies , and prayed that , in consideration of his services to so many of the members , this one boon might be granted him .
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Such a request had never before been heard in fairyland , and was objected to by some of the older fairies ; but both Kristopo and Selnozoura were held in such high honour that the murmurs of disgust were set aside , and the latest victim to the enchanted fountain was pronounced to be free of the spell .
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All that the genius asked in return was that he might accompany the fairy back to Bagota , and be present when his son assumed his proper shape .
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They made up their minds they would just tell Toupette that they had found a husband for her , and give her a pleasant surprise at her wedding , which was fixed for the following night .
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She heard the news with astonishment , and many pangs for the grief which Cornichon would certainly feel at his place being taken by another ; but she did not dream of disobeying the fairy , and spent the whole day wondering who the bridegroom could be .
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At the appointed hour , a large crowd assembled at the fairy 's palace , which was decorated with the sweetest flowers , known only to fairyland .
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Toupette had taken her place , but where was the bridegroom ?
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` Fetch Cornichon ! '
`__<label>__. Fetch__<label>__NOUN Cornichon__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said the fairy to her chamberlain .
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But Toupette interposed : ` Oh , Madam , spare him , I entreat you , this bitter pain , and let him remain hidden and in peace . '
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` It is necessary that he should be here , ' answered the fairy , ` and he will not regret it . '
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And , as she spoke , Cornichon was led in , smiling with the foolishness of extreme old age at the sight of the gay crowd .
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` Bring him here , ' commanded the fairy , waving her hand towards Toupette , who started back from surprise and horror .
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Selnozoura then took the hand of the poor old man , and the genius came forward and touched him three times with his ring , when Cornichon was transformed into a handsome young man .
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` May you live long , ' the genius said , ` to enjoy happiness with your wife , and to love your father . '
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And that was the end of the mischief wrought by the fairy Dindonette !
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-LSB- Cabinet des Fées . -RSB-
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LONG , BROAD , AND QUICKEYE -LRB- BOHEMIAN STORY -RRB- Once upon a time there lived a king who had an only son whom he loved dearly .
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Now one day the king sent for his son and said to him : ` My dearest child , my hair is grey and I am old , and soon I shall feel no more the warmth of the sun , or look upon the trees and flowers .
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But before I die I should like to see you with a good wife ; therefore marry , my son , as speedily as possible . '
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` My father , ' replied the prince , ` now and always , I ask nothing better than to do your bidding , but I know of no daughter-in-law that I could give you . '
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ always__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ask__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN better__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON bidding__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP -__<label>__. law__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
On hearing these words the old king drew from his pocket a key of gold , and gave it to his son , saying : ` Go up the staircase , right up to the top of the tower .
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Look carefully round you , and then come and tell me which you like best of all that you see . '
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So the young man went up .
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He had never before been in the tower , and had no idea what it might contain .
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The staircase wound round and round and round , till the prince was almost giddy , and every now and then he caught sight of a large room that opened out from the side .
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But he had been told to go to the top , and to the top he went .
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Then he found himself in a hall , which had an iron door at one end .
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This door he unlocked with his golden key , and he passed through into a vast chamber which had a roof of blue sprinkled with golden stars , and a carpet of green silk soft as turf .
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Twelve windows framed in gold let in the light of the sun , and on every window was painted the figure of a young girl , each more beautiful than the last .
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While the prince gazed at them in surprise , not knowing which he liked best , the girls began to lift their eyes and smile at him .
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He waited , expecting them to speak , but no sound came .
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Suddenly he noticed that one of the windows was covered by a curtain of white silk .
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He lifted it , and saw before him the image of a maiden beautiful as the day and sad as the tomb , clothed in a white robe , having a girdle of silver and a crown of pearls .
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The prince stood and gazed at her , as if he had been turned into stone , but as he looked the sadness which was on her face seemed to pass into his heart , and he cried out : ` This one shall be my wife .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ gazed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP stone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sadness__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pass__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT :__<label>__. `__<label>__. This__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This one and no other . '
This__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : the sadness of her face seemed to pass into his heart . -RSB-
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As he said the words the young girl blushed and hung her head , and all the other figures vanished .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN blushed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ hung__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ figures__<label>__NOUN vanished__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The young prince went quickly back to his father , and told him all he had seen and which wife he had chosen .
The__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ prince__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB quickly__<label>__ADV back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON all__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ which__<label>__DET wife__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB chosen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The old man listened to him full of sorrow , and then he spoke : ` You have done ill , my son , to search out that which was hidden , and you are running to meet a great danger .
The__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN listened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP sorrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ill__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT search__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB hidden__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB running__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ danger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This young girl has fallen into the power of a wicked sorcerer , who lives in an iron castle .
This__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB fallen__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET power__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wicked__<label>__ADJ sorcerer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Many young men have tried to deliver her , and none have ever come back .
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But what is done is done !
But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
You have given your word , and it can not be broken .
You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON word__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Go , dare your fate , and return to me safe and sound . '
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So the prince embraced his father , mounted his horse , and set forth to seek his bride .
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He rode on gaily for several hours , till he found himself in a wood where he had never been before , and soon lost his way among its winding paths and deep valleys .
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He tried in vain to see where he was : the thick trees shut out the sun , and he could not tell which was north and which was south , so that he might know what direction to make for .
He__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP vain__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. the__<label>__DET thick__<label>__NOUN trees__<label>__NOUN shut__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB north__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB south__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON direction__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
He felt in despair , and had quite given up all hope of getting out of this horrible place , when he heard a voice calling to him .
He__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP despair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV given__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET hope__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP getting__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET horrible__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN calling__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Hey !
`__<label>__. Hey__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
hey !
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stop a minute ! '
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The prince turned round and saw behind him a very tall man , running as fast as his legs would carry him .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV tall__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. running__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON legs__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB carry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Wait for me , ' he panted , ` and take me into your service .
`__<label>__. Wait__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON panted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you do , you will never be sorry . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB sorry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Who are you ? '
`__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the prince , ` and what can you do ? '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Long is my name , and I can lengthen my body at will .
`__<label>__. Long__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB lengthen__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON body__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP will__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Do you see that nest up there on the top of that pine-tree ?
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Well , I can get it for you without taking the trouble of climbing the tree , ' and Long stretched himself up and up and up , till he was very soon as tall as the pine itself .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON without__<label>__ADP taking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trouble__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP climbing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Long__<label>__NOUN stretched__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. till__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV tall__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pine__<label>__NOUN itself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He put the nest in his pocket , and before you could wink your eyelid he had made himself small again , and stood before the prince .
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` Yes ; you know your business , ' said he , ` but birds ' nests are no use to me .
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON business__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ birds__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT nests__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I am too old for them .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Now if you were only able to get me out of this wood , you would indeed be good for something . '
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` Oh , there 's no difficulty about that , ' replied Long , and he stretched himself up and up and up till he was three times as tall as the tallest tree in the forest .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET difficulty__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Long__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON stretched__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADV till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM times__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV tall__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tallest__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he looked all round and said , ` We must go in this direction in order to get out of the wood , ' and shortening himself again , he took the prince 's horse by the bridle , and led him along .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET round__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET direction__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ shortening__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ horse__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bridle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ led__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON along__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Very soon they got clear of the forest , and saw before them a wide plain ending in a pile of high rocks , covered here and there with trees , and very much like the fortifications of a town .
Very__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB clear__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET wide__<label>__ADJ plain__<label>__NOUN ending__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pile__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP high__<label>__ADJ rocks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. covered__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP trees__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fortifications__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET town__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As they left the wood behind Long turned to the prince and said , ` My lord , here comes my comrade .
As__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP Long__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. here__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON comrade__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You should take him into your service too , as you will find him a great help . '
You__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ help__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , call him then , so that I can see what sort of a man he is . '
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. call__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON sort__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` He is a little too far off for that , ' replied Long .
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ too__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV off__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Long__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` He would hardly hear my voice , and he could n't be here for some time yet , as he has so much to carry .
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I think I had better go and bring him myself , ' and this time he stretched himself to such a height that his head was lost in the clouds .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON stretched__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET height__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET clouds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He made two or three strides , took his friend on his back , and set him down before the prince .
He__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM or__<label>__CONJ three__<label>__NUM strides__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. took__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON friend__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The new-comer was a very fat man , and as round as a barrel .
The__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. comer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV fat__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADV round__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET barrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Who are you ? '
`__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the prince , ` and what can you do ? '
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Your worship , Broad is my name , and I can make myself as wide as I please . '
`__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON worship__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Broad__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV wide__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON please__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Let me see how you manage it . '
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON manage__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Run , my lord , as fast as you can , and hide yourself in the wood , ' cried Broad , and he began to swell himself out .
`__<label>__. Run__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hide__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Broad__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT swell__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : BROAD PUFFS HIMSELF OUT -RSB- The prince did not understand why he should run to the wood , but when he saw Long flying towards it , he thought he had better follow his example .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. BROAD__<label>__NOUN PUFFS__<label>__NOUN HIMSELF__<label>__NOUN OUT__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV understand__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB Long__<label>__NOUN flying__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV follow__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON example__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was only just in time , for Broad had so suddenly inflated himself that he very nearly knocked over the prince and his horse too .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV just__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Broad__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV inflated__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV nearly__<label>__ADV knocked__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He covered all the space for acres round .
He__<label>__PRON covered__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET space__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP acres__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You would have thought he was a mountain !
You__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mountain__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
At length Broad ceased to expand , drew a deep breath that made the whole forest tremble , and shrank into his usual size .
At__<label>__ADP length__<label>__NOUN Broad__<label>__NOUN ceased__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT expand__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. drew__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET deep__<label>__ADJ breath__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ forest__<label>__NOUN tremble__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ shrank__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON usual__<label>__ADJ size__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You have made me run away , ' said the prince .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` But it is not every day one meets with a man of your sort .
`__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM meets__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON sort__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I will take you into my service . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So the three companions continued their journey , and when they were drawing near the rocks they met a man whose eyes were covered by a bandage .
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM companions__<label>__NOUN continued__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON journey__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB drawing__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rocks__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN whose__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bandage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Your excellency , ' said Long , ` this is our third comrade .
`__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON excellency__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Long__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON third__<label>__ADJ comrade__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You will do well to take him into your service , and , I assure you , you will find him worth his salt . '
You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON assure__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON worth__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON salt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Who are you ? '
`__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
asked the prince .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` And why are your eyes bandaged ?
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN bandaged__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
You can never see your way ! '
You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` It is just the contrary , my lord !
`__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET contrary__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It is because I see only too well that I am forced to bandage my eyes .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB forced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bandage__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Even so I see as well as people who have no bandage .
Even__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET bandage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When I take it off my eyes pierce through everything .
When__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN pierce__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP everything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Everything I look at catches fire , or , if it can not catch fire , it falls into a thousand pieces .
Everything__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP catches__<label>__NOUN fire__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV catch__<label>__VERB fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON falls__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET thousand__<label>__NOUN pieces__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They call me Quickeye . '
They__<label>__PRON call__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON Quickeye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And so saying he took off his bandage and turned towards the rock .
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON bandage__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ turned__<label>__VERB towards__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET rock__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As he fixed his eyes upon it a crack was heard , and in a few moments it was nothing but a heap of sand .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON fixed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET crack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ moments__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET heap__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP sand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the sand something might be detected glittering brightly .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sand__<label>__NOUN something__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB detected__<label>__VERB glittering__<label>__VERB brightly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Quickeye picked it up and brought it to the prince .
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It turned out to be a lump of pure gold .
It__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lump__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pure__<label>__ADJ gold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You are a wonderful creature , ' said the prince , ` and I should be a fool not to take you into my service .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wonderful__<label>__ADJ creature__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fool__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON service__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But since your eyes are so good , tell me if I am very far from the Iron Castle , and what is happening there just now . '
But__<label>__CONJ since__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Iron__<label>__NOUN Castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB happening__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV just__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` If you were travelling alone , ' replied Quickeye , ` it would take you at least a year to get to it ; but as we are with you , we shall arrive there to-night .
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB travelling__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Quickeye__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB arrive__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just now they are preparing supper . '
Just__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB preparing__<label>__VERB supper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` There is a princess in the castle .
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do you see her ? ' '
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A wizard keeps her in a high tower , guarded by iron bars . '
A__<label>__DET wizard__<label>__ADJ keeps__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET high__<label>__ADJ tower__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. guarded__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP iron__<label>__NOUN bars__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Ah , help me to deliver her ! '
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. help__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT deliver__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the prince .
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And they promised they would .
And__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON promised__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then they all set out through the grey rocks , by the breach made by the eyes of Quickeye , and passed over great mountains and through deep woods .
Then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grey__<label>__NOUN rocks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET breach__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Quickeye__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ passed__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP great__<label>__ADJ mountains__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ through__<label>__ADP deep__<label>__ADJ woods__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And every time they met with any obstacle the three friends contrived somehow to put it aside .
And__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET obstacle__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET three__<label>__NUM friends__<label>__NOUN contrived__<label>__VERB somehow__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON aside__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
As the sun was setting , the prince beheld the towers of the Iron Castle , and before it sank beneath the horizon he was crossing the iron bridge which led to the gates .
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He was only just in time , for no sooner had the sun disappeared altogether , than the bridge drew itself up and the gates shut themselves .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV just__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET sooner__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN disappeared__<label>__VERB altogether__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bridge__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB itself__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET gates__<label>__NOUN shut__<label>__VERB themselves__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
There was no turning back now !
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET turning__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
The prince put up his horse in the stable , where everything looked as if a guest was expected , and then the whole party marched straight up to the castle .
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In the court , in the stables , and all over the great halls , they saw a number of men richly dressed , but every one turned into stone .
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They crossed an endless set of rooms , all opening into each other , till they reached the dining-hall .
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It was brilliantly lighted ; the table was covered with wine and fruit , and was laid for four .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB brilliantly__<label>__ADV lighted__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. the__<label>__DET table__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP wine__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fruit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB laid__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP four__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
They waited a few minutes expecting some one to come , but as nobody did , they sat down and began to eat and drink , for they were very hungry .
They__<label>__PRON waited__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN expecting__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP nobody__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ drink__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hungry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
When they had done their supper they looked about for some place to sleep .
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But suddenly the door burst open , and the wizard entered the hall .
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He was old and hump-backed , with a bald head and a grey beard that fell to his knees .
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He wore a black robe , and instead of a belt three iron circlets clasped his waist .
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He led by the hand a lady of wonderful beauty , dressed in white , with a girdle of silver and a crown of pearls , but her face was pale and sad as death itself .
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The prince knew her in an instant , and moved eagerly forward ; but the wizard gave him no time to speak , and said : ' I know why you are here .
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Very good ; you may have her if for three nights following you can prevent her making her escape .
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If you fail in this , you and your servants will all be turned into stone , like those who have come before you . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON fail__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON servants__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP stone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And offering the princess a chair , he left the hall .
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The prince could not take his eyes from the princess , she was so lovely !
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He began to talk to her , but she neither answered nor smiled , and sat as if she were made of marble .
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He seated himself by her , and determined not to close his eyes that night , for fear she should escape him .
He__<label>__PRON seated__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ determined__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT close__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP fear__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB escape__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And in order that she should be doubly guarded , Long stretched himself like a strap all round the room , Broad took his stand by the door and puffed himself out , so that not even a mouse could slip by , and Quickeye leant against a pillar which stood in the middle of the floor and supported the roof .
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But in half a second they were all sound asleep , and they slept sound the whole night long .
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In the morning , at the first peep of dawn , the prince awoke with a start .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ peep__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dawn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN awoke__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET start__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the princess was gone .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He aroused his servants and implored them to tell him what he must do .
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` Calm yourself , my lord , ' said Quickeye . '
`__<label>__. Calm__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Quickeye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have found her already .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON already__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
A hundred miles from here there is a forest .
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In the middle of the forest , an old oak , and on the top of the oak , an acorn .
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This acorn is the princess .
This__<label>__DET acorn__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If Long will take me on his shoulders , we shall soon bring her back . '
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And sure enough , in less time than it takes to walk round the cottage , they had returned from the forest , and Long presented the acorn to the prince .
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` Now , your excellency , throw it on the ground . '
`__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON excellency__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. throw__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The prince obeyed , and was enchanted to see the princess appear at his side .
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But when the sun peeped for the first time over the mountains , the door burst open as before , and the wizard entered with a loud laugh .
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Suddenly he caught sight of the princess ; his face darkened , he uttered a low growl , and one of the iron circlets gave way with a crash .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON caught__<label>__VERB sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN darkened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON uttered__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET low__<label>__ADJ growl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET iron__<label>__NOUN circlets__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB way__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crash__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He seized the young girl by the hand and bore her away with him .
He__<label>__PRON seized__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bore__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
All that day the prince wandered about the castle , studying the curious treasures it contained , but everything looked as if life had suddenly come to a standstill .
All__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN wandered__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. studying__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET curious__<label>__ADJ treasures__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON contained__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ everything__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP life__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB suddenly__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET standstill__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In one place he saw a prince who had been turned into stone in the act of brandishing a sword round which his two hands were clasped .
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In another , the same doom had fallen upon a knight in the act of running away .
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In a third , a serving man was standing eternally trying to convey a piece of beef to his mouth , and all around them were others , still preserving for evermore the attitudes they were in when the wizard had commanded ` From henceforth be turned into marble . '
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET serving__<label>__VERB man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB standing__<label>__VERB eternally__<label>__ADV trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT convey__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP beef__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET around__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB others__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV preserving__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP evermore__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET attitudes__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET wizard__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB commanded__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. From__<label>__ADP henceforth__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP marble__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
In the castle , and round the castle , all was dismal and desolate .
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Trees there were , but without leaves ; fields there were , but no grass grew on them .
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There was one river , but it never flowed and no fish lived in it .
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No flowers blossomed , and no birds sang .
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Three times during the day food appeared , as if by magic , for the prince and his servants .
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And it was not until supper was ended that the wizard appeared , as on the previous evening , and delivered the princess into the care of the prince .
And__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV until__<label>__ADP supper__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ended__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wizard__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET previous__<label>__ADJ evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ delivered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET care__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All four determined that this time they would keep awake at any cost .
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But it was no use .
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Off they went as they had done before , and when the prince awoke the next morning the room was again empty .
Off__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN awoke__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV empty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
With a pang of shame , he rushed to find Quickeye .
With__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pang__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP shame__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON rushed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB Quickeye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Awake !
`__<label>__. Awake__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Awake !
Awake__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Quickeye !
Quickeye__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Do you know what has become of the princess ? '
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Quickeye rubbed his eyes and answered : ` Yes , I see her .
Quickeye__<label>__NOUN rubbed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Two hundred miles from here there is a mountain .
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In this mountain is a rock .
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In the rock , a precious stone .
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This stone is the princess .
This__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Long shall take me there , and we will be back before you can turn round . '
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So Long took him on his shoulders and they set out .
So__<label>__ADV Long__<label>__ADV took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON shoulders__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
At every stride they covered twenty miles , and as they drew near Quickeye fixed his burning eyes on the mountain ; in an instant it split into a thousand pieces , and in one of these sparkled the precious stone .
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They picked it up and brought it to the prince , who flung it hastily down , and as the stone touched the floor the princess stood before him .
They__<label>__PRON picked__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ brought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON flung__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON hastily__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When the wizard came , his eyes shot forth flames of fury .
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Cric-crac was heard , and another of his iron bands broke and fell .
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He seized the princess by the hand and led her off , growling louder than ever .
He__<label>__PRON seized__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ led__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. growling__<label>__VERB louder__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
All that day things went on exactly as they had done the day before .
All__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN things__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP exactly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
After supper the wizard brought back the princess , and looking him straight in the eyes he said , ` We shall see which of us two will gain the prize after all ! '
After__<label>__ADP supper__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET wizard__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ looking__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON straight__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON two__<label>__NUM will__<label>__VERB gain__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prize__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
That night they struggled their very hardest to keep awake , and even walked about instead of sitting down .
That__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON struggled__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV hardest__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB awake__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV walked__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP sitting__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
But it was quite useless .
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One after another they had to give in , and for the third time the princess slipped through their fingers .
One__<label>__NUM after__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN slipped__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON fingers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When morning came , it was as usual the prince who awoke the first , and as usual , the princess being gone , he rushed to Quickeye .
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-LSB- Illustration : THE GUARDIANS CAUGHT NAPPING -RSB- ` Get up , get up , Quickeye , and tell me where is the princess ? '
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET GUARDIANS__<label>__NOUN CAUGHT__<label>__NOUN NAPPING__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. `__<label>__. Get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. Quickeye__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Quickeye looked about for some time without answering .
Quickeye__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP answering__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Oh , my lord , she is far , very far .
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Three hundred miles away there lies a black sea .
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In the middle of this sea there is a little shell , and in the middle of the shell is fixed a gold ring .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ shell__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shell__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB fixed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET gold__<label>__NOUN ring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That gold ring is the princess .
That__<label>__DET gold__<label>__NOUN ring__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET princess__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But do not vex your soul ; we will get her .
But__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV vex__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON soul__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Only to-day , Long must take Broad with him .
Only__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Long__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB Broad__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He will be wanted badly . '
He__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB wanted__<label>__VERB badly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Long took Quickeye on one shoulder , and Broad on the other , and they set out .
So__<label>__ADV Long__<label>__ADV took__<label>__VERB Quickeye__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM shoulder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Broad__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
At each stride they left thirty miles behind them .
At__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET stride__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB thirty__<label>__NOUN miles__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When they reached the black sea , Quickeye showed them the spot where they must seek the shell .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Quickeye__<label>__NOUN showed__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET spot__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB seek__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET shell__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But though Long stretched down his hand as far as it would go , he could not find the shell , for it lay at the bottom of the sea .
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` Wait a moment , comrades , it will be all right .
`__<label>__. Wait__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. comrades__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I will help you , ' said Broad .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB help__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Broad__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he swelled himself out so that you would have thought the world could hardly have held him , and stooping down he drank .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON swelled__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT so__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB held__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ stooping__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT he__<label>__PRON drank__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He drank so much at every mouthful , that only a minute or so passed before the water had sunk enough for Long to put his hand to the bottom .
He__<label>__PRON drank__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET mouthful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV passed__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB sunk__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP Long__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He soon found the shell , and pulled the ring out .
He__<label>__PRON soon__<label>__ADV found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET shell__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pulled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
But time had been lost , and Long had a double burden to carry .
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The dawn was breaking fast before they got back to the castle , where the prince was waiting for them in an agony of fear .
The__<label>__DET dawn__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB breaking__<label>__VERB fast__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET castle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET agony__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fear__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Soon the first rays of the sun were seen peeping over the tops of the mountains .
Soon__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ rays__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB peeping__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tops__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mountains__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The door burst open , and finding the prince standing alone the wizard broke into peals of wicked laughter .
The__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN burst__<label>__NOUN open__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ finding__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN standing__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET wizard__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP peals__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wicked__<label>__ADJ laughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But as he laughed a loud crash was heard , the window fell into a thousand pieces , a gold ring glittered in the air , and the princess stood before the enchanter .
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For Quickeye , who was watching from afar , had told Long of the terrible danger now threatening the prince , and Long , summoning all his strength for one gigantic effort , had thrown the ring right through the window .
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The wizard shrieked and howled with rage , till the whole castle trembled to its foundations .
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Then a crash was heard , the third band split in two , and a crow flew out of the window .
Then__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET crash__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ band__<label>__NOUN split__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET crow__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the princess at length broke the enchanted silence , and blushing like a rose , gave the prince her thanks for her unlooked-for deliverance .
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But it was not only the princess who was restored to life by the flight of the wicked black crow .
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The marble figures became men once more , and took up their occupations just as they had left them off .
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The horses neighed in the stables , the flowers blossomed in the garden , the birds flew in the air , the fish darted in the water .
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Everywhere you looked , all was life , all was joy !
Everywhere__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB joy__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
And the knights who had been turned into stone came in a body to offer their homage to the prince who had set them free .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET knights__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP stone__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET body__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT offer__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON homage__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON free__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
` Do not thank me , ' he said , ` for I have done nothing .
`__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV thank__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Without my faithful servants , Long , Broad , and Quickeye , I should even have been as one of you . '
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With these words he bade them farewell , and departed with the princess and his faithful companions for the kingdom of his father .
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The old king , who had long since given up all hope , wept for joy at the sight of his son , and insisted that the wedding should take place as soon as possible .
The__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ king__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADJ since__<label>__ADP given__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET hope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wept__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP joy__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ insisted__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB place__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP possible__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
All the knights who had been enchanted in the Iron Castle were invited to the ceremony , and after it had taken place , Long , Broad , and Quickeye took leave of the young couple , saying that they were going to look for more work .
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The prince offered them all their hearts could desire if they would only remain with him , but they replied that an idle life would not please them , and that they could never be happy unless they were busy , so they went away to seek their fortunes , and for all I know are seeking still .
The__<label>__DET prince__<label>__NOUN offered__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET their__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB desire__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV remain__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET idle__<label>__ADJ life__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV please__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB happy__<label>__ADJ unless__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB busy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT seek__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON fortunes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB are__<label>__VERB seeking__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
-LSB- Contes populaires .
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Contes__<label>__VERB populaires__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Traduits par Louis Léger .
Traduits__<label>__NOUN par__<label>__VERB Louis__<label>__NOUN Léger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Paris : Leroux , éditeur . -RSB-
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PRUNELLA There was once upon a time a woman who had an only daughter .
PRUNELLA__<label>__NOUN There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV upon__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ daughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the child was about seven years old she used to pass every day , on her way to school , an orchard where there was a wild plum tree , with delicious ripe plums hanging from the branches .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pass__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT school__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. an__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wild__<label>__ADJ plum__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP delicious__<label>__ADJ ripe__<label>__NOUN plums__<label>__NOUN hanging__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET branches__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Each morning the child would pick one , and put it into her pocket to eat at school .
Each__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB pick__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON pocket__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For this reason she was called Prunella .
For__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET reason__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB called__<label>__VERB Prunella__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , the orchard belonged to a witch .
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN belonged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One day the witch noticed the child gathering a plum , as she passed along the road .
One__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN noticed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN gathering__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET plum__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Prunella did it quite innocently , not knowing that she was doing wrong in taking the fruit that hung close to the roadside .
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But the witch was furious , and next day hid herself behind the hedge , and when Prunella came past , and put out her hand to pluck the fruit , she jumped out and seized her by the arm .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB furious__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN hid__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hedge__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV Prunella__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT pluck__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fruit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ seized__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET arm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Ah !
`__<label>__. Ah__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
you little thief ! '
you__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ thief__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she exclaimed . '
she__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I have caught you at last .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB caught__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Now you will have to pay for your misdeeds . '
Now__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pay__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON misdeeds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The poor child , half dead with fright , implored the old woman to forgive her , assuring her that she did not know she had done wrong , and promising never to do it again .
The__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. half__<label>__NOUN dead__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP fright__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. implored__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT forgive__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. assuring__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB wrong__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ promising__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But the witch had no pity , and she dragged Prunella into her house , where she kept her till the time should come when she could have her revenge .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET pity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON dragged__<label>__VERB Prunella__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON revenge__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As the years passed Prunella grew up into a very beautiful girl .
As__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET years__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB Prunella__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now her beauty and goodness , instead of softening the witch 's heart , aroused her hatred and jealousy .
Now__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ goodness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP softening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. aroused__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hatred__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ jealousy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One day she called Prunella to her , and said : ` Take this basket , go to the well , and bring it back to me filled with water .
One__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB Prunella__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET basket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you do n't I will kill you . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The girl took the basket , went and let it down into the well again and again .
The__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET basket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But her work was lost labour .
But__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON work__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB labour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Each time , as she drew up the basket , the water streamed out of it .
Each__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET basket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN streamed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
At last , in despair , she gave it up , and leaning against the well she began to cry bitterly , when suddenly she heard a voice at her side saying ` Prunella , why are you crying ? '
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP despair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ leaning__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB bitterly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON side__<label>__NOUN saying__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Prunella__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON crying__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Turning round she beheld a handsome youth , who looked kindly at her , as if he were sorry for her trouble .
Turning__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON beheld__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET handsome__<label>__ADJ youth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB kindly__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB sorry__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON trouble__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Who are you , ' she asked , ` and how do you know my name ? ' '
`__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am the son of the witch , ' he replied , ` and my name is Bensiabel .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I know that she is determined that you shall die , but I promise you that she shall not carry out her wicked plan .
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB determined__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB die__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV carry__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON wicked__<label>__ADJ plan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Will you give me a kiss , if I fill your basket ? '
Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kiss__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON fill__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON basket__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` No , ' said Prunella , ' I will not give you a kiss , because you are the son of a witch . '
`__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Prunella__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kiss__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Very well , ' replied the youth sadly .
`__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET youth__<label>__NOUN sadly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Give me your basket and I will fill it for you . '
`__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON basket__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB fill__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And he dipped it into the well , and the water stayed in it .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON dipped__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN stayed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then the girl returned to the house , carrying the basket filled with water .
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. carrying__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET basket__<label>__NOUN filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the witch saw it , she became white with rage , and exclaimed ` Bensiabel must have helped you . '
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And Prunella looked down , and said nothing .
And__<label>__CONJ Prunella__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Well , we shall see who will win in the end , ' said the witch , in a great rage .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB win__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ rage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The following day she called the girl to her and said : ` Take this sack of wheat .
The__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET sack__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wheat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I am going out for a little ; by the time I return I shall expect you to have made it into bread .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON return__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB expect__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP bread__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you have not done it I will kill you . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV done__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Having said this she left the room , closing and locking the door behind her .
Having__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. closing__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ locking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Poor Prunella did not know what to do .
Poor__<label>__NOUN Prunella__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was impossible for her to grind the wheat , prepare the dough , and bake the bread , all in the short time that the witch would be away .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT grind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wheat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. prepare__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dough__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ bake__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bread__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET short__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
At first she set to work bravely , but when she saw how hopeless her task was , she threw herself on a chair , and began to weep bitterly .
At__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON set__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB bravely__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV hopeless__<label>__ADJ her__<label>__PRON task__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON threw__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET chair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB bitterly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She was roused from her despair by hearing Bensiabel 's voice at her side saying : ` Prunella , Prunella , do not weep like that .
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If you will give me a kiss I will make the bread , and you will be saved . ' '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kiss__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bread__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB saved__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I will not kiss the son of a witch , ' replied Prunella .
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV kiss__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Prunella__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Bensiabel took the wheat from her , and ground it , and made the dough , and when the witch returned the bread was ready baked in the oven .
But__<label>__CONJ Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wheat__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ground__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dough__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bread__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ baked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET oven__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Turning to the girl , with fury in her voice , she said : ` Bensiabel must have been here and helped you ; ' and Prunella looked down , and said nothing .
Turning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP fury__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ helped__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Prunella__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` We shall see who will win in the end , ' said the witch , and her eyes blazed with anger .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB win__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN blazed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Next day she called the girl to her and said : ` Go to my sister , who lives across the mountains .
Next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__VERB across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mountains__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She will give you a casket , which you must bring back to me . '
She__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET casket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
This she said knowing that her sister , who was a still more cruel and wicked witch than herself , would never allow the girl to return , but would imprison her and starve her to death .
This__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB knowing__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET still__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV cruel__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ wicked__<label>__VERB witch__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP herself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV allow__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT return__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB imprison__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ starve__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Prunella did not suspect anything , and set out quite cheerfully .
But__<label>__CONJ Prunella__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV suspect__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT quite__<label>__ADV cheerfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
On the way she met Bensiabel .
On__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Where are you going , Prunella ? '
`__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Prunella__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he asked . '
he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I am going to the sister of my mistress , from whom I am to fetch a casket . '
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET sister__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON mistress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fetch__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET casket__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh poor , poor girl ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X poor__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. poor__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Bensiabel .
said__<label>__VERB Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` You are being sent straight to your death .
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Give me a kiss , and I will save you . '
Give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kiss__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB save__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But again Prunella answered as before , ' I will not kiss the son of a witch . '
But__<label>__CONJ again__<label>__ADV Prunella__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV kiss__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET son__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Nevertheless , I will save your life , ' said Bensiabel , ` for I love you better than myself .
`__<label>__. Nevertheless__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB save__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Take this flagon of oil , this loaf of bread , this piece of rope , and this broom .
Take__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET flagon__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP oil__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP bread__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP rope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET broom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When you reach the witch 's house , oil the hinges of the door with the contents of the flagon , and throw the loaf of bread to the great fierce mastiff , who will come to meet you .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON reach__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. oil__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET hinges__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET contents__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flagon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ throw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP bread__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ fierce__<label>__NOUN mastiff__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When you have passed the dog , you will see in the courtyard a miserable woman trying in vain to let down a bucket into the well with her plaited hair .
When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET courtyard__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET miserable__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN trying__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP vain__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET bucket__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON plaited__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You must give her the rope .
You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the kitchen you will find a still more miserable woman trying to clean the hearth with her tongue ; to her you must give the broom .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET still__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV miserable__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT clean__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hearth__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET broom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You will see the casket on the top of a cupboard , take it as quickly as you can , and leave the house without a moment 's delay .
You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET casket__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cupboard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV quickly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ delay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you do all this exactly as I have told you , you will not be killed . '
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET exactly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Prunella , having listened carefully to his instructions , did just what he had told her .
So__<label>__ADV Prunella__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. having__<label>__VERB listened__<label>__VERB carefully__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON instructions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She reached the house , oiled the hinges of the door , threw the loaf to the dog , gave the poor woman at the well the rope , and the woman in the kitchen the broom , caught up the casket from the top of the cupboard , and fled with it out of the house .
She__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. oiled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hinges__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET broom__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. caught__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET casket__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cupboard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the witch heard her as she ran away , and rushing to the window called out to the woman in the kitchen : ` Kill that thief , I tell you ! '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rushing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Kill__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the woman replied : ' I will not kill her , for she has given me a broom , whereas you forced me to clean the hearth with my tongue . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN replied__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV kill__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET broom__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whereas__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON forced__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT clean__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hearth__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the witch called out in fury to the woman at the well ; ` Take the girl , I tell you , and fling her into the water , and drown her ! '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP fury__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. Take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fling__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ drown__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But the woman answered ; ` No , I will not drown her , for she gave me this rope , whereas you forced me to use my hair to let down the bucket to draw water . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV drown__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET rope__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whereas__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON forced__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT use__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET bucket__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT draw__<label>__VERB water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then the witch shouted to the dog to seize the girl and hold her fast ; but the dog answered ; ` No , I will not seize her , for she gave me a loaf of bread , whereas you let me starve with hunger . '
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN shouted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT seize__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ hold__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON fast__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seize__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP bread__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whereas__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON starve__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP hunger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The witch was so angry that she nearly choked , as she called out ; ` Door , bang upon her , and keep her a prisoner . '
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But the door answered ; ' I wo n't , for she has oiled my hinges , so that they move quite easily , whereas you left them all rough and rusty . '
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB oiled__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hinges__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON move__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. whereas__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET rough__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ rusty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And so Prunella escaped , and , with the casket under her arm , reached the house of her mistress who , as you may believe , was as angry as she was surprised to see the girl standing before her , looking more beautiful than ever .
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV Prunella__<label>__NOUN escaped__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET casket__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON arm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mistress__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB surprised__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN standing__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Her eyes flashed , as in furious tones she asked her , ` Did you meet Bensiabel ? '
Her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN flashed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP furious__<label>__ADJ tones__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON meet__<label>__VERB Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But Prunella looked down , and said nothing .
But__<label>__CONJ Prunella__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` We shall see , ' said the witch , ` who will win in the end .
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB win__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Listen , there are three cocks in the hen-house ; one is yellow , one black , and the third is white .
Listen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM cocks__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hen__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. house__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM is__<label>__VERB yellow__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM black__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB white__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
If one of them crows during the night you must tell me which one it is .
If__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON crows__<label>__VERB during__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON which__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Woe to you if you make a mistake .
Woe__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mistake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I will gobble you up in one mouthful . '
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB gobble__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM mouthful__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Now Bensiabel was in the room next to the one where Prunella slept .
Now__<label>__ADV Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM where__<label>__ADV Prunella__<label>__NOUN slept__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At midnight she awoke hearing a cock crow .
At__<label>__ADP midnight__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON awoke__<label>__VERB hearing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cock__<label>__NOUN crow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Which one was that ? '
`__<label>__. Which__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
shouted the witch .
shouted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then , trembling , Prunella knocked on the wall and whispered : ` Bensiabel , Bensiabel , tell me , which cock crowed ? '
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. trembling__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Prunella__<label>__NOUN knocked__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ whispered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET cock__<label>__VERB crowed__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Will you give me a kiss if I tell you ? '
`__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kiss__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he whispered back through the wall .
he__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But she answered ` No . '
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he whispered back to her ; ` Nevertheless , I will tell you .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. `__<label>__. Nevertheless__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It was the yellow cock that crowed . '
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET yellow__<label>__ADJ cock__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET crowed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
The witch , who had noticed the delay in Prunella 's answer , approached her door calling angrily : ` Answer at once , or I will kill you . '
The__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB noticed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET delay__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Prunella__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN answer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. approached__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON door__<label>__NOUN calling__<label>__VERB angrily__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Answer__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
So Prunella answered : ` It was the yellow cock that crowed . '
So__<label>__ADV Prunella__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET yellow__<label>__ADJ cock__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET crowed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And the witch stamped her foot and gnashed her teeth .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN stamped__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON foot__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ gnashed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Soon after another cock crowed .
Soon__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET cock__<label>__NOUN crowed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Tell me now which one it is , ' called the witch .
`__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV which__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. called__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And , prompted by Bensiabel , Prunella answered : ` That is the black cock . '
And__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. prompted__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Prunella__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. `__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ cock__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
A few minutes after the crowing was heard again , and the voice of the witch demanding ` Which one was that ? '
A__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET crowing__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN demanding__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. Which__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
And again Prunella implored Bensiabel to help her .
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But this time he hesitated , for he hoped that Prunella might forget that he was a witch 's son , and promise to give him a kiss .
But__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON hesitated__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON hoped__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Prunella__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ promise__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET kiss__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as he hesitated he heard an agonised cry from the girl : ` Bensiabel , Bensiabel , save me !
And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON hesitated__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET agonised__<label>__ADJ cry__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. `__<label>__. Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Bensiabel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. save__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
The witch is coming , she is close to me , I hear the gnashing of her teeth ! '
The__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET gnashing__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
With a bound Bensiabel opened his door and flung himself against the witch .
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He pulled her back with such force that she stumbled , and falling headlong , dropped down dead at the foot of the stairs .
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_BOOK_TITLE_ : Lucy_Maud_Montgomery___The_Golden_Road.txt.out
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CHAPTER I .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
A NEW DEPARTURE `` I 've thought of something amusing for the winter , '' I said as we drew into a half-circle around the glorious wood-fire in Uncle Alec 's kitchen .
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It had been a day of wild November wind , closing down into a wet , eerie twilight .
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Outside , the wind was shrilling at the windows and around the eaves , and the rain was playing on the roof .
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The old willow at the gate was writhing in the storm and the orchard was a place of weird music , born of all the tears and fears that haunt the halls of night .
The__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ willow__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB writhing__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET storm__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP weird__<label>__ADJ music__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. born__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET tears__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fears__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET haunt__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET halls__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But little we cared for the gloom and the loneliness of the outside world ; we kept them at bay with the light of the fire and the laughter of our young lips .
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We had been having a splendid game of Blind-Man 's Buff .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB having__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ game__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Blind__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Buff__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That is , it had been splendid at first ; but later the fun went out of it because we found that Peter was , of malice prepense , allowing himself to be caught too easily , in order that he might have the pleasure of catching Felicity -- which he never failed to do , no matter how tightly his eyes were bound .
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What remarkable goose said that love is blind ?
What__<label>__PRON remarkable__<label>__ADJ goose__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB blind__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
Love can see through five folds of closely-woven muffler with ease !
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`` I 'm getting tired , '' said Cecily , whose breath was coming rather quickly and whose pale cheeks had bloomed into scarlet .
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`` Let 's sit down and get the Story Girl to tell us a story . ''
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But as we dropped into our places the Story Girl shot a significant glance at me which intimated that this was the psychological moment for introducing the scheme she and I had been secretly developing for some days .
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It was really the Story Girl 's idea and none of mine .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN idea__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But she had insisted that I should make the suggestion as coming wholly from myself .
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`` If you do n't , Felicity wo n't agree to it .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM agree__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
You know yourself , Bev , how contrary she 's been lately over anything I mention .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV contrary__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB lately__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON mention__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And if she goes against it Peter will too -- the ninny !
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-- and it would n't be any fun if we were n't all in it . ''
--__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET fun__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM all__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What is it ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity , drawing her chair slightly away from Peter 's .
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`` It is this .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Let us get up a newspaper of our own -- write it all ourselves , and have all we do in it .
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Do n't you think we can get a lot of fun out of it ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fun__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Everyone looked rather blank and amazed , except the Story Girl .
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She knew what she had to do , and she did it .
She__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` What a silly idea ! ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET silly__<label>__ADJ idea__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she exclaimed , with a contemptuous toss of her long brown curls .
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`` Just as if WE could get up a newspaper ! ''
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP WE__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET newspaper__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Felicity fired up , exactly as we had hoped .
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`` I think it 's a splendid idea , '' she said enthusiastically .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ idea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB enthusiastically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'd like to know why we could n't get up as good a newspaper as they have in town !
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET newspaper__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP town__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Uncle Roger says the Daily Enterprise has gone to the dogs -- all the news it prints is that some old woman has put a shawl on her head and gone across the road to have tea with another old woman .
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I guess we could do better than that .
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
You need n't think , Sara Stanley , that nobody but you can do anything . ''
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`` I think it would be great fun , '' said Peter decidedly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB great__<label>__ADJ fun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN decidedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` My Aunt Jane helped edit a paper when she was at Queen 's Academy , and she said it was very amusing and helped her a great deal . ''
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN helped__<label>__VERB edit__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET paper__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Queen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Academy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV amusing__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ helped__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl could hide her delight only by dropping her eyes and frowning .
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`` Bev wants to be editor , '' she said , `` and I do n't see how he can , with no experience .
``__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN wants__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB editor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET experience__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Anyhow , it would be a lot of trouble . ''
Anyhow__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP trouble__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Some people are so afraid of a little bother , '' retorted Felicity .
``__<label>__. Some__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ bother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think it would be nice , '' said Cecily timidly , `` and none of us have any experience of being editors , any more than Bev , so that would n't matter . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN timidly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET experience__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB editors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP Bev__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADJ matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Will it be printed ? ''
``__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB printed__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , no , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` We ca n't have it printed .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON printed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We 'll just have to write it out -- we can buy foolscap from the teacher . ''
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT write__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB buy__<label>__VERB foolscap__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET teacher__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I do n't think it will be much of a newspaper if it is n't printed , '' said Dan scornfully .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET newspaper__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV printed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN scornfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It does n't matter very much what YOU think , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. matter__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON YOU__<label>__NOUN think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Thank you , '' retorted Dan .
``__<label>__. Thank__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Of course , '' said the Story Girl hastily , not wishing to have Dan turned against our project , `` if all the rest of you want it I 'll go in for it too .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN hastily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV wishing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON project__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I daresay it would be real good fun , now that I come to think of it .
I__<label>__PRON daresay__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__ADJ fun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And we 'll keep the copies , and when we become famous they 'll be quite valuable . ''
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`` I wonder if any of us ever will be famous , '' said Felix .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB famous__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Story Girl will be , '' I said .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I do n't see how she can be , '' said Felicity skeptically .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN skeptically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Why , she 's just one of us . ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , it 's decided , then , that we 're to have a newspaper , '' I resumed briskly .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN decided__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET newspaper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON resumed__<label>__VERB briskly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` The next thing is to choose a name for it .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT choose__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET name__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
That 's a very important thing . ''
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV important__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` How often are you going to publish it ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV often__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT publish__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felix .
asked__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Once a month . ''
``__<label>__. Once__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I thought newspapers came out every day , or every week at least , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB newspapers__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET week__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We could n't have one every week , '' I explained .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM have__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM every__<label>__DET week__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON explained__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` It would be too much work . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , that 's an argument , '' admitted Dan .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET argument__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. admitted__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The less work you can get along with the better , in my opinion .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET less__<label>__ADJ work__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON opinion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No , Felicity , you need n't say it .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I know exactly what you want to say , so save your breath to cool your porridge .
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB exactly__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV save__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON breath__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT cool__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON porridge__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I agree with you that I never work if I can find anything else to do . '' ''
I__<label>__PRON agree__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV work__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Remember it is harder still To have no work to do , '' ' quoted Cecily reprovingly .
`__<label>__. Remember__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB harder__<label>__ADV still__<label>__ADV To__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET work__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT quoted__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN reprovingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I do n't believe THAT , '' rejoined Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB THAT__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. rejoined__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm like the Irishman who said he wished the man who begun work had stayed and finished it . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Irishman__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON wished__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON begun__<label>__VERB work__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB stayed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ finished__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , is it decided that Bev is to be editor ? ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON decided__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Bev__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB editor__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felix .
asked__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Of course it is , '' Felicity answered for everybody .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN answered__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP everybody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Then , '' said Felix , `` I move that the name be The King Monthly Magazine . ''
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON move__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET name__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB The__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN Monthly__<label>__NOUN Magazine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That sounds fine , '' said Peter , hitching his chair a little nearer Felicity 's .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET sounds__<label>__VERB fine__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hitching__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON chair__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ nearer__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But , '' said Cecily timidly , `` that will leave out Peter and the Story Girl and Sara Ray , just as if they did n't have a share in it .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN timidly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. that__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB leave__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT Peter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET share__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I do n't think that would be fair . ''
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB fair__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You name it then , Cecily , '' I suggested .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON name__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suggested__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Oh ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cecily threw a deprecating glance at the Story Girl and Felicity .
Cecily__<label>__ADV threw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET deprecating__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then , meeting the contempt in the latter 's gaze , she raised her head with unusual spirit .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. meeting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET contempt__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET latter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN gaze__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON raised__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP unusual__<label>__ADJ spirit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think it would be nice just to call it Our Magazine , '' she said .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT call__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON Our__<label>__PRON Magazine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Then we 'd all feel as if we had a share in it . ''
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET feel__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET share__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Our Magazine it will be , then , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Our__<label>__PRON Magazine__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` And as for having a share in it , you bet we 'll all have a share in it .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET share__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON bet__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET share__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If I 'm to be editor you 'll all have to be sub-editors , and have charge of a department . ''
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB m__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB editor__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB sub__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. editors__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB charge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET department__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , I could n't , '' protested Cecily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You must , '' I said inexorably . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB inexorably__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` England expects everyone to do his duty . '
`__<label>__. England__<label>__NOUN expects__<label>__VERB everyone__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON duty__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
That 's our motto -- only we 'll put Prince Edward Island in place of England .
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON motto__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ put__<label>__VERB Prince__<label>__NOUN Edward__<label>__NOUN Island__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP place__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP England__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There must be no shirking .
There__<label>__DET must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET shirking__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , what departments will we have ?
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON departments__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
We must make it as much like a real newspaper as we can . ''
We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP much__<label>__ADJ like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ newspaper__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , we ought to have an etiquette department , then , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET etiquette__<label>__NOUN department__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Family Guide has one . ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Of course we 'll have one , '' I said , `` and Dan will edit it . ''
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Dan__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB edit__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Dan ! ''
``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Felicity , who had fondly expected to be asked to edit it herself .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB fondly__<label>__ADV expected__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB asked__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT edit__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I can run an etiquette column as well as that idiot in the Family Guide , anyhow , '' said Dan defiantly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET etiquette__<label>__NOUN column__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET idiot__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN defiantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` But you ca n't have an etiquette department unless questions are asked .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET etiquette__<label>__NOUN department__<label>__NOUN unless__<label>__ADP questions__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
What am I to do if nobody asks any ? ''
What__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP nobody__<label>__NOUN asks__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You must make some up , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Uncle Roger says that is what the Family Guide man does .
``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN man__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He says it is impossible that there can be as many hopeless fools in the world as that column would stand for otherwise . ''
He__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ hopeless__<label>__NOUN fools__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET column__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB stand__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP otherwise__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We want you to edit the household department , Felicity , '' I said , seeing a cloud lowering on that fair lady 's brow .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT edit__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET household__<label>__NOUN department__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. seeing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cloud__<label>__NOUN lowering__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET fair__<label>__ADJ lady__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN brow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Nobody can do that as well as you .
``__<label>__. Nobody__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Felix will edit the jokes and the Information Bureau , and Cecily must be fashion editor .
Felix__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB edit__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET jokes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Information__<label>__NOUN Bureau__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB fashion__<label>__NOUN editor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yes , you must , Sis .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Sis__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's easy as wink .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ easy__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP wink__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And the Story Girl will attend to the personals .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB attend__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET personals__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They 're very important .
They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV important__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Anyone can contribute a personal , but the Story Girl is to see there are some in every issue , even if she has to make them up , like Dan with the etiquette . ''
Anyone__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB contribute__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET personal__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET issue__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP Dan__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET etiquette__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Bev will run the scrap book department , besides the editorials , '' said the Story Girl , seeing that I was too modest to say it myself .
``__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET scrap__<label>__NOUN book__<label>__NOUN department__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. besides__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET editorials__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. seeing__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV modest__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Are n't you going to have a story page ? ''
``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN page__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter .
asked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We will , if you 'll be fiction and poetry editor , '' I said .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB fiction__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ poetry__<label>__NOUN editor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Peter , in his secret soul , was dismayed , but he would not blanch before Felicity .
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`` All right , '' he said , recklessly .
``__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. recklessly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` We can put anything we like in the scrap book department , '' I explained , `` but all the other contributions must be original , and all must have the name of the writer signed to them , except the personals .
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We must all do our best .
We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET do__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON best__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Our Magazine is to be ' a feast of reason and flow of soul . '' '
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I felt that I had worked in two quotations with striking effect .
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The others , with the exception of the Story Girl , looked suitably impressed .
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`` But , '' said Cecily , reproachfully , `` have n't you anything for Sara Ray to do ?
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. reproachfully__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON anything__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
She 'll feel awful bad if she is left out . ''
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I had forgotten Sara Ray .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB forgotten__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nobody , except Cecily , ever did remember Sara Ray unless she was on the spot .
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But we decided to put her in as advertising manager .
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON decided__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP advertising__<label>__NOUN manager__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That sounded well and really meant very little .
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`` Well , we 'll go ahead then , '' I said , with a sigh of relief that the project had been so easily launched .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ go__<label>__VERB ahead__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sigh__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP relief__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET project__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV launched__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` We 'll get the first issue out about the first of January .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ issue__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP January__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And whatever else we do we must n't let Uncle Roger get hold of it .
And__<label>__CONJ whatever__<label>__DET else__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM let__<label>__ADJ Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN get__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He 'd make such fearful fun of it . ''
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ make__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ fearful__<label>__ADJ fun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I hope we can make a success of it , '' said Peter moodily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET success__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN moodily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He had been moody ever since he was entrapped into being fiction editor .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB moody__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB entrapped__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB fiction__<label>__NOUN editor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It will be a success if we are determined to succeed , '' I said . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET success__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB determined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT succeed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Where there is a will there is always a way . ' ''
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`` That 's just what Ursula Townley said when her father locked her in her room the night she was going to run away with Kenneth MacNair , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON Ursula__<label>__NOUN Townley__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN locked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We pricked up our ears , scenting a story .
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`` Who were Ursula Townley and Kenneth MacNair ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN Townley__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Kenneth MacNair was a first cousin of the Awkward Man 's grandfather , and Ursula Townley was the belle of the Island in her day .
``__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN grandfather__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Ursula__<label>__NOUN Townley__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET belle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Island__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Who do you suppose told me the story -- no , read it to me , out of his brown book ? ''
Who__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON brown__<label>__ADJ book__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Never the Awkward Man himself ! ''
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I exclaimed incredulously .
I__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB incredulously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Yes , he did , '' said the Story Girl triumphantly .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN triumphantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I met him one day last week back in the maple woods when I was looking for ferns .
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He was sitting by the spring , writing in his brown book .
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He hid it when he saw me and looked real silly ; but after I had talked to him awhile I just asked him about it , and told him that the gossips said he wrote poetry in it , and if he did would he tell me , because I was dying to know .
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He said he wrote a little of everything in it ; and then I begged him to read me something out of it , and he read me the story of Ursula and Kenneth . ''
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`` I do n't see how you ever had the face , '' said Felicity ; and even Cecily looked as if she thought the Story Girl had gone rather far .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV Cecily__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Never mind that , '' cried Felix , `` but tell us the story .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That 's the main thing . ''
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`` I 'll tell it just as the Awkward Man read it , as far as I can , '' said the Story Girl , `` but I ca n't put all his nice poetical touches in , because I ca n't remember them all , though he read it over twice for me . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM put__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON nice__<label>__ADJ poetical__<label>__ADJ touches__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT remember__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON over__<label>__PRT twice__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CHAPTER II .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN II__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A WILL , A WAY AND A WOMAN `` One day , over a hundred years ago , Ursula Townley was waiting for Kenneth MacNair in a great beechwood , where brown nuts were falling and an October wind was making the leaves dance on the ground like pixy-people . ''
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`` What are pixy-people ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB pixy__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. people__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Peter , forgetting the Story Girl 's dislike of interruptions .
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`` Hush , '' whispered Cecily .
``__<label>__. Hush__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That is only one of the Awkward Man 's poetical touches , I guess . ''
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`` There were cultivated fields between the grove and the dark blue gulf ; but far behind and on each side were woods , for Prince Edward Island a hundred years ago was not what it is today .
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The settlements were few and scattered , and the population so scanty that old Hugh Townley boasted that he knew every man , woman and child in it .
The__<label>__DET settlements__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB few__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ scattered__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET population__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV scanty__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN Townley__<label>__NOUN boasted__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. woman__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ child__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Old Hugh was quite a noted man in his day .
``__<label>__. Old__<label>__NOUN Hugh__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET noted__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was noted for several things -- he was rich , he was hospitable , he was proud , he was masterful -- and he had for daughter the handsomest young woman in Prince Edward Island .
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`` Of course , the young men were not blind to her good looks , and she had so many lovers that all the other girls hated her -- '' `` You bet ! ''
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said Dan , aside -- `` But the only one who found favour in her eyes was the very last man she should have pitched her fancy on , at least if old Hugh were the judge .
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Kenneth MacNair was a dark-eyed young sea-captain of the next settlement , and it was to meet him that Ursula stole to the beechwood on that autumn day of crisp wind and ripe sunshine .
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Old Hugh had forbidden his house to the young man , making such a scene of fury about it that even Ursula 's high spirit quailed .
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Old Hugh had really nothing against Kenneth himself ; but years before either Kenneth or Ursula was born , Kenneth 's father had beaten Hugh Townley in a hotly contested election .
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Political feeling ran high in those days , and old Hugh had never forgiven the MacNair his victory .
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The feud between the families dated from that tempest in the provincial teapot , and the surplus of votes on the wrong side was the reason why , thirty years after , Ursula had to meet her lover by stealth if she met him at all . ''
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`` Was the MacNair a Conservative or a Grit ? ''
``__<label>__. Was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET MacNair__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET Conservative__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET Grit__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity .
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`` It does n't make any difference what he was , '' said the Story Girl impatiently .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET difference__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN impatiently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Even a Tory would be romantic a hundred years ago .
``__<label>__. Even__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET Tory__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB romantic__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET hundred__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Well , Ursula could n't see Kenneth very often , for Kenneth lived fifteen miles away and was often absent from home in his vessel .
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On this particular day it was nearly three months since they had met .
On__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET particular__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV three__<label>__NUM months__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB met__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` The Sunday before , young Sandy MacNair had been in Carlyle church .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Sunday__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. young__<label>__ADJ Sandy__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlyle__<label>__NOUN church__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had risen at dawn that morning , walked bare-footed for eight miles along the shore , carrying his shoes , hired a harbour fisherman to row him over the channel , and then walked eight miles more to the church at Carlyle , less , it is to be feared , from a zeal for holy things than that he might do an errand for his adored brother , Kenneth .
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He carried a letter which he contrived to pass into Ursula 's hand in the crowd as the people came out .
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This letter asked Ursula to meet Kenneth in the beechwood the next afternoon , and so she stole away there when suspicious father and watchful stepmother thought she was spinning in the granary loft . ''
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`` It was very wrong of her to deceive her parents , '' said Felicity primly .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV wrong__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT deceive__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON parents__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN primly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl could n't deny this , so she evaded the ethical side of the question skilfully .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM deny__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON evaded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ethical__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET question__<label>__NOUN skilfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I am not telling you what Ursula Townley ought to have done , '' she said loftily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV telling__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON Ursula__<label>__NOUN Townley__<label>__NOUN ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB loftily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I am only telling you what she DID do .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV telling__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON DID__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
If you do n't want to hear it you need n't listen , of course .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM listen__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There would n't be many stories to tell if nobody ever did anything she should n't do .
There__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB many__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP nobody__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Well , when Kenneth came , the meeting was just what might have been expected between two lovers who had taken their last kiss three months before .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Kenneth__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET meeting__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB expected__<label>__VERB between__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM lovers__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ kiss__<label>__ADJ three__<label>__NUM months__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
So it was a good half-hour before Ursula said , '' ` Oh , Kenneth , I can not stay long -- I shall be missed .
So__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. hour__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP Ursula__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. `__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV stay__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB missed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You said in your letter that you had something important to talk of .
You__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON letter__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN important__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
What is it ? ' ''
What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` My news is this , Ursula .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON news__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Next Saturday morning my vessel , The Fair Lady , with her captain on board , sails at dawn from Charlottetown harbour , bound for Buenos Ayres .
Next__<label>__ADJ Saturday__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON vessel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Fair__<label>__NOUN Lady__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON captain__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP board__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sails__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP dawn__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP Charlottetown__<label>__NOUN harbour__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bound__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Buenos__<label>__NOUN Ayres__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At this season this means a safe and sure return -- next May . ' ''
At__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET season__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET means__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET safe__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ sure__<label>__ADJ return__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. next__<label>__ADJ May__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Kenneth ! '
`__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried Ursula .
cried__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She turned pale and burst into tears .
She__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB pale__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ burst__<label>__ADJ into__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` How can you think of leaving me ?
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP leaving__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Oh , you are cruel ! ' ''
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB cruel__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Why , no , sweetheart , ' laughed Kenneth .
`__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. sweetheart__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. laughed__<label>__VERB Kenneth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` The captain of The Fair Lady will take his bride with him .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET captain__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP The__<label>__DET Fair__<label>__NOUN Lady__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON bride__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We 'll spend our honeymoon on the high seas , Ursula , and the cold Canadian winter under southern palms . ' ''
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ spend__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON honeymoon__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET high__<label>__ADJ seas__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET cold__<label>__ADJ Canadian__<label>__ADJ winter__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP southern__<label>__ADJ palms__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` You want me to run away with you , Kenneth ? '
`__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
exclaimed Ursula . ''
exclaimed__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Indeed , dear girl , there 's nothing else to do ! ' ''
`__<label>__. Indeed__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Oh , I can not ! '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she protested .
she__<label>__PRON protested__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` My father would -- ' '' ` We 'll not consult him -- until afterward .
`__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__. `__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV consult__<label>__ADJ him__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. until__<label>__ADP afterward__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Come , Ursula , you know there 's no other way .
Come__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We 've always known it must come to this .
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ always__<label>__ADV known__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
YOUR father will never forgive me for MY father .
YOUR__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV forgive__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP MY__<label>__NOUN father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You wo n't fail me now .
You__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM fail__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Think of the long parting if you send me away alone on such a voyage .
Think__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ parting__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON send__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV alone__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET voyage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Pluck up your courage , and we 'll let Townleys and MacNairs whistle their mouldy feuds down the wind while we sail southward in The Fair Lady .
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I have a plan . ' ''
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET plan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Let me hear it , ' said Ursula , beginning to get back her breath . ''
`__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON breath__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` There is to be a dance at The Springs Friday night .
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP The__<label>__DET Springs__<label>__NOUN Friday__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Are you invited , Ursula ? ' ''
Are__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON invited__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Yes . ' ''
`__<label>__. Yes__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Good .
`__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I am not -- but I shall be there -- in the fir grove behind the house , with two horses .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fir__<label>__NOUN grove__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM horses__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When the dancing is at its height you 'll steal out to meet me .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET dancing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON height__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ steal__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then 't is but a fifteen mile ride to Charlottetown , where a good minister , who is a friend of mine , will be ready to marry us .
Then__<label>__ADV '__<label>__PRT t__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET fifteen__<label>__ADJ mile__<label>__NOUN ride__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Charlottetown__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ minister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET friend__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
By the time the dancers have tired their heels you and I will be on our vessel , able to snap our fingers at fate . ' ''
By__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET dancers__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB tired__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON heels__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON vessel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT snap__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON fingers__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP fate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` And what if I do not meet you in the fir grove ? '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV meet__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fir__<label>__NOUN grove__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
said Ursula , a little impertinently . ''
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` If you do not , I 'll sail for South America the next morning , and many a long year will pass ere Kenneth MacNair comes home again . '
`__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ sail__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP South__<label>__NOUN America__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ many__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ year__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB pass__<label>__VERB ere__<label>__ADV Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` Perhaps Kenneth did n't mean that , but Ursula thought he did , and it decided her .
``__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV Kenneth__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM mean__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Ursula__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON decided__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She agreed to run away with him .
She__<label>__PRON agreed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Yes , of course that was wrong , too , Felicity .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB wrong__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She ought to have said , ` No , I shall be married respectably from home , and have a wedding and a silk dress and bridesmaids and lots of presents . '
She__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB respectably__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET silk__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bridesmaids__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ lots__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP presents__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But she did n't .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
She was n't as prudent as Felicity King would have been . ''
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADV prudent__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She was a shameless hussy , '' said Felicity , venting on the long-dead Ursula that anger she dare not visit on the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET shameless__<label>__ADJ hussy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. venting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. dead__<label>__ADJ Ursula__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV visit__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , no , Felicity dear , she was just a lass of spirit .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN dear__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET lass__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP spirit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'd have done the same .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
And when Friday night came she began to dress for the dance with a brave heart .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV Friday__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT dress__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dance__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET brave__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was to go to The Springs with her uncle and aunt , who were coming on horseback that afternoon , and would then go on to The Springs in old Hugh 's carriage , which was the only one in Carlyle then .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT The__<label>__DET Springs__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON uncle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ aunt__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP horseback__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP afternoon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT The__<label>__DET Springs__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN carriage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Carlyle__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They were to leave in time to reach The Springs before nightfall , for the October nights were dark and the wooded roads rough for travelling .
They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT reach__<label>__VERB The__<label>__DET Springs__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP nightfall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET October__<label>__NOUN nights__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB dark__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET wooded__<label>__ADJ roads__<label>__NOUN rough__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP travelling__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` When Ursula was ready she looked at herself in the glass with a good deal of satisfaction .
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV Ursula__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP herself__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET glass__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP satisfaction__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yes , Felicity , she was a vain baggage , that same Ursula , but that kind did n't all die out a hundred years ago .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET vain__<label>__ADJ baggage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP kind__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM all__<label>__DET die__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET hundred__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And she had good reason for being vain .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ reason__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB vain__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She wore the sea-green silk which had been brought out from England a year before and worn but once -- at the Christmas ball at Government House .
She__<label>__PRON wore__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. green__<label>__ADJ silk__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP England__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ worn__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ once__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Christmas__<label>__NOUN ball__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP Government__<label>__NOUN House__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A fine , stiff , rustling silk it was , and over it shone Ursula 's crimson cheeks and gleaming eyes , and masses of nut brown hair .
A__<label>__DET fine__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. stiff__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. rustling__<label>__VERB silk__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON shone__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN crimson__<label>__NOUN cheeks__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ gleaming__<label>__VERB eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ masses__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP nut__<label>__ADJ brown__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` As she turned from the glass she heard her father 's voice below , loud and angry .
``__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET glass__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN below__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. loud__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ angry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Growing very pale , she ran out into the hall .
Growing__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV pale__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Her father was already half way upstairs , his face red with fury .
Her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV half__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN upstairs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN red__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP fury__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the hall below Ursula saw her step-mother , looking troubled and vexed .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN below__<label>__ADP Ursula__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON step__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB troubled__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ vexed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At the door stood Malcolm Ramsay , a homely neighbour youth who had been courting Ursula in his clumsy way ever since she grew up .
At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB Malcolm__<label>__NOUN Ramsay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET homely__<label>__ADV neighbour__<label>__ADJ youth__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB courting__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON clumsy__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Ursula had always hated him . ''
Ursula__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV hated__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Ursula ! '
`__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
shouted old Hugh , ` come here and tell this scoundrel he lies .
shouted__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET scoundrel__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON lies__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He says that you met Kenneth MacNair in the beechgrove last Tuesday .
He__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beechgrove__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ Tuesday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Tell him he lies !
Tell__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON lies__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Tell him he lies ! '
Tell__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON lies__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` Ursula was no coward .
``__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET coward__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She looked scornfully at poor Ramsay . ''
She__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB scornfully__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP poor__<label>__ADJ Ramsay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` The creature is a spy and a tale-bearer , ' she said , ` but in this he does not lie .
`__<label>__. The__<label>__DET creature__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET spy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET tale__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. bearer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV lie__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I DID meet Kenneth MacNair last Tuesday . ' ''
I__<label>__PRON DID__<label>__NOUN meet__<label>__VERB Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ Tuesday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` And you dare to tell me this to my face ! '
`__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
roared old Hugh .
roared__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Back to your room , girl !
`__<label>__. Back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. girl__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Back to your room and stay there !
Back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ stay__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Take off that finery .
Take__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET finery__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You go to no more dances .
You__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ dances__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You shall stay in that room until I choose to let you out .
You__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN until__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON choose__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
No , not a word !
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I 'll put you there if you do n't go .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON there__<label>__DET if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB go__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In with you -- ay , and take your knitting with you .
In__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. ay__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ take__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON knitting__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Occupy yourself with that this evening instead of kicking your heels at The Springs ! '
Occupy__<label>__NOUN yourself__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP kicking__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON heels__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP The__<label>__DET Springs__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` He snatched a roll of gray stocking from the hall table and flung it into Ursula 's room .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON snatched__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET roll__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gray__<label>__ADJ stocking__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN table__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ flung__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP Ursula__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ursula knew she would have to follow it , or be picked up and carried in like a naughty child .
Ursula__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT follow__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET naughty__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So she gave the miserable Ramsay a look that made him cringe , and swept into her room with her head in the air .
So__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET miserable__<label>__ADJ Ramsay__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET look__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET made__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON cringe__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ swept__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The next moment she heard the door locked behind her .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN locked__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Her first proceeding was to have a cry of anger and shame and disappointment .
Her__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADJ proceeding__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cry__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ shame__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ disappointment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That did no good , and then she took to marching up and down her room .
That__<label>__DET did__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET good__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marching__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ down__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It did not calm her to hear the rumble of the carriage out of the gate as her uncle and aunt departed . ''
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` Oh , what 's to be done ? '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she sobbed .
she__<label>__PRON sobbed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` Kenneth will be furious .
`__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__VERB will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB furious__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
He will think I have failed him and he will go away hot with anger against me .
He__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB failed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV hot__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If I could only send a word of explanation I know he would not leave me .
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV send__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP explanation__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But there seems to be no way at all -- though I have heard that there 's always a way when there 's a will .
But__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET --__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Oh , I shall go mad !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB mad__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
If the window were not so high I would jump out of it .
If__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV high__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB jump__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But to break my legs or my neck would not mend the matter . '
But__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT break__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON legs__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON neck__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mend__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` The afternoon passed on .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET afternoon__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
At sunset Ursula heard hoof-beats and ran to the window .
At__<label>__ADP sunset__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN heard__<label>__VERB hoof__<label>__X -__<label>__. beats__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Andrew Kinnear of The Springs was tying his horse at the door .
Andrew__<label>__NOUN Kinnear__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP The__<label>__DET Springs__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB tying__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was a dashing young fellow , and a political crony of old Hugh .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dashing__<label>__NOUN young__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET political__<label>__ADJ crony__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No doubt he would be at the dance that night .
No__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dance__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Oh , if she could get speech for but a moment with him !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB speech__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
`` When he had gone into the house , Ursula , turning impatiently from the window , tripped and almost fell over the big ball of homespun yarn her father had flung on the floor .
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. turning__<label>__VERB impatiently__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tripped__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ almost__<label>__ADV fell__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ball__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP homespun__<label>__NOUN yarn__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB flung__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For a moment she gazed at it resentfully -- then , with a gay little laugh , she pounced on it .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON gazed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON resentfully__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET gay__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ laugh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON pounced__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The next moment she was at her table , writing a brief note to Kenneth MacNair .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON table__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. writing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET brief__<label>__ADJ note__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When it was written , Ursula unwound the gray ball to a considerable depth , pinned the note on it , and rewound the yarn over it .
When__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB written__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN unwound__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gray__<label>__ADJ ball__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET considerable__<label>__ADJ depth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pinned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET note__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ rewound__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET yarn__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
A gray ball , the color of the twilight , might escape observation , where a white missive fluttering down from an upper window would surely be seen by someone .
A__<label>__DET gray__<label>__ADJ ball__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET color__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET twilight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. might__<label>__VERB escape__<label>__VERB observation__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ missive__<label>__NOUN fluttering__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET upper__<label>__ADJ window__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB surely__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP someone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then she softly opened her window and waited .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON softly__<label>__ADV opened__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ waited__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` It was dusk when Andrew went away .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dusk__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV Andrew__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Fortunately old Hugh did not come to the door with him .
Fortunately__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
As Andrew untied his horse Ursula threw the ball with such good aim that it struck him , as she had meant it to do , squarely on the head .
As__<label>__ADP Andrew__<label>__NOUN untied__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON horse__<label>__NOUN Ursula__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ball__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__ADJ aim__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON struck__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB meant__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. squarely__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Andrew looked up at her window .
Andrew__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She leaned out , put her finger warningly on her lips , pointed to the ball , and nodded .
She__<label>__PRON leaned__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN warningly__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON lips__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pointed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ball__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ nodded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Andrew , looking somewhat puzzled , picked up the ball , sprang to his saddle , and galloped off .
Andrew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB somewhat__<label>__ADV puzzled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. picked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ball__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sprang__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON saddle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ galloped__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` So far , well , thought Ursula .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. thought__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But would Andrew understand ?
But__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB Andrew__<label>__NOUN understand__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Would he have wit enough to think of exploring the big , knobby ball for its delicate secret ?
Would__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB wit__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP exploring__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. knobby__<label>__VERB ball__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON delicate__<label>__NOUN secret__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And would he be at the dance after all ?
And__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dance__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
`` The evening dragged by .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN dragged__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Time had never seemed so long to Ursula .
Time__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV seemed__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She could not rest or sleep .
She__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV rest__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was midnight before she heard the patter of a handful of gravel on her window-panes .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB midnight__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET patter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET handful__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gravel__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON window__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. panes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In a trice she was leaning out .
In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET trice__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB leaning__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Below in the darkness stood Kenneth MacNair . ''
Below__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET darkness__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Oh , Kenneth , did you get my letter ?
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON letter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And is it safe for you to be here ? ' ''
And__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON safe__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Safe enough .
`__<label>__. Safe__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Your father is in bed .
Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 've waited two hours down the road for his light to go out , and an extra half-hour to put him to sleep .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADV waited__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM hours__<label>__NOUN down__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON light__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ an__<label>__DET extra__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. hour__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The horses are there .
The__<label>__DET horses__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Slip down and out , Ursula .
Slip__<label>__NOUN down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ out__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We 'll make Charlottetown by dawn yet . ' ''
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ make__<label>__VERB Charlottetown__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP dawn__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` That 's easier said than done , lad .
`__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN easier__<label>__ADJ said__<label>__VERB than__<label>__ADP done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. lad__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'm locked in .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN locked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
But do you go out behind the new barn and bring the ladder you will find there . '
But__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ barn__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ bring__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ladder__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` Five minutes later , Miss Ursula , hooded and cloaked , scrambled soundlessly down the ladder , and in five more minutes she and Kenneth were riding along the road . ''
``__<label>__. Five__<label>__NUM minutes__<label>__NOUN later__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hooded__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ cloaked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. scrambled__<label>__VERB soundlessly__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ladder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP five__<label>__NUM more__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Kenneth__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB riding__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` There 's a stiff gallop before us , Ursula , ' said Kenneth . '' '
`__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stiff__<label>__ADJ gallop__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Ursula__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Kenneth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I would ride to the world 's end with you , Kenneth MacNair , ' said Ursula .
I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB ride__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ end__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Kenneth__<label>__NOUN MacNair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Ursula__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Oh , of course she should n't have said anything of the sort , Felicity .
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But you see people had no etiquette departments in those days .
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And when the red sunlight of a fair October dawn was shining over the gray sea The Fair Lady sailed out of Charlottetown harbour .
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On her deck stood Kenneth and Ursula MacNair , and in her hand , as a most precious treasure , the bride carried a ball of gray homespun yarn . ''
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`` Well , '' said Dan , yawning , `` I like that kind of a story .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. yawning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nobody goes and dies in it , that 's one good thing . ''
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`` Did old Hugh forgive Ursula ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ Hugh__<label>__NOUN forgive__<label>__NOUN Ursula__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` The story stopped there in the brown book , '' said the Story Girl , `` but the Awkward Man says he did , after awhile . ''
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`` It must be rather romantic to be run away with , '' remarked Cecily , wistfully .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV romantic__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wistfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Do n't you get such silly notions in your head , Cecily King , '' said Felicity , severely .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ silly__<label>__ADJ notions__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
CHAPTER III .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN III__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
THE CHRISTMAS HARP Great was the excitement in the houses of King as Christmas drew nigh .
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The air was simply charged with secrets .
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Everybody was very penurious for weeks beforehand and hoards were counted scrutinizingly every day .
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Mysterious pieces of handiwork were smuggled in and out of sight , and whispered consultations were held , about which nobody thought of being jealous , as might have happened at any other time .
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Felicity was in her element , for she and her mother were deep in preparations for the day .
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Cecily and the Story Girl were excluded from these doings with indifference on Aunt Janet 's part and what seemed ostentatious complacency on Felicity 's .
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Cecily took this to heart and complained to me about it .
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`` I 'm one of this family just as much as Felicity is , '' she said , with as much indignation as Cecily could feel , `` and I do n't think she need shut me out of everything .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ indignation__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP Cecily__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB shut__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP everything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When I wanted to stone the raisins for the mince-meat she said , no , she would do it herself , because Christmas mince-meat was very particular -- as if I could n't stone raisins right !
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The airs Felicity puts on about her cooking just make me sick , '' concluded Cecily wrathfully .
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`` It 's a pity she does n't make a mistake in cooking once in a while herself , '' I said .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pity__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mistake__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP cooking__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Then maybe she would n't think she knew so much more than other people . ''
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All parcels that came in the mail from distant friends were taken charge of by Aunts Janet and Olivia , not to be opened until the great day of the feast itself .
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How slowly the last week passed !
How__<label>__ADV slowly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
But even watched pots will boil in the fulness of time , and finally Christmas day came , gray and dour and frost-bitten without , but full of revelry and rose-red mirth within .
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Uncle Roger and Aunt Olivia and the Story Girl came over early for the day ; and Peter came too , with his shining , morning face , to be hailed with joy , for we had been afraid that Peter would not be able to spend Christmas with us .
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His mother had wanted him home with her .
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`` Of course I ought to go , '' Peter had told me mournfully , `` but we wo n't have turkey for dinner , because ma ca n't afford it .
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And ma always cries on holidays because she says they make her think of father .
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Of course she ca n't help it , but it ai n't cheerful .
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Aunt Jane would n't have cried .
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Aunt Jane used to say she never saw the man who was worth spoiling her eyes for .
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But I guess I 'll have to spend Christmas at home . ''
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At the last moment , however , a cousin of Mrs. Craig 's in Charlottetown invited her for Christmas , and Peter , being given his choice of going or staying , joyfully elected to stay .
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So we were all together , except Sara Ray , who had been invited but whose mother would n't let her come .
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`` Sara Ray 's mother is a nuisance , '' snapped the Story Girl .
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`` She just lives to make that poor child miserable , and she wo n't let her go to the party tonight , either . ''
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`` It is just breaking Sara 's heart that she ca n't , '' said Cecily compassionately .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV breaking__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN compassionately__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'm almost afraid I wo n't enjoy myself for thinking of her , home there alone , most likely reading the Bible , while we 're at the party . ''
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`` She might be worse occupied than reading the Bible , '' said Felicity rebukingly .
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`` But Mrs. Ray makes her read it as a punishment , '' protested Cecily .
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`` Whenever Sara cries to go anywhere -- and of course she 'll cry tonight -- Mrs. Ray makes her read seven chapters in the Bible .
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I would n't think that would make her very fond of it .
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And I 'll not be able to talk the party over with Sara afterwards -- and that 's half the fun gone . ''
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`` You can tell her all about it , '' comforted Felix .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. comforted__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Telling is n't a bit like talking it over , '' retorted Cecily .
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`` It 's too one-sided . ''
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We had an exciting time opening our presents .
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Some of us had more than others , but we all received enough to make us feel comfortably that we were not unduly neglected in the matter .
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The contents of the box which the Story Girl 's father had sent her from Paris made our eyes stick out .
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It was full of beautiful things , among them another red silk dress -- not the bright , flame-hued tint of her old one , but a rich , dark crimson , with the most distracting flounces and bows and ruffles ; and with it were little red satin slippers with gold buckles , and heels that made Aunt Janet hold up her hands in horror .
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Felicity remarked scornfully that she would have thought the Story Girl would get tired wearing red so much , and even Cecily commented apart to me that she thought when you got so many things all at once you did n't appreciate them as much as when you only got a few .
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`` I 'd never get tired of red , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` I just love it -- it 's so rich and glowing .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV love__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV rich__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ glowing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When I 'm dressed in red I always feel ever so much cleverer than in any other colour .
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Thoughts just crowd into my brain one after the other .
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Oh , you darling dress -- you dear , sheeny , red-rosy , glistening , silky thing ! ''
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She flung it over her shoulder and danced around the kitchen .
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`` Do n't be silly , Sara , '' said Aunt Janet , a little stimy .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__X be__<label>__VERB silly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ stimy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was a good soul , that Aunt Janet , and had a kind , loving heart in her ample bosom .
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But I fancy there were times when she thought it rather hard that the daughter of a roving adventurer -- as she considered him -- like Blair Stanley should disport herself in silk dresses , while her own daughters must go clad in gingham and muslin -- for those were the days when a feminine creature got one silk dress in her lifetime , and seldom more than one .
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The Story Girl also got a present from the Awkward Man -- a little , shabby , worn volume with a great many marks on the leaves .
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`` Why , it is n't new -- it 's an old book ! ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. new__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ book__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Felicity .
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`` I did n't think the Awkward Man was mean , whatever else he was . ''
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`` Oh , you do n't understand , Felicity , '' said the Story Girl patiently .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM understand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN patiently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And I do n't suppose I can make you understand .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB suppose__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON understand__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But I 'll try .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ try__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'd ten times rather have this than a new book .
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It 's one of his own , do n't you see -- one that he has read a hundred times and loved and made a friend of .
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A new book , just out of a shop , would n't be the same thing at all .
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It would n't MEAN anything .
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I consider it a great compliment that he has given me this book .
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I 'm prouder of it than of anything else I 've got . ''
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`` Well , you 're welcome to it , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__ADJ welcome__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't understand and I do n't want to .
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I would n't give anybody a Christmas present that was n't new , and I would n't thank anybody who gave me one . ''
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Peter was in the seventh heaven because Felicity had given him a present -- and , moreover , one that she had made herself .
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It was a bookmark of perforated cardboard , with a gorgeous red and yellow worsted goblet worked on it , and below , in green letters , the solemn warning , `` Touch Not The Cup . ''
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As Peter was not addicted to habits of intemperance , not even to looking on dandelion wine when it was pale yellow , we did not exactly see why Felicity should have selected such a device .
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But Peter was perfectly satisfied , so nobody cast any blight on his happiness by carping criticism .
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Later on Felicity told me she had worked the bookmark for him because his father used to drink before he ran away .
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`` I thought Peter ought to be warned in time , '' she said .
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Even Pat had a ribbon of blue , which he clawed off and lost half an hour after it was tied on him .
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Pat did not care for vain adornments of the body .
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We had a glorious Christmas dinner , fit for the halls of Lucullus , and ate far more than was good for us , none daring to make us afraid on that one day of the year .
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And in the evening -- oh , rapture and delight !
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-- we went to Kitty Marr 's party .
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It was a fine December evening ; the sharp air of morning had mellowed until it was as mild as autumn .
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There had been no snow , and the long fields , sloping down from the homestead , were brown and mellow .
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A weird , dreamy stillness had fallen on the purple earth , the dark fir woods , the valley rims , the sere meadows .
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Nature seemed to have folded satisfied hands to rest , knowing that her long wintry slumber was coming upon her .
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At first , when the invitations to the party had come , Aunt Janet had said we could not go ; but Uncle Alec interceded in our favour , perhaps influenced thereto by Cecily 's wistful eyes .
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If Uncle Alec had a favourite among his children it was Cecily , and he had grown even more indulgent towards her of late .
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Now and then I saw him looking at her intently , and , following his eyes and thought , I had , somehow , seen that Cecily was paler and thinner than she had been in the summer , and that her soft eyes seemed larger , and that over her little face in moments of repose there was a certain languor and weariness that made it very sweet and pathetic .
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And I heard him tell Aunt Janet that he did not like to see the child getting so much the look of her Aunt Felicity .
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`` Cecily is perfectly well , '' said Aunt Janet sharply .
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`` She 's only growing very fast .
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Do n't be foolish , Alec . ''
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But after that Cecily had cups of cream where the rest of us got only milk ; and Aunt Janet was very particular to see that she had her rubbers on whenever she went out .
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On this merry Christmas evening , however , no fears or dim foreshadowings of any coming event clouded our hearts or faces .
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Cecily looked brighter and prettier than I had ever seen her , with her softly shining eyes and the nut brown gloss of her hair .
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Felicity was too beautiful for words ; and even the Story Girl , between excitement and the crimson silk array , blossomed out with a charm and allurement more potent than any regular loveliness -- and this in spite of the fact that Aunt Olivia had tabooed the red satin slippers and mercilessly decreed that stout shoes should be worn .
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`` I know just how you feel about it , you daughter of Eve , '' she said , with gay sympathy , `` but December roads are damp , and if you are going to walk to Marrs ' you are not going to do it in those frivolous Parisian concoctions , even with overboots on ; so be brave , dear heart , and show that you have a soul above little red satin shoes . ''
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`` Anyhow , '' said Uncle Roger , `` that red silk dress will break the hearts of all the feminine small fry at the party .
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You 'd break their spirits , too , if you wore the slippers .
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Do n't do it , Sara .
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Leave them one wee loophole of enjoyment . ''
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`` What does Uncle Roger mean ? ''
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whispered Felicity .
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`` He means you girls are all dying of jealousy because of the Story Girl 's dress , '' said Dan .
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`` I am not of a jealous disposition , '' said Felicity loftily , `` and she 's entirely welcome to the dress -- with a complexion like that . ''
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But we enjoyed that party hugely , every one of us .
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And we enjoyed the walk home afterwards , through dim , enshadowed fields where silvery star-beams lay , while Orion trod his stately march above us , and a red moon climbed up the black horizon 's rim .
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A brook went with us part of the way , singing to us through the dark -- a gay , irresponsible vagabond of valley and wilderness .
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Felicity and Peter walked not with us .
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Peter 's cup must surely have brimmed over that Christmas night .
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When we left the Marr house , he had boldly said to Felicity , `` May I see you home ? ''
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And Felicity , much to our amazement , had taken his arm and marched off with him .
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The primness of her was indescribable , and was not at all ruffled by Dan 's hoot of derision .
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As for me , I was consumed by a secret and burning desire to ask the Story Girl if I might see HER home ; but I could not screw my courage to the sticking point .
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How I envied Peter his easy , insouciant manner !
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I could not emulate him , so Dan and Felix and Cecily and the Story Girl and I all walked hand in hand , huddling a little closer together as we went through James Frewen 's woods -- for there are strange harps in a fir grove , and who shall say what fingers sweep them ?
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Mighty and sonorous was the music above our heads as the winds of the night stirred the great boughs tossing athwart the starlit sky .
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Perhaps it was that aeolian harmony which recalled to the Story Girl a legend of elder days .
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`` I read such a pretty story in one of Aunt Olivia 's books last night , '' she said .
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`` It was called ` The Christmas Harp . '
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Would you like to hear it ?
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It seems to me it would just suit this part of the road . ''
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`` There is n't anything about -- about ghosts in it , is there ? ''
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said Cecily timidly .
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`` Oh , no , I would n't tell a ghost story here for anything .
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I 'd frighten myself too much .
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This story is about one of the shepherds who saw the angels on the first Christmas night .
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He was just a youth , and he loved music with all his heart , and he longed to be able to express the melody that was in his soul .
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But he could not ; he had a harp and he often tried to play on it ; but his clumsy fingers only made such discord that his companions laughed at him and mocked him , and called him a madman because he would not give it up , but would rather sit apart by himself , with his arms about his harp , looking up into the sky , while they gathered around their fire and told tales to wile away their long night vigils as they watched their sheep on the hills .
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But to him the thoughts that came out of the great silence were far sweeter than their mirth ; and he never gave up the hope , which sometimes left his lips as a prayer , that some day he might be able to express those thoughts in music to the tired , weary , forgetful world .
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On the first Christmas night he was out with his fellow shepherds on the hills .
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It was chill and dark , and all , except him , were glad to gather around the fire .
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He sat , as usual , by himself , with his harp on his knee and a great longing in his heart .
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And there came a marvellous light in the sky and over the hills , as if the darkness of the night had suddenly blossomed into a wonderful meadow of flowery flame ; and all the shepherds saw the angels and heard them sing .
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And as they sang , the harp that the young shepherd held began to play softly by itself , and as he listened to it he realized that it was playing the same music that the angels sang and that all his secret longings and aspirations and strivings were expressed in it .
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From that night , whenever he took the harp in his hands , it played the same music ; and he wandered all over the world carrying it ; wherever the sound of its music was heard hate and discord fled away and peace and good-will reigned .
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No one who heard it could think an evil thought ; no one could feel hopeless or despairing or bitter or angry .
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When a man had once heard that music it entered into his soul and heart and life and became a part of him for ever .
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Years went by ; the shepherd grew old and bent and feeble ; but still he roamed over land and sea , that his harp might carry the message of the Christmas night and the angel song to all mankind .
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At last his strength failed him and he fell by the wayside in the darkness ; but his harp played as his spirit passed ; and it seemed to him that a Shining One stood by him , with wonderful starry eyes , and said to him , ` Lo , the music thy harp has played for so many years has been but the echo of the love and sympathy and purity and beauty in thine own soul ; and if at any time in the wanderings thou hadst opened the door of that soul to evil or envy or selfishness thy harp would have ceased to play .
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Now thy life is ended ; but what thou hast given to mankind has no end ; and as long as the world lasts , so long will the heavenly music of the Christmas harp ring in the ears of men . '
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When the sun rose the old shepherd lay dead by the roadside , with a smile on his face ; and in his hands was a harp with all its strings broken . ''
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We left the fir woods as the tale was ended , and on the opposite hill was home .
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A dim light in the kitchen window betokened that Aunt Janet had no idea of going to bed until all her young fry were safely housed for the night .
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`` Ma 's waiting up for us , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Ma__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN waiting__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'd laugh if she happened to go to the door just as Felicity and Peter were strutting up .
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I guess she 'll be cross .
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It 's nearly twelve . ''
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`` Christmas will soon be over , '' said Cecily , with a sigh .
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`` Has n't it been a nice one ?
``__<label>__. Has__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON been__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET nice__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM ?__<label>__.
It 's the first we 've all spent together .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ve__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET spent__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Do you suppose we 'll ever spend another together ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV spend__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET together__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Lots of 'em , '' said Dan cheerily .
``__<label>__. Lots__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. em__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN cheerily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Why not ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , I do n't know , '' answered Cecily , her footsteps lagging somewhat .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. her__<label>__PRON footsteps__<label>__NOUN lagging__<label>__VERB somewhat__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Only things seem just a little too pleasant to last . ''
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`` If Willy Fraser had had as much spunk as Peter , Miss Cecily King might n't be so low spirited , '' quoth Dan , significantly .
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Cecily tossed her head and disdained reply .
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There are really some remarks a self-respecting young lady must ignore .
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CHAPTER IV .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN IV__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS If we did not have a white Christmas we had a white New Year .
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Midway between the two came a heavy snowfall .
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It was winter in our orchard of old delights then , -- so truly winter that it was hard to believe summer had ever dwelt in it , or that spring would ever return to it .
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There were no birds to sing the music of the moon ; and the path where the apple blossoms had fallen were heaped with less fragrant drifts .
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But it was a place of wonder on a moonlight night , when the snowy arcades shone like avenues of ivory and crystal , and the bare trees cast fairy-like traceries upon them .
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Over Uncle Stephen 's Walk , where the snow had fallen smoothly , a spell of white magic had been woven .
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Taintless and wonderful it seemed , like a street of pearl in the new Jerusalem .
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On New Year 's Eve we were all together in Uncle Alec 's kitchen , which was tacitly given over to our revels during the winter evenings .
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The Story Girl and Peter were there , of course , and Sara Ray 's mother had allowed her to come up on condition that she should be home by eight sharp .
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Cecily was glad to see her , but the boys never hailed her arrival with over-much delight , because , since the dark began to come down early , Aunt Janet always made one of us walk down home with her .
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We hated this , because Sara Ray was always so maddeningly self-conscious of having an escort .
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We knew perfectly well that next day in school she would tell her chums as a `` dead '' secret that `` So-and-So King saw her home '' from the hill farm the night before .
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Now , seeing a young lady home from choice , and being sent home with her by your aunt or mother are two entirely different things , and we thought Sara Ray ought to have sense enough to know it .
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Outside there was a vivid rose of sunset behind the cold hills of fir , and the long reaches of snowy fields glowed fairily pink in the western light .
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The drifts along the edges of the meadows and down the lane looked as if a series of breaking waves had , by the lifting of a magician 's wand , been suddenly transformed into marble , even to their toppling curls of foam .
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Slowly the splendour died , giving place to the mystic beauty of a winter twilight when the moon is rising .
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The hollow sky was a cup of blue .
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The stars came out over the white glens and the earth was covered with a kingly carpet for the feet of the young year to press .
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`` I 'm so glad the snow came , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV glad__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If it had n't the New Year would have seemed just as dingy and worn out as the old .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB seemed__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP dingy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ worn__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
There 's something very solemn about the idea of a New Year , is n't there ?
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Just think of three hundred and sixty-five whole days , with not a thing happened in them yet . ''
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`` I do n't suppose anything very wonderful will happen in them , '' said Felix pessimistically .
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To Felix , just then , life was flat , stale and unprofitable because it was his turn to go home with Sara Ray .
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`` It makes me a little frightened to think of all that may happen in them , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON makes__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ frightened__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET may__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Miss Marwood says it is what we put into a year , not what we get out of it , that counts at last . ''
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`` I 'm always glad to see a New Year , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV glad__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wish we could do as they do in Norway .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Norway__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The whole family sits up until midnight , and then , just as the clock is striking twelve , the father opens the door and welcomes the New Year in .
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Is n't it a pretty custom ? ''
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`` If ma would let us stay up till twelve we might do that too , '' said Dan , `` but she never will .
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I call it mean . ''
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`` If I ever have children I 'll let them stay up to watch the New Year in , '' said the Story Girl decidedly .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB children__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ let__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT watch__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN decidedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` So will I , '' said Peter , `` but other nights they 'll have to go to bed at seven . ''
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`` You ought to be ashamed , speaking of such things , '' said Felicity , with a scandalized face .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB ashamed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. speaking__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET scandalized__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peter shrank into the background abashed , no doubt believing that he had broken some Family Guide precept all to pieces .
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`` I did n't know it was n't proper to mention children , '' he muttered apologetically .
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`` We ought to make some New Year resolutions , '' suggested the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN resolutions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` New Year 's Eve is the time to make them . ''
``__<label>__. New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Eve__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I ca n't think of any resolutions I want to make , '' said Felicity , who was perfectly satisfied with herself .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM think__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET resolutions__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV satisfied__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I could suggest a few to you , '' said Dan sarcastically .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB suggest__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN sarcastically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` There are so many I would like to make , '' said Cecily , `` that I 'm afraid it would n't be any use trying to keep them all . ''
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`` Well , let 's all make a few , just for the fun of it , and see if we can keep them , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` And let 's get paper and ink and write them out .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__VERB paper__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ink__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ write__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
That will make them seem more solemn and binding . ''
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`` And then pin them up on our bedroom walls , where we 'll see them every day , '' suggested the Story Girl , `` and every time we break a resolution we must put a cross opposite it .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV pin__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON bedroom__<label>__NOUN walls__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON break__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cross__<label>__NOUN opposite__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
That will show us what progress we are making , as well as make us ashamed if we have too many crosses . ''
That__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON what__<label>__DET progress__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP make__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ashamed__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ crosses__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And let 's have a Roll of Honour in Our Magazine , '' suggested Felix , `` and every month we 'll publish the names of those who keep their resolutions perfect . ''
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`` I think it 's all nonsense , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But she joined our circle around the table , though she sat for a long time with a blank sheet before her .
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`` Let 's each make a resolution in turn , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ each__<label>__DET make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP turn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I 'll lead off . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ lead__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
And , recalling with shame certain unpleasant differences of opinion I had lately had with Felicity , I wrote down in my best hand , `` I shall try to keep my temper always . ''
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`` You 'd better , '' said Felicity tactfully .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN tactfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It was Dan 's turn next .
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`` I ca n't think of anything to start with , '' he said , gnawing his penholder fiercely .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM think__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT start__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. gnawing__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON penholder__<label>__NOUN fiercely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You might make a resolution not to eat poison berries , '' suggested Felicity .
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`` You 'd better make one not to nag people everlastingly , '' retorted Dan .
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`` Oh , do n't quarrel the last night of the old year , '' implored Cecily .
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`` You might resolve not to quarrel any time , '' suggested Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB resolve__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT quarrel__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , sir , '' said Dan emphatically .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN emphatically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` There 's no use making a resolution you CA N'T keep .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN making__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON CA__<label>__NOUN N__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT T__<label>__NOUN keep__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There are people in this family you 've just GOT to quarrel with if you want to live .
There__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB people__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV GOT__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT quarrel__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But I 've thought of one -- I wo n't do things to spite people . ''
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Felicity -- who really was in an unbearable mood that night -- laughed disagreeably ; but Cecily gave her a fierce nudge , which probably restrained her from speaking .
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`` I will not eat any apples , '' wrote Felix .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET apples__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What on earth do you want to give up eating apples for ? ''
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asked Peter in astonishment .
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`` Never mind , '' returned Felix .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. returned__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Apples make people fat , you know , '' said Felicity sweetly .
``__<label>__. Apples__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB people__<label>__NOUN fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN sweetly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It seems a funny kind of resolution , '' I said doubtfully .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET funny__<label>__ADJ kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP resolution__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB doubtfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I think our resolutions ought to be giving up wrong things or doing right ones . ''
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`` You make your resolutions to suit yourself and I 'll make mine to suit myself , '' said Felix defiantly .
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`` I shall never get drunk , '' wrote Peter painstakingly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB drunk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN painstakingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` But you never do , '' said the Story Girl in astonishment .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP astonishment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , it will be all the easier to keep the resolution , '' argued Peter .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET easier__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. argued__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That is n't fair , '' complained Dan .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN fair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. complained__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If we all resolved not to do the things we never do we 'd all be on the Roll of Honour . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET resolved__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Roll__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Honour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You let Peter alone , '' said Felicity severely .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It 's a very good resolution and one everybody ought to make . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ resolution__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM everybody__<label>__NOUN ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I shall not be jealous , '' wrote the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB jealous__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But are you ? ''
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked , surprised .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. surprised__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The Story Girl coloured and nodded .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN coloured__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ nodded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Of one thing , '' she confessed , `` but I 'm not going to tell what it is . ''
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON confessed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm jealous sometimes , too , '' confessed Sara Ray , `` and so my first resolution will be ' I shall try not to feel jealous when I hear the other girls in school describing all the sick spells they 've had . ' ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADV jealous__<label>__ADJ sometimes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. confessed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADJ resolution__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB '__<label>__PRT I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT feel__<label>__VERB jealous__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ girls__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN describing__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET sick__<label>__ADJ spells__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Goodness , do you want to be sick ? ''
``__<label>__. Goodness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB sick__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Felix in astonishment .
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`` It makes a person important , '' explained Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON makes__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET person__<label>__NOUN important__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. explained__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I am going to try to improve my mind by reading good books and listening to older people , '' wrote Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT improve__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP reading__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ books__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ listening__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT older__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You got that out of the Sunday School paper , '' cried Felicity .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Sunday__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN paper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It does n't matter where I got it , '' said Cecily with dignity .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB matter__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP dignity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The main thing is to keep it . ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET main__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's your turn , Felicity , '' I said .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Felicity tossed her beautiful golden head .
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`` I told you I was n't going to make any resolutions .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET resolutions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Go on yourself . ''
Go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP yourself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I shall always study my grammar lesson , '' I wrote -- I , who loathed grammar with a deadly loathing .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV study__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON grammar__<label>__NOUN lesson__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON loathed__<label>__VERB grammar__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET deadly__<label>__ADJ loathing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I hate grammar too , '' sighed Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hate__<label>__VERB grammar__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It seems so unimportant . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV unimportant__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Sara was rather fond of a big word , but did not always get hold of the right one .
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I rather suspected that in the above instance she really meant uninteresting .
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`` I wo n't get mad at Felicity , if I can help it , '' wrote Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__VERB mad__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB help__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm sure I never do anything to make you mad , '' exclaimed Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't think it 's polite to make resolutions about your sisters , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ polite__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB resolutions__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON sisters__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He ca n't keep it anyway , '' scoffed Felicity .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. scoffed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 's got such an awful temper . ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ temper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's a family failing , '' flashed Dan , breaking his resolution ere the ink on it was dry .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN failing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. flashed__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. breaking__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON resolution__<label>__NOUN ere__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ink__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` There you go , '' taunted Felicity .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. taunted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'll work all my arithmetic problems without any help , '' scribbled Felix .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ work__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON arithmetic__<label>__ADJ problems__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET help__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. scribbled__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wish I could resolve that , too , '' sighed Sara Ray , `` but it would n't be any use .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB resolve__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'd never be able to do those compound multiplication sums the teacher gives us to do at home every night if I did n't get Judy Pineau to help me .
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Judy is n't a good reader and she ca n't spell AT ALL , but you ca n't stick her in arithmetic as far as she went herself .
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I feel sure , '' concluded poor Sara , in a hopeless tone , `` that I 'll NEVER be able to understand compound multiplication . '' ''
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` Multiplication is vexation , Division is as bad , The rule of three perplexes me , And fractions drive me mad , ' '' quoted Dan .
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`` I have n't got as far as fractions yet , '' sighed Sara , `` and I hope I 'll be too big to go to school before I do .
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I hate arithmetic , but I am PASSIONATELY fond of geography . ''
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`` I will not play tit-tat-x on the fly leaves of my hymn book in church , '' wrote Peter .
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`` Mercy , did you ever do such a thing ? ''
``__<label>__. Mercy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Felicity in horror .
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Peter nodded shamefacedly .
Peter__<label>__NOUN nodded__<label>__VERB shamefacedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Yes -- that Sunday Mr. Bailey preached .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X --__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Bailey__<label>__NOUN preached__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was so long-winded , I got awful tired , and , anyway , he was talking about things I could n't understand , so I played tit-tat-x with one of the Markdale boys .
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It was the day I was sitting up in the gallery . ''
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`` Well , I hope if you ever do the like again you wo n't do it in OUR pew , '' said Felicity severely .
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`` I ai n't going to do it at all , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I felt sort of mean all the rest of the day . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB sort__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mean__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I shall try not to be vexed when people interrupt me when I 'm telling stories , '' wrote the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB vexed__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV people__<label>__NOUN interrupt__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN telling__<label>__VERB stories__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` but it will be hard , '' she added with a sigh .
``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB hard__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sigh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I never mind being interrupted , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB interrupted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I shall try to be cheerful and smiling all the time , '' wrote Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB cheerful__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ smiling__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You are , anyway , '' said Sara Ray loyally .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN loyally__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I do n't believe we ought to be cheerful ALL the time , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB cheerful__<label>__ADJ ALL__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Bible says we ought to weep with those who weep . ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Bible__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET who__<label>__PRON weep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But maybe it means that we 're to weep cheerfully , '' suggested Cecily .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ maybe__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON means__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT weep__<label>__VERB cheerfully__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Sorter as if you were thinking , ` I 'm very sorry for you but I 'm mighty glad I 'm not in the scrape too , ' '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Sorter__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV sorry__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ mighty__<label>__NOUN glad__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET scrape__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dan , do n't be irreverent , '' rebuked Felicity .
``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB irreverent__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. rebuked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I know a story about old Mr. and Mrs. Davidson of Markdale , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Davidson__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She was always smiling and it used to aggravate her husband , so one day he said very crossly , ` Old lady , what ARE you grinning at ? '
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV smiling__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT aggravate__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV crossly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Old__<label>__NOUN lady__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON ARE__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON grinning__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Oh , well , Abiram , everything 's so bright and pleasant , I 've just got to smile . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Abiram__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. everything__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV bright__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ pleasant__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT smile__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
`` Not long after there came a time when everything went wrong -- the crop failed and their best cow died , and Mrs. Davidson had rheumatism ; and finally Mr. Davidson fell and broke his leg .
``__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET came__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV everything__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB wrong__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET crop__<label>__NOUN failed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ their__<label>__PRON best__<label>__ADJ cow__<label>__NOUN died__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Davidson__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB rheumatism__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ finally__<label>__ADV Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Davidson__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ broke__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON leg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But still Mrs. Davidson smiled .
But__<label>__CONJ still__<label>__ADV Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Davidson__<label>__NOUN smiled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` What in the dickens are you grinning about now , old lady ? '
`__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dickens__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON grinning__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. old__<label>__ADJ lady__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he demanded .
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` Oh , well , Abiram , ' she said , ` everything is so dark and unpleasant I 've just got to smile . '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Abiram__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. everything__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dark__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ unpleasant__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ve__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT smile__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
` Well , ' said the old man crossly , ' I think you might give your face a rest sometimes . ' ''
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN crossly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN sometimes__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I shall not talk gossip , '' wrote Sara Ray with a satisfied air .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV talk__<label>__VERB gossip__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET satisfied__<label>__ADJ air__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , do n't you think that 's a little TOO strict ? ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ TOO__<label>__NOUN strict__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Cecily anxiously .
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`` Of course , it 's not right to talk MEAN gossip , but the harmless kind does n't hurt .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB MEAN__<label>__NOUN gossip__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET harmless__<label>__ADJ kind__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT hurt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If I say to you that Emmy MacPhail is going to get a new fur collar this winter , THAT is harmless gossip , but if I say I do n't see how Emmy MacPhail can afford a new fur collar when her father ca n't pay my father for the oats he got from him , that would be MEAN gossip .
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If I were you , Sara , I 'd put MEAN gossip . ''
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__ADJ put__<label>__VERB MEAN__<label>__NOUN gossip__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Sara consented to this amendment .
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`` I will be polite to everybody , '' was my third resolution , which passed without comment .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB polite__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT everybody__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON third__<label>__ADJ resolution__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET passed__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP comment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'll try not to use slang since Cecily does n't like it , '' wrote Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ try__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT use__<label>__VERB slang__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP Cecily__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think some slang is real cute , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET slang__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ cute__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Family Guide says it 's very vulgar , '' grinned Dan .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV vulgar__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. grinned__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Does n't it , Sara Stanley ? ''
``__<label>__. Does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN Stanley__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do n't disturb me , '' said the Story Girl dreamily .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN disturb__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN dreamily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'm just thinking a beautiful thought . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV thinking__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ thought__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 've thought of a resolution to make , '' cried Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ thought__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Mr. Marwood said last Sunday we should always try to think beautiful thoughts and then our lives would be very beautiful .
``__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ Sunday__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ thoughts__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
So I shall resolve to think a beautiful thought every morning before breakfast . ''
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`` Can you only manage one a day ? ''
``__<label>__. Can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV manage__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
queried Dan .
queried__<label>__ADJ Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And why before breakfast ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ why__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP breakfast__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Because it 's easier to think on an empty stomach , '' said Peter , in all good faith .
``__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV easier__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET empty__<label>__ADJ stomach__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ faith__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Felicity shot a furious glance at him .
But__<label>__CONJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN shot__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET furious__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I selected that time , '' she explained with dignity , `` because when I 'm brushing my hair before my glass in the morning I 'll see my resolution and remember it . ''
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`` Mr. Marwood meant that ALL our thoughts ought to be beautiful , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN meant__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ALL__<label>__NOUN our__<label>__PRON thoughts__<label>__NOUN ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If they were , people would n't be afraid to say what they think . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. people__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` They ought n't to be afraid to , anyhow , '' said Felix stoutly .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN stoutly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'm going to make a resolution to say just what I think always . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And do you expect to get through the year alive if you do ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON expect__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN alive__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It might be easy enough to say what you think if you could always be sure just what you DO think , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB easy__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON DO__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` So often I ca n't be sure . ''
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV often__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` How would you like it if people always said just what they think to you ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV would__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity .
asked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm not very particular what SOME people think of me , '' rejoined Felix .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV particular__<label>__ADJ what__<label>__PRON SOME__<label>__NOUN people__<label>__NOUN think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. rejoined__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I notice you do n't like to be told by anybody that you 're fat , '' retorted Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON notice__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP anybody__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__ADJ fat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , dear me , I do wish you would n't all say such sarcastic things to each other , '' said poor Cecily plaintively .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB wish__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET say__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ sarcastic__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN plaintively__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It sounds so horrid the last night of the old year .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON sounds__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV horrid__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ year__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Dear knows where we 'll all be this night next year .
Dear__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADJ year__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peter , it 's your turn . ''
Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I will try , '' wrote Peter , `` to say my prayers every night regular , and not twice one night because I do n't expect to have time the next , -- like I did the night before the party , '' he added .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON prayers__<label>__NOUN every__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN regular__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV twice__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM night__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB expect__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. --__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET party__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I s ` pose you never said your prayers until we got you to go to church , '' said Felicity -- who had had no hand in inducing Peter to go to church , but had stoutly opposed it , as recorded in the first volume of our family history .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON prayers__<label>__NOUN until__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP inducing__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB stoutly__<label>__ADV opposed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP recorded__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ volume__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN history__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I did , too , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Aunt Jane taught me to say my prayers .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN taught__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON prayers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ma had n't time , being as father had run away ; ma had to wash at night same as in day-time . ''
Ma__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. being__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. ma__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wash__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN same__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP day__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I shall learn to cook , '' wrote the Story Girl , frowning .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB learn__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cook__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. frowning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You 'd better resolve not to make puddings of -- '' began Felicity , then stopped as suddenly as if she had bitten off the rest of her sentence and swallowed it .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ resolve__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB puddings__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. began__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV stopped__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB bitten__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sentence__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ swallowed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Cecily had nudged her , so she had probably remembered the Story Girl 's threat that she would never tell another story if she was ever twitted with the pudding she had made from sawdust .
Cecily__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB nudged__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB probably__<label>__ADV remembered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN threat__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV twitted__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pudding__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP sawdust__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But we all knew what Felicity had started to say and the Story Girl dealt her a most uncousinly glance .
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`` I will not cry because mother wo n't starch my aprons , '' wrote Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV cry__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM starch__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON aprons__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Better resolve not to cry about anything , '' said Dan kindly .
``__<label>__. Better__<label>__NOUN resolve__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN kindly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Sara Ray shook her head forlornly .
Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN shook__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN forlornly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` That would be too hard to keep .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There are times when I HAVE to cry .
There__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB times__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON HAVE__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It 's a relief . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET relief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Not to the folks who have to hear you , '' muttered Dan aside to Cecily .
``__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET folks__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. muttered__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN aside__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , hush , '' whispered Cecily back .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. hush__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Do n't go and hurt her feelings the last night of the old year .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ hurt__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON feelings__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ year__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Is it my turn again ?
Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Well , I 'll resolve not to worry because my hair is not curly .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ resolve__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT worry__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV curly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But , oh , I 'll never be able to help wishing it was . ''
But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB wishing__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Why do n't you curl it as you used to do , then ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON curl__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You know very well that I 've never put my hair up in curl papers since the time Peter was dying of the measles , '' said Cecily reproachfully .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV put__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP curl__<label>__NOUN papers__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN Peter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB dying__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET measles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN reproachfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I resolved then I would n't because I was n't sure it was quite right . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON resolved__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I will keep my finger-nails neat and clean , '' I wrote .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON finger__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. nails__<label>__ADJ neat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ clean__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` There , that 's four resolutions .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ four__<label>__NUM resolutions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'm not going to make any more .
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Four 's enough . ''
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`` I shall always think twice before I speak , '' wrote Felix .
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`` That 's an awful waste of time , '' commented Dan , `` but I guess you 'll need to if you 're always going to say what you think . ''
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`` I 'm going to stop with three , '' said Peter .
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`` I will have all the good times I can , '' wrote the Story Girl .
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`` THAT 'S what I call sensible , '' said Dan .
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`` It 's a very easy resolution to keep , anyhow , '' commented Felix .
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`` I shall try to like reading the Bible , '' wrote Sara Ray .
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`` You ought to like reading the Bible without trying to , '' exclaimed Felicity .
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`` If you had to read seven chapters of it every time you were naughty I do n't believe you would like it either , '' retorted Sara Ray with a flash of spirit .
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`` I shall try to believe only half of what I hear , '' was Cecily 's concluding resolution .
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`` But which half ? ''
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scoffed Dan .
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`` The best half , '' said sweet Cecily simply .
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`` I 'll try to obey mother ALWAYS , '' wrote Sara Ray , with a tremendous sigh , as if she fully realized the difficulty of keeping such a resolution .
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`` And that 's all I 'm going to make . ''
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`` Felicity has only made one , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` I think it better to make just one and keep it than make a lot and break them , '' said Felicity loftily .
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She had the last word on the subject , for it was time for Sara Ray to go , and our circle broke up .
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Sara and Felix departed and we watched them down the lane in the moonlight -- Sara walking demurely in one runner track , and Felix stalking grimly along in the other .
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I fear the romantic beauty of that silver shining night was entirely thrown away on my mischievous brother .
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And it was , as I remember it , a most exquisite night -- a white poem , a frosty , starry lyric of light .
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It was one of those nights on which one might fall asleep and dream happy dreams of gardens of mirth and song , feeling all the while through one 's sleep the soft splendour and radiance of the white moon-world outside , as one hears soft , far-away music sounding through the thoughts and words that are born of it .
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As a matter of fact , however , Cecily dreamed that night that she saw three full moons in the sky , and wakened up crying with the horror of it .
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CHAPTER V .
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THE FIRST NUMBER OF `` OUR MAGAZINE '' The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year 's Day , and we read it that evening in the kitchen .
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All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result , although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that was n't printed .
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The Story Girl and I read it turnabout while the others , except Felix , ate apples .
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It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public .
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All the editors have done their best and the various departments are full of valuable information and amusement .
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The tastefully designed cover is by a famous artist , Mr. Blair Stanley , who sent it to us all the way from Europe at the request of his daughter .
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Mr. Peter Craig , our enterprising literary editor , contributes a touching love story .
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-LRB- Peter , aside , in a gratified pig 's whisper : `` I never was called ` Mr. ' before . '' -RRB-
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Miss Felicity King 's essays on Shakespeare is none the worse for being an old school composition , as it is new to most of our readers .
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Miss Cecily King contributes a thrilling article of adventure .
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The various departments are ably edited , and we feel that we have reason to be proud of Our Magazine .
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But we shall not rest on our oars .
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`` Excelsior '' shall ever be our motto .
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We trust that each succeeding issue will be better than the one that went before .
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We are well aware of many defects , but it is easier to see them than to remedy them .
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Any suggestion that would tend to the improvement of Our Magazine will be thankfully received , but we trust that no criticism will be made that will hurt anyone 's feelings .
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Let us all work together in harmony , and strive to make Our Magazine an influence for good and a source of innocent pleasure , and let us always remember the words of the poet .
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`` The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight , But they , while their companions slept , Were toiling upwards in the night . ''
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-LRB- Peter , IMPRESSIVELY : -- `` I 've read many a worse editorial in the Enterprise . '' -RRB-
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ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE Shakespeare 's full name was William Shakespeare .
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He did not always spell it the same way .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV always__<label>__ADV spell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He lived in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and wrote a great many plays .
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His plays are written in dialogue form .
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Some people think they were not written by Shakespeare but by another man of the same name .
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I have read some of them because our school teacher says everybody ought to read them , but I did not care much for them .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB read__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON school__<label>__NOUN teacher__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB everybody__<label>__NOUN ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV care__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
There are some things in them I can not understand .
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I like the stories of Valeria H. Montague in the Family Guide ever so much better .
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They are more exciting and truer to life .
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Romeo and Juliet was one of the plays I read .
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It was very sad .
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Juliet dies and I do n't like stories where people die .
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I like it better when they all get married especially to dukes and earls .
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Shakespeare himself was married to Anne Hatheway .
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They are both dead now .
They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET dead__<label>__ADJ now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They have been dead a good while .
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He was a very famous man .
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FELICITY KING .
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-LRB- PETER , MODESTLY : `` I do n't know much about Shakespeare myself but I 've got a book of his plays that belonged to my Aunt Jane , and I guess I 'll have to tackle him as soon as I finish with the Bible . '' -RRB-
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THE STORY OF AN ELOPEMENT FROM CHURCH This is a true story .
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It happened in Markdale to an uncle of my mothers .
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He wanted to marry Miss Jemima Parr .
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Felicity says Jemima is not a romantic name for a heroin of a story but I cant help it in this case because it is a true story and her name realy was Jemima .
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My mothers uncle was named Thomas Taylor .
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He was poor at that time and so the father of Miss Jemima Parr did not want him for a soninlaw and told him he was not to come near the house or he would set the dog on him .
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Miss Jemima Parr was very pretty and my mothers uncle Thomas was just crazy about her and she wanted him too .
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She cried almost every night after her father forbid him to come to the house except the nights she had to sleep or she would have died .
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And she was so frightened he might try to come for all and get tore up by the dog and it was a bull-dog too that would never let go .
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But mothers uncle Thomas was too cute for that .
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He waited till one day there was preaching in the Markdale church in the middle of the week because it was sacrament time and Miss Jemima Parr and her family all went because her father was an elder .
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My mothers uncle Thomas went too and set in the pew just behind Miss Jemima Parrs family .
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When they all bowed their heads at prayer time Miss Jemima Parr didnt but set bolt uprite and my mothers uncle Thomas bent over and wispered in her ear .
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I dont know what he said so I cant right it but Miss Jemima Parr blushed that is turned red and nodded her head .
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Perhaps some people may think that my mothers uncle Thomas shouldent of wispered at prayer time in church but you must remember that Miss Jemima Parrs father had thretened to set the dog on him and that was hard lines when he was a respektable young man though not rich .
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Well when they were singing the last sam my mothers uncle Thomas got up and went out very quitely and as soon as church was out Miss Jemima Parr walked out too real quick .
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Her family never suspekted anything and they hung round talking to folks and shaking hands while Miss Jemima Parr and my mothers uncle Thomas were eloping outside .
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And what do you suppose they eloped in .
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Why in Miss Jemima Parrs fathers slay .
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And when he went out they were gone and his slay was gone also his horse .
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Of course my mothers uncle Thomas didnt steal the horse .
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He just borroed it and sent it home the next day .
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But before Miss Jemima Parrs father could get another rig to follow them they were so far away he couldent catch them before they got married .
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And they lived happy together forever afterwards .
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Mothers uncle Thomas lived to be a very old man .
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He died very suddent .
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He felt quite well when he went to sleep and when he woke up he was dead .
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PETER CRAIG .
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MY MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE The editor says we must all write up our most exciting adventure for Our Magazine .
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My most exciting adventure happened a year ago last November .
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I was nearly frightened to death .
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Dan says he would n't of been scared and Felicity says she would of known what it was but it 's easy to talk .
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It happened the night I went down to see Kitty Marr .
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I thought when I went that Aunt Olivia was visiting there and I could come home with her .
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But she was n't there and I had to come home alone .
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Kitty came a piece of the way but she would n't come any further than Uncle James Frewen 's gate .
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She said it was because it was so windy she was afraid she would get the tooth-ache and not because she was frightened of the ghost of the dog that haunted the bridge in Uncle James ' hollow .
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I did wish she had n't said anything about the dog because I might n't of thought about it if she had n't .
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I had to go on alone thinking of it .
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I 'd heard the story often but I 'd never believed in it .
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They said the dog used to appear at one end of the bridge and walk across it with people and vanish when he got to the other end .
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He never tried to bite anyone but one would n't want to meet the ghost of a dog even if one did n't believe in him .
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I knew there was no such thing as ghosts and I kept saying a paraphrase over to myself and the Golden Text of the next Sunday School lesson but oh , how my heart beat when I got near the hollow !
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It was so dark .
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You could just see things dim-like but you could n't see what they were .
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When I got to the bridge I walked along sideways with my back to the railing so I could n't think the dog was behind me .
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And then just in the middle of the bridge I met something .
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It was right before me and it was big and black , just about the size of a Newfoundland dog , and I thought I could see a white nose .
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And it kept jumping about from one side of the bridge to the other .
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Oh , I hope none of my readers will ever be so frightened as I was then .
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I was too frightened to run back because I was afraid it would chase me and I could n't get past it , it moved so quick , and then it just made one spring right on me and I felt its claws and I screamed and fell down .
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It rolled off to one side and laid there quite quiet but I did n't dare move and I do n't know what would have become of me if Amos Cowan had n't come along that very minute with a lantern .
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And there was me sitting in the middle of the bridge and that awful thing beside me .
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And what do you think it was but a big umbrella with a white handle ?
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Amos said it was his umbrella and it had blown away from him and he had to go back and get the lantern to look for it .
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I felt like asking him what on earth he was going about with an umbrella open when it wasent raining .
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But the Cowans do such queer things .
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You remember the time Jerry Cowan sold us God 's picture .
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Amos took me right home and I was thankful for I do n't know what would have become of me if he had n't come along .
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I could n't sleep all night and I never want to have any more adventures like that one .
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CECILY KING .
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PERSONALS Mr. Dan King felt somewhat indisposed the day after Christmas -- probably as the result of too much mince pie .
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-LRB- DAN , INDIGNANTLY : -- `` I was n't .
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I only et one piece ! '' -RRB-
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Mr. Peter Craig thinks he saw the Family Ghost on Christmas Eve .
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But the rest of us think all he saw was the white calf with the red tail .
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-LRB- PETER , MUTTERING SULKILY : -- `` It 's a queer calf that would walk up on end and wring its hands . '' -RRB-
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Miss Cecily King spent the night of Dec. 20th with Miss Kitty Marr .
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They talked most of the night about new knitted lace patterns and their beaus and were very sleepy in school next day .
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-LRB- CECILY , SHARPLY : -- `` We never mentioned such things ! '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SHARPLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV mentioned__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Patrick Grayfur , Esq. , was indisposed yesterday , but seems to be enjoying his usual health to-day .
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The King family expect their Aunt Eliza to visit them in January .
The__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN family__<label>__NOUN expect__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT visit__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP January__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She is really our great-aunt .
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We have never seen her but we are told she is very deaf and does not like children .
We__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB told__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV deaf__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADJ children__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So Aunt Janet says we must make ourselves scarece when she comes .
So__<label>__ADV Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__NOUN scarece__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Miss Cecily King has undertaken to fill with names a square of the missionary quilt which the Mission Band is making .
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You pay five cents to have your name embroidered in a corner , ten cents to have it in the centre , and a quarter if you want it left off altogether .
You__<label>__PRON pay__<label>__VERB five__<label>__NUM cents__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN embroidered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ten__<label>__ADJ cents__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET centre__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET quarter__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT altogether__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
-LRB- CECILY , INDIGNANTLY : -- `` That is n't the way at all . '' -RRB-
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ADS .
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WANTED -- A remedy to make a fat boy thin .
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Address , `` Patient Sufferer , care of Our Magazine . ''
Address__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Patient__<label>__ADJ Sufferer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. care__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Our__<label>__PRON Magazine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
-LRB- FELIX , SOURLY : -- `` Sara Ray never got that up .
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I 'll bet it was Dan .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ bet__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He 'd better stick to his own department . '' -RRB-
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ better__<label>__ADV stick__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ department__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Mrs. Alexander King killed all her geese the twentieth of December .
HOUSEHOLD__<label>__NOUN DEPARTMENT__<label>__NOUN Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Alexander__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN killed__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON geese__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET twentieth__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP December__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We all helped pick them .
We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET helped__<label>__VERB pick__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We had one Christmas Day and will have one every fortnight the rest of the winter .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM Christmas__<label>__NOUN Day__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM every__<label>__DET fortnight__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The bread was sour last week because mother would n't take my advice .
The__<label>__DET bread__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sour__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM take__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON advice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I told her it was too warm for it in the corner behind the stove .
I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV warm__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stove__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Miss Felicity King invented a new recete for date cookies recently , which everybody said were excelent .
Miss__<label>__NOUN Felicity__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN invented__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ recete__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP date__<label>__NOUN cookies__<label>__NOUN recently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET everybody__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB were__<label>__VERB excelent__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I am not going to publish it though , because I do n't want other people to find it out .
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ANXIOUS INQUIRER : -- If you want to remove inkstains place the stain over steam and apply salt and lemon juice .
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If it was Dan who sent this question in I 'd advise him to stop wiping his pen on his shirt sleeves and then he would n't have so many stains .
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FELICITY KING .
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT F-l-x : -- Yes , you should offer your arm to a lady when seeing her home , but do n't keep her standing too long at the gate while you say good night .
ETIQUETTE__<label>__NOUN DEPARTMENT__<label>__NOUN F__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. l__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. x__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB offer__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON arm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET lady__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV seeing__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON standing__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN while__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- FELIX , ENRAGED : -- `` I never asked such a question . '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELIX__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ENRAGED__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV asked__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET question__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
C-c-l-y : -- No , it is not polite to use `` Holy Moses '' or `` dodgasted '' in ordinary conversation .
C__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. c__<label>__X -__<label>__. l__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV polite__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT use__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Holy__<label>__NOUN Moses__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ ``__<label>__. dodgasted__<label>__VERB ''__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP ordinary__<label>__ADJ conversation__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- Cecily had gone down cellar to replenish the apple plate , so this passed without protest . -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV cellar__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT replenish__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET apple__<label>__NOUN plate__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET passed__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP protest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
S-r-a : -- No , it is n't polite to cry all the time .
S__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. r__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. a__<label>__DET :__<label>__. --__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. polite__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As to whether you should ask a young man in , it all depends on whether he went home with you of his own accord or was sent by some elderly relative .
As__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT whether__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB ask__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET depends__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP whether__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ accord__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET elderly__<label>__ADJ relative__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
F-l-t-y : -- It does not break any rule of etiquette if you keep a button off your best young man 's coat for a keepsake .
F__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. l__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. t__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV break__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET rule__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP etiquette__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON keep__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET button__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON best__<label>__ADJ young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ coat__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET keepsake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But do n't take more than one or his mother might miss them .
But__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM or__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB miss__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
DAN KING .
DAN__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FASHION NOTES Knitted mufflers are much more stylish than crocheted ones this winter .
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It is nice to have one the same colour as your cap .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ colour__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON cap__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Red mittens with a black diamond pattern on the back are much run after .
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Em Frewen 's grandma knits hers for her .
Em__<label>__NOUN Frewen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN grandma__<label>__NOUN knits__<label>__VERB hers__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She can knit the double diamond pattern and Em puts on such airs about it , but I think the single diamond is in better taste .
She__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB knit__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET double__<label>__ADJ diamond__<label>__NOUN pattern__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Em__<label>__NOUN puts__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ airs__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET single__<label>__ADJ diamond__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP better__<label>__ADJ taste__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The new winter hats at Markdale are very pretty .
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It is so exciting to pick a hat .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV exciting__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT pick__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET hat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Boys ca n't have that fun .
Boys__<label>__NOUN ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET fun__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Their hats are so much alike .
Their__<label>__PRON hats__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ alike__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CECILY KING .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FUNNY PARAGRAPHS This is a true joke and really happened .
FUNNY__<label>__NOUN PARAGRAPHS__<label>__NOUN This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET true__<label>__ADJ joke__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ really__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There was an old local preacher in New Brunswick one time whose name was Samuel Clask .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ local__<label>__ADJ preacher__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP New__<label>__NOUN Brunswick__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM time__<label>__NOUN whose__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB Samuel__<label>__NOUN Clask__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He used to preach and pray and visit the sick just like a regular minister .
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One day he was visiting a neighbour who was dying and he prayed the Lord to have mercy on him because he was very poor and had worked so hard all his life that he had n't much time to attend to religion .
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`` And if you do n't believe me , O Lord , '' Mr. Clask finished up with , `` just take a look at his hands . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. O__<label>__NOUN Lord__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Clask__<label>__NOUN finished__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV take__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELIX KING .
FELIX__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
GENERAL INFORMATION BUREAU DAN : -- Do porpoises grow on trees or vines ?
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Ans .
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Neither .
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They inhabit the deep sea .
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FELIX KING .
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-LRB- DAN , AGGRIEVED : -- `` Well , I 'd never heard of porpoises and it sounded like something that grew .
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But you need n't have gone and put it in the paper . ''
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FELIX : -- `` It is n't any worse than the things you put in about me that I never asked at all . ''
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CECILY , SOOTHINGLY : -- `` Oh , well , boys , it 's all in fun , and I think Our Magazine is perfectly elegant . ''
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FELICITY , FAILING TO SEE THE STORY GIRL AND BEVERLEY EXCHANGING WINKS BEHIND HER BACK : -- `` It certainly is , though SOME PEOPLE were so opposed to starting it . '' -RRB-
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What harmless , happy fooling it all was !
What__<label>__PRON harmless__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. happy__<label>__ADJ fooling__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
How we laughed as we read and listened and devoured apples !
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Blow high , blow low , no wind can ever quench the ruddy glow of that faraway winter night in our memories .
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And though Our Magazine never made much of a stir in the world , or was the means of hatching any genius , it continued to be capital fun for us throughout the year .
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CHAPTER VI .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN VI__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
GREAT-AUNT ELIZA 'S VISIT It was a diamond winter day in February -- clear , cold , hard , brilliant .
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The sharp blue sky shone , the white fields and hills glittered , the fringe of icicles around the eaves of Uncle Alec 's house sparkled .
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Keen was the frost and crisp the snow over our world ; and we young fry of the King households were all agog to enjoy life -- for was it not Saturday , and were we not left all alone to keep house ?
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Aunt Janet and Aunt Olivia had had their last big `` kill '' of market poultry the day before ; and early in the morning all our grown-ups set forth to Charlottetown , to be gone the whole day .
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They left us many charges as usual , some of which we remembered and some of which we forgot ; but with Felicity in command none of us dared stray far out of line .
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The Story Girl and Peter came over , of course , and we all agreed that we would haste and get the work done in the forenoon , that we might have an afternoon of uninterrupted enjoyment .
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A taffy-pull after dinner and then a jolly hour of coasting on the hill field before supper were on our programme .
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But disappointment was our portion .
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We did manage to get the taffy made but before we could sample the result satisfactorily , and just as the girls were finishing with the washing of the dishes , Felicity glanced out of the window and exclaimed in tones of dismay , `` Oh , dear me , here 's Great-aunt Eliza coming up the lane !
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Now , is n't that too mean ? ''
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We all looked out to see a tall , gray-haired lady approaching the house , looking about her with the slightly puzzled air of a stranger .
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We had been expecting Great-aunt Eliza 's advent for some weeks , for she was visiting relatives in Markdale .
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We knew she was liable to pounce down on us any time , being one of those delightful folk who like to `` surprise '' people , but we had never thought of her coming that particular day .
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It must be confessed that we did not look forward to her visit with any pleasure .
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None of us had ever seen her , but we knew she was very deaf , and had very decided opinions as to the way in which children should behave .
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`` Whew ! ''
``__<label>__. Whew__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
whistled Dan .
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`` We 're in for a jolly afternoon .
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She 's deaf as a post and we 'll have to split our throats to make her hear at all .
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I 've a notion to skin out . ''
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`` Oh , do n't talk like that , Dan , '' said Cecily reproachfully .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB talk__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN reproachfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` She 's old and lonely and has had a great deal of trouble .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ lonely__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ has__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP trouble__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She has buried three husbands .
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We must be kind to her and do the best we can to make her visit pleasant . ''
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`` She 's coming to the back door , '' said Felicity , with an agitated glance around the kitchen .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ coming__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET back__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET agitated__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I told you , Dan , that you should have shovelled the snow away from the front door this morning .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB shovelled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__ADJ away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET front__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily , set those pots in the pantry quick -- hide those boots , Felix -- shut the cupboard door , Peter -- Sara , straighten up the lounge .
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She 's awfully particular and ma says her house is always as neat as wax . ''
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ awfully__<label>__ADV particular__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ ma__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV neat__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP wax__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
To do Felicity justice , while she issued orders to the rest of us , she was flying busily about herself , and it was amazing how much was accomplished in the way of putting the kitchen in perfect order during the two minutes in which Great-aunt Eliza was crossing the yard .
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`` Fortunately the sitting-room is tidy and there 's plenty in the pantry , '' said Felicity , who could face anything undauntedly with a well-stocked larder behind her .
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Further conversation was cut short by a decided rap at the door .
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Felicity opened it .
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`` Why , how do you do , Aunt Eliza ? ''
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she said loudly .
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A slightly bewildered look appeared on Aunt Eliza 's face .
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Felicity perceived she had not spoken loudly enough .
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`` How do you do , Aunt Eliza , '' she repeated at the top of her voice .
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON repeated__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Come in -- we are glad to see you .
``__<label>__. Come__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP --__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We 've been looking for you for ever so long . ''
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`` Are your father and mother at home ? ''
``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Aunt Eliza , slowly .
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`` No , they went to town today .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT town__<label>__NOUN today__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But they 'll be home this evening . ''
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`` I 'm sorry they 're away , '' said Aunt Eliza , coming in , `` because I can stay only a few hours . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN sorry__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. coming__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ hours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , that 's too bad , '' shouted poor Felicity , darting an angry glance at the rest of us , as if to demand why we did n't help her out .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. shouted__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. darting__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET angry__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT demand__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN help__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` Why , we 've been thinking you 'd stay a week with us anyway .
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ stay__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET week__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON anyway__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
You MUST stay over Sunday . ''
You__<label>__PRON MUST__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I really ca n't .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I have to go to Charlottetown tonight , '' returned Aunt Eliza .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Charlottetown__<label>__NOUN tonight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. returned__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , you 'll take off your things and stay to tea , at least , '' urged Felicity , as hospitably as her strained vocal chords would admit .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN take__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON things__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ stay__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tea__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. urged__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADV hospitably__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON strained__<label>__ADJ vocal__<label>__ADJ chords__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB admit__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Yes , I think I 'll do that .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I want to get acquainted with my -- my nephews and nieces , '' said Aunt Eliza , with a rather pleasant glance around our group .
I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB acquainted__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON nephews__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ nieces__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rather__<label>__ADV pleasant__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON group__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If I could have associated the thought of such a thing with my preconception of Great-aunt Eliza I could have sworn there was a twinkle in her eye .
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB associated__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thought__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON preconception__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB sworn__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET twinkle__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON eye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But of course it was impossible .
But__<label>__CONJ of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Wo n't you introduce yourselves , please ? ''
``__<label>__. Wo__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON introduce__<label>__VERB yourselves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. please__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Felicity shouted our names and Great-aunt Eliza shook hands all round .
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She performed the duty grimly and I concluded I must have been mistaken about the twinkle .
She__<label>__PRON performed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET duty__<label>__NOUN grimly__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON concluded__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB mistaken__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET twinkle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was certainly very tall and dignified and imposing -- altogether a great-aunt to be respected .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV tall__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ dignified__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ imposing__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. altogether__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB respected__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Felicity and Cecily took her to the spare room and then left her in the sitting-room while they returned to the kitchen , to discuss the matter in family conclave .
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`` Well , and what do you think of dear Aunt Eliza ? ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP dear__<label>__ADJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` S-s-s-sh , '' warned Cecily , with a glance at the half-open hall door .
``__<label>__. S__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. sh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. warned__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. open__<label>__ADJ hall__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Pshaw , '' scoffed Dan , `` she ca n't hear us .
``__<label>__. Pshaw__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. scoffed__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__ADJ us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
There ought to be a law against anyone being as deaf as that . ''
There__<label>__DET ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET law__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP anyone__<label>__NOUN being__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV deaf__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She 's not so old-looking as I expected , '' said Felix .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ not__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If her hair was n't so white she would n't look much older than your mother . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP white__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM look__<label>__NOUN much__<label>__ADJ older__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You do n't have to be very old to be a great-aunt , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Kitty Marr has a great-aunt who is just the same age as her mother .
``__<label>__. Kitty__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ age__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I expect it was burying so many husbands turned her hair white .
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But Aunt Eliza does n't look just as I expected she would either . ''
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`` She 's dressed more stylishly than I expected , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN dressed__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV stylishly__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I thought she 'd be real old-fashioned , but her clothes are n't too bad at all . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. fashioned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON clothes__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM too__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She would n't be bad-looking if ` twere n't for her nose , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB bad__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP `__<label>__. twere__<label>__ADV n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON nose__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's too long , and crooked besides . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ crooked__<label>__VERB besides__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You need n't criticize our relations like that , '' said Felicity tartly .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM criticize__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON relations__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN tartly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , are n't you doing it yourselves ? ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON yourselves__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
expostulated Peter .
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`` That 's different , '' retorted Felicity .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ different__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Never you mind Great-aunt Eliza 's nose . ''
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__VERB Great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN nose__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , do n't expect me to talk to her , '' said Dan , '' 'cause I wo n't . ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB expect__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. '__<label>__PRT cause__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm going to be very polite to her , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV polite__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She 's rich .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ rich__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But how are we to entertain her , that 's the question . ''
But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT entertain__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET question__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What does the Family Guide say about entertaining your rich , deaf old aunt ? ''
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queried Dan ironically .
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`` The Family Guide says we should be polite to EVERYBODY , '' said Cecily , with a reproachful look at Dan .
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`` The worst of it is , '' said Felicity , looking worried , `` that there is n't a bit of old bread in the house and she ca n't eat new , I 've heard father say .
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It gives her indigestion .
It__<label>__PRON gives__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON indigestion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What will we do ? ''
What__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Make a pan of rusks and apologize for having no old bread , '' suggested the Story Girl , probably by way of teasing Felicity .
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The latter , however , took it in all good faith .
The__<label>__DET latter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. however__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ faith__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Family Guide says we should never apologize for things we ca n't help .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV apologize__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP things__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM help__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It says it 's adding insult to injury to do it .
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But you run over home for a loaf of stale bread , Sara , and it 's a good idea about the rusks .
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I 'll make a panful . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET panful__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Let me make them , '' said the Story Girl , eagerly .
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. eagerly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I can make real good rusks now . ''
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`` No , it would n't do to trust you , '' said Felicity mercilessly .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT trust__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN mercilessly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You might make some queer mistake and Aunt Eliza would tell it all over the country .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET queer__<label>__NOUN mistake__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She 's a fearful old gossip .
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fearful__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ gossip__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'll make the rusks myself .
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She hates cats , so we must n't let Paddy be seen .
She__<label>__PRON hates__<label>__VERB cats__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM let__<label>__VERB Paddy__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And she 's a Methodist , so mind nobody says anything against Methodists to her . ''
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`` Who 's going to say anything , anyhow ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. anyhow__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter belligerently .
asked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN belligerently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I wonder if I might ask her for her name for my quilt square ? ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB ask__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON quilt__<label>__NOUN square__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
speculated Cecily .
speculated__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I believe I will .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She looks so much friendlier than I expected .
She__<label>__PRON looks__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ friendlier__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Of course she 'll choose the five-cent section .
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She 's an estimable old lady , but very economical . ''
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET estimable__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ lady__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV economical__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Why do n't you say she 's so mean she 'd skin a flea for its hide and tallow ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP mean__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ skin__<label>__X a__<label>__DET flea__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON hide__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tallow__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Dan .
said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That 's the plain truth . ''
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET plain__<label>__NOUN truth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , I 'm going to see about getting tea , '' said Felicity , `` so the rest of you will have to entertain her .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP getting__<label>__VERB tea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT entertain__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
You better go in and show her the photographs in the album .
You__<label>__PRON better__<label>__ADJ go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ show__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET photographs__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET album__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Dan , you do it . ''
Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Thank you , that 's a girl 's job , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Thank__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ job__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'd look nice sitting up to Aunt Eliza and yelling out that this was Uncle Jim and ` tother Cousin Sarah 's twins , would n't I ?
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__NOUN nice__<label>__ADJ sitting__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ yelling__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Jim__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ `__<label>__. tother__<label>__ADV Cousin__<label>__NOUN Sarah__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN twins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM I__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Cecily or the Story Girl can do it . ''
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`` I do n't know all the pictures in your album , '' said the Story Girl hastily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET pictures__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON album__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN hastily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I s ` pose I 'll have to do it , though I do n't like to , '' sighed Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But we ought to go in .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
We 've left her alone too long now .
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON alone__<label>__ADJ too__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She 'll think we have no manners . ''
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Accordingly we all filed in rather reluctantly .
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Great-aunt Eliza was toasting her toes -- clad , as we noted , in very smart and shapely shoes -- at the stove and looking quite at her ease .
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Cecily , determined to do her duty even in the face of such fearful odds as Great-aunt Eliza 's deafness , dragged a ponderous , plush-covered album from its corner and proceeded to display and explain the family photographs .
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She did her brave best but she could not shout like Felicity , and half the time , as she confided to me later on , she felt that Great-aunt Eliza did not hear one word she said , because she did n't seem to take in who the people were , though , just like all deaf folks , she would n't let on .
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Great-aunt Eliza certainly did n't talk much ; she looked at the photographs in silence , but she smiled now and then .
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That smile bothered me .
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It was so twinkly and so very un-great-aunt-Elizaish .
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But I felt indignant with her .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB indignant__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I thought she might have shown a little more appreciation of Cecily 's gallant efforts to entertain .
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It was very dull for the rest of us .
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The Story Girl sat rather sulkily in her corner ; she was angry because Felicity would not let her make the rusks , and also , perhaps , a little vexed because she could not charm Great-aunt Eliza with her golden voice and story-telling gift .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV sulkily__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON corner__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB angry__<label>__ADJ because__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rusks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ also__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ vexed__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV charm__<label>__VERB Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON golden__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ story__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. telling__<label>__VERB gift__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Felix and I looked at each other and wished ourselves out in the hill field , careering gloriously adown its gleaming crust .
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But presently a little amusement came our way .
But__<label>__CONJ presently__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ amusement__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Dan , who was sitting behind Great-aunt Eliza , and consequently out of her view , began making comments on Cecily 's explanation of this one and that one among the photographs .
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In vain Cecily implored him to stop .
In__<label>__ADP vain__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN implored__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT stop__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was too good fun to give up .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ fun__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
For the next half-hour the dialogue ran after this fashion , while Peter and Felix and I , and even the Story Girl , suffered agonies trying to smother our bursts of laughter -- for Great-aunt Eliza could see if she could n't hear : CECILY , SHOUTING : -- `` That is Mr. Joseph Elliott of Markdale , a second cousin of mother 's . ''
For__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. hour__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET dialogue__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET fashion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Felix__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. suffered__<label>__VERB agonies__<label>__NOUN trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT smother__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON bursts__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP laughter__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM hear__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SHOUTING__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Joseph__<label>__NOUN Elliott__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` Do n't brag of it , Sis .
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN brag__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sis__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He 's the man who was asked if somebody else said something in sincerity and old Joe said ` No , he said it in my cellar . ' ''
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB asked__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP somebody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP sincerity__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ old__<label>__ADJ Joe__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON cellar__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- `` This is n't anybody in our family .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. anybody__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's little Xavy Gautier who used to be hired with Uncle Roger . ''
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DAN : -- `` Uncle Roger sent him to fix a gate one day and scolded him because he did n't do it right , and Xavy was mad as hops and said ` How you ` spect me to fix dat gate ?
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fix__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ scolded__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Xavy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB mad__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP hops__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON `__<label>__. spect__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT fix__<label>__VERB dat__<label>__NOUN gate__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I never learned jogerfy . ' ''
I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV learned__<label>__VERB jogerfy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , WITH AN ANGUISHED GLANCE AT DAN : -- `` This is Great-uncle Robert King . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WITH__<label>__NOUN AN__<label>__NOUN ANGUISHED__<label>__NOUN GLANCE__<label>__NOUN AT__<label>__NOUN DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. uncle__<label>__NOUN Robert__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` He 's been married four times .
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB four__<label>__NUM times__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do n't you think that 's often enough , dear great-aunty ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ often__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. aunty__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- '' -LRB- Dan !! -RRB-
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN !!__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
This is a nephew of Mr. Ambrose Marr 's .
This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET nephew__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Ambrose__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He lives out west and teaches school . ''
He__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT west__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ teaches__<label>__ADJ school__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` Yes , and Uncle Roger says he does n't know enough not to sleep in a field with the gate open . ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET field__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN open__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- `` This is Miss Julia Stanley , who used to teach in Carlisle a few years ago . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Julia__<label>__NOUN Stanley__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT teach__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` When she resigned the trustees had a meeting to see if they 'd ask her to stay and raise her supplement .
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON resigned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trustees__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET meeting__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__ADJ ask__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT stay__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ raise__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON supplement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Old Highland Sandy was alive then and he got up and said , ` If she for go let her for went .
Old__<label>__NOUN Highland__<label>__NOUN Sandy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ then__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP go__<label>__ADJ let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP went__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Perhaps she for marry . ' ''
Perhaps__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP marry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , WITH THE AIR OF A MARTYR : -- `` This is Mr. Layton , who used to travel around selling Bibles and hymn books and Talmage 's sermons . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WITH__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN AIR__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP A__<label>__NOUN MARTYR__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Layton__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT travel__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADP selling__<label>__VERB Bibles__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ hymn__<label>__VERB books__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Talmage__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ sermons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` He was so thin Uncle Roger used to say he always mistook him for a crack in the atmosphere .
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV thin__<label>__ADJ Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV mistook__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crack__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET atmosphere__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One time he stayed here all night and went to prayer meeting and Mr. Marwood asked him to lead in prayer .
One__<label>__NUM time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON stayed__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT prayer__<label>__VERB meeting__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT lead__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP prayer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It had been raining ` most every day for three weeks , and it was just in haymaking time , and everybody thought the hay was going to be ruined , and old Layton got up and prayed that God would send gentle showers on the growing crops , and I heard Uncle Roger whisper to a fellow behind me , ` If somebody do n't choke him off we wo n't get the hay made this summer . ' ''
It__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB raining__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. most__<label>__ADJ every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM weeks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP haymaking__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ everybody__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hay__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB ruined__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ old__<label>__ADJ Layton__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ prayed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP God__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB send__<label>__VERB gentle__<label>__ADJ showers__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET growing__<label>__VERB crops__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN whisper__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET fellow__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP somebody__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB choke__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT we__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET hay__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET summer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , IN EXASPERATION : -- '' -LRB- Dan , shame on you for telling such irreverent stories . -RRB-
CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. IN__<label>__NOUN EXASPERATION__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. shame__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP telling__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ irreverent__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
This is Mrs. Alexander Scott of Markdale .
This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Alexander__<label>__NOUN Scott__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She has been very sick for a long time . ''
She__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sick__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` Uncle Roger says all that keeps her alive is that she 's scared her husband will marry again . ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET keeps__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON alive__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN scared__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB marry__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- `` This is old Mr. James MacPherson who used to live behind the graveyard . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. James__<label>__NOUN MacPherson__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET graveyard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` He 's the man who told mother once that he always made his own iodine out of strong tea and baking soda . ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB mother__<label>__NOUN once__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV made__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ iodine__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP strong__<label>__ADJ tea__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ baking__<label>__NOUN soda__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- `` This is Cousin Ebenezer MacPherson on the Markdale road . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB Cousin__<label>__NOUN Ebenezer__<label>__NOUN MacPherson__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Markdale__<label>__NOUN road__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` Great temperance man !
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Great__<label>__ADJ temperance__<label>__NOUN man__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He never tasted rum in his life .
He__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV tasted__<label>__VERB rum__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He took the measles when he was forty-five and was crazy as a loon with them , and the doctor ordered them to give him a dose of brandy .
He__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET measles__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB forty__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. five__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB crazy__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET loon__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET doctor__<label>__NOUN ordered__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET dose__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP brandy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he swallowed it he looked up and says , solemn as an owl , ` Give it to me oftener and more at a time . ' ''
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON swallowed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ says__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. solemn__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET owl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON oftener__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ more__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , IMPLORINGLY : -- '' -LRB- Dan , do stop .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. IMPLORINGLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB stop__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You make me so nervous I do n't know what I 'm doing . -RRB-
You__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADP nervous__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN doing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
This is Mr. Lemuel Goodridge .
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He is a minister . ''
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DAN : -- `` You ought to see his mouth .
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Uncle Roger says the drawing string has fell out of it .
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It just hangs loose -- so fashion . ''
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Dan , whose own mouth was far from being beautiful , here gave an imitation of the Rev. Lemuel 's , to the utter undoing of Peter , Felix , and myself .
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Our wild guffaws of laughter penetrated even Great-aunt Eliza 's deafness , and she glanced up with a startled face .
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What we would have done I do not know had not Felicity at that moment appeared in the doorway with panic-stricken eyes and exclaimed , `` Cecily , come here for a moment . ''
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Cecily , glad of even a temporary respite , fled to the kitchen and we heard her demanding what was the matter .
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`` Matter ! ''
``__<label>__. Matter__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Felicity , tragically .
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`` Matter enough !
``__<label>__. Matter__<label>__NOUN enough__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Some of you left a soup plate with molasses in it on the pantry table and Pat got into it and what do you think ?
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He went into the spare room and walked all over Aunt Eliza 's things on the bed .
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You can see his tracks plain as plain .
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What in the world can we do ?
What__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
She 'll be simply furious . ''
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I looked apprehensively at Great-aunt Eliza ; but she was gazing intently at a picture of Aunt Janet 's sister 's twins , a most stolid , uninteresting pair ; but evidently Great-aunt Eliza found them amusing for she was smiling widely over them .
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`` Let us take a little clean water and a soft bit of cotton , '' came Cecily 's clear voice from the kitchen , `` and see if we ca n't clean the molasses off .
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The coat and hat are both cloth , and molasses is n't like grease . ''
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`` Well , we can try , but I wish the Story Girl would keep her cat home , '' grumbled Felicity .
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The Story Girl here flew out to defend her pet , and we four boys sat on , miserably conscious of Great-aunt Eliza , who never said a word to us , despite her previously expressed desire to become acquainted with us .
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She kept on looking at the photographs and seemed quite oblivious of our presence .
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Presently the girls returned , having , as transpired later , been so successful in removing the traces of Paddy 's mischief that it was not deemed necessary to worry Great-aunt Eliza with any account of it .
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Felicity announced tea and , while Cecily conveyed Great-aunt Eliza out to the dining-room , lingered behind to consult with us for a moment .
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`` Ought we to ask her to say grace ? ''
``__<label>__. Ought__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB grace__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she wanted to know .
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`` I know a story , '' said the Story Girl , `` about Uncle Roger when he was just a young man .
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He went to the house of a very deaf old lady and when they sat down to the table she asked him to say grace .
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Uncle Roger had never done such a thing in his life and he turned as red as a beet and looked down and muttered , ` E-r-r , please excuse me -- I -- I 'm not accustomed to doing that . '
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Then he looked up and the old lady said ` Amen , ' loudly and cheerfully .
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She thought Uncle Roger was saying grace all the time . ''
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`` I do n't think it 's right to tell funny stories about such things , '' said Felicity coldly .
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`` And I asked for your opinion , not for a story . ''
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`` If we do n't ask her , Felix must say it , for he 's the only one who can , and we must have it , or she 'd be shocked . ''
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`` Oh , ask her -- ask her , '' advised Felix hastily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. ask__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. ask__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. advised__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN hastily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She was asked accordingly and said grace without any hesitation , after which she proceeded to eat heartily of the excellent supper Felicity had provided .
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The rusks were especially good and Great-aunt Eliza ate three of them and praised them .
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Apart from that she said little and during the first part of the meal we sat in embarrassed silence .
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Towards the last , however , our tongues were loosened , and the Story Girl told us a tragic tale of old Charlottetown and a governor 's wife who had died of a broken heart in the early days of the colony .
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`` They say that story is n't true , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP story__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` They say what she really died of was indigestion .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV died__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP was__<label>__VERB indigestion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Governor 's wife who lives there now is a relation of our own .
The__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET relation__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
She is a second cousin of father 's but we 've never seen her .
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Her name was Agnes Clark .
Her__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB Agnes__<label>__NOUN Clark__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And mind you , when father was a young man he was dead in love with her and so was she with him . ''
And__<label>__CONJ mind__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Who ever told you that ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Dan .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Aunt Olivia .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And I 've heard ma teasing father about it , too .
And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ heard__<label>__NOUN ma__<label>__NOUN teasing__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Of course , it was before father got acquainted with mother . ''
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB acquainted__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Why did n't your father marry her ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN marry__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Well , she just simply would n't marry him in the end .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV simply__<label>__ADV would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM marry__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She got over being in love with him .
She__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADV being__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I guess she was pretty fickle .
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB pretty__<label>__ADV fickle__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Aunt Olivia said father felt awful about it for awhile , but he got over it when he met ma .
Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB father__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__NOUN awful__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP awhile__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB ma__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ma was twice as good-looking as Agnes Clark .
Ma__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB twice__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP Agnes__<label>__NOUN Clark__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Agnes was a sight for freckles , so Aunt Olivia says .
Agnes__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP freckles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But she and father remained real good friends .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ father__<label>__ADV remained__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just think , if she had married him we would have been the children of the Governor 's wife . ''
Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON we__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But she would n't have been the Governor 's wife then , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I guess it 's just as good being father 's wife , '' declared Cecily loyally .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ being__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN loyally__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You might think so if you saw the Governor , '' chuckled Dan .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. chuckled__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Uncle Roger says it would be no harm to worship him because he does n't look like anything in the heavens above or on the earth beneath or the waters under the earth . ''
``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET harm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT worship__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT look__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET heavens__<label>__NOUN above__<label>__ADP or__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN beneath__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET waters__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET earth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , Uncle Roger just says that because he 's on the opposite side of politics , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV says__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET opposite__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP politics__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Governor is n't really so very ugly .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN really__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV ugly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I saw him at the Markdale picnic two years ago .
I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Markdale__<label>__NOUN picnic__<label>__ADJ two__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He 's very fat and bald and red-faced , but I 've seen far worse looking men . ''
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV fat__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ bald__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ red__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. faced__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN seen__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV worse__<label>__ADV looking__<label>__VERB men__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm afraid your seat is too near the stove , Aunt Eliza , '' shouted Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON seat__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stove__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. shouted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Our guest , whose face was certainly very much flushed , shook her head .
Our__<label>__PRON guest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. whose__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV flushed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. shook__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , no , I 'm very comfortable , '' she said .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB m__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV comfortable__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But her voice had the effect of making us uncomfortable .
But__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET effect__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP making__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON uncomfortable__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
There was a queer , uncertain little sound in it .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET queer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. uncertain__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ sound__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Was Great-aunt Eliza laughing at us ?
Was__<label>__NOUN Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN laughing__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
We looked at her sharply but her face was very solemn .
We__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sharply__<label>__ADV but__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV solemn__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Only her eyes had a suspicious appearance .
Only__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET suspicious__<label>__ADJ appearance__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Somehow , we did not talk much more the rest of the meal .
Somehow__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV talk__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET meal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When it was over Great-aunt Eliza said she was very sorry but she must really go .
When__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADV Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sorry__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Felicity politely urged her to stay , but was much relieved when Great-aunt Eliza adhered to her intention of going .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN politely__<label>__ADV urged__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT stay__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV relieved__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN adhered__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON intention__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP going__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When Felicity took her to the spare room Cecily slipped upstairs and presently came back with a little parcel in her hand .
When__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET spare__<label>__ADJ room__<label>__NOUN Cecily__<label>__NOUN slipped__<label>__VERB upstairs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ presently__<label>__ADV came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ parcel__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What have you got there ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Felicity suspiciously .
demanded__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN suspiciously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` A -- a little bag of rose-leaves , '' faltered Cecily .
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ bag__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP rose__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. leaves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. faltered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I thought I 'd give them to Aunt Eliza . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` The idea !
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Do n't you do such a thing , '' said Felicity contemptuously .
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN contemptuously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` She 'd think you were crazy . ''
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB crazy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She was awfully nice when I asked her for her name for the quilt , '' protested Cecily , `` and she took a ten-cent section after all .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB awfully__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET quilt__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET ten__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. cent__<label>__NOUN section__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
So I 'd like to give her the rose-leaves -- and I 'm going to , too , Miss Felicity . ''
So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET rose__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. leaves__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Great-aunt Eliza accepted the little gift quite graciously , bade us all good-bye , said she had enjoyed herself very much , left messages for father and mother , and finally betook herself away .
Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN accepted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ gift__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV graciously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. bade__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. bye__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB enjoyed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. left__<label>__VERB messages__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ finally__<label>__ADV betook__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
We watched her cross the yard , tall , stately , erect , and disappear down the lane .
We__<label>__PRON watched__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON cross__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET yard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. stately__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. erect__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ disappear__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET lane__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then , as often aforetime , we gathered together in the cheer of the red hearth-flame , while outside the wind of a winter twilight sang through fair white valleys brimmed with a reddening sunset , and a faint , serene , silver-cold star glimmered over the willow at the gate .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP often__<label>__ADV aforetime__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON gathered__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cheer__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET red__<label>__ADJ hearth__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. flame__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN twilight__<label>__NOUN sang__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP fair__<label>__ADJ white__<label>__ADJ valleys__<label>__NOUN brimmed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET reddening__<label>__NOUN sunset__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET faint__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. serene__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. silver__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. cold__<label>__ADJ star__<label>__NOUN glimmered__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET willow__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , '' said Felicity , drawing a relieved breath , `` I 'm glad she 's gone .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. drawing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET relieved__<label>__ADJ breath__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN glad__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ gone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She certainly is queer , just as mother said . ''
She__<label>__PRON certainly__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB queer__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's a different kind of queerness from what I expected , though , '' said the Story Girl meditatively .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET different__<label>__ADJ kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP queerness__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN meditatively__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` There 's something I ca n't quite make out about Aunt Eliza .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ something__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV make__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT about__<label>__ADP Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I do n't think I altogether like her . ''
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON altogether__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm precious sure I do n't , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__VERB precious__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , well , never mind .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She 's gone now and that 's the last of it , '' said Cecily comfortingly .
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ gone__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN comfortingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But it was n't the last of it -- not by any manner of means was it !
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When our grown-ups returned almost the first words Aunt Janet said were , `` And so you had the Governor 's wife to tea ? ''
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We all stared at her .
We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET stared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I do n't know what you mean , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We had nobody to tea except Great-aunt Eliza .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB nobody__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tea__<label>__VERB except__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She came this afternoon and -- '' `` Great-aunt Eliza ?
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Nonsense , '' said Aunt Janet .
Nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Aunt Eliza was in town today .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP town__<label>__NOUN today__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She had tea with us at Aunt Louisa 's .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB tea__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP Aunt__<label>__NOUN Louisa__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But was n't Mrs. Governor Lesley here ?
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We met her on her way back to Charlottetown and she told us she was .
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She said she was visiting a friend in Carlisle and thought she 'd call to see father for old acquaintance sake .
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What in the world are all you children staring like that for ?
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Your eyes are like saucers . ''
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`` There was a lady here to tea , '' said Felicity miserably , `` but we thought it was Great-aunt Eliza -- she never SAID she was n't -- I thought she acted queer -- and we all yelled at her as if she was deaf -- and said things to each other about her nose -- and Pat running over her clothes -- '' `` She must have heard all you said while I was showing her the photographs , Dan , '' cried Cecily .
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`` And about the Governor at tea time , '' chuckled unrepentant Dan .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP tea__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. chuckled__<label>__VERB unrepentant__<label>__ADJ Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I want to know what all this means , '' said Aunt Janet sternly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET means__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN sternly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She knew in due time , after she had pieced the story together from our disjointed accounts .
She__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP due__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB pieced__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN together__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON disjointed__<label>__ADJ accounts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was horrified , and Uncle Alec was mildly disturbed , but Uncle Roger roared with laughter and Aunt Olivia echoed it .
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`` To think you should have so little sense ! ''
``__<label>__. To__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ sense__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Aunt Janet in a disgusted tone .
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`` I think it was real mean of her to pretend she was deaf , '' said Felicity , almost on the verge of tears .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ mean__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT pretend__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB deaf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. almost__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET verge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That was Agnes Clark all over , '' chuckled Uncle Roger .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB Agnes__<label>__NOUN Clark__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. chuckled__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How she must have enjoyed this afternoon ! ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB enjoyed__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET afternoon__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
She had enjoyed it , as we learned the next day , when a letter came from her .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB enjoyed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON learned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Dear Cecily and all the rest of you , '' wrote the Governor 's wife , `` I want to ask you to forgive me for pretending to be Aunt Eliza .
``__<label>__. Dear__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wrote__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT forgive__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP pretending__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I suspect it was a little horrid of me , but really I could n't resist the temptation , and if you will forgive me for it I will forgive you for the things you said about the Governor , and we will all be good friends .
I__<label>__PRON suspect__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ horrid__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ really__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM resist__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET temptation__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB forgive__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB forgive__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB all__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You know the Governor is a very nice man , though he has the misfortune not to be handsome .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET misfortune__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB handsome__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I had just a splendid time at your place , and I envy your Aunt Eliza her nephews and nieces .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON envy__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON nephews__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ nieces__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You were all so nice to me , and I did n't dare to be a bit nice to you lest I should give myself away .
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But I 'll make up for that when you come to see me at Government House , as you all must the very next time you come to town .
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I 'm so sorry I did n't see Paddy , for I love pussy cats , even if they do track molasses over my clothes .
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And , Cecily , thank you ever so much for that little bag of pot-pourri .
And__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. thank__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ bag__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pot__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. pourri__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It smells like a hundred rose gardens , and I have put it between the sheets for my very sparest room bed , where you shall sleep when you come to see me , you dear thing .
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And the Governor wants you to put his name on the quilt square , too , in the ten-cent section .
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`` Tell Dan I enjoyed his comments on the photographs very much .
``__<label>__. Tell__<label>__NOUN Dan__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON enjoyed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON comments__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET photographs__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They were quite a refreshing contrast to the usual explanations of ` who 's who . '
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And Felicity , your rusks were perfection .
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Do send me your recipe for them , there 's a darling .
Do__<label>__VERB send__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON recipe__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET darling__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Yours most cordially , AGNES CLARK LESLEY .
``__<label>__. Yours__<label>__VERB most__<label>__ADJ cordially__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. AGNES__<label>__NOUN CLARK__<label>__NOUN LESLEY__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , it was decent of her to apologize , anyhow , '' commented Dan .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB decent__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT apologize__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If we only had n't said that about the Governor , '' moaned Felicity .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. moaned__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How did you make your rusks ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON rusks__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Aunt Janet .
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`` There was no baking-powder in the house , and I never could get them right with soda and cream of tartar . ''
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET baking__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. powder__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP soda__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cream__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tartar__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` There was plenty of baking-powder in the pantry , '' said Felicity .
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`` No , there was n't a particle .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET particle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I used the last making those cookies Thursday morning . ''
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`` But I found another can nearly full , away back on the top shelf , ma , -- the one with the yellow label .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET can__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV full__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. away__<label>__ADV back__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__ADJ shelf__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ma__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET yellow__<label>__ADJ label__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I guess you forgot it was there . ''
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Aunt Janet stared at her pretty daughter blankly .
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Then amazement gave place to horror .
Then__<label>__ADV amazement__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB place__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT horror__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Felicity King ! ''
``__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she exclaimed .
she__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` You do n't mean to tell me that you raised those rusks with the stuff that was in that old yellow can ? ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mean__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON raised__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET rusks__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stuff__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ yellow__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes , I did , '' faltered Felicity , beginning to look scared .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. faltered__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB scared__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Why , ma , what was the matter with it ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ma__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Matter !
``__<label>__. Matter__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
That stuff was TOOTH-POWDER , that 's what it was .
That__<label>__DET stuff__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB TOOTH__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. POWDER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Your Cousin Myra broke the bottle her tooth-powder was in when she was here last winter and I gave her that old can to keep it in .
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She forgot to take it when she went away and I put it on that top shelf .
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I declare you must all have been bewitched yesterday . ''
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Poor , poor Felicity !
Poor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. poor__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
If she had not always been so horribly vain over her cooking and so scornfully contemptuous of other people 's aspirations and mistakes along that line , I could have found it in my heart to pity her .
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The Story Girl would have been more than human if she had not betrayed a little triumphant amusement , but Peter stood up for his lady manfully .
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`` The rusks were splendid , anyhow , so what difference does it make what they were raised with ? ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET rusks__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB splendid__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. anyhow__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON difference__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB raised__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Dan , however , began to taunt Felicity with her tooth-powder rusks , and kept it up for the rest of his natural life .
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`` Do n't forget to send the Governor 's wife the recipe for them , '' he said .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT send__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET recipe__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Felicity , with eyes tearful and cheeks crimson from mortification , rushed from the room , but never , never did the Governor 's wife get the recipe for those rusks .
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CHAPTER VII .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN VII__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
WE VISIT COUSIN MATTIE 'S One Saturday in March we walked over to Baywater , for a long-talked-of visit to Cousin Mattie Dilke .
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By the road , Baywater was six miles away , but there was a short cut across hills and fields and woods which was scantly three .
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We did not look forward to our visit with any particular delight , for there was nobody at Cousin Mattie 's except grown-ups who had been grown up so long that it was rather hard for them to remember they had ever been children .
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But , as Felicity told us , it was necessary to visit Cousin Mattie at least once a year , or else she would be `` huffed , '' so we concluded we might as well go and have it over .
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`` Anyhow , we 'll get a splendiferous dinner , '' said Dan .
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`` Cousin Mattie 's a great cook and there 's nothing stingy about her . ''
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`` You are always thinking of your stomach , '' said Felicity pleasantly .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV thinking__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON stomach__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN pleasantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , you know I could n't get along very well without it , darling , '' responded Dan who , since New Year 's , had adopted a new method of dealing with Felicity -- whether by way of keeping his resolution or because he had discovered that it annoyed Felicity far more than angry retorts , deponent sayeth not .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__NOUN along__<label>__ADP very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV without__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. darling__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. responded__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. since__<label>__ADP New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. had__<label>__VERB adopted__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ method__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dealing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. whether__<label>__ADP by__<label>__ADP way__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP keeping__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON resolution__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB discovered__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON annoyed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP angry__<label>__ADJ retorts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. deponent__<label>__NOUN sayeth__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He invariably met her criticisms with a good-natured grin and a flippant remark with some tender epithet tagged on to it .
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Poor Felicity used to get hopelessly furious over it .
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Uncle Alec was dubious about our going that day .
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He looked abroad on the general dourness of gray earth and gray air and gray sky , and said a storm was brewing .
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But Cousin Mattie had been sent word that we were coming , and she did not like to be disappointed , so he let us go , warning us to stay with Cousin Mattie all night if the storm came on while we were there .
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We enjoyed our walk -- even Felix enjoyed it , although he had been appointed to write up the visit for Our Magazine and was rather weighed down by the responsibility of it .
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What mattered it though the world were gray and wintry ?
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We walked the golden road and carried spring time in our hearts , and we beguiled our way with laughter and jest , and the tales the Story Girl told us -- myths and legends of elder time .
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The walking was good , for there had lately been a thaw and everything was frozen .
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We went over fields , crossed by spidery trails of gray fences , where the withered grasses stuck forlornly up through the snow ; we lingered for a time in a group of hill pines , great , majestic tree-creatures , friends of evening stars ; and finally struck into the belt of fir and maple which intervened between Carlisle and Baywater .
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It was in this locality that Peg Bowen lived , and our way lay near her house though not directly in sight of it .
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We hoped we would not meet her , for since the affair of the bewitchment of Paddy we did not know quite what to think of Peg ; the boldest of us held his breath as we passed her haunts , and drew it again with a sigh of relief when they were safely left behind .
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The woods were full of the brooding stillness that often precedes a storm , and the wind crept along their white , cone-sprinkled floors with a low , wailing cry .
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Around us were solitudes of snow , arcades picked out in pearl and silver , long avenues of untrodden marble whence sprang the cathedral columns of the firs .
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We were all sorry when we were through the woods and found ourselves looking down into the snug , commonplace , farmstead-dotted settlement of Baywater .
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`` There 's Cousin Mattie 's house -- that big white one at the turn of the road , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` I hope she has that dinner ready , Dan .
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I 'm hungry as a wolf after our walk . ''
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`` I wish Cousin Mattie 's husband was still alive , '' said Dan .
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`` He was an awful nice old man .
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He always had his pockets full of nuts and apples .
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I used to like going there better when he was alive .
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Too many old women do n't suit me . ''
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`` Oh , Dan , Cousin Mattie and her sisters-in-law are just as nice and kind as they can be , '' reproached Cecily .
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`` Oh , they 're kind enough , but they never seem to see that a fellow gets over being five years old if he only lives long enough , '' retorted Dan .
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`` I know a story about Cousin Mattie 's husband , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` His name was Ebenezer , you know -- '' `` Is it any wonder he was thin and stunted looking ? ''
``__<label>__. His__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB Ebenezer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET wonder__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB thin__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ stunted__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Dan .
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`` Ebenezer is just as nice a name as Daniel , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Ebenezer__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP nice__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET name__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP Daniel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do you REALLY think so , my angel ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON REALLY__<label>__NOUN think__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON angel__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
inquired Dan , in honey-sweet tones .
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`` Go on .
``__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Remember your second resolution , '' I whispered to the Story Girl , who was stalking along with an outraged expression .
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The Story Girl swallowed something and went on .
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`` Cousin Ebenezer had a horror of borrowing .
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He thought it was simply a dreadful disgrace to borrow ANYTHING .
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Well , you know he and Cousin Mattie used to live in Carlisle , where the Rays now live .
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This was when Grandfather King was alive .
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One day Cousin Ebenezer came up the hill and into the kitchen where all the family were .
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Uncle Roger said he looked as if he had been stealing sheep .
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He sat for a whole hour in the kitchen and hardly spoke a word , but just looked miserable .
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At last he got up and said in a desperate sort of way , ` Uncle Abraham , can I speak with you in private for a minute ? '
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` Oh , certainly , ' said grandfather , and took him into the parlour .
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Cousin Ebenezer shut the door , looked all around him and then said imploringly , ` MORE PRIVATE STILL . '
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So grandfather took him into the spare room and shut that door .
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He was getting frightened .
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He thought something terrible must have happened Cousin Ebenezer .
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Cousin Ebenezer came right up to grandfather , took hold of the lapel of his coat , and said in a whisper , ` Uncle Abraham , CAN -- YOU -- LEND -- ME -- AN -- AXE ? ' ''
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`` He need n't have made such a mystery about it , '' said Cecily , who had missed the point entirely , and could n't see why the rest of us were laughing .
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But Cecily was such a darling that we did not mind her lack of a sense of humour .
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`` It 's kind of mean to tell stories like that about people who are dead , '' said Felicity .
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`` Sometimes it 's safer than when they 're alive though , sweetheart , '' commented Dan .
``__<label>__. Sometimes__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB safer__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ though__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. sweetheart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We had our expected good dinner at Cousin Mattie 's -- may it be counted unto her for righteousness .
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She and her sisters-in-law , Miss Louisa Jane and Miss Caroline , were very kind to us .
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We had quite a nice time , although I understood why Dan objected to them when they patted us all on the head and told us whom we resembled and gave us peppermint lozenges .
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CHAPTER VIII .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN VIII__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
WE VISIT PEG BOWEN We left Cousin Mattie 's early , for it still looked like a storm , though no more so than it had in the morning .
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We intended to go home by a different path -- one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple , which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen 's house .
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We hoped to be home before it began to storm , but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine , driving snow began to fall .
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It would have been wiser to have turned back even then ; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad .
It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB wiser__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT even__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mile__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB ample__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT reach__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON became__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
We were sadly mistaken ; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering , blinding snowstorm .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB sadly__<label>__ADV mistaken__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. mile__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET thick__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bewildering__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. blinding__<label>__VERB snowstorm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But it was by now just as far back to Cousin Mattie 's as it was to Uncle Alec 's , so we struggled on , growing more frightened at every step .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP now__<label>__ADV just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP far__<label>__ADV back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Cousin__<label>__NOUN Mattie__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Uncle__<label>__NOUN Alec__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON struggled__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. growing__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET step__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We could hardly face the stinging snow , and we could not see ten feet ahead of us .
We__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV face__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET stinging__<label>__NOUN snow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB ten__<label>__ADJ feet__<label>__NOUN ahead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It had turned bitterly cold and the tempest howled all around us in white desolation under the fast-darkening night .
It__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB bitterly__<label>__ADV cold__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET tempest__<label>__ADJ howled__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET around__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP white__<label>__ADJ desolation__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fast__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. darkening__<label>__VERB night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The narrow path we were trying to follow soon became entirely obliterated and we stumbled blindly on , holding to each other , and trying to peer through the furious whirl that filled the air .
The__<label>__DET narrow__<label>__ADJ path__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT follow__<label>__VERB soon__<label>__ADV became__<label>__VERB entirely__<label>__ADV obliterated__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON stumbled__<label>__VERB blindly__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. holding__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT peer__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET furious__<label>__ADJ whirl__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET filled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Our plight had come upon us so suddenly that we could not realize it .
Our__<label>__PRON plight__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB upon__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV realize__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Presently Peter , who was leading the van because he was supposed to know the path best , stopped .
Presently__<label>__ADV Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB leading__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET van__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB supposed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET path__<label>__NOUN best__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. stopped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I ca n't see the road any longer , '' he shouted .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET road__<label>__NOUN any__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON shouted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I do n't know where we are . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We all stopped and huddled together in a miserable group .
We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET stopped__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ huddled__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET miserable__<label>__ADJ group__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Fear filled our hearts .
Fear__<label>__NOUN filled__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It seemed ages ago that we had been snug and safe and warm at Cousin Mattie 's .
It__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB ages__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB snug__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ safe__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ warm__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP Cousin__<label>__NOUN Mattie__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily began to cry with cold .
Cecily__<label>__ADV began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP cold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Dan , in spite of her protests , dragged off his overcoat and made her put it on .
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`` We ca n't stay here , '' he said .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM stay__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` We 'll all freeze to death if we do .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET freeze__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Come on -- we 've got to keep moving .
Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP --__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB moving__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The snow ai n't so deep yet .
The__<label>__DET snow__<label>__ADJ ai__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV deep__<label>__ADJ yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Take hold of my hand , Cecily .
Take__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We must all hold together .
We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET hold__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Come , now . ''
Come__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It wo n't be nice to be frozen to death , but if we get through alive think what a story we 'll have to tell , '' said the Story Girl between her chattering teeth .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB frozen__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP alive__<label>__ADJ think__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON chattering__<label>__VERB teeth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In my heart I did not believe we would ever get through alive .
In__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP alive__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It was almost pitch dark now , and the snow grew deeper every moment .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV pitch__<label>__ADJ dark__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB deeper__<label>__ADJ every__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We were chilled to the heart .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB chilled__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I thought how nice it would be to lie down and rest ; but I remembered hearing that that was fatal , and I endeavoured to stumble on with the others .
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT lie__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ rest__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON remembered__<label>__VERB hearing__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB fatal__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON endeavoured__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stumble__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was wonderful how the girls kept up , even Cecily .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wonderful__<label>__ADJ how__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN kept__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It occurred to me to be thankful that Sara Ray was not with us .
It__<label>__PRON occurred__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB thankful__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But we were wholly lost now .
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB wholly__<label>__ADV lost__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
All around us was a horror of great darkness .
All__<label>__DET around__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET horror__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP great__<label>__ADJ darkness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suddenly Felicity fell .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We dragged her up , but she declared she could not go on -- she was done out .
We__<label>__PRON dragged__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON declared__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP --__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` Have you any idea where we are ? ''
``__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
shouted Dan to Peter .
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`` No , '' Peter shouted back , `` the wind is blowing every which way .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN shouted__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB blowing__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET which__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I have n't any idea where home is . ''
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM any__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV home__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Home !
Home__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Would we ever see it again ?
Would__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
We tried to urge Felicity on , but she only repeated drowsily that she must lie down and rest .
We__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT urge__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV repeated__<label>__VERB drowsily__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB lie__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ rest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily , too , was reeling against me .
Cecily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB reeling__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The Story Girl still stood up staunchly and counselled struggling on , but she was numb with cold and her words were hardly distinguishable .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN still__<label>__ADV stood__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT staunchly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ counselled__<label>__VERB struggling__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB numb__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP cold__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON words__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV distinguishable__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Some wild idea was in my mind that we must dig a hole in the snow and all creep into it .
Some__<label>__DET wild__<label>__ADJ idea__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB dig__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET creep__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I had read somewhere that people had thus saved their lives in snowstorms .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB read__<label>__VERB somewhere__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB thus__<label>__ADV saved__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP snowstorms__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suddenly Felix gave a shout .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV Felix__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET shout__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I see a light , '' he cried .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET light__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Where ?
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Where ? ''
Where__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We all looked but could see nothing .
We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET looked__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't see it now but I saw it a moment ago , '' shouted Felix .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. shouted__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm sure I did .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Come on -- over in this direction . ''
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Inspired with fresh hope we hurried after him .
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Soon we all saw the light -- and never shone a fairer beacon .
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A few more steps and , coming into the shelter of the woodland on the further side , we realized where we were .
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`` That 's Peg Bowen 's house , '' exclaimed Peter , stopping short in dismay .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. stopping__<label>__VERB short__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP dismay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't care whose house it is , '' declared Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN care__<label>__NOUN whose__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We 've got to go to it . ''
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I s ` pose so , '' acquiesced Peter ruefully .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. acquiesced__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ruefully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` We ca n't freeze to death even if she is a witch . ''
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`` For goodness ' sake do n't say anything about witches so close to her house , '' gasped Felicity .
``__<label>__. For__<label>__ADP goodness__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. sake__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP witches__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV close__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. gasped__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'll be thankful to get in anywhere . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB thankful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP anywhere__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We reached the house , climbed the flight of steps that led to that mysterious second story door , and Dan rapped .
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The door opened promptly and Peg Bowen stood before us , in what seemed exactly the same costume she had worn on the memorable day when we had come , bearing gifts , to propitiate her in the matter of Paddy .
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`` Behind her was a dim room scantly illumined by the one small candle that had guided us through the storm ; but the old Waterloo stove was colouring the gloom with tremulous , rose-red whorls of light , and warm and cosy indeed seemed Peg 's retreat to us snow-covered , frost-chilled , benighted wanderers .
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`` Gracious goodness , where did yez all come from ? ''
``__<label>__. Gracious__<label>__ADJ goodness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET come__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Peg .
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`` Did they turn yez out ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We 've been over to Baywater , and we got lost in the storm coming back , '' explained Dan .
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`` We did n't know where we were till we saw your light .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB till__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON light__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I guess we 'll have to stay here till the storm is over -- if you do n't mind . ''
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stay__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET storm__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And if it wo n't inconvenience you , '' said Cecily timidly .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM inconvenience__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN timidly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Oh , it 's no inconvenience to speak of .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ no__<label>__DET inconvenience__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Come in .
Come__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Well , yez HAVE got some snow on yez .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. yez__<label>__NOUN HAVE__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET snow__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Let me get a broom .
Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET broom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You boys stomp your feet well and shake your coats .
You__<label>__PRON boys__<label>__VERB stomp__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ shake__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON coats__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You girls give me your things and I 'll hang them up .
You__<label>__PRON girls__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON things__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN hang__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Guess yez are most froze .
Guess__<label>__NOUN yez__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB most__<label>__ADV froze__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Well , sit up to the stove and git het up . ''
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Peg bustled away to gather up a dubious assortment of chairs , with backs and rungs missing , and in a few minutes we were in a circle around her roaring stove , getting dried and thawed out .
Peg__<label>__NOUN bustled__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT gather__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET dubious__<label>__ADJ assortment__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP chairs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP backs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rungs__<label>__NOUN missing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET circle__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON roaring__<label>__NOUN stove__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. getting__<label>__VERB dried__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ thawed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
In our wildest flights of fancy we had never pictured ourselves as guests at the witch 's hearth-stone .
In__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON wildest__<label>__ADJ flights__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fancy__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV pictured__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP guests__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN hearth__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. stone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yet here we were ; and the witch herself was actually brewing a jorum of ginger tea for Cecily , who continued to shiver long after the rest of us were roasted to the marrow .
Yet__<label>__ADV here__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB actually__<label>__ADV brewing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET jorum__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ginger__<label>__NOUN tea__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON continued__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT shiver__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB roasted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET marrow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Poor Sis drank that scalding draught , being in too great awe of Peg to do aught else .
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`` That 'll soon fix your shivers , '' said our hostess kindly .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ soon__<label>__ADV fix__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON shivers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON hostess__<label>__NOUN kindly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And now I 'll get yez all some tea . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__ADJ all__<label>__DET some__<label>__DET tea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , please do n't trouble , '' said the Story Girl hastily . ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. please__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN trouble__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN hastily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Tai n't any trouble , '' said Peg briskly ; then , with one of the sudden changes to fierceness which made her such a terrifying personage , `` Do yez think my vittels ai n't clean ? ''
`__<label>__. Tai__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET trouble__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN briskly__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ changes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT fierceness__<label>__VERB which__<label>__DET made__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET terrifying__<label>__ADJ personage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON vittels__<label>__NOUN ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM clean__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , no , no , '' cried Felicity quickly , before the Story Girl could speak , `` none of us would ever think THAT .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN quickly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB speak__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB THAT__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Sara only meant she did n't want you to go to any bother on our account . ''
Sara__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV meant__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN want__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT any__<label>__DET bother__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON account__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It ai n't any bother , '' said Peg , mollified .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. any__<label>__DET bother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. mollified__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I 'm spry as a cricket this winter , though I have the realagy sometimes .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ spry__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cricket__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET realagy__<label>__NOUN sometimes__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Many a good bite I 've had in your ma 's kitchen .
Many__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ bite__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON ma__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ kitchen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I owe yez a meal . ''
I__<label>__PRON owe__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET meal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
No more protests were made .
No__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ protests__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We sat in awed silence , gazing with timid curiosity about the room , the stained , plastered walls of which were well-nigh covered with a motley assortment of pictures , chromos , and advertisements , pasted on without much regard for order or character .
We__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP awed__<label>__ADJ silence__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. gazing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP timid__<label>__ADJ curiosity__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET stained__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. plastered__<label>__VERB walls__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. nigh__<label>__ADJ covered__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET motley__<label>__ADJ assortment__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pictures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. chromos__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ advertisements__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pasted__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP without__<label>__ADP much__<label>__ADJ regard__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP order__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ character__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We had heard much of Peg 's pets and now we saw them .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ pets__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Six cats occupied various cosy corners ; one of them , the black goblin which had so terrified us in the summer , blinked satirically at us from the centre of Peg 's bed .
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Another , a dilapidated , striped beastie , with both ears and one eye gone , glared at us from the sofa in the corner .
Another__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET dilapidated__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. striped__<label>__VERB beastie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP both__<label>__DET ears__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM eye__<label>__NOUN gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. glared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sofa__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A dog , with only three legs , lay behind the stove ; a crow sat on a roost above our heads , in company with a matronly old hen ; and on the clock shelf were a stuffed monkey and a grinning skull .
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We had heard that a sailor had given Peg the monkey .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sailor__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET monkey__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But where had she got the skull ?
But__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET skull__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And whose was it ?
And__<label>__CONJ whose__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I could not help puzzling over these gruesome questions .
I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV help__<label>__VERB puzzling__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP these__<label>__DET gruesome__<label>__ADJ questions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Presently tea was ready and we gathered around the festal board -- a board literally as well as figuratively , for Peg 's table was the work of her own unskilled hands .
Presently__<label>__ADV tea__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON gathered__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET festal__<label>__ADJ board__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET board__<label>__NOUN literally__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP figuratively__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN table__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET work__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ unskilled__<label>__ADJ hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The less said about the viands of that meal , and the dishes they were served in , the better .
The__<label>__DET less__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET viands__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET meal__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET dishes__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB served__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But we ate them -- bless you , yes !
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON ate__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. bless__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X !__<label>__.
-- as we would have eaten any witch 's banquet set before us .
--__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB eaten__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ banquet__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Peg might or might not be a witch -- common sense said not ; but we knew she was quite capable of turning every one of us out of doors in one of her sudden fierce fits if we offended her ; and we had no mind to trust ourselves again to that wild forest where we had fought a losing fight with the demon forces of night and storm .
Peg__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ might__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. common__<label>__ADJ sense__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV capable__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP turning__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP doors__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sudden__<label>__ADJ fierce__<label>__NOUN fits__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON offended__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET mind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT trust__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET wild__<label>__ADJ forest__<label>__ADJ where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB fought__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET losing__<label>__VERB fight__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET demon__<label>__NOUN forces__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ storm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But it was not an agreeable meal in more ways than one .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV an__<label>__DET agreeable__<label>__ADJ meal__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP more__<label>__ADV ways__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Peg was not at all careful of anybody 's feelings .
Peg__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET careful__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP anybody__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ feelings__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She hurt Felix 's cruelly as she passed him his cup of tea .
She__<label>__PRON hurt__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN cruelly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON his__<label>__PRON cup__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You 've gone too much to flesh , boy .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ gone__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT flesh__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. boy__<label>__X .__<label>__.
So the magic seed did n't work , hey ? ''
So__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ seed__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN work__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hey__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
How in the world had Peg found out about that magic seed ?
How__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN found__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET magic__<label>__NOUN seed__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Felix looked uncommonly foolish .
Felix__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB uncommonly__<label>__ADV foolish__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` If you 'd come to me in the first place I 'd soon have told you how to get thin , '' said Peg , nodding wisely .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__ADJ come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN soon__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB thin__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. nodding__<label>__VERB wisely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Wo n't you tell me now ? ''
``__<label>__. Wo__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felix eagerly , his desire to melt his too solid flesh overcoming his dread and shame .
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`` No , I do n't like being second fiddle , '' answered Peg with a crafty smile .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB second__<label>__ADJ fiddle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crafty__<label>__NOUN smile__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Sara , you 're too scrawny and pale -- not much like your ma .
``__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV scrawny__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ pale__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ like__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON ma__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I knew her well .
I__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She was counted a beauty , but she made no great things of a match .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB counted__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beauty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET match__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Your father had some money but he was a tramp like meself .
Your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET money__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET tramp__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP meself__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Where is he now ? ''
Where__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` In Rome , '' said the Story Girl rather shortly .
``__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP Rome__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV shortly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` People thought your ma was crazy when she took him .
``__<label>__. People__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON ma__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB crazy__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But she 'd a right to please herself .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT please__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Folks is too ready to call other folks crazy .
Folks__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT call__<label>__VERB other__<label>__ADJ folks__<label>__NOUN crazy__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There 's people who say I 'M not in my right mind .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. M__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADJ mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Did yez ever '' -- Peg fixed Felicity with a piercing glance -- `` hear anything so ridiculous ? ''
Did__<label>__NOUN yez__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV ''__<label>__. --__<label>__. Peg__<label>__NOUN fixed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET piercing__<label>__NOUN glance__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. hear__<label>__ADJ anything__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV ridiculous__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Never , '' said Felicity , white to the lips .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. white__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET lips__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wish everybody was as sane as I am , '' said Peg scornfully .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB everybody__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV sane__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN scornfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Then she looked poor Felicity over critically .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP critically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You 're good-looking but proud .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ proud__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
And your complexion wo n't wear .
And__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON complexion__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM wear__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 'll be like your ma 's yet -- too much red in it . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON ma__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ yet__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ red__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , that 's better than being the colour of mud , '' muttered Peter , who was n't going to hear his lady traduced , even by a witch .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN better__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET colour__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mud__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. muttered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON lady__<label>__NOUN traduced__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All the thanks he got was a furious look from Felicity , but Peg had not heard him and now she turned her attention to Cecily .
All__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET thanks__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET furious__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Peg__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON attention__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You look delicate .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB delicate__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I daresay you 'll never live to grow up . ''
I__<label>__PRON daresay__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV live__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT grow__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cecily 's lip trembled and Dan 's face turned crimson .
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`` Shut up , '' he said to Peg .
``__<label>__. Shut__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Peg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You 've no business to say such things to people . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ no__<label>__DET business__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT people__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I think my jaw dropped .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON jaw__<label>__NOUN dropped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I know Peter 's and Felix 's did .
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Felix__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Felicity broke in wildly .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN broke__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP wildly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Oh , do n't mind him , Miss Bowen .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mind__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He 's got SUCH a temper -- that 's just the way he talks to us all at home .
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB SUCH__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET temper__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON talks__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
PLEASE excuse him . ''
PLEASE__<label>__NOUN excuse__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Bless you , I do n't mind him , '' said Peg , from whom the unexpected seemed to be the thing to expect .
``__<label>__. Bless__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mind__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET unexpected__<label>__ADJ seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT expect__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I like a lad of spurrit .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lad__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP spurrit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And so your father run away , did he , Peter ?
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
He used to be a beau of mine -- he seen me home three times from singing school when we was young .
He__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beau__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN three__<label>__NUM times__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP singing__<label>__VERB school__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Some folks said he did it for a dare .
Some__<label>__DET folks__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dare__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There 's such a lot of jealousy in the world , ai n't there ?
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP jealousy__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM there__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
Do you know where he is now ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , he 's coming home before long , '' said Peg mysteriously .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP long__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN mysteriously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Who told you that ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Peter in amazement .
cried__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP amazement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Better not ask , '' responded Peg , looking up at the skull .
``__<label>__. Better__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV ask__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. responded__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET skull__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If she meant to make the flesh creep on our bones she succeeded .
If__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET flesh__<label>__ADJ creep__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON bones__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON succeeded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But now , much to our relief , the meal was over and Peg invited us to draw our chairs up to the stove again .
But__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. much__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON relief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET meal__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ Peg__<label>__NOUN invited__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT draw__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON chairs__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET stove__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Make yourselves at home , '' she said , producing her pipe from her pocket .
``__<label>__. Make__<label>__VERB yourselves__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. producing__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON pipe__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON pocket__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I ai n't one of the kind who thinks their houses too good to live in .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON thinks__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON houses__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Guess I wo n't bother washing the dishes .
Guess__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM bother__<label>__CONJ washing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dishes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They 'll do yez for breakfast if yez do n't forget your places .
They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP breakfast__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON places__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I s ` pose none of yez smokes . ''
I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__ADJ none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN smokes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , '' said Felicity , rather primly .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rather__<label>__ADV primly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Then yez do n't know what 's good for yez , '' retorted Peg , rather grumpily .
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV yez__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rather__<label>__ADV grumpily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But a few whiffs of her pipe placated her and , observing Cecily sigh , she asked her kindly what was the matter .
But__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ whiffs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON pipe__<label>__NOUN placated__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. observing__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN sigh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON kindly__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm thinking how worried they 'll be at home about us , '' explained Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN thinking__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV worried__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ll__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. explained__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Bless you , dearie , do n't be worrying over that .
``__<label>__. Bless__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. dearie__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB worrying__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I 'll send them word that yez are all snug and safe here . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ send__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON word__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET snug__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ safe__<label>__ADJ here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But how can you ? ''
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried amazed Cecily .
cried__<label>__VERB amazed__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Better not ask , '' said Peg again , with another glance at the skull .
``__<label>__. Better__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV ask__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET skull__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
An uncomfortable silence followed , finally broken by Peg , who introduced her pets to us and told how she had come by them .
An__<label>__DET uncomfortable__<label>__ADJ silence__<label>__NOUN followed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. finally__<label>__ADV broken__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON introduced__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON pets__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The black cat was her favourite .
The__<label>__DET black__<label>__ADJ cat__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON favourite__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That cat knows more than I do , if yez 'll believe it , '' she said proudly .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__VERB '__<label>__PRT ll__<label>__ADJ believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB proudly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 've got a rat too , but he 's a bit shy when strangers is round .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET rat__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN shy__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV strangers__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Your cat got all right again that time , did n't he ? ''
Your__<label>__PRON cat__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB all__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Thought he would , '' said Peg , nodding sagely .
``__<label>__. Thought__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. nodding__<label>__VERB sagely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I seen to that .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Now , do n't yez all be staring at the hole in my dress . ''
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__ADJ all__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB staring__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We were n't , '' was our chorus of protest .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON chorus__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP protest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Looked as if yez were .
``__<label>__. Looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I tore that yesterday but I did n't mend it .
I__<label>__PRON tore__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET yesterday__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM mend__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I was brought up to believe that a hole was an accident but a patch was a disgrace .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET accident__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET patch__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET disgrace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And so your Aunt Olivia is going to be married after all ? ''
And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV your__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
This was news to us .
This__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB news__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We felt and looked dazed .
We__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB dazed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I never heard anything of it , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , it 's true enough .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ true__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She 's a great fool .
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ fool__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 've no faith in husbands .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ no__<label>__DET faith__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP husbands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But one good thing is she ai n't going to marry that Henry Jacobs of Markdale .
But__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM good__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__ADJ n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET Henry__<label>__NOUN Jacobs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He wants her bad enough .
He__<label>__PRON wants__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON bad__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Just like his presumption , -- thinking himself good enough for a King .
Just__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON presumption__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. --__<label>__. thinking__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON good__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His father is the worst man alive .
His__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET worst__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN alive__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
He chased me off his place with his dog once .
He__<label>__PRON chased__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON place__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But I 'll get even with him yet . ''
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peg looked very savage , and visions of burned barns floated through our minds .
Peg__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV savage__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ visions__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP burned__<label>__VERB barns__<label>__NOUN floated__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON minds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 'll be punished in hell , you know , '' said Peter timidly .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB punished__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP hell__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN timidly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` But I wo n't be there to see that , '' rejoined Peg .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. rejoined__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Some folks say I 'll go there because I do n't go to church oftener .
``__<label>__. Some__<label>__DET folks__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ go__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB oftener__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But I do n't believe it . ''
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Why do n't you go ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter , with a temerity that bordered on rashness .
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`` Well , I 've got so sunburned I 'm afraid folks might take me for an Injun , '' explained Peg , quite seriously .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV sunburned__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT m__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__VERB folks__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET Injun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. explained__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. quite__<label>__ADV seriously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Besides , your minister makes such awful long prayers .
``__<label>__. Besides__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON minister__<label>__NOUN makes__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ awful__<label>__ADJ long__<label>__ADJ prayers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Why does he do it ? ''
Why__<label>__ADV does__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I suppose he finds it easier to talk to God than to people , '' suggested Peter reflectively .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON finds__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON easier__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT God__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN reflectively__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , anyway , I belong to the round church , '' said Peg comfortably , `` and so the devil ca n't catch ME at the corners .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON belong__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET round__<label>__NOUN church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN comfortably__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET devil__<label>__NOUN ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM catch__<label>__VERB ME__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET corners__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I have n't been to Carlisle church for over three years .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Carlisle__<label>__NOUN church__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP over__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I thought I 'd a-died laughing the last time I was there .
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET -__<label>__. died__<label>__VERB laughing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Old Elder Marr took up the collection that day .
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He 'd on a pair of new boots and they squeaked all the way up and down the aisles .
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pair__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP new__<label>__ADJ boots__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON squeaked__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ down__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET aisles__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And every time the boots squeaked the elder made a face , like he had toothache .
And__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET boots__<label>__NOUN squeaked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET elder__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB toothache__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was awful funny .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB awful__<label>__ADJ funny__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
How 's your missionary quilt coming on , Cecily ? ''
How__<label>__ADV '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON missionary__<label>__ADJ quilt__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Was there anything Peg did n't know ?
Was__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET anything__<label>__NOUN Peg__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
`` Very well , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. Very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You can put my name on it , if you want to . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , thank you .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. thank__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Which section -- the five-cent one or the ten-cent one ? ''
Which__<label>__ADJ section__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET five__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. cent__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM or__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ten__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. cent__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Cecily timidly .
asked__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__ADV timidly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` The ten-cent one , of course .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET ten__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. cent__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The best is none too good for me .
The__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB none__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 'll give you the ten cents another time .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET ten__<label>__ADJ cents__<label>__NOUN another__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'm short of change just now -- not being as rich as Queen Victory .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ short__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP change__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV being__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV rich__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP Queen__<label>__ADJ Victory__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There 's her picture up there -- the one with the blue sash and diamint crown and the lace curting on her head .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON picture__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET blue__<label>__ADJ sash__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ diamint__<label>__NOUN crown__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET lace__<label>__NOUN curting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Can any of yez tell me this -- is Queen Victory a married woman ? ''
Can__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET --__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB Queen__<label>__ADJ Victory__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET married__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , yes , but her husband is dead , '' answered the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , I s ` pose they could n't have called her an old maid , seeing she was a queen , even if she 'd never got married .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB called__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ maid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. seeing__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET queen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB married__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Sometimes I sez to myself , ` Peg , would you like to be Queen Victory ? '
Sometimes__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON sez__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB Queen__<label>__ADJ Victory__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
But I never know what to answer .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT answer__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In summer , when I can roam anywhere in the woods and the sunshine -- I would n't be Queen Victory for anything .
In__<label>__ADP summer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB roam__<label>__VERB anywhere__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sunshine__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB Queen__<label>__ADJ Victory__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But when it 's winter and cold and I ca n't git nowheres -- I feel as if I would n't mind changing places with her . ''
But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ winter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM git__<label>__ADJ nowheres__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM mind__<label>__NOUN changing__<label>__VERB places__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peg put her pipe back in her mouth and began to smoke fiercely .
Peg__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON pipe__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT smoke__<label>__VERB fiercely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The candle wick burned long , and was topped by a little cap of fiery red that seemed to wink at us like an impish gnome .
The__<label>__DET candle__<label>__ADJ wick__<label>__NOUN burned__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB topped__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ cap__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fiery__<label>__NOUN red__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__DET seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wink__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET impish__<label>__ADJ gnome__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The most grotesque shadow of Peg flickered over the wall behind her .
The__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV grotesque__<label>__ADJ shadow__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN flickered__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wall__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The one-eyed cat remitted his grim watch and went to sleep .
The__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. eyed__<label>__VERB cat__<label>__NOUN remitted__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON grim__<label>__ADJ watch__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Outside the wind screamed like a ravening beast at the window .
Outside__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN screamed__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET ravening__<label>__NOUN beast__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suddenly Peg removed her pipe from her mouth , bent forward , gripped my wrist with her sinewy fingers until I almost cried out with pain , and gazed straight into my face .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV Peg__<label>__NOUN removed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON pipe__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bent__<label>__ADJ forward__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. gripped__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON wrist__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sinewy__<label>__ADJ fingers__<label>__NOUN until__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV cried__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP pain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gazed__<label>__ADJ straight__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I felt horribly frightened of her .
I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB horribly__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She seemed an entirely different creature .
She__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET entirely__<label>__ADV different__<label>__ADJ creature__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A wild light was in her eyes , a furtive , animal-like expression was on her face .
A__<label>__DET wild__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET furtive__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. animal__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP expression__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When she spoke it was in a different voice and in different language .
When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON spoke__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET different__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP different__<label>__ADJ language__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do you hear the wind ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she asked in a thrilling whisper .
she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET thrilling__<label>__ADJ whisper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What IS the wind ?
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON IS__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
What IS the wind ? ''
What__<label>__PRON IS__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I -- I -- do n't know , '' I stammered .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON stammered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` No more do I , '' said Peg , `` and nobody knows .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ nobody__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nobody knows what the wind is .
Nobody__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I wish I could find out .
I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I might n't be so afraid of the wind if I knew what it was .
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I am afraid of it .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
When the blasts come like that I want to crouch down and hide me .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET blasts__<label>__NOUN come__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT crouch__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ hide__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But I can tell you one thing about the wind -- it 's the only free thing in the world -- THE -- ONLY -- FREE -- THING .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ free__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET --__<label>__. ONLY__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. FREE__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. THING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Everything else is subject to some law , but the wind is FREE .
Everything__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB subject__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET law__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB FREE__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It bloweth where it listeth and no man can tame it .
It__<label>__PRON bloweth__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON listeth__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB tame__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It 's free -- that 's why I love it , though I 'm afraid of it .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ free__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ why__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It 's a grand thing to be free -- free free -- free ! ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET grand__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB free__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. free__<label>__ADJ free__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. free__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peg 's voice rose almost to a shriek .
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We were dreadfully frightened , for we knew there were times when she was quite crazy and we feared one of her `` spells '' was coming on her .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB dreadfully__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB times__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV crazy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON feared__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ``__<label>__. spells__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But with a swift movement she turned the man 's coat she wore up over her shoulders and head like a hood , completely hiding her face .
But__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET swift__<label>__ADJ movement__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN coat__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON wore__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON shoulders__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ head__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. completely__<label>__ADV hiding__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then she crouched forward , elbows on knees , and relapsed into silence .
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None of us dared speak or move .
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We sat thus for half an hour .
We__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB thus__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP half__<label>__DET an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then Peg jumped up and said briskly in her usual tone , `` Well , I guess yez are all sleepy and ready for bed .
Then__<label>__ADV Peg__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB briskly__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON usual__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET sleepy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ready__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You girls can sleep in my bed over there , and I 'll take the sofy .
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Yez can put the cat off if yez like , though he wo n't hurt yez .
Yez__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM hurt__<label>__NOUN yez__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You boys can go downstairs .
You__<label>__PRON boys__<label>__VERB can__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB downstairs__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
There 's a big pile of straw there that 'll do yez for a bed , if yez put your coats on .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ pile__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP straw__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ do__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON coats__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
I 'll light yez down , but I ai n't going to leave yez a light for fear yez 'd set fire to the place . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN yez__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET light__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP fear__<label>__NOUN yez__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB fire__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Saying good-night to the girls , who looked as if they thought their last hour was come , we went to the lower room .
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It was quite empty , save for a pile of fire wood and another of clean straw .
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Casting a stealthy glance around , ere Peg withdrew the light , I was relieved to see that there were no skulls in sight .
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We four boys snuggled down in the straw .
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We did not expect to sleep , but we were very tired and before we knew it our eyes were shut , to open no more till morning .
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The poor girls were not so fortunate .
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They always averred they never closed an eye .
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Four things prevented them from sleeping .
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In the first place Peg snored loudly ; in the second place the fitful gleams of firelight kept flickering over the skull for half the night and making gruesome effects on it ; in the third place Peg 's pillows and bedclothes smelled rankly of tobacco smoke ; and in the fourth place they were afraid the rat Peg had spoken of might come out to make their acquaintance .
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Indeed , they were sure they heard him skirmishing about several times .
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When we wakened in the morning the storm was over and a young morning was looking through rosy eyelids across a white world .
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The little clearing around Peg 's cabin was heaped with dazzling drifts , and we boys fell to and shovelled out a road to her well .
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She gave us breakfast -- stiff oatmeal porridge without milk , and a boiled egg apiece .
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Cecily could NOT eat her porridge ; she declared she had such a bad cold that she had no appetite ; a cold she certainly had ; the rest of us choked our messes down and after we had done so Peg asked us if we had noticed a soapy taste .
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`` The soap fell into the porridge while I was making it , '' she said .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET soap__<label>__NOUN fell__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET porridge__<label>__NOUN while__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` But , '' -- smacking her lips , -- `` I 'm going to make yez an Irish stew for dinner .
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It 'll be fine . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB fine__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
An Irish stew concocted by Peg !
An__<label>__DET Irish__<label>__ADJ stew__<label>__NOUN concocted__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
No wonder Dan said hastily , `` You are very kind but we 'll have to go right home . ''
No__<label>__DET wonder__<label>__NOUN Dan__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB hastily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV kind__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yez ca n't walk , '' said Peg .
``__<label>__. Yez__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM walk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , yes , we can .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The drifts are so hard they 'll carry , and the snow will be pretty well blown off the middle of the fields .
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It 's only three-quarters of a mile .
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We boys will go home and get a pung and come back for you girls . ''
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But the girls would n't listen to this .
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They must go with us , even Cecily .
They__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Seems to me yez were n't in such a hurry to leave last night , '' observed Peg sarcastically .
``__<label>__. Seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON yez__<label>__VERB were__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET hurry__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. observed__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN sarcastically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Oh , it 's only because they 'll be so anxious about us at home , and it 's Sunday and we do n't want to miss Sunday School , '' explained Felicity .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV because__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV anxious__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Sunday__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT miss__<label>__VERB Sunday__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. explained__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , I hope your Sunday School will do yez good , '' said Peg , rather grumpily .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON Sunday__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rather__<label>__ADV grumpily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But she relented again at the last and gave Cecily a wishbone .
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`` Whatever you wish on that will come true , '' she said .
``__<label>__. Whatever__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` But you only have the one wish , so do n't waste it . ''
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM wish__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__ADJ n__<label>__NOUN 't__<label>__VERB waste__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We 're so much obliged to you for all your trouble , '' said the Story Girl politely .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV obliged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET your__<label>__PRON trouble__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN politely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Never mind the trouble .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trouble__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The expense is the thing , '' retorted Peg grimly .
The__<label>__DET expense__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN grimly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Felicity hesitated .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN hesitated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` If you would let us pay you -- give you something -- '' `` No , thank yez , '' responded Peg loftily .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON pay__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON something__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. ``__<label>__. No__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. thank__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. responded__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN loftily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` There is people who take money for their hospitality , I 've heerd , but I 'm thankful to say I do n't associate with that class .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB people__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB money__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON hospitality__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN heerd__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADV thankful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB associate__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET class__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yez are welcome to all yez have had here , if yez ARE in a big hurry to get away . ''
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She shut the door behind us with something of a slam , and her black cat followed us so far , with stealthy , furtive footsteps , that we were frightened of it .
She__<label>__PRON shut__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET slam__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON black__<label>__ADJ cat__<label>__NOUN followed__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP stealthy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. furtive__<label>__ADJ footsteps__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB frightened__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Eventually it turned back ; then , and not till then , did we feel free to discuss our adventure .
Eventually__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT ;__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV till__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB free__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT discuss__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON adventure__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , I 'm thankful we 're out of THAT , '' said Felicity , drawing a long breath .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ thankful__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP THAT__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. drawing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ breath__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Has n't it just been an awful experience ? ''
``__<label>__. Has__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ experience__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We might all have been found frozen stark and stiff this morning , '' remarked the Story Girl with apparent relish .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB frozen__<label>__ADJ stark__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ stiff__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP apparent__<label>__ADJ relish__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I tell you , it was a lucky thing we got to Peg Bowen 's , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lucky__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Miss Marwood says there is no such thing as luck , '' protested Cecily .
``__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Marwood__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET such__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP luck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We ought to say it was Providence instead . ''
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Providence__<label>__NOUN instead__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , Peg and Providence do n't seem to go together very well , somehow , '' retorted Dan .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Peg__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Providence__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB seem__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. somehow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If Peg is a witch it must be the Other One she 's in co. .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Other__<label>__ADJ One__<label>__NUM she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP co__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. .__<label>__.
with . ''
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`` Dan , it 's getting to be simply scandalous the way you talk , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ getting__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB simply__<label>__ADV scandalous__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON talk__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I just wish ma could hear you . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV wish__<label>__VERB ma__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Is soap in porridge any worse than tooth-powder in rusks , lovely creature ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB soap__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP porridge__<label>__NOUN any__<label>__DET worse__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP tooth__<label>__X -__<label>__. powder__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP rusks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lovely__<label>__ADV creature__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dan , Dan , '' admonished Cecily , between her coughs , `` remember it 's Sunday . ''
``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. admonished__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. between__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON coughs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. remember__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Sunday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It seems hard to remember that , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT remember__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It does n't seem a mite like Sunday and it seems awful long since yesterday . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB seem__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mite__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB awful__<label>__ADJ long__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP yesterday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Cecily , you 've got a dreadful cold , '' said the Story Girl anxiously .
``__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ cold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN anxiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` In spite of Peg 's ginger tea , '' added Felix .
``__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ginger__<label>__NOUN tea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , that ginger tea was AWFUL , '' exclaimed poor Cecily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP ginger__<label>__NOUN tea__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB AWFUL__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I thought I 'd never get it down -- it was so hot with ginger -- and there was so much of it !
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV hot__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP ginger__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
But I was so frightened of offending Peg I 'd have tried to drink it all if there had been a bucketful .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP offending__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET if__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bucketful__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Oh , yes , it 's very easy for you all to laugh !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT laugh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
You did n't have to drink it . ''
You__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT drink__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We had to eat two meals , though , '' said Felicity with a shiver .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM meals__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET shiver__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And I do n't know when those dishes of hers were washed .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV those__<label>__DET dishes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hers__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB washed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I just shut my eyes and took gulps . ''
I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV shut__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB gulps__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Did you notice the soapy taste in the porridge ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON notice__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET soapy__<label>__NOUN taste__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET porridge__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked the Story Girl .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , there were so many queer tastes about it I did n't notice one more than another , '' answered Felicity wearily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ queer__<label>__NOUN tastes__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN notice__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN wearily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` What bothers me , '' remarked Peter absently , `` is that skull .
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON bothers__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN absently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET skull__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do you suppose Peg really finds things out by it ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN really__<label>__ADV finds__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Nonsense !
``__<label>__. Nonsense__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
How could she ? ''
How__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
scoffed Felix , bold as a lion in daylight .
scoffed__<label>__ADJ Felix__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bold__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lion__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP daylight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She did n't SAY she did , you know , '' I said cautiously .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN SAY__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB cautiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , we 'll know in time if the things she said were going to happen do , '' mused Peter .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB were__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT happen__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. mused__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do you suppose your father is really coming home ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
queried Felicity .
queried__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I hope not , '' answered Peter decidedly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN decidedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You ought to be ashamed of yourself , '' said Felicity severely .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB ashamed__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` No , I ought n't .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Father got drunk all the time he was home , and would n't work and was bad to mother , '' said Peter defiantly .
Father__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB drunk__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT work__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB bad__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT mother__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN defiantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` She had to support him as well as herself and me .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT support__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP herself__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I do n't want to see any father coming home , and you 'd better believe it .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Of course , if he was the right sort of a father it 'd be different . ''
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ sort__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET father__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB different__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What I would like to know is if Aunt Olivia is going to be married , '' said the Story Girl absently .
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN absently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I can hardly believe it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But now that I think of it -- Uncle Roger has been teasing her ever since she was in Halifax last summer . ''
But__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB teasing__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Halifax__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` If she does get married you 'll have to come and live with us , '' said Cecily delightedly .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ live__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN delightedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Felicity did not betray so much delight and the Story Girl remarked with a weary little sigh that she hoped Aunt Olivia would n't .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV betray__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ delight__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN remarked__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET weary__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ sigh__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON hoped__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
We all felt rather weary , somehow .
We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET felt__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV weary__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. somehow__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Peg 's predictions had been unsettling , and our nerves had all been more or less strained during our sojourn under her roof .
Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ predictions__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB unsettling__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ our__<label>__PRON nerves__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET been__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV or__<label>__CONJ less__<label>__ADV strained__<label>__VERB during__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON sojourn__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON roof__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We were glad when we found ourselves at home .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The folks had not been at all troubled about us , but it was because they were sure the storm had come up before we would think of leaving Cousin Mattie 's and not because they had received any mysterious message from Peg 's skull .
The__<label>__DET folks__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET troubled__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET storm__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP leaving__<label>__VERB Cousin__<label>__NOUN Mattie__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV because__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB received__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET mysterious__<label>__ADJ message__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN skull__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We were relieved at this , but on the whole , our adventure had not done much towards clearing up the vexed question of Peg 's witchcraft .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB relieved__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. our__<label>__PRON adventure__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV done__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADJ towards__<label>__NOUN clearing__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET vexed__<label>__ADJ question__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN witchcraft__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER IX .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN IX__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
EXTRACTS FROM THE FEBRUARY AND MARCH NUMBERS OF `` OUR MAGAZINE '' RESOLUTION HONOUR ROLL Miss Felicity King .
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HONOURABLE MENTION Mr. Felix King .
HONOURABLE__<label>__NOUN MENTION__<label>__NOUN Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Felix__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mr. Peter Craig .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN Craig__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Miss Sara Ray .
Miss__<label>__NOUN Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
EDITORIAL The editor wishes to make a few remarks about the Resolution Honour Roll .
EDITORIAL__<label>__NOUN The__<label>__DET editor__<label>__NOUN wishes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ remarks__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Resolution__<label>__NOUN Honour__<label>__NOUN Roll__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As will be seen , only one name figures on it .
As__<label>__ADP will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM name__<label>__NOUN figures__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Felicity says she has thought a beautiful thought every morning before breakfast without missing one morning , not even the one we were at Peg Bowen 's .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ thought__<label>__NOUN every__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP breakfast__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP missing__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV even__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Some of our number think it not fair that Felicity should be on the honour roll -LRB- FELICITY , ASIDE : `` That 's Dan , of course . '' -RRB-
Some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON number__<label>__NOUN think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV fair__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET honour__<label>__NOUN roll__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELICITY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ASIDE__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
when she only made one resolution and wo n't tell us what any of the thoughts were .
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So we have decided to give honourable mention to everybody who has kept one resolution perfect .
So__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB decided__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB honourable__<label>__ADJ mention__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT everybody__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB kept__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM resolution__<label>__NOUN perfect__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Felix has worked all his arithmetic problems by himself .
Felix__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB worked__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON arithmetic__<label>__ADJ problems__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He complains that he never got more than a third of them right and the teacher has marked him away down ; but one can not keep resolutions without some inconvenience .
He__<label>__PRON complains__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET teacher__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB marked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV down__<label>__PRT ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV keep__<label>__VERB resolutions__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET inconvenience__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peter has never played tit-tat-x in church or got drunk and says it was n't as bad as he expected .
Peter__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV played__<label>__VERB tit__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. tat__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. x__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP church__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ got__<label>__VERB drunk__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ says__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
-LRB- PETER , INDIGNANTLY : `` I never said it . ''
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. INDIGNANTLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , SOOTHINGLY : `` Now , Peter , Bev only meant that as a joke . '' -RRB-
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Sara Ray has never talked any mean gossip , but does not find conversation as interesting as it used to be .
Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV talked__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET mean__<label>__ADJ gossip__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ does__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB conversation__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV interesting__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
-LRB- SARA RAY , WONDERINGLY : `` I do n't remember of saying that . '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. SARA__<label>__NOUN RAY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WONDERINGLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB remember__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP saying__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Felix did not eat any apples until March , but forgot and ate seven the day we were at Cousin Mattie 's .
Felix__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET apples__<label>__NOUN until__<label>__ADP March__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ forgot__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ ate__<label>__VERB seven__<label>__NUM the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Cousin__<label>__NOUN Mattie__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- FELIX : `` I only ate five ! '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELIX__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV ate__<label>__VERB five__<label>__NUM !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
He soon gave up trying to say what he thought always .
He__<label>__PRON soon__<label>__ADV gave__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He got into too much trouble .
He__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ trouble__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We think Felix ought to change to old Grandfather King 's rule .
We__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT change__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT old__<label>__ADJ Grandfather__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN rule__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was , `` Hold your tongue when you can , and when you ca n't tell the truth . ''
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Hold__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cecily feels she has not read all the good books she might , because some she tried to read were very dull and the Pansy books were so much more interesting .
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And it is no use trying not to feel bad because her hair is n't curly and she has marked that resolution out .
And__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN trying__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT feel__<label>__VERB bad__<label>__ADJ because__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT curly__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB marked__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP resolution__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The Story Girl came very near to keeping her resolution to have all the good times possible , but she says she missed two , if not three , she might have had .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT keeping__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON resolution__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN possible__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON missed__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV three__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Dan refuses to say anything about his resolutions and so does the editor .
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PERSONALS We regret that Miss Cecily King is suffering from a severe cold .
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Mr. Alexander Marr of Markdale died very suddenly last week .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Alexander__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN died__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We never heard of his death till he was dead .
We__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON death__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Miss Cecily King wishes to state that she did not ask the question about `` Holy Moses '' and the other word in the January number .
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Dan put it in for a mean joke .
Dan__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mean__<label>__ADJ joke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The weather has been cold and fine .
The__<label>__DET weather__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB cold__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fine__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
We have only had one bad storm .
We__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM bad__<label>__ADJ storm__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The coasting on Uncle Roger 's hill continues good .
The__<label>__DET coasting__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN hill__<label>__NOUN continues__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Aunt Eliza did not favour us with a visit after all .
Aunt__<label>__NOUN Eliza__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV favour__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET visit__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
She took cold and had to go home .
She__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB cold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We were sorry that she had a cold but glad that she had to go home .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB sorry__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cold__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ glad__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily said she thought it wicked of us to be glad .
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But when we asked her `` cross her heart '' if she was n't glad herself she had to say she was .
But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ``__<label>__. cross__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN glad__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Miss Cecily King has got three very distinguished names on her quilt square .
Miss__<label>__NOUN Cecily__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM very__<label>__ADV distinguished__<label>__ADJ names__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON quilt__<label>__ADJ square__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They are the Governor and his wife and a witch 's .
They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The King family had the honour of entertaining the Governor 's wife to tea on February the seventeenth .
The__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN family__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET honour__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP entertaining__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Governor__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ wife__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tea__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP February__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET seventeenth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We are all invited to visit Government House but some of us think we wo n't go .
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A tragic event occurred last Tuesday .
A__<label>__DET tragic__<label>__ADJ event__<label>__NOUN occurred__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ Tuesday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mrs. James Frewen came to tea and there was no pie in the house .
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Felicity has not yet fully recovered .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV fully__<label>__ADV recovered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
A new boy is coming to school .
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His name is Cyrus Brisk and his folks moved up from Markdale .
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He says he is going to punch Willy Fraser 's head if Willy keeps on thinking he is Miss Cecily King 's beau .
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-LRB- CECILY : `` I have n't ANY beau !
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM ANY__<label>__NOUN beau__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I do n't mean to think of such a thing for at least eight years yet ! '' -RRB-
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mean__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ eight__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Miss Alice Reade of Charlottetown Royalty has come to Carlisle to teach music .
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She boards at Mr. Peter Armstrong 's .
She__<label>__PRON boards__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN Armstrong__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The girls are all going to take music lessons from her .
The__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB music__<label>__NOUN lessons__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Two descriptions of her will be found in another column .
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Felix wrote one , but the girls thought he did not do her justice , so Cecily wrote another one .
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She admits she copied most of the description out of Valeria H. Montague 's story Lord Marmaduke 's First , Last , and Only Love ; or the Bride of the Castle by the Sea , but says they fit Miss Reade better than anything she could make up .
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HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Always keep the kitchen tidy and then you need n't mind if company comes unexpectedly .
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ANXIOUS INQUIRER : We do n't know anything that will take the stain out of a silk dress when a soft-boiled egg is dropped on it .
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Better not wear your silk dress so often , especially when boiling eggs .
Better__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV wear__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON silk__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV often__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. especially__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV boiling__<label>__VERB eggs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ginger tea is good for colds .
Ginger__<label>__NOUN tea__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP colds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
OLD HOUSEKEEPER : Yes , when the baking-powder gives out you can use tooth-powder instead .
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-LRB- FELICITY : `` I never wrote that !
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I do n't care , I do n't think it 's fair for other people to be putting things in my department ! '' -RRB-
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN care__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ fair__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB putting__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON department__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Our apples are not keeping well this year .
Our__<label>__PRON apples__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV keeping__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They are rotting ; and besides father says we eat an awful lot of them .
They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB rotting__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ besides__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
PERSEVERANCE : I will give you the recipe for dumplings you ask for .
PERSEVERANCE__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET recipe__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP dumplings__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ask__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
But remember it is not everyone who can make dumplings , even from the recipe .
But__<label>__CONJ remember__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV everyone__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB dumplings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET recipe__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There 's a knack in it .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET knack__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If the soap falls into the porridge do not tell your guests about it until they have finished eating it because it might take away their appetite .
If__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET soap__<label>__NOUN falls__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET porridge__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON guests__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON until__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT their__<label>__PRON appetite__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FELICITY KING .
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT P-r C-g : -- Do not criticize people 's noses unless you are sure they ca n't hear you , and do n't criticize your best girl 's great-aunt 's nose in any case .
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-LRB- FELICITY , TOSSING HER HEAD : `` Oh , my !
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I s ` pose Dan thought that was extra smart . '' -RRB-
I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__ADJ Dan__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB extra__<label>__ADJ smart__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
C-y K-g : -- When my most intimate friend walks with another girl and exchanges lace patterns with her , what ought I to do ?
C__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN K__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. g__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV my__<label>__PRON most__<label>__ADJ intimate__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN walks__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ exchanges__<label>__NOUN lace__<label>__VERB patterns__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Ans .
Ans__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Adopt a dignified attitude .
Adopt__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dignified__<label>__ADJ attitude__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
F-y K-g : -- It is better not to wear your second best hat to church , but if your mother says you must it is not for me to question her decision .
F__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN K__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. g__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT wear__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON second__<label>__ADJ best__<label>__ADV hat__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT question__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON decision__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- FELICITY : `` Dan just copied that word for word out of the Family Guide , except about the hat part . '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV copied__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP word__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP word__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. except__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hat__<label>__DET part__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
P-r C-g : -- Yes , it would be quite proper to say good evening to the family ghost if you met it .
P__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. r__<label>__NOUN C__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. g__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV proper__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ evening__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN ghost__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
F-x K-g : -- No , it is not polite to sleep with your mouth open .
F__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. x__<label>__NOUN K__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. g__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV polite__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN open__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
What 's more , it is n't safe .
What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. safe__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Something might fall into it .
Something__<label>__VERB might__<label>__VERB fall__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
DAN KING .
DAN__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FASHION NOTES Crocheted watch pockets are all the rage now .
FASHION__<label>__NOUN NOTES__<label>__NOUN Crocheted__<label>__NOUN watch__<label>__NOUN pockets__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rage__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
If you have n't a watch they do to carry your pencil in or a piece of gum .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET watch__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON pencil__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gum__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It is stylish to have hair ribbons to match your dress .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB stylish__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB hair__<label>__NOUN ribbons__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT match__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But it is hard to match gray drugget .
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I like scarlet for that .
I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB scarlet__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
It is stylish to pin a piece of ribbon on your coat the same colour as your chum wears in her hair .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB stylish__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT pin__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ribbon__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON coat__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ colour__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON chum__<label>__NOUN wears__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mary Martha Cowan saw them doing it in town and started us doing it here .
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I always wear Kitty 's ribbon and Kitty wears mine , but the Story Girl thinks it is silly .
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CECILY KING .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
AN ACCOUNT OF OUR VISIT TO COUSIN MATTIE 'S We all walked over to Cousin Mattie 's last week .
AN__<label>__DET ACCOUNT__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__NOUN OUR__<label>__NOUN VISIT__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN COUSIN__<label>__NOUN MATTIE__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET walked__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT Cousin__<label>__NOUN Mattie__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They were all well there and we had a fine dinner .
They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET well__<label>__ADV there__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fine__<label>__ADJ dinner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On our way back a snow-storm came up and we got lost in the woods .
On__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. storm__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We did n't know where we were or nothing .
We__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If we had n't seen a light I guess we 'd all have been frozen and snowed over , and they would never have found us till spring and that would be very sad .
If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET light__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB frozen__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ snowed__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB spring__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But we saw a light and made for it and it was Peg Bowen 's .
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Some people think she is a witch and it 's hard to tell , but she was real hospitable and took us all in .
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Her house was very untidy but it was warm .
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She has a skull .
She__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET skull__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I mean a loose skull , not her own .
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She lets on it tells her things , but Uncle Alec says it could n't because it was only an Indian skull that old Dr. Beecham had and Peg stole it when he died , but Uncle Roger says he would n't trust himself with Peg 's skull for anything .
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She gave us supper .
She__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON supper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was a horrid meal .
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The Story Girl says I must not tell what I found in the bread and butter because it would be too disgusting to read in Our Magazine but it do n't matter because we were all there , except Sara Ray , and know what it was .
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We stayed all night and us boys slept in straw .
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None of us had ever slept on straw before .
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We got home in the morning .
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That is all I can write about our visit to Cousin Mattie 's .
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FELIX KING .
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MY WORST ADVENTURE It 's my turn to write it so I suppose I must .
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I guess my worst adventure was two years ago when a whole lot of us were coasting on Uncle Rogers hill .
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Charlie Cowan and Fred Marr had started , but half-way down their sled got stuck and I run down to shove them off again .
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Then I stood there just a moment to watch them with my back to the top of the hill .
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While I was standing there Rob Marr started Kitty and Em Frewen off on his sled .
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His sled had a wooden tongue in it and it slanted back over the girls ' heads .
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I was right in the way and they yelled to me to get out , but just as I heard them it struck me .
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The sled took me between the legs and I was histed back over the tongue and dropped in a heap behind before I knew what had happened to me .
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I thought a tornado had struck me .
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The girls could n't stop though they thought I was killed , but Rob came tearing down and helped me up .
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He was awful scared but I was n't killed nor my back was n't broken but my nose bled something awful and kept on bleeding for three days .
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Not all the time but by spells .
Not__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP spells__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
DAN KING .
DAN__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
THE STORY OF HOW CARLISLE GOT ITS NAME This is a true story to .
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Long ago there was a girl lived in charlotte town .
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I dont know her name so I cant right it and maybe it is just as well for Felicity might think it wasnt romantik like Miss Jemima Parrs .
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She was awful pretty and a young englishman who had come out to make his fortune fell in love with her and they were engaged to be married the next spring .
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His name was Mr. Carlisle .
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In the winter he started off to hunt cariboo for a spell .
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Cariboos lived on the island then .
Cariboos__<label>__NOUN lived__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET island__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
There aint any here now .
There__<label>__DET aint__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET here__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He got to where it is Carlisle now .
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It was n't anything then only woods and a few indians .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV only__<label>__ADV woods__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ indians__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He got awful sick and was sick for ever so long in a indian camp and only an old micmac squaw to wait on him .
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Back in town they all thought he was dead and his girl felt bad for a little while and then got over it and took up with another beau .
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The girls say that wasnt romantik but I think it was sensible but if it had been me that died I 'd have felt bad if she forgot me so soon .
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But he hadnt died and when he got back to town he went right to her house and walked in and there she was standing up to be married to the other fellow .
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Poor Mr. Carlisle felt awful .
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He was sick and week and it went to his head .
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He just turned and run and run till he got back to the old micmac 's camp and fell in front of it .
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But the indians had gone because it was spring and it didnt matter because he really was dead this time and people come looking for him from town and found him and buryed him there and called the place after him .
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They say the girl was never happy again and that was hard lines on her but maybe she deserved it .
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PETER CRAIG .
PETER__<label>__NOUN CRAIG__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
MISS ALICE READE Miss Alice Reade is a very pretty girl .
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She has kind of curly blackish hair and big gray eyes and a pale face .
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She is tall and thin but her figure is pretty fair and she has a nice mouth and a sweet way of speaking .
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The girls are crazy about her and talk about her all the time .
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FELIX KING .
FELIX__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
BEAUTIFUL ALICE That is what we girls call Miss Reade among ourselves .
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She is divinely beautiful .
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB divinely__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Her magnificent wealth of raven hair flows back in glistening waves from her sun-kissed brow .
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-LRB- DAN : `` If Felix had said she was sunburned you 'd have all jumped on him . ''
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Felix__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB sunburned__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET jumped__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
-LRB- CECILY , COLDLY : `` Sun-kissed does n't mean sunburned . ''
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. COLDLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Sun__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. kissed__<label>__VERB does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. mean__<label>__NOUN sunburned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : `` What does it mean then ? ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , EMBARRASSED : `` I -- I do n't know .
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But Miss Montague says the Lady Geraldine 's brow was sun-kissed and of course an earl 's daughter would n't be sunburned .
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`` THE STORY GIRL : `` Oh , do n't interrupt the reading like this .
``__<label>__. THE__<label>__DET STORY__<label>__NOUN GIRL__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB interrupt__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET reading__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
It spoils it . '' -RRB-
It__<label>__PRON spoils__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Her eyes are gloriously dark and deep , like midnight lakes mirroring the stars of heaven .
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Her features are like sculptured marble and her mouth is a trembling , curving Cupid 's bow .
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-LRB- PETER , ASIDE : `` What kind of a thing is that ? '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ASIDE__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Her creamy skin is as fair and flawless as the petals of a white lily .
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Her voice is like the ripple of a woodland brook and her slender form is matchless in its symmetry .
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-LRB- DAN : `` That 's Valeria 's way of putting it , but Uncle Roger says she do n't show her feed much . ''
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FELICITY : `` Dan !
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
if Uncle Roger is vulgar you need n't be ! '' -RRB-
if__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB vulgar__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Her hands are like a poet 's dreams .
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She dresses so nicely and looks so stylish in her clothes .
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Her favourite colour is blue .
Her__<label>__PRON favourite__<label>__ADJ colour__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB blue__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Some people think she is stiff and some say she is stuck-up , but she is n't a bit .
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It 's just that she is different from them and they do n't like it .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB different__<label>__ADJ from__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She is just lovely and we adore her . -RRB-
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CECILY KING .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER X. DISAPPEARANCE OF PADDY As I remember , the spring came late that year in Carlisle .
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It was May before the weather began to satisfy the grown-ups .
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But we children were more easily pleased , and we thought April a splendid month because the snow all went early and left gray , firm , frozen ground for our rambles and games .
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As the days slipped by they grew more gracious ; the hillsides began to look as if they were thinking of mayflowers ; the old orchard was washed in a bath of tingling sunshine and the sap stirred in the big trees ; by day the sky was veiled with delicate cloud drift , fine and filmy as woven mist ; in the evenings a full , low moon looked over the valleys , as pallid and holy as some aureoled saint ; a sound of laughter and dream was on the wind and the world grew young with the mirth of April breezes .
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`` It 's so nice to be alive in the spring , '' said the Story Girl one twilight as we swung on the boughs of Uncle Stephen 's walk .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM twilight__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON swung__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET boughs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Stephen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN walk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's nice to be alive any time , '' said Felicity , complacently .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ nice__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ any__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. complacently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` But it 's nicer in the spring , '' insisted the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ nicer__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. insisted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` When I 'm dead I think I 'll FEEL dead all the rest of the year , but when spring comes I 'm sure I 'll feel like getting up and being alive again . ''
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ dead__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ FEEL__<label>__NOUN dead__<label>__ADJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV spring__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ll__<label>__ADJ feel__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP getting__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ being__<label>__VERB alive__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You do say such queer things , '' complained Felicity .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ queer__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. complained__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You wo n't be really dead any time .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV dead__<label>__ADJ any__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You 'll be in the next world .
You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And I think it 's horrid to talk about people being dead anyhow . ''
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`` We 've all got to die , '' said Sara Ray solemnly , but with a certain relish .
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It was as if she enjoyed looking forward to something in which nothing , neither an unsympathetic mother , nor the cruel fate which had made her a colourless little nonentity , could prevent her from being the chief performer .
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`` I sometimes think , '' said Cecily , rather wearily , `` that it is n't so dreadful to die young as I used to suppose . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON sometimes__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rather__<label>__ADV wearily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT suppose__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
She prefaced her remark with a slight cough , as she had been all too apt to do of late , for the remnants of the cold she had caught the night we were lost in the storm still clung to her .
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`` Do n't talk such nonsense , Cecily , '' cried the Story Girl with unwonted sharpness , a sharpness we all understood .
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All of us , in our hearts , though we never spoke of it to each other , thought Cecily was not as well as she ought to be that spring , and we hated to hear anything said which seemed in any way to touch or acknowledge the tiny , faint shadow which now and again showed itself dimly athwart our sunshine .
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`` Well , it was you began talking of being dead , '' said Felicity angrily .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB talking__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN angrily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I do n't think it 's right to talk of such things .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily , are you sure your feet ai n't damp ?
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We ought to go in anyhow -- it 's too chilly out here for you . ''
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`` You girls had better go , '' said Dan , `` but I ai n't going in till old Isaac Frewen goes .
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I 've no use for him . ''
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`` I hate him , too , '' said Felicity , agreeing with Dan for once in her life .
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`` He chews tobacco all the time and spits on the floor -- the horrid pig ! ''
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`` And yet his brother is an elder in the church , '' said Sara Ray wonderingly .
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`` I know a story about Isaac Frewen , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` When he was young he went by the name of Oatmeal Frewen and he got it this way .
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He was noted for doing outlandish things .
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He lived at Markdale then and he was a great , overgrown , awkward fellow , six feet tall .
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He drove over to Baywater one Saturday to visit his uncle there and came home the next afternoon , and although it was Sunday he brought a big bag of oatmeal in the wagon with him .
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When he came to Carlisle church he saw that service was going on there , and he concluded to stop and go in .
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But he did n't like to leave his oatmeal outside for fear something would happen to it , because there were always mischievous boys around , so he hoisted the bag on his back and walked into church with it and right to the top of the aisle to Grandfather King 's pew .
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Grandfather King used to say he would never forget it to his dying day .
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The minister was preaching and everything was quiet and solemn when he heard a snicker behind him .
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Grandfather King turned around with a terrible frown -- for you know in those days it was thought a dreadful thing to laugh in church -- to rebuke the offender ; and what did he see but that great , hulking young Isaac stalking up the aisle , bending a little forward under the weight of a big bag of oatmeal ?
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Grandfather King was so amazed he could n't laugh , but almost everyone else in the church was laughing , and grandfather said he never blamed them , for no funnier sight was ever seen .
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Young Isaac turned into grandfather 's pew and thumped the bag of oatmeal down on the seat with a thud that cracked it .
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Then he plumped down beside it , took off his hat , wiped his face , and settled back to listen to the sermon , just as if it was all a matter of course .
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When the service was over he hoisted his bag up again , marched out of church , and drove home .
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He could never understand why it made so much talk ; but he was known by the name of Oatmeal Frewen for years . ''
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Our laughter , as we separated , rang sweetly through the old orchard and across the far , dim meadows .
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Felicity and Cecily went into the house and Sara Ray and the Story Girl went home , but Peter decoyed me into the granary to ask advice .
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`` You know Felicity has a birthday next week , '' he said , `` and I want to write her an ode . ''
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`` A -- a what ? ''
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET what__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I gasped .
I__<label>__PRON gasped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` An ode , '' repeated Peter , gravely .
``__<label>__. An__<label>__DET ode__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. repeated__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. gravely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It 's poetry , you know .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ poetry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I 'll put it in Our Magazine . ''
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`` But you ca n't write poetry , Peter , '' I protested .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM write__<label>__ADJ poetry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON protested__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I 'm going to try , '' said Peter stoutly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT try__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN stoutly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` That is , if you think she wo n't be offended at me . ''
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`` She ought to feel flattered , '' I replied .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT feel__<label>__VERB flattered__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON replied__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` You never can tell how she 'll take things , '' said Peter gloomily .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ take__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN gloomily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Of course I ai n't going to sign my name , and if she ai n't pleased I wo n't tell her I wrote it .
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Do n't you let on . ''
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I promised I would n't and Peter went off with a light heart .
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He said he meant to write two lines every day till he got it done .
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Cupid was playing his world-old tricks with others than poor Peter that spring .
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Allusion has been made in these chronicles to one , Cyrus Brisk , and to the fact that our brown-haired , soft-voiced Cecily had found favour in the eyes of the said Cyrus .
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Cecily did not regard her conquest with any pride .
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On the contrary , it annoyed her terribly to be teased about Cyrus .
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She declared she hated both him and his name .
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She was as uncivil to him as sweet Cecily could be to anyone , but the gallant Cyrus was nothing daunted .
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He laid determined siege to Cecily 's young heart by all the methods known to love-lorn swains .
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He placed delicate tributes of spruce gum , molasses taffy , `` conversation '' candies and decorated slate pencils on her desk ; he persistently `` chose '' her in all school games calling for a partner ; he entreated to be allowed to carry her basket from school ; he offered to work her sums for her ; and rumour had it that he had made a wild statement to the effect that he meant to ask if he might see her home some night from prayer meeting .
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Cecily was quite frightened that he would ; she confided to me that she would rather die than walk home with him , but that if he asked her she would be too bashful to say no .
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So far , however , Cyrus had not molested her out of school , nor had he as yet thumped Willy Fraser -- who was reported to be very low in his spirits over the whole affair .
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And now Cyrus had written Cecily a letter -- a love letter , mark you .
And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV Cyrus__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB written__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET love__<label>__ADJ letter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. mark__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Moreover , he had sent it through the post-office , with a real stamp on it .
Moreover__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB sent__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET post__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. office__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ stamp__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Its arrival made a sensation among us .
Its__<label>__PRON arrival__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sensation__<label>__NOUN among__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Dan brought it from the office and , recognizing the handwriting of Cyrus , gave Cecily no peace until she showed us the letter .
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It was a very sentimental and rather ill-spelled epistle in which the inflammable Cyrus reproached her in heart-rending words for her coldness , and begged her to answer his letter , saying that if she did he would keep the secret `` in violets . ''
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV sentimental__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ rather__<label>__ADV ill__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. spelled__<label>__VERB epistle__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET inflammable__<label>__ADJ Cyrus__<label>__NOUN reproached__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP heart__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. rending__<label>__NOUN words__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON coldness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ begged__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT answer__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON letter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. saying__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET secret__<label>__ADJ ``__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP violets__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cyrus probably meant `` inviolate '' but Cecily thought it was intended for a poetical touch .
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He signed himself `` your troo lover , Cyrus Brisk '' and added in a postcript that he could n't eat or sleep for thinking of her .
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`` Are you going to answer it ? ''
``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT answer__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Certainly not , '' said Cecily with dignity .
``__<label>__. Certainly__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP dignity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Cyrus Brisk wants to be kicked , '' growled Felix , who never seemed to be any particular friend of Willy Fraser 's either .
``__<label>__. Cyrus__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN wants__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB kicked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. growled__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET particular__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Willy__<label>__NOUN Fraser__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN either__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He 'd better learn how to spell before he takes to writing love letters . ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ better__<label>__ADV learn__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT spell__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON takes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT writing__<label>__VERB love__<label>__NOUN letters__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Maybe Cyrus will starve to death if you do n't , '' suggested Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. Maybe__<label>__ADV Cyrus__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB starve__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I hope he will , '' said Cecily cruelly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN cruelly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She was truly vexed over the letter ; and yet , so contradictory a thing is the feminine heart , even at twelve years old , I think she was a little flattered by it also .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB truly__<label>__ADV vexed__<label>__ADJ over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV contradictory__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET feminine__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP twelve__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ flattered__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON also__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It was her first love letter and she confided to me that it gives you a very queer feeling to get it .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV love__<label>__VERB letter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON confided__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON gives__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV queer__<label>__ADJ feeling__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
At all events -- the letter , though unanswered , was not torn up .
At__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET events__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADV unanswered__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV torn__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I feel sure Cecily preserved it .
I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN preserved__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But she walked past Cyrus next morning at school with a frozen countenance , evincing not the slightest pity for his pangs of unrequited affection .
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADJ Cyrus__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET frozen__<label>__ADJ countenance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. evincing__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET slightest__<label>__ADJ pity__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pangs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP unrequited__<label>__ADJ affection__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily winced when Pat caught a mouse , visited a school chum the day the pigs were killed that she might not hear their squealing , and would not have stepped on a caterpillar for anything ; yet she did not care at all how much she made the brisk Cyrus suffer .
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Then , suddenly , all our spring gladness and Maytime hopes were blighted as by a killing frost .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. suddenly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET our__<label>__PRON spring__<label>__NOUN gladness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Maytime__<label>__NOUN hopes__<label>__VERB were__<label>__VERB blighted__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET killing__<label>__VERB frost__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Sorrow and anxiety pervaded our days and embittered our dreams by night .
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Grim tragedy held sway in our lives for the next fortnight .
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Paddy disappeared .
Paddy__<label>__NOUN disappeared__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
One night he lapped his new milk as usual at Uncle Roger 's dairy door and then sat blandly on the flat stone before it , giving the world assurance of a cat , sleek sides glistening , plumy tail gracefully folded around his paws , brilliant eyes watching the stir and flicker of bare willow boughs in the twilight air above him .
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That was the last seen of him .
That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ seen__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
In the morning he was not .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
At first we were not seriously alarmed .
At__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV seriously__<label>__ADV alarmed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Paddy was no roving Thomas , but occasionally he vanished for a day or so .
Paddy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET roving__<label>__VERB Thomas__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ occasionally__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON vanished__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But when two days passed without his return we became anxious , the third day worried us greatly , and the fourth found us distracted .
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`` Something has happened to Pat , '' the Story Girl declared miserably .
``__<label>__. Something__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Pat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN declared__<label>__VERB miserably__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He never stayed away from home more than two days in his life . ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV stayed__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM days__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What could have happened to him ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felix .
asked__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 's been poisoned -- or a dog has killed him , '' answered the Story Girl in tragic tones .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB poisoned__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET dog__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP tragic__<label>__ADJ tones__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily began to cry at this ; but tears were of no avail .
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Neither was anything else , apparently .
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We searched every nook and cranny of barns and out-buildings and woods on both the King farms ; we inquired far and wide ; we roved over Carlisle meadows calling Paddy 's name , until Aunt Janet grew exasperated and declared we must stop making such exhibitions of ourselves .
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But we found and heard no trace of our lost pet .
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The Story Girl moped and refused to be comforted ; Cecily declared she could not sleep at night for thinking of poor Paddy dying miserably in some corner to which he had dragged his failing body , or lying somewhere mangled and torn by a dog .
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We hated every dog we saw on the ground that he might be the guilty one .
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`` It 's the suspense that 's so hard , '' sobbed the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET suspense__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sobbed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If I just knew what had happened to him it would n't be QUITE so hard .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV knew__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB QUITE__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But I do n't know whether he 's dead or alive .
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He may be living and suffering , and every night I dream that he has come home and when I wake up and find it 's only a dream it just breaks my heart . ''
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`` It 's ever so much worse than when he was so sick last fall , '' said Cecily drearily .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ worse__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV sick__<label>__ADJ last__<label>__ADJ fall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN drearily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Then we knew that everything was done for him that could be done . ''
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We could not appeal to Peg Bowen this time .
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In our desperation we would have done it , but Peg was far away .
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With the first breath of spring she was up and off , answering to the lure of the long road .
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She had not been seen in her accustomed haunts for many a day .
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Her pets were gaining their own living in the woods and her house was locked up .
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CHAPTER XI .
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THE WITCH 'S WISHBONE When a fortnight had elapsed we gave up all hope .
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`` Pat is dead , '' said the Story Girl hopelessly , as we returned one evening from a bootless quest to Andrew Cowan 's where a strange gray cat had been reported -- a cat which turned out to be a yellowish brown nondescript , with no tail to speak of .
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`` I 'm afraid so , '' I acknowledged at last .
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`` If only Peg Bowen had been at home she could have found him for us , '' asserted Peter .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. asserted__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Her skull would have told her where he was . ''
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`` I wonder if the wishbone she gave me would have done any good , '' cried Cecily suddenly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wishbone__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN suddenly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'd forgotten all about it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ forgotten__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Oh , do you suppose it 's too late yet ? ''
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV late__<label>__ADJ yet__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` There 's nothing in a wishbone , '' said Dan impatiently .
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`` You ca n't be sure .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
She TOLD me I 'd get the wish I made on it .
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I 'm going to try whenever I get home . ''
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`` It ca n't do any harm , anyhow , '' said Peter , `` but I 'm afraid you 've left it too late .
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If Pat is dead even a witch 's wishbone ca n't bring him back to life . ''
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`` I 'll never forgive myself for not thinking about it before , '' mourned Cecily .
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As soon as we got home she flew to the little box upstairs where she kept her treasures , and brought therefrom the dry and brittle wishbone .
As__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ box__<label>__NOUN upstairs__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON treasures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ brought__<label>__VERB therefrom__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET dry__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ brittle__<label>__VERB wishbone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Peg told me how it must be done .
``__<label>__. Peg__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON how__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I 'm to hold the wishbone with both hands , like this , and walk backward , repeating the wish nine times .
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And when I 've finished the ninth time I 'm to turn around nine times , from right to left , and then the wish will come true right away . ''
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`` Do you expect to see Pat when you finish turning ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON expect__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB Pat__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON finish__<label>__VERB turning__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Dan skeptically .
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None of us had any faith in the incantation except Peter , and , by infection , Cecily .
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You never could tell what might happen .
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Cecily took the wishbone in her trembling little hands and began her backward pacing , repeating solemnly , `` I wish that we may find Paddy alive , or else his body , so that we can bury him decently . ''
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By the time Cecily had repeated this nine times we were all slightly infected with the desperate hope that something might come of it ; and when she had made her nine gyrations we looked eagerly down the sunset lane , half expecting to see our lost pet .
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But we saw only the Awkward Man turning in at the gate .
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This was almost as surprising as the sight of Pat himself would have been ; but there was no sign of Pat and hope flickered out in every breast but Peter 's .
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`` You 've got to give the spell time to work , '' he expostulated .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spell__<label>__NOUN time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON expostulated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` If Pat was miles away when it was wished it would n't be reasonable to expect to see him right off . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Pat__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB miles__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wished__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB reasonable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT expect__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADV off__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But we of little faith had already lost that little , and it was a very disconsolate group which the Awkward Man presently joined .
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP little__<label>__ADJ faith__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV lost__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV disconsolate__<label>__NOUN group__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN presently__<label>__ADV joined__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was smiling -- his rare , beautiful smile which only children ever saw -- and he lifted his hat to the girls with no trace of the shyness and awkwardness for which he was notorious .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB smiling__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON rare__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__ADJ smile__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADV children__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON lifted__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hat__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET trace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET shyness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ awkwardness__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB notorious__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Good evening , '' he said .
``__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Have you little people lost a cat lately ? ''
``__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN lost__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN lately__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We stared .
We__<label>__PRON stared__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Peter said `` I knew it ! ''
Peter__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
in a triumphant pig 's whisper .
in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET triumphant__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ whisper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl started eagerly forward .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN started__<label>__VERB eagerly__<label>__ADV forward__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Oh , Mr. Dale , can you tell us anything of Paddy ? ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Dale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON anything__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Paddy__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she cried .
she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` A silver gray cat with black points and very fine marking ? ''
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET silver__<label>__NOUN gray__<label>__ADJ cat__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP black__<label>__ADJ points__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV fine__<label>__ADJ marking__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes , yes ! ''
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Alive ? ''
``__<label>__. Alive__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes . ''
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , does n't that beat the Dutch ! ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP beat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Dutch__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
muttered Dan .
muttered__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But we were all crowding about the Awkward Man , demanding where and when he had found Paddy .
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET crowding__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. demanding__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB Paddy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You 'd better come over to my place and make sure that it really is your cat , '' suggested the Awkward Man , `` and I 'll tell you all about finding him on the way .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ come__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON place__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ make__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON cat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP finding__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I must warn you that he is pretty thin -- but I think he 'll pull through . ''
I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB warn__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB pretty__<label>__ADV thin__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ pull__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We obtained permission to go without much difficulty , although the spring evening was wearing late , for Aunt Janet said she supposed none of us would sleep a wink that night if we did n't .
We__<label>__PRON obtained__<label>__VERB permission__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP much__<label>__ADV difficulty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. although__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN evening__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB wearing__<label>__VERB late__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON supposed__<label>__VERB none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB sleep__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wink__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
A joyful procession followed the Awkward Man and the Story Girl across the gray , star-litten meadows to his home and through his pine-guarded gate .
A__<label>__DET joyful__<label>__ADJ procession__<label>__NOUN followed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. star__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. litten__<label>__ADJ meadows__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ through__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pine__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. guarded__<label>__ADJ gate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You know that old barn of mine back in the woods ? ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ barn__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN back__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said the Awkward Man .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I go to it only about once in a blue moon .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADV once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET blue__<label>__ADJ moon__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was an old barrel there , upside down , one side resting on a block of wood .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ barrel__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. upside__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM side__<label>__NOUN resting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET block__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This morning I went to the barn to see about having some hay hauled home , and I had occasion to move the barrel .
This__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET barn__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET hay__<label>__NOUN hauled__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB occasion__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT move__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET barrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I noticed that it seemed to have been moved slightly since my last visit , and it was now resting wholly on the floor .
I__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB moved__<label>__VERB slightly__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ visit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV resting__<label>__VERB wholly__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I lifted it up -- and there was a cat lying on the floor under it .
I__<label>__PRON lifted__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN lying__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET floor__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I had heard you had lost yours and I took it this was your pet .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB yours__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON pet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I was afraid he was dead at first .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
He was lying there with his eyes closed ; but when I bent over him he opened them and gave a pitiful little mew ; or rather his mouth made the motion of a mew , for he was too weak to utter a sound . ''
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN closed__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON bent__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON opened__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pitiful__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ mew__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ rather__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET motion__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV weak__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT utter__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sound__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , poor , poor Paddy , '' said tender-hearted Cecily tearfully .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. poor__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. poor__<label>__ADJ Paddy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB tender__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. hearted__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN tearfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He could n't stand , so I carried him home and gave him just a little milk .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM stand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON carried__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ milk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Fortunately he was able to lap it .
Fortunately__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT lap__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I gave him a little more at intervals all day , and when I left he was able to crawl around .
I__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP intervals__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT crawl__<label>__VERB around__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I think he 'll be all right , but you 'll have to be careful how you feed him for a few days .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB careful__<label>__ADJ how__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON feed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do n't let your hearts run away with your judgment and kill him with kindness . ''
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON judgment__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ kill__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP kindness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you suppose any one put him under that barrel ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM put__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON under__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET barrel__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked the Story Girl .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
The barn was locked .
The__<label>__DET barn__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB locked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Nothing but a cat could get in .
Nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
I suppose he went under the barrel , perhaps in pursuit of a mouse , and somehow knocked it off the block and so imprisoned himself . ''
I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET barrel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP pursuit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mouse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ somehow__<label>__ADV knocked__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET block__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV imprisoned__<label>__ADJ himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Paddy was sitting before the fire in the Awkward Man 's clean , bare kitchen .
Paddy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ clean__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bare__<label>__NOUN kitchen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Thin !
Thin__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Why , he was literally skin and bone , and his fur was dull and lustreless .
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB literally__<label>__ADV skin__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ bone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON fur__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB dull__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ lustreless__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It almost broke our hearts to see our beautiful Paddy brought so low .
It__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV broke__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__ADJ Paddy__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV low__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Oh , how he must have suffered ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB suffered__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
moaned Cecily .
moaned__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 'll be as prosperous as ever in a week or two , '' said the Awkward Man kindly .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV prosperous__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET week__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN kindly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The Story Girl gathered Paddy up in her arms .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN gathered__<label>__VERB Paddy__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Most mellifluously did he purr as we crowded around to stroke him ; with friendly joy he licked our hands with his little red tongue ; poor Paddy was a thankful cat ; he was no longer lost , starving , imprisoned , helpless ; he was with his comrades once more and he was going home -- home to his old familiar haunts of orchard and dairy and granary , to his daily rations of new milk and cream , to the cosy corner of his own fireside .
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We trooped home joyfully , the Story Girl in our midst carrying Paddy hugged against her shoulder .
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Never did April stars look down on a happier band of travellers on the golden road .
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There was a little gray wind out in the meadows that night , and it danced along beside us on viewless , fairy feet , and sang a delicate song of the lovely , waiting years , while the night laid her beautiful hands of blessing over the world .
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`` You see what Peg 's wishbone did , '' said Peter triumphantly .
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`` Now , look here , Peter , do n't talk nonsense , '' expostulated Dan .
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`` The Awkward Man found Paddy this morning and had started to bring us word before Cecily ever thought of the wishbone .
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Do you mean to say you believe he would n't have come walking up our lane just when he did if she had never thought of it ? ''
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`` I mean to say that I would n't mind if I had several wishbones of the same kind , '' retorted Peter stubbornly .
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`` Of course I do n't think the wishbone had really anything to do with our getting Paddy back , but I 'm glad I tried it , for all that , '' remarked Cecily in a tone of satisfaction .
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`` Well , anyhow , we 've got Pat and that 's the main thing , '' said Felix .
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`` And I hope it will be a lesson to him to stay home after this , '' commented Felicity .
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`` They say the barrens are full of mayflowers , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` Let us have a mayflower picnic tomorrow to celebrate Paddy 's safe return . ''
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CHAPTER XII .
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FLOWERS O ' MAY Accordingly we went a-maying , following the lure of dancing winds to a certain westward sloping hill lying under the spirit-like blue of spring skies , feathered over with lisping young pines and firs , which cupped little hollows and corners where the sunshine got in and never got out again , but stayed there and grew mellow , coaxing dear things to bloom long before they would dream of waking up elsewhere .
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'T was there we found our mayflowers , after faithful seeking .
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Mayflowers , you must know , never flaunt themselves ; they must be sought as becomes them , and then they will yield up their treasures to the seeker -- clusters of star-white and dawn-pink that have in them the very soul of all the springs that ever were , re-incarnated in something it seems gross to call perfume , so exquisite and spiritual is it .
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We wandered gaily over the hill , calling to each other with laughter and jest , getting parted and delightfully lost in that little pathless wilderness , and finding each other unexpectedly in nooks and dips and sunny silences , where the wind purred and gentled and went softly .
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When the sun began to hang low , sending great fan-like streamers of radiance up to the zenith , we foregathered in a tiny , sequestered valley , full of young green fern , lying in the shadow of a wooded hill .
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In it was a shallow pool -- a glimmering green sheet of water on whose banks nymphs might dance as blithely as ever they did on Argive hill or in Cretan dale .
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There we sat and stripped the faded leaves and stems from our spoil , making up the blossoms into bouquets to fill our baskets with sweetness .
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The Story Girl twisted a spray of divinest pink in her brown curls , and told us an old legend of a beautiful Indian maiden who died of a broken heart when the first snows of winter were falling , because she believed her long-absent lover was false .
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But he came back in the spring time from his long captivity ; and when he heard that she was dead he sought her grave to mourn her , and lo , under the dead leaves of the old year he found sweet sprays of a blossom never seen before , and knew that it was a message of love and remembrance from his dark-eyed sweet-heart .
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`` Except in stories Indian girls are called squaws , '' remarked practical Dan , tying his mayflowers together in one huge , solid , cabbage-like bunch .
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Not for Dan the bother of filling his basket with the loose sprays , mingled with feathery elephant 's - ears and trails of creeping spruce , as the rest of us , following the Story Girl 's example , did .
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Nor would he admit that ours looked any better than his .
Nor__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON admit__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ours__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I like things of one kind together .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM kind__<label>__NOUN together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I do n't like them mixed , '' he said .
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`` You have no taste , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET taste__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Except in my mouth , best beloved , '' responded Dan .
``__<label>__. Except__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. best__<label>__ADV beloved__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. responded__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You do think you are so smart , '' retorted Felicity , flushing with anger .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV smart__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. flushing__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do n't quarrel this lovely day , '' implored Cecily .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB quarrel__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. implored__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Nobody 's quarrelling , Sis .
``__<label>__. Nobody__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ quarrelling__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sis__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I ai n't a bit mad .
I__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__X a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN mad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It 's Felicity .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What on earth is that at the bottom of your basket , Cecily ? ''
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`` It 's a History of the Reformation in France , '' confessed poor Cecily , `` by a man named D-a-u-b-i-g-n-y .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET History__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Reformation__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP France__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. confessed__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN named__<label>__VERB D__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. a__<label>__DET -__<label>__. u__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. b__<label>__X -__<label>__. i__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. g__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. n__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I ca n't pronounce it .
I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM pronounce__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I heard Mr. Marwood saying it was a book everyone ought to read , so I began it last Sunday .
I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN saying__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET book__<label>__NOUN everyone__<label>__NOUN ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ Sunday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I brought it along today to read when I got tired picking flowers .
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I 'd ever so much rather have brought Ester Reid .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ rather__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB Ester__<label>__NOUN Reid__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There 's so much in the history I ca n't understand , and it is so dreadful to read of people being burned to death .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET history__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM understand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN being__<label>__VERB burned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But I felt I OUGHT to read it . ''
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON OUGHT__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you really think your mind has improved any ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB improved__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Sara Ray seriously , wreathing the handle of her basket with creeping spruce .
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`` No , I 'm afraid it has n't one bit , '' answered Cecily sadly .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__. one__<label>__NUM bit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN sadly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I feel that I have n't succeeded very well in keeping my resolutions . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN succeeded__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP keeping__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON resolutions__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 've kept mine , '' said Felicity complacently .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN kept__<label>__VERB mine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN complacently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It 's easy to keep just one , '' retorted Cecily , rather resentfully .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. rather__<label>__ADV resentfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It 's not so easy to think beautiful thoughts , '' answered Felicity .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ thoughts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's the easiest thing in the world , '' said the Story Girl , tiptoeing to the edge of the pool to peep at her own arch reflection , as some nymph left over from the golden age might do .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET easiest__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tiptoeing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET edge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pool__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT peep__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ arch__<label>__NOUN reflection__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET nymph__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ age__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Beautiful thoughts just crowd into your mind at times . ''
``__<label>__. Beautiful__<label>__NOUN thoughts__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV crowd__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP times__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , yes , AT TIMES .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. AT__<label>__NOUN TIMES__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But that 's different from thinking one REGULARLY at a given hour .
But__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ different__<label>__ADJ from__<label>__ADP thinking__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM REGULARLY__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET given__<label>__VERB hour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And mother is always calling up the stairs for me to hurry up and get dressed , and it 's VERY hard sometimes . ''
And__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV calling__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET stairs__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT hurry__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB dressed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ VERY__<label>__NOUN hard__<label>__ADJ sometimes__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That 's so , '' conceded the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. conceded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There ARE times when I ca n't think anything but gray thoughts .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET ARE__<label>__NOUN times__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM think__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ gray__<label>__ADJ thoughts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then , other days , I think pink and blue and gold and purple and rainbow thoughts all the time . ''
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. other__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB pink__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ blue__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ gold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ purple__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ rainbow__<label>__VERB thoughts__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` The idea !
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
As if thoughts were coloured , '' giggled Felicity .
As__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP thoughts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB coloured__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. giggled__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , they are ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried the Story Girl .
cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Why , I can always SEE the colour of any thought I think .
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV SEE__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET colour__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET thought__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Ca n't you ? ''
Ca__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__CONJ 't__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I never heard of such a thing , '' declared Felicity , `` and I do n't believe it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I believe you are just making that up . ''
I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV making__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Indeed I 'm not .
``__<label>__. Indeed__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Why , I always supposed everyone thought in colours .
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV supposed__<label>__VERB everyone__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP colours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It must be very tiresome if you do n't . ''
It__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV tiresome__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` When you think of me what colour is it ? ''
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON colour__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter curiously .
asked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN curiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Yellow , '' answered the Story Girl promptly .
``__<label>__. Yellow__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN promptly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And Cecily is a sweet pink , like those mayflowers , and Sara Ray is very pale blue , and Dan is red and Felix is yellow , like Peter , and Bev is striped . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sweet__<label>__ADJ pink__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET mayflowers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV pale__<label>__ADJ blue__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Dan__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB red__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ Felix__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB yellow__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Bev__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB striped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What colour am I ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON colour__<label>__VERB am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity , amid the laughter at my expense .
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`` You 're -- you 're like a rainbow , '' answered the Story Girl rather reluctantly .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT re__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rainbow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV reluctantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She had to be honest , but she would rather not have complimented Felicity .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB honest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB complimented__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And you need n't laugh at Bev .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT laugh__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP Bev__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His stripes are beautiful .
His__<label>__PRON stripes__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It is n't HE that is striped .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP HE__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB striped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It 's just the THOUGHT of him .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET THOUGHT__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Peg Bowen is a queer sort of yellowish green and the Awkward Man is lilac .
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Aunt Olivia is pansy-purple mixed with gold , and Uncle Roger is navy blue . ''
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`` I never heard such nonsense , '' declared Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The rest of us were rather inclined to agree with her for once .
The__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV inclined__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT agree__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
We thought the Story Girl was making fun of us .
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But I believe she really had a strange gift of thinking in colours .
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In later years , when we were grown up , she told me of it again .
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She said that everything had colour in her thought ; the months of the year ran through all the tints of the spectrum , the days of the week were arrayed as Solomon in his glory , morning was golden , noon orange , evening crystal blue , and night violet .
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Every idea came to her mind robed in its own especial hue .
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Perhaps that was why her voice and words had such a charm , conveying to the listeners ' perception such fine shadings of meaning and tint and music .
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`` Well , let 's go and have something to eat , '' suggested Dan .
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`` What colour is eating , Sara ? ''
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`` Golden brown , just the colour of a molasses cooky , '' laughed the Story Girl .
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We sat on the ferny bank of the pool and ate of the generous basket Aunt Janet had provided , with appetites sharpened by the keen spring air and our wilderness rovings .
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Felicity had made some very nice sandwiches of ham which we all appreciated except Dan , who declared he did n't like things minced up and dug out of the basket a chunk of boiled pork which he proceeded to saw up with a jack-knife and devour with gusto .
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`` I told ma to put this in for me .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB ma__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
There 's some CHEW to it , '' he said .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET CHEW__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` You are not a bit refined , '' commented Felicity .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN refined__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Not a morsel , my love , '' grinned Dan .
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`` You make me think of a story I heard Uncle Roger telling about Cousin Annetta King , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` Great-uncle Jeremiah King used to live where Uncle Roger lives now , when Grandfather King was alive and Uncle Roger was a boy .
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In those days it was thought rather coarse for a young lady to have too hearty an appetite , and she was more admired if she was delicate about what she ate .
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Cousin Annetta set out to be very refined indeed .
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She pretended to have no appetite at all .
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One afternoon she was invited to tea at Grandfather King 's when they had some special company -- people from Charlottetown .
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Cousin Annetta said she could hardly eat anything .
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` You know , Uncle Abraham , ' she said , in a very affected , fine-young-lady voice , ' I really hardly eat enough to keep a bird alive .
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Mother says she wonders how I continue to exist . '
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And she picked and pecked until Grandfather King declared he would like to throw something at her .
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After tea Cousin Annetta went home , and just about dark Grandfather King went over to Uncle Jeremiah 's on an errand .
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As he passed the open , lighted pantry window he happened to glance in , and what do you think he saw ?
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Delicate Cousin Annetta standing at the dresser , with a big loaf of bread beside her and a big platterful of cold , boiled pork in front of her ; and Annetta was hacking off great chunks , like Dan there , and gobbling them down as if she was starving .
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Grandfather King could n't resist the temptation .
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He stepped up to the window and said , ` I 'm glad your appetite has come back to you , Annetta .
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Your mother need n't worry about your continuing to exist as long as you can tuck away fat , salt pork in that fashion . '
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`` Cousin Annetta never forgave him , but she never pretended to be delicate again . ''
``__<label>__. Cousin__<label>__NOUN Annetta__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV forgave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV pretended__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB delicate__<label>__ADJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` The Jews do n't believe in eating pork , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Jews__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP eating__<label>__VERB pork__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm glad I 'm not a Jew and I guess Cousin Annetta was too , '' said Dan .
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`` I like bacon , but I can never look at a pig without wondering if they were ever intended to be eaten , '' remarked Cecily naively .
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When we finished our lunch the barrens were already wrapping themselves in a dim , blue dusk and falling upon rest in dell and dingle .
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But out in the open there was still much light of a fine emerald-golden sort and the robins whistled us home in it .
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`` Horns of Elfland '' never sounded more sweetly around hoary castle and ruined fane than those vesper calls of the robins from the twilight spruce woods and across green pastures lying under the pale radiance of a young moon .
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When we reached home we found that Miss Reade had been up to the hill farm on an errand and was just leaving .
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The Story Girl went for a walk with her and came back with an important expression on her face .
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`` You look as if you had a story to tell , '' said Felix .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` One is growing .
``__<label>__. One__<label>__NUM is__<label>__VERB growing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It is n't a whole story yet , '' answered the Story Girl mysteriously .
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`` What is it ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Cecily .
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`` I ca n't tell you till it 's fully grown , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` But I 'll tell you a pretty little story the Awkward Man told us -- told me -- tonight .
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He was walking in his garden as we went by , looking at his tulip beds .
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His tulips are up ever so much higher than ours , and I asked him how he managed to coax them along so early .
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And he said HE did n't do it -- it was all the work of the pixies who lived in the woods across the brook .
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There were more pixy babies than usual this spring , and the mothers were in a hurry for the cradles .
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The tulips are the pixy babies ' cradles , it seems .
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The mother pixies come out of the woods at twilight and rock their tiny little brown babies to sleep in the tulip cups .
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That is the reason why tulip blooms last so much longer than other blossoms .
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The pixy babies must have a cradle until they are grown up .
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They grow very fast , you see , and the Awkward Man says on a spring evening , when the tulips are out , you can hear the sweetest , softest , clearest , fairy music in his garden , and it is the pixy folk singing as they rock the pixy babies to sleep . ''
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`` Then the Awkward Man says what is n't true , '' said Felicity severely .
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XIII .
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A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT `` Nothing exciting has happened for ever so long , '' said the Story Girl discontentedly , one late May evening , as we lingered under the wonderful white bloom of the cherry trees .
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There was a long row of them in the orchard , with a Lombardy poplar at either end , and a hedge of lilacs behind .
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When the wind blew over them all the spicy breezes of Ceylon 's isle were never sweeter .
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It was a time of wonder and marvel , of the soft touch of silver rain on greening fields , of the incredible delicacy of young leaves , of blossom in field and garden and wood .
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The whole world bloomed in a flush and tremor of maiden loveliness , instinct with all the evasive , fleeting charm of spring and girlhood and young morning .
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We felt and enjoyed it all without understanding or analyzing it .
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It was enough to be glad and young with spring on the golden road .
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`` I do n't like excitement very much , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP excitement__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It makes one so tired .
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I 'm sure it was exciting enough when Paddy was missing , but we did n't find that very pleasant . ''
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`` No , but it was interesting , '' returned the Story Girl thoughtfully .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB interesting__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. returned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN thoughtfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` After all , I believe I 'd rather be miserable than dull . ''
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`` I would n't then , '' said Felicity decidedly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN decidedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And you need never be dull when you have work to do .
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` Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do ! ' ''
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`` Well , mischief is interesting , '' laughed the Story Girl .
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`` And I thought you did n't think it lady-like to speak of that person , Felicity ? ''
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`` It 's all right if you call him by his polite name , '' said Felicity stiffly .
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`` Why does the Lombardy poplar hold its branches straight up in the air like that , when all the other poplars hold theirs out or hang them down ? ''
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interjected Peter , who had been gazing intently at the slender spire showing darkly against the fine blue eastern sky .
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`` Because it grows that way , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON grows__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh I know a story about that , '' cried the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Once upon a time an old man found the pot of gold at the rainbow 's end .
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There IS a pot there , it is said , but it is very hard to find because you can never get to the rainbow 's end before it vanishes from your sight .
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But this old man found it , just at sunset , when Iris , the guardian of the rainbow gold , happened to be absent .
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As he was a long way from home , and the pot was very big and heavy , he decided to hide it until morning and then get one of his sons to go with him and help him carry it .
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So he hid it under the boughs of the sleeping poplar tree .
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`` When Iris came back she missed the pot of gold and of course she was in a sad way about it .
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV Iris__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON missed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gold__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sad__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She sent Mercury , the messenger of the gods , to look for it , for she did n't dare leave the rainbow again , lest somebody should run off with that too .
She__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB Mercury__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET messenger__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gods__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN dare__<label>__NOUN leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rainbow__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. lest__<label>__ADJ somebody__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB run__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Mercury asked all the trees if they had seen the pot of gold , and the elm , oak and pine pointed to the poplar and said , '' ` The poplar can tell you where it is . ' ''
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` How can I tell you where it is ? '
`__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
cried the poplar , and she held up all her branches in surprise , just as we hold up our hands -- and down tumbled the pot of gold .
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The poplar was amazed and indignant , for she was a very honest tree .
The__<label>__DET poplar__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB amazed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ indignant__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV honest__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She stretched her boughs high above her head and declared that she would always hold them like that , so that nobody could hide stolen gold under them again .
She__<label>__PRON stretched__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON boughs__<label>__ADV high__<label>__ADJ above__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ declared__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV hold__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP nobody__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB hide__<label>__VERB stolen__<label>__VERB gold__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And she taught all the little poplars she knew to stand the same way , and that is why Lombardy poplars always do .
And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON taught__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ poplars__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stand__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV Lombardy__<label>__ADJ poplars__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But the aspen poplar leaves are always shaking , even on the very calmest day .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET aspen__<label>__ADJ poplar__<label>__NOUN leaves__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV shaking__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV calmest__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And do you know why ? ''
And__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
And then she told us the old legend that the cross on which the Saviour of the world suffered was made of aspen poplar wood and so never again could its poor , shaken , shivering leaves know rest or peace .
And__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ legend__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cross__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Saviour__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN suffered__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP aspen__<label>__ADJ poplar__<label>__ADJ wood__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV never__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB its__<label>__PRON poor__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. shaken__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. shivering__<label>__VERB leaves__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ peace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was an aspen in the orchard , the very embodiment of youth and spring in its litheness and symmetry .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET aspen__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV embodiment__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP youth__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ spring__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON litheness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ symmetry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Its little leaves were hanging tremulously , not yet so fully blown as to hide its development of bough and twig , making poetry against the spiritual tints of a spring sunset .
Its__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ leaves__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB hanging__<label>__VERB tremulously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV fully__<label>__ADV blown__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT hide__<label>__VERB its__<label>__PRON development__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP bough__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ twig__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. making__<label>__VERB poetry__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spiritual__<label>__ADJ tints__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN sunset__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It does look sad , '' said Peter , `` but it is a pretty tree , and it was n't its fault . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB look__<label>__VERB sad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pretty__<label>__ADV tree__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__CONJ its__<label>__PRON fault__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` There 's a heavy dew and it 's time we stopped talking nonsense and went in , '' decreed Felicity .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET heavy__<label>__ADJ dew__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB talking__<label>__VERB nonsense__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. decreed__<label>__NOUN Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If we do n't we 'll all have a cold , and then we 'll be miserable enough , but it wo n't be very exciting . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cold__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB miserable__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV exciting__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` All the same , I wish something exciting would happen , '' finished the Story Girl , as we walked up through the orchard , peopled with its nun-like shadows .
``__<label>__. All__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN exciting__<label>__VERB would__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. finished__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. peopled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON nun__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP shadows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There 's a new moon tonight , so may be you 'll get your wish , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ moon__<label>__NOUN tonight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` My Aunt Jane did n't believe there was anything in the moon business , but you never can tell . ''
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN believe__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET moon__<label>__NOUN business__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl did get her wish .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Something happened the very next day .
Something__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She joined us in the afternoon with a quite indescribable expression on her face , compounded of triumph , anticipation , and regret .
She__<label>__PRON joined__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET afternoon__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET quite__<label>__ADV indescribable__<label>__ADJ expression__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. compounded__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP triumph__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. anticipation__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ regret__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Her eyes betrayed that she had been crying , but in them shone a chastened exultation .
Her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN betrayed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB crying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON shone__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET chastened__<label>__ADJ exultation__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Whatever the Story Girl mourned over it was evident she was not without hope .
Whatever__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN mourned__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB evident__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV without__<label>__ADP hope__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I have some news to tell you , '' she said importantly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB importantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Can you guess what it is ? ''
``__<label>__. Can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We could n't and would n't try .
We__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM try__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Tell us right off , '' implored Felix .
``__<label>__. Tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADV off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. implored__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You look as if it was something tremendous . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN tremendous__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` So it is .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Listen -- Aunt Olivia is going to be married . ''
Listen__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We stared in blank amazement .
We__<label>__PRON stared__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP blank__<label>__ADJ amazement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peg Bowen 's hint had faded from our minds and we had never put much faith in it .
Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN hint__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB faded__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON minds__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV put__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV faith__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Aunt Olivia !
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I do n't believe it , '' cried Felicity flatly .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN flatly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Who told you ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Aunt Olivia herself .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So it is perfectly true .
So__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I 'm awfully sorry in one way -- but oh , wo n't it be splendid to have a real wedding in the family ?
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN awfully__<label>__ADV sorry__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM way__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB splendid__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ wedding__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
She 's going to have a big wedding -- and I am to be bridesmaid . ''
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ wedding__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB bridesmaid__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I should n't think you were old enough to be a bridesmaid , '' said Felicity sharply .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bridesmaid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN sharply__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'm nearly fifteen .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV fifteen__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Anyway , Aunt Olivia says I have to be . ''
Anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Who 's she going to marry ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Cecily , gathering herself together after the shock , and finding that the world was going on just the same .
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`` His name is Dr. Seton and he is a Halifax man .
``__<label>__. His__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Dr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Seton__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET Halifax__<label>__NOUN man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She met him when she was at Uncle Edward 's last summer .
She__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Edward__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They 've been engaged ever since .
They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB engaged__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
The wedding is to be the third week in June . ''
The__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP June__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And our school concert comes off the next week , '' complained Felicity .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ our__<label>__PRON school__<label>__NOUN concert__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. complained__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Why do things always come together like that ?
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ?__<label>__.
And what are you going to do if Aunt Olivia is going away ? ''
And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm coming to live at your house , '' answered the Story Girl rather timidly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV timidly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She did not know how Felicity might like that .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
But Felicity took it rather well .
But__<label>__CONJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON rather__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You 've been here most of the time anyhow , so it 'll just be that you 'll sleep and eat here , too .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN been__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV most__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ sleep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ eat__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But what 's to become of Uncle Roger ? ''
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`` Aunt Olivia says he 'll have to get married , too .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB married__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But Uncle Roger says he 'd rather hire a housekeeper than marry one , because in the first case he could turn her off if he did n't like her , but in the second case he could n't . ''
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`` There 'll be a lot of cooking to do for the wedding , '' reflected Felicity in a tone of satisfaction .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP cooking__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. reflected__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tone__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP satisfaction__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I s ` pose Aunt Olivia will want some rusks made .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__ADJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB want__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET rusks__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I hope she has plenty of tooth-powder laid in , '' said Dan .
I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tooth__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. powder__<label>__NOUN laid__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's a pity you do n't use some of that tooth-powder you 're so fond of talking about yourself , '' retorted Felicity .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pity__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB use__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tooth__<label>__DET -__<label>__. powder__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP fond__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP talking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` When anyone has a mouth the size of yours the teeth show so plain . ''
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV anyone__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mouth__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET size__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP yours__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET teeth__<label>__NOUN show__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV plain__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I brush my teeth every Sunday , '' asseverated Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON brush__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN every__<label>__DET Sunday__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. asseverated__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Every Sunday !
``__<label>__. Every__<label>__DET Sunday__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
You ought to brush them every DAY . ''
You__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT brush__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON every__<label>__DET DAY__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Did anyone ever hear such nonsense ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN anyone__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ nonsense__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Dan sincerely .
demanded__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN sincerely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , you know , it really does say so in the Family Guide , '' said Cecily quietly .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV does__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN quietly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Then the Family Guide people must have lots more spare time than I have , '' retorted Dan contemptuously .
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN people__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB lots__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADJ spare__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN contemptuously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Just think , the Story Girl will have her name in the papers if she 's bridesmaid , '' marvelled Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET papers__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN bridesmaid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. marvelled__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` In the Halifax papers , too , '' added Felix , `` since Dr. Seton is a Halifax man .
``__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Halifax__<label>__NOUN papers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. since__<label>__ADP Dr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Seton__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET Halifax__<label>__NOUN man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What is his first name ? ''
What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADJ name__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Robert . ''
``__<label>__. Robert__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And will we have to call him Uncle Robert ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT call__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON Uncle__<label>__NOUN Robert__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Not until he 's married to her .
``__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV until__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ married__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then we will , of course . ''
Then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I hope your Aunt Olivia wo n't disappear before the ceremony , '' remarked Sara Ray , who was surreptitiously reading `` The Vanquished Bride , '' by Valeria H. Montague in the Family Guide .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM disappear__<label>__ADJ before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ceremony__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB surreptitiously__<label>__ADV reading__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Vanquished__<label>__NOUN Bride__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP Valeria__<label>__NOUN H__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Montague__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I hope Dr. Seton wo n't fail to show up , like your cousin Rachel Ward 's beau , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB Dr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Seton__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM fail__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT show__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN Rachel__<label>__NOUN Ward__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN beau__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That makes me think of another story I read the other day about Great-uncle Andrew King and Aunt Georgina , '' laughed the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET makes__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. uncle__<label>__NOUN Andrew__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Georgina__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. laughed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It happened eighty years ago .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB eighty__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It was a very stormy winter and the roads were bad .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV stormy__<label>__ADJ winter__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET roads__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB bad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Uncle Andrew lived in Carlisle , and Aunt Georgina -- she was Miss Georgina Matheson then -- lived away up west , so he could n't get to see her very often .
Uncle__<label>__NOUN Andrew__<label>__NOUN lived__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Georgina__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Georgina__<label>__NOUN Matheson__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. lived__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT up__<label>__ADP west__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV often__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They agreed to be married that winter , but Georgina could n't set the day exactly because her brother , who lived in Ontario , was coming home for a visit , and she wanted to be married while he was home .
They__<label>__PRON agreed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP winter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Georgina__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM set__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN exactly__<label>__ADV because__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON lived__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Ontario__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET visit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB while__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So it was arranged that she was to write Uncle Andrew and tell him what day to come .
So__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB arranged__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT write__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Andrew__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON day__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She did , and she told him to come on a Tuesday .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET Tuesday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But her writing was n't very good and poor Uncle Andrew thought she wrote Thursday .
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So on Thursday he drove all the way to Georgina 's home to be married .
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It was forty miles and a bitter cold day .
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But it was n't any colder than the reception he got from Georgina .
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She was out in the porch , with her head tied up in a towel , picking geese .
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She had been all ready Tuesday , and her friends and the minister were there , and the wedding supper prepared .
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But there was no bridegroom and Georgina was furious .
But__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET bridegroom__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Georgina__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB furious__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Nothing Uncle Andrew could say would appease her .
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She would n't listen to a word of explanation , but told him to go , and never show his nose there again .
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So poor Uncle Andrew had to go ruefully home , hoping that she would relent later on , because he was really very much in love with her . ''
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`` And did she ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ did__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
queried Felicity .
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`` She did .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Thirteen years exactly from that day they were married .
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It took her just that long to forgive him . ''
It__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP long__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT forgive__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It took her just that long to find out she could n't get anybody else , '' said Dan , cynically .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP long__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__VERB anybody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. cynically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XIV .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XIV__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A PRODIGAL RETURNS Aunt Olivia and the Story Girl lived in a whirlwind of dressmaking after that , and enjoyed it hugely .
A__<label>__DET PRODIGAL__<label>__NOUN RETURNS__<label>__NOUN Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN lived__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET whirlwind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dressmaking__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ enjoyed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON hugely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Cecily and Felicity also had to have new dresses for the great event , and they talked of little else for a fortnight .
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Cecily declared that she hated to go to sleep because she was sure to dream that she was at Aunt Olivia 's wedding in her old faded gingham dress and a ragged apron .
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`` And no shoes or stockings , '' she added , `` and I ca n't move , and everyone walks past and looks at my feet . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET shoes__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ stockings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM move__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ everyone__<label>__NOUN walks__<label>__NOUN past__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ looks__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That 's only in a dream , '' mourned Sara Ray , `` but I may have to wear my last summer 's white dress to the wedding .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dream__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. mourned__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wear__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ white__<label>__ADJ dress__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's too short , but ma says it 's plenty good for this summer .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV short__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ ma__<label>__VERB says__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ plenty__<label>__NOUN good__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET summer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'll be so mortified if I have to wear it . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV mortified__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wear__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'd rather not go at all than wear a dress that was n't nice , '' said Felicity pleasantly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET than__<label>__ADP wear__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dress__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN nice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN pleasantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'd go to the wedding if I had to go in my school dress , '' cried Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON school__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 've never been to anything .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT anything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I would n't miss it for the world . ''
I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM miss__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` My Aunt Jane always said that if you were neat and tidy it did n't matter whether you were dressed fine or not , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB neat__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ tidy__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM matter__<label>__NOUN whether__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB dressed__<label>__VERB fine__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm sick and tired of hearing about your Aunt Jane , '' said Felicity crossly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN sick__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tired__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP hearing__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN crossly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Peter looked grieved but held his peace .
Peter__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB grieved__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ held__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON peace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Felicity was very hard on him that spring , but his loyalty never wavered .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON loyalty__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV wavered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Everything she said or did was right in Peter 's eyes .
Everything__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ did__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB right__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's all very well to be neat and tidy , '' said Sara Ray , `` but I like a little style too . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB neat__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ tidy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ style__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I think you 'll find your mother will get you a new dress after all , '' comforted Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ find__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ dress__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. comforted__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Anyway , nobody will notice you because everyone will be looking at the bride .
``__<label>__. Anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. nobody__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB notice__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP everyone__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bride__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Aunt Olivia will make a lovely bride .
Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ bride__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just think how sweet she 'll look in a white silk dress and a floating veil . ''
Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV sweet__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ silk__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET floating__<label>__ADJ veil__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She says she is going to have the ceremony performed out here in the orchard under her own tree , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ceremony__<label>__NOUN performed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT here__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Wo n't that be romantic ?
``__<label>__. Wo__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__NOUN 't__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP be__<label>__VERB romantic__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
It almost makes me feel like getting married myself . ''
It__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV makes__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP getting__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What a way to talk , '' rebuked Felicity , `` and you only fifteen . ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. rebuked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV fifteen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Lots of people have been married at fifteen , '' laughed the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Lots__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP fifteen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. laughed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Lady Jane Gray was . ''
``__<label>__. Lady__<label>__ADJ Jane__<label>__NOUN Gray__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But you are always saying that Valeria H. Montague 's stories are silly and not true to life , so that is no argument , '' retorted Felicity , who knew more about cooking than about history , and evidently imagined that the Lady Jane Gray was one of Valeria 's titled heroines .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV saying__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Valeria__<label>__NOUN H__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Montague__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN stories__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB silly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET argument__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP cooking__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP history__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ evidently__<label>__ADV imagined__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Lady__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN Gray__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP Valeria__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN titled__<label>__VERB heroines__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The wedding was a perennial source of conversation among us in those days ; but presently its interest palled for a time in the light of another quite tremendous happening .
The__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET perennial__<label>__ADJ source__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP conversation__<label>__NOUN among__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET days__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ presently__<label>__ADV its__<label>__PRON interest__<label>__NOUN palled__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET light__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET quite__<label>__ADV tremendous__<label>__ADJ happening__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
One Saturday night Peter 's mother called to take him home with her for Sunday .
One__<label>__NUM Saturday__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN mother__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She had been working at Mr. James Frewen 's , and Mr. Frewen was driving her home .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB working__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. James__<label>__NOUN Frewen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Frewen__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB driving__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We had never seen Peter 's mother before , and we looked at her with discreet curiosity .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN mother__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP discreet__<label>__NOUN curiosity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was a plump , black-eyed little woman , neat as a pin , but with a rather tired and care-worn face that looked as if it should have been rosy and jolly .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET plump__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. black__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. eyed__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. neat__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rather__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ care__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. worn__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB rosy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ jolly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Life had been a hard battle for her , and I rather think that her curly-headed little lad was all that had kept heart and spirit in her .
Life__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET hard__<label>__ADJ battle__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON rather__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON curly__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. headed__<label>__VERB little__<label>__ADJ lad__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB kept__<label>__VERB heart__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ spirit__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Peter went home with her and returned Sunday evening .
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We were in the orchard sitting around the Pulpit Stone , where we had , according to the custom of the households of King , been learning our golden texts and memory verses for the next Sunday School lesson .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN sitting__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Pulpit__<label>__NOUN Stone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. according__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET custom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET households__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP King__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. been__<label>__VERB learning__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON golden__<label>__ADJ texts__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ memory__<label>__NOUN verses__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ Sunday__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN lesson__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Paddy , grown sleek and handsome again , was sitting on the stone itself , washing his jowls .
Paddy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. grown__<label>__ADJ sleek__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ handsome__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN itself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. washing__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON jowls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peter joined us with a very queer expression on his face .
Peter__<label>__NOUN joined__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV queer__<label>__ADJ expression__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He seemed bursting with some news which he wanted to tell and yet hardly liked to .
He__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB bursting__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV hardly__<label>__ADV liked__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` Why are you looking so mysterious , Peter ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON looking__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV mysterious__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded the Story Girl .
demanded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What do you think has happened ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter solemnly .
asked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN solemnly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` What has ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` My father has come home , '' answered Peter .
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The announcement produced all the sensation he could have wished .
The__<label>__DET announcement__<label>__NOUN produced__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET sensation__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB wished__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We crowded around him in excitement .
We__<label>__PRON crowded__<label>__VERB around__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP excitement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Peter !
``__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
When did he come back ? ''
When__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Saturday night .
``__<label>__. Saturday__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was there when ma and I got home .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV ma__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It give her an awful turn .
It__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ turn__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I did n't know him at first , of course . ''
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Peter Craig , I believe you are glad your father has come back , '' cried the Story Girl . ''
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` Course I 'm glad , '' retorted Peter .
`__<label>__. Course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN glad__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And after you saying you did n't want ever to see him again , '' said Felicity .
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`` You just wait .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV wait__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You have n't heard my story yet .
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I would n't have been glad to see father if he 'd come back the same as he went away .
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But he is a changed man .
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He happened to go into a revival meeting one night this spring and he got converted .
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And he 's come home to stay , and he says he 's never going to drink another drop , but he 's going to look after his family .
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Ma is n't to do any more washing for nobody but him and me , and I 'm not to be a hired boy any longer .
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He says I can stay with your Uncle Roger till the fall 'cause I promised I would , but after that I 'm to stay home and go to school right along and learn to be whatever I 'd like to be .
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I tell you it made me feel queer .
I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB queer__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Everything seemed to be upset .
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But he gave ma forty dollars -- every cent he had -- so I guess he really is converted . ''
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`` I hope it will last , I 'm sure , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB m__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She did not say it nastily , however .
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We were all glad for Peter 's sake , though a little dizzy over the unexpectedness of it all .
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`` This is what I 'D like to know , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB D__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How did Peg Bowen know my father was coming home ?
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Do n't you tell me she is n't a witch after that . ''
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And she knew about your Aunt Olivia 's wedding , too , '' added Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN wedding__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , well , she likely heard that from some one .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON likely__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP from__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Grown up folks talk things over long before they tell them to children , '' said Cecily .
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`` Well , she could n't have heard father was coming home from any one , '' answered Peter .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He was converted up in Maine , where nobody knew him , and he never told a soul he was coming till he got here .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB converted__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP Maine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV nobody__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV told__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET soul__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB till__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
No , you can believe what you like , but I 'm satisfied at last that Peg is a witch and that skull of hers does tell her things .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN satisfied__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP skull__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hers__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON things__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She told me father was coming home and he come ! ''
She__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` How happy you must be , '' sighed Sara Ray romantically .
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN romantically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It 's just like that story in the Family Guide , where the missing earl comes home to his family just as the Countess and Lady Violetta are going to be turned out by the cruel heir . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET missing__<label>__VERB earl__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Countess__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Lady__<label>__NOUN Violetta__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB turned__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cruel__<label>__NOUN heir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Felicity sniffed .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN sniffed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There 's some difference , I guess .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET difference__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The earl had been imprisoned for years in a loathsome dungeon . ''
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Perhaps Peter 's father had too , if we but realized it -- imprisoned in the dungeon of his own evil appetites and habits , than which none could be more loathsome .
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But a Power , mightier than the forces of evil , had struck off his fetters and led him back to his long-forfeited liberty and light .
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And no countess or lady of high degree could have welcomed a long-lost earl home more joyfully than the tired little washerwoman had welcomed the erring husband of her youth .
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But in Peter 's ointment of joy there was a fly or two .
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So very , very few things are flawless in this world , even on the golden road .
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`` Of course I 'm awful glad that father has come back and that ma wo n't have to wash any more , '' he said with a sigh , `` but there are two things that kind of worry me .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADV awful__<label>__ADJ glad__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP ma__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wash__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sigh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM things__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP worry__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
My Aunt Jane always said that it did n't do any good to worry , and I s ` pose it do n't , but it 's kind of a relief . ''
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`` What 's worrying you ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ worrying__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felix .
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`` Well , for one thing I 'll feel awful bad to go away from you all .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ feel__<label>__NOUN awful__<label>__ADJ bad__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I 'll miss you just dreadful , and I wo n't even be able to go to the same school .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ miss__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM even__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ school__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'll have to go to Markdale school . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Markdale__<label>__NOUN school__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But you must come and see us often , '' said Felicity graciously .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON often__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN graciously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Markdale is n't so far away , and you could spend every other Saturday afternoon with us anyway . ''
``__<label>__. Markdale__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB spend__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ Saturday__<label>__NOUN afternoon__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON anyway__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peter 's black eyes filled with adoring gratitude .
Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP adoring__<label>__VERB gratitude__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That 's so kind of you , Felicity .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'll come as often as I can , of course ; but it wo n't be the same as being around with you all the time .
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The other thing is even worse .
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You see , it was a Methodist revival father got converted in , and so of course he joined the Methodist church .
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He was n't anything before .
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He used to say he was a Nothingarian and lived up to it -- kind of bragging like .
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But he 's a strong Methodist now , and is going to go to Markdale Methodist church and pay to the salary .
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Now what 'll he say when I tell him I 'm a Presbyterian ? ''
Now__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET Presbyterian__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You have n't told him , yet ? ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. yet__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked the Story Girl .
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`` No , I did n't dare .
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I was scared he 'd say I 'd have to be a Methodist . ''
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`` Well , Methodists are pretty near as good as Presbyterians , '' said Felicity , with the air of one making a great concession .
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`` I guess they 're every bit as good , '' retorted Peter .
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`` But that ai n't the point .
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I 've got to be a Presbyterian , 'cause I stick to a thing when I once decide it .
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But I expect father will be mad when he finds out . ''
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`` If he 's converted he ought n't to get mad , '' said Dan .
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`` Well , lots o ' people do .
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But if he is n't mad he 'll be sorry , and that 'll be even worse , for a Presbyterian I 'm bound to be .
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But I expect it will make things unpleasant . ''
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`` You need n't tell him anything about it , '' advised Felicity .
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`` Just keep quiet and go to the Methodist church until you get big , and then you can go where you please . ''
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`` No , that would n't be honest , '' said Peter sturdily .
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`` My Aunt Jane always said it was best to be open and above board in everything , and especially in religion .
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So I 'll tell father right out , but I 'll wait a few weeks so as not to spoil things for ma too soon if he acts up . ''
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Peter was not the only one who had secret cares .
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Sara Ray was beginning to feel worried over her looks .
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I heard her and Cecily talking over their troubles one evening while I was weeding the onion bed and they were behind the hedge knitting lace .
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I did not mean to eavesdrop .
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eavesdrop__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I supposed they knew I was there until Cecily overwhelmed me with indignation later on .
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`` I 'm so afraid , Cecily , that I 'm going to be homely all my life , '' said poor Sara with a tremble in her voice .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB homely__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Sara__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tremble__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You can stand being ugly when you are young if you have any hope of being better looking when you grow up .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB stand__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB ugly__<label>__ADV when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET hope__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV looking__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON grow__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
But I 'm getting worse .
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Aunt Mary says I 'm going to be the very image of Aunt Matilda .
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And Aunt Matilda is as homely as she can be .
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It is n't '' -- and poor Sara sighed -- `` a very cheerful prospect .
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If I am ugly nobody will ever want to marry me , and , '' concluded Sara candidly , `` I do n't want to be an old maid . ''
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`` But plenty of girls get married who are n't a bit pretty , '' comforted Cecily .
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`` Besides , you are real nice looking at times , Sara .
``__<label>__. Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ nice__<label>__ADJ looking__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP times__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I think you are going to have a nice figure . ''
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`` But just look at my hands , '' moaned Sara .
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`` They 're simply covered with warts . ''
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`` Oh , the warts will all disappear before you grow up , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET warts__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET disappear__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON grow__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But they wo n't disappear before the school concert .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM disappear__<label>__ADJ before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN concert__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
How am I to get up there and recite ?
How__<label>__ADV am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT there__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ recite__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
You know there is one line in my recitation , ` She waved her lily-white hand , ' and I have to wave mine when I say it .
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Fancy waving a lily-white hand all covered with warts .
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I 've tried every remedy I ever heard of , but nothing does any good .
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Judy Pineau said if I rubbed them with toad-spit it would take them away for sure .
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But how am I to get any toad-spit ? ''
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`` It does n't sound like a very nice remedy , anyhow , '' shuddered Cecily .
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`` I 'd rather have the warts .
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But do you know , I believe if you did n't cry so much over every little thing , you 'd be ever so much better looking .
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Crying spoils your eyes and makes the end of your nose red . ''
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`` I ca n't help crying , '' protested Sara .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM help__<label>__NOUN crying__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` My feelings are so very sensitive .
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON feelings__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV sensitive__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I 've given up trying to keep THAT resolution . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN given__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB THAT__<label>__DET resolution__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , men do n't like cry-babies , '' said Cecily sagely .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. men__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP cry__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. babies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN sagely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Cecily had a good deal of Mother Eve 's wisdom tucked away in that smooth , brown head of hers .
Cecily__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Mother__<label>__NOUN Eve__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN wisdom__<label>__NOUN tucked__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET smooth__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. brown__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Cecily , do you ever intend to be married ? ''
``__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV intend__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Sara in a confidential tone .
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`` Goodness ! ''
``__<label>__. Goodness__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Cecily , quite shocked .
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`` It will be time enough when I grow up to think of that , Sara . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN enough__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON grow__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I should think you 'd have to think of it now , with Cyrus Brisk as crazy after you as he is . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP Cyrus__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP crazy__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I wish Cyrus Brisk was at the bottom of the Red Sea , '' exclaimed Cecily , goaded into a spurt of temper by mention of the detested name .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB Cyrus__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Sea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. goaded__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET spurt__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP temper__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP mention__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET detested__<label>__ADJ name__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What has Cyrus been doing now ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB Cyrus__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity , coming around the corner of the hedge .
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`` Doing NOW !
``__<label>__. Doing__<label>__VERB NOW__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It 's ALL the time .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB ALL__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He just worries me to death , '' returned Cecily angrily .
He__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV worries__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. returned__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN angrily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He keeps writing me letters and putting them in my desk or in my reader .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON keeps__<label>__VERB writing__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON letters__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ putting__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON desk__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON reader__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I never answer one of them , but he keeps on .
I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV answer__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON keeps__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
And in the last one , mind you , he said he 'd do something desperate right off if I would n't promise to marry him when we grew up . ''
And__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. mind__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN desperate__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ off__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM promise__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Just think , Cecily , you 've had a proposal already , '' said Sara Ray in an awe-struck tone .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET proposal__<label>__NOUN already__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET awe__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. struck__<label>__NOUN tone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But he has n't done anything desperate yet , and that was last week , '' commented Felicity , with a toss of her head .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__. done__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN desperate__<label>__ADJ yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET toss__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He sent me a lock of his hair and wanted one of mine in exchange , '' continued Cecily indignantly .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET lock__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wanted__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP exchange__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN indignantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I tell you I sent his back to him pretty quick . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON sent__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON pretty__<label>__ADV quick__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Did you never answer any of his letters ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV answer__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON letters__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Sara Ray .
asked__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , indeed !
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
I guess not ! ''
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you know , '' said Felicity , `` I believe if you wrote him just once and told him your exact opinion of him in good plain English it would cure him of his nonsense . ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV once__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON exact__<label>__ADJ opinion__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP good__<label>__ADJ plain__<label>__NOUN English__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB cure__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON nonsense__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I could n't do that .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I have n't enough spunk , '' confessed Cecily with a blush .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN enough__<label>__ADV spunk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. confessed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET blush__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But I 'll tell you what I did do once .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He wrote me a long letter last week .
He__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ letter__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was just awfully SOFT , and every other word was spelled wrong .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV awfully__<label>__ADV SOFT__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ word__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB spelled__<label>__VERB wrong__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He even spelled baking soda , ` bacon soda ! ' ''
He__<label>__PRON even__<label>__ADV spelled__<label>__VERB baking__<label>__VERB soda__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. bacon__<label>__NOUN soda__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What on earth had he to say about baking soda in a love-letter ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP earth__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP baking__<label>__VERB soda__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET love__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. letter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity .
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`` Oh , he said his mother sent him to the store for some and he forgot it because he was thinking about me .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET store__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Well , I just took his letter and wrote in all the words , spelled right , above the wrong ones , in red ink , just as Mr. Perkins makes us do with our dictation exercises , and sent it back to him .
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I thought maybe he 'd feel insulted and stop writing to me . ''
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`` And did he ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , he did n't .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
It is my opinion you ca n't insult Cyrus Brisk .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON opinion__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM insult__<label>__NOUN Cyrus__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He is too thick-skinned .
He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV thick__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. skinned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He wrote another letter , and thanked me for correcting his mistakes , and said it made him feel glad because it showed I was beginning to take an interest in him when I wanted him to spell better .
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Did you ever ?
Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Miss Marwood says it is wrong to hate anyone , but I do n't care , I hate Cyrus Brisk . ''
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`` Mrs. Cyrus Brisk WOULD be an awful name , '' giggled Felicity .
``__<label>__. Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Cyrus__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN WOULD__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ name__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. giggled__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Flossie Brisk says Cyrus is ruining all the trees on his father 's place cutting your name on them , '' said Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. Flossie__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB Cyrus__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ruining__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET trees__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN cutting__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` His father told him he would whip him if he did n't stop , but Cyrus keeps right on .
``__<label>__. His__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB whip__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN stop__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Cyrus__<label>__NOUN keeps__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
He told Flossie it relieved his feelings .
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Flossie says he cut yours and his together on the birch tree in front of the parlour window , and a row of hearts around them . ''
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`` Just where every visitor can see them , I suppose , '' lamented Cecily .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV where__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET visitor__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. lamented__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He just worries my life out .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV worries__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
And what I mind most of all is , he sits and looks at me in school with such melancholy , reproachful eyes when he ought to be working sums .
And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__VERB most__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON sits__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ looks__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ melancholy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. reproachful__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB working__<label>__VERB sums__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I wo n't look at him , but I FEEL him staring at me , and it makes me so nervous . ''
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`` They say his mother was out of her mind at one time , '' said Felicity .
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I do not think Felicity was quite well pleased that Cyrus should have passed over her rose-red prettiness to set his affections on that demure elf of a Cecily .
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She did not want the allegiance of Cyrus in the least , but it was something of a slight that he had not wanted her to want it .
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`` And he sends me pieces of poetry he cuts out of the papers , '' Cecily went on , `` with lots of the lines marked with a lead pencil .
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Yesterday he put one in his letter , and this is what he marked : '' ` If you will not relent to me Then must I learn to know Darkness alone till life be flown .
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Here -- I have the piece in my sewing-bag -- I 'll read it all to you . ''
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Those three graceless girls read the sentimental rhyme and giggled over it .
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Poor Cyrus !
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His young affections were sadly misplaced .
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But after all , though Cecily never relented towards him , he did not condemn himself to darkness alone till life was flown .
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Quite early in life he wedded a stout , rosy , buxom lass , the very antithesis of his first love ; he prospered in his undertakings , raised a large and respectable family , and was eventually appointed a Justice of the Peace .
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Which was all very sensible of Cyrus .
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CHAPTER XV .
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THE RAPE OF THE LOCK June was crowded full of interest that year .
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We gathered in with its sheaf of fragrant days the choicest harvest of childhood .
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Things happened right along .
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Cecily declared she hated to go to sleep for fear she might miss something .
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There were so many dear delights along the golden road to give us pleasure -- the earth dappled with new blossom , the dance of shadows in the fields , the rustling , rain-wet ways of the woods , the faint fragrance in meadow lanes , liltings of birds and croon of bees in the old orchard , windy pipings on the hills , sunset behind the pines , limpid dews filling primrose cups , crescent moons through darklings boughs , soft nights alight with blinking stars .
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We enjoyed all these boons , unthinkingly and light-heartedly , as children do .
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And besides these , there was the absorbing little drama of human life which was being enacted all around us , and in which each of us played a satisfying part -- the gay preparations for Aunt Olivia 's mid-June wedding , the excitement of practising for the concert with which our school-teacher , Mr. Perkins , had elected to close the school year , and Cecily 's troubles with Cyrus Brisk , which furnished unholy mirth for the rest of us , though Cecily could not see the funny side of it at all .
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Matters went from bad to worse in the case of the irrepressible Cyrus .
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He continued to shower Cecily with notes , the spelling of which showed no improvement ; he worried the life out of her by constantly threatening to fight Willy Fraser -- although , as Felicity sarcastically pointed out , he never did it .
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`` But I 'm always afraid he will , '' said Cecily , `` and it would be such a DISGRACE to have two boys fighting over me in school . ''
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`` You must have encouraged Cyrus a little in the beginning or he 'd never have been so persevering , '' said Felicity unjustly .
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`` I never did ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried outraged Cecily .
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`` You know very well , Felicity King , that I hated Cyrus Brisk ever since the very first time I saw his big , fat , red face .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON hated__<label>__VERB Cyrus__<label>__NOUN Brisk__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV first__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. red__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So there ! ''
So__<label>__ADV there__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Felicity is just jealous because Cyrus did n't take a notion to her instead of you , Sis , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV jealous__<label>__ADJ because__<label>__ADP Cyrus__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN take__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET notion__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sis__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Talk sense ! ''
``__<label>__. Talk__<label>__NOUN sense__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
snapped Felicity .
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`` If I did you would n't understand me , sweet little sister , '' rejoined aggravating Dan .
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Finally Cyrus crowned his iniquities by stealing the denied lock of Cecily 's hair .
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One sunny afternoon in school , Cecily and Kitty Marr asked and received permission to sit out on the side bench before the open window , where the cool breeze swept in from the green fields beyond .
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To sit on this bench was always considered a treat , and was only allowed as a reward of merit ; but Cecily and Kitty had another reason for wishing to sit there .
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Kitty had read in a magazine that sun-baths were good for the hair ; so both she and Cecily tossed their long braids over the window-sill and let them hang there in the broiling sun-shine .
Kitty__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB read__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET magazine__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP sun__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. baths__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hair__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. so__<label>__CONJ both__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__ADV tossed__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON long__<label>__ADJ braids__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. sill__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON hang__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET broiling__<label>__NOUN sun__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. shine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And while Cecily sat thus , diligently working a fraction sum on her slate , that base Cyrus asked permission to go out , having previously borrowed a pair of scissors from one of the big girls who did fancy work at the noon recess .
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Outside , Cyrus sneaked up close to the window and cut off a piece of Cecily 's hair .
Outside__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Cyrus__<label>__NOUN sneaked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT close__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cut__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Cecily__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This rape of the lock did not produce quite such terrible consequences as the more famous one in Pope 's poem , but Cecily 's soul was no less agitated than Belinda 's .
This__<label>__DET rape__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lock__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV produce__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV such__<label>__ADJ terrible__<label>__ADJ consequences__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV famous__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM in__<label>__ADP Pope__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN poem__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ soul__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET less__<label>__ADV agitated__<label>__VERB than__<label>__ADP Belinda__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She cried all the way home from school about it , and only checked her tears when Dan declared he 'd fight Cyrus and make him give it up .
She__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ only__<label>__ADV checked__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON tears__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV Dan__<label>__NOUN declared__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ fight__<label>__NOUN Cyrus__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ make__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` Oh , no , You must n't . ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Cecily , struggling with her sobs .
said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. struggling__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON sobs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wo n't have you fighting on my account for anything .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON fighting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON account__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And besides , he 'd likely lick you -- he 's so big and rough .
And__<label>__CONJ besides__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADV likely__<label>__ADJ lick__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV big__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ rough__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
And the folks at home might find out all about it , and Uncle Roger would never give me any peace , and mother would be cross , for she 'd never believe it was n't my fault .
And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET folks__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET peace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB cross__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT my__<label>__PRON fault__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It would n't be so bad if he 'd only taken a little , but he cut a great big chunk right off the end of one of the braids .
It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV taken__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON cut__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ big__<label>__ADJ chunk__<label>__NOUN right__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET braids__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just look at it .
Just__<label>__ADV look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 'll have to cut the other to make them fair -- and they 'll look so awful stubby . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cut__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON fair__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV awful__<label>__ADJ stubby__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But Cyrus ' acquirement of the chunk of hair was his last triumph .
But__<label>__CONJ Cyrus__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT acquirement__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET chunk__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hair__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ triumph__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His downfall was near ; and , although it involved Cecily in a most humiliating experience , over which she cried half the following night , in the end she confessed it was worth undergoing just to get rid of Cyrus .
His__<label>__PRON downfall__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. although__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON involved__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV humiliating__<label>__ADJ experience__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. over__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB half__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET following__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON confessed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB worth__<label>__ADJ undergoing__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB rid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP Cyrus__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mr. Perkins was an exceedingly strict disciplinarian .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET exceedingly__<label>__ADV strict__<label>__ADJ disciplinarian__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No communication of any sort was permitted between his pupils during school hours .
No__<label>__DET communication__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET sort__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB permitted__<label>__VERB between__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON pupils__<label>__NOUN during__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN hours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Anyone caught violating this rule was promptly punished by the infliction of one of the weird penances for which Mr. Perkins was famous , and which were generally far worse than ordinary whipping .
Anyone__<label>__NOUN caught__<label>__VERB violating__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET rule__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB promptly__<label>__ADV punished__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET infliction__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET weird__<label>__ADJ penances__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB famous__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ which__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB generally__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV worse__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP ordinary__<label>__ADJ whipping__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One day in school Cyrus sent a letter across to Cecily .
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Usually he left his effusions in her desk , or between the leaves of her books ; but this time it was passed over to her under cover of the desk through the hands of two or three scholars .
Usually__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON effusions__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON desk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ between__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET leaves__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON books__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON under__<label>__ADP cover__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET desk__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hands__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM or__<label>__CONJ three__<label>__NUM scholars__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just as Em Frewen held it over the aisle Mr. Perkins wheeled around from his station before the blackboard and caught her in the act .
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`` Bring that here , Emmeline , '' he commanded .
``__<label>__. Bring__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Emmeline__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON commanded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Cyrus turned quite pale .
Cyrus__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV pale__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Em carried the note to Mr. Perkins .
Em__<label>__NOUN carried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET note__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He took it , held it up , and scrutinized the address .
He__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. held__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ scrutinized__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET address__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Did you write this to Cecily , Emmeline ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON write__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Emmeline__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he asked .
he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` No , sir . ''
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. sir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Who wrote it then ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON then__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Em said quite shamelessly that she did n't know -- it had just been passed over from the next row .
Em__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV shamelessly__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB passed__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ row__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And I suppose you have no idea where it came from ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Mr. Perkins , with his frightful , sardonic grin .
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`` Well , perhaps Cecily can tell us .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV Cecily__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
You may take your seat , Emmeline , and you will remain at the foot of your spelling class for a week as punishment for passing the note .
You__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON seat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Emmeline__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB remain__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET foot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON spelling__<label>__VERB class__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET week__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP punishment__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP passing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET note__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Cecily , come here . ''
Cecily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Indignant Em sat down and poor , innocent Cecily was haled forth to public ignominy .
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She went with a crimson face .
She__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crimson__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Cecily , '' said her tormentor , `` do you know who wrote this letter to you ? ''
``__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON tormentor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cecily , like a certain renowned personage , could not tell a lie .
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`` I -- I think so , sir , '' she murmured faintly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON murmured__<label>__VERB faintly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Who was it ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I ca n't tell you that , '' stammered Cecily , on the verge of tears .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. stammered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET verge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Ah ! ''
``__<label>__. Ah__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Mr. Perkins politely .
said__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN politely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , I suppose I could easily find out by opening it .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB easily__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP opening__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But it is very impolite to open other people 's letters .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV impolite__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT open__<label>__VERB other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN letters__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I think I have a better plan .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ plan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Since you refuse to tell me who wrote it , open it yourself , take this chalk , and copy the contents on the blackboard that we may all enjoy them .
Since__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON refuse__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. open__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET chalk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ copy__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET contents__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET blackboard__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET enjoy__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And sign the writer 's name at the bottom . ''
And__<label>__CONJ sign__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET writer__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN name__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , '' gasped Cecily , choosing the lesser of two evils , `` I 'll tell you who wrote it -- it was -- `` Hush ! ''
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Mr. Perkins checked her with a gentle motion of his hand .
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He was always most gentle when most inexorable .
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`` You did not obey me when I first ordered you to tell me the writer .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV obey__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV ordered__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET writer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You can not have the privilege of doing so now .
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Open the note , take the chalk , and do as I command you . ''
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Worms will turn , and even meek , mild , obedient little souls like Cecily may be goaded to the point of wild , sheer rebellion .
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`` I -- I wo n't ! ''
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she cried passionately .
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Mr. Perkins , martinet though he was , would hardly , I think , have inflicted such a punishment on Cecily , who was a favourite of his , had he known the real nature of that luckless missive .
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But , as he afterwards admitted , he thought it was merely a note from some other girl , of such trifling sort as school-girls are wont to write ; and moreover , he had already committed himself to the decree , which , like those of Mede and Persian , must not alter .
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To let Cecily off , after her mad defiance , would be to establish a revolutionary precedent .
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`` So you really think you wo n't ? ''
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he queried smilingly .
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`` Well , on second thoughts , you may take your choice .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP second__<label>__ADJ thoughts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON choice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Either you will do as I have bidden you , or you will sit for three days with '' -- Mr. Perkins ' eye skimmed over the school-room to find a boy who was sitting alone -- `` with Cyrus Brisk . ''
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This choice of Mr. Perkins , who knew nothing of the little drama of emotions that went on under the routine of lessons and exercises in his domain , was purely accidental , but we took it at the time as a stroke of diabolical genius .
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It left Cecily no choice .
It__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET choice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She would have done almost anything before she would have sat with Cyrus Brisk .
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With flashing eyes she tore open the letter , snatched up the chalk , and dashed at the blackboard .
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In a few minutes the contents of that letter graced the expanse usually sacred to more prosaic compositions .
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I can not reproduce it verbatim , for I had no after opportunity of refreshing my memory .
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But I remember that it was exceedingly sentimental and exceedingly ill-spelled -- for Cecily mercilessly copied down poor Cyrus ' mistakes .
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He wrote her that he wore her hare over his hart -- `` and he stole it , '' Cecily threw passionately over her shoulder at Mr. Perkins -- that her eyes were so sweet and lovely that he could n't find words nice enuf to describ them , that he could never forget how butiful she had looked in prar meeting the evening before , and that some meels he could n't eat for thinking of her , with more to the same effect and he signed it `` yours till deth us do part , Cyrus Brisk . ''
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As the writing proceeded we scholars exploded into smothered laughter , despite our awe of Mr. Perkins .
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Mr. Perkins himself could not keep a straight face .
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He turned abruptly away and looked out of the window , but we could see his shoulders shaking .
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When Cecily had finished and had thrown down the chalk with bitter vehemence , he turned around with a very red face .
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`` That will do .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You may sit down .
You__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB sit__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Cyrus , since it seems you are the guilty person , take the eraser and wipe that off the board .
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Then go stand in the corner , facing the room , and hold your arms straight above your head until I tell you to take them down . ''
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Cyrus obeyed and Cecily fled to her seat and wept , nor did Mr. Perkins meddle with her more that day .
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She bore her burden of humiliation bitterly for several days , until she was suddenly comforted by a realization that Cyrus had ceased to persecute her .
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He wrote no more letters , he gazed no longer in rapt adoration , he brought no more votive offerings of gum and pencils to her shrine .
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At first we thought he had been cured by the unmerciful chaffing he had to undergo from his mates , but eventually his sister told Cecily the true reason .
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Cyrus had at last been driven to believe that Cecily 's aversion to him was real , and not merely the defence of maiden coyness .
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If she hated him so intensely that she would rather write that note on the blackboard than sit with him , what use was it to sigh like a furnace longer for her ?
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Mr. Perkins had blighted love 's young dream for Cyrus with a killing frost .
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Thenceforth sweet Cecily kept the noiseless tenor of her way unvexed by the attentions of enamoured swains .
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CHAPTER XVI .
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AUNT UNA 'S STORY Felicity , and Cecily , Dan , Felix , Sara Ray and I were sitting one evening on the mossy stones in Uncle Roger 's hill pasture , where we had sat the morning the Story Girl told us the tale of the Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess .
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But it was evening now and the valley beneath us was brimmed up with the glow of the afterlight .
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Behind us , two tall , shapely spruce trees rose up against the sunset , and through the dark oriel of their sundered branches an evening star looked down .
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We sat on a little strip of emerald grassland and before us was a sloping meadow all white with daisies .
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We were waiting for Peter and the Story Girl .
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Peter had gone to Markdale after dinner to spend the afternoon with his reunited parents because it was his birthday .
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He had left us grimly determined to confess to his father the dark secret of his Presbyterianism , and we were anxious to know what the result had been .
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The Story Girl had gone that morning with Miss Reade to visit the latter 's home near Charlottetown , and we expected soon to see her coming gaily along over the fields from the Armstrong place .
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Presently Peter came jauntily stepping along the field path up the hill .
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`` Has n't Peter got tall ? ''
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said Cecily .
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`` Peter is growing to be a very fine looking boy , '' decreed Felicity .
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`` I notice he 's got ever so much handsomer since his father came home , '' said Dan , with a killing sarcasm that was wholly lost on Felicity , who gravely responded that she supposed it was because Peter felt so much freer from care and responsibility .
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`` What luck , Peter ? ''
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yelled Dan , as soon as Peter was within earshot .
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`` Everything 's all right , '' he shouted jubilantly .
``__<label>__. Everything__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON shouted__<label>__VERB jubilantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I told father right off , licketty-split , as soon as I got home , '' he added when he reached us .
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`` I was anxious to have it over with .
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I says , solemn-like , ` Dad , there 's something I 've got to tell you , and I do n't know how you 'll take it , but it ca n't be helped , ' I says .
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Dad looked pretty sober , and he says , says he , ` What have you been up to , Peter ?
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Do n't be afraid to tell me .
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I 've been forgiven to seventy times seven , so surely I can forgive a little , too ? '
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` Well , ' I says , desperate-like , ` the truth is , father , I 'm a Presbyterian .
`__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. desperate__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. `__<label>__. the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. father__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB m__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET Presbyterian__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I made up my mind last summer , the time of the Judgment Day , that I 'd be a Presbyterian , and I 've got to stick to it .
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I 'm sorry I ca n't be a Methodist , like you and mother and Aunt Jane , but I ca n't and that 's all there is to it , ' I says .
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Then I waited , scared-like .
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But father , he just looked relieved and he says , says he , ` Goodness , boy , you can be a Presbyterian or anything else you like , so long as it 's Protestant .
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I 'm not caring , ' he says .
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` The main thing is that you must be good and do what 's right . '
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I tell you , '' concluded Peter emphatically , `` father is a Christian all right . ''
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`` Well , I suppose your mind will be at rest now , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP rest__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What 's that you have in your buttonhole ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON buttonhole__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That 's a four-leaved clover , '' answered Peter exultantly .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET four__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. leaved__<label>__VERB clover__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN exultantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` That means good luck for the summer .
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I found it in Markdale .
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There ai n't much clover in Carlisle this year of any kind of leaf .
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The crop is going to be a failure .
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Your Uncle Roger says it 's because there ai n't enough old maids in Carlisle .
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There 's lots of them in Markdale , and that 's the reason , he says , why they always have such good clover crops there . ''
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`` What on earth have old maids to do with it ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP earth__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ maids__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Cecily .
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`` I do n't believe they 've a single thing to do with it , but Mr. Roger says they have , and he says a man called Darwin proved it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET single__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Roger__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Darwin__<label>__NOUN proved__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
This is the rigmarole he got off to me the other day .
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The clover crop depends on there being plenty of bumble-bees , because they are the only insects with tongues long enough to -- to -- fer -- fertilize -- I think he called it the blossoms .
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But mice eat bumble-bees and cats eat mice and old maids keep cats .
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So your Uncle Roger says the more old maids the more cats , and the more cats the fewer field-mice , and the fewer field-mice the more bumble-bees , and the more bumble-bees the better clover crops . ''
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`` So do n't worry if you do get to be old maids , girls , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV do__<label>__ADJ n__<label>__NOUN 't__<label>__PRT worry__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ maids__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. girls__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Remember , you 'll be helping the clover crops . ''
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`` I never heard such stuff as you boys talk , '' said Felicity , `` and Uncle Roger is no better . ''
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`` There comes the Story Girl , '' cried Cecily eagerly .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET comes__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN eagerly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Now we 'll hear all about Beautiful Alice 's home . ''
``__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ hear__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP Beautiful__<label>__NOUN Alice__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl was bombarded with eager questions as soon as she arrived .
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Miss Reade 's home was a dream of a place , it appeared .
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The house was just covered with ivy and there was a most delightful old garden -- `` and , '' added the Story Girl , with the joy of a connoisseur who has found a rare gem , `` the sweetest little story connected with it .
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And I saw the hero of the story too . ''
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`` Where was the heroine ? ''
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET heroine__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
queried Cecily .
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`` She is dead . ''
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , of course she 'd have to die , '' exclaimed Dan in disgust .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP disgust__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'd like a story where somebody lived once in awhile . ''
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`` I 've told you heaps of stories where people lived , '' retorted the Story Girl .
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`` If this heroine had n't died there would n't have been any story .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET heroine__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADV died__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was Miss Reade 's aunt and her name was Una , and I believe she must have been just like Miss Reade herself .
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Miss Reade told me all about her .
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When we went into the garden I saw in one corner of it an old stone bench arched over by a couple of pear trees and all grown about with grass and violets .
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And an old man was sitting on it -- a bent old man with long , snow-white hair and beautiful sad blue eyes .
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He seemed very lonely and sorrowful and I wondered that Miss Reade did n't speak to him .
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But she never let on she saw him and took me away to another part of the garden .
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After awhile he got up and went away and then Miss Reade said , ` Come over to Aunt Una 's seat and I will tell you about her and her lover -- that man who has just gone out . ' ''
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` Oh , is n't he too old for a lover ? '
`__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON too__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lover__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I said .
I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Beautiful Alice laughed and said it was forty years since he had been her Aunt Una 's lover .
``__<label>__. Beautiful__<label>__ADJ Alice__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB forty__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Una__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN lover__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had been a tall , handsome young man then , and her Aunt Una was a beautiful girl of nineteen .
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`` We went over and sat down and Miss Reade told me all about her .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She said that when she was a child she had heard much of her Aunt Una -- that she seemed to have been one of those people who are not soon forgotten , whose personality seems to linger about the scenes of their lives long after they have passed away . ''
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`` What is a personality ?
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET personality__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Is it another word for ghost ? ''
Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON another__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP ghost__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter .
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`` No , '' said the Story Girl shortly .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN shortly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I ca n't stop in a story to explain words . ''
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`` I do n't believe you know what it is yourself , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl picked up her hat , which she had thrown down on the grass , and placed it defiantly on her brown curls .
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`` I 'm going in , '' she announced .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON announced__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I have to help Aunt Olivia ice a cake tonight , and you all seem more interested in dictionaries than stories . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN ice__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET cake__<label>__NOUN tonight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET seem__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ interested__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP dictionaries__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP stories__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That 's not fair , '' I exclaimed .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV fair__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Dan and Felix and Sara Ray and Cecily and I have never said a word .
``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Felix__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's mean to punish us for what Peter and Felicity did .
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We want to hear the rest of the story .
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Never mind what a personality is but go on -- and , Peter , you young ass , keep still . ''
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`` I only wanted to know , '' muttered Peter sulkily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. muttered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN sulkily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I DO know what personality is , but it 's hard to explain , '' said the Story Girl , relenting .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON DO__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON personality__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT explain__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. relenting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` It 's what makes you different from Dan , Peter , and me different from Felicity or Cecily .
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Miss Reade 's Aunt Una had a personality that was very uncommon .
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And she was beautiful , too , with white skin and night-black eyes and hair -- a ` moonlight beauty , ' Miss Reade called it .
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She used to keep a kind of a diary , and Miss Reade 's mother used to read parts of it to her .
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She wrote verses in it and they were lovely ; and she wrote descriptions of the old garden which she loved very much .
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Miss Reade said that everything in the garden , plot or shrub or tree , recalled to her mind some phrase or verse of her Aunt Una 's , so that the whole place seemed full of her , and her memory haunted the walks like a faint , sweet perfume .
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`` Una had , as I 've told you , a lover ; and they were to have been married on her twentieth birthday .
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Her wedding dress was to have been a gown of white brocade with purple violets in it .
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But a little while before it she took ill with fever and died ; and she was buried on her birthday instead of being married .
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It was just in the time of opening roses .
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Her lover has been faithful to her ever since ; he has never married , and every June , on her birthday , he makes a pilgrimage to the old garden and sits for a long time in silence on the bench where he used to woo her on crimson eves and moonlight nights of long ago .
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Miss Reade says she always loves to see him sitting there because it gives her such a deep and lasting sense of the beauty and strength of love which can thus outlive time and death .
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And sometimes , she says , it gives her a little eerie feeling , too , as if her Aunt Una were really sitting there beside him , keeping tryst , although she has been in her grave for forty years . ''
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`` It would be real romantic to die young and have your lover make a pilgrimage to your garden every year , '' reflected Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ romantic__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON lover__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pilgrimage__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON garden__<label>__NOUN every__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. reflected__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It would be more comfortable to go on living and get married to him , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV comfortable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP living__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Mother says all those sentimental ideas are bosh and I expect they are .
``__<label>__. Mother__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET those__<label>__DET sentimental__<label>__ADJ ideas__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB bosh__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON expect__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It 's a wonder Beautiful Alice has n't a beau herself .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wonder__<label>__NOUN Beautiful__<label>__NOUN Alice__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET beau__<label>__NOUN herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She is so pretty and lady-like . ''
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`` The Carlisle fellows all say she is too stuck up , '' said Dan .
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`` There 's nobody in Carlisle half good enough for her , '' cried the Story Girl , `` except -- ex-cept -- '' `` Except who ? ''
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asked Felix .
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`` Never mind , '' said the Story Girl mysteriously .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN mysteriously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XVII .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XVII__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
AUNT OLIVIA 'S WEDDING What a delightful , old-fashioned , wholesome excitement there was about Aunt Olivia 's wedding !
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The Monday and Tuesday preceding it we did not go to school at all , but were all kept home to do chores and run errands .
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The cooking and decorating and arranging that went on those two days was amazing , and Felicity was so happy over it all that she did not even quarrel with Dan -- though she narrowly escaped it when he told her that the Governor 's wife was coming to the wedding .
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`` Mind you have some of her favourite rusks for her , '' he said .
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`` I guess , '' said Felicity with dignity , `` that Aunt Olivia 's wedding supper will be good enough for even a Governor 's wife . ''
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`` I s ` pose none of us except the Story Girl will get to the first table , '' said Felix , rather gloomily .
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`` Never mind , '' comforted Felicity .
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`` There 's a whole turkey to be kept for us , and a freezerful of ice cream .
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Cecily and I are going to wait on the tables , and we 'll put away a little of everything that 's extra nice for our suppers . ''
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`` I do so want to have my supper with you , '' sighed Sara Ray , `` but I s ` pose ma will drag me with her wherever she goes .
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She wo n't trust me out of her sight a minute the whole evening -- I know she wo n't . ''
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`` I 'll get Aunt Olivia to ask her to let you have your supper with us , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__NOUN Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON supper__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She ca n't refuse the bride 's request . ''
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB refuse__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bride__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ request__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You do n't know all ma can do , '' returned Sara darkly .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET ma__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. returned__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN darkly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , I feel that I 'll have to eat my supper with her .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON supper__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But I suppose I ought to be very thankful I 'm to get to the wedding at all , and that ma did get me a new white dress for it .
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Even yet I 'm so scared something will happen to prevent me from getting to it . ''
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Monday evening shrouded itself in clouds , and all night long the voice of the wind answered to the voice of the rain .
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Tuesday the downpour continued .
Tuesday__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET downpour__<label>__NOUN continued__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We were quite frantic about it .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV frantic__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Suppose it kept on raining over Wednesday !
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Aunt Olivia could n't be married in the orchard then .
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That would be too bad , especially when the late apple tree had most obligingly kept its store of blossom until after all the other trees had faded and then burst lavishly into bloom for Aunt Olivia 's wedding .
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That apple tree was always very late in blooming , and this year it was a week later than usual .
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It was a sight to see -- a great tree-pyramid with high , far-spreading boughs , over which a wealth of rosy snow seemed to have been flung .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. pyramid__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP high__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. far__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. spreading__<label>__VERB boughs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. over__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET wealth__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP rosy__<label>__ADJ snow__<label>__NOUN seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB flung__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Never had bride a more magnificent canopy .
Never__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB bride__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV magnificent__<label>__ADJ canopy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
To our rapture , however , it cleared up beautifully Tuesday evening , and the sun , before setting in purple pomp , poured a flood of wonderful radiance over the whole great , green , diamond-dripping world , promising a fair morrow .
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Uncle Alec drove off to the station through it to bring home the bridegroom and his best man .
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Dan was full of a wild idea that we should all meet them at the gate , armed with cowbells and tin-pans , and `` charivari '' them up the lane .
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Peter sided with him , but the rest of us voted down the suggestion .
Peter__<label>__NOUN sided__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON voted__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET suggestion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do you want Dr. Seton to think we are a pack of wild Indians ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB Dr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Seton__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pack__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ Indians__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity severely .
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`` A nice opinion he 'd have of our manners ! ''
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET nice__<label>__ADJ opinion__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON manners__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , it 's the only chance we 'll have to chivaree them , '' grumbled Dan .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ chance__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT chivaree__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. grumbled__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Aunt Olivia would n't mind .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
SHE can take a joke . ''
SHE__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET joke__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Ma would kill you if you did such a thing , '' warned Felicity .
``__<label>__. Ma__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. warned__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dr. Seton lives in Halifax and they NEVER chivaree people there .
``__<label>__. Dr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Seton__<label>__NOUN lives__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Halifax__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON NEVER__<label>__NOUN chivaree__<label>__VERB people__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He would think it very vulgar . ''
He__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV vulgar__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Then he should have stayed in Halifax and got married there , '' retorted Dan , sulkily .
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB stayed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Halifax__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ got__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sulkily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
We were very curious to see our uncle-elect .
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When he came and Uncle Alec took him into the parlour , we were all crowded into the dark corner behind the stairs to peep at him .
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Then we fled to the moonlight world outside and discussed him at the dairy .
Then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON fled__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET moonlight__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN outside__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ discussed__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dairy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 's bald , '' said Cecily disappointedly .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ bald__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN disappointedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And RATHER short and stout , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ RATHER__<label>__NOUN short__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ stout__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 's forty , if he 's a day , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ forty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Never you mind , '' cried the Story Girl loyally , `` Aunt Olivia loves him with all her heart . ''
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN loyally__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN loves__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And more than that , he 's got lots of money , '' added Felicity .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB lots__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP money__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , he may be all right , '' said Peter , `` but it 's my opinion that your Aunt Olivia could have done just as well on the Island . ''
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`` YOUR opinion does n't matter very much to our family , '' said Felicity crushingly .
``__<label>__. YOUR__<label>__PRON opinion__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. matter__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN crushingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But when we made the acquaintance of Dr. Seton next morning we liked him enormously , and voted him a jolly good fellow .
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Even Peter remarked aside to me that he guessed Miss Olivia had n't made much of a mistake after all , though it was plain he thought she was running a risk in not sticking to the Island .
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The girls had not much time to discuss him with us .
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They were all exceedingly busy and whisked about at such a rate that they seemed to possess the power of being in half a dozen places at once .
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The importance of Felicity was quite terrible .
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But after dinner came a lull .
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`` Thank goodness , everything is ready at last , '' breathed Felicity devoutly , as we foregathered for a brief space in the fir wood .
``__<label>__. Thank__<label>__NOUN goodness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. everything__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. breathed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN devoutly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON foregathered__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET brief__<label>__ADJ space__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fir__<label>__NOUN wood__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We 've nothing more to do now but get dressed .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ nothing__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV but__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB dressed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It 's really a serious thing to have a wedding in the family . ''
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`` I have a note from Sara Ray , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET note__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Judy Pineau brought it up when she brought Mrs. Ray 's spoons .
``__<label>__. Judy__<label>__NOUN Pineau__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON brought__<label>__VERB Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Ray__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ spoons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just let me read it to you : -- DEAREST CECILY : -- A DREADFUL MISFORTUNE has happened to me .
Just__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON :__<label>__. --__<label>__. DEAREST__<label>__VERB CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. A__<label>__DET DREADFUL__<label>__NOUN MISFORTUNE__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Last night I went with Judy to water the cows and in the spruce bush we found a WASPS ' NEST and Judy thought it was AN OLD ONE and she POKED IT WITH A STICK .
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And it was a NEW ONE , full of wasps , and they all flew out and STUNG US TERRIBLY , on the face and hands .
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My face is all swelled up and I can HARDLY SEE out of one eye .
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The SUFFERING was awful but I did n't mind that as much as being scared ma would n't take me to the wedding .
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But she says I can go and I 'm going .
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I know that I am a HARD-LOOKING SIGHT , but it is n't anything catching .
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I am writing this so that you wo n't get a shock when you see me .
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Is n't it SO STRANGE to think your dear Aunt Olivia is going away ?
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How you will miss her !
How__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB miss__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
But your loss will be her gain . ''
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` Au revoir , '' ` Your loving chum , SARA RAY . ' ''
`__<label>__. Au__<label>__ADV revoir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. `__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON loving__<label>__NOUN chum__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SARA__<label>__NOUN RAY__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That poor child , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , all I hope is that strangers wo n't take her for one of the family , '' remarked Felicity in a disgusted tone .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP strangers__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM take__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET disgusted__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Aunt Olivia was married at five o'clock in the orchard under the late apple tree .
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It was a pretty scene .
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The air was full of the perfume of apple bloom , and the bees blundered foolishly and delightfully from one blossom to another , half drunken with perfume .
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The old orchard was full of smiling guests in wedding garments .
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Aunt Olivia was most beautiful amid the frost of her bridal veil , and the Story Girl , in an unusually long white dress , with her brown curls clubbed up behind , looked so tall and grown-up that we hardly recognized her .
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After the ceremony -- during which Sara Ray cried all the time -- there was a royal wedding supper , and Sara Ray was permitted to eat her share of the feast with us .
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`` I 'm glad I was stung by the wasps after all , '' she said delightedly .
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`` If I had n't been ma would never have let me eat with you .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB ma__<label>__VERB would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She just got tired explaining to people what was the matter with my face , and so she was glad to get rid of me .
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I know I look awful , but , oh , was n't the bride a dream ? ''
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We missed the Story Girl , who , of course , had to have her supper at the bridal table ; but we were a hilarious little crew and the girls had nobly kept their promise to save tid-bits for us .
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By the time the last table was cleared away Aunt Olivia and our new uncle were ready to go .
By__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ table__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB cleared__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ our__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ uncle__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There was an orgy of tears and leavetakings , and then they drove away into the odorous moonlight night .
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Dan and Peter pursued them down the lane with a fiendish din of bells and pans , much to Felicity 's wrath .
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But Aunt Olivia and Uncle Robert took it in good part and waved their hands back to us with peals of laughter .
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`` They 're just that pleased with themselves that they would n't mind if there was an earthquake , '' said Felix , grinning .
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`` It 's been splendid and exciting , and everything went off well , '' sighed Cecily , `` but , oh dear , it 's going to be so queer and lonesome without Aunt Olivia .
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I just believe I 'll cry all night . ''
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`` You 're tired to death , that 's what 's the matter with you , '' said Dan , returning .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. returning__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` You girls have worked like slaves today . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON girls__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB worked__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP slaves__<label>__NOUN today__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Tomorrow will be even harder , '' said Felicity comfortingly .
``__<label>__. Tomorrow__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV harder__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN comfortingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Everything will have to be cleaned up and put away . ''
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Peg Bowen paid us a call the next day and was regaled with a feast of fat things left over from the supper .
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`` Well , I 've had all I can eat , '' she said , when she had finished and brought out her pipe .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB eat__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ brought__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON pipe__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And that does n't happen to me every day .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There ai n't been as much marrying as there used to be , and half the time they just sneak off to the minister , as if they were ashamed of it , and get married without any wedding or supper .
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That ai n't the King way , though .
That__<label>__DET ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET King__<label>__NOUN way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And so Olivia 's gone off at last .
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She were n't in any hurry but they tell me she 's done well .
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Time 'll show . ''
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`` Why do n't you get married yourself , Peg ? ''
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queried Uncle Roger teasingly .
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We held our breath over his temerity .
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`` Because I 'm not so easy to please as your wife will be , '' retorted Peg .
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She departed in high good humour over her repartee .
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Meeting Sara Ray on the doorstep she stopped and asked her what was the matter with her face .
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`` Wasps , '' stammered Sara Ray , laconic from terror .
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`` Humph !
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And your hands ? ''
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`` Warts . ''
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`` I 'll tell you what 'll take them away .
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You get a pertater and go out under the full moon , cut the pertater in two , rub your warts with one half and say , ` One , two , three , warts , go away from me . '
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Then rub them with the other half and say , ` One , two , three , four , warts , never trouble me more . '
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Then bury the pertater and never tell a living soul where you buried it .
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You wo n't have no more warts .
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Mind you bury the pertater , though .
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If you do n't , and anyone picks it up , she 'll get your warts . ''
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CHAPTER XVIII .
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SARA RAY HELPS OUT We all missed Aunt Olivia greatly ; she had been so merry and companionable , and had possessed such a knack of understanding small fry .
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But youth quickly adapts itself to changed conditions ; in a few weeks it seemed as if the Story Girl had always been living at Uncle Alec 's , and as if Uncle Roger had always had a fat , jolly housekeeper with a double chin and little , twinkling blue eyes .
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I do n't think Aunt Janet ever quite got over missing Aunt Olivia , or looked upon Mrs. Hawkins as anything but a necessary evil ; but life resumed its even tenor on the King farm , broken only by the ripples of excitement over the school concert and letters from Aunt Olivia describing her trip through the land of Evangeline .
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We incorporated the letters in Our Magazine under the heading `` From Our Special Correspondent '' and were very proud of them .
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At the end of June our school concert came off and was a great event in our young lives .
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It was the first appearance of most of us on any platform , and some of us were very nervous .
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We all had recitations , except Dan , who had refused flatly to take any part and was consequently care-free .
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`` I 'm sure I shall die when I find myself up on that platform , facing people , '' sighed Sara Ray , as we talked the affair over in Uncle Stephen 's Walk the night before the concert .
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`` I 'm afraid I 'll faint , '' was Cecily 's more moderate foreboding .
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`` I 'm not one single bit nervous , '' said Felicity complacently .
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`` I 'm not nervous this time , '' said the Story Girl , `` but the first time I recited I was . ''
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`` My Aunt Jane , '' remarked Peter , `` used to say that an old teacher of hers told her that when she was going to recite or speak in public she must just get it firmly into her mind that it was only a lot of cabbage heads she had before her , and she would n't be nervous . ''
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`` One might n't be nervous , but I do n't think there would be much inspiration in reciting to cabbage heads , '' said the Story Girl decidedly .
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`` I want to recite to PEOPLE , and see them looking interested and thrilled . ''
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`` If I can only get through my piece without breaking down I do n't care whether I thrill people or not , '' said Sara Ray .
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`` I 'm afraid I 'll forget mine and get stuck , '' foreboded Felix .
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`` Some of you fellows be sure and prompt me if I do -- and do it quick , so 's I wo n't get worse rattled . ''
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`` I know one thing , '' said Cecily resolutely , `` and that is , I 'm going to curl my hair for to-morrow night .
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I 've never curled it since Peter almost died , but I simply must tomorrow night , for all the other girls are going to have theirs in curls . ''
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`` The dew and heat will take all the curl out of yours and then you 'll look like a scarecrow , '' warned Felicity .
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`` No , I wo n't .
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I 'm going to put my hair up in paper tonight and wet it with a curling-fluid that Judy Pineau uses .
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Sara brought me up a bottle of it .
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Judy says it is great stuff -- your hair will keep in curl for days , no matter how damp the weather is .
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I 'll leave my hair in the papers till tomorrow evening , and then I 'll have beautiful curls . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN leave__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET papers__<label>__NOUN till__<label>__VERB tomorrow__<label>__NOUN evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ curls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You 'd better leave your hair alone , '' said Dan gruffly .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ leave__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN gruffly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Smooth hair is better than a lot of fly-away curls . ''
``__<label>__. Smooth__<label>__NOUN hair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fly__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. away__<label>__ADV curls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But Cecily was not to be persuaded .
But__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB persuaded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Curls she craved and curls she meant to have .
Curls__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON craved__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ curls__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I 'm thankful my warts have all gone , any-way , '' said Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN thankful__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON warts__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. any__<label>__DET -__<label>__. way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` So they have , '' exclaimed Felicity .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Did you try Peg 's recipe ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON try__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN recipe__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X .__<label>__.
I did n't believe in it but I tried it .
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM believe__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
For the first few days afterwards I kept watching my warts , but they did n't go away , and then I gave up and forgot them .
For__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ few__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN afterwards__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB watching__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON warts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ forgot__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But one day last week I just happened to look at my hands and there was n't a wart to be seen .
But__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wart__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was the most amazing thing . ''
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV amazing__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And yet you 'll say Peg Bowen is n't a witch , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Pshaw , it was just the potato juice , '' scoffed Dan .
``__<label>__. Pshaw__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET potato__<label>__NOUN juice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. scoffed__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It was a dry old potato I had , and there was n't much juice in it , '' said Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dry__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ potato__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ juice__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` One hardly knows what to believe .
``__<label>__. One__<label>__NUM hardly__<label>__ADV knows__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But one thing is certain -- my warts are gone . ''
But__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB certain__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON warts__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cecily put her hair up in curl-papers that night , thoroughly soaked in Judy Pineau 's curling-fluid .
Cecily__<label>__ADV put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP curl__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. papers__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. thoroughly__<label>__ADV soaked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Judy__<label>__NOUN Pineau__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN curling__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. fluid__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was a nasty job , for the fluid was very sticky , but Cecily persevered and got it done .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET nasty__<label>__ADJ job__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fluid__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sticky__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN persevered__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ got__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then she went to bed with a towel tied over her head to protect the pillow .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET towel__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT protect__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pillow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She did not sleep well and had uncanny dreams , but she came down to breakfast with an expression of triumph .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV sleep__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB uncanny__<label>__ADJ dreams__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT breakfast__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET expression__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP triumph__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl examined her head critically and said , `` Cecily , if I were you I 'd take those papers out this morning . ''
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN examined__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN critically__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ take__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET papers__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , no ; if I do my hair will be straight again by night .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ;__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I mean to leave them in till the last minute . ''
I__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ minute__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I would n't do that -- I really would n't , '' persisted the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. persisted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` If you do your hair will be too curly and all bushy and fuzzy . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV curly__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET bushy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fuzzy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Cecily finally yielded and went upstairs with the Story Girl .
Cecily__<label>__NOUN finally__<label>__ADV yielded__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB upstairs__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Presently we heard a little shriek -- then two little shrieks -- then three .
Presently__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ shriek__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM little__<label>__ADJ shrieks__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV three__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Then Felicity came flying down and called her mother .
Then__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB flying__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ called__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Aunt Janet went up and presently came down again with a grim mouth .
Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ presently__<label>__ADV came__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET grim__<label>__ADJ mouth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She filled a large pan with warm water and carried it upstairs .
She__<label>__PRON filled__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ pan__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP warm__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ carried__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON upstairs__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We dared ask her no questions , but when Felicity came down to wash the dishes we bombarded her .
We__<label>__PRON dared__<label>__VERB ask__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET questions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT wash__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET dishes__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON bombarded__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` What on earth is the matter with Cecily ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP earth__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP Cecily__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Dan .
demanded__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Is she sick ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON sick__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , she is n't .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I warned her not to put her hair in curls but she would n't listen to me .
I__<label>__PRON warned__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP curls__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM listen__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I guess she wishes she had now .
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON wishes__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When people have n't natural curly hair they should n't try to make it curly .
When__<label>__ADV people__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADJ natural__<label>__ADJ curly__<label>__ADV hair__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM try__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON curly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They get punished if they do . ''
They__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB punished__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Look here , Felicity , never mind all that .
``__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Just tell us what has happened Sis . ''
Just__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON what__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB Sis__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , this is what has happened her .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
That ninny of a Sara Ray brought up a bottle of mucilage instead of Judy 's curling-fluid , and Cecily put her hair up with THAT .
That__<label>__DET ninny__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN brought__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET bottle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mucilage__<label>__NOUN instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP Judy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN curling__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. fluid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP THAT__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
It 's in an awful state . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ state__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Good gracious ! ''
``__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ gracious__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Dan .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Look here , will she ever get it out ? ''
``__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Goodness knows .
``__<label>__. Goodness__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She 's got her head in soak now .
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP soak__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Her hair is just matted together hard as a board .
Her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV matted__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET board__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That 's what comes of vanity , '' said Felicity , than whom no vainer girl existed .
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP vanity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. than__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET vainer__<label>__NOUN girl__<label>__ADV existed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Poor Cecily paid dearly enough for HER vanity .
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She spent a bad forenoon , made no easier by her mother 's severe rebukes .
She__<label>__PRON spent__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bad__<label>__ADJ forenoon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. made__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET easier__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN severe__<label>__ADJ rebukes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For an hour she `` soaked '' her head ; that is , she stood over a panful of warm water and kept dipping her head in with tightly shut eyes .
For__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON ``__<label>__. soaked__<label>__ADJ ''__<label>__. her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET panful__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP warm__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ kept__<label>__VERB dipping__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP tightly__<label>__ADV shut__<label>__VERB eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Finally her hair softened sufficiently to be disentangled from the curl papers ; and then Aunt Janet subjected it to a merciless shampoo .
Finally__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN softened__<label>__VERB sufficiently__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB disentangled__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET curl__<label>__NOUN papers__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN subjected__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET merciless__<label>__NOUN shampoo__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Eventually they got all the mucilage washed out of it and Cecily spent the remainder of the forenoon sitting before the open oven door in the hot kitchen drying her ill-used tresses .
Eventually__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET mucilage__<label>__NOUN washed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN spent__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET remainder__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forenoon__<label>__NOUN sitting__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET open__<label>__ADJ oven__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hot__<label>__ADJ kitchen__<label>__NOUN drying__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ill__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. used__<label>__VERB tresses__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She felt very down-hearted ; her hair was of that order which , glossy and smooth normally , is dry and harsh and lustreless for several days after being shampooed .
She__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. hearted__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET order__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. glossy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ smooth__<label>__VERB normally__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB dry__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ harsh__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ lustreless__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP several__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB shampooed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'll look like a fright tonight , '' said the poor child to me with trembling voice .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fright__<label>__NOUN tonight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP trembling__<label>__VERB voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The ends will be sticking out all over my head . ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET ends__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB sticking__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Sara Ray is a perfect idiot , '' I said wrathfully `` Oh , do n't be hard on poor Sara .
``__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET perfect__<label>__ADJ idiot__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB wrathfully__<label>__ADV ``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB hard__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP poor__<label>__ADJ Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She did n't mean to bring me mucilage .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__ADJ mean__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON mucilage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's really all my own fault , I know .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ really__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ fault__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I made a solemn vow when Peter was dying that I would never curl my hair again , and I should have kept it .
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It is n't right to break solemn vows .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT break__<label>__VERB solemn__<label>__ADJ vows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But my hair will look like dried hay tonight . ''
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Poor Sara Ray was quite overwhelmed when she came up and found what she had done .
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Felicity was very hard on her , and Aunt Janet was coldly disapproving , but sweet Cecily forgave her unreservedly , and they walked to the school that night with their arms about each other 's waists as usual .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB coldly__<label>__ADV disapproving__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ sweet__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN forgave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON unreservedly__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ waists__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP usual__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The school-room was crowded with friends and neighbours .
The__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. room__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB crowded__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP friends__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ neighbours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mr. Perkins was flying about , getting things into readiness , and Miss Reade , who was the organist of the evening , was sitting on the platform , looking her sweetest and prettiest .
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She wore a delightful white lace hat with a fetching little wreath of tiny forget-me-nots around the brim , a white muslin dress with sprays of blue violets scattered over it , and a black lace scarf .
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`` Does n't she look angelic ? ''
``__<label>__. Does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB angelic__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Cecily rapturously .
said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN rapturously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Mind you , '' said Sara Ray , `` the Awkward Man is here -- in the corner behind the door .
``__<label>__. Mind__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET corner__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I never remember seeing him at a concert before . ''
I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV remember__<label>__VERB seeing__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET concert__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I suppose he came to hear the Story Girl recite , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN recite__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He is such a friend of hers . ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET friend__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The concert went off very well .
The__<label>__DET concert__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Dialogues , choruses and recitations followed each other in rapid succession .
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Felix got through his without `` getting stuck , '' and Peter did excellently , though he stuffed his hands in his trousers pockets -- a habit of which Mr. Perkins had vainly tried to break him .
Felix__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON without__<label>__ADP ``__<label>__. getting__<label>__VERB stuck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB excellently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON stuffed__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON trousers__<label>__NOUN pockets__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET habit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB vainly__<label>__ADV tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT break__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Peter 's recitation was one greatly in vogue at that time , beginning , `` My name is Norval ; on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks . ''
Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ recitation__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM greatly__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP vogue__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beginning__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Norval__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Grampian__<label>__NOUN hills__<label>__NOUN My__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN feeds__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON flocks__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
At our first practice Peter had started gaily in , rushing through the first line with no thought whatever of punctuation -- `` My name is Norval on the Grampian Hills . ''
At__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADJ practice__<label>__NOUN Peter__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB started__<label>__VERB gaily__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. rushing__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ line__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET thought__<label>__ADJ whatever__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP punctuation__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Norval__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Grampian__<label>__NOUN Hills__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Stop , stop , Peter , '' quoth Mr. Perkins , sarcastically , `` your name might be Norval if you were never on the Grampian Hills .
``__<label>__. Stop__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. stop__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. quoth__<label>__DET Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sarcastically__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB Norval__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Grampian__<label>__NOUN Hills__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There 's a semi-colon in that line , I wish you to remember . ''
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET semi__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. colon__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET line__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT remember__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peter did remember it .
Peter__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB remember__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Cecily neither fainted nor failed when it came her turn .
Cecily__<label>__ADV neither__<label>__ADV fainted__<label>__VERB nor__<label>__CONJ failed__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She recited her little piece very well , though somewhat mechanically .
She__<label>__PRON recited__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ piece__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP somewhat__<label>__ADV mechanically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I think she really did much better than if she had had her desired curls .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON desired__<label>__ADJ curls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The miserable conviction that her hair , alone among that glossy-tressed bevy , was looking badly , quite blotted out all nervousness and self-consciousness from her mind .
The__<label>__DET miserable__<label>__ADJ conviction__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. alone__<label>__ADV among__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET glossy__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. tressed__<label>__VERB bevy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB badly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. quite__<label>__ADV blotted__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET nervousness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ self__<label>__PRON -__<label>__. consciousness__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Her hair apart , she looked very pretty .
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The prevailing excitement had made bright her eye and flushed her cheeks rosily -- too rosily , perhaps .
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I heard a Carlisle woman behind me whisper that Cecily King looked consumptive , just like her Aunt Felicity ; and I hated her fiercely for it .
I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET Carlisle__<label>__NOUN woman__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON whisper__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET Cecily__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB consumptive__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Felicity__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hated__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON fiercely__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Sara Ray also managed to get through respectably , although she was pitiably nervous .
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Her bow was naught but a short nod -- `` as if her head worked on wires , '' whispered Felicity uncharitably -- and the wave of her lily-white hand more nearly resembled an agonized jerk than a wave .
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We all felt relieved when she finished .
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She was , in a sense , one of `` our crowd , '' and we had been afraid she would disgrace us by breaking down .
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Felicity followed her and recited her selection without haste , without rest , and absolutely without any expression whatever .
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But what mattered it how she recited ?
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To look at her was sufficient .
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What with her splendid fleece of golden curls , her great , brilliant blue eyes , her exquisitely tinted face , her dimpled hands and arms , every member of the audience must have felt it was worth the ten cents he had paid merely to see her .
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The Story Girl followed .
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An expectant silence fell over the room , and Mr. Perkins ' face lost the look of tense anxiety it had worn all the evening .
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Here was a performer who could be depended on .
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No need to fear stage fright or forgetfulness on her part .
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The Story Girl was not looking her best that night .
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White never became her , and her face was pale , though her eyes were splendid .
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But nobody thought about her appearance when the power and magic of her voice caught and held her listeners spellbound .
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Her recitation was an old one , figuring in one of the School Readers , and we scholars all knew it off by heart .
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Sara Ray alone had not heard the Story Girl recite it .
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The latter had not been drilled at practices as had the other pupils , Mr. Perkins choosing not to waste time teaching her what she already knew far better than he did .
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The only time she had recited it had been at the `` dress rehearsal '' two nights before , at which Sara Ray had not been present .
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In the poem a Florentine lady of old time , wedded to a cold and cruel husband , had died , or was supposed to have died , and had been carried to `` the rich , the beautiful , the dreadful tomb '' of her proud family .
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In the night she wakened from her trance and made her escape .
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Chilled and terrified , she had made her way to her husband 's door , only to be driven away brutally as a restless ghost by the horror-stricken inmates .
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A similar reception awaited her at her father 's .
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Then she had wandered blindly through the streets of Florence until she had fallen exhausted at the door of the lover of her girlhood .
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He , unafraid , had taken her in and cared for her .
He__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. unafraid__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ cared__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
On the morrow , the husband and father , having discovered the empty tomb , came to claim her .
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She refused to return to them and the case was carried to the court of law .
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The verdict given was that a woman who had been `` to burial borne '' and left for dead , who had been driven from her husband 's door and from her childhood home , `` must be adjudged as dead in law and fact , '' was no more daughter or wife , but was set free to form what new ties she would .
The__<label>__DET verdict__<label>__NOUN given__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT burial__<label>__ADJ borne__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ left__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP dead__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB driven__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON childhood__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB adjudged__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP dead__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP law__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fact__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV daughter__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB free__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT form__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ ties__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The climax of the whole selection came in the line , `` The court pronounces the defendant -- DEAD ! ''
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and the Story Girl was wont to render it with such dramatic intensity and power that the veriest dullard among her listeners could not have missed its force and significance .
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She swept along through the poem royally , playing on the emotions of her audience as she had so often played on ours in the old orchard .
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Pity , terror , indignation , suspense , possessed her hearers in turn .
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In the court scene she surpassed herself .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET court__<label>__NOUN scene__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON surpassed__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She was , in very truth , the Florentine judge , stern , stately , impassive .
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Her voice dropped into the solemnity of the all-important line , '' ` The court pronounces the defendant -- ' '' She paused for a breathless moment , the better to bring out the tragic import of the last word .
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`` DEAD , '' piped up Sara Ray in her shrill , plaintive little voice .
``__<label>__. DEAD__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. piped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON shrill__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. plaintive__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The effect , to use a hackneyed but convenient phrase , can better be imagined than described .
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Instead of the sigh of relieved tension that should have swept over the audience at the conclusion of the line , a burst of laughter greeted it .
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The Story Girl 's performance was completely spoiled .
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She dealt the luckless Sara a glance that would have slain her on the spot could glances kill , stumbled lamely and impotently through the few remaining lines of her recitation , and fled with crimson cheeks to hide her mortification in the little corner that had been curtained off for a dressing-room .
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Mr. Perkins looked things not lawful to be uttered , and the audience tittered at intervals for the rest of the performance .
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Sara Ray alone remained serenely satisfied until the close of the concert , when we surrounded her with a whirlwind of reproaches .
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`` Why , '' she stammered aghast , `` what did I do ?
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON stammered__<label>__VERB aghast__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
I -- I thought she was stuck and that I ought to prompt her quick . ''
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`` You little fool , she just paused for effect , '' cried Felicity angrily .
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Felicity might be rather jealous of the Story Girl 's gift , but she was furious at beholding `` one of our family '' made ridiculous in such a fashion .
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`` You have less sense than anyone I ever heard of , Sara Ray . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB less__<label>__ADJ sense__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP anyone__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Poor Sara dissolved in tears .
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`` I did n't know .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I thought she was stuck , '' she wailed again .
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB stuck__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON wailed__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She cried all the way home , but we did not try to comfort her .
She__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT comfort__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We felt quite out of patience with her .
We__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP patience__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Even Cecily was seriously annoyed .
Even__<label>__ADV Cecily__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB seriously__<label>__ADV annoyed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
This second blunder of Sara 's was too much even for her loyalty .
This__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ blunder__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ even__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON loyalty__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We saw her turn in at her own gate and go sobbing up her lane with no relenting .
We__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ gate__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB sobbing__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON lane__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET relenting__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl was home before us , having fled from the schoolhouse as soon as the programme was over .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB home__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. having__<label>__VERB fled__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET schoolhouse__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET programme__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
We tried to sympathize with her but she would not be sympathized with .
We__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sympathize__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB sympathized__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
`` Please do n't ever mention it to me again , '' she said , with compressed lips .
``__<label>__. Please__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV mention__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP compressed__<label>__VERB lips__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I never want to be reminded of it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB reminded__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Oh , that little IDIOT ! ''
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ IDIOT__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She spoiled Peter 's sermon last summer and now she 's spoiled your recitation , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON spoiled__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN sermon__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN spoiled__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON recitation__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think it 's time we gave up associating with Sara Ray . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT associating__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , do n't be quite so hard on her , '' pleaded Cecily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. pleaded__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Think of the life the poor child has to live at home .
``__<label>__. Think__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET life__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I know she 'll cry all night . ''
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ cry__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , let 's go to bed , '' growled Dan .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. growled__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm good and ready for it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ ready__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 've had enough of school concerts . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN concerts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CHAPTER XIX .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XIX__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
BY WAY OF THE STARS But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over .
BY__<label>__NOUN WAY__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP THE__<label>__NOUN STARS__<label>__NOUN But__<label>__CONJ for__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET adventures__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Silence settled down over the old house -- the eerie , whisperful , creeping silence of night .
Silence__<label>__NOUN settled__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET eerie__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whisperful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. creeping__<label>__VERB silence__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Felix and Dan were already sound asleep ; I was drifting near the coast o ' dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door .
Felix__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Dan__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV sound__<label>__ADJ asleep__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB drifting__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET coast__<label>__NOUN o__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. dreams__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB aroused__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET light__<label>__ADJ tap__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Bev , are you asleep ? ''
``__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON asleep__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
came in the Story Girl 's whisper .
came__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ whisper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , what is it ? ''
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` S-s-h .
``__<label>__. S__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. h__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Get up and dress and come out .
Get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ dress__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ come__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I want you . ''
I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
With a good deal of curiosity and some misgiving I obeyed .
With__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP curiosity__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET misgiving__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON obeyed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
What was in the wind now ?
What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Outside in the hall I found the Story Girl , with a candle in her hand , and her hat and jacket .
Outside__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hall__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET candle__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON hat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ jacket__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Where are you going ? ''
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I whispered in amazement .
I__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP amazement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Hush .
``__<label>__. Hush__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 've got to go to the school and you must come with me .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I left my coral necklace there .
I__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON coral__<label>__ADJ necklace__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The clasp came loose and I was so afraid I 'd lose it that I took it off and put it in the bookcase .
The__<label>__DET clasp__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB loose__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT d__<label>__NOUN lose__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bookcase__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I was feeling so upset when the concert was over that I forgot all about it . ''
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB feeling__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV upset__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET concert__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The coral necklace was a very handsome one which had belonged to the Story Girl 's mother .
The__<label>__DET coral__<label>__ADJ necklace__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV handsome__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB belonged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She had never been permitted to wear it before , and it had only been by dint of much coaxing that she had induced Aunt Janet to let her wear it to the concert .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB permitted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wear__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP dint__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP much__<label>__ADJ coaxing__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB induced__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON wear__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET concert__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But there 's no sense in going for it in the dead of night , '' I objected .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET sense__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP going__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dead__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON objected__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` It will be quite safe .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV safe__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
You can go for it in the morning . ''
You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Lizzie Paxton and her daughter are going to clean the school tomorrow , and I heard Lizzie say tonight she meant to be at it by five o'clock to get through before the heat of the day .
``__<label>__. Lizzie__<label>__NOUN Paxton__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT clean__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN tomorrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB Lizzie__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB tonight__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON by__<label>__ADP five__<label>__NUM o__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT clock__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET heat__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You know perfectly well what Liz Paxton 's reputation is .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON Liz__<label>__NOUN Paxton__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ reputation__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
If she finds that necklace I 'll never see it again .
If__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON finds__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP necklace__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Besides , if I wait till the morning , Aunt Janet may find out that I left it there and she 'd never let me wear it again .
Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON wait__<label>__VERB till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN may__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON there__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON wear__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
No , I 'm going for it now .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
If you 're afraid , '' added the Story Girl with delicate scorn , `` of course you need n't come . ''
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB re__<label>__ADJ afraid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP delicate__<label>__ADJ scorn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM come__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Afraid !
Afraid__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I 'd show her !
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN show__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
`` Come on , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We slipped out of the house noiselessly and found ourselves in the unutterable solemnity and strangeness of a dark night .
We__<label>__PRON slipped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN noiselessly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB ourselves__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET unutterable__<label>__ADJ solemnity__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ strangeness__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dark__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was a new experience , and our hearts thrilled and our nerves tingled to the charm of it .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ experience__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ our__<label>__PRON hearts__<label>__NOUN thrilled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ our__<label>__PRON nerves__<label>__NOUN tingled__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET charm__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Never had we been abroad before at such an hour .
Never__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON been__<label>__VERB abroad__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ an__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The world around us was not the world of daylight .
The__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP daylight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
'T was an alien place , full of weird , evasive enchantment and magicry .
'__<label>__. T__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET alien__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP weird__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. evasive__<label>__ADJ enchantment__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ magicry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Only in the country can one become truly acquainted with the night .
Only__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET country__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM become__<label>__VERB truly__<label>__ADV acquainted__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There it has the solemn calm of the infinite .
There__<label>__DET it__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET solemn__<label>__ADJ calm__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET infinite__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The dim wide fields lie in silence , wrapped in the holy mystery of darkness .
The__<label>__DET dim__<label>__NOUN wide__<label>__ADJ fields__<label>__NOUN lie__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP silence__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wrapped__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET holy__<label>__ADJ mystery__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP darkness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A wind , loosened from wild places far away , steals out to blow over dewy , star-lit , immemorial hills .
A__<label>__DET wind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. loosened__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP wild__<label>__ADJ places__<label>__NOUN far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. steals__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT blow__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP dewy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. star__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. lit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. immemorial__<label>__ADJ hills__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The air in the pastures is sweet with the hush of dreams , and one may rest here like a child on its mother 's breast .
The__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pastures__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB sweet__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hush__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dreams__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM may__<label>__VERB rest__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ breast__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Is n't it wonderful ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON wonderful__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
breathed the Story Girl as we went down the long hill .
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`` Do you know , I can forgive Sara Ray now .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB forgive__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I thought tonight I never could -- but now it does n't matter any more .
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I can even see how funny it was .
I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV funny__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Oh , was n't it funny ?
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON funny__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
` DEAD ' in that squeaky little voice of Sara 's !
`__<label>__. DEAD__<label>__ADJ '__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET squeaky__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I 'll just behave to her tomorrow as if nothing had happened .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV behave__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON tomorrow__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It seems so long ago now , here in the night . ''
It__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV ago__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. here__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Neither of us ever forgot the subtle delight of that stolen walk .
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A spell of glamour was over us .
A__<label>__DET spell__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP glamour__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The breezes whispered strange secrets of elf-haunted glens , and the hollows where the ferns grew were brimmed with mystery and romance .
The__<label>__DET breezes__<label>__NOUN whispered__<label>__VERB strange__<label>__ADJ secrets__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP elf__<label>__PRON -__<label>__. haunted__<label>__VERB glens__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET hollows__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ferns__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB were__<label>__VERB brimmed__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP mystery__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ romance__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ghostlike scents crept out of the meadows to meet us , and the fir wood before we came to the church was a living sweetness of Junebells growing in abundance .
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Junebells have another and more scientific name , of course .
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But who could desire a better name than Junebells ?
But__<label>__CONJ who__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB desire__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ name__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP Junebells__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
They are so perfect in their way that they seem to epitomize the very scent and charm of the forest , as if the old wood 's daintiest thoughts had materialized in blossom ; and not all the roses by Bendameer 's stream are as fragrant as a shallow sheet of Junebells under the boughs of fir .
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There were fireflies abroad that night , too , increasing the gramarye of it .
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There is certainly something a little supernatural about fireflies .
There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB certainly__<label>__ADV something__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ supernatural__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP fireflies__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nobody pretends to understand them .
Nobody__<label>__NOUN pretends__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT understand__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
They are akin to the tribes of fairy , survivals of the elder time when the woods and hills swarmed with the little green folk .
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It is still very easy to believe in fairies when you see those goblin lanterns glimmering among the fir tassels .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP fairies__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET goblin__<label>__ADJ lanterns__<label>__NOUN glimmering__<label>__VERB among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fir__<label>__NOUN tassels__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Is n't it beautiful ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said the Story Girl in rapture .
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`` I would n't have missed it for anything .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB missed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'm glad I left my necklace .
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And I am glad you are with me , Bev .
And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The others would n't understand so well .
The__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM understand__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I like you because I do n't have to talk to you all the time .
I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's so nice to walk with someone you do n't have to talk to .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT walk__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP someone__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Here is the graveyard .
Here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET graveyard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Are you frightened to pass it , Bev ? ''
Are__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON frightened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pass__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , I do n't think I 'm frightened , '' I answered slowly , `` but I have a queer feeling . ''
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN frightened__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB slowly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET queer__<label>__NOUN feeling__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` So have I .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But it is n't fear .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM fear__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I do n't know what it is .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I feel as if something was reaching out of the graveyard to hold me -- something that wanted life -- I do n't like it -- let 's hurry .
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But is n't it strange to think of all the dead people in there who were once alive like you and me .
But__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON strange__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET dead__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET who__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV alive__<label>__ADJ like__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I do n't feel as if I could EVER die .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB EVER__<label>__VERB die__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Do you ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , but everybody must .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ everybody__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Of course we go on living afterwards , just the same .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP living__<label>__NOUN afterwards__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Do n't let 's talk of such things here , '' I said hurriedly .
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB let__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ talk__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB hurriedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When we reached the school I contrived to open a window .
When__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON contrived__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT open__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We scrambled in , lighted a lamp and found the missing necklace .
We__<label>__PRON scrambled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. lighted__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lamp__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET missing__<label>__VERB necklace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl stood on the platform and gave an imitation of the catastrophe of the evening that made me shout with laughter .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET platform__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET imitation__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET catastrophe__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET made__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON shout__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP laughter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We prowled around for sheer delight over being there at an unearthly hour when everybody supposed we were sound asleep in our beds .
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It was with regret that we left , and we walked home as slowly as we could to prolong the adventure .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP regret__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON walked__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV slowly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT prolong__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET adventure__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Let 's never tell anyone , '' said the Story Girl , as we reached home .
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB anyone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Let 's just have it as a secret between us for ever and ever -- something that nobody else knows a thing about but you and me . ''
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET secret__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ ever__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. something__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP nobody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV knows__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We 'd better keep it a secret from Aunt Janet anyhow , '' I whispered , laughing .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET secret__<label>__ADJ from__<label>__ADP Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. laughing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` She 'd think we were both crazy . ''
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ think__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB both__<label>__DET crazy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's real jolly to be crazy once in a while , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ real__<label>__ADJ jolly__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB crazy__<label>__ADJ once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XX .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XX__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
EXTRACTS FROM `` OUR MAGAZINE '' EDITORIAL As will be seen there is no Honour Roll in this number .
EXTRACTS__<label>__NOUN FROM__<label>__ADP ``__<label>__. OUR__<label>__NOUN MAGAZINE__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. EDITORIAL__<label>__NOUN As__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET Honour__<label>__NOUN Roll__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET number__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Even Felicity has thought all the beautiful thoughts that can be thought and can not think any more .
Even__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ thoughts__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Peter has never got drunk but , under existing circumstances , that is not greatly to his credit .
Peter__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB drunk__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. under__<label>__ADP existing__<label>__VERB circumstances__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV greatly__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON credit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As for our written resolutions they have silently disappeared from our chamber walls and the place that once knew them knows them no more for ever .
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-LRB- PETER , PERPLEXEDLY : `` Seems to me I 've heard something like that before . '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. PERPLEXEDLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__X heard__<label>__ADV something__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET before__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
It is very sad but we will all make some new resolutions next year and maybe it will be easier to keep those .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sad__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET make__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ resolutions__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADP year__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ maybe__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB easier__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
THE STORY OF THE LOCKET THAT WAS BAKED This was a story my Aunt Jane told me about her granma when she was a little girl .
THE__<label>__DET STORY__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__ADP THE__<label>__NOUN LOCKET__<label>__NOUN THAT__<label>__NOUN WAS__<label>__NOUN BAKED__<label>__NOUN This__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN my__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON granma__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Its funny to think of baking a locket , but it was n't to eat .
Its__<label>__PRON funny__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP baking__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET locket__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She was my great granma but Ill call her granma for short .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ granma__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ Ill__<label>__NOUN call__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON granma__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP short__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It happened when she was ten years old .
It__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ten__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Of course she wasent anybodys granma then .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON wasent__<label>__VERB anybodys__<label>__ADV granma__<label>__ADJ then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Her father and mother and her were living in a new settlement called Brinsley .
Her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB living__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ settlement__<label>__NOUN called__<label>__VERB Brinsley__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Their nearest naybor was a mile away .
Their__<label>__PRON nearest__<label>__ADJ naybor__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mile__<label>__ADJ away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
One day her Aunt Hannah from Charlottetown came and wanted her ma to go visiting with her .
One__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Hannah__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP Charlottetown__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ wanted__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ma__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB visiting__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
At first granma 's ma thought she couldent go because it was baking day and granma 's pa was away .
At__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ granma__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ma__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON couldent__<label>__VERB go__<label>__ADV because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB baking__<label>__VERB day__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ granma__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ pa__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But granma wasent afraid to stay alone and she knew how to bake the bread so she made her ma go and her Aunt Hannah took off the handsome gold locket and chain she was waring round her neck and hung it on granmas and told her she could ware it all day .
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Granma was awful pleased for she had never had any jewelry .
Granma__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB awful__<label>__ADJ pleased__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET jewelry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She did all the chores and then was needing the loaves when she looked up and saw a tramp coming in and he was an awful villenus looking tramp .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET chores__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB needing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET loaves__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET tramp__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ villenus__<label>__NOUN looking__<label>__VERB tramp__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He dident even pass the time of day but just set down on a chair .
He__<label>__PRON dident__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV pass__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP day__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ just__<label>__ADV set__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET chair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Poor granma was awful fritened and she turned her back on him and went on needing the loaf cold and trembling -- that is , granma was trembling not the loaf .
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She was worried about the locket .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB worried__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET locket__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She did n't know how she could hide it for to get anywhere she would have to turn round and pass him .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB hide__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB anywhere__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT turn__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ pass__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
All of a suddent she thought she would hide it in the bread .
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She put her hand up and pulled it hard and quick and broke the fastening and needed it right into the loaf .
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Then she put the loaf in the pan and set it in the oven .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pan__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET oven__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The tramp hadent seen her do it and then he asked for something to eat .
The__<label>__DET tramp__<label>__NOUN hadent__<label>__NOUN seen__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Granma got him up a meal and when hed et it he began prowling about the kitchen looking into everything and opening the cubbord doors .
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Then he went into granma 's mas room and turned the buro drawers and trunk inside out and threw the things in them all about .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP granma__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ mas__<label>__NOUN room__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ turned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET buro__<label>__NOUN drawers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ trunk__<label>__VERB inside__<label>__ADP out__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ threw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
All he found was a purse with a dollar in it and he swore about it and took it and went away .
All__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET purse__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dollar__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON swore__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When granma was sure he was really gone she broke down and cried .
When__<label>__ADV granma__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV gone__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON broke__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She forgot all about the bread and it burned as black as coal .
She__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bread__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON burned__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV black__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP coal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When she smelled it burning granma run and pulled it out .
When__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON smelled__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON burning__<label>__VERB granma__<label>__ADJ run__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ pulled__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
She was awful scared the locket was spoiled but she sawed open the loaf and it was there safe and sound .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB awful__<label>__ADJ scared__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET locket__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB spoiled__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON sawed__<label>__VERB open__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET loaf__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV safe__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ sound__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When her Aunt Hannah came back she said granma deserved the locket because she had saved it so clever and she gave it to her and grandma always wore it and was very proud of it .
When__<label>__ADV her__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Hannah__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__PRT she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB granma__<label>__NOUN deserved__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET locket__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB saved__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV clever__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ grandma__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV wore__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV proud__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And granma used to say that was the only loaf of bread she ever spoiled in her life .
And__<label>__CONJ granma__<label>__NOUN used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ loaf__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP bread__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV spoiled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
PETER CRAIG .
PETER__<label>__NOUN CRAIG__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- FELICITY : `` Those stories are all very well but they are only true stories .
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Those__<label>__DET stories__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV true__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's easy enough to write true stories .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ easy__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT write__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I thought Peter was appointed fiction editor , but he has never written any fiction since the paper started .
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB appointed__<label>__VERB fiction__<label>__NOUN editor__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV written__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET fiction__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET paper__<label>__NOUN started__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
That 's not MY idea of a fiction editor .
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV MY__<label>__NOUN idea__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fiction__<label>__NOUN editor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He ought to make up stories out of his own head . ''
He__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT stories__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER , SPUNKILY : `` I can do it , too , and I will next time .
PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SPUNKILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB next__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And it ai n't easier to write true stories .
And__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM easier__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT write__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's harder , 'cause you have to stick to facts . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ harder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. cause__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stick__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT facts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY : `` I do n't believe you could make up a story . ''
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER : `` I 'll show you ! '' -RRB-
PETER__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ show__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
MY MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE It 's my turn to write it but I 'm SO NERVOUS .
MY__<label>__PRON MOST__<label>__ADJ EXCITING__<label>__ADJ ADVENTURE__<label>__NOUN It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT write__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB m__<label>__NOUN SO__<label>__ADV NERVOUS__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
My worst adventure happened TWO YEARS AGO .
My__<label>__PRON worst__<label>__ADJ adventure__<label>__NOUN happened__<label>__VERB TWO__<label>__NUM YEARS__<label>__NOUN AGO__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It was an awful one .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
I had a striped ribbon , striped brown and yellow and I LOST IT .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET striped__<label>__ADJ ribbon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. striped__<label>__VERB brown__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ yellow__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON LOST__<label>__VERB IT__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I was very sorry for it was a handsome ribbon and all the girls in school were jealous of it .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sorry__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET handsome__<label>__ADJ ribbon__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB jealous__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
-LRB- FELICITY : `` I was n't .
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I did n't think it one bit pretty . ''
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM bit__<label>__NOUN pretty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : `` Hush ! '' -RRB-
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Hush__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
I hunted everywhere but I could n't find it .
I__<label>__PRON hunted__<label>__VERB everywhere__<label>__ADV but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM find__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Next day was Sunday and I was running into the house by the front door and I saw SOMETHING LYING ON THE STEP and I thought it was my ribbon and I made a grab at it as I passed .
Next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB Sunday__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB running__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET front__<label>__ADJ door__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB SOMETHING__<label>__NOUN LYING__<label>__NOUN ON__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN STEP__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON ribbon__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET grab__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But , oh , it was A SNAKE !
But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB A__<label>__NOUN SNAKE__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Oh , I can never describe how I felt when I felt that awful thing WRIGGLING IN MY HAND .
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV describe__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP awful__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN WRIGGLING__<label>__NOUN IN__<label>__NOUN MY__<label>__NOUN HAND__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I let it go and SCREAMED AND SCREAMED , and ma was cross at me for yelling on Sunday and made me read seven chapters in the Bible but I did n't mind that much after what I had come through .
I__<label>__PRON let__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ SCREAMED__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__NOUN SCREAMED__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ma__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB cross__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP yelling__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ made__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB seven__<label>__NUM chapters__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bible__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP much__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
I would rather DIE than have SUCH AN EXPERIENCE again .
I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV DIE__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP have__<label>__VERB SUCH__<label>__NOUN AN__<label>__NOUN EXPERIENCE__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
SARA RAY .
SARA__<label>__NOUN RAY__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
TO FELICITY ON HER BERTHDAY Oh maiden fair with golden hair And brow of purest white , Id fight for you I 'd die for you Let me be your faithful knite .
TO__<label>__NOUN FELICITY__<label>__NOUN ON__<label>__NOUN HER__<label>__NOUN BERTHDAY__<label>__NOUN Oh__<label>__NOUN maiden__<label>__NOUN fair__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP golden__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN And__<label>__CONJ brow__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP purest__<label>__ADJ white__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Id__<label>__NOUN fight__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN die__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON faithful__<label>__ADJ knite__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This is your berthday blessed day You are thirteen years old today May you be happy and fair as you are now Until your hair is gray .
This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON berthday__<label>__ADJ blessed__<label>__VERB day__<label>__NOUN You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB thirteen__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ today__<label>__NOUN May__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB happy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fair__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV Until__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB gray__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I gaze into your shining eyes , They are so blue and bright .
I__<label>__PRON gaze__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON shining__<label>__VERB eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV blue__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ bright__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Id fight for you Id die for you Let me be your faithful knite .
Id__<label>__NOUN fight__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON Id__<label>__NOUN die__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON faithful__<label>__ADJ knite__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A FRIEND .
A__<label>__DET FRIEND__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- DAN : `` Great snakes , who got that up ?
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Great__<label>__NOUN snakes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP up__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__.
I 'll bet it was Peter . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ bet__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY , WITH DIGNITY : `` Well , it 's more than YOU could do .
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WITH__<label>__NOUN DIGNITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP YOU__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
YOU could n't write poetry to save your life . ''
YOU__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN write__<label>__ADJ poetry__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT save__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER , ASIDE TO BEVERLEY : `` She seems quite pleased .
PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ASIDE__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN BEVERLEY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV pleased__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I 'm glad I wrote it , but it was awful hard work . '' -RRB-
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ glad__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB awful__<label>__ADJ hard__<label>__ADJ work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
PERSONALS Patrick Grayfur , Esq. , caused his friends great anxiety recently by a prolonged absence from home .
PERSONALS__<label>__NOUN Patrick__<label>__NOUN Grayfur__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Esq__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ,__<label>__. caused__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON friends__<label>__NOUN great__<label>__ADJ anxiety__<label>__NOUN recently__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET prolonged__<label>__ADJ absence__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When found he was very thin but is now as fat and conceited as ever .
When__<label>__ADV found__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV thin__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ is__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP fat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ conceited__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
On Wednesday , June 20th , Miss Olivia King was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Dr. Robert Seton of Halifax .
On__<label>__ADP Wednesday__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. June__<label>__NOUN 20__<label>__NUM th__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB united__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bonds__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP holy__<label>__NOUN matrimony__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Dr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Robert__<label>__NOUN Seton__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Halifax__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Miss Sara Stanley was bridesmaid , and Mr. Andrew Seton attended the groom .
Miss__<label>__NOUN Sara__<label>__NOUN Stanley__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB bridesmaid__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Andrew__<label>__NOUN Seton__<label>__NOUN attended__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET groom__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The young couple received many handsome presents .
The__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ couple__<label>__NOUN received__<label>__VERB many__<label>__ADJ handsome__<label>__ADJ presents__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Rev. Mr. Marwood tied the nuptial knot .
Rev__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET nuptial__<label>__ADJ knot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After the ceremony a substantial repast was served in Mrs. Alex King 's well-known style and the happy couple left for their new home in Nova Scotia .
After__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ceremony__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET substantial__<label>__ADJ repast__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB served__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Alex__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. known__<label>__VERB style__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET happy__<label>__ADJ couple__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Nova__<label>__NOUN Scotia__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Their many friends join in wishing them a very happy and prosperous journey through life .
Their__<label>__PRON many__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN join__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP wishing__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ prosperous__<label>__ADJ journey__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A precious one from us is gone , A voice we loved is stilled .
A__<label>__DET precious__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM from__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. A__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB stilled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
A place is vacant in our home That never can be filled .
A__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB vacant__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN That__<label>__DET never__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
-LRB- THE STORY GIRL : `` Goodness , that sounds as if somebody had died .
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. THE__<label>__NOUN STORY__<label>__NOUN GIRL__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Goodness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET sounds__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP somebody__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB died__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I 've seen that verse on a tombstone .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN seen__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET verse__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tombstone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
WHO wrote that notice ? ''
WHO__<label>__PRON wrote__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP notice__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY , WHO WROTE IT : `` I think it is just as appropriate to a wedding as to a funeral ! '' -RRB-
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WHO__<label>__NOUN WROTE__<label>__VERB IT__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV appropriate__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET wedding__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Our school concert came off on the evening of June 29th and was a great success .
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We made ten dollars for the library .
We__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB ten__<label>__PRT dollars__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET library__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We regret to chronicle that Miss Sara Ray met with a misfortune while taking some violent exercise with a wasps ' nest recently .
We__<label>__PRON regret__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT chronicle__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET Miss__<label>__NOUN Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN met__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET misfortune__<label>__NOUN while__<label>__ADP taking__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET violent__<label>__ADJ exercise__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wasps__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT nest__<label>__ADJ recently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The moral is that it is better not to monkey with a wasps ' nest , new or old .
The__<label>__DET moral__<label>__ADJ is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT monkey__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wasps__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT nest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. new__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ old__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Mrs. C. B. Hawkins of Baywater is keeping house for Uncle Roger .
Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. C__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. B__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Hawkins__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Baywater__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB keeping__<label>__VERB house__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She is a very large woman .
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV large__<label>__ADJ woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Uncle Roger says he has to spend too much time walking round her , but otherwise she is an excellent housekeeper .
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It is reported that the school is haunted .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB reported__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET school__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB haunted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
A mysterious light was seen there at two o'clock one night recently .
A__<label>__DET mysterious__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM o__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. clock__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM night__<label>__NOUN recently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
-LRB- THE STORY GIRL AND I EXCHANGE KNOWING SMILES BEHIND THE OTHERS ' BACKS . -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. THE__<label>__NOUN STORY__<label>__NOUN GIRL__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON EXCHANGE__<label>__NOUN KNOWING__<label>__NOUN SMILES__<label>__NOUN BEHIND__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN OTHERS__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT BACKS__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
Dan and Felicity had a fight last Tuesday -- not with fists but with tongues .
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Dan came off best -- as usual .
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-LRB- FELICITY LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY . -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELICITY__<label>__NOUN LAUGHS__<label>__NOUN SARCASTICALLY__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
Mr. Newton Craig of Markdale returned home recently after a somewhat prolonged visit in foreign parts .
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We are glad to welcome Mr. Craig back to our midst .
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Billy Robinson was hurt last week .
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A cow kicked him .
A__<label>__DET cow__<label>__NOUN kicked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I suppose it is wicked of us to feel glad but we all do feel glad because of the way he cheated us with the magic seed last summer .
I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB wicked__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT feel__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET do__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ because__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON cheated__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__NOUN seed__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On April 1st Uncle Roger sent Mr. Peter Craig to the manse to borrow the biography of Adam 's grandfather .
On__<label>__ADP April__<label>__NOUN 1__<label>__NUM st__<label>__NOUN Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN Craig__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET manse__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT borrow__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET biography__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Adam__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN grandfather__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mr. Marwood told Peter he did n't think Adam had any grandfather and advised him to go home and look at the almanac .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB Adam__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET grandfather__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ advised__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET almanac__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- PETER , SOURLY : `` Your Uncle Roger thought he was pretty smart . ''
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SOURLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB pretty__<label>__ADV smart__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY , SEVERELY : `` Uncle Roger IS smart .
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SEVERELY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN IS__<label>__NOUN smart__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It was so easy to fool you . '' -RRB-
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT fool__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
A pair of blue birds have built a nest in a hole in the sides of the well , just under the ferns .
A__<label>__DET pair__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP blue__<label>__ADJ birds__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB built__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET nest__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sides__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ferns__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We can see the eggs when we look down .
We__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eggs__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
They are so cunning .
They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV cunning__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Felix sat down on a tack one day in May .
Felix__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tack__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP May__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Felix thinks house-cleaning is great foolishness .
Felix__<label>__NOUN thinks__<label>__VERB house__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. cleaning__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB great__<label>__ADJ foolishness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
ADS .
ADS__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
LOST -- STOLEN -- OR STRAYED -- A HEART .
LOST__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. STOLEN__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. OR__<label>__NOUN STRAYED__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. A__<label>__DET HEART__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Finder will be rewarded by returning same to Cyrus E. Brisk , Desk 7 , Carlisle School .
Finder__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB rewarded__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP returning__<label>__VERB same__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT Cyrus__<label>__NOUN E__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Brisk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Desk__<label>__NOUN 7__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. Carlisle__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
LOST OR STOLEN .
LOST__<label>__NOUN OR__<label>__NOUN STOLEN__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A piece of brown hair about three inches long and one inch thick .
A__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP brown__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM inches__<label>__NOUN long__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM inch__<label>__NOUN thick__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Finder will kindly return to Miss Cecily King , Desk 15 , Carlisle School .
Finder__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB kindly__<label>__ADV return__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Miss__<label>__NOUN Cecily__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Desk__<label>__NOUN 15__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. Carlisle__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- CECILY : `` Cyrus keeps my hair in his Bible for a bookmark , so Flossie tells me .
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Cyrus__<label>__NOUN keeps__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON Bible__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bookmark__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV Flossie__<label>__NOUN tells__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He says he means to keep it always for a remembrance though he has given up hope . ''
He__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON means__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET remembrance__<label>__NOUN though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT hope__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : `` I 'll steal it out of his Bible in Sunday School . ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ steal__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON Bible__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , BLUSHING : `` Oh , let him keep it if it is any comfort to him .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. BLUSHING__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET comfort__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Besides , it is n't right to steal . ''
Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT steal__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : `` He stole it . ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON stole__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : `` But Mr. Marwood says two wrongs never make a right . '' -RRB-
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM wrongs__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Aunt Olivia 's wedding cake was said to be the best one of its kind ever tasted in Carlisle .
HOUSEHOLD__<label>__NOUN DEPARTMENT__<label>__NOUN Aunt__<label>__NOUN Olivia__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN wedding__<label>__VERB cake__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON kind__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV tasted__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Me and mother made it .
Me__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__ADV made__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
ANXIOUS INQUIRER : -- It is not advisable to curl your hair with mucilage if you can get anything else .
ANXIOUS__<label>__ADJ INQUIRER__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV advisable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT curl__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP mucilage__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Quince juice is better .
Quince__<label>__NOUN juice__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
-LRB- CECILY , BITTERLY : `` I suppose I 'll never hear the last of that mucilage . ''
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. BITTERLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET mucilage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : `` Ask her who used tooth-powder to raise biscuits ? '' -RRB-
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Ask__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB tooth__<label>__DET -__<label>__. powder__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT raise__<label>__VERB biscuits__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
We had rhubarb pies for the first time this spring last week .
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB rhubarb__<label>__VERB pies__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They were fine but hard on the cream .
They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB fine__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ hard__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cream__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FELICITY KING .
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT PATIENT SUFFERER : -- What will I do when a young man steals a lock of my hair ?
ETIQUETTE__<label>__NOUN DEPARTMENT__<label>__NOUN PATIENT__<label>__NOUN SUFFERER__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN steals__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lock__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Ans. : -- Grow some more .
Ans__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. :__<label>__. --__<label>__. Grow__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
No , F-l-x , a little caterpillar is not called a kittenpillar .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. F__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. l__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. x__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ caterpillar__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV called__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET kittenpillar__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- FELIX , ENRAGED : `` I never asked that !
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. FELIX__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ENRAGED__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV asked__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP !__<label>__.
Dan just makes that etiquette column up from beginning to end ! ''
Dan__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV makes__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP etiquette__<label>__NOUN column__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADP from__<label>__ADP beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT end__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY : `` I do n't see what that kind of a question has to do with etiquette anyhow . '' -RRB-
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET question__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP etiquette__<label>__NOUN anyhow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Yes , P-t-r , it is quite proper to treat a lady friend to ice cream twice if you can afford it .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. P__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. t__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. r__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV proper__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT treat__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lady__<label>__NOUN friend__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ice__<label>__VERB cream__<label>__NOUN twice__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB afford__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
No , F-l-c-t-y , it is not ladylike to chew tobacco .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. F__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. l__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. c__<label>__X -__<label>__. t__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ladylike__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT chew__<label>__VERB tobacco__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Better stick to spruce gum .
Better__<label>__NOUN stick__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT spruce__<label>__VERB gum__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
DAN KING .
DAN__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FASHION NOTES Frilled muslin aprons will be much worn this summer .
FASHION__<label>__NOUN NOTES__<label>__NOUN Frilled__<label>__NOUN muslin__<label>__NOUN aprons__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADJ worn__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET summer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It is no longer fashionable to trim them with knitted lace .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__ADV longer__<label>__ADV fashionable__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT trim__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP knitted__<label>__VERB lace__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
One pocket is considered smart .
One__<label>__NUM pocket__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB considered__<label>__VERB smart__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Clam-shells are fashionable keepsakes .
Clam__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. shells__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB fashionable__<label>__ADJ keepsakes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You write your name and the date inside one and your friend writes hers in the other and you exchange .
You__<label>__PRON write__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET date__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON friend__<label>__NOUN writes__<label>__VERB hers__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON exchange__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
CECILY KING .
CECILY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FUNNY PARAGRAPHS MR. PERKINS : -- `` Peter , name the large islands of the world . ''
FUNNY__<label>__NOUN PARAGRAPHS__<label>__NOUN MR__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. PERKINS__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. name__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET large__<label>__ADJ islands__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER : -- `` The Island , the British Isles and Australia . ''
PETER__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Island__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET British__<label>__ADJ Isles__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Australia__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
-LRB- PETER , DEFIANTLY : `` Well , Mr. Perkins said he guessed I was right , so you need n't laugh . '' -RRB-
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. DEFIANTLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Perkins__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON guessed__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM laugh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
This is a true joke and really happened .
This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET true__<label>__ADJ joke__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ really__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It 's about Mr. Samuel Clask again .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Samuel__<label>__NOUN Clask__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He was once leading a prayer meeting and he looked through the window and saw the constable driving up and guessed he was after him because he was always in debt .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV leading__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET prayer__<label>__NOUN meeting__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET constable__<label>__ADJ driving__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ guessed__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP debt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So in a great hurry he called on Brother Casey to lead in prayer and while Brother Casey was praying with his eyes shut and everybody else had their heads bowed Mr. Clask got out of the window and got away before the constable got in because he did n't like to come in till the prayer was finished .
So__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ hurry__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Brother__<label>__NOUN Casey__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT lead__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP prayer__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ while__<label>__ADP Brother__<label>__NOUN Casey__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB praying__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN shut__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ everybody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON heads__<label>__NOUN bowed__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Clask__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ got__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET constable__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP till__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET prayer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Uncle Roger says it was a smart trick on Mr. Clask 's part , but I do n't think there was much religion about it .
Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET smart__<label>__ADJ trick__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Clask__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ part__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADJ religion__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
FELIX KING .
FELIX__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXI .
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PEG BOWEN COMES TO CHURCH When those of us who are still left of that band of children who played long years ago in the old orchard and walked the golden road together in joyous companionship , foregather now and again in our busy lives and talk over the events of those many merry moons -- there are some of our adventures that gleam out more vividly in memory than the others , and are oftener discussed .
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The time we bought God 's picture from Jerry Cowan -- the time Dan ate the poison berries -- the time we heard the ghostly bell ring -- the bewitchment of Paddy -- the visit of the Governor 's wife -- and the night we were lost in the storm -- all awaken reminiscent jest and laughter ; but none more than the recollection of the Sunday Peg Bowen came to church and sat in our pew .
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Though goodness knows , as Felicity would say , we did not think it any matter for laughter at the time -- far from it .
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It was one Sunday evening in July .
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Uncle Alec and Aunt Janet , having been out to the morning service , did not attend in the evening , and we small fry walked together down the long hill road , wearing Sunday attire and trying , more or less successfully , to wear Sunday faces also .
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Those walks to church , through the golden completeness of the summer evenings , were always very pleasant to us , and we never hurried , though , on the other hand , we were very careful not to be late .
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This particular evening was particularly beautiful .
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It was cool after a hot day , and wheat fields all about us were ripening to their harvestry .
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The wind gossiped with the grasses along our way , and over them the buttercups danced , goldenly-glad .
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Waves of sinuous shadow went over the ripe hayfields , and plundering bees sang a freebooting lilt in wayside gardens .
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`` The world is so lovely tonight , '' said the Story Girl .
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`` I just hate the thought of going into the church and shutting all the sunlight and music outside .
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I wish we could have the service outside in summer . ''
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`` I do n't think that would be very religious , '' said Felicity .
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`` I 'd feel ever so much more religious outside than in , '' retorted the Story Girl .
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`` If the service was outside we 'd have to sit in the graveyard and that would n't be very cheerful , '' said Felix .
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`` Besides , the music is n't shut out , '' added Felicity .
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`` The choir is inside . '' ''
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` Music has charms to soothe a savage breast , ' '' quoted Peter , who was getting into the habit of adorning his conversation with similar gems .
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`` That 's in one of Shakespeare 's plays .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP Shakespeare__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN plays__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'm reading them now , since I got through with the Bible .
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They 're great . ''
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`` I do n't see when you get time to read them , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , I read them Sunday afternoons when I 'm home . ''
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`` I do n't believe they 're fit to read on Sundays , '' exclaimed Felicity .
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`` Mother says Valeria Montague 's stories ai n't . ''
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`` But Shakespeare 's different from Valeria , '' protested Peter .
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`` I do n't see in what way .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He wrote a lot of things that were n't true , just like Valeria , and he wrote swear words too .
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Valeria never does that .
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Her characters all talk in a very refined fashion . ''
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`` Well , I always skip the swear words , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV skip__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET swear__<label>__ADJ words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And Mr. Marwood said once that the Bible and Shakespeare would furnish any library well .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Marwood__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bible__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Shakespeare__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB furnish__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET library__<label>__ADJ well__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So you see he put them together , but I 'm sure that he would never say that the Bible and Valeria would make a library . ''
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`` Well , all I know is , I shall never read Shakespeare on Sunday , '' said Felicity loftily .
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`` I wonder what kind of a preacher young Mr. Davidson is , '' speculated Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET preacher__<label>__NOUN young__<label>__ADJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Davidson__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. speculated__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , we 'll know when we hear him tonight , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON tonight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He ought to be good , for his uncle before him was a fine preacher , though a very absent-minded man .
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But Uncle Roger says the supply in Mr. Marwood 's vacation never amounts to much .
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I know an awfully funny story about old Mr. Davidson .
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He used to be the minister in Baywater , you know , and he had a large family and his children were very mischievous .
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One day his wife was ironing and she ironed a great big nightcap with a frill round it .
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One of the children took it when she was n't looking and hid it in his father 's best beaver hat -- the one he wore on Sundays .
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When Mr. Davidson went to church next Sunday he put the hat on without ever looking into the crown .
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He walked to church in a brown study and at the door he took off his hat .
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The nightcap just slipped down on his head , as if it had been put on , and the frill stood out around his face and the string hung down his back .
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But he never noticed it , because his thoughts were far away , and he walked up the church aisle and into the pulpit , like that .
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One of his elders had to tiptoe up and tell him what he had on his head .
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He plucked it off in a dazed fashion , held it up , and looked at it .
He__<label>__PRON plucked__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dazed__<label>__ADJ fashion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. held__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
` Bless me , it is Sally 's nightcap ! '
`__<label>__. Bless__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB Sally__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ nightcap__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
he exclaimed mildly . '
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I do not know how I could have got it on . '
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Then he just stuffed it into his pocket calmly and went on with the service , and the long strings of the nightcap hung down out of his pocket all the time . ''
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`` It seems to me , '' said Peter , amid the laughter with which we greeted the tale , `` that a funny story is funnier when it is about a minister than it is about any other man .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. amid__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET laughter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET we__<label>__PRON greeted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET funny__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB funnier__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I wonder why . ''
I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Sometimes I do n't think it is right to tell funny stories about ministers , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Sometimes__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB funny__<label>__ADJ stories__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP ministers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It certainly is n't respectful . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON certainly__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. respectful__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` A good story is a good story -- no matter who it 's about , '' said the Story Girl with ungrammatical relish .
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. no__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP ungrammatical__<label>__ADJ relish__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was as yet no one in the church when we reached it , so we took our accustomed ramble through the graveyard surrounding it .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP yet__<label>__ADV no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON accustomed__<label>__ADJ ramble__<label>__ADJ through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET graveyard__<label>__NOUN surrounding__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
The Story Girl had brought flowers for her mother 's grave as usual , and while she arranged them on it the rest of us read for the hundredth time the epitaph on Great-Grandfather King 's tombstone , which had been composed by Great-Grandmother King .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB brought__<label>__VERB flowers__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN grave__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP usual__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ while__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON arranged__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON read__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hundredth__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET epitaph__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Grandfather__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN tombstone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB composed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Grandmother__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That epitaph was quite famous among the little family traditions that entwine every household with mingled mirth and sorrow , smiles and tears .
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It had a perennial fascination for us and we read it over every Sunday .
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Cut deeply in the upright slab of red Island sandstone , the epitaph ran as follows : -- SWEET DEPARTED SPIRIT Do receive the vows a grateful widow pays , Each future day and night shall hear her speak her Isaac 's praise .
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Though thy beloved form must in the grave decay Yet from her heart thy memory no time , no change shall steal away .
Though__<label>__ADP thy__<label>__ADJ beloved__<label>__ADJ form__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grave__<label>__NOUN decay__<label>__NOUN Yet__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN thy__<label>__ADJ memory__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET change__<label>__NOUN shall__<label>__VERB steal__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Do thou from mansions of eternal bliss Remember thy distressed relict .
Do__<label>__VERB thou__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP mansions__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP eternal__<label>__ADJ bliss__<label>__ADJ Remember__<label>__NOUN thy__<label>__NOUN distressed__<label>__VERB relict__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Look on her with an angel 's love -- Soothe her sad life and cheer her end Through this world 's dangers and its griefs .
Look__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET angel__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN love__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Soothe__<label>__NOUN her__<label>__PRON sad__<label>__ADJ life__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cheer__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON end__<label>__NOUN Through__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ dangers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ its__<label>__PRON griefs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then meet her with thy well-known smiles and welcome At the last great day .
Then__<label>__ADV meet__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP thy__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. known__<label>__VERB smiles__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ welcome__<label>__NOUN At__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ great__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , I ca n't make out what the old lady was driving at , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM make__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ lady__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB driving__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That 's a nice way to speak of your great-grandmother , '' said Felicity severely .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET nice__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. grandmother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` How does The Family Guide say you ought to speak of your great-grandma , sweet one ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV does__<label>__VERB The__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. grandma__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sweet__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Dan .
asked__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There is one thing about it that puzzles me , '' remarked Cecily .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM thing__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP puzzles__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She calls herself a GRATEFUL widow .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON calls__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET GRATEFUL__<label>__NOUN widow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now , what was she grateful for ? ''
Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON grateful__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Because she was rid of him at last , '' said graceless Dan .
``__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB rid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB graceless__<label>__ADJ Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , it could n't have been that , '' protested Cecily seriously .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN seriously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 've always heard that Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother were very much attached to each other . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Grandfather__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Grandmother__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV attached__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT each__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Maybe , then , it means she was grateful that she 'd had him as long as she did , '' suggested Peter .
``__<label>__. Maybe__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON means__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB grateful__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She was grateful to him because he had been so kind to her in life , I think , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB grateful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV kind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What is a ` distressed relict ' ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET `__<label>__. distressed__<label>__ADJ relict__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felix . ''
asked__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Relict ' is a word I hate , '' said the Story Girl .
`__<label>__. Relict__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON hate__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It sounds so much like relic .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON sounds__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ like__<label>__ADP relic__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Relict means just the same as widow , only a man can be a relict , too . ''
Relict__<label>__NOUN means__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP widow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET relict__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Great-Grandmother seemed to run short of rhymes at the last of the epitaph , '' commented Dan .
``__<label>__. Great__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Grandmother__<label>__NOUN seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB short__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP rhymes__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET epitaph__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Finding rhymes is n't as easy as you might think , '' avowed Peter , out of his own experience .
``__<label>__. Finding__<label>__VERB rhymes__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. avowed__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ experience__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think Grandmother King intended the last of the epitaph to be in blank verse , '' said Felicity with dignity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB Grandmother__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN intended__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET epitaph__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP blank__<label>__ADJ verse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP dignity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was still only a sprinkling of people in the church when we went in and took our places in the old-fashioned , square King pew .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET sprinkling__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON places__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. fashioned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. square__<label>__ADJ King__<label>__NOUN pew__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We had just got comfortably settled when Felicity said in an agitated whisper , `` Here is Peg Bowen ! ''
We__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB comfortably__<label>__ADV settled__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV Felicity__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET agitated__<label>__ADJ whisper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We all stared at Peg , who was pacing composedly up the aisle .
We__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET stared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB pacing__<label>__VERB composedly__<label>__ADV up__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET aisle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We might be excused for so doing , for seldom were the decorous aisles of Carlisle church invaded by such a figure .
We__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB excused__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV doing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP seldom__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET decorous__<label>__ADJ aisles__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN church__<label>__NOUN invaded__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET figure__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peg was dressed in her usual short drugget skirt , rather worn and frayed around the bottom , and a waist of brilliant turkey red calico .
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She wore no hat , and her grizzled black hair streamed in elf locks over her shoulders .
She__<label>__PRON wore__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET hat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON grizzled__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN streamed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP elf__<label>__NOUN locks__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON shoulders__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Face , arms and feet were bare -- and face , arms and feet were liberally powdered with FLOUR .
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Certainly no one who saw Peg that night could ever forget the apparition .
Certainly__<label>__ADV no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV forget__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET apparition__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peg 's black eyes , in which shone a more than usually wild and fitful light , roved scrutinizingly over the church , then settled on our pew .
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`` She 's coming here , '' whispered Felicity in horror .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ coming__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP horror__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Ca n't we spread out and make her think the pew is full ? ''
``__<label>__. Ca__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT we__<label>__PRON spread__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ make__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pew__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB full__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But the manoeuvre was too late .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET manoeuvre__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV late__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The only result was that Felicity and the Story Girl in moving over left a vacant space between them and Peg promptly plumped down in it .
The__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ result__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP moving__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT left__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET vacant__<label>__ADJ space__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Peg__<label>__NOUN promptly__<label>__ADV plumped__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Well , I 'm here , '' she remarked aloud .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON remarked__<label>__VERB aloud__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I did say once I 'd never darken the door of Carlisle church again , but what that boy there '' -- nodding at Peter -- `` said last winter set me thinking , and I concluded maybe I 'd better come once in a while , to be on the safe side . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV darken__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN church__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP boy__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV ''__<label>__. --__<label>__. nodding__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ winter__<label>__NOUN set__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON thinking__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON concluded__<label>__VERB maybe__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__ADJ better__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET safe__<label>__ADJ side__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Those poor girls were in an agony .
Those__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ girls__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET agony__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Everybody in the church was looking at our pew and smiling .
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We all felt that we were terribly disgraced ; but we could do nothing .
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Peg was enjoying herself hugely , beyond all doubt .
Peg__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB enjoying__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON hugely__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. beyond__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
From where she sat she could see the whole church , including pulpit and gallery , and her black eyes darted over it with restless glances .
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`` Bless me , there 's Sam Kinnaird , '' she exclaimed , still aloud .
``__<label>__. Bless__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN Sam__<label>__NOUN Kinnaird__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV aloud__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` He 's the man that dunned Jacob Marr for four cents on the church steps one Sunday .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET dunned__<label>__VERB Jacob__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP four__<label>__NUM cents__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN steps__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM Sunday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I heard him . '
I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
I think , Jacob , you owe me four cents on that cow you bought last fall .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Jacob__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON owe__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON four__<label>__NUM cents__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET cow__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON bought__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ fall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Rec ` llect you could n't make the change ? '
Rec__<label>__NOUN `__<label>__. llect__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM make__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET change__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Well , you know , ` twould a-made a cat laugh .
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The Kinnairds were all mighty close , I can tell you .
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That 's how they got rich . ''
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB rich__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
What Sam Kinnaird felt or thought during this speech , which everyone in the church must have heard , I know not .
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Gossip had it that he changed colour .
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We wretched occupants of the King pew were concerned only with our own outraged feelings .
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`` And there 's Melita Ross , '' went on Peg .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN Melita__<label>__NOUN Ross__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She 's got the same bonnet on she had last time I was in Carlisle church six years ago .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ bonnet__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN church__<label>__NOUN six__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Some folks has the knack of making things last .
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But look at the style Mrs. Elmer Brewer wears , will yez ?
But__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET style__<label>__NOUN Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Elmer__<label>__NOUN Brewer__<label>__NOUN wears__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Yez would n't think her mother died in the poor-house , would yez , now ? ''
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Poor Mrs. Brewer !
Poor__<label>__NOUN Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Brewer__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
From the tip of her smart kid shoes to the dainty cluster of ostrich tips in her bonnet -- she was most immaculately and handsomely arrayed ; but I venture to think she could have taken small pleasure in her fashionable attire that evening .
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Some of the unregenerate , including Dan , were shaking with suppressed laughter , but most of the people looked as if they were afraid to smile , lest their turn should come next .
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`` There 's old Stephen Grant coming in , '' exclaimed Peg viciously , shaking her floury fist at him , `` and looking as if butter would n't melt in his mouth .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ Stephen__<label>__NOUN Grant__<label>__NOUN coming__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN viciously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. shaking__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON floury__<label>__NOUN fist__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ looking__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP butter__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM melt__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He may be an elder , but he 's a scoundrel just the same .
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He set fire to his house to get the insurance and then blamed ME for doing it .
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But I got even with him for it .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Oh , yes !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X !__<label>__.
He knows that , and so do I !
He__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
He , he ! ''
He__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peg chuckled quite fiendishly and Stephen Grant tried to look as if nothing had been said .
Peg__<label>__NOUN chuckled__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV fiendishly__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ Stephen__<label>__NOUN Grant__<label>__NOUN tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Oh , will the minister never come ? ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
moaned Felicity in my ear .
moaned__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON ear__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Surely she 'll have to stop then . ''
``__<label>__. Surely__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stop__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But the minister did not come and Peg had no intention of stopping .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ Peg__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET intention__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP stopping__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There 's Maria Dean . ''
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN Maria__<label>__NOUN Dean__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she resumed .
she__<label>__PRON resumed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I have n't seen Maria for years .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT seen__<label>__VERB Maria__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I never call there for she never seems to have anything to eat in the house .
I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV call__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was a Clayton and the Claytons never could cook .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET Clayton__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Claytons__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB cook__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Maria sorter looks as if she 'd shrunk in the wash , now , do n't she ?
Maria__<label>__NOUN sorter__<label>__NOUN looks__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ shrunk__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wash__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
And there 's Douglas Nicholson .
And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Douglas__<label>__NOUN Nicholson__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His brother put rat poison in the family pancakes .
His__<label>__PRON brother__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB rat__<label>__PRT poison__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN pancakes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nice little trick that , was n't it ?
Nice__<label>__NOUN little__<label>__ADJ trick__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
They say it was by mistake .
They__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP mistake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I hope it WAS a mistake .
I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON WAS__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET mistake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His wife is all rigged out in silk .
His__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET rigged__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP silk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yez would n't think to look at her she was married in cotton -- and mighty thankful to get married in anything , it 's my opinion .
Yez__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP cotton__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ mighty__<label>__ADV thankful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON opinion__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There 's Timothy Patterson .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN Timothy__<label>__NOUN Patterson__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He 's the meanest man alive -- meaner 'n Sam Kinnaird even .
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET meanest__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN alive__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. meaner__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. n__<label>__ADJ Sam__<label>__NOUN Kinnaird__<label>__NOUN even__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Timothy pays his children five cents apiece to go without their suppers , and then steals the cents out of their pockets after they 've gone to bed .
Timothy__<label>__NOUN pays__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON children__<label>__NOUN five__<label>__NUM cents__<label>__NOUN apiece__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON suppers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV steals__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cents__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON pockets__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's a fact .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fact__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And when his old father died he would n't let his wife put his best shirt on him .
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ father__<label>__NOUN died__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM let__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN put__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON best__<label>__ADJ shirt__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He said his second best was plenty good to be buried in .
He__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON second__<label>__ADJ best__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB plenty__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB buried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
That 's another fact . ''
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET fact__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I ca n't stand much more of this , '' wailed Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM stand__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. wailed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` See here , Miss Bowen , you really ought n't to talk like that about people , '' expostulated Peter in a low tone , goaded thereto , despite his awe of Peg , by Felicity 's anguish .
``__<label>__. See__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV ought__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. expostulated__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET low__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. goaded__<label>__VERB thereto__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. despite__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON awe__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Peg__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ anguish__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Bless you , boy , '' said Peg good-humouredly , `` the only difference between me and other folks is that I say these things out loud and they just think them .
``__<label>__. Bless__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. boy__<label>__X ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. humouredly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ difference__<label>__NOUN between__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ other__<label>__ADJ folks__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB these__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT loud__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
If I told yez all the things I know about the people in this congregation you 'd be amazed .
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET people__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET congregation__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB amazed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Have a peppermint ? ''
Have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET peppermint__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
To our horror Peg produced a handful of peppermint lozenges from the pocket of her skirt and offered us one each .
To__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON horror__<label>__NOUN Peg__<label>__NOUN produced__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET handful__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP peppermint__<label>__NOUN lozenges__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pocket__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON skirt__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ offered__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM each__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
We did not dare refuse but we each held our lozenge very gingerly in our hands .
We__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__VERB refuse__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON each__<label>__DET held__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON lozenge__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV gingerly__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Eat them , '' commanded Peg rather fiercely .
``__<label>__. Eat__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commanded__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV fiercely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Mother does n't allow us to eat candy in church , '' faltered Felicity .
``__<label>__. Mother__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB allow__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB candy__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. faltered__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , I 've seen just as fine ladies as your ma give their children lozenges in church , '' said Peg loftily .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN seen__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP fine__<label>__ADJ ladies__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON ma__<label>__NOUN give__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON children__<label>__NOUN lozenges__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN loftily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She put a peppermint in her own mouth and sucked it with gusto .
She__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET peppermint__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ mouth__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sucked__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP gusto__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We were relieved , for she did not talk during the process ; but our relief was of short duration .
We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB relieved__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV talk__<label>__VERB during__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET process__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ our__<label>__PRON relief__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP short__<label>__ADJ duration__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A bevy of three very smartly dressed young ladies , sweeping past our pew , started Peg off again .
A__<label>__DET bevy__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP three__<label>__NUM very__<label>__ADV smartly__<label>__ADV dressed__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ ladies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sweeping__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON pew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. started__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Yez need n't be so stuck up , '' she said , loudly and derisively .
``__<label>__. Yez__<label>__PRON need__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__NOUN 't__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV stuck__<label>__ADJ up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. loudly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ derisively__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Yez was all of yez rocked in a flour barrel .
``__<label>__. Yez__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP yez__<label>__NOUN rocked__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET flour__<label>__ADJ barrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And there 's old Henry Frewen , still above ground .
And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ Henry__<label>__NOUN Frewen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV above__<label>__ADP ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I called my parrot after him because their noses were exactly alike .
I__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON parrot__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON noses__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB exactly__<label>__ADV alike__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Look at Caroline Marr , will yez ?
Look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP Caroline__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB yez__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
That 's a woman who 'd like pretty well to get married , And there 's Alexander Marr .
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP pretty__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB married__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Alexander__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He 's a real Christian , anyhow , and so 's his dog .
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ Christian__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON dog__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I can always size up what a man 's religion amounts to by the kind of dog he keeps .
I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV size__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ religion__<label>__NOUN amounts__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dog__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON keeps__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Alexander Marr is a good man . ''
Alexander__<label>__NOUN Marr__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
It was a relief to hear Peg speak well of somebody ; but that was the only exception she made .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET relief__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN speak__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP somebody__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ exception__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Look at Dave Fraser strutting in , '' she went on .
``__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Dave__<label>__NOUN Fraser__<label>__NOUN strutting__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
`` That man has thanked God so often that he is n't like other people that it 's come to be true .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB thanked__<label>__VERB God__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV often__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
He is n't !
He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM !__<label>__.
And there 's Susan Frewen .
And__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Susan__<label>__NOUN Frewen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She 's jealous of everybody .
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ jealous__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP everybody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She 's even jealous of Old Man Rogers because he 's buried in the best spot in the graveyard .
She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV jealous__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP Old__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN Rogers__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ buried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ spot__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET graveyard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Seth Erskine has the same look he was born with .
Seth__<label>__NOUN Erskine__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB born__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
They say the Lord made everybody but I believe the devil made all the Erskines . ''
They__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Lord__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB everybody__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET devil__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Erskines__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She 's getting worse all the time .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ getting__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What WILL she say next ? ''
What__<label>__PRON WILL__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB next__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
whispered poor Felicity .
whispered__<label>__ADJ poor__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But her martyrdom was over at last .
But__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON martyrdom__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The minister appeared in the pulpit and Peg subsided into silence .
The__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN appeared__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pulpit__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Peg__<label>__NOUN subsided__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP silence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She folded her bare , floury arms over her breast and fastened her black eyes on the young preacher .
She__<label>__PRON folded__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON bare__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. floury__<label>__NOUN arms__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON breast__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ fastened__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON black__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ preacher__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Her behaviour for the next half-hour was decorum itself , save that when the minister prayed that we might all be charitable in judgment Peg ejaculated `` Amen '' several times , loudly and forcibly , somewhat to the discomfiture of the Young man , to whom Peg was a stranger .
Her__<label>__PRON behaviour__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. hour__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB decorum__<label>__VERB itself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. save__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN prayed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB all__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB charitable__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP judgment__<label>__NOUN Peg__<label>__NOUN ejaculated__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Amen__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. several__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. loudly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ forcibly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. somewhat__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET discomfiture__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Young__<label>__NOUN man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT whom__<label>__PRON Peg__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He opened his eyes , glanced at our pew in a startled way , then collected himself and went on .
He__<label>__PRON opened__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. glanced__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON pew__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET startled__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV collected__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Peg listened to the sermon , silently and motionlessly , until Mr. Davidson was half through .
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Then she suddenly got on her feet .
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`` This is too dull for me , '' she exclaimed .
``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV dull__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I want something more exciting . ''
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Mr. Davidson stopped short and Peg marched down the aisle in the midst of complete silence .
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Half way down the aisle she turned around and faced the minister .
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`` There are so many hypocrites in this church that it is n't fit for decent people to come to , '' she said .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ hypocrites__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET church__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADJ fit__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP decent__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Rather than be such hypocrites as most of you are it would be better for you to go miles into the woods and commit suicide . ''
``__<label>__. Rather__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP be__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ hypocrites__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP most__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB miles__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ commit__<label>__NOUN suicide__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Wheeling about , she strode to the door .
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Then she turned for a Parthian shot .
Then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET Parthian__<label>__ADJ shot__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 've felt kind of worried for God sometimes , seeing He has so much to attend to , '' she said , `` but I see I need n't be , so long 's there 's plenty of ministers to tell Him what to do . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN felt__<label>__VERB kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP worried__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP God__<label>__NOUN sometimes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. seeing__<label>__VERB He__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT attend__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ministers__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB Him__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
With that Peg shook the dust of Carlisle church from her feet .
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Poor Mr. Davidson resumed his discourse .
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Old Elder Bayley , whose attention an earthquake could not have distracted from the sermon , afterwards declared that it was an excellent and edifying exhortation , but I doubt if anyone else in Carlisle church tasted it much or gained much good therefrom .
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Certainly we of the King household did not .
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We could not even remember the text when we reached home .
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Felicity was comfortless .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB comfortless__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Mr. Davidson would be sure to think she belonged to our family when she was in our pew , '' she said bitterly .
``__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Davidson__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON belonged__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON pew__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB bitterly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Oh , I feel as if I could never get over such a mortification !
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV get__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET mortification__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Peter , I do wish you would n't go telling people they ought to go to church .
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It 's all your fault that this happened . ''
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`` Never mind , it will be a good story to tell sometime , '' remarked the Story Girl with relish .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB sometime__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP relish__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXII .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXII__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
THE YANKEE STORM In an August orchard six children and a grown-up were sitting around the pulpit stone .
THE__<label>__DET YANKEE__<label>__NOUN STORM__<label>__NOUN In__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET August__<label>__NOUN orchard__<label>__NOUN six__<label>__NUM children__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET grown__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. up__<label>__ADV were__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pulpit__<label>__NOUN stone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The grown-up was Miss Reade , who had been up to give the girls their music lesson and had consented to stay to tea , much to the rapture of the said girls , who continued to worship her with unabated and romantic ardour .
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To us , over the golden grasses , came the Story Girl , carrying in her hand a single large poppy , like a blood-red chalice filled with the wine of August wizardry .
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She proffered it to Miss Reade and , as the latter took it into her singularly slender , beautiful hand , I saw a ring on her third finger .
She__<label>__PRON proffered__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET latter__<label>__ADJ took__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON singularly__<label>__ADJ slender__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON third__<label>__ADJ finger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I noticed it , because I had heard the girls say that Miss Reade never wore rings , not liking them .
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It was not a new ring ; it was handsome , but of an old-fashioned design and setting , with a glint of diamonds about a central sapphire .
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Later on , when Miss Reade had gone , I asked the Story Girl if she had noticed the ring .
Later__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB noticed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She nodded , but seemed disinclined to say more about it .
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`` Look here , Sara , '' I said , `` there 's something about that ring -- something you know . ''
``__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN something__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. something__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I told you once there was a story growing but you would have to wait until it was fully grown , '' she answered .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN growing__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wait__<label>__VERB until__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB fully__<label>__ADV grown__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Is Miss Reade going to marry anybody -- anybody we know ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB anybody__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. anybody__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I persisted .
I__<label>__PRON persisted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Curiosity killed a cat , '' observed the Story Girl coolly .
``__<label>__. Curiosity__<label>__NOUN killed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. observed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN coolly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Miss Reade has n't told me that she was going to marry anybody .
``__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__. told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB anybody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You will find out all that is good for you to know in due time . ''
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When the Story Girl put on grown-up airs I did not like her so well , and I dropped the subject with a dignity that seemed to amuse her mightily .
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She had been away for a week , visiting cousins in Markdale , and she had come home with a new treasure-trove of stories , most of which she had heard from the old sailors of Markdale Harbour .
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She had promised that morning to tell us of `` the most tragic event that had ever been known on the north shore , '' and we now reminded her of her promise .
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`` Some call it the ` Yankee Storm , ' and others the ` American Gale , ' '' she began , sitting down by Miss Reade and beaming , because the latter put her arm around her waist .
``__<label>__. Some__<label>__DET call__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET `__<label>__. Yankee__<label>__NOUN Storm__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ others__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET `__<label>__. American__<label>__ADJ Gale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. sitting__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ beaming__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET latter__<label>__ADJ put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON arm__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON waist__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It happened nearly forty years ago , in October of 1851 .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV forty__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP October__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP 1851__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Old Mr. Coles at the Harbour told me all about it .
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He was a young man then and he says he can never forget that dreadful time .
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You know in those days hundreds of American fishing schooners used to come down to the Gulf every summer to fish mackerel .
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On one beautiful Saturday night in this October of 1851 , more than one hundred of these vessels could be counted from Markdale Capes .
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By Monday night more than seventy of them had been destroyed .
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Those which had escaped were mostly those which went into harbour Saturday night , to keep Sunday .
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Mr. Coles says the rest stayed outside and fished all day Sunday , same as through the week , and HE says the storm was a judgment on them for doing it .
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But he admits that even some of them got into harbour later on and escaped , so it 's hard to know what to think .
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But it is certain that on Sunday night there came up a sudden and terrible storm -- the worst , Mr. Coles says , that has ever been known on the north shore .
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It lasted for two days and scores of vessels were driven ashore and completely wrecked .
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The crews of most of the vessels that went ashore on the sand beaches were saved , but those that struck on the rocks went to pieces and all hands were lost .
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For weeks after the storm the north shore was strewn with the bodies of drowned men .
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Think of it !
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Many of them were unknown and unrecognizable , and they were buried in Markdale graveyard .
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Mr. Coles says the schoolmaster who was in Markdale then wrote a poem on the storm and Mr. Coles recited the first two verses to me . ''
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` Here are the fishers ' hillside graves , The church beside , the woods around , Below , the hollow moaning waves Where the poor fishermen were drowned . '' '
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A sudden tempest the blue welkin tore , The seamen tossed and torn apart Rolled with the seaweed to the shore While landsmen gazed with aching heart . '
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`` Mr. Coles could n't remember any more of it .
``__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Coles__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM remember__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But the saddest of all the stories of the Yankee Storm was the one about the Franklin Dexter .
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The Franklin Dexter went ashore on the Markdale Capes and all on board perished , the Captain and three of his brothers among them .
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These four young men were the sons of an old man who lived in Portland , Maine , and when he heard what had happened he came right down to the Island to see if he could find their bodies .
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They had all come ashore and had been buried in Markdale graveyard ; but he was determined to take them up and carry them home for burial .
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He said he had promised their mother to take her boys home to her and he must do it .
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So they were taken up and put on board a sailing vessel at Markdale Harbour to be taken back to Maine , while the father himself went home on a passenger steamer .
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The name of the sailing vessel was the Seth Hall , and the captain 's name was Seth Hall , too .
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Captain Hall was a dreadfully profane man and used to swear blood-curdling oaths .
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On the night he sailed out of Markdale Harbour the old sailors warned him that a storm was brewing and that it would catch him if he did not wait until it was over .
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The captain had become very impatient because of several delays he had already met with , and he was in a furious temper .
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He swore a wicked oath that he would sail out of Markdale Harbour that night and ` God Almighty Himself should n't catch him . '
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He did sail out of the harbour ; and the storm did catch him , and the Seth Hall went down with all hands , the dead and the living finding a watery grave together .
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So the poor old mother up in Maine never had her boys brought back to her after all .
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Mr. Coles says it seems as if it were foreordained that they should not rest in a grave , but should lie beneath the waves until the day when the sea gives up its dead . '' ''
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` They sleep as well beneath that purple tide As others under turf , ' '' quoted Miss Reade softly .
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`` I am very thankful , '' she added , `` that I am not one of those whose dear ones ` go down to the sea in ships . '
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It seems to me that they have treble their share of this world 's heartache . ''
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`` Uncle Stephen was a sailor and he was drowned , '' said Felicity , `` and they say it broke Grandmother King 's heart .
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I do n't see why people ca n't be contented on dry land . ''
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Cecily 's tears had been dropping on the autograph quilt square she was faithfully embroidering .
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She had been diligently collecting names for it ever since the preceding autumn and had a goodly number ; but Kitty Marr had one more and this was certainly a fly in Cecily 's ointment .
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`` Besides , one I 've got is n't paid for -- Peg Bowen 's , '' she lamented , `` and I do n't suppose it ever will be , for I 'll never dare to ask her for it . ''
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`` I would n't put it on at all , '' said Felicity .
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`` Oh , I do n't dare not to .
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She 'd be sure to find out I did n't and then she 'd be very angry .
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I wish I could get just one more name and then I 'd be contented .
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But I do n't know of a single person who has n't been asked already . ''
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`` Except Mr. Campbell , '' said Dan .
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`` Oh , of course nobody would ask Mr. Campbell .
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We all know it would be of no use .
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He does n't believe in missions at all -- in fact , he says he detests the very mention of missions -- and he never gives one cent to them . ''
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`` All the same , I think he ought to be asked , so that he would n't have the excuse that nobody DID ask him , '' declared Dan .
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`` Do you really think so , Dan ? ''
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asked Cecily earnestly .
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`` Sure , '' said Dan , solemnly .
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Dan liked to tease even Cecily a wee bit now and then .
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Cecily relapsed into anxious thought , and care sat visibly on her brow for the rest of the day .
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Next morning she came to me and said : `` Bev , would you like to go for a walk with me this afternoon ? ''
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`` Of course , '' I replied .
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`` Any particular where ? ''
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`` I 'm going to see Mr. Campbell and ask him for his name for my square , '' said Cecily resolutely .
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`` I do n't suppose it will do any good .
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He would n't give anything to the library last summer , you remember , till the Story Girl told him that story about his grandmother .
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She wo n't go with me this time -- I do n't know why .
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I ca n't tell a story and I 'm frightened to death just to think of going to him .
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But I believe it is my duty ; and besides I would love to get as many names on my square as Kitty Marr has .
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So if you 'll go with me we 'll go this afternoon .
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I simply COULD N'T go alone . ''
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CHAPTER XXIII .
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A MISSIONARY HEROINE Accordingly , that afternoon we bearded the lion in his den .
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The road we took was a beautiful one , for we went `` cross lots , '' and we enjoyed it , in spite of the fact that we did not expect the interview with Mr. Campbell to be a very pleasant one .
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To be sure , he had been quite civil on the occasion of our last call upon him , but the Story Girl had been with us then and had beguiled him into good-humour and generosity by the magic of her voice and personality .
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We had no such ally now , and Mr. Campbell was known to be virulently opposed to missions in any shape or form .
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`` I do n't know whether it would have been any better if I could have put on my good clothes , '' said Cecily , with a rueful glance at her print dress , which , though neat and clean , was undeniably faded and RATHER short and tight .
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`` The Story Girl said it would , and I wanted to , but mother would n't let me .
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She said it was all nonsense , and Mr. Campbell would never notice what I had on . ''
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`` It 's my opinion that Mr. Campbell notices a good deal more than you 'd think for , '' I said sagely .
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`` Well , I wish our call was over , '' sighed Cecily .
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`` I ca n't tell you how I dread it . ''
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`` Now , see here , Sis , '' I said cheerfully , `` let 's not think about it till we get there .
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It 'll only spoil our walk and do no good .
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Let 's just forget it and enjoy ourselves . ''
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`` I 'll try , '' agreed Cecily , `` but it 's ever so much easier to preach than to practise . ''
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Our way lay first over a hill top , gallantly plumed with golden rod , where cloud shadows drifted over us like a gypsying crew .
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Carlisle , in all its ripely tinted length and breadth , lay below us , basking in the August sunshine , that spilled over the brim of the valley to the far-off Markdale Harbour , cupped in its harvest-golden hills .
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Then came a little valley overgrown with the pale purple bloom of thistles and elusively haunted with their perfume .
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You say that thistles have no perfume ?
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Go you to a brook hollow where they grow some late summer twilight at dewfall ; and on the still air that rises suddenly to meet you will come a waft of faint , aromatic fragrance , wondrously sweet and evasive , the distillation of that despised thistle bloom .
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Beyond this the path wound through a forest of fir , where a wood wind wove its murmurous spell and a wood brook dimpled pellucidly among the shadows -- the dear , companionable , elfin shadows -- that lurked under the low growing boughs .
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Along the edges of that winding path grew banks of velvet green moss , starred with clusters of pigeon berries .
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Pigeon berries are not to be eaten .
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They are woolly , tasteless things .
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But they are to be looked at in their glowing scarlet .
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They are the jewels with which the forest of cone-bearers loves to deck its brown breast .
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Cecily gathered some and pinned them on hers , but they did not become her .
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I thought how witching the Story Girl 's brown curls would have looked twined with those brilliant clusters .
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Perhaps Cecily was thinking of it , too , for she presently said , `` Bev , do n't you think the Story Girl is changing somehow ? ''
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`` There are times -- just times -- when she seems to belong more among the grown-ups than among us , '' I said , reluctantly , `` especially when she puts on her bridesmaid dress . ''
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`` Well , she 's the oldest of us , and when you come to think of it , she 's fifteen , -- that 's almost grown-up , '' sighed Cecily .
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Then she added , with sudden vehemence , `` I hate the thought of any of us growing up .
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Felicity says she just longs to be grown-up , but I do n't , not a bit .
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I wish I could just stay a little girl for ever -- and have you and Felix and all the others for playmates right along .
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I do n't know how it is -- but whenever I think of being grown-up I seem to feel tired . ''
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Something about Cecily 's speech -- or the wistful look that had crept into her sweet brown eyes -- made me feel vaguely uncomfortable ; I was glad that we were at the end of our journey , with Mr. Campbell 's big house before us , and his dog sitting gravely at the veranda steps .
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`` Oh , dear , '' said Cecily , with a shiver , `` I 'd been hoping that dog would n't be around . ''
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`` He never bites , '' I assured her .
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`` Perhaps he does n't , but he always looks as if he was going to , '' rejoined Cecily .
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The dog continued to look , and , as we edged gingerly past him and up the veranda steps , he turned his head and kept on looking .
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What with Mr. Campbell before us and the dog behind , Cecily was trembling with nervousness ; but perhaps it was as well that the dour brute was there , else I verily believe she would have turned and fled shamelessly when we heard steps in the hall .
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It was Mr. Campbell 's housekeeper who came to the door , however ; she ushered us pleasantly into the sitting-room where Mr. Campbell was reading .
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He laid down his book with a slight frown and said nothing at all in response to our timid `` good afternoon . ''
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But after we had sat for a few minutes in wretched silence , wishing ourselves a thousand miles away , he said , with a chuckle , `` Well , is it the school library again ? ''
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Cecily had remarked as we were coming that what she dreaded most of all was introducing the subject ; but Mr. Campbell had given her a splendid opening , and she plunged wildly in at once , rattling her explanation off nervously with trembling voice and flushed cheeks .
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`` No , it 's our Mission Band autograph quilt , Mr. Campbell .
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There are to be as many squares in it as there are members in the Band .
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Each one has a square and is collecting names for it .
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If you want to have your name on the quilt you pay five cents , and if you want to have it right in the round spot in the middle of the square you must pay ten cents .
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Then when we have got all the names we can we will embroider them on the squares .
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The money is to go to the little girl our Band is supporting in Korea .
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I heard that nobody had asked you , so I thought perhaps you would give me your name for my square . ''
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Mr. Campbell drew his black brows together in a scowl .
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`` Stuff and nonsense ! ''
``__<label>__. Stuff__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ nonsense__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed angrily .
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`` I do n't believe in Foreign Missions -- do n't believe in them at all .
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I never give a cent to them . ''
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`` Five cents is n't a very large sum , '' said Cecily earnestly .
``__<label>__. Five__<label>__NUM cents__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV large__<label>__ADJ sum__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN earnestly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Mr. Campbell 's scowl disappeared and he laughed .
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`` It would n't break me , '' he admitted , `` but it 's the principle of the thing .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM break__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON admitted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET principle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And as for that Mission Band of yours , if it was n't for the fun you get out of it , catch one of you belonging .
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You do n't really care a rap more for the heathen than I do . ''
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`` Oh , we do , '' protested Cecily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We do think of all the poor little children in Korea , and we like to think we are helping them , if it 's ever so little .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ children__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Korea__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB helping__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
We ARE in earnest , Mr. Campbell -- indeed we are . ''
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`` Do n't believe it -- do n't believe a word of it , '' said Mr. Campbell impolitely .
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`` You 'll do things that are nice and interesting .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB nice__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ interesting__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
You 'll get up concerts , and chase people about for autographs and give money your parents give you and that does n't cost you either time or labour .
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But you would n't do anything you disliked for the heathen children -- you would n't make any real sacrifice for them -- catch you ! ''
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`` Indeed we would , '' cried Cecily , forgetting her timidity in her zeal .
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`` I just wish I had a chance to prove it to you . ''
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`` You do , eh ?
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. eh__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Come , now , I 'll take you at your word .
Come__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ take__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON word__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'll test you .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ test__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Tomorrow is Communion Sunday and the church will be full of folks and they 'll all have their best clothes on .
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If you go to church tomorrow in the very costume you have on at present , without telling anyone why you do so , until it is all over , I 'll give you -- why , I vow I 'll give you five dollars for that quilt of yours . ''
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB tomorrow__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV costume__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP present__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP telling__<label>__VERB anyone__<label>__NOUN why__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. until__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON vow__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON five__<label>__NUM dollars__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET quilt__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP yours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Poor Cecily !
Poor__<label>__NOUN Cecily__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
To go to church in a faded print dress , with a shabby little old sun-hat and worn shoes !
To__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET faded__<label>__ADJ print__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET shabby__<label>__NOUN little__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ sun__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. hat__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ worn__<label>__NOUN shoes__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It was very cruel of Mr. Campbell .
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`` I -- I do n't think mother would let me , '' she faltered .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN mother__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON faltered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Her tormentor smiled grimly .
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`` It 's not hard to find some excuse , '' he said sarcastically .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET excuse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB sarcastically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Cecily crimsoned and sat up facing Mr. Campbell spunkily .
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`` It 's NOT an excuse , '' she said .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB NOT__<label>__NOUN an__<label>__DET excuse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` If mother will let me go to church like this I 'll go .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But I 'll have to tell HER why , Mr. Campbell , because I 'm certain she 'd never let me if I did n't . ''
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`` Oh , you can tell all your own family , '' said Mr. Campbell , `` but remember , none of them must tell it outside until Sunday is over .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ family__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Campbell__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ remember__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. none__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON outside__<label>__ADJ until__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
If they do , I 'll be sure to find it out and then our bargain is off .
If__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV our__<label>__PRON bargain__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB off__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
If I see you in church tomorrow , dressed as you are now , I 'll give you my name and five dollars .
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP church__<label>__NOUN tomorrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dressed__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ five__<label>__NUM dollars__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But I wo n't see you .
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You 'll shrink when you 've had time to think it over . ''
You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ shrink__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON over__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I sha 'n' t , '' said Cecily resolutely .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON sha__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. n__<label>__ADJ '__<label>__PRT t__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN resolutely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , we 'll see .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ see__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And now come out to the barn with me .
And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET barn__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 've got the prettiest little drove of calves out there you ever saw .
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I want you to see them . ''
I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Mr. Campbell took us all over his barns and was very affable .
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He had beautiful horses , cows and sheep , and I enjoyed seeing them .
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I do n't think Cecily did , however .
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She was very quiet and even Mr. Campbell 's handsome new span of dappled grays failed to arouse any enthusiasm in her .
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She was already in bitter anticipation living over the martyrdom of the morrow .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB already__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP bitter__<label>__ADJ anticipation__<label>__NOUN living__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET martyrdom__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET morrow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
On the way home she asked me seriously if I thought Mr. Campbell would go to heaven when he died .
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`` Of course he will , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Is n't he a member of the church ? ''
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`` Oh , yes , but I ca n't imagine him fitting into heaven .
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You know he is n't really fond of anything but live stock . ''
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`` He 's fond of teasing people , I guess , '' I responded .
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`` Are you really going to church to-morrow in that dress , Sis ? ''
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`` If mother 'll let me I 'll have to , '' said poor Cecily .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ let__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wo n't let Mr. Campbell triumph over me .
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And I DO want to have as many names as Kitty has .
And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON DO__<label>__VERB want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ names__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP Kitty__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And I DO want to help the poor little Korean children .
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But it will be simply dreadful .
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I do n't know whether I hope mother will or not . ''
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I did not believe she would , but Aunt Janet sometimes could be depended on for the unexpected .
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She laughed and told Cecily she could please herself .
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Felicity was in a rage over it , and declared SHE would n't go to church if Cecily went in such a rig .
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Dan sarcastically inquired if all she went to church for was to show off her fine clothes and look at other people 's ; then they quarrelled and did n't speak to each other for two days , much to Cecily 's distress .
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I suspect poor Sis wished devoutly that it might rain the next day ; but it was gloriously fine .
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We were all waiting in the orchard for the Story Girl who had not begun to dress for church until Cecily and Felicity were ready .
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Felicity was her prettiest in flower-trimmed hat , crisp muslin , floating ribbons and trim black slippers .
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Poor Cecily stood beside her mute and pale , in her faded school garb and heavy copper-toed boots .
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But her face , if pale , was very determined .
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Cecily , having put her hand to the plough , was not of those who turn back .
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`` You do look just awful , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB look__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV awful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't care -- I 'm going to sit in Uncle James ' pew .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN care__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sit__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN James__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT pew__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I WO N'T sit with you .
I__<label>__PRON WO__<label>__VERB N__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT T__<label>__NOUN sit__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
There will be so many strangers there , and all the Markdale people , and what will they think of you ?
There__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ strangers__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Markdale__<label>__NOUN people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Some of them will never know the reason , either . ''
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`` I wish the Story Girl would hurry , '' was all poor Cecily said .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB hurry__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` We 're going to be late .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB late__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It would n't have been quite so hard if I could have got there before anyone and slipped quietly into our pew . ''
It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET before__<label>__ADP anyone__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ slipped__<label>__VERB quietly__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON pew__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Here she comes at last , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Why -- what 's she got on ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl joined us with a quizzical smile on her face .
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Dan whistled .
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Cecily 's pale cheeks flushed with understanding and gratitude .
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The Story Girl wore her school print dress and hat also , and was gloveless and heavy shod .
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`` You 're not going to have to go through this all alone , Cecily , '' she said .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET all__<label>__DET alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Oh , it wo n't be half so hard now , '' said Cecily , with a long breath of relief .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB half__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ breath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP relief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I fancy it was hard enough even then .
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The Story Girl did not care a whit , but Cecily rather squirmed under the curious glances that were cast at her .
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She afterwards told me that she really did not think she could have endured it if she had been alone .
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Mr. Campbell met us under the elms in the churchyard , with a twinkle in his eye .
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`` Well , you did it , Miss , '' he said to Cecily , `` but you should have been alone .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
That was what I meant .
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I suppose you think you 've cheated me nicely . ''
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`` No , she does n't , '' spoke up the Story Girl undauntedly .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. spoke__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN undauntedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` She was all dressed and ready to come before she knew I was going to dress the same way .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET dressed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT dress__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So she kept her bargain faithfully , Mr. Campbell , and I think you were cruel to make her do it . ''
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`` You do , eh ?
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. eh__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Well , well , I hope you 'll forgive me .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ forgive__<label>__ADJ me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I did n't think she 'd do it -- I was sure feminine vanity would win the day over missionary zeal .
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It seems it did n't -- though how much was pure missionary zeal and how much just plain King spunk I 'm doubtful .
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I 'll keep my promise , Miss. .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ keep__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. .__<label>__.
You shall have your five dollars , and mind you put my name in the round space .
You__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON five__<label>__NUM dollars__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ mind__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET round__<label>__NOUN space__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No five-cent corners for me . ''
No__<label>__DET five__<label>__NUM -__<label>__. cent__<label>__NOUN corners__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXIV .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXIV__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A TANTALIZING REVELATION `` I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening , '' said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning .
A__<label>__DET TANTALIZING__<label>__NOUN REVELATION__<label>__NOUN ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP breakfast__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Her eyes were very bright and excited .
Her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV bright__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ excited__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She looked as if she had not slept a great deal .
She__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV slept__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB spent__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET previous__<label>__ADJ evening__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV returned__<label>__VERB until__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days .
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Cecily and Felicity were in despair over this and mourned as those without comfort .
Cecily__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP despair__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ mourned__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET without__<label>__ADP comfort__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But the Story Girl , who had been even more devoted to Miss Reade than either of them , had not , as I noticed , expressed any regret and seemed to be very cheerful over the whole matter .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV devoted__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. had__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. expressed__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET regret__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV cheerful__<label>__ADJ over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ matter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Why ca n't you tell it now ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM you__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity .
asked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Because the evening is the nicest time to tell things in .
``__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET nicest__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
I only mentioned it now so that you would have something interesting to look forward to all day . ''
I__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV mentioned__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN interesting__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB forward__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Is it about Miss Reade ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON about__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Cecily .
asked__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Never mind . ''
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'll bet she 's going to be married , '' I exclaimed , remembering the ring .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ bet__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. remembering__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Is she ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Felicity and Cecily together .
cried__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN together__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The Story Girl threw an annoyed glance at me .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET annoyed__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She did not like to have her dramatic announcements forestalled .
She__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON dramatic__<label>__ADJ announcements__<label>__NOUN forestalled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I do n't say that it is about Miss Reade or that it is n't .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You must just wait till the evening . ''
You__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV wait__<label>__VERB till__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I wonder what it is , '' speculated Cecily , as the Story Girl left the room .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. speculated__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't believe it 's much of anything , '' said Felicity , beginning to clear away the breakfast dishes .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ much__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT clear__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET breakfast__<label>__NOUN dishes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The Story Girl always likes to make so much out of so little .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV likes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Anyhow , I do n't believe Miss Reade is going to be married .
Anyhow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She has n't any beaus around here and Mrs. Armstrong says she 's sure she does n't correspond with anybody .
She__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET beaus__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Armstrong__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB correspond__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP anybody__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Besides , if she was she would n't be likely to tell the Story Girl . ''
Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB likely__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , she might .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
They 're such friends , you know , '' said Cecily .
They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN such__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Miss Reade is no better friends with her than she is with me and you , '' retorted Felicity .
``__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON than__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , but sometimes it seems to me that she 's a different kind of friend with the Story Girl than she is with me and you , '' reflected Cecily .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ sometimes__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET different__<label>__ADJ kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP friend__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. reflected__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I ca n't just explain what I mean . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV explain__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No wonder .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET wonder__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Such nonsense , '' sniffed Felicity .
Such__<label>__ADJ nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sniffed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's only some girl 's secret , anyway , '' said Dan , loftily .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN secret__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. loftily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I do n't feel much interest in it . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB feel__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ interest__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But he was on hand with the rest of us that evening , interest or no interest , in Uncle Stephen 's Walk , where the ripening apples were beginning to glow like jewels among the boughs .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP hand__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP evening__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. interest__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET interest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Stephen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Walk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET ripening__<label>__NOUN apples__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT glow__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP jewels__<label>__NOUN among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET boughs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Now , are you going to tell us your news ? ''
``__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON news__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity impatiently .
asked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN impatiently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Miss Reade IS going to be married , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN IS__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She told me so last night .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She is going to be married in a fortnight 's time . ''
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fortnight__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Who to ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed the girls .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET girls__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` To '' -- the Story Girl threw a defiant glance at me as if to say , `` You ca n't spoil the surprise of THIS , anyway , '' -- `` to -- the Awkward Man . ''
``__<label>__. To__<label>__PRT ''__<label>__. --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN threw__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET defiant__<label>__ADJ glance__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM spoil__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET surprise__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP THIS__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
For a few moments amazement literally held us dumb .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ moments__<label>__NOUN amazement__<label>__ADJ literally__<label>__ADV held__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON dumb__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You 're not in earnest , Sara Stanley ? ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP earnest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN Stanley__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
gasped Felicity at last .
gasped__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Indeed I am .
``__<label>__. Indeed__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I thought you 'd be astonished .
I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB astonished__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But I was n't .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I 've suspected it all summer , from little things I 've noticed .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN suspected__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET summer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP little__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN noticed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Do n't you remember that evening last spring when I went a piece with Miss Reade and told you when I came back that a story was growing ?
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON remember__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP evening__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ spring__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB growing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
I guessed it from the way the Awkward Man looked at her when I stopped to speak to him over his garden fence . ''
I__<label>__PRON guessed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT speak__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON over__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON garden__<label>__NOUN fence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But -- the Awkward Man ! ''
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Felicity helplessly .
said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN helplessly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It does n't seem possible .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__VERB seem__<label>__VERB possible__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Did Miss Reade tell you HERSELF ? ''
Did__<label>__NOUN Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON HERSELF__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes . ''
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I suppose it must be true then .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But how did it ever come about ?
But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
He 's SO shy and awkward .
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB SO__<label>__NOUN shy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ awkward__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
How did he ever manage to get up enough spunk to ask her to marry him ? ''
How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV manage__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT enough__<label>__ADV spunk__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Maybe she asked him , '' suggested Dan .
``__<label>__. Maybe__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl looked as if she might tell if she would .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I believe that WAS the way of it , '' I said , to draw her on .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET WAS__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT draw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
`` Not exactly , '' she said reluctantly .
``__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV exactly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB reluctantly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I know all about it but I ca n't tell you .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I guessed part from things I 've seen -- and Miss Reade told me a good deal -- and the Awkward Man himself told me his side of it as we came home last night .
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I met him just as I left Mr. Armstrong 's and we were together as far as his house .
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It was dark and he just talked on as if he were talking to himself -- I think he forgot I was there at all , once he got started .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB dark__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV talked__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB talking__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. once__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB started__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He has never been shy or awkward with me , but he never talked as he did last night . ''
He__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB shy__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ awkward__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV talked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You might tell us what he said , '' urged Cecily .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. urged__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We 'd never tell . ''
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV tell__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl shook her head .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN shook__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , I ca n't .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You would n't understand .
You__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM understand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Besides , I could n't tell it just right .
Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It 's one of the things that are hardest to tell .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB hardest__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I 'd spoil it if I told it -- now .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ spoil__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Perhaps some day I 'll be able to tell it properly .
Perhaps__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON properly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It 's very beautiful -- but it might sound very ridiculous if it was n't told just exactly the right way . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB sound__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV ridiculous__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV exactly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I do n't know what you mean , and I do n't believe you know yourself , '' said Felicity pettishly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN pettishly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` All that I can make out is that Miss Reade is going to marry Jasper Dale , and I do n't like the idea one bit .
``__<label>__. All__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT marry__<label>__VERB Jasper__<label>__NOUN Dale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NUM bit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She is so beautiful and sweet .
She__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ sweet__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I thought she 'd marry some dashing young man .
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Jasper Dale must be nearly twenty years older than her -- and he 's so queer and shy -- and such a hermit . ''
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`` Miss Reade is perfectly happy , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` She thinks the Awkward Man is lovely -- and so he is .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON thinks__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB lovely__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You do n't know him , but I do . ''
You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , you need n't put on such airs about it , '' sniffed Felicity .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM put__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ airs__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sniffed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I am not putting on any airs .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV putting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET airs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But it 's true .
But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Miss Reade and I are the only people in Carlisle who really know the Awkward Man .
Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET only__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nobody else ever got behind his shyness to find out just what sort of a man he is . ''
Nobody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV ever__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON shyness__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON sort__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` When are they to be married ? ''
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity .
asked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` In a fortnight 's time .
``__<label>__. In__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fortnight__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And then they are coming right back to live at Golden Milestone .
And__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Golden__<label>__NOUN Milestone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Wo n't it be lovely to have Miss Reade always so near us ? ''
Wo__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB lovely__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I wonder what she 'll think about the mystery of Golden Milestone , '' remarked Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ think__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mystery__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Golden__<label>__NOUN Milestone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Golden Milestone was the beautiful name the Awkward Man had given his home ; and there was a mystery about it , as readers of the first volume of these chronicles will recall .
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`` She knows all about the mystery and thinks it perfectly lovely -- and so do I , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mystery__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ thinks__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON perfectly__<label>__ADV lovely__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do YOU know the secret of the locked room ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB YOU__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET secret__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET locked__<label>__ADJ room__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Cecily .
cried__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Yes , the Awkward Man told me all about it last night .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I told you I 'd find out the mystery some time . ''
I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET mystery__<label>__NOUN some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And what is it ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I ca n't tell you that either . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I think you 're hateful and mean , '' exclaimed Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB hateful__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ mean__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It has n't anything to do with Miss Reade , so I think you might tell us . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It has something to do with Miss Reade .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's all about her . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , I do n't see how that can be when the Awkward Man never saw or heard of Miss Reade until she came to Carlisle in the spring , '' said Felicity incredulously , `` and he 's had that locked room for years . ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV that__<label>__DET can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ heard__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN until__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Carlisle__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN incredulously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP locked__<label>__ADJ room__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I ca n't explain it to you -- but it 's just as I 've said , '' responded the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM explain__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. responded__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , it 's a very queer thing , '' retorted Felicity .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV queer__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The name in the books in the room was Alice -- and Miss Reade 's name is Alice , '' marvelled Cecily .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET name__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET books__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB Alice__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN name__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Alice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. marvelled__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Did he know her before she came here ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON before__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Mrs. Griggs says that room has been locked for ten years .
``__<label>__. Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Griggs__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP room__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB locked__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ten__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ten years ago Miss Reade was just a little girl of ten .
Ten__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ten__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
SHE could n't be the Alice of the books , '' argued Felicity .
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`` I wonder if she 'll wear the blue silk dress , '' said Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ wear__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET blue__<label>__ADJ silk__<label>__NOUN dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And what will she do about the picture , if it is n't hers ? ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT hers__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
added Cecily .
added__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The picture could n't be hers , or Mrs. Griggs would have known her for the same when she came to Carlisle , '' said Felix .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB hers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Griggs__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB known__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Carlisle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm going to stop wondering about it , '' exclaimed Felicity crossly , aggravated by the amused smile with which the Story Girl was listening to the various speculations .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT stop__<label>__VERB wondering__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. exclaimed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN crossly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. aggravated__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET amused__<label>__ADJ smile__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB listening__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET various__<label>__ADJ speculations__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think Sara is just as mean as mean when she wo n't tell us . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP mean__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I ca n't , '' repeated the Story Girl patiently .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. repeated__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN patiently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You said one time you had an idea who ` Alice ' was , '' I said .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM time__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON `__<label>__. Alice__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Was your idea anything like the truth ? ''
``__<label>__. Was__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON idea__<label>__NOUN anything__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET truth__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Yes , I guessed pretty nearly right . ''
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guessed__<label>__VERB pretty__<label>__ADV nearly__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you suppose they 'll keep the room locked after they are married ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN locked__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Cecily .
asked__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , no .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I can tell you that much .
I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It is to be Miss Reade 's own particular sitting room . ''
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN own__<label>__VERB particular__<label>__ADJ sitting__<label>__NOUN room__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Why , then , perhaps we 'll see it some time ourselves , when we go to see Miss Reade , '' cried Cecily .
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ourselves__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'd be frightened to go into it , '' confessed Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB frightened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. confessed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I hate things with mysteries .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hate__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP mysteries__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They always make me nervous . ''
They__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV make__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON nervous__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I love them .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
They 're so exciting , '' said the Story Girl .
They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV exciting__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Just think , this will be the second wedding of people we know , '' reflected Cecily .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. this__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ wedding__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. reflected__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Is n't that interesting ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP interesting__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I only hope the next thing wo n't be a funeral , '' remarked Sara Ray gloomily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON only__<label>__ADV hope__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN gloomily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` There were three lighted lamps on our kitchen table last night , and Judy Pineau says that 's a sure sign of a funeral . ''
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB three__<label>__NUM lighted__<label>__VERB lamps__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON kitchen__<label>__NOUN table__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Judy__<label>__NOUN Pineau__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sure__<label>__ADJ sign__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , there are funerals going on all the time , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB funerals__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But it means the funeral of somebody you know .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON means__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP somebody__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I do n't believe in it -- MUCH -- but Judy says she 's seen it come true time and again .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. MUCH__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Judy__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN seen__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I hope if it does it wo n't be anybody we know very well .
I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB anybody__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But I hope it 'll be somebody I know a LITTLE , because then I might get to the funeral .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB somebody__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET LITTLE__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I 'd just love to go to a funeral . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV love__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` That 's a dreadful thing to say , '' commented Felicity in a shocked tone .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET shocked__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Sara Ray looked bewildered .
Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB bewildered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I do n't see what is dreadful in it , '' she protested .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB dreadful__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON protested__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` People do n't go to funerals for the fun of it , '' said Felicity severely .
``__<label>__. People__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT funerals__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And you just as good as said you hoped somebody you knew would die so you 'd get to the funeral . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP said__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON hoped__<label>__VERB somebody__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB would__<label>__VERB die__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , no , I did n't .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
I did n't mean that AT ALL , Felicity .
I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM mean__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET AT__<label>__NOUN ALL__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I do n't want anybody to die ; but what I meant was , if anybody I knew HAD to die there might be a chance to go to the funeral .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__NOUN anybody__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP anybody__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB HAD__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET chance__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I 've never been to a single funeral yet , and it must be so interesting . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET single__<label>__ADJ funeral__<label>__ADJ yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV interesting__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , do n't mix up talk about funerals with talk about weddings , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mix__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP funerals__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP talk__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP weddings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It is n't lucky .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. lucky__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I think Miss Reade is simply throwing herself away , but I hope she 'll be happy .
I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB simply__<label>__ADV throwing__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB happy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
And I hope the Awkward Man will manage to get married without making some awful blunder , but it 's more than I expect . ''
And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB manage__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB without__<label>__ADP making__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET awful__<label>__ADJ blunder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON expect__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` The ceremony is to be very private , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET ceremony__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV private__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'd like to see them the day they appear out in church , '' chuckled Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON appear__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP church__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. chuckled__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How 'll he ever manage to bring her in and show her into the pew ?
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV manage__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ show__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pew__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I 'll bet he 'll go in first -- or tramp on her dress -- or fall over his feet . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ bet__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ tramp__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ fall__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Maybe he wo n't go to church at all the first Sunday and she 'll have to go alone , '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. Maybe__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ Sunday__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` That happened in Markdale .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET happened__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A man was too bashful to go to church the first time after getting married , and his wife went alone till he got used to the idea . ''
A__<label>__DET man__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV bashful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP getting__<label>__VERB married__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV till__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` They may do things like that in Markdale but that is not the way people behave in Carlisle , '' said Felicity loftily .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN people__<label>__NOUN behave__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN loftily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Seeing the Story Girl slipping away with a disapproving face I joined her .
Seeing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN slipping__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET disapproving__<label>__VERB face__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON joined__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` What is the matter , Sara ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I hate to hear them talking like that about Miss Reade and Mr. Dale , '' she answered vehemently .
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`` It 's really all so beautiful -- but they make it seem silly and absurd , somehow . ''
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`` You might tell me all about it , Sara , '' I insinuated .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON insinuated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I would n't tell -- and I 'd understand . ''
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`` Yes , I think you would , '' she said thoughtfully .
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`` But I ca n't tell it even to you because I ca n't tell it well enough yet .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON even__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON well__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I 've a feeling that there 's only one way to tell it -- and I do n't know the way yet .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET feeling__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Some day I 'll know it -- and then I 'll tell you , Bev . ''
Some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Long , long after she kept her word .
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Forty years later I wrote to her , across the leagues of land and sea that divided us , and told her that Jasper Dale was dead ; and I reminded her of her old promise and asked its fulfilment .
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In reply she sent me the written love story of Jasper Dale and Alice Reade .
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Now , when Alice sleeps under the whispering elms of the old Carlisle churchyard , beside the husband of her youth , that story may be given , in all its old-time sweetness , to the world .
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CHAPTER XXV .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXV__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
THE LOVE STORY OF THE AWKWARD MAN -LRB- Written by the Story Girl -RRB- Jasper Dale lived alone in the old homestead which he had named Golden Milestone .
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In Carlisle this giving one 's farm a name was looked upon as a piece of affectation ; but if a place must be named why not give it a sensible name with some meaning to it ?
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Why Golden Milestone , when Pinewood or Hillslope or , if you wanted to be very fanciful , Ivy Lodge , might be had for the taking ?
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He had lived alone at Golden Milestone since his mother 's death ; he had been twenty then and he was close upon forty now , though he did not look it .
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But neither could it be said that he looked young ; he had never at any time looked young with common youth ; there had always been something in his appearance that stamped him as different from the ordinary run of men , and , apart from his shyness , built up an intangible , invisible barrier between him and his kind .
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He had lived all his life in Carlisle ; and all the Carlisle people knew of or about him -- although they thought they knew everything -- was that he was painfully , abnormally shy .
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He never went anywhere except to church ; he never took part in Carlisle 's simple social life ; even with most men he was distant and reserved ; as for women , he never spoke to or looked at them ; if one spoke to him , even if she were a matronly old mother in Israel , he was at once in an agony of painful blushes .
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He had no friends in the sense of companions ; to all outward appearance his life was solitary and devoid of any human interest .
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He had no housekeeper ; but his old house , furnished as it had been in his mother 's lifetime , was cleanly and daintily kept .
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The quaint rooms were as free from dust and disorder as a woman could have had them .
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This was known , because Jasper Dale occasionally had his hired man 's wife , Mrs. Griggs , in to scrub for him .
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On the morning she was expected he betook himself to woods and fields , returning only at night-fall .
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During his absence Mrs. Griggs was frankly wont to explore the house from cellar to attic , and her report of its condition was always the same -- `` neat as wax . ''
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To be sure , there was one room that was always locked against her , the west gable , looking out on the garden and the hill of pines beyond .
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But Mrs. Griggs knew that in the lifetime of Jasper Dale 's mother it had been unfurnished .
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She supposed it still remained so , and felt no especial curiosity concerning it , though she always tried the door .
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Jasper Dale had a good farm , well cultivated ; he had a large garden where he worked most of his spare time in summer ; it was supposed that he read a great deal , since the postmistress declared that he was always getting books and magazines by mail .
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He seemed well contented with his existence and people let him alone , since that was the greatest kindness they could do him .
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It was unsupposable that he would ever marry ; nobody ever had supposed it .
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`` Jasper Dale never so much as THOUGHT about a woman , '' Carlisle oracles declared .
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Oracles , however , are not always to be trusted .
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One day Mrs. Griggs went away from the Dale place with a very curious story , which she diligently spread far and wide .
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It made a good deal of talk , but people , although they listened eagerly , and wondered and questioned , were rather incredulous about it .
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They thought Mrs. Griggs must be drawing considerably upon her imagination ; there were not lacking those who declared that she had invented the whole account , since her reputation for strict veracity was not wholly unquestioned .
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Mrs. Griggs 's story was as follows : -- One day she found the door of the west gable unlocked .
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She went in , expecting to see bare walls and a collection of odds and ends .
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Instead she found herself in a finely furnished room .
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Delicate lace curtains hung before the small , square , broad-silled windows .
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The walls were adorned with pictures in much finer taste than Mrs. Griggs could appreciate .
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There was a bookcase between the windows filled with choicely bound books .
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Beside it stood a little table with a very dainty work-basket on it .
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By the basket Mrs. Griggs saw a pair of tiny scissors and a silver thimble .
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A wicker rocker , comfortable with silk cushions , was near it .
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Above the bookcase a woman 's picture hung -- a water-colour , if Mrs. Griggs had but known it -- representing a pale , very sweet face , with large , dark eyes and a wistful expression under loose masses of black , lustrous hair .
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Just beneath the picture , on the top shelf of the bookcase , was a vaseful of flowers .
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Another vaseful stood on the table beside the basket .
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All this was astonishing enough .
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But what puzzled Mrs. Griggs completely was the fact that a woman 's dress was hanging over a chair before the mirror -- a pale blue , silken affair .
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And on the floor beside it were two little blue satin slippers !
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Good Mrs. Griggs did not leave the room until she had thoroughly explored it , even to shaking out the blue dress and discovering it to be a tea-gown -- wrapper , she called it .
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But she found nothing to throw any light on the mystery .
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The fact that the simple name `` Alice '' was written on the fly-leaves of all the books only deepened it , for it was a name unknown in the Dale family .
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In this puzzled state she was obliged to depart , nor did she ever find the door unlocked again ; and , discovering that people thought she was romancing when she talked about the mysterious west gable at Golden Milestone , she indignantly held her peace concerning the whole affair .
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But Mrs. Griggs had told no more than the simple truth .
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Jasper Dale , under all his shyness and aloofness , possessed a nature full of delicate romance and poesy , which , denied expression in the common ways of life , bloomed out in the realm of fancy and imagination .
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Left alone , just when the boy 's nature was deepening into the man 's , he turned to this ideal kingdom for all he believed the real world could never give him .
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Love -- a strange , almost mystical love -- played its part here for him .
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He shadowed forth to himself the vision of a woman , loving and beloved ; he cherished it until it became almost as real to him as his own personality and he gave this dream woman the name he liked best -- Alice .
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In fancy he walked and talked with her , spoke words of love to her , and heard words of love in return .
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When he came from work at the close of day she met him at his threshold in the twilight -- a strange , fair , starry shape , as elusive and spiritual as a blossom reflected in a pool by moonlight -- with welcome on her lips and in her eyes .
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One day , when he was in Charlottetown on business , he had been struck by a picture in the window of a store .
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It was strangely like the woman of his dream love .
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He went in , awkward and embarrassed , and bought it .
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When he took it home he did not know where to put it .
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It was out of place among the dim old engravings of bewigged portraits and conventional landscapes on the walls of Golden Milestone .
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As he pondered the matter in his garden that evening he had an inspiration .
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The sunset , flaming on the windows of the west gable , kindled them into burning rose .
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Amid the splendour he fancied Alice 's fair face peeping archly down at him from the room .
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The inspiration came then .
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It should be her room ; he would fit it up for her ; and her picture should hang there .
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He was all summer carrying out his plan .
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Nobody must know or suspect , so he must go slowly and secretly .
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One by one the furnishings were purchased and brought home under cover of darkness .
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He arranged them with his own hands .
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He bought the books he thought she would like best and wrote her name in them ; he got the little feminine knick-knacks of basket and thimble .
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Finally he saw in a store a pale blue tea-gown and the satin slippers .
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He had always fancied her as dressed in blue .
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He bought them and took them home to her room .
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Thereafter it was sacred to her ; he always knocked on its door before he entered ; he kept it sweet with fresh flowers ; he sat there in the purple summer evenings and talked aloud to her or read his favourite books to her .
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In his fancy she sat opposite to him in her rocker , clad in the trailing blue gown , with her head leaning on one slender hand , as white as a twilight star .
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But Carlisle people knew nothing of this -- would have thought him tinged with mild lunacy if they had known .
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To them , he was just the shy , simple farmer he appeared .
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They never knew or guessed at the real Jasper Dale .
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One spring Alice Reade came to teach music in Carlisle .
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Her pupils worshipped her , but the grown people thought she was rather too distant and reserved .
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They had been used to merry , jolly girls who joined eagerly in the social life of the place .
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Alice Reade held herself aloof from it -- not disdainfully , but as one to whom these things were of small importance .
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She was very fond of books and solitary rambles ; she was not at all shy but she was as sensitive as a flower ; and after a time Carlisle people were content to let her live her own life and no longer resented her unlikeness to themselves .
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She boarded with the Armstrongs , who lived beyond Golden Milestone around the hill of pines .
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Until the snow disappeared she went out to the main road by the long Armstrong lane ; but when spring came she was wont to take a shorter way , down the pine hill , across the brook , past Jasper Dale 's garden , and out through his lane .
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And one day , as she went by , Jasper Dale was working in his garden .
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He was on his knees in a corner , setting out a bunch of roots -- an unsightly little tangle of rainbow possibilities .
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It was a still spring morning ; the world was green with young leaves ; a little wind blew down from the pines and lost itself willingly among the budding delights of the garden .
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The grass opened eyes of blue violets .
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The sky was high and cloudless , turquoise-blue , shading off into milkiness on the far horizons .
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Birds were singing along the brook valley .
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Rollicking robins were whistling joyously in the pines .
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Jasper Dale 's heart was filled to over-flowing with a realization of all the virgin loveliness around him ; the feeling in his soul had the sacredness of a prayer .
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At this moment he looked up and saw Alice Reade .
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She was standing outside the garden fence , in the shadow of a great pine tree , looking not at him , for she was unaware of his presence , but at the virginal bloom of the plum trees in a far corner , with all her delight in it outblossoming freely in her face .
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For a moment Jasper Dale believed that his dream love had taken visible form before him .
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She was like -- so like ; not in feature , perhaps , but in grace and colouring -- the grace of a slender , lissome form and the colouring of cloudy hair and wistful , dark gray eyes , and curving red mouth ; and more than all , she was like her in expression -- in the subtle revelation of personality exhaling from her like perfume from a flower .
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It was as if his own had come to him at last and his whole soul suddenly leaped out to meet and welcome her .
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Then her eyes fell upon him and the spell was broken .
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Jasper remained kneeling mutely there , shy man once more , crimson with blushes , a strange , almost pitiful creature in his abject confusion .
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A little smile flickered about the delicate corners of her mouth , but she turned and walked swiftly away down the lane .
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Jasper looked after her with a new , painful sense of loss and loveliness .
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It had been agony to feel her conscious eyes upon him , but he realized now that there had been a strange sweetness in it , too .
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It was still greater pain to watch her going from him .
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He thought she must be the new music teacher but he did not even know her name .
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She had been dressed in blue , too -- a pale , dainty blue ; but that was of course ; he had known she must wear it ; and he was sure her name must be Alice .
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When , later on , he discovered that it was , he felt no surprise .
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He carried some mayflowers up to the west gable and put them under the picture .
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But the charm had gone out of the tribute ; and looking at the picture , he thought how scant was the justice it did her .
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Her face was so much sweeter , her eyes so much softer , her hair so much more lustrous .
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The soul of his love had gone from the room and from the picture and from his dreams .
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When he tried to think of the Alice he loved he saw , not the shadowy spirit occupant of the west gable , but the young girl who had stood under the pine , beautiful with the beauty of moonlight , of starshine on still water , of white , wind-swayed flowers growing in silent , shadowy places .
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He did not then realize what this meant : had he realized it he would have suffered bitterly ; as it was he felt only a vague discomfort -- a curious sense of loss and gain commingled .
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He saw her again that afternoon on her way home .
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She did not pause by the garden but walked swiftly past .
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Thereafter , every day for a week he watched unseen to see her pass his home .
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Once a little child was with her , clinging to her hand .
Once__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ child__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. clinging__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON hand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No child had ever before had any part in the shy man 's dream life .
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But that night in the twilight the vision of the rocking-chair was a girl in a blue print dress , with a little , golden-haired shape at her knee -- a shape that lisped and prattled and called her `` mother ; '' and both of them were his .
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It was the next day that he failed for the first time to put flowers in the west gable .
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Instead , he cut a loose handful of daffodils and , looking furtively about him as if committing a crime , he laid them across the footpath under the pine .
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She must pass that way ; her feet would crush them if she failed to see them .
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Then he slipped back into his garden , half exultant , half repentant .
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From a safe retreat he saw her pass by and stoop to lift his flowers .
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Thereafter he put some in the same place every day .
Thereafter__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When Alice Reade saw the flowers she knew at once who had put them there , and divined that they were for her .
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She lifted them tenderly in much surprise and pleasure .
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She had heard all about Jasper Dale and his shyness ; but before she had heard about him she had seen him in church and liked him .
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She thought his face and his dark blue eyes beautiful ; she even liked the long brown hair that Carlisle people laughed at .
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That he was quite different from other people she had understood at once , but she thought the difference in his favour .
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Perhaps her sensitive nature divined and responded to the beauty in his .
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At least , in her eyes Jasper Dale was never a ridiculous figure .
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When she heard the story of the west gable , which most people disbelieved , she believed it , although she did not understand it .
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It invested the shy man with interest and romance .
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She felt that she would have liked , out of no impertinent curiosity , to solve the mystery ; she believed that it contained the key to his character .
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Thereafter , every day she found flowers under the pine tree ; she wished to see Jasper to thank him , unaware that he watched her daily from the screen of shrubbery in his garden ; but it was some time before she found the opportunity .
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One evening she passed when he , not expecting her , was leaning against his garden fence with a book in his hand .
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She stopped under the pine .
She__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET pine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Mr. Dale , '' she said softly , `` I want to thank you for your flowers . ''
``__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Dale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT thank__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON flowers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Jasper , startled , wished that he might sink into the ground .
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His anguish of embarrassment made her smile a little .
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He could not speak , so she went on gently .
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`` It has been so good of you .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
They have given me so much pleasure -- I wish you could know how much . ''
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`` It was nothing -- nothing , '' stammered Jasper .
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His book had fallen on the ground at her feet , and she picked it up and held it out to him .
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`` So you like Ruskin , '' she said .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON like__<label>__ADP Ruskin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I do , too .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But I have n't read this . ''
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`` If you -- would care -- to read it -- you may have it , '' Jasper contrived to say .
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She carried the book away with her .
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He did not again hide when she passed , and when she brought the book back they talked a little about it over the fence .
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He lent her others , and got some from her in return ; they fell into the habit of discussing them .
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Jasper did not find it hard to talk to her now ; it seemed as if he were talking to his dream Alice , and it came strangely natural to him .
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He did not talk volubly , but Alice thought what he did say was worth while .
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His words lingered in her memory and made music .
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She always found his flowers under the pine , and she always wore some of them , but she did not know if he noticed this or not .
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One evening Jasper walked shyly with her from his gate up the pine hill .
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After that he always walked that far with her .
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She would have missed him much if he had failed to do so ; yet it did not occur to her that she was learning to love him .
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She would have laughed with girlish scorn at the idea .
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She liked him very much ; she thought his nature beautiful in its simplicity and purity ; in spite of his shyness she felt more delightfully at home in his society than in that of any other person she had ever met .
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He was one of those rare souls whose friendship is at once a pleasure and a benediction , showering light from their own crystal clearness into all the dark corners in the souls of others , until , for the time being at least , they reflected his own nobility .
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But she never thought of love .
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Like other girls she had her dreams of a possible Prince Charming , young and handsome and debonair .
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It never occurred to her that he might be found in the shy , dreamy recluse of Golden Milestone .
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In August came a day of gold and blue .
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Alice Reade , coming through the trees , with the wind blowing her little dark love-locks tricksily about under her wide blue hat , found a fragrant heap of mignonette under the pine .
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She lifted it and buried her face in it , drinking in the wholesome , modest perfume .
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She had hoped Jasper would be in his garden , since she wished to ask him for a book she greatly desired to read .
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But she saw him sitting on the rustic seat at the further side .
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His back was towards her , and he was partially screened by a copse of lilacs .
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Alice , blushing slightly , unlatched the garden gate , and went down the path .
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She had never been in the garden before , and she found her heart beating in a strange fashion .
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He did not hear her footsteps , and she was close behind him when she heard his voice , and realized that he was talking to himself , in a low , dreamy tone .
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As the meaning of his words dawned on her consciousness she started and grew crimson .
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She could not move or speak ; as one in a dream she stood and listened to the shy man 's reverie , guiltless of any thought of eavesdropping .
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`` How much I love you , Alice , '' Jasper Dale was saying , unafraid , with no shyness in voice or manner .
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`` I wonder what you would say if you knew .
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You would laugh at me -- sweet as you are , you would laugh in mockery .
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I can never tell you .
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I can only dream of telling you .
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In my dream you are standing here by me , dear .
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I can see you very plainly , my sweet lady , so tall and gracious , with your dark hair and your maiden eyes .
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I can dream that I tell you my love ; that -- maddest , sweetest dream of all -- that you love me in return .
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Everything is possible in dreams , you know , dear .
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My dreams are all I have , so I go far in them , even to dreaming that you are my wife .
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I dream how I shall fix up my dull old house for you .
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One room will need nothing more -- it is your room , dear , and has been ready for you a long time -- long before that day I saw you under the pine .
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Your books and your chair and your picture are there , dear -- only the picture is not half lovely enough .
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But the other rooms of the house must be made to bloom out freshly for you .
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What a delight it is thus to dream of what I would do for you !
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Then I would bring you home , dear , and lead you through my garden and into my house as its mistress .
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I would see you standing beside me in the old mirror at the end of the hall -- a bride , in your pale blue dress , with a blush on your face .
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I would lead you through all the rooms made ready for your coming , and then to your own .
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I would see you sitting in your own chair and all my dreams would find rich fulfilment in that royal moment .
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Oh , Alice , we would have a beautiful life together !
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It 's sweet to make believe about it .
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You will sing to me in the twilight , and we will gather early flowers together in the spring days .
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When I come home from work , tired , you will put your arms about me and lay your head on my shoulder .
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I will stroke it -- so -- that bonny , glossy head of yours .
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Alice , my Alice -- all mine in my dream -- never to be mine in real life -- how I love you ! ''
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The Alice behind him could bear no more .
The__<label>__DET Alice__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB bear__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She gave a little choking cry that betrayed her presence .
She__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ choking__<label>__NOUN cry__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET betrayed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Jasper Dale sprang up and gazed upon her .
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He saw her standing there , amid the languorous shadows of August , pale with feeling , wide-eyed , trembling .
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For a moment shyness wrung him .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN shyness__<label>__NOUN wrung__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Then every trace of it was banished by a sudden , strange , fierce anger that swept over him .
Then__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET trace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB banished__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. strange__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fierce__<label>__ADJ anger__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET swept__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He felt outraged and hurt to the death ; he felt as if he had been cheated out of something incalculably precious -- as if sacrilege had been done to his most holy sanctuary of emotion .
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White , tense with his anger , he looked at her and spoke , his lips as pale as if his fiery words scathed them .
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`` How dare you ?
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
You have spied on me -- you have crept in and listened !
You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB spied__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB crept__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ listened__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
How dare you ?
How__<label>__ADV dare__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Do you know what you have done , girl ?
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. girl__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
You have destroyed all that made life worth while to me .
You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB destroyed__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP made__<label>__VERB life__<label>__NOUN worth__<label>__NOUN while__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
My dream is dead .
My__<label>__PRON dream__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It could not live when it was betrayed .
It__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV live__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB betrayed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
And it was all I had .
And__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Oh , laugh at me -- mock me !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. laugh__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. mock__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
I know that I am ridiculous !
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB ridiculous__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
What of it ?
What__<label>__PRON of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
It never could have hurt you !
It__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB hurt__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Why must you creep in like this to hear me and put me to shame ?
Why__<label>__ADV must__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON creep__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT shame__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Oh , I love you -- I will say it , laugh as you will .
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. laugh__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Is it such a strange thing that I should have a heart like other men ?
Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP other__<label>__ADJ men__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
This will make sport for you !
This__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB sport__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
I , who love you better than my life , better than any other man in the world can love you , will be a jest to you all your life .
I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET other__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET jest__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I love you -- and yet I think I could hate you -- you have destroyed my dream -- you have done me deadly wrong . ''
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`` Jasper !
``__<label>__. Jasper__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Jasper ! ''
Jasper__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Alice , finding her voice .
cried__<label>__ADJ Alice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. finding__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His anger hurt her with a pain she could not endure .
His__<label>__PRON anger__<label>__NOUN hurt__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pain__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV endure__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was unbearable that Jasper should be angry with her .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB unbearable__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP Jasper__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB angry__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
In that moment she realized that she loved him -- that the words he had spoken when unconscious of her presence were the sweetest she had ever heard , or ever could hear .
In__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON realized__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET words__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB spoken__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV unconscious__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sweetest__<label>__ADJ she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV heard__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ ever__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB hear__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Nothing mattered at all , save that he loved her and was angry with her .
Nothing__<label>__NOUN mattered__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. save__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB angry__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Do n't say such dreadful things to me , '' she stammered , `` I did not mean to listen .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ dreadful__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON stammered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT listen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I could not help it .
I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV help__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I shall never laugh at you .
I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV laugh__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Oh , Jasper '' -- she looked bravely at him and the fine soul of her shone through the flesh like an illuminating lamp -- `` I am glad that you love me !
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and I am glad I chanced to overhear you , since you would never have had the courage to tell me otherwise .
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Glad -- glad !
Glad__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. glad__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Do you understand , Jasper ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON understand__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Jasper__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Jasper looked at her with the eyes of one who , looking through pain , sees rapture beyond .
Jasper__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM who__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP pain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sees__<label>__VERB rapture__<label>__ADJ beyond__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
`` Is it possible ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON possible__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he said , wonderingly .
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. wonderingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Alice -- I am so much older than you -- and they call me the Awkward Man -- they say I am unlike other people '' -- `` You ARE unlike other people , '' she said softly , `` and that is why I love you .
``__<label>__. Alice__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ older__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON call__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB unlike__<label>__ADP other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ARE__<label>__VERB unlike__<label>__ADP other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB softly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I know now that I must have loved you ever since I saw you . ''
I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB loved__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I loved you long before I saw you , '' said Jasper .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON long__<label>__ADJ before__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Jasper__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He came close to her and drew her into his arms , tenderly and reverently , all his shyness and awkwardness swallowed up in the grace of his great happiness .
He__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB close__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ drew__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. tenderly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ reverently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON shyness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ awkwardness__<label>__NOUN swallowed__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ happiness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In the old garden he kissed her lips and Alice entered into her own .
In__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ garden__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON kissed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON lips__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Alice__<label>__NOUN entered__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXVI .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXVI__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
UNCLE BLAIR COMES HOME It happened that the Story Girl and I both got up very early on the morning of the Awkward Man 's wedding day .
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Uncle Alec was going to Charlottetown that day , and I , awakened at daybreak by the sounds in the kitchen beneath us , remembered that I had forgotten to ask him to bring me a certain school-book I wanted .
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So I hurriedly dressed and hastened down to tell him before he went .
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I was joined on the stairs by the Story Girl , who said she had wakened and , not feeling like going to sleep again , thought she might as well get up .
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`` I had such a funny dream last night , '' she said .
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`` I dreamed that I heard a voice calling me from away down in Uncle Stephen 's Walk -- ` Sara , Sara , Sara , ' it kept calling .
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I did n't know whose it was , and yet it seemed like a voice I knew .
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I wakened up while it was calling , and it seemed so real I could hardly believe it was a dream .
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It was bright moonlight , and I felt just like getting up and going out to the orchard .
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But I knew that would be silly and of course I did n't go .
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But I kept on wanting to and I could n't sleep any more .
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Was n't it queer ? ''
Was__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON queer__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
When Uncle Alec had gone I proposed a saunter to the farther end of the orchard , where I had left a book the preceding evening .
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A young mom was walking rosily on the hills as we passed down Uncle Stephen 's Walk , with Paddy trotting before us .
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High overhead was the spirit-like blue of paling skies ; the east was a great arc of crystal , smitten through with auroral crimsonings ; just above it was one milk-white star of morning , like a pearl on a silver sea .
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A light wind of dawn was weaving an orient spell .
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`` It 's lovely to be up as early as this , is n't it ? ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB lovely__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADV early__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said the Story Girl .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` The world seems so different just at sunrise , does n't it ?
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN seems__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV different__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP sunrise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
It makes me feel just like getting up to see the sun rise every morning of my life after this .
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But I know I wo n't .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I 'll likely sleep later than ever tomorrow morning .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV likely__<label>__ADV sleep__<label>__VERB later__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV tomorrow__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But I wish I could . ''
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` The Awkward Man and Miss Reade are going to have a lovely day for their wedding , '' I said .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Awkward__<label>__NOUN Man__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Miss__<label>__NOUN Reade__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON wedding__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Yes , and I 'm so glad .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV glad__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Beautiful Alice deserves everything good .
Beautiful__<label>__ADJ Alice__<label>__NOUN deserves__<label>__NOUN everything__<label>__NOUN good__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Why , Bev -- why , Bev !
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Who is that in the hammock ? ''
Who__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hammock__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I looked .
I__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The hammock was swung under the two end trees of the Walk .
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In it a man was lying , asleep , his head pillowed on his overcoat .
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He was sleeping easily , lightly , and wholesomely .
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He had a pointed brown beard and thick wavy brown hair .
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His cheeks were a dusky red and the lashes of his closed eyes were as long and dark and silken as a girl 's .
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He wore a light gray suit , and on the slender white hand that hung down over the hammock 's edge was a spark of diamond fire .
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It seemed to me that I knew his face , although assuredly I had never seen him before .
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While I groped among vague speculations the Story Girl gave a queer , choked little cry .
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The next moment she had sprung over the intervening space , dropped on her knees by the hammock , and flung her arms about the man 's neck .
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`` Father !
``__<label>__. Father__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Father ! ''
Father__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she cried , while I stood , rooted to the ground in my amazement .
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The sleeper stirred and opened two large , exceedingly brilliant hazel eyes .
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For a moment he gazed rather blankly at the brown-curled young lady who was embracing him .
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Then a most delightful smile broke over his face ; he sprang up and caught her to his heart .
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`` Sara -- Sara -- my little Sara !
``__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ Sara__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
To think did n't know you at first glance !
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But you are almost a woman .
But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And when I saw you last you were just a little girl of eight .
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My own little Sara ! ''
My__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ Sara__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Father -- father -- sometimes I 've wondered if you were ever coming back to me , '' I heard the Story Girl say , as I turned and scuttled up the Walk , realizing that I was not wanted there just then and would be little missed .
``__<label>__. Father__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. father__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. sometimes__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN wondered__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV coming__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ scuttled__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Walk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. realizing__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV wanted__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV just__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB little__<label>__ADJ missed__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Various emotions and speculations possessed my mind in my retreat ; but chiefly did I feel a sense of triumph in being the bearer of exciting news .
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`` Aunt Janet , Uncle Blair is here , '' I announced breathlessly at the kitchen door .
``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON announced__<label>__VERB breathlessly__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kitchen__<label>__NOUN door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Aunt Janet , who was kneading her bread , turned round and lifted floury hands .
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Felicity and Cecily , who were just entering the kitchen , rosy from slumber , stopped still and stared at me .
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`` Uncle who ? ''
``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Aunt Janet .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Uncle Blair -- the Story Girl 's father , you know .
``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN father__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He 's here . ''
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` WHERE ? ''
``__<label>__. WHERE__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Down in the orchard .
``__<label>__. Down__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was asleep in the hammock .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hammock__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We found him there . ''
We__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Dear me ! ''
``__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Aunt Janet , sitting down helplessly .
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`` If that is n't like Blair !
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP Blair__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Of course he could n't come like anybody else .
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I wonder , '' she added in a tone unheard by anyone else save myself , `` I wonder if he has come to take the child away . ''
I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tone__<label>__NOUN unheard__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP anyone__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV save__<label>__VERB myself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
My elation went out like a snuffed candle .
My__<label>__PRON elation__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET snuffed__<label>__ADJ candle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I had never thought of this .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV thought__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
If Uncle Blair took the Story Girl away would not life become rather savourless on the hill farm ?
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I turned and followed Felicity and Cecily out in a very subdued mood .
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Uncle Blair and the Story Girl were just coming out of the orchard .
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His arm was about her and hers was on his shoulder .
His__<label>__PRON arm__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ hers__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON shoulder__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Laughter and tears were contending in her eyes .
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Only once before -- when Peter had come back from the Valley of the Shadow -- had I seen the Story Girl cry .
Only__<label>__ADV once__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Peter__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Valley__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Shadow__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. had__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN cry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Emotion had to go very deep with her ere it touched the source of tears .
Emotion__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV deep__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ere__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET source__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I had always known that she loved her father passionately , though she rarely talked of him , understanding that her uncles and aunts were not whole-heartedly his friends .
I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV known__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON father__<label>__ADV passionately__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON rarely__<label>__ADV talked__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. understanding__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON uncles__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ aunts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV whole__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. heartedly__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON friends__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Aunt Janet 's welcome was cordial enough , though a trifle flustered .
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Whatever thrifty , hard-working farmer folk might think of gay , Bohemian Blair Stanley in his absence , in his presence even they liked him , by the grace of some winsome , lovable quality in the soul of him .
Whatever__<label>__DET thrifty__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. hard__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. working__<label>__VERB farmer__<label>__NOUN folk__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP gay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Bohemian__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN Stanley__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON absence__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON presence__<label>__NOUN even__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON liked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grace__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET winsome__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lovable__<label>__ADJ quality__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET soul__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He had `` a way with him '' -- revealed even in the manner with which he caught staid Aunt Janet in his arms , swung her matronly form around as though she had been a slim schoolgirl , and kissed her rosy cheek .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. a__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ''__<label>__. --__<label>__. revealed__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET manner__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON caught__<label>__VERB staid__<label>__ADJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. swung__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON matronly__<label>__ADV form__<label>__VERB around__<label>__PRT as__<label>__ADP though__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET slim__<label>__ADJ schoolgirl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ kissed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON rosy__<label>__ADJ cheek__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Sister o ' mine , are you never going to grow old ? ''
``__<label>__. Sister__<label>__NOUN o__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. mine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT grow__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he said .
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Here you are at forty-five with the roses of sixteen -- and not a gray hair , I 'll wager . ''
``__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP forty__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. five__<label>__NUM with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET roses__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP sixteen__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET gray__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ wager__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Blair , Blair , it is you who are always young , '' laughed Aunt Janet , not ill pleased .
``__<label>__. Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV young__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. laughed__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV ill__<label>__VERB pleased__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Where in the world did you come from ?
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
And what is this I hear of your sleeping all night in the hammock ? ''
And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON sleeping__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hammock__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 've been painting in the Lake District all summer , as you know , '' answered Uncle Blair , `` and one day I just got homesick to see my little girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB painting__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Lake__<label>__NOUN District__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET summer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV got__<label>__VERB homesick__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So I sailed for Montreal without further delay .
So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON sailed__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP Montreal__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP further__<label>__ADJ delay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I got here at eleven last night -- the station-master 's son drove me down .
I__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP eleven__<label>__VERB last__<label>__ADJ night__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET station__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. master__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ son__<label>__NOUN drove__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Nice boy .
Nice__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The old house was in darkness and I thought it would be a shame to rouse you all out of bed after a hard day 's work .
The__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP darkness__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET shame__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT rouse__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP bed__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hard__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So I decided that I would spend the night in the orchard .
So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON decided__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB spend__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was moonlight , you know , and moonlight in an old orchard is one of the few things left over from the Golden Age . ''
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB moonlight__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ moonlight__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN left__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Golden__<label>__NOUN Age__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It was very foolish of you , '' said practical Aunt Janet .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV foolish__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB practical__<label>__ADJ Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` These September nights are real chilly .
``__<label>__. These__<label>__DET September__<label>__NOUN nights__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ chilly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
You might have caught your death of cold -- or a bad dose of rheumatism . ''
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`` So I might .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
No doubt it was foolish of me , '' agreed Uncle Blair gaily .
No__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB foolish__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. agreed__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN gaily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It must have been the fault , of the moonlight .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fault__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET moonlight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Moonlight , you know , Sister Janet , has an intoxicating quality .
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It is a fine , airy , silver wine , such as fairies may drink at their revels , unharmed of it ; but when a mere mortal sips of it , it mounts straightway to his brain , to the undoing of his daylight common sense .
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However , I have got neither cold nor rheumatism , as a sensible person would have done had he ever been lured into doing such a non-sensible thing ; there is a special Providence for us foolish folk .
However__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB neither__<label>__ADV cold__<label>__ADJ nor__<label>__CONJ rheumatism__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sensible__<label>__ADJ person__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB lured__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP doing__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET non__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. sensible__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET special__<label>__ADJ Providence__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON foolish__<label>__ADJ folk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I enjoyed my night in the orchard ; for a time I was companioned by sweet old memories ; and then I fell asleep listening to the murmurs of the wind in those old trees yonder .
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And I had a beautiful dream , Janet .
And__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Janet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I dreamed that the old orchard blossomed again , as it did that spring eighteen years ago .
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I dreamed that its sunshine was the sunshine of spring , not autumn .
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There was newness of life in my dream , Janet , and the sweetness of forgotten words . ''
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`` Was n't it strange about MY dream ? ''
``__<label>__. Was__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON strange__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP MY__<label>__NOUN dream__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
whispered the Story Girl to me .
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`` Well , you 'd better come in and have some breakfast , '' said Aunt Janet .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__ADJ better__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET breakfast__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` These are my little girls -- Felicity and Cecily . ''
``__<label>__. These__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ girls__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I remember them as two most adorable tots , '' said Uncle Blair , shaking hands .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON remember__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM most__<label>__ADV adorable__<label>__ADJ tots__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. shaking__<label>__VERB hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` They have n't changed quite so much as my own baby-child .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT changed__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ baby__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. child__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Why , she 's a woman , Janet -- she 's a woman . ''
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`` She 's child enough still , '' said Aunt Janet hastily .
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The Story Girl shook her long brown curls .
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`` I 'm fifteen , '' she said .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN fifteen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` And you ought to see me in my long dress , father . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON long__<label>__ADJ dress__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. father__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` We must not be separated any longer , dear heart , '' I heard Uncle Blair say tenderly .
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I hoped that he meant he would stay in Canada -- not that he would take the Story Girl away .
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Apart from this we had a gay day with Uncle Blair .
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He evidently liked our society better than that of the grown-ups , for he was a child himself at heart , gay , irresponsible , always acting on the impulse of the moment .
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We all found him a delightful companion .
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There was no school that day , as Mr. Perkins was absent , attending a meeting of the Teachers ' Convention , so we spent most of its golden hours in the orchard with Uncle Blair , listening to his fascinating accounts of foreign wanderings .
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He also drew all our pictures for us , and this was especially delightful , for the day of the camera was only just dawning and none of us had ever had even our photographs taken .
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Sara Ray 's pleasure was , as usual , quite spoiled by wondering what her mother would say of it , for Mrs. Ray had , so it appeared , some very peculiar prejudices against the taking or making of any kind of picture whatsoever , owing to an exceedingly strict interpretation of the second commandment .
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Dan suggested that she need not tell her mother anything about it ; but Sara shook her head .
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`` I 'll have to tell her .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 've made it a rule to tell ma everything I do ever since the Judgment Day . ''
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`` Besides , '' added Cecily seriously , `` the Family Guide says one ought to tell one 's mother everything . ''
``__<label>__. Besides__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN seriously__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Guide__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ought__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB mother__<label>__NOUN everything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's pretty hard sometimes , though , '' sighed Sara .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ pretty__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ sometimes__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Ma scolds so much when I do tell her things , that it sort of discourages me .
``__<label>__. Ma__<label>__NOUN scolds__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON things__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON sort__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP discourages__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But when I think of how dreadful I felt the time of the Judgment Day over deceiving her in some things it nerves me up .
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I 'd do almost anything rather than feel like that the next time the Judgment Day comes . ''
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`` Fe , fi , fo , fum , I smell a story , '' said Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. Fe__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. fi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. fo__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. fum__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON smell__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What do you mean by speaking of the Judgment Day in the past tense ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP speaking__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Judgment__<label>__NOUN Day__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET past__<label>__ADJ tense__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl told him the tale of that dreadful Sunday in the preceding summer and we all laughed with him at ourselves .
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`` All the same , '' muttered Peter , `` I do n't want to have another experience like that .
``__<label>__. All__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. muttered__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET experience__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I hope I 'll be dead the next time the Judgment Day comes . ''
I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Judgment__<label>__NOUN Day__<label>__NOUN comes__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But you 'll be raised up for it , '' said Felix .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB raised__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , that 'll be all right .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I wo n't mind that .
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I wo n't know anything about it till it really happens .
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It 's the expecting it that 's the worst . ''
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`` I do n't think you ought to talk of such things , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT talk__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When evening came we all went to Golden Milestone .
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We knew the Awkward Man and his bride were expected home at sunset , and we meant to scatter flowers on the path by which she must enter her new home .
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It was the Story Girl 's idea , but I do n't think Aunt Janet would have let us go if Uncle Blair had not pleaded for us .
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He asked to be taken along , too , and we agreed , if he would stand out of sight when the newly married pair came home .
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`` You see , father , the Awkward Man wo n't mind us , because we 're only children and he knows us well , '' explained the Story Girl , `` but if he sees you , a stranger , it might confuse him and we might spoil the homecoming , and that would be such a pity . ''
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So we went to Golden Milestone , laden with all the flowery spoil we could plunder from both gardens .
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It was a clear amber-tinted September evening and far away , over Markdale Harbour , a great round red moon was rising as we waited .
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Uncle Blair was hidden behind the wind-blown tassels of the pines at the gate , but he and the Story Girl kept waving their hands at each other and calling out gay , mirthful jests .
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`` Do you really feel acquainted with your father ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV feel__<label>__VERB acquainted__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON father__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
whispered Sara Ray wonderingly .
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`` It 's long since you saw him . ''
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`` If I had n't seen him for a hundred years it would n't make any difference that way , '' laughed the Story Girl .
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`` S-s-h-s-s-h -- they 're coming , '' whispered Felicity excitedly .
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And then they came -- Beautiful Alice blushing and lovely , in the prettiest of pretty blue dresses , and the Awkward Man , so fervently happy that he quite forgot to be awkward .
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He lifted her out of the buggy gallantly and led her forward to us , smiling .
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We retreated before them , scattering our flowers lavishly on the path , and Alice Dale walked to the very doorstep of her new home over a carpet of blossoms .
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On the step they both paused and turned towards us , and we shyly did the proper thing in the way of congratulations and good wishes .
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`` It was so sweet of you to do this , '' said the smiling bride .
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`` It was lovely to be able to do it for you , dearest , '' whispered the Story Girl , `` and oh , Miss Reade -- Mrs. Dale , I mean -- we all hope you 'll be so , so happy for ever . ''
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`` I am sure I shall , '' said Alice Dale , turning to her husband .
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He looked down into her eyes -- and we were quite forgotten by both of them .
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We saw it , and slipped away , while Jasper Dale drew his wife into their home and shut the world out .
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We scampered joyously away through the moonlit dusk .
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Uncle Blair joined us at the gate and the Story Girl asked him what he thought of the bride .
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`` When she dies white violets will grow out of her dust , '' he answered .
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`` Uncle Blair says even queerer things than the Story Girl , '' Felicity whispered to me .
``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB even__<label>__ADV queerer__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN whispered__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And so that beautiful day went away from us , slipping through our fingers as we tried to hold it .
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It hooded itself in shadows and fared forth on the road that is lighted by the white stars of evening .
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It had been a gift of Paradise .
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Its hours had all been fair and beloved .
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From dawn flush to fall of night there had been naught to mar it .
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It took with it its smiles and laughter .
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But it left the boon of memory .
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CHAPTER XXVII .
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THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH `` I am going away with father when he goes .
THE__<label>__DET OLD__<label>__NOUN ORDER__<label>__NOUN CHANGETH__<label>__NOUN ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP father__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON goes__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He is going to spend the winter in Paris , and I am to go to school there . ''
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The Story Girl told us this one day in the orchard .
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There was a little elation in her tone , but more regret .
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The news was not a great surprise to us .
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We had felt it in the air ever since Uncle Blair 's arrival .
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Aunt Janet had been very unwilling to let the Story Girl go .
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But Uncle Blair was inexorable .
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It was time , he said , that she should go to a better school than the little country one in Carlisle ; and besides , he did not want her to grow into womanhood a stranger to him .
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So it was finally decided that she was to go .
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`` Just think , you are going to Europe , '' said Sara Ray in an awe-struck tone .
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`` Wo n't that be splendid ! ''
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`` I suppose I 'll like it after a while , '' said the Story Girl slowly , `` but I know I 'll be dreadfully homesick at first .
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Of course , it will be lovely to be with father , but oh , I 'll miss the rest of you so much ! ''
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`` Just think how WE 'LL miss YOU , '' sighed Cecily .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV WE__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT LL__<label>__NOUN miss__<label>__NOUN YOU__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It will be so lonesome here this winter , with you and Peter both gone .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV lonesome__<label>__ADJ here__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN both__<label>__DET gone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Oh , dear , I do wish things did n't have to change . ''
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB wish__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT change__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Felicity said nothing .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She kept looking down at the grass on which she sat , absently pulling at the slender blades .
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Presently we saw two big tears roll down over her cheeks .
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The Story Girl looked surprised .
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`` Are you crying because I 'm going away , Felicity ? ''
``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON crying__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
she asked .
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`` Of course I am , '' answered Felicity , with a big sob .
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`` Do you think I 've no f-f-eeling ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ no__<label>__DET f__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. f__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. eeling__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I did n't think you 'd care much , '' said the Story Girl frankly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__VERB care__<label>__NOUN much__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN frankly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You 've never seemed to like me very much . ''
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`` I d-don ' t wear my h-heart on my sleeve , '' said poor Felicity , with an attempt at dignity .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON d__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. don__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. t__<label>__NOUN wear__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON h__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. heart__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON sleeve__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET attempt__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP dignity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think you m-might stay .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON m__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. might__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Your father would let you s-stay if you c-coaxed him . ''
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`` Well , you see I 'd have to go some time , '' sighed the Story Girl , `` and the longer it was put off the harder it would be .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET harder__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But I do feel dreadfully about it .
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I ca n't even take poor Paddy .
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I 'll have to leave him behind , and oh , I want you all to promise to be kind to him for my sake . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON behind__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET to__<label>__PRT promise__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB kind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON sake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We all solemnly assured her that we would .
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`` I 'll g-give him cream every m-morning and n-night , '' sobbed Felicity , `` but I 'll never be able to look at him without crying .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ g__<label>__X -__<label>__. give__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON cream__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET m__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. morning__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ n__<label>__X -__<label>__. night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sobbed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ never__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON without__<label>__ADP crying__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He 'll make me think of you . ''
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ make__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , I 'm not going right away , '' said the Story Girl , more cheerfully .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. more__<label>__ADV cheerfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Not till the last of October .
``__<label>__. Not__<label>__ADV till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP October__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So we have over a month yet to have a good time in .
So__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET month__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Let 's all just determine to make it a splendid month for the last .
Let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET just__<label>__ADV determine__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
We wo n't think about my going at all till we have to , and we wo n't have any quarrels among us , and we 'll just enjoy ourselves all we possibly can .
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So do n't cry any more , Felicity .
So__<label>__ADV do__<label>__ADJ n__<label>__NOUN 't__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__NOUN any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'm awfully glad you do like me and am sorry I 'm going away , but let 's all forget it for a month . ''
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Felicity sighed , and tucked away her damp handkerchief .
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`` It is n't so easy for me to forget things , but I 'll try , '' she said disconsolately , `` and if you want any more cooking lessons before you go I 'll be real glad to teach you anything I know . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT forget__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ try__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB disconsolately__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ cooking__<label>__ADJ lessons__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ glad__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT teach__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON anything__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
This was a high plane of self-sacrifice for Felicity to attain .
This__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET high__<label>__ADJ plane__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP self__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. sacrifice__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Felicity__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT attain__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But the Story Girl shook her head .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN shook__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , I 'm not going to bother my head about cooking lessons this last month .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bother__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP cooking__<label>__VERB lessons__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It 's too vexing . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV vexing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you remember the time you made the pudding -- '' began Peter , and suddenly stopped .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON remember__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET pudding__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. began__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ suddenly__<label>__ADV stopped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Out of sawdust ? ''
``__<label>__. Out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sawdust__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
finished the Story Girl cheerfully .
finished__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN cheerfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You need n't be afraid to mention it to me after this .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT mention__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON after__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I do n't mind any more .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mind__<label>__NOUN any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I begin to see the fun of it now .
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I should think I do remember it -- and the time I baked the bread before it was raised enough . ''
I__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB remember__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON baked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bread__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB raised__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` People have made worse mistakes than that , '' said Felicity kindly .
``__<label>__. People__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ mistakes__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN kindly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Such as using tooth-powd -- '' but here Dan stopped abruptly , remembering the Story Girl 's plea for a beautiful month .
``__<label>__. Such__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP using__<label>__VERB tooth__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. powd__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. ''__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ here__<label>__ADV Dan__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB abruptly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. remembering__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN plea__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET beautiful__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Felicity coloured , but said nothing -- did not even LOOK anything .
Felicity__<label>__NOUN coloured__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV even__<label>__ADV LOOK__<label>__NOUN anything__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We HAVE had lots of fun together one way or another , '' said Cecily , retrospectively .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON HAVE__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB lots__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fun__<label>__NOUN together__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM way__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ another__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. retrospectively__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Just think how much we 've laughed this last year or so , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ve__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ year__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We 've had good times together ; but I think we 'll have lots more splendid years ahead . ''
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`` Eden is always behind us -- Paradise always before , '' said Uncle Blair , coming up in time to hear her .
``__<label>__. Eden__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV behind__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. Paradise__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. coming__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT hear__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He said it with a sigh that was immediately lost in one of his delightful smiles .
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`` I like Uncle Blair so much better than I expected to , '' Felicity confided to me .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON like__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN confided__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Mother says he 's a rolling stone , but there really is something very nice about him , although he says a great many things I do n't understand .
``__<label>__. Mother__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET rolling__<label>__VERB stone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV really__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. although__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ many__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM understand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I suppose the Story Girl will have a very gay time in Paris . ''
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`` She 's going to school and she 'll have to study hard , '' I said .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT school__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT study__<label>__VERB hard__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` She says she 's going to study for the stage , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT study__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Uncle Roger thinks it is all right , and says she 'll be very famous some day .
``__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN thinks__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET right__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ says__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV famous__<label>__ADJ some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But mother thinks it 's dreadful , and so do I. '' `` Aunt Julia is a concert singer , '' I said .
But__<label>__CONJ mother__<label>__PRON thinks__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ dreadful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Aunt__<label>__NOUN Julia__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET concert__<label>__ADJ singer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Oh , that 's very different .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV different__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But I hope poor Sara will get on all right , '' sighed Felicity .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Sara__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You never know what may happen to a person in those foreign countries .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET person__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET foreign__<label>__ADJ countries__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And everybody says Paris is such a wicked place .
And__<label>__CONJ everybody__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB Paris__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET wicked__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But we must hope for the best , '' she concluded in a resigned tone .
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB hope__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON concluded__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET resigned__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That evening the Story Girl and I drove the cows to pasture after milking , and when we came home we sought out Uncle Blair in the orchard .
That__<label>__DET evening__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON drove__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cows__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT pasture__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP milking__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON sought__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was sauntering up and down Uncle Stephen 's Walk , his hands clasped behind him and his beautiful , youthful face uplifted to the western sky where waves of night were breaking on a dim primrose shore of sunset .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB sauntering__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ down__<label>__ADV Uncle__<label>__NOUN Stephen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Walk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN clasped__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. youthful__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN uplifted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET western__<label>__ADJ sky__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV waves__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB breaking__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dim__<label>__NOUN primrose__<label>__NOUN shore__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP sunset__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` See that star over there in the south-west ? ''
``__<label>__. See__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET star__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET south__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. west__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he said , as we joined him .
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON joined__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` The one just above that pine ?
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV above__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET pine__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
An evening star shining over a dark pine tree is the whitest thing in the universe -- because it is LIVING whiteness -- whiteness possessing a soul .
An__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN star__<label>__NOUN shining__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dark__<label>__ADJ pine__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET whitest__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET universe__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB LIVING__<label>__NOUN whiteness__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. whiteness__<label>__ADJ possessing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET soul__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
How full this old orchard is of twilight !
How__<label>__ADV full__<label>__ADJ this__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP twilight__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Do you know , I have been trysting here with ghosts . ''
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB trysting__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP ghosts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` The Family Ghost ? ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Ghost__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked , very stupidly .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV stupidly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` No , not the Family Ghost .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Family__<label>__NOUN Ghost__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I never saw beautiful , broken-hearted Emily yet .
I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB beautiful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. broken__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. hearted__<label>__VERB Emily__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Your mother saw her once , Sara -- that was a strange thing , '' he added absently , as if to himself .
Your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON once__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. that__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB absently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Did mother really see her ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN mother__<label>__NOUN really__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
whispered the Story Girl .
whispered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , she always believed she did .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV believed__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Who knows ? ''
Who__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you think there are such things as ghosts , Uncle Blair ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP ghosts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I asked curiously .
I__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB curiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I never saw any , Beverley . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Beverley__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But you said you were trysting with ghosts here this evening , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB trysting__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP ghosts__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET evening__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , yes -- the ghosts of the old years .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET ghosts__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I love this orchard because of its many ghosts .
I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET orchard__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON many__<label>__ADJ ghosts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We are good comrades , those ghosts and I ; we walk and talk -- we even laugh together -- sorrowful laughter that has sorrow 's own sweetness .
We__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ comrades__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. those__<label>__DET ghosts__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON walk__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ talk__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON even__<label>__ADV laugh__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. sorrowful__<label>__ADJ laughter__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET has__<label>__VERB sorrow__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ own__<label>__ADJ sweetness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And always there comes to me one dear phantom and wanders hand in hand with me -- a lost lady of the old years . ''
And__<label>__CONJ always__<label>__ADV there__<label>__ADV comes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM dear__<label>__ADJ phantom__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wanders__<label>__NOUN hand__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP hand__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET lost__<label>__ADJ lady__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` My mother ? ''
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said the Story Girl very softly .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV softly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Yes , your mother .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Here , in her old haunts , it is impossible for me to believe that she can be dead -- that her LAUGHTER can be dead .
Here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ haunts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON LAUGHTER__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB dead__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
She was the gayest , sweetest thing -- and so young -- only three years older than you , Sara .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET gayest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. sweetest__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV young__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV three__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN older__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yonder old house had been glad because of her for eighteen years when I met her first . ''
Yonder__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ because__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP eighteen__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON met__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I wish I could remember her , '' said the Story Girl , with a little sigh .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB remember__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ sigh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I have n't even a picture of her .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM even__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET picture__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Why did n't you paint one , father ? ''
Why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON paint__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. father__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` She would never let me .
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She had some queer , funny , half-playful , half-earnest superstition about it .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET queer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. funny__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. half__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. playful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. earnest__<label>__ADJ superstition__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But I always meant to when she would become willing to let me .
But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT when__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB become__<label>__VERB willing__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And then -- she died .
And__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Her twin brother Felix died the same day .
Her__<label>__PRON twin__<label>__NOUN brother__<label>__NOUN Felix__<label>__NOUN died__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was something strange about that , too .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN strange__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I was holding her in my arms and she was looking up at me ; suddenly she looked past me and gave a little start .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB holding__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. suddenly__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ start__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
` Felix ! '
`__<label>__. Felix__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. '__<label>__.
she said .
she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
For a moment she trembled and then she smiled and looked up at me again a little beseechingly .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON trembled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON smiled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ beseechingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
` Felix has come for me , dear , ' she said .
`__<label>__. Felix__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
` We were always together before you came -- you must not mind -- you must be glad I do not have to go alone . '
`__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV together__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB glad__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. '__<label>__.
Well , who knows ?
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
But she left me , Sara -- she left me . ''
But__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
There was that in Uncle Blair 's voice that kept us silent for a time .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET kept__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON silent__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then the Story Girl said , still very softly : `` What did mother look like , father ?
Then__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV softly__<label>__ADV :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB mother__<label>__ADV look__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. father__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
I do n't look the least little bit like her , do I ? ''
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB look__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET least__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ bit__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , I wish you did , you brown thing .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON brown__<label>__VERB thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Your mother 's face was as white as a wood-lily , with only a faint dream of rose in her cheeks .
Your__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV white__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. lily__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET faint__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP rose__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON cheeks__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She had the eyes of one who always had a song in her heart -- blue as a mist , those eyes were .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM who__<label>__PRON always__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET song__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. blue__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET mist__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. those__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
She had dark lashes , and a little red mouth that quivered when she was very sad or very happy like a crimson rose too rudely shaken by the wind .
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She was as slim and lithe as a young , white-stemmed birch tree .
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How I loved her !
How__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
How happy we were !
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But he who accepts human love must bind it to his soul with pain , and she is not lost to me .
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Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it . ''
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Uncle Blair looked up at the evening star .
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We saw that he had forgotten us , and we slipped away , hand in hand , leaving him alone in the memory-haunted shadows of the old orchard .
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CHAPTER XXVIII .
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THE PATH TO ARCADY October that year gathered up all the spilled sunshine of the summer and clad herself in it as in a garment .
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The Story Girl had asked us to try to make the last month together beautiful , and Nature seconded our efforts , giving us that most beautiful of beautiful things -- a gracious and perfect moon of falling leaves .
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There was not in all that vanished October one day that did not come in with auroral splendour and go out attended by a fair galaxy of evening stars -- not a day when there were not golden lights in the wide pastures and purple hazes in the ripened distances .
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Never was anything so gorgeous as the maple trees that year .
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Maples are trees that have primeval fire in their souls .
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It glows out a little in their early youth , before the leaves open , in the redness and rosy-yellowness of their blossoms , but in summer it is carefully hidden under a demure , silver-lined greenness .
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Then when autumn comes , the maples give up trying to be sober and flame out in all the barbaric splendour and gorgeousness of their real nature , making of the hills things out of an Arabian Nights dream in the golden prime of good Haroun Alraschid .
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You may never know what scarlet and crimson really are until you see them in their perfection on an October hillside , under the unfathomable blue of an autumn sky .
You__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON scarlet__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ crimson__<label>__NOUN really__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB until__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON perfection__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET October__<label>__NOUN hillside__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET unfathomable__<label>__ADJ blue__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET autumn__<label>__NOUN sky__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All the glow and radiance and joy at earth 's heart seem to have broken loose in a splendid determination to express itself for once before the frost of winter chills her beating pulses .
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It is the year 's carnival ere the dull Lenten days of leafless valleys and penitential mists come .
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The time of apple-picking had come around once more and we worked joyously .
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Uncle Blair picked apples with us , and between him and the Story Girl it was an October never to be forgotten .
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`` Will you go far afield for a walk with me to-day ? ''
``__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB far__<label>__ADV afield__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET walk__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT -__<label>__. day__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he said to her and me , one idle afternoon of opal skies , pied meadows and misty hills .
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It was Saturday and Peter had gone home ; Felix and Dan were helping Uncle Alec top turnips ; Cecily and Felicity were making cookies for Sunday , so the Story Girl and I were alone in Uncle Stephen 's Walk .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Saturday__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. Felix__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Dan__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB helping__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Alec__<label>__NOUN top__<label>__ADJ turnips__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB cookies__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Sunday__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB alone__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Stephen__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Walk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We liked to be alone together that last month , to think the long , long thoughts of youth and talk about our futures .
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There had grown up between us that summer a bond of sympathy that did not exist between us and the others .
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We were older than they -- the Story Girl was fifteen and I was nearly that ; and all at once it seemed as if we were immeasurably older than the rest , and possessed of dreams and visions and forward-reaching hopes which they could not possibly share or understand .
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At times we were still children , still interested in childish things .
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But there came hours when we seemed to our two selves very grown up and old , and in those hours we talked our dreams and visions and hopes , vague and splendid , as all such are , over together , and so began to build up , out of the rainbow fragments of our childhood 's companionship , that rare and beautiful friendship which was to last all our lives , enriching and enstarring them .
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For there is no bond more lasting than that formed by the mutual confidences of that magic time when youth is slipping from the sheath of childhood and beginning to wonder what lies for it beyond those misty hills that bound the golden road .
For__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET bond__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV lasting__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET formed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mutual__<label>__ADJ confidences__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV youth__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB slipping__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheath__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP childhood__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON lies__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON beyond__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET misty__<label>__ADJ hills__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET bound__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ road__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Where are you going ? ''
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON going__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked the Story Girl .
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`` To ` the woods that belt the gray hillside ' -- ay , and overflow beyond it into many a valley purple-folded in immemorial peace , '' answered Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. To__<label>__PRT `__<label>__. the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET belt__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET gray__<label>__ADJ hillside__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT --__<label>__. ay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ overflow__<label>__ADP beyond__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP many__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET valley__<label>__ADJ purple__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. folded__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP immemorial__<label>__ADJ peace__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I have a fancy for one more ramble in Prince Edward Island woods before I leave Canada again .
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But I would not go alone .
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So come , you two gay youthful things to whom all life is yet fair and good , and we will seek the path to Arcady .
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There will be many little things along our way to make us glad .
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Joyful sounds will ` come ringing down the wind ; ' a wealth of gypsy gold will be ours for the gathering ; we will learn the potent , unutterable charm of a dim spruce wood and the grace of flexile mountain ashes fringing a lonely glen ; we will tryst with the folk of fur and feather ; we 'll hearken to the music of gray old firs .
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Come , and you 'll have a ramble and an afternoon that you will both remember all your lives . ''
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We did have it ; never has its remembrance faded ; that idyllic afternoon of roving in the old Carlisle woods with the Story Girl and Uncle Blair gleams in my book of years , a page of living beauty .
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Yet it was but a few hours of simplest pleasure ; we wandered pathlessly through the sylvan calm of those dear places which seemed that day to be full of a great friendliness ; Uncle Blair sauntered along behind us , whistling softly ; sometimes he talked to himself ; we delighted in those brief reveries of his ; Uncle Blair was the only man I have ever known who could , when he so willed , `` talk like a book , '' and do it without seeming ridiculous ; perhaps it was because he had the knack of choosing `` fit audience , though few , '' and the proper time to appeal to that audience .
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We went across the fields , intending to skirt the woods at the back of Uncle Alec 's farm and find a lane that cut through Uncle Roger 's woods ; but before we came to it we stumbled on a sly , winding little path quite by accident -- if , indeed , there can be such a thing as accident in the woods , where I am tempted to think we are led by the Good People along such of their fairy ways as they have a mind for us to walk in .
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`` Go to , let us explore this , '' said Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON explore__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It always drags terribly at my heart to go past a wood lane if I can make any excuse at all for traversing it : for it is the by-ways that lead to the heart of the woods and we must follow them if we would know the forest and be known of it .
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When we can really feel its wild heart beating against ours its subtle life will steal into our veins and make us its own for ever , so that no matter where we go or how wide we wander in the noisy ways of cities or over the lone ways of the sea , we shall yet be drawn back to the forest to find our most enduring kinship . ''
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`` I always feel so SATISFIED in the woods , '' said the Story Girl dreamily , as we turned in under the low-swinging fir boughs .
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`` Trees seem such friendly things . ''
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`` They are the most friendly things in God 's good creation , '' said Uncle Blair emphatically .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV friendly__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP God__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN good__<label>__ADJ creation__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN emphatically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And it is so easy to live with them .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT live__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
To hold converse with pines , to whisper secrets with the poplars , to listen to the tales of old romance that beeches have to tell , to walk in eloquent silence with self-contained firs , is to learn what real companionship is .
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Besides , trees are the same all over the world .
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A beech tree on the slopes of the Pyrenees is just what a beech tree here in these Carlisle woods is ; and there used to be an old pine hereabouts whose twin brother I was well acquainted with in a dell among the Apennines .
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Listen to those squirrels , will you , chattering over yonder .
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Did you ever hear such a fuss over nothing ?
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Squirrels are the gossips and busybodies of the woods ; they have n't learned the fine reserve of its other denizens .
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But after all , there is a certain shrill friendliness in their greeting . ''
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`` They seem to be scolding us , '' I said , laughing .
``__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON seem__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB scolding__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. laughing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Oh , they are not half such scolds as they sound , '' answered Uncle Blair gaily .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV half__<label>__ADJ such__<label>__ADJ scolds__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON sound__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN gaily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` If they would but ` tak a thought and mend ' their shrew-like ways they would be dear , lovable creatures enough . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB but__<label>__CONJ `__<label>__. tak__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thought__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ mend__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. their__<label>__PRON shrew__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP ways__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB dear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. lovable__<label>__ADJ creatures__<label>__NOUN enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` If I had to be an animal I think I 'd like to be a squirrel , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET animal__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET squirrel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It must be next best thing to flying . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB next__<label>__ADJ best__<label>__ADV thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT flying__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Just see what a spring that fellow gave , '' laughed Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET fellow__<label>__ADJ gave__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. laughed__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And now listen to his song of triumph !
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV listen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON song__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP triumph__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I suppose that chasm he cleared seemed as wide and deep to him as Niagara Gorge would to us if we leaped over it .
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Well , the wood people are a happy folk and very well satisfied with themselves . ''
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Those who have followed a dim , winding , balsamic path to the unexpected hollow where a wood-spring lies have found the rarest secret the forest can reveal .
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Such was our good fortune that day .
Such__<label>__ADJ was__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON good__<label>__ADJ fortune__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
At the end of our path we found it , under the pines , a crystal-clear thing with lips unkissed by so much as a stray sunbeam .
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`` It is easy to dream that this is one of the haunted springs of old romance , '' said Uncle Blair . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT dream__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET haunted__<label>__ADJ springs__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ romance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
'T is an enchanted spot this , I am very sure , and we should go softly , speaking low , lest we disturb the rest of a white , wet naiad , or break some spell that has cost long years of mystic weaving . ''
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`` It 's so easy to believe things in the woods , '' said the Story Girl , shaping a cup from a bit of golden-brown birch bark and filling it at the spring .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. shaping__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cup__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP golden__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. brown__<label>__ADJ birch__<label>__NOUN bark__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ filling__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Drink a toast in that water , Sara , '' said Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. Drink__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET toast__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There 's not a doubt that it has some potent quality of magic in it and the wish you wish over it will come true . ''
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET potent__<label>__ADJ quality__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP magic__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET wish__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl lifted her golden-hued flagon to her red lips .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN lifted__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON golden__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. hued__<label>__VERB flagon__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON red__<label>__ADJ lips__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Her hazel eyes laughed at us over the brim .
Her__<label>__PRON hazel__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET brim__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Here 's to our futures , '' she cried , `` I wish that every day of our lives may be better than the one that went before . ''
``__<label>__. Here__<label>__ADV '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON futures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__NOUN may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET went__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` An extravagant wish -- a very wish of youth , '' commented Uncle Blair , `` and yet in spite of its extravagance , a wish that will come true if you are true to yourselves .
``__<label>__. An__<label>__DET extravagant__<label>__ADJ wish__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV wish__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP youth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON extravagance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET wish__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT yourselves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In that case , every day WILL be better than all that went before -- but there will be many days , dear lad and lass , when you will not believe it . ''
In__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET case__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN WILL__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET went__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP --__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB many__<label>__ADJ days__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ lad__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ lass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We did not understand him , but we knew Uncle Blair never explained his meaning .
We__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV understand__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV explained__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON meaning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When asked it he was wont to answer with a smile , `` Some day you 'll grow to it .
When__<label>__ADV asked__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wont__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT answer__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET smile__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ grow__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Wait for that . ''
Wait__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
So we addressed ourselves to follow the brook that stole away from the spring in its windings and doublings and tricky surprises .
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`` A brook , '' quoth Uncle Blair , `` is the most changeful , bewitching , lovable thing in the world .
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET brook__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. quoth__<label>__CONJ Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV changeful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. bewitching__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lovable__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It is never in the same mind or mood two minutes .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ mind__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ mood__<label>__NOUN two__<label>__NUM minutes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Here it is sighing and murmuring as if its heart were broken .
Here__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB sighing__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ murmuring__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But listen -- yonder by the birches it is laughing as if it were enjoying some capital joke all by itself . ''
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It was indeed a changeful brook ; here it would make a pool , dark and brooding and still , where we bent to look at our mirrored faces ; then it grew communicative and gossiped shallowly over a broken pebble bed where there was a diamond dance of sunbeams and no troutling or minnow could glide through without being seen .
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Sometimes its banks were high and steep , hung with slender ashes and birches ; again they were mere , low margins , green with delicate mosses , shelving out of the wood .
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Once it came to a little precipice and flung itself over undauntedly in an indignation of foam , gathering itself up rather dizzily among the mossy stones below .
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It was some time before it got over its vexation ; it went boiling and muttering along , fighting with the rotten logs that lie across it , and making far more fuss than was necessary over every root that interfered with it .
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We were getting tired of its ill-humour and talked of leaving it , when it suddenly grew sweet-tempered again , swooped around a curve -- and presto , we were in fairyland .
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It was a little dell far in the heart of the woods .
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A row of birches fringed the brook , and each birch seemed more exquisitely graceful and golden than her sisters .
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The woods receded from it on every hand , leaving it lying in a pool of amber sunshine .
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The yellow trees were mirrored in the placid stream , with now and then a leaf falling on the water , mayhap to drift away and be used , as Uncle Blair suggested , by some adventurous wood sprite who had it in mind to fare forth to some far-off , legendary region where all the brooks ran into the sea .
The__<label>__DET yellow__<label>__ADJ trees__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB mirrored__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET placid__<label>__NOUN stream__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP now__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET leaf__<label>__NOUN falling__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. mayhap__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT drift__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB used__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN suggested__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET adventurous__<label>__ADJ wood__<label>__NOUN sprite__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP mind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT fare__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET far__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. off__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. legendary__<label>__ADJ region__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET brooks__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sea__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , what a lovely place ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET lovely__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
I exclaimed , looking around me with delight .
I__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP delight__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` A spell of eternity is woven over it , surely , '' murmured Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET spell__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP eternity__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB woven__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. surely__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. murmured__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Winter may not touch it , or spring ever revisit it .
``__<label>__. Winter__<label>__NOUN may__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV touch__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ spring__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV revisit__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It should be like this for ever . ''
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`` Let us never come here again , '' said the Story Girl softly , `` never , no matter how often we may be in Carlisle .
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN softly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. never__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN how__<label>__ADV often__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then we will never see it changed or different .
Then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON changed__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ different__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
We can always remember it just as we see it now , and it will be like this for ever for us . ''
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`` I 'm going to sketch it , '' said Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sketch__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
While he sketched it the Story Girl and I sat on the banks of the brook and she told me the story of the Sighing Reed .
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It was a very simple little story , that of the slender brown reed which grew by the forest pool and always was sad and sighing because it could not utter music like the brook and the birds and the winds .
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All the bright , beautiful things around it mocked it and laughed at it for its folly .
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Who would ever look for music in it , a plain , brown , unbeautiful thing ?
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But one day a youth came through the wood ; he was as beautiful as the spring ; he cut the brown reed and fashioned it according to his liking ; and then he put it to his lips and breathed on it ; and , oh , the music that floated through the forest !
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It was so entrancing that everything -- brooks and birds and winds -- grew silent to listen to it .
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Never had anything so lovely been heard ; it was the music that had for so long been shut up in the soul of the sighing reed and was set free at last through its pain and suffering .
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I had heard the Story Girl tell many a more dramatic tale ; but that one stands out for me in memory above them all , partly , perhaps , because of the spot in which she told it , partly because it was the last one I was to hear her tell for many years -- the last one she was ever to tell me on the golden road .
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When Uncle Blair had finished his sketch the shafts of sunshine were turning crimson and growing more and more remote ; the early autumn twilight was falling over the woods .
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We left our dell , saying good-bye to it for ever , as the Story Girl had suggested , and we went slowly homeward through the fir woods , where a haunting , indescribable odour stole out to meet us .
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`` There is magic in the scent of dying fir , '' Uncle Blair was saying aloud to himself , as if forgetting he was not quite alone .
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`` It gets into our blood like some rare , subtly-compounded wine , and thrills us with unutterable sweetnesses , as of recollections from some other fairer life , lived in some happier star .
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Compared to it , all other scents seem heavy and earth-born , luring to the valleys instead of the heights .
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But the tang of the fir summons onward and upward to some ` far-off , divine event ' -- some spiritual peak of attainment whence we shall see with unfaltering , unclouded vision the spires of some aerial City Beautiful , or the fulfilment of some fair , fadeless land of promise . ''
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He was silent for a moment , then added in a lower tone , `` Felicity , you loved the scent of dying fir .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB silent__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. then__<label>__ADV added__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET lower__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET scent__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dying__<label>__VERB fir__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If you were here tonight with me -- Felicity -- Felicity ! ''
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV tonight__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Something in his voice made me suddenly sad .
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I was comforted when I felt the Story Girl slip her hand into mine .
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So we walked out of the woods into the autumn dusk .
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We were in a little valley .
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Half-way up the opposite slope a brush fire was burning clearly and steadily in a maple grove .
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There was something indescribably alluring in that fire , glowing so redly against the dark background of forest and twilit hill .
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`` Let us go to it , '' cried Uncle Blair , gaily , casting aside his sorrowful mood and catching our hands .
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`` A wood fire at night has a fascination not to be resisted by those of mortal race .
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Hasten -- we must not lose time . ''
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`` Oh , it will burn a long time yet , '' I gasped , for Uncle Blair was whisking us up the hill at a merciless rate .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB burn__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON gasped__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB whisking__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON up__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hill__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET merciless__<label>__NOUN rate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You ca n't be sure .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It may have been lighted by some good , honest farmer-man , bent on tidying up his sugar orchard , but it may also , for anything we know , have been kindled by no earthly woodman as a beacon or summons to the tribes of fairyland , and may vanish away if we tarry . ''
It__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB lighted__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. honest__<label>__ADJ farmer__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. man__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. bent__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP tidying__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON sugar__<label>__NOUN orchard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB also__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB kindled__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET earthly__<label>__ADJ woodman__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET beacon__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ summons__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tribes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fairyland__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ may__<label>__VERB vanish__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON tarry__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
It did not vanish and presently we found ourselves in the grove .
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It was very beautiful ; the fire burned with a clear , steady glow and a soft crackle ; the long arcades beneath the trees were illuminated with a rosy radiance , beyond which lurked companies of gray and purple shadows .
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Everything was very still and dreamy and remote .
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`` It is impossible that out there , just over the hill , lies a village of men , where tame household lamps are shining , '' said Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB impossible__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP out__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hill__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. lies__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET village__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP men__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV tame__<label>__NOUN household__<label>__NOUN lamps__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB shining__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I feel as if we must be thousands of miles away from everything we 've ever known , '' murmured the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB thousands__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP miles__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP everything__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV known__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. murmured__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` So you are ! ''
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Uncle Blair emphatically .
said__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN emphatically__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` You 're back in the youth of the race -- back in the beguilement of the young world .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET youth__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET race__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. back__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET beguilement__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET young__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Everything is in this hour -- the beauty of classic myths , the primal charm of the silent and the open , the lure of mystery .
Everything__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET hour__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET beauty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP classic__<label>__ADJ myths__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET primal__<label>__ADJ charm__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET silent__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET open__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET lure__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mystery__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Why , it 's a time and place when and where everything might come true -- when the men in green might creep out to join hands and dance around the fire , or dryads steal from their trees to warm their white limbs , grown chilly in October frosts , by the blaze .
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ place__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV everything__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ --__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET men__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP green__<label>__ADJ might__<label>__VERB creep__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT join__<label>__VERB hands__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ dance__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ dryads__<label>__NOUN steal__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON trees__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT warm__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON white__<label>__ADJ limbs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. grown__<label>__VERB chilly__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP October__<label>__NOUN frosts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET blaze__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I would n't be much surprised if we should see something of the kind .
I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV surprised__<label>__ADJ if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Is n't that the flash of an ivory shoulder through yonder gloom ?
Is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flash__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET ivory__<label>__NOUN shoulder__<label>__NOUN through__<label>__ADP yonder__<label>__NOUN gloom__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And did n't you see a queer little elfin face peering at us around that twisted gray trunk ?
And__<label>__CONJ did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET queer__<label>__NOUN little__<label>__ADJ elfin__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN peering__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON around__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET twisted__<label>__ADJ gray__<label>__ADJ trunk__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
But one ca n't be sure .
But__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Mortal eyesight is too slow and clumsy a thing to match against the flicker of a pixy-litten fire . ''
Mortal__<label>__ADJ eyesight__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV slow__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ clumsy__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT match__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET flicker__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pixy__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. litten__<label>__ADJ fire__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Hand in hand we wandered through that enchanted place , seeking the folk of elf-land , `` and heard their mystic voices calling , from fairy knoll and haunted hill . ''
Hand__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP hand__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON wandered__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET enchanted__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. seeking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET folk__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP elf__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. land__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ heard__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON mystic__<label>__ADJ voices__<label>__NOUN calling__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. from__<label>__ADP fairy__<label>__ADJ knoll__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ haunted__<label>__VERB hill__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Not till the fire died down into ashes did we leave the grove .
Not__<label>__ADV till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN died__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP ashes__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET grove__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then we found that the full moon was gleaming lustrously from a cloudless sky across the valley .
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Between us and her stretched up a tall pine , wondrously straight and slender and branchless to its very top , where it overflowed in a crest of dark boughs against the silvery splendour behind it .
Between__<label>__NOUN us__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON stretched__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET tall__<label>__ADJ pine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wondrously__<label>__ADV straight__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ slender__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ branchless__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT its__<label>__PRON very__<label>__ADV top__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON overflowed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP dark__<label>__ADJ boughs__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET silvery__<label>__NOUN splendour__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Beyond , the hill farms were lying in a suave , white radiance .
Beyond__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET hill__<label>__NOUN farms__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET suave__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. white__<label>__ADJ radiance__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Does n't it seem a long , long time to you since we left home this afternoon ? ''
``__<label>__. Does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON seem__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON since__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET afternoon__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked the Story Girl .
asked__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And yet it is only a few hours . ''
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ hours__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Only a few hours -- true ; yet such hours were worth a cycle of common years untouched by the glory and the dream .
Only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ hours__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. true__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. yet__<label>__ADV such__<label>__ADJ hours__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB worth__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET cycle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP common__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN untouched__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET glory__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET dream__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXIX .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXIX__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
WE LOSE A FRIEND Our beautiful October was marred by one day of black tragedy -- the day Paddy died .
WE__<label>__NOUN LOSE__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN FRIEND__<label>__NOUN Our__<label>__PRON beautiful__<label>__ADJ October__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB marred__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM day__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP black__<label>__ADJ tragedy__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN Paddy__<label>__NOUN died__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
For Paddy , after seven years of as happy a life as ever a cat lived , died suddenly -- of poison , as was supposed .
For__<label>__ADP Paddy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. after__<label>__ADP seven__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP happy__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET life__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN lived__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. died__<label>__VERB suddenly__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP poison__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP was__<label>__VERB supposed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Where he had wandered in the darkness to meet his doom we did not know , but in the frosty dawnlight he dragged himself home to die .
Where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB wandered__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET darkness__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON doom__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET frosty__<label>__ADJ dawnlight__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON dragged__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT die__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
We found him lying on the doorstep when we got up , and it did not need Aunt Janet 's curt announcement , or Uncle Blair 's reluctant shake of the head , to tell us that there was no chance of our pet recovering this time .
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We felt that nothing could be done .
We__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Lard and sulphur on his paws would be of no use , nor would any visit to Peg Bowen avail .
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We stood around in mournful silence ; the Story Girl sat down on the step and took poor Paddy upon her lap .
We__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB around__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP mournful__<label>__ADJ silence__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET step__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB poor__<label>__ADJ Paddy__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON lap__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I s ` pose there 's no use even in praying now , '' said Cecily desperately .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN even__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP praying__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN desperately__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It would n't do any harm to try , '' sobbed Felicity .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET harm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT try__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sobbed__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You need n't waste your prayers , '' said Dan mournfully , `` Pat is beyond human aid .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM waste__<label>__NOUN your__<label>__PRON prayers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN mournfully__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Pat__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB beyond__<label>__ADP human__<label>__ADJ aid__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You can tell that by his eyes .
You__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP by__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Besides , I do n't believe it was the praying cured him last time . ''
Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET praying__<label>__NOUN cured__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON last__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , it was Peg Bowen , '' declared Peter , `` but she could n't have bewitched him this time for she 's been away for months , nobody knows where . ''
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Peg__<label>__NOUN Bowen__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB bewitched__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP months__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. nobody__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` If he could only TELL us where he feels the worst ! ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV TELL__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON feels__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET worst__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Cecily piteously .
said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN piteously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It 's so dreadful to see him suffering and not be able to do a single thing to help him ! ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON suffering__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET single__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I do n't think he 's suffering much now , '' I said comfortingly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ suffering__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB comfortingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The Story Girl said nothing .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She passed and repassed her long brown hand gently over her pet 's glossy fur .
She__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ repassed__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON long__<label>__ADJ brown__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN gently__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON pet__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ glossy__<label>__ADJ fur__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Pat lifted his head and essayed to creep a little nearer to his beloved mistress .
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The Story Girl drew his limp body close in her arms .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN drew__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON limp__<label>__NOUN body__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON arms__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was a plaintive little mew -- a long quiver -- and Paddy 's friendly soul had fared forth to wherever it is that good cats go .
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`` Well , he 's gone , '' said Dan , turning his back abruptly to us .
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`` It does n't seem as if it can be true , '' sobbed Cecily .
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`` This time yesterday morning he was full of life . ''
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`` He drank two full saucers of cream , '' moaned Felicity , `` and I saw him catch a mouse in the evening .
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Maybe it was the last one he ever caught . ''
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`` He did for many a mouse in his day , '' said Peter , anxious to pay his tribute to the departed . ''
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` He was a cat -- take him for all in all .
`__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. take__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
We shall not look upon his like again , ' '' quoted Uncle Blair .
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Felicity and Cecily and Sara Ray cried so much that Aunt Janet lost patience completely and told them sharply that they would have something to cry for some day -- which did not seem to comfort them much .
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The Story Girl shed no tears , though the look in her eyes hurt more than weeping .
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`` After all , perhaps it 's for the best , '' she said drearily .
``__<label>__. After__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. perhaps__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB drearily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 've been feeling so badly over having to go away and leave Paddy .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB feeling__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV badly__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ leave__<label>__VERB Paddy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No matter how kind you 'd all be to him I know he 'd miss me terribly .
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He was n't like most cats who do n't care who comes and goes as long as they get plenty to eat .
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Paddy would n't have been contented without me . ''
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`` Oh , no-o-o , oh , no-o-o , '' wailed Sara Ray lugubriously .
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Felix shot a disgusted glance at her .
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`` I do n't see what YOU are making such a fuss about , '' he said unfeelingly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON YOU__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET fuss__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB unfeelingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He was n't your cat . ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON cat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But I l-l-oved him , '' sobbed Sara , `` and I always feel bad when my friends d-do . ''
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`` I wish we could believe that cats went to heaven , like people , '' sighed Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP cats__<label>__NOUN went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT heaven__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. like__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do you really think it is n't possible ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. possible__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Uncle Blair shook his head .
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`` I 'm afraid not .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__ADP not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I 'd like to think cats have a chance for heaven , but I ca n't .
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There 's nothing heavenly about cats , delightful creatures though they are . ''
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`` Blair , I 'm really surprised to hear the things you say to the children , '' said Aunt Janet severely .
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`` Surely you would n't prefer me to tell them that cats DO go to heaven , '' protested Uncle Blair .
``__<label>__. Surely__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM prefer__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON that__<label>__DET cats__<label>__VERB DO__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT heaven__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think it 's wicked to carry on about an animal as those children do , '' answered Aunt Janet decidedly , `` and you should n't encourage them .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ wicked__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT carry__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP about__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET animal__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET children__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN decidedly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT encourage__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Here now , children , stop making a fuss .
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Bury that cat and get off to your apple picking . ''
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We had to go to our work , but Paddy was not to be buried in any such off-hand fashion as that .
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It was agreed that we should bury him in the orchard at sunset that evening , and Sara Ray , who had to go home , declared she would be back for it , and implored us to wait for her if she did n't come exactly on time .
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`` I may n't be able to get away till after milking , '' she sniffed , `` but I do n't want to miss it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT till__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP milking__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON sniffed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB want__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT miss__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Even a cat 's funeral is better than none at all . ''
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`` Horrid thing ! ''
``__<label>__. Horrid__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Felicity , barely waiting until Sara was out of earshot .
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We worked with heavy hearts that day ; the girls cried bitterly most of the time and we boys whistled defiantly .
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But as evening drew on we began to feel a sneaking interest in the details of the funeral .
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As Dan said , the thing should be done properly , since Paddy was no common cat .
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The Story Girl selected the spot for the grave , in a little corner behind the cherry copse , where early violets enskied the grass in spring , and we boys dug the grave , making it `` soft and narrow , '' as the heroine of the old ballad wanted hers made .
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Sara Ray , who managed to come in time after all , and Felicity stood and watched us , but Cecily and the Story Girl kept far aloof .
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`` This time last night you never thought you 'd be digging Pat 's grave to-night , '' sighed Felicity .
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`` We little k-know what a day will bring forth , '' sobbed Sara .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ k__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB forth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sobbed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 've heard the minister say that and it is true . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ heard__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Of course it 's true .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ true__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It 's in the Bible ; but I do n't think you should repeat it in connection with a cat , '' said Felicity dubiously .
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Bible__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB repeat__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP connection__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN dubiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When all was in readiness the Story Girl brought her pet through the orchard where he had so often frisked and prowled .
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No useless coffin enclosed his breast but he reposed in a neat cardboard box .
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`` I wonder if it would be right to say ` ashes to ashes and dust to dust , ' '' said Peter .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. ashes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT ashes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ dust__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT dust__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. '__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , it would n't , '' averred Felicity .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. averred__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It would be real wicked . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ wicked__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I think we ought to sing a hymn , anyway , '' asseverated Sara Ray .
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`` Well , we might do that , if it is n't a very religious one , '' conceded Felicity .
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`` How would ` Pull for the shore , sailor , pull for the shore , ' do ? ''
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asked Cecily .
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`` That never seemed to me a very religious hymn . ''
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET never__<label>__ADV seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV religious__<label>__ADJ hymn__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But it does n't seem very appropriate to a funeral occasion either , '' said Felicity .
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`` I think ` Lead , kindly light , ' would be ever so much more suitable , '' suggested Sara Ray , `` and it is kind of soothing and melancholy too . ''
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`` We are not going to sing anything , '' said the Story Girl coldly .
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sing__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN coldly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Do you want to make the affair ridiculous ?
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET affair__<label>__NOUN ridiculous__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
We will just fill up the grave quietly and put a flat stone over the top . ''
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`` It is n't much like my idea of a funeral , '' muttered Sara Ray discontentedly .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON idea__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET funeral__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. muttered__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN discontentedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Never mind , we 're going to have a real obituary about him in Our Magazine , '' whispered Cecily consolingly .
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ obituary__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP Our__<label>__PRON Magazine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN consolingly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` And Peter is going to cut his name on top of the stone , '' added Felicity .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT cut__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Only we must n't let on to the grown-ups until it is done , because they might say it was n't right . ''
``__<label>__. Only__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM let__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET grown__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. ups__<label>__NOUN until__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We left the orchard , a sober little band , with the wind of the gray twilight blowing round us .
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Uncle Roger passed us at the gate .
Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN passed__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` So the last sad obsequies are over ? ''
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ sad__<label>__ADJ obsequies__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he remarked with a grin .
he__<label>__PRON remarked__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET grin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And we hated Uncle Roger .
And__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON hated__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Roger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But we loved Uncle Blair because he said quietly , `` And so you 've buried your little comrade ? ''
But__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON loved__<label>__VERB Uncle__<label>__NOUN Blair__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB quietly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN buried__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ comrade__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
So much may depend on the way a thing is said .
So__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ may__<label>__VERB depend__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But not even Uncle Blair 's sympathy could take the sting out of the fact that there was no Paddy to get the froth that night at milking time .
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Felicity cried bitterly all the time she was straining the milk .
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Many human beings have gone to their graves unattended by as much real regret as followed that one gray pussy cat to his .
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CHAPTER XXX .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXX__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
PROPHECIES `` Here 's a letter for you from father , '' said Felix , tossing it to me as he came through the orchard gate .
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We had been picking apples all day , but were taking a mid-afternoon rest around the well , with a cup of its sparkling cold water to refresh us .
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I opened the letter rather indifferently , for father , with all his excellent and lovable traits , was but a poor correspondent ; his letters were usually very brief and very unimportant .
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This letter was brief enough , but it was freighted with a message of weighty import .
This__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB brief__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB freighted__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET message__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP weighty__<label>__ADJ import__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I sat gazing stupidly at the sheet after I had read it until Felix exclaimed , `` Bev , what 's the matter with you ?
I__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB gazing__<label>__VERB stupidly__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sheet__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON until__<label>__ADP Felix__<label>__NOUN exclaimed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
What 's in that letter ? ''
What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET letter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Father is coming home , '' I said dazedly .
``__<label>__. Father__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB home__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB dazedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He is to leave South America in a fortnight and will be here in November to take us back to Toronto . ''
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Everybody gasped .
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Sara Ray , of course , began to cry , which aggravated me unreasonably .
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`` Well , '' said Felix , when he got his second wind , `` I 'll be awful glad to see father again , but I tell you I do n't like the thought of leaving here . ''
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I felt exactly the same but , in view of Sara Ray 's tears , admit it I would not ; so I sat in grum silence while the other tongues wagged .
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`` If I were not going away myself I 'd feel just terrible , '' said the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV myself__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ feel__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV terrible__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Even as it is I 'm real sorry .
``__<label>__. Even__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ real__<label>__ADJ sorry__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'd like to be able to think of you as all here together when I 'm gone , having good times and writing me about them . ''
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`` It 'll be awfully dull when you fellows go , '' muttered Dan .
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`` I 'm sure I do n't know what we 're ever going to do here this winter , '' said Felicity , with the calmness of despair .
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`` Thank goodness there are no more fathers to come back , '' breathed Cecily with a vicious earnestness that made us all laugh , even in the midst of our dismay .
``__<label>__. Thank__<label>__VERB goodness__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ fathers__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. breathed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET vicious__<label>__ADJ earnestness__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET made__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET laugh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET midst__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON dismay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We worked very half-heartedly the rest of the day , and it was not until we assembled in the orchard in the evening that our spirits recovered something like their wonted level .
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It was clear and slightly frosty ; the sun had declined behind a birch on a distant hill and it seemed a tree with a blazing heart of fire .
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The great golden willow at the lane gate was laughter-shaken in the wind of evening .
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Even amid all the changes of our shifting world we could not be hopelessly low-spirited -- except Sara Ray , who was often so , and Peter , who was rarely so .
Even__<label>__ADV amid__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET changes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP our__<label>__PRON shifting__<label>__VERB world__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB hopelessly__<label>__ADV low__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. spirited__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. except__<label>__ADP Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB often__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB rarely__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But Peter had been sorely vexed in spirit for several days .
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The time was approaching for the October issue of Our Magazine and he had no genuine fiction ready for it .
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He had taken so much to heart Felicity 's taunt that his stories were all true that he had determined to have a really-truly false one in the next number .
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But the difficulty was to get anyone to write it .
But__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET difficulty__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB anyone__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT write__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He had asked the Story Girl to do it , but she refused ; then he appealed to me and I shirked .
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Finally Peter determined to write a story himself .
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`` It ought n't to be any harder than writing a poem and I managed that , '' he said dolefully .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET harder__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP writing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET poem__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON managed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB dolefully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He worked at it in the evenings in the granary loft , and the rest of us forebore to question him concerning it , because he evidently disliked talking about his literary efforts .
He__<label>__PRON worked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET evenings__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET granary__<label>__ADJ loft__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON forebore__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT question__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON concerning__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON evidently__<label>__ADV disliked__<label>__VERB talking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON literary__<label>__ADJ efforts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But this evening I had to ask him if he would soon have it ready , as I wanted to make up the paper .
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`` It 's done , '' said Peter , with an air of gloomy triumph .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ done__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP gloomy__<label>__ADJ triumph__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It do n't amount to much , but anyhow I made it all out of my own head .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB amount__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT much__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ anyhow__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Not one word of it was ever printed or told before , and nobody can say there was . ''
Not__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM word__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV printed__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ told__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ nobody__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Then I guess we have all the stuff in and I 'll have Our Magazine ready to read by tomorrow night , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET stuff__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB Our__<label>__PRON Magazine__<label>__NOUN ready__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP tomorrow__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I s ` pose it will be the last one we 'll have , '' sighed Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON s__<label>__VERB `__<label>__. pose__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NUM we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` We ca n't carry it on after you all go , and it has been such fun . ''
``__<label>__. We__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM carry__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ fun__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Bev will be a real newspaper editor some day , '' declared the Story Girl , on whom the spirit of prophecy suddenly descended that night .
``__<label>__. Bev__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ newspaper__<label>__NOUN editor__<label>__NOUN some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP whom__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET spirit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP prophecy__<label>__NOUN suddenly__<label>__ADV descended__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She was swinging on the bough of an apple tree , with a crimson shawl wrapped about her head , and her eyes were bright with roguish fire .
She__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB swinging__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bough__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET apple__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET crimson__<label>__NOUN shawl__<label>__NOUN wrapped__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB bright__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP roguish__<label>__ADJ fire__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How do you know he will ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Felicity .
asked__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , I can tell futures , '' answered the Story Girl mysteriously .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB futures__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN mysteriously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I know what 's going to happen to all of you .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT happen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Shall I tell you ? ''
Shall__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do , just for the fun of it , '' I said .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fun__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Then some day we 'll know just how near you came to guessing right .
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV how__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT guessing__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Go on .
Go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
What else about me ? ''
What__<label>__PRON else__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You 'll write books , too , and travel all over the world , '' continued the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ write__<label>__NOUN books__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ travel__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Felix will be fat to the end of his life , and he will be a grandfather before he is fifty , and he will wear a long black beard . ''
``__<label>__. Felix__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB fat__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET grandfather__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB fifty__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB wear__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ black__<label>__ADJ beard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I wo n't , '' cried Felix disgustedly .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN disgustedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I hate whiskers .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hate__<label>__VERB whiskers__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Maybe I ca n't help the grandfather part , but I CAN help having a beard . ''
Maybe__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM help__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET grandfather__<label>__NOUN part__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON CAN__<label>__NOUN help__<label>__VERB having__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET beard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You ca n't .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
It 's written in the stars . '' ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ written__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stars__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
` Tai n't .
`__<label>__. Tai__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
The stars ca n't prevent me from shaving . ''
The__<label>__DET stars__<label>__NOUN ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM prevent__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP shaving__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Wo n't Grandpa Felix sound awful funny ? ''
``__<label>__. Wo__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT Grandpa__<label>__NOUN Felix__<label>__NOUN sound__<label>__VERB awful__<label>__ADJ funny__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
reflected Felicity .
reflected__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Peter will be a minister , '' went on the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. went__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , I might be something worse , '' remarked Peter , in a not ungratified tone .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN worse__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. remarked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET not__<label>__ADV ungratified__<label>__ADJ tone__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dan will be a farmer and will marry a girl whose name begins with K and he will have eleven children .
``__<label>__. Dan__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET farmer__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB marry__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET girl__<label>__NOUN whose__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN begins__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP K__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB eleven__<label>__VERB children__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And he 'll vote Grit . ''
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ vote__<label>__NOUN Grit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I wo n't , '' cried scandalized Dan .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. cried__<label>__VERB scandalized__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You do n't know a thing about it .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Catch ME ever voting Grit !
Catch__<label>__VERB ME__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV voting__<label>__VERB Grit__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
As for the rest of it -- I do n't care .
As__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN care__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Farming 's well enough , though I 'd rather be a sailor . ''
Farming__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ well__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__ADJ rather__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sailor__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do n't talk such nonsense , '' protested Felicity sharply .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB talk__<label>__NOUN such__<label>__ADJ nonsense__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN sharply__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` What on earth do you want to be a sailor for and be drowned ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON on__<label>__ADP earth__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sailor__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` All sailors are n't drowned , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. All__<label>__DET sailors__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM drowned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Most of them are .
``__<label>__. Most__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Look at Uncle Stephen . ''
Look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP Uncle__<label>__NOUN Stephen__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You ai n't sure he was drowned . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON ai__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT sure__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Well , he disappeared , and that is worse . ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON disappeared__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` How do you know ?
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Disappearing might be real easy . ''
Disappearing__<label>__VERB might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB real__<label>__ADJ easy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's not very easy for your family . ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON family__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Hush , let 's hear the rest of the predictions , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. Hush__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ hear__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET predictions__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Felicity , '' resumed the Story Girl gravely , `` will marry a minister . ''
``__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. resumed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN gravely__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB marry__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET minister__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Sara Ray giggled and Felicity blushed .
Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN giggled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ Felicity__<label>__NOUN blushed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Peter tried hard not to look too self-consciously delighted .
Peter__<label>__NOUN tried__<label>__VERB hard__<label>__ADJ not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV self__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. consciously__<label>__ADV delighted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` She will be a perfect housekeeper and will teach a Sunday School class and be very happy all her life . ''
``__<label>__. She__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET perfect__<label>__ADJ housekeeper__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB teach__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET Sunday__<label>__NOUN School__<label>__NOUN class__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ all__<label>__DET her__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Will her husband be happy ? ''
``__<label>__. Will__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB happy__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
queried Dan solemnly .
queried__<label>__ADJ Dan__<label>__NOUN solemnly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I guess he 'll be as happy as your wife , '' retorted Felicity reddening .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON wife__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN reddening__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He 'll be the happiest man in the world , '' declared Peter warmly .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET happiest__<label>__ADJ man__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN warmly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What about me ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON about__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Sara Ray .
asked__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Story Girl looked rather puzzled .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB rather__<label>__ADV puzzled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was so hard to imagine Sara Ray as having any kind of future .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT imagine__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET kind__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP future__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yet Sara was plainly anxious to have her fortune told and must be gratified .
Yet__<label>__ADV Sara__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB plainly__<label>__ADV anxious__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON fortune__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB gratified__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` You 'll be married , '' said the Story Girl recklessly , `` and you 'll live to be nearly a hundred years old , and go to dozens of funerals and have a great many sick spells .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB married__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN recklessly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ live__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB nearly__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET hundred__<label>__NUM years__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT dozens__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP funerals__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ many__<label>__ADJ sick__<label>__ADJ spells__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You will learn not to cry after you are seventy ; but your husband will never go to church . ''
You__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB learn__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT cry__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB seventy__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ your__<label>__PRON husband__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm glad you warned me , '' said Sara Ray solemnly , `` because now I know I 'll make him promise before I marry him that he will go . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN glad__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON warned__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN solemnly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ make__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON promise__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON marry__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` He wo n't keep the promise , '' said the Story Girl , shaking her head .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM keep__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET promise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. shaking__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But it is getting cold and Cecily is coughing .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB getting__<label>__VERB cold__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ Cecily__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB coughing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Let us go in . ''
Let__<label>__VERB us__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You have n't told my fortune , '' protested Cecily disappointedly .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT told__<label>__ADJ my__<label>__PRON fortune__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. protested__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN disappointedly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The Story Girl looked very tenderly at Cecily -- at the smooth little brown head , at the soft , shining eyes , at the cheeks that were often over-rosy after slight exertion , at the little sunburned hands that were always busy doing faithful work or quiet kindnesses .
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A very strange look came over the Story Girl 's face ; her eyes grew sad and far-reaching , as if of a verity they pierced beyond the mists of hidden years .
A__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV strange__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. her__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB sad__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ far__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. reaching__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET verity__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON pierced__<label>__VERB beyond__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET mists__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hidden__<label>__ADJ years__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I could n't tell any fortune half good enough for you , dearest , '' she said , slipping her arm round Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM tell__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET fortune__<label>__ADJ half__<label>__NOUN good__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. dearest__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. slipping__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON arm__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You deserve everything good and lovely .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON deserve__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN good__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ lovely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But you know I 've only been in fun -- of course I do n't know anything about what 's going to happen to us . ''
But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN only__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP fun__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT happen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Perhaps you know more than you think for , '' said Sara Ray , who seemed much pleased with her fortune and anxious to believe it , despite the husband who would n't go to church .
``__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV pleased__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON fortune__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ anxious__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. despite__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET husband__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT church__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But I 'd like to be told my fortune , even in fun , '' persisted Cecily .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON fortune__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP fun__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. persisted__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Everybody you meet will love you as long as you live . ''
``__<label>__. Everybody__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON meet__<label>__VERB will__<label>__VERB love__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON live__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said the Story Girl .
said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` There that 's the very nicest fortune I can tell you , and it will come true whether the others do or not , and now we must go in . ''
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV nicest__<label>__ADJ fortune__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ whether__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We went , Cecily still a little disappointed .
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In later years I often wondered why the Story Girl refused to tell her fortune that night .
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Did some strange gleam of foreknowledge fall for a moment across her mirth-making ?
Did__<label>__NOUN some__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ gleam__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP foreknowledge__<label>__NOUN fall__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET moment__<label>__NOUN across__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON mirth__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. making__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Did she realize in a flash of prescience that there was no earthly future for our sweet Cecily ?
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Not for her were to be the lengthening shadows or the fading garland .
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The end was to come while the rainbow still sparkled on her wine of life , ere a single petal had fallen from her rose of joy .
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Long life was before all the others who trysted that night in the old homestead orchard ; but Cecily 's maiden feet were never to leave the golden road .
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CHAPTER XXXI .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXXI__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
THE LAST NUMBER OF OUR MAGAZINE EDITORIAL It is with heartfelt regret that we take up our pen to announce that this will be the last number of Our Magazine .
THE__<label>__DET LAST__<label>__NOUN NUMBER__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__NOUN OUR__<label>__NOUN MAGAZINE__<label>__NOUN EDITORIAL__<label>__NOUN It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP heartfelt__<label>__NOUN regret__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON pen__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT announce__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ number__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Our__<label>__PRON Magazine__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We have edited ten numbers of it and it has been successful beyond our expectations .
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It has to be discontinued by reason of circumstances over which we have no control and not because we have lost interest in it .
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Everybody has done his or her best for Our Magazine .
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Prince Edward Island expected everyone to do his and her duty and everyone did it .
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Mr. Dan King conducted the etiquette department in a way worthy of the Family Guide itself .
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He is especially entitled to commendation because he laboured under the disadvantage of having to furnish most of the questions as well as the answers .
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Miss Felicity King has edited our helpful household department very ably , and Miss Cecily King 's fashion notes were always up to date .
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The personal column was well looked after by Miss Sara Stanley and the story page has been a marked success under the able management of Mr. Peter Craig , to whose original story in this issue , `` The Battle of the Partridge Eggs , '' we would call especial attention .
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The Exciting Adventure series has also been very popular .
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And now , in closing , we bid farewell to our staff and thank them one and all for their help and co-operation in the past year .
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We have enjoyed our work and we trust that they have too .
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We wish them all happiness and success in years to come , and we hope that the recollection of Our Magazine will not be held least dear among the memories of their childhood .
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-LRB- SOBS FROM THE GIRLS -RRB- : `` INDEED IT WO N'T ! ''
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OBITUARY On October eighteenth , Patrick Grayfur departed for that bourne whence no traveller returns .
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He was only a cat , but he had been our faithful friend for a long time and we are n't ashamed to be sorry for him .
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There are lots of people who are not as friendly and gentlemanly as Paddy was , and he was a great mouser .
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We buried all that was mortal of poor Pat in the orchard and we are never going to forget him .
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We have resolved that whenever the date of his death comes round we 'll bow our heads and pronounce his name at the hour of his funeral .
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If we are anywhere where we ca n't say the name out loud we 'll whisper it .
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`` Farewell , dearest Paddy , in all the years that are to be We 'll cherish your memory faithfully . ''
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-LSB- 1 -RSB- MY MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE My most exciting adventure was the day I fell off Uncle Roger 's loft two years ago .
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I was n't excited until it was all over because I had n't time to be .
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The Story Girl and I were looking for eggs in the loft .
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It was filled with wheat straw nearly to the roof and it was an awful distance from us to the floor .
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And wheat straw is so slippery .
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I made a little spring and the straw slipped from under my feet and there I was going head first down from the loft .
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It seemed to me I was an awful long time falling , but the Story Girl says I could n't have been more than three seconds .
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But I know that I thought five thoughts and there seemed to be quite a long time between them .
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The first thing I thought was , what has happened , because I really did n't know at first , it was so sudden .
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Then after a spell I thought the answer , I am falling off the loft .
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And then I thought , what will happen to me when I strike the floor , and after another little spell I thought , I 'll be killed .
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And then I thought , well , I do n't care .
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I really was n't a bit frightened .
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I just was quite willing to be killed .
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If there had n't been a big pile of chaff on the barn floor these words would never have been written .
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But there was and I fell on it and was n't a bit hurt , only my hair and mouth and eyes and ears got all full of chaff .
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The strange part is that I was n't a bit frightened when I thought I was going to be killed , but after all the danger was over I was awfully frightened and trembled so the Story Girl had to help me into the house .
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FELICITY KING .
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THE BATTLE OF THE PARTRIDGE EGGS Once upon a time there lived about half a mile from a forrest a farmer and his wife and his sons and daughters and a granddaughter .
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The farmer and his wife loved this little girl very much but she caused them great trouble by running away into the woods and they often spent haf days looking for her .
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One day she wondered further into the forrest than usual and she begun to be hungry .
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Then night closed in .
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She asked a fox where she could get something to eat .
She__<label>__PRON asked__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The fox told her he knew where there was a partridges nest and a bluejays nest full of eggs .
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So he led her to the nests and she took five eggs out of each .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON led__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nests__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB five__<label>__NUM eggs__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
When the birds came home they missed the eggs and flew into a rage .
When__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET birds__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON missed__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eggs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ flew__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The bluejay put on his topcoat and was going to the partridge for law when he met the partridge coming to him .
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They lit up a fire and commenced sining their deeds when they heard a tremendous howl close behind them .
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They jumped up and put out the fire and were immejutly attacked by five great wolves .
They__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET fire__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ were__<label>__VERB immejutly__<label>__ADV attacked__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP five__<label>__NUM great__<label>__ADJ wolves__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The next day the little girl was rambelling through the woods when they saw her and took her prisoner .
The__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB rambelling__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET woods__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ took__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON prisoner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After she had confessed that she had stole the eggs they told her to raise an army .
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They would have to fight over the nests of eggs and whoever one would have the eggs .
They__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fight__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET nests__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP eggs__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ whoever__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eggs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So the partridge raised a great army of all kinds of birds except robins and the little girl got all the robins and foxes and bees and wasps .
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And best of all the little girl had a gun and plenty of ammunishun .
And__<label>__CONJ best__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET gun__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ plenty__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP ammunishun__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The leader of her army was a wolf .
The__<label>__DET leader__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON army__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET wolf__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The result of the battle was that all the birds were killed except the partridge and the bluejay and they were taken prisoner and starved to death .
The__<label>__DET result__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET battle__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET birds__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB killed__<label>__VERB except__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET partridge__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET bluejay__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB prisoner__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ starved__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The little girl was then taken prisoner by a witch and cast into a dunjun full of snakes where she died from their bites and people who went through the forrest after that were taken prisoner by her ghost and cast into the same dunjun where they died .
The__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB then__<label>__ADV taken__<label>__VERB prisoner__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET witch__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cast__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET dunjun__<label>__ADJ full__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP snakes__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV she__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON bites__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ people__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET forrest__<label>__ADJ after__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB prisoner__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON ghost__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ cast__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ dunjun__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON died__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
About a year after the wood turned into a gold castle and one morning everything had vanished except a piece of a tree .
About__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wood__<label>__NOUN turned__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET gold__<label>__ADJ castle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM morning__<label>__NOUN everything__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB vanished__<label>__VERB except__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
PETER CRAIG .
PETER__<label>__NOUN CRAIG__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LRB- DAN , WITH A WHISTLE : -- `` Well , I guess nobody can say Peter ca n't write fiction after THAT . ''
-__<label>__. LRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. DAN__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WITH__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN WHISTLE__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB nobody__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM write__<label>__ADJ fiction__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP THAT__<label>__DET .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
SARA RAY , WIPING AWAY HER TEARS : -- `` It 's a very interesting story , but it ends SO sadly . ''
SARA__<label>__NOUN RAY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WIPING__<label>__NOUN AWAY__<label>__NOUN HER__<label>__NOUN TEARS__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV interesting__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON ends__<label>__VERB SO__<label>__ADV sadly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELIX : -- `` What made you call it The Battle of the Partridge Eggs when the bluejay had just as much to do with it ? ''
FELIX__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON call__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON The__<label>__DET Battle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Partridge__<label>__NOUN Eggs__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET bluejay__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER , SHORTLY : -- `` Because it sounded better that way . ''
PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SHORTLY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON sounded__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADV that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY : -- `` Did she eat the eggs raw ? ''
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON eat__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET eggs__<label>__NOUN raw__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
SARA RAY : -- `` Poor little thing , I suppose if you 're starving you ca n't be very particular . ''
SARA__<label>__NOUN RAY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Poor__<label>__NOUN little__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB re__<label>__ADJ starving__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV particular__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY , SIGHING : -- `` I wish you 'd let her go home safe , Peter , and not put her to such a cruel death . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SIGHING__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ let__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN safe__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV put__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT such__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET cruel__<label>__ADJ death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
BEVERLEY : -- `` I do n't quite understand where the little girl got her gun and ammunition . ''
BEVERLEY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV understand__<label>__ADJ where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON gun__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ammunition__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER , SUSPECTING THAT HE IS BEING MADE FUN OF : -- `` If you could write a better story , why did n't you ?
PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SUSPECTING__<label>__NOUN THAT__<label>__ADP HE__<label>__NOUN IS__<label>__NOUN BEING__<label>__NOUN MADE__<label>__NOUN FUN__<label>__NOUN OF__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB write__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
I give you the chance . ''
I__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET chance__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
THE STORY GIRL , WITH A PRETERNATURALLY SOLEMN FACE : -- `` You should n't criticize Peter 's story like that .
THE__<label>__DET STORY__<label>__NOUN GIRL__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. WITH__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN PRETERNATURALLY__<label>__NOUN SOLEMN__<label>__NOUN FACE__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM criticize__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ story__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
It 's a fairy tale , you know , and anything can happen in a fairy tale . ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__ADJ tale__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ anything__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fairy__<label>__ADJ tale__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELICITY : -- `` There is n't a word about fairies in it ! ''
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP fairies__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- `` Besides , fairy tales always end nicely and this does n't . ''
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Besides__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. fairy__<label>__ADJ tales__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV end__<label>__VERB nicely__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__X .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
PETER , SULKILY : -- `` I wanted to punish her for running away from home . ''
PETER__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. SULKILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT punish__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP running__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
DAN : -- `` Well , I guess you did it all right . ''
DAN__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CECILY : -- `` Oh , well , it was very interesting , and that is all that is really necessary in a story . '' -RRB-
CECILY__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. --__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV interesting__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV necessary__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET story__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
PERSONALS Mr. Blair Stanley is visiting friends and relatives in Carlisle .
PERSONALS__<label>__NOUN Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Blair__<label>__NOUN Stanley__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB visiting__<label>__VERB friends__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ relatives__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He intends returning to Europe shortly .
He__<label>__PRON intends__<label>__VERB returning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Europe__<label>__NOUN shortly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
His daughter , Miss Sara , will accompany him .
His__<label>__PRON daughter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Miss__<label>__NOUN Sara__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. will__<label>__VERB accompany__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Mr. Alan King is expected home from South America next month .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Alan__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB expected__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP South__<label>__NOUN America__<label>__NOUN next__<label>__ADJ month__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His sons will return with him to Toronto .
His__<label>__PRON sons__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB return__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT Toronto__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Beverley and Felix have made hosts of friends during their stay in Carlisle and will be much missed in social circles .
Beverley__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Felix__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB hosts__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP friends__<label>__NOUN during__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON stay__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADV missed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP social__<label>__ADJ circles__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The Mission Band of Carlisle Presbyterian Church completed their missionary quilt last week .
The__<label>__DET Mission__<label>__NOUN Band__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Carlisle__<label>__NOUN Presbyterian__<label>__NOUN Church__<label>__NOUN completed__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON missionary__<label>__ADJ quilt__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ week__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Miss Cecily King collected the largest sum on her square .
Miss__<label>__NOUN Cecily__<label>__NOUN King__<label>__NOUN collected__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET largest__<label>__ADJ sum__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON square__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Congratulations , Cecily .
Congratulations__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mr. Peter Craig will be residing in Markdale after October and will attend school there this winter .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN Craig__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB residing__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP Markdale__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP October__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ will__<label>__VERB attend__<label>__VERB school__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peter is a good fellow and we all wish him success and prosperity .
Peter__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ we__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET wish__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON success__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ prosperity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Apple picking is almost ended .
Apple__<label>__NOUN picking__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV ended__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There was an unusually heavy crop this year .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET unusually__<label>__ADV heavy__<label>__ADJ crop__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Potatoes , not so good .
Potatoes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Apple pies are the order of the day .
HOUSEHOLD__<label>__NOUN DEPARTMENT__<label>__NOUN Apple__<label>__NOUN pies__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET order__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Eggs are a very good price now .
Eggs__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ price__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Uncle Roger says it is n't fair to have to pay as much for a dozen little eggs as a dozen big ones , but they go just as far .
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FELICITY KING .
FELICITY__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT F-l-t-y .
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Is it considered good form to eat peppermints in church ?
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Ans. ; No , not if a witch gives them to you .
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No , F-l-x , we would not call Treasure Island or the Pilgrim 's Progress dime novels .
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Yes , P-t-r , when you call on a young lady and her mother offers you a slice of bread and jam it is quite polite for you to accept it .
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DAN KING .
DAN__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
FASHION NOTES Necklaces of roseberries are very much worn now .
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It is considered smart to wear your school hat tilted over your left eye .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB considered__<label>__VERB smart__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT wear__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON school__<label>__NOUN hat__<label>__ADV tilted__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON left__<label>__ADJ eye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Bangs are coming in .
Bangs__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB coming__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Em Frewen has them .
Em__<label>__NOUN Frewen__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
She went to Summerside for a visit and came back with them .
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All the girls in school are going to bang their hair as soon as their mothers will let them .
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But I do not intend to bang mine .
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CECILY KING .
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-LRB- SARA RAY , DESPAIRINGLY : -- `` I know ma will never let ME have bangs . '' -RRB-
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FUNNY PARAGRAPHS D-n .
FUNNY__<label>__NOUN PARAGRAPHS__<label>__NOUN D__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. n__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What are details ?
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C-l-y .
C__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. l__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. y__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I am not sure , but I think they are things that are left over .
I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB things__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
-LRB- CECILY , WONDERINGLY : -- `` I do n't see why that was put among the funny paragraphs .
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Should n't it have gone in the General Information department ? '' -RRB-
Should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET General__<label>__NOUN Information__<label>__NOUN department__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__. -__<label>__. RRB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__.
Old Mr. McIntyre 's son on the Markdale Road had been very sick for several years and somebody was sympathizing with him because his son was going to die .
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`` Oh , '' Mr. McIntyre said , quite easy , `` he might as weel be awa ' .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. McIntyre__<label>__NOUN said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. quite__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP weel__<label>__NOUN be__<label>__VERB awa__<label>__VERB '__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
He 's only retarding buzziness . ''
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV retarding__<label>__VERB buzziness__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
FELIX KING .
FELIX__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
GENERAL INFORMATION BUREAU P-t-r .
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What kind of people live in uninhabited places ?
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Ans. : Cannibals , likely .
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FELIX KING .
FELIX__<label>__NOUN KING__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Footnote 1 : The obituary was written by Mr. Felix King , but the two lines of poetry were composed by Miss Sara Ray . -RSB-
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CHAPTER XXXII .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXXII__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
OUR LAST EVENING TOGETHER IT was the evening before the day on which the Story Girl and Uncle Blair were to leave us , and we were keeping our last tryst together in the orchard where we had spent so many happy hours .
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We had made a pilgrimage to all the old haunts -- the hill field , the spruce wood , the dairy , Grandfather King 's willow , the Pulpit Stone , Pat 's grave , and Uncle Stephen 's Walk ; and now we foregathered in the sere grasses about the old well and feasted on the little jam turnovers Felicity had made that day specially for the occasion .
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`` I wonder if we 'll ever all be together again , '' sighed Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB ll__<label>__ADJ ever__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB together__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wonder when I 'll get jam turnovers like this again , '' said the Story Girl , trying to be gay but not making much of a success of it .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__VERB jam__<label>__ADJ turnovers__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB gay__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV making__<label>__VERB much__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET success__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` If Paris was n't so far away I could send you a box of nice things now and then , '' said Felicity forlornly , `` but I suppose there 's no use thinking of that .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Paris__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB send__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET box__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP nice__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN forlornly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN no__<label>__DET use__<label>__NOUN thinking__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Dear knows what they 'll give you to eat over there . ''
Dear__<label>__ADJ knows__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB ll__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh , the French have the reputation of being the best cooks in the world , '' rejoined the Story Girl , `` but I know they ca n't beat your jam turnovers and plum puffs , Felicity .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET French__<label>__ADJ have__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET reputation__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP being__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ cooks__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. rejoined__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM beat__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON jam__<label>__NOUN turnovers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ plum__<label>__NOUN puffs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Many a time I 'll be hankering after them . ''
Many__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB hankering__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` If we ever do meet again you 'll be grown up , '' said Felicity gloomily .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB meet__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ be__<label>__VERB grown__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN gloomily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , you wo n't have stood still yourselves , you know . ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB stood__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV yourselves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No , but that 's just the worst of it .
``__<label>__. No__<label>__X ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET worst__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
We 'll all be different and everything will be changed . ''
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET be__<label>__VERB different__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ everything__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB changed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Just think , '' said Cecily , `` last New Year 's Eve we were wondering what would happen this year ; and what a lot of things have happened that we never expected .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. last__<label>__ADJ New__<label>__NOUN Year__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN Eve__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB wondering__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP things__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV expected__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Oh , dear ! ''
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` If things never happened life would be pretty dull , '' said the Story Girl briskly .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP things__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB life__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB pretty__<label>__ADV dull__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN briskly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Oh , do n't look so dismal , all of you . ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB look__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADP dismal__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's hard to be cheerful when everybody 's going away , '' sighed Cecily .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB cheerful__<label>__ADJ when__<label>__ADV everybody__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Well , let 's pretend to be , anyway , '' insisted the Story Girl .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ pretend__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. insisted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do n't let 's think of parting .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__NOUN let__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ think__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP parting__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Let 's think instead of how much we 've laughed this last year or so .
Let__<label>__VERB '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ think__<label>__VERB instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP how__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT ve__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ year__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I 'm sure I shall never forget this dear old place .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV forget__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET dear__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We 've had so many good times here . ''
We__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And some bad times , too , '' reminded Felix .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ some__<label>__DET bad__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. reminded__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Remember when Dan et the bad berries last summer ? ''
``__<label>__. Remember__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV Dan__<label>__NOUN et__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET bad__<label>__ADJ berries__<label>__NOUN last__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` And the time we were so scared over that bell ringing in the house , '' grinned Peter .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV scared__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET bell__<label>__NOUN ringing__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. grinned__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And the Judgment Day , '' added Dan .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Judgment__<label>__NOUN Day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. added__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And the time Paddy was bewitched , '' suggested Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN Paddy__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB bewitched__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. suggested__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And when Peter was dying of the measles , '' said Felicity .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV Peter__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB dying__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET measles__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And the time Jimmy Patterson was lost , '' said Dan .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN Jimmy__<label>__NOUN Patterson__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Gee-whiz , but that scared me out of a year 's growth . ''
``__<label>__. Gee__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. whiz__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP scared__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET year__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN growth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you remember the time we took the magic seed , '' grinned Peter .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON remember__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET magic__<label>__ADJ seed__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. grinned__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Were n't we silly ? ''
``__<label>__. Were__<label>__ADV n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM we__<label>__PRON silly__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Felicity .
said__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I really can never look Billy Robinson in the face when I meet him .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV look__<label>__VERB Billy__<label>__NOUN Robinson__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON meet__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 'm always sure he 's laughing at me in his sleeve . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ laughing__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON sleeve__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` It 's Billy Robinson who ought to be ashamed when he meets you or any of us , '' commented Cecily severely .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ Billy__<label>__NOUN Robinson__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON ought__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB ashamed__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON meets__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON or__<label>__CONJ any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. commented__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN severely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 'd rather be cheated than cheat other people . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN rather__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB cheated__<label>__VERB than__<label>__ADP cheat__<label>__NOUN other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Do you mind the time we bought God 's picture ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON bought__<label>__VERB God__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ picture__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter .
asked__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wonder if it 's where we buried it yet , '' speculated Felix .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ where__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON buried__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON yet__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. speculated__<label>__VERB Felix__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I put a stone over it , just as we did over Pat , '' said Cecily .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADV Pat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I wish I could forget what God looks like , '' sighed Sara Ray .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wish__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON God__<label>__NOUN looks__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. sighed__<label>__VERB Sara__<label>__NOUN Ray__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I ca n't forget it -- and I ca n't forget what the bad place is like either , ever since Peter preached that sermon on it . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB forget__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET bad__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN preached__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP sermon__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` When you get to be a real minister you 'll have to preach that sermon over again , Peter , '' grinned Dan .
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET real__<label>__ADJ minister__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT preach__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP sermon__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. grinned__<label>__VERB Dan__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` My Aunt Jane used to say that people needed a sermon on that place once in a while , '' retorted Peter seriously .
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON Aunt__<label>__NOUN Jane__<label>__NOUN used__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP people__<label>__NOUN needed__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sermon__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN seriously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Do you mind the night I et the cucumbers and milk to make me dream ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON et__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET cucumbers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ milk__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON dream__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Cecily .
said__<label>__VERB Cecily__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And therewith we hunted out our old dream books to read them again , and , forgetful of coming partings , laughed over them till the old orchard echoed to our mirth .
And__<label>__CONJ therewith__<label>__NOUN we__<label>__PRON hunted__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN books__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT read__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. forgetful__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP coming__<label>__ADJ partings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. laughed__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON till__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN echoed__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT our__<label>__PRON mirth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When we had finished we stood in a circle around the well and pledged `` eternal friendship '' in a cup of its unrivalled water .
When__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB finished__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET circle__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET well__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ pledged__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. eternal__<label>__ADJ friendship__<label>__NOUN ''__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET cup__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON unrivalled__<label>__ADJ water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then we joined hands and sang `` Auld Lang Syne . ''
Then__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON joined__<label>__VERB hands__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sang__<label>__NOUN ``__<label>__. Auld__<label>__NOUN Lang__<label>__NOUN Syne__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Sara Ray cried bitterly in lieu of singing .
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`` Look here , '' said the Story Girl , as we turned to leave the old orchard , `` I want to ask a favour of you all .
``__<label>__. Look__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP we__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT leave__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET favour__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Do n't say good-bye to me tomorrow morning . ''
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. bye__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON tomorrow__<label>__NOUN morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Why not ? ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Felicity in astonishment .
demanded__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP astonishment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Because it 's such a hopeless sort of word .
``__<label>__. Because__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN such__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET hopeless__<label>__ADJ sort__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP word__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Do n't let 's SAY it at all .
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB let__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN SAY__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Just see me off with a wave of your hands .
Just__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON off__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET wave__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It wo n't seem half so bad then .
It__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM seem__<label>__VERB half__<label>__DET so__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And do n't any of you cry if you can help it .
And__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON cry__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB help__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I want to remember you all smiling . ''
I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT remember__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET smiling__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
We went out of the old orchard where the autumn night wind was beginning to make its weird music in the russet boughs , and shut the little gate behind us .
We__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET autumn__<label>__NOUN night__<label>__NOUN wind__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB beginning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB its__<label>__PRON weird__<label>__ADJ music__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET russet__<label>__NOUN boughs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ shut__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ gate__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Our revels there were ended .
Our__<label>__PRON revels__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB ended__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXXIII .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXXIII__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
THE STORY GIRL GOES The morning dawned , rosy and clear and frosty .
THE__<label>__DET STORY__<label>__NOUN GIRL__<label>__NOUN GOES__<label>__NOUN The__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN dawned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. rosy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ clear__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ frosty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Everybody was up early , for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o'clock train .
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The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door .
The__<label>__DET horse__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB harnessed__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ Uncle__<label>__NOUN Alec__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Aunt Janet was crying , but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to .
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The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite .
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Mrs. Dale had brought her a glorious sheaf of chrysanthemums , and the Awkward Man gave her , quite gracefully , another little , old , limp book from his library .
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`` Read it when you are sad or happy or lonely or discouraged or hopeful , '' he said gravely .
``__<label>__. Read__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON when__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB sad__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ happy__<label>__ADJ or__<label>__CONJ lonely__<label>__ADV or__<label>__CONJ discouraged__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ hopeful__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB gravely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` He has really improved very much since he got married , '' whispered Felicity to me .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV improved__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ since__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB married__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. whispered__<label>__VERB Felicity__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Sara Stanley wore a smart new travelling suit and a blue felt hat with a white feather .
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She looked so horribly grown up in it that we felt as if she were lost to us already .
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Sara Ray had vowed tearfully the night before that she would be up in the morning to say farewell .
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But at this juncture Judy Pineau appeared to say that Sara , with her usual luck , had a sore throat , and that her mother consequently would not permit her to come .
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So Sara had written her parting words in a three-cornered pink note .
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`` My OWN DARLING FRIEND : -- WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS my feelings over not being able to go up this morning to say good-bye to one I so FONDLY ADORE .
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When I think that I can not SEE YOU AGAIN my heart is almost TOO FULL FOR UTTERANCE .
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But mother says I can not and I MUST OBEY .
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But I will be present IN SPIRIT .
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It just BREAKS MY HEART that you are going SO FAR AWAY .
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You have always been SO KIND to me and never hurt my feelings AS SOME DO and I shall miss you SO MUCH .
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But I earnestly HOPE AND PRAY that you will be HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS wherever YOUR LOT IS CAST and not be seasick on THE GREAT OCEAN .
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I hope you will find time AMONG YOUR MANY DUTIES to write me a letter ONCE IN A WHILE .
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I shall ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU and please remember me .
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I hope we WILL MEET AGAIN sometime , but if not may we meet in A FAR BETTER WORLD where there are no SAD PARTINGS .
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`` Your true and loving friend , `` SARA RAY '' `` Poor little Sara , '' said the Story Girl , with a queer catch in her voice , as she slipped the tear-blotted note into her pocket .
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`` She is n't a bad little soul , and I 'm sorry I could n't see her once more , though maybe it 's just as well for she 'd have to cry and set us all off .
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I WO N'T cry .
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Felicity , do n't you dare .
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Oh , you dear , darling people , I love you all so much and I 'll go on loving you always . ''
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`` Mind you write us every week at the very least , '' said Felicity , winking furiously .
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`` Blair , Blair , watch over the child well , '' said Aunt Janet .
``__<label>__. Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Blair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. watch__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET child__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Aunt__<label>__NOUN Janet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Remember , she has no mother . ''
``__<label>__. Remember__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. she__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET mother__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The Story Girl ran over to the buggy and climbed in .
The__<label>__DET Story__<label>__NOUN Girl__<label>__NOUN ran__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET buggy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ climbed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Uncle Blair followed her .
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Her arms were full of Mrs. Dale 's chrysanthemums , held close up to her face , and her beautiful eyes shone softly at us over them .
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No good-byes were said , as she wished .
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We all smiled bravely and waved our hands as they drove out of the lane and down the moist red road into the shadows of the fir wood in the valley .
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But we still stood there , for we knew we should see the Story Girl once more .
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Beyond the fir wood was an open curve in the road and she had promised to wave a last farewell as they passed around it .
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We watched the curve in silence , standing in a sorrowful little group in the sunshine of the autumn morning .
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The delight of the world had been ours on the golden road .
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It had enticed us with daisies and rewarded us with roses .
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Blossom and lyric had waited on our wishes .
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Thoughts , careless and sweet , had visited us .
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Laughter had been our comrade and fearless Hope our guide .
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But now the shadow of change was over it .
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`` There she is , '' cried Felicity .
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The Story Girl stood up and waved her chrysanthemums at us .
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We waved wildly back until the buggy had driven around the curve .
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Then we went slowly and silently back to the house .
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_BOOK_TITLE_ : Nathaniel_Hawthorne___The_Vision_of_the_Fountain_(From_"Twice_Told_Tales").txt.out
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At fifteen , I became a resident in a country village , more than a hundred miles from home .
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The morning after my arrival -- a September morning , but warm and bright as any in July -- I rambled into a wood of oaks , with a few walnut-trees intermixed , forming the closest shade above my head .
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The ground was rocky , uneven , overgrown with bushes and clumps of young saplings , and traversed only by cattle-paths .
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The track , which I chanced to follow , led me to a crystal spring , with a border of grass , as freshly green as on May morning , and overshadowed by the limb of a great oak .
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One solitary sunbeam found its way down , and played like a goldfish in the water .
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From my childhood , I have loved to gaze into a spring .
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The water filled a circular basin , small but deep , and set round with stones , some of which were covered with slimy moss , the others naked , and of variegated hue , reddish , white , and brown .
The__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN filled__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET circular__<label>__ADJ basin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. small__<label>__ADJ but__<label>__CONJ deep__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ set__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP stones__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP slimy__<label>__ADJ moss__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN naked__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ of__<label>__ADP variegated__<label>__ADJ hue__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. reddish__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. white__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ brown__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The bottom was covered with coarse sand , which sparkled in the lonely sunbeam , and seemed to illuminate the spring with an unborrowed light .
The__<label>__DET bottom__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB covered__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP coarse__<label>__ADJ sand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET sparkled__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lonely__<label>__ADJ sunbeam__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT illuminate__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET unborrowed__<label>__ADJ light__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In one spot , the gush of the water violently agitated the sand , but without obscuring the fountain , or breaking the glassiness of its surface .
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It appeared as if some living creature were about to emerge -- the Naiad of the spring , perhaps -- in the shape of a beautiful young woman , with a gown of filmy water-moss , a belt of rainbow-drops , and a cold , pure , passionless countenance .
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How would the beholder shiver , pleasantly , yet fearfully , to see her sitting on one of the stones , paddling her white feet in the ripples , and throwing up water , to sparkle in the sun !
How__<label>__ADV would__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET beholder__<label>__NOUN shiver__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. pleasantly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. yet__<label>__ADV fearfully__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON sitting__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET stones__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. paddling__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON white__<label>__ADJ feet__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ripples__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ throwing__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT water__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT sparkle__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Wherever she laid her hands on grass and flowers , they would immediately be moist , as with morning dew .
Wherever__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON laid__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON hands__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP grass__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ flowers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB immediately__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB moist__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP morning__<label>__NOUN dew__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then would she set about her labors , like a careful housewife , to clear the fountain of withered leaves , and bits of slimy wood , and old acorns from the oaks above , and grains of corn left by cattle in drinking , till the bright sand , in the bright water , were like a treasury of diamonds .
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But , should the intruder approach too near , he would find only the drops of a summer shower glistening about the spot where he had seen her .
But__<label>__CONJ ,__<label>__. should__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET intruder__<label>__NOUN approach__<label>__NOUN too__<label>__ADV near__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET drops__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET summer__<label>__NOUN shower__<label>__NOUN glistening__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spot__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Reclining on the border of grass , where the dewy goddess should have been , I bent forward , and a pair of eyes met mine within the watery mirror .
Reclining__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET border__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP grass__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET dewy__<label>__NOUN goddess__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON bent__<label>__VERB forward__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET pair__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP eyes__<label>__NOUN met__<label>__VERB mine__<label>__NOUN within__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET watery__<label>__NOUN mirror__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They were the reflection of my own .
They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET reflection__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I looked again , and lo !
I__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ lo__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
another face , deeper in the fountain than my own image , more distinct in all the features , yet faint as thought .
another__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. deeper__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fountain__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ image__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. more__<label>__ADJ distinct__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET features__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. yet__<label>__ADV faint__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP thought__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The vision had the aspect of a fair young girl , with locks of paly gold .
The__<label>__DET vision__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET aspect__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fair__<label>__ADJ young__<label>__ADJ girl__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP locks__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP paly__<label>__NOUN gold__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A mirthful expression laughed in the eyes and dimpled over the whole shadowy countenance , till it seemed just what a fountain would be , if , while dancing merrily into the sunshine , it should assume the shape of woman .
A__<label>__DET mirthful__<label>__ADJ expression__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ dimpled__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ shadowy__<label>__NOUN countenance__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. till__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET fountain__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP dancing__<label>__VERB merrily__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sunshine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB assume__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET shape__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP woman__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Through the dim rosiness of the cheeks , I could see the brown leaves , the slimy twigs , the acorns , and the sparkling sand .
Through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dim__<label>__ADJ rosiness__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET cheeks__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET brown__<label>__ADJ leaves__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET slimy__<label>__NOUN twigs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET acorns__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sparkling__<label>__NOUN sand__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The solitary sunbeam was diffused among the golden hair , which melted into its faint brightness , and became a glory round that head so beautiful !
The__<label>__DET solitary__<label>__ADJ sunbeam__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB diffused__<label>__VERB among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET golden__<label>__ADJ hair__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET melted__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP its__<label>__PRON faint__<label>__NOUN brightness__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ became__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET glory__<label>__NOUN round__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET head__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
My description can give no idea how suddenly the fountain was thus tenanted , and how soon it was left desolate .
My__<label>__PRON description__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET idea__<label>__NOUN how__<label>__ADV suddenly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET fountain__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB thus__<label>__ADV tenanted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB left__<label>__VERB desolate__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I breathed ; and there was the face !
I__<label>__PRON breathed__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET face__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I held my breath ; and it was gone !
I__<label>__PRON held__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON breath__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Had it passed away , or faded into nothing ?
Had__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON passed__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ faded__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP nothing__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I doubted whether it had ever been .
I__<label>__PRON doubted__<label>__VERB whether__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
My sweet readers , what a dreamy and delicious hour did I spend , where that vision found and left me !
My__<label>__PRON sweet__<label>__ADJ readers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET dreamy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ delicious__<label>__ADJ hour__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON spend__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV that__<label>__DET vision__<label>__NOUN found__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ left__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
For a long time I sat perfectly still , waiting till it should reappear , and fearful that the slightest motion , or even the flutter of my breath , might frighten it away .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. waiting__<label>__VERB till__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB reappear__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ fearful__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET slightest__<label>__ADJ motion__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET flutter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON breath__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. might__<label>__VERB frighten__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Thus have I often started from a pleasant dream , and then kept quiet , in hopes to wile it back .
Thus__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON often__<label>__ADV started__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET pleasant__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV kept__<label>__VERB quiet__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP hopes__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT wile__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Deep were my musings , as to the race and attributes of that ethereal being .
Deep__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON musings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET race__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ attributes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET ethereal__<label>__NOUN being__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Had I created her ?
Had__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON created__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Was she the daughter of my fancy , akin to those strange shapes which peep under the lids of children 's eyes ?
Was__<label>__NOUN she__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON fancy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. akin__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT those__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ shapes__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET peep__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lids__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP children__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN eyes__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And did her beauty gladden me , for that one moment , and then die ?
And__<label>__CONJ did__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON beauty__<label>__NOUN gladden__<label>__NOUN me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM moment__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV die__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Or was she a water-nymph within the fountain , or fairy , or woodland goddess peeping over my shoulder , or the ghost of some forsaken maid , who had drowned herself for love ?
Or__<label>__CONJ was__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. nymph__<label>__NOUN within__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fountain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ fairy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ woodland__<label>__NOUN goddess__<label>__NOUN peeping__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON shoulder__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET ghost__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET forsaken__<label>__NOUN maid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB drowned__<label>__VERB herself__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP love__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Or , in good truth , had a lovely girl , with a warm heart , and lips that would bear pressure , stolen softly behind me , and thrown her image into the spring ?
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I watched and waited , but no vision came again .
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I departed , but with a spell upon me , which drew me back , that same afternoon , to the haunted spring .
I__<label>__PRON departed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET spell__<label>__NOUN upon__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET drew__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP same__<label>__ADJ afternoon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET haunted__<label>__VERB spring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was the water gushing , the sand sparkling , and the sunbeam glimmering .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN gushing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET sand__<label>__NOUN sparkling__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sunbeam__<label>__NOUN glimmering__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There the vision was not , but only a great frog , the hermit of that solitude , who immediately withdrew his speckled snout and made himself invisible , all except a pair of long legs , beneath a stone .
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Methought he had a devilish look !
Methought__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET devilish__<label>__ADJ look__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I could have slain him !
I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB slain__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Thus did the Vision leave me ; and many a doleful day succeeded to the parting moment .
Thus__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Vision__<label>__NOUN leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ many__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET doleful__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN succeeded__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET parting__<label>__NOUN moment__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
By the spring , and in the wood , and on the hill , and through the village ; at dewy sunrise , burning noon , and at that magic hour of sunset , when she had vanished from my sight , I sought her , but in vain .
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Weeks came and went , months rolled away , and she appeared not in them .
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I imparted my mystery to none , but wandered to and fro , or sat in solitude , like one that had caught a glimpse of heaven , and could take no more joy on earth .
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I withdrew into an inner world , where my thoughts lived and breathed , and the Vision in the midst of them .
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Without intending it , I became at once the author and hero of a romance , conjuring up rivals , imagining events , the actions of others and my own , and experiencing every change of passion , till jealousy and despair had their end in bliss .
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O , had I the burning fancy of my early youth , with manhood 's colder gift , the power of expression , your hearts , sweet ladies , should flutter at my tale !
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In the middle of January , I was summoned home .
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The day before my departure , visiting the spots which had been hallowed by the Vision , I found that the spring had a frozen bosom , and nothing but the snow and a glare of winter sunshine , on the hill of the rainbow .
The__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON departure__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. visiting__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET spots__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB hallowed__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Vision__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET frozen__<label>__ADJ bosom__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET glare__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP winter__<label>__NOUN sunshine__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hill__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET rainbow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Let me hope , '' thought I , `` or my heart will be as icy as the fountain , and the whole world as desolate as this snowy hill . ''
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. thought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV icy__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fountain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET whole__<label>__ADJ world__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV desolate__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET snowy__<label>__NOUN hill__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Most of the day was spent in preparing for the journey , which was to commence at four o'clock the next morning .
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About an hour after supper , when all was in readiness , I descended from my chamber to the sitting-room , to take leave of the old clergyman and his family , with whom I had been an inmate .
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A gust of wind blew out my lamp as I passed through the entry .
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According to their invariable custom , so pleasant a one when the fire blazes cheerfully , the family were sitting in the parlor , with no other light than what came from the hearth .
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As the good clergyman 's scanty stipend compelled him to use all sorts of economy , the foundation of his fires was always a large heap of tan , or ground bark , which would smoulder away , from morning till night , with a dull warmth and no flame .
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This evening the heap of tan was newly put on , and surmounted with three sticks of red-oak , full of moisture , and a few pieces of dry pine , that had not yet kindled .
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There was no light , except the little that came sullenly from two half-burned brands , without even glimmering on the andirons .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET light__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. except__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__DET came__<label>__VERB sullenly__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP two__<label>__NUM half__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. burned__<label>__VERB brands__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. without__<label>__ADP even__<label>__ADV glimmering__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET andirons__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But I knew the position of the old minister 's arm-chair , and also where his wife sat , with her knitting-work , and how to avoid his two daughters , one a stout country lass , and the other a consumptive girl .
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Groping through the gloom , I found my own place next to that of the son , a learned collegian , who had come home to keep school in the village during the winter vacation .
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I noticed that there was less room than usual , to-night , between the collegian 's chair and mine .
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As people are always taciturn in the dark , not a word was said for some time after my entrance .
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Nothing broke the stillness but the regular click of the matron 's knitting-needles .
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At times , the fire threw out a brief and dusky gleam , which twinkled on the old man 's glasses , and hovered doubtfully round our circle , but was far too faint to portray the individuals who composed it .
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Were we not like ghosts ?
Were__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP ghosts__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Dreamy as the scene was , might it not be a type of the mode in which departed people , who had known and loved each other here , would hold communion in eternity ?
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We were aware of each other 's presence , not by sight , nor sound , nor touch , but by an inward consciousness .
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Would it not be so among the dead ?
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The silence was interrupted by the consumptive daughter , addressing a remark to some one in the circle , whom she called Rachel .
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Her tremulous and decayed accents were answered by a single word , but in a voice that made me start , and bend towards the spot whence it had proceeded .
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Had I ever heard that sweet , low tone ?
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If not , why did it rouse up so many old recollections , or mockeries of such , the shadows of things familiar , yet unknown , and fill my mind with confused images of her features who had spoken , though buried in the gloom of the parlor ?
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Whom had my heart recognized , that it throbbed so ?
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I listened , to catch her gentle breathing , and strove , by the intensity of my gaze , to picture forth a shape where none was visible .
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Suddenly , the dry pine caught ; the fire blazed up with a ruddy glow ; and where the darkness had been , there was she , -- the Vision of the Fountain !
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A spirit of radiance only , she had vanished with the rainbow , and appeared again in the firelight , perhaps to flicker with the blaze , and be gone .
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Yet , her cheek was rosy and life-like , and her features , in the bright warmth of the room , were even sweeter and tenderer than my recollection of them .
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She knew me !
She__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
The mirthful expression that had laughed in her eyes and dimpled over her countenance , when I beheld her faint beauty in the fountain , was laughing and dimpling there now .
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One moment our glance mingled , -- the next , down rolled the heap of tan upon the kindled wood , -- and darkness snatched away that Daughter of the Light , and gave her back to me no more !
One__<label>__NUM moment__<label>__NOUN our__<label>__PRON glance__<label>__NOUN mingled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. down__<label>__ADV rolled__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET heap__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tan__<label>__ADJ upon__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET kindled__<label>__VERB wood__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. --__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ darkness__<label>__VERB snatched__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP Daughter__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Light__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ gave__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Fair ladies , there is nothing more to tell .
Fair__<label>__NOUN ladies__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT tell__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Must the simple mystery be revealed , then , that Rachel was the daughter of the village squire , and had left home for a boarding-school , the morning after I arrived , and returned the day before my departure ?
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If I transformed her to an angel , it is what every youthful lover does for his mistress .
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Therein consists the essence of my story .
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_BOOK_TITLE_ : Thornton_Waldo_Burgess___Happy_Jack.txt.out
___<label>__ADJ BOOK__<label>__NOUN ___<label>__NOUN TITLE__<label>__NOUN ___<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. Thornton__<label>__NOUN ___<label>__NOUN Waldo__<label>__NOUN ___<label>__NOUN Burgess__<label>__NOUN _____<label>__NOUN Happy__<label>__NOUN ___<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. txt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. out__<label>__PRT
CHAPTER I HAPPY JACK DROPS A NUT Save a little every day , And for the future put away .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack Squirrel sat on the tip of one of the highest branches of a big hickory tree .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET highest__<label>__ADJ branches__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack was up very early that morning .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV very__<label>__ADV early__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In fact , jolly , round , red Mr. Sun was still in his bed behind the Purple Hills when Happy Jack hopped briskly out of bed .
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He washed himself thoroughly and was ready for business by the time Mr. Sun began his climb up in the blue , blue sky .
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You see , Happy Jack had found that big hickory tree just loaded with nuts all ripe and ready to gather .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP big__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV loaded__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP nuts__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET ripe__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT gather__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was quite sure that no one else had found that special tree , and he wanted to get all the nuts before any one else found out about them .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP special__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM else__<label>__ADV found__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT about__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So he was all ready and off he raced to the big tree just as soon as it was light enough to see .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET ready__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ off__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON raced__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB light__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` The nuts that grow in the hickory tree -- They 're all for me !
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET grow__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
They 're all for me ! ''
They__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack was humming that little song as he rested for a few minutes ` way up in the top of the tree and wondered if his storehouse would hold all these big , fat nuts .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB humming__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ song__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON rested__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN `__<label>__. way__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ wondered__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB hold__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET these__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ nuts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just then he heard a great scolding a little way over in the Green Forest .
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Happy Jack stopped humming and listened .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB humming__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ listened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He knew that voice .
He__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was his cousin 's voice -- the voice of Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. the__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Chatterer__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack frowned .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN frowned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I hope he wo n't come over this way , '' muttered Happy Jack .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON hope__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM come__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. muttered__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He does not love his cousin Chatterer anyway , and then there was the big tree full of hickory nuts !
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He did n't want Chatterer to find that .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN want__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
I am afraid that Happy Jack was selfish .
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There were more nuts than he could possibly eat in one winter , and yet he was n't willing that his cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel , should have a single one .
There__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ nuts__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB possibly__<label>__ADV eat__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM winter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM willing__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Chatterer__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. should__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET single__<label>__ADJ one__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now Chatterer is short-tempered and a great scold .
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Some one or something had upset him this morning , and he was scolding as fast as his tongue could go , as he came running right towards the tree in which Happy Jack was sitting .
Some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM or__<label>__CONJ something__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB upset__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB scolding__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB running__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack sat perfectly still and watched .
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He did n't move so much as the tip of his big gray tail .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM move__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tip__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON big__<label>__ADJ gray__<label>__ADJ tail__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Would Chatterer go past and not see that big tree full of nuts ?
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It looked very much as if he would , for he was so busy scolding that he was n't paying much attention to other things .
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Happy Jack smiled as Chatterer came running under the tree without once looking up .
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He was so tickled that he started to hug himself and did n't remember that he was holding a big , fat nut in his hands .
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Of course he dropped it .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON dropped__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Where do you think it went ?
Where__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Well , Sir , it fell straight down , from the top of that tall tree , and it landed right on the head of Chatterer the Red Squirrel !
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`` My stars ! ''
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON stars__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Chatterer , stopping his scolding and his running together , and rubbing his head where the nut had hit him .
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Then he looked up to see where it had come from .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Of course , he looked straight up at Happy Jack .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You did that purposely ! ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP purposely__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
screamed Chatterer , his short temper flaring up .
screamed__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON short__<label>__ADJ temper__<label>__NOUN flaring__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` I did n't ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
snapped Happy Jack .
snapped__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You did ! ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I did n't ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Oh , dear , oh , dear , such a sight !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
two little Squirrels , one in a gray suit and one in a red suit , contradicting each other and calling names !
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It was such a sad , sad sight , for you know they were cousins .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET sad__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. sad__<label>__ADJ sight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB cousins__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER II THE QUARREL It 's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be .
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To do our bit like soldiers true It 's up to me and up to you .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest .
Two__<label>__NUM angry__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB making__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ noise__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was a beautiful morning , a very beautiful fall morning , but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people .
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You see they were quarreling .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB quarreling__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Yes , Sir , they were quarreling , and it was n't at all nice to see or nice to hear .
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You know who they were .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
One was Happy Jack Squirrel , who wears a coat of gray , and the other was Chatterer the Red Squirrel , who always wears a red coat with vest of white .
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When Happy Jack had dropped that nut from the tiptop of the tall hickory tree and it had landed right on top of Chatterer 's head it really had been an accident .
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All the time Happy Jack had been sitting as still as still could be , hoping that his cousin Chatterer would pass by without looking up and so seeing the big fat nuts in the top of that tree .
All__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV still__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP still__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. hoping__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN Chatterer__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB pass__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP without__<label>__ADP looking__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV seeing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ fat__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You see Happy Jack was greedy and wanted all of them himself .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB greedy__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ wanted__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Now Chatterer the Red Squirrel has a sharp temper , and also he has sharp eyes .
Now__<label>__ADV Chatterer__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ temper__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ also__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB sharp__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All the time he was scolding Happy Jack and calling him names Chatterer 's bright eyes were taking note of all those big , fat hickory-nuts and his mouth began to water .
All__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB scolding__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ calling__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON names__<label>__ADV Chatterer__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN bright__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB taking__<label>__VERB note__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET those__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. nuts__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON mouth__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Without wasting any more time he started up the tree to get some .
Without__<label>__ADP wasting__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Happy Jack grew very angry , very angry indeed .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ indeed__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He hurried down to meet Chatterer the Red Squirrel and to prevent him climbing the tree .
He__<label>__PRON hurried__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT meet__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT prevent__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON climbing__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You keep out of this tree ; it 's mine ! ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON keep__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ mine__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he shrieked .
he__<label>__PRON shrieked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` No such thing !
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET such__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
You do n't own the tree and I 've got just as much right here as you have ! ''
You__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB own__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ got__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ right__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
screamed Chatterer , dodging around to the other side of the tree . ''
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'T is , too , mine !
'__<label>__PRT T__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. mine__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I found it first ! ''
I__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
shouted Happy Jack .
shouted__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You 're a thief , so there ! ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm not ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You are ! ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` You 're a pig , Happy Jack !
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pig__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
You 're just a great big pig ! ''
You__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ big__<label>__ADJ pig__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm not a pig !
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET pig__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I found these nuts first and I tell you they 're mine ! ''
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shrieked Happy Jack , so angry that every time he spoke he jerked his tail .
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And all the time he was chasing round and round the trunk of the tree trying to prevent Chatterer getting up .
And__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB chasing__<label>__VERB round__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ round__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trunk__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT prevent__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN getting__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Now Happy Jack is ever so much bigger than his cousin Chatterer but he is n't as spry .
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So in spite of him Chatterer got past , and like a little red flash was up in the top of the tree where the big , fat nuts were .
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But he did n't have time to pick even one , for after him came Happy Jack so angry that Chatterer knew that he would fare badly if Happy Jack should catch him .
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Round and round , over and across , this way and that way , in the top of the tall hickory tree raced Chatterer the Red Squirrel with his cousin , Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel , right at his heels , and calling him everything bad to be thought of .
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Yes , indeed it was truly dreadful , and Peter Rabbit , who happened along just then , put his hands over his ears so as not to hear such a dreadful quarrel .
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-LSB- Illustration : PETER RABBIT , WHO HAPPENED ALONG JUST THEN , PUT HIS HANDS OVER HIS EARS . -RSB-
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CHAPTER III STRIPED CHIPMUNK IS KEPT VERY BUSY I prefer big acorns but I never refuse little ones .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN III__<label>__NOUN STRIPED__<label>__NOUN CHIPMUNK__<label>__NOUN IS__<label>__NOUN KEPT__<label>__NOUN VERY__<label>__NOUN BUSY__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON prefer__<label>__VERB big__<label>__ADJ acorns__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV refuse__<label>__VERB little__<label>__ADJ ones__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They fit in between .
They__<label>__PRON fit__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP between__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk was sitting just inside a hollow log , studying about how he could fill up his new storehouse for the winter .
Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB sitting__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV inside__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hollow__<label>__ADJ log__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. studying__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB fill__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ storehouse__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk is very thrifty .
Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV thrifty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
He likes to play , and he is one of the merriest of all the little people who live on the Green Meadows or in the Green Forest .
He__<label>__PRON likes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT play__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET merriest__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON live__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He lives right on the edge of both and knows everybody , and everybody knows him .
He__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET edge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP both__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ knows__<label>__VERB everybody__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ everybody__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Almost every morning the Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind hurry over to have a frolic with him the very first thing .
Almost__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Merry__<label>__NOUN Little__<label>__NOUN Breezes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Old__<label>__NOUN Mother__<label>__NOUN West__<label>__NOUN Wind__<label>__NOUN hurry__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET frolic__<label>__ADJ with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV first__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But though he dearly loves to play , he never lets play interfere with work .
But__<label>__CONJ though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON dearly__<label>__ADV loves__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT play__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON never__<label>__ADV lets__<label>__VERB play__<label>__VERB interfere__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP work__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Whatever he does , be it play or work , he does with all his might .
Whatever__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. be__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON play__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ work__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I love the sun ; I love the rain ; I love to work ; I love to play .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sun__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rain__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT play__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Whatever it may bring to me I love each minute of each day . ''
Whatever__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB bring__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON love__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP each__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
So said Striped Chipmunk , as he sat in the hollow log and studied how he could fill that splendid big new storehouse .
So__<label>__ADV said__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hollow__<label>__ADJ log__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ studied__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB fill__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__NOUN big__<label>__ADJ new__<label>__ADJ storehouse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Pretty soon he pricked up his funny little ears .
Pretty__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON pricked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON funny__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ ears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What was all that noise over in the Green Forest ?
What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP noise__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk peeped out of the hollow log .
Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN peeped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hollow__<label>__ADJ log__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Over in the top of a tall hickory tree a terrible fuss was going on .
Over__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tall__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET terrible__<label>__ADJ fuss__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk listened .
Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN listened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He heard angry voices , such angry voices !
He__<label>__PRON heard__<label>__VERB angry__<label>__ADJ voices__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. such__<label>__ADJ angry__<label>__ADJ voices__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
They were the voices of his big cousins , Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET voices__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON big__<label>__ADJ cousins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Gray__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dear me !
``__<label>__. Dear__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Dear me !
Dear__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
How those two do quarrel !
How__<label>__ADV those__<label>__DET two__<label>__NUM do__<label>__VERB quarrel__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I must go over and see what it is all about , '' thought Striped Chipmunk .
I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. thought__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So , with a flirt of his funny , little tail , he scampered out of the hollow log and over to the tall hickory tree .
So__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET flirt__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON funny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ tail__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON scampered__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hollow__<label>__ADJ log__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tall__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He knew all about that tree .
He__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Many , many times he had looked up at the big fat nuts in the top of it , watching them grow bigger and fatter , and hoping that when they grew ripe , Old Mother West Wind would find time to shake them down to him .
Many__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. many__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ fat__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. watching__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON grow__<label>__VERB bigger__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fatter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ hoping__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB ripe__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Old__<label>__NOUN Mother__<label>__NOUN West__<label>__NOUN Wind__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT shake__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON down__<label>__PRT to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
You know Striped Chipmunk is not much of a climber , and so he can not go up and pick the nuts as do his big cousins , Happy Jack and Chatterer .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET climber__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ pick__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP do__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON big__<label>__ADJ cousins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When he reached the tall hickory tree , what do you think was happening ?
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tall__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB happening__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Why , those big , fat nuts were rattling down to the ground on every side , just as if Old Mother West Wind was shaking the tree as hard as she could .
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. those__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ nuts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB rattling__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP every__<label>__DET side__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP Old__<label>__NOUN Mother__<label>__NOUN West__<label>__NOUN Wind__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB shaking__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But Old Mother West Wind was n't there at all .
But__<label>__CONJ Old__<label>__NOUN Mother__<label>__NOUN West__<label>__NOUN Wind__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT there__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
No , Sir , there was n't even one of the Merry Little Breezes up in the tree-tops .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT even__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Merry__<label>__NOUN Little__<label>__NOUN Breezes__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. tops__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The big fat nuts were rattling down just on account of the dreadful quarrel of Striped Chipmunk 's two foolish cousins , Happy Jack and Chatterer .
The__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ fat__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB rattling__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT just__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP account__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ quarrel__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN two__<label>__NUM foolish__<label>__ADJ cousins__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was all because Happy Jack was greedy .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET because__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB greedy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Chatterer had climbed the tree , and now Happy Jack , who is bigger but not so spry , was chasing Chatterer round and round and over the tree-top , and both were so angry that they did n't once notice that they were knocking down the very nuts over which they were quarreling .
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Striped Chipmunk did n't stop to listen to the quarrel .
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No , Sir-ee !
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. ee__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He stuffed a big fat nut in each pocket in his cheeks and scampered back to his splendid new storehouse as fast as his little legs would take him .
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Back and forth , back and forth , scampered Striped Chipmunk , and all the time he was laughing inside and hoping his big cousins would keep right on quarreling .
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CHAPTER IV HAPPY JACK AND CHATTERER FEEL FOOLISH If you get and spend a penny , Then of course you have n't any .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN IV__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN AND__<label>__NOUN CHATTERER__<label>__NOUN FEEL__<label>__NOUN FOOLISH__<label>__NOUN If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON get__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ spend__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET penny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM any__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Be like me -- a Happy Jack -- And put it where you 'll get it back .
Be__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. a__<label>__DET Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ get__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack and Chatterer were out of breath .
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Happy Jack was puffing and blowing , for he is big and fat , and it is not so easy for him to race about in the tree-tops as it is for his smaller , slim , nimble cousin , Chatterer .
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So Happy Jack was the first to stop .
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He sat on a branch ` way up in the top of the tall hickory tree and glared across at Chatterer , who sat on a branch on the other side of the tall tree .
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`` Could n't catch me , could you , smarty ? ''
``__<label>__. Could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM catch__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. could__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. smarty__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
taunted Chatterer .
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`` You just wait until I do !
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV wait__<label>__VERB until__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I 'll make you sorry you ever came near my hickory tree , '' snapped Happy Jack .
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`` I 'm waiting .
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Besides , it is n't your tree any more than it 's mine , '' replied Chatterer , and made a face at Happy Jack .
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Happy Jack hopped up as if he meant to begin the chase again , but he had a pain in his side from running so hard and so long , and so he sat down again .
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Right down in his heart Happy Jack knew that Chatterer was right , that the tree did n't belong to him any more than to his cousin .
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But when he thought of all those big , fat nuts with which the tall hickory tree had been loaded , greedy thoughts chased out all thoughts of right and he said to himself again , as he had said when he first saw his cousin , that Chatterer should n't have one of them .
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He stopped scolding long enough to steal a look at them , and then -- what do you think Happy Jack did ?
He__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB scolding__<label>__VERB long__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT steal__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET look__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Why , he gave such a jump of surprise that he nearly lost his balance .
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Not a nut was to be seen !
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Happy Jack blinked .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN blinked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then , he rubbed his eyes and looked again .
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He could n't see a nut anywhere !
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There were the husks in which the nuts had grown big and fat until they were ripe , but now every husk was empty .
There__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET husks__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB grown__<label>__VERB big__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ until__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ripe__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET husk__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB empty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Chatterer saw the queer look on Happy Jack 's face , and he looked too .
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Now Chatterer the Red Squirrel had very quick wits , and he guessed right away what had happened .
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He knew that while they had been quarreling and racing over the top of the tall hickory tree , they must have knocked down all the nuts , which were just ready to fall anyway .
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Like a little red flash , Chatterer started down the tree .
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Then Happy Jack guessed too , and down he started as fast as he could go , crying , `` Stop , thief ! ''
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all the way .
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When he reached the ground , there was Chatterer scurrying around and poking under the fallen leaves , but he had n't found a single nut .
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Happy Jack could n't stop to quarrel any more , because you see he was afraid that Chatterer would find the biggest and fattest nuts , so he began to scurry around and hunt too .
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It was queer , very queer , how those nuts could have hidden so !
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They hunted and hunted , but no nuts were to be found .
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Then they stopped and stared up at the top of the tall hickory tree .
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Not a nut could they see .
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Then they stared at each other , and gradually a foolish , a very foolish look crept over each face .
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`` Where -- where do you suppose they have gone ? ''
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. where__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON suppose__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Happy Jack in a queer-sounding voice .
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Just then they heard some one laughing fit to kill himself .
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It was Peter Rabbit .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Did you take our hickory nuts ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
they both shouted angrily .
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`` No , '' replied Peter , `` no , I did n't take them , though they were not yours , anyway ! ''
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And then he went off into another fit of laughter , for Peter had seen Striped Chipmunk very hard at work taking away those very nuts while his two big cousins had been quarreling in the tree-top .
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CHAPTER V HAPPY JACK SUSPECTS STRIPED CHIPMUNK Thrift is one test of true loyalty to your country .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN V__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN SUSPECTS__<label>__NOUN STRIPED__<label>__NOUN CHIPMUNK__<label>__NOUN Thrift__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM test__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP true__<label>__ADJ loyalty__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON country__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack did n't look happy a bit .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN look__<label>__NOUN happy__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Indeed , Happy Jack looked very unhappy .
Indeed__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV unhappy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
You see , he looked just as he felt .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had set his heart on having all the big , fat nuts that he had found in the top of that tall hickory tree , and now , instead of having all of them , he had n't any of them .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB set__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ nuts__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tall__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP having__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN any__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Worse still , he knew right down in his heart that it was his own fault .
Worse__<label>__ADJ still__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV down__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ fault__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had been too greedy .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV greedy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But what had become of those nuts ?
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Happy Jack was studying about this as he sat with his back against a big chestnut tree .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB studying__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON back__<label>__NOUN against__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ chestnut__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He remembered how hard Peter Rabbit had laughed when Happy Jack and his cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel , had been so surprised because they could not find the nuts they had knocked down .
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Peter had n't taken them , for Peter has no use for them , but he must know what had become of them , for he was still laughing as he had gone off down the Lone Little Path .
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While he was thinking of all this , Happy Jack 's bright eyes had been wide open , as they usually are , so that no danger should come near .
While__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN bright__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB wide__<label>__ADJ open__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON usually__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET danger__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Suddenly they saw something moving among the brown-and-yellow leaves on the ground .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN moving__<label>__VERB among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET brown__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. yellow__<label>__NOUN leaves__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack looked sharply , and then a sudden thought popped into his head .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB sharply__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ thought__<label>__NOUN popped__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Hi , there , Cousin Chipmunk ! ''
``__<label>__. Hi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Cousin__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he shouted .
he__<label>__PRON shouted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Hi , there , your own self ! ''
``__<label>__. Hi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ self__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
replied Striped Chipmunk , for it was he .
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`` What are you doing down there ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Happy Jack .
asked__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Looking for hickory nuts , '' replied Striped Chipmunk , and his eyes twinkled as he said it , for there was n't a hickory tree near .
``__<label>__. Looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN twinkled__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN near__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Happy Jack looked hard at Striped Chipmunk , for that sudden thought which had popped into his head when he first saw Striped Chipmunk was growing into a strong , a very strong , suspicion that Striped Chipmunk knew something about those lost hickory nuts .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB hard__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ thought__<label>__NOUN which__<label>__DET had__<label>__VERB popped__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV saw__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB growing__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET strong__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV strong__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. suspicion__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET Striped__<label>__VERB Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET lost__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Striped Chipmunk looked back at him so innocently that Happy Jack did n't know just what to think .
But__<label>__CONJ Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV innocently__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Have you begun to fill your storehouse for winter yet ? ''
``__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON begun__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT fill__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP winter__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
inquired Happy Jack .
inquired__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Of course I have .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I do n't mean to let Jack Frost catch me with an empty storehouse , '' replied Striped Chipmunk .
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB mean__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT let__<label>__VERB Jack__<label>__NOUN Frost__<label>__NOUN catch__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET empty__<label>__ADJ storehouse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` When leaves turn yellow , brown , and red , And nuts come pitter , patter down ; When days are short and swiftly sped , And Autumn wears her colored gown , I 'm up before old Mr. Sun His nightcap has a chance to doff , And have my day 's work well begun When others kick their bedclothes off . ''
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV leaves__<label>__VERB turn__<label>__VERB yellow__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. brown__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ red__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ nuts__<label>__NOUN come__<label>__VERB pitter__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. patter__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT ;__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV days__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB short__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ swiftly__<label>__ADV sped__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ Autumn__<label>__NOUN wears__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON colored__<label>__ADJ gown__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT m__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT before__<label>__ADV old__<label>__ADJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Sun__<label>__NOUN His__<label>__PRON nightcap__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET chance__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT doff__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ have__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON day__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN work__<label>__NOUN well__<label>__ADV begun__<label>__VERB When__<label>__ADV others__<label>__NOUN kick__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON bedclothes__<label>__NOUN off__<label>__PRT .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What are you filling your storehouse with ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON filling__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Happy Jack , trying not to show too much interest .
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`` Corn , nice ripe yellow corn , and seeds and acorns and chestnuts , '' answered Striped Chipmunk .
``__<label>__. Corn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. nice__<label>__ADJ ripe__<label>__NOUN yellow__<label>__ADJ corn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ seeds__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ acorns__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ chestnuts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. answered__<label>__VERB Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` And now I 'm looking for some big , fat hickory nuts , '' he added , and his bright eyes twinkled .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON added__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON bright__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN twinkled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Have you seen any , Happy Jack ? ''
``__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack said that he had n't seen any , and Striped Chipmunk remarked that he could n't waste any more time talking , and scurried away .
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Happy Jack watched him go , a puzzled little frown puckering up his brows .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN watched__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET puzzled__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ frown__<label>__NOUN puckering__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON brows__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I believe he knows something about those nuts .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I think I 'll follow him and have a peep into his storehouse , '' he muttered .
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CHAPTER VI HAPPY JACK SPIES ON STRIPED CHIPMUNK It 's more important to mind your own affairs than to know what your neighbors are doing , but not nearly so interesting .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN VI__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN SPIES__<label>__NOUN ON__<label>__NOUN STRIPED__<label>__NOUN CHIPMUNK__<label>__NOUN It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV important__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT mind__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ affairs__<label>__NOUN than__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON your__<label>__PRON neighbors__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV nearly__<label>__ADV so__<label>__ADV interesting__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk was whisking about among the brown-and-yellow leaves that covered the ground on the edge of the Green Forest .
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He is such a little fellow that he looked almost like a brown leaf himself , and when one of Old Mother West Wind 's Merry Little Breezes whirled the brown leaves in a mad little dance around him , it was the hardest work in the world to see Striped Chipmunk at all .
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Anyway , Happy Jack Squirrel found it so .
Anyway__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN found__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
You see , Happy Jack was spying on Striped Chipmunk .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB spying__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yes , Sir , Happy Jack was spying .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB spying__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Spying , you know , is secretly watching other people and trying to find out what they are doing .
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It is n't a nice thing to do , not a bit nice .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET nice__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. not__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN nice__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Happy Jack knew it , and all the time he was doing it , he was feeling very much ashamed of himself .
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But he said to himself that he just had to know where Striped Chipmunk 's storehouse was , because he just had to peep inside and find out if it held any of the big , fat hickory nuts that had disappeared from under the tall hickory tree while he was quarreling up in the top of it with his cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
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But spying on Striped Chipmunk is n't the easiest thing in the world .
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Happy Jack was finding it the hardest work he had ever undertaken .
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Striped Chipmunk is so spry , and whisks about so , that you need eyes all around your head to keep track of him .
Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV spry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ whisks__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP so__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON need__<label>__VERB eyes__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET around__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB track__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack found that his two eyes , bright and quick as they are , could n't keep that little elf of a cousin of his always in sight .
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Every few minutes he would disappear and then bob up again in the most unexpected place and most provoking way .
Every__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB disappear__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV bob__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT again__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV unexpected__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ most__<label>__ADJ provoking__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Now I 'm here , and now I 'm there !
``__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Now I am not anywhere !
Now__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV anywhere__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Watch me now , for here I go Out of sight !
Watch__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB Out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I told you so ! ''
I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
With the last words , Striped Chipmunk was nowhere to be seen .
With__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET last__<label>__ADJ words__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB nowhere__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It seemed as if the earth must have opened and swallowed him .
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But it had n't , for two minutes later Happy Jack saw him flirting his funny little tail in the sauciest way as he scampered along an old log .
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Happy Jack began to suspect that Striped Chipmunk was just having fun with him .
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What else could he mean by saying such things ?
What__<label>__PRON else__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB by__<label>__ADP saying__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
And yet Happy Jack was sure that Striped Chipmunk had n't seen him , for , all the time he was watching , Happy Jack had taken the greatest care to keep hidden himself .
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No , it could n't be , it just could n't be that Striped Chipmunk knew that he was anywhere about .
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He would just be patient a little longer , and he would surely see that smart little cousin of his go to his storehouse .
He__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB patient__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ longer__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB surely__<label>__ADV see__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP smart__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON go__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So Happy Jack waited and watched .
So__<label>__ADV Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN waited__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ watched__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
CHAPTER VII STRIPED CHIPMUNK HAS FUN WITH HAPPY JACK Thrift is the meat in the nut of success .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk would shout in his shrillest voice : `` Hipperty , hopperty , one , two , three !
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What do you think becomes of me ? ''
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Then he would vanish from sight all in the wink of an eye .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB vanish__<label>__VERB from__<label>__ADP sight__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET wink__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP an__<label>__DET eye__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You could n't tell where he went to .
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At least Happy Jack could n't , and his eyes are sharper than yours or mine .
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Happy Jack was spying , you remember .
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He was watching Striped Chipmunk without letting Striped Chipmunk know it .
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At least he thought he was .
At__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But really he was n't .
But__<label>__CONJ really__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Those sharp twinkling eyes of Striped Chipmunk see everything .
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You know , he is such a very little fellow that he has to be very wide-awake to keep out of danger .
You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV wide__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. awake__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP danger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And he is wide-awake .
And__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB wide__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. awake__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Oh , my , yes , indeed !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. indeed__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
When he is awake , and that is every minute of the daytime , he is the most wide-awake little fellow you ever did see .
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He had seen Happy Jack the very first thing , and he had guessed right away that Happy Jack was spying on him so as to find out if he had any of the big , fat hickory nuts .
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Now Striped Chipmunk had all of those fat hickory nuts safely hidden in his splendid new storehouse , but he did n't intend to let Happy Jack know it .
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So he just pretended not to see Happy Jack , or to know that he was anywhere near , but acted as if he was just going about his own business .
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Really he was just having the best time ever fooling Happy Jack .
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`` The corn is ripe ; the nuts do fall ; Acorns are sweet and plump .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET corn__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ripe__<label>__ADJ ;__<label>__. the__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB fall__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. Acorns__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB sweet__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ plump__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I soon will have my storehouse full Inside the hollow stump . ''
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Striped Chipmunk sang this just as if no one was anywhere near , and he was singing just for joy .
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Of course Happy Jack heard it and he grinned .
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`` So your storehouse is in a hollow stump , my smart little cousin ! ''
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said Happy Jack to himself .
said__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` If that 's the case , I 'll soon find it . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET case__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ soon__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk scurried along , and now he took pains to always keep in sight .
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Happy Jack followed , hiding behind the trees .
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Pretty soon Striped Chipmunk picked up a plump acorn and put it in the pocket of his right cheek .
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Then he picked up another and put that in the pocket in his left cheek .
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Then he crowded another into each ; and his face was swelled so that you would hardly have guessed that it was Striped Chipmunk if you had chanced to meet him .
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My , my , he was a funny sight !
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Happy Jack grinned again as he watched , partly because Striped Chipmunk looked so funny , and partly because he knew that if Striped Chipmunk was going to eat the acorns right away , he would n't stuff them into the pockets in his cheeks .
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But he had done this very thing , and so he must be going to take them to his storehouse .
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Off scampered Striped Chipmunk , and after him stole Happy Jack , his eyes shining with excitement .
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Pretty soon he saw an old stump which looked as if it must be hollow .
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Happy Jack grinned more than ever as he carefully hid himself and watched .
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Striped Chipmunk scrambled up on the old stump , looked this way and that way , as if to be sure that no one was watching him , then with a flirt of his funny little tail he darted into a little round doorway .
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He was gone a long time , but by and by out he popped , looked this way and that way , and then scampered off in the direction from which he had come .
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Happy Jack did n't try to follow him .
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He waited until he was sure that Striped Chipmunk was out of sight and hearing , and then he walked over to the old stump .
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`` It 's his storehouse fast enough , '' said Happy Jack .
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CHAPTER VIII HAPPY JACK TURNS BURGLAR As trees from little acorns , so Great sums from little pennies grow .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack Squirrel stood in front of the old stump into which he had seen Striped Chipmunk go with the pockets in his cheeks full of acorns , and out of which he had come with the pockets of his cheeks quite empty .
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`` It certainly is his storehouse , and now I 'll find out if he is the one who got all those big , fat hickory nuts , '' muttered Happy Jack .
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First he looked this way , and then he looked that way , to be sure that no one saw him , for what he was planning to do was a very dreadful thing , and he knew it .
First__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB planning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack was going to turn burglar .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT turn__<label>__VERB burglar__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
A burglar , you know , is one who breaks into another 's house or barn to steal , which is a very , very dreadful thing to do .
A__<label>__DET burglar__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM who__<label>__PRON breaks__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ barn__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT steal__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. which__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Yet this is just what Happy Jack Squirrel was planning to do .
Yet__<label>__ADV this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB planning__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was going to get into that old stump , and if those big , fat hickory nuts were there , as he was sure they were , he was going to take them .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ stump__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He tried very hard to make himself believe that it would n't be stealing .
He__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB stealing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had watched those nuts in the top of the tall hickory tree so long that he had grown to think that they belonged to him .
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Of course they did n't , but he had made himself think they did .
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Happy Jack walked all around the old stump , and then he climbed up on top of it .
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There was only one doorway , and that was the little round hole through which Striped Chipmunk had entered and then come out .
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It was too small for Happy Jack to even get his head through , though his cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel , who is much smaller , could have slipped in easily .
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Happy Jack sniffed and sniffed .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN sniffed__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sniffed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could smell nuts and corn and other good things .
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My , how good they did smell !
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His eyes shone greedily .
His__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN shone__<label>__VERB greedily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Happy Jack took one more hasty look around to see that no one was watching , then with his long sharp teeth he began to make the doorway larger .
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The wood was tough , but Happy Jack worked with might and main , for he wanted to get those nuts and get away before Striped Chipmunk should return , or any one else should happen along and see him .
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Soon the hole was big enough for him to get his head inside .
Soon__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB big__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It was a storehouse , sure enough .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET storehouse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. sure__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Happy Jack worked harder than ever , and soon the hole was large enough for him to get wholly inside .
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What a sight !
What__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
There was corn !
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB corn__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
and there were chestnuts and acorns !
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and there were a few hickory nuts , though these did not look so big and fat as the ones Happy Jack was looking for !
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Happy Jack chuckled to himself , a wicked , greedy chuckle , as he looked .
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And then something happened .
And__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV something__<label>__NOUN happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Oh !
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
Oh !
Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__.
Stop it !
Stop__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Leave me alone ! ''
Leave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON alone__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
yelled Happy Jack .
yelled__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER IX HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL 'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN IX__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN SQUIRREL__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN SAD__<label>__NOUN MISTAKE__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB thrifty__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Be as wise as a Squirrel .
Be__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV wise__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET Squirrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Let me go !
``__<label>__. Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Let me go ! ''
Let__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
yelled Happy Jack , as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in , a great deal faster .
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Can you guess why ?
Can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
I 'll tell you .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It was because he was being pulled out .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB being__<label>__VERB pulled__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Yes , Sir , Happy Jack Squirrel was being pulled out by his big , bushy tail .
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Happy Jack was more frightened than hurt .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP hurt__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
To be sure , it is not at all comfortable to have one 's tail pulled , but Happy Jack would n't have minded this so much had it not been so unexpected , or if he could have seen who was pulling it .
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And then , right inside Happy Jack did n't feel a bit good .
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Why ?
Why__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Well , because he was doing a dreadful thing , and he knew that it was a dreadful thing .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had broken into somebody 's storehouse to steal .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB broken__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP somebody__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ storehouse__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT steal__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was sure that it was Striped Chipmunk 's storehouse , and he would n't admit to himself that he was going to steal , actually steal .
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But all the time , right down deep in his heart , he knew that if he took any of those hickory nuts it would be stealing .
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But Happy Jack had been careless .
But__<label>__CONJ Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB careless__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
When he had made the doorway big enough for him to crawl inside , he had left his tail hanging outside .
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Some one had very , very softly stolen up and grabbed it and begun to pull .
Some__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM had__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV softly__<label>__ADV stolen__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ grabbed__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ begun__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pull__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was so sudden and unexpected that Happy Jack yelled with fright .
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When he could get his wits together , he thought of course Striped Chipmunk had come back and was pulling his tail .
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When he thought that , he got over his fright right away , for Striped Chipmunk is such a little fellow that Happy Jack knew that he had nothing ; to fear from him .
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So as fast as he could , Happy Jack backed out of the hole and whirled around .
So__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN backed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ whirled__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Of course he expected to face a very angry little Chipmunk .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT face__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But he did n't .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
No , Sir , he did n't .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Instead , he looked right into the angry face of his other cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
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And Chatterer was angry !
And__<label>__CONJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB angry__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Oh my , my , how angry Chatterer was !
Oh__<label>__X my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
For a minute he could n't find his voice , because his anger fairly choked him .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM find__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON anger__<label>__NOUN fairly__<label>__ADV choked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
And when he did , how his tongue did fly !
And__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. how__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB fly__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
`` You thief !
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON thief__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
You robber !
You__<label>__PRON robber__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
What are you doing in my storehouse ? ''
What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he shrieked .
he__<label>__PRON shrieked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack backed away hurriedly , for though he is much bigger than Chatterer , he has a very wholesome respect for Chatterer 's sharp teeth , and when he is very angry , Chatterer is a great fighter .
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`` I -- I did n't know it was your storehouse , '' said Happy Jack , backing away still further .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. backing__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV still__<label>__ADV further__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` It does n't make any difference if you did n't ; you 're a thief just the same ! ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET difference__<label>__NOUN if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
screamed Chatterer and rushed at Happy Jack .
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And what do you think Happy Jack did ?
And__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Why , he just turned tail and ran , Chatterer after him , crying `` Thief !
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV turned__<label>__VERB tail__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Chatterer__<label>__NOUN after__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. crying__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Thief__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Robber !
Robber__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Coward ! ''
Coward__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
at the top of his lungs , so that every one in the Green Forest could hear .
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CHAPTER X STRIPED CHIPMUNK 'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin ; It works to lose and not to win .
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Thrift will win ; it can not lose .
Thrift__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB win__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV lose__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Between them 't is for you to choose .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log , laughing until his sides ached .
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`` Ha , ha , ha !
``__<label>__. Ha__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ha__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ha__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Ho , ho , ho !
Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Oh , dear !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Oh , dear !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Ho , ho , ho , ho , ho ! ''
Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
laughed Striped Chipmunk , holding his sides .
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Over in the Green Forest he could still hear Chatterer the Red Squirrel crying `` Thief !
Over__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV hear__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Red__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN crying__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Thief__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Robber ! ''
Robber__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
as he chased his big cousin , Happy Jack , and every time he heard it , Striped Chipmunk laughed harder .
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You see , Striped Chipmunk had known all the time that Happy Jack was spying on him , and he had had no end of fun fooling Happy Jack by suddenly disappearing and then bobbing into view .
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He had known that Happy Jack was following him so as to find out where his storehouse was .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB known__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB following__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT where__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then Striped Chipmunk had remembered the storehouse of Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
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He had filled the pockets in his cheeks with acorns and gone straight over to Chatterer 's storehouse and put them inside , knowing that Happy Jack would follow him and would think that that was his storehouse .
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And that is just what happened .
And__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV what__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then Striped Chipmunk had hidden himself where he could see all that happened .
Then__<label>__ADV Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB hidden__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET that__<label>__DET happened__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had seen Happy Jack look all around , to make sure that no one was near , and then tear open the little round doorway of Chatterer 's storehouse until it was big enough for him to squeeze through .
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He had seen Chatterer come up , fly into a rage , and pull Happy Jack out by the tail .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN come__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. fly__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET rage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ pull__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tail__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Indeed , he had had to clap both hands over his mouth to keep from laughing out loud .
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Then Happy Jack had turned tail and run away with Chatterer after him , shouting `` Thief '' and `` Robber '' at the top of his voice , and this had tickled Striped Chipmunk still more , for he knew that Chatterer himself is one of the greatest thieves in the Green Forest .
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So he sat on the mossy old log and laughed and laughed and laughed .
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Finally Striped Chipmunk wiped the tears from his eyes and jumped up .
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`` My , my , this will never do ! ''
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said he .
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`` Idle hands and idle feet Never filled a storehouse yet ; But instead , so I 've heard say , Into mischief surely get . ''
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`` Here it is almost Thanksgiving and -- '' Striped Chipmunk stopped and scratched his head , while a funny little pleased look crept into his face .
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`` I wonder if Happy Jack and Chatterer would come to a Thanksgiving dinner , '' he muttered .
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`` I believe I 'll ask them just for fun . ''
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Then Striped Chipmunk hurried home full of his new idea and chuckled as he planned his Thanksgiving dinner .
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Of course he could n't have it at his own house .
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That would n't do at all .
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In the first place , the doorway would be altogether too small for Happy Jack .
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Anyway , his home was a secret , his very own secret , and he did n't propose to let Happy Jack and Chatterer know where it was , even for a Thanksgiving dinner .
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Then he thought of the big , smooth , mossy log he had been sitting on that very morning .
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`` The very place ! ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV place__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Striped Chipmunk , and scurried away to find Happy Jack Squirrel and Chatterer the Red Squirrel to invite them to his Thanksgiving dinner .
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CHAPTER XI STRIPED CHIPMUNK 'S THANKSGIVING DINNER There 's nothing quite so sweet in life As making up and ending strife .
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Happy Jack .
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Striped Chipmunk jumped out of bed very early Thanksgiving morning .
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It was going to be a very busy day .
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He had invited Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel , and Chatterer the Red Squirrel , to eat Thanksgiving dinner with him , and each had promised to be there .
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Striped Chipmunk chuckled as he thought how neither of his guests knew that the other was to be there .
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He washed his face and hands , brushed his hair , and ate his breakfast .
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Then he scurried over to his splendid new storehouse , which no one knew of but himself , and stuffed the pockets in his cheeks with good things to eat .
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When he could n't stuff another thing in , he scurried over to the nice , mossy log on the edge of the Green Forest , and there he emptied his pockets , for that was to be his dining table .
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Back and forth , back and forth between his secret storehouse and the smooth , mossy log hurried Striped Chipmunk .
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He knew that Happy Jack and the Chatterer have great appetites , and he wanted to be sure that there was plenty of good things to eat .
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And as he scurried along , he sang a little song .
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`` Thanksgiving comes but once a year , But when it comes it brings good cheer .
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For in my storehouse on this day Are piles of good things hid away .
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Each day I 've worked from early morn To gather acorns , nuts , and corn , Till now I 've plenty and to spare Without a worry or a care .
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So light of heart the whole day long , I 'll sing a glad Thanksgiving song . ''
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Promptly at the dinner hour Happy Jack appeared coming from one direction , and Chatterer the Red Squirrel coming from another direction .
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They did n't see each other until just as they reached Striped Chipmunk 's smooth , mossy log .
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Then they stopped and scowled .
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Striped Chipmunk pretended not to notice anything wrong and bustled about , talking all the time as if his guests were the best of friends .
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On the smooth , mossy log was a great pile of shining yellow corn .
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There was another pile of plump ripe acorns , and three little piles of dainty looking brown seeds .
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But the thing that Happy Jack could n't keep his eyes off was right in the middle .
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It was a huge pile of big , fat hickory nuts .
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Now who could remain ill-tempered and cross with such a lot of goodies spread before him ?
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Certainly not Happy Jack or his cousin , Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
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They just had to smile in spite of themselves , and when Striped Chipmunk urged them to sit down and help themselves , they did .
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In three minutes they were so busy eating that they had forgotten all about their quarrel and were laughing and chatting like the best of friends .
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`` It 's quite a family party , is n't it ? ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ quite__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET family__<label>__NOUN party__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Striped Chipmunk , for you know they are all cousins .
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Whitefoot the Wood Mouse happened along , and Striped Chipmunk insisted that he should join the party .
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Later Sammy Jay came along , and nothing would excuse him from sharing in the feast , too .
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When everybody had eaten and eaten until they could n't hold another thing , and it was time to think of going home , Striped Chipmunk insisted that Happy Jack and Chatterer should divide between them the big , fat hickory nuts that were left , and they did without once quarreling about it .
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`` Thanksgiving comes but once a year , And when it comes it brings good cheer , '' said Striped Chipmunk to himself as he watched his guests depart .
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CHAPTER XII HAPPY JACK DOES SOME THINKING To call another a thief does n't make him one .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XII__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN DOES__<label>__NOUN SOME__<label>__NOUN THINKING__<label>__NOUN To__<label>__PRT call__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN does__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN make__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON one__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack sat up in a chestnut tree , and his face was very sober .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN sat__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET chestnut__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sober__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The fact is , Happy Jack was doing some very hard thinking .
The__<label>__DET fact__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ thinking__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
This is so very unusual for him that Sammy Jay stopped to ask if he was sick .
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You see he is naturally a happy-go-lucky little scamp , and that is one reason that he is called Happy Jack .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB naturally__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET happy__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. lucky__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ scamp__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM reason__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB called__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But this morning he was thinking and thinking hard , so hard , in fact , that he almost lost his temper when Sammy Jay interrupted his thoughts with such a foolish question .
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What was he thinking about ?
What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON thinking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
Can you not guess ?
Can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV guess__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
Why , he was thinking about those big , fat hickory nuts that Striped Chipmunk had had for his Thanksgiving dinner , and how Striped Chipmunk had given him some of them to bring home .
Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. fat__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET Striped__<label>__VERB Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON Thanksgiving__<label>__NOUN dinner__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB given__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT bring__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was very sure that they were the very same nuts that he had watched grow big and fat in the top of the tall hickory tree and then had knocked down while chasing his cousin , Chatterer .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV same__<label>__ADJ nuts__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB watched__<label>__VERB grow__<label>__NOUN big__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__ADJ in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET top__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tall__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB knocked__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT while__<label>__ADP chasing__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON cousin__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Chatterer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they had reached the ground and found the nuts gone , Happy Jack had at once suspected that Striped Chipmunk had taken them , and now he felt sure about it .
When__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET ground__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN gone__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV suspected__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB taken__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But all at once things looked very different to Happy Jack , and the more he thought about how he had acted , the more ashamed of himself he grew .
But__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV things__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV different__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV how__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB acted__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ ashamed__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON grew__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` There certainly must have been enough of those nuts for all of us , and if I had n't been so greedy we might all have had a share .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET certainly__<label>__ADV must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV greedy__<label>__ADJ we__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET have__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET share__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
As it is , I 've got only those that Striped Chipmunk gave me , and Chatterer has only those that Striped Chipmunk gave him .
As__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV those__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV those__<label>__DET that__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It must be that that sharp little cousin of mine with the striped coat has got the rest , and I guess he deserves them . ''
It__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ cousin__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP mine__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET striped__<label>__ADJ coat__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET rest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON deserves__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then all of a sudden Happy Jack realized how Striped Chipmunk had fooled him into thinking that the storehouse of Chatterer was his storehouse , and Happy Jack began to laugh .
Then__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN realized__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB fooled__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON into__<label>__ADP thinking__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET storehouse__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Chatterer__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON storehouse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT laugh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The more he thought of it , the harder he laughed .
The__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET harder__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON laughed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` The joke certainly is on me ! ''
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET joke__<label>__NOUN certainly__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` The joke certainly is on me , and it served me right .
``__<label>__. The__<label>__DET joke__<label>__NOUN certainly__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON served__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON right__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Hereafter I 'll mind my own business .
Hereafter__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN mind__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ business__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
If I had spent half as much time looking for hickory nuts as I did looking for Striped Chipmunk 's storehouse , I would be ready for winter now , and Chatterer could n't call me a thief . ''
If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB spent__<label>__VERB half__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP much__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP Striped__<label>__NOUN Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN storehouse__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ready__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP winter__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Chatterer__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM call__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET thief__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then he laughed again as he thought how Striped Chipmunk must have enjoyed seeing him pulled out of Chatterer 's storehouse by the tail .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON laughed__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV Striped__<label>__ADJ Chipmunk__<label>__NOUN must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB enjoyed__<label>__VERB seeing__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON pulled__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP Chatterer__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN storehouse__<label>__NOUN by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tail__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What 's the joke ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET joke__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Bobby Coon , who happened along just then .
asked__<label>__VERB Bobby__<label>__NOUN Coon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON happened__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADV just__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I 've just learned a lesson , '' replied Happy Jack .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV learned__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lesson__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What is it ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Bobby .
asked__<label>__VERB Bobby__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack grinned as he answered : `` I 've found that greed will never , never pay .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN grinned__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON answered__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN found__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP greed__<label>__NOUN will__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. never__<label>__ADV pay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It makes one cross and ugly , and it drives one 's friends away .
It__<label>__PRON makes__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM cross__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ugly__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON drives__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And being always selfish and always wanting more , One 's very apt to lose the things that one has had before . ''
And__<label>__CONJ being__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV selfish__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ always__<label>__ADV wanting__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. One__<label>__NUM '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV apt__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT lose__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET things__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM has__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Pooh ! ''
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Bobby Coon .
said__<label>__VERB Bobby__<label>__NOUN Coon__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Have you just found that out ?
``__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV found__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP out__<label>__PRT ?__<label>__.
I learned that a long time ago . ''
I__<label>__PRON learned__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
CHAPTER XIII HAPPY JACK GETS A WARNING It matters not how smart you are , So be it you are heedless too .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XIII__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN GETS__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN WARNING__<label>__NOUN It__<label>__PRON matters__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV how__<label>__ADV smart__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV be__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB heedless__<label>__ADJ too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It is n't what you know that counts So much as what it is to you .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP counts__<label>__VERB So__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
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A fat Gray Squirrel is very tempting to a number of people in the Green Forest , particularly in winter , when getting a living is hard work .
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Almost every day Reddy and Granny Fox stole softly through that part of the Green Forest where Happy Jack Squirrel lived , hoping to surprise and catch him on the ground .
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But they never did .
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Roughleg the Hawk and Hooty the Owl wasted a great deal of time , sitting around near Happy Jack 's home , hoping to catch him when he was not watching , but they never did .
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Happy Jack knew all about these big hungry neighbors , and he was always on the watch for them .
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He knew their ways and just where they would be likely to hide .
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He took the greatest care to look into every such hiding place near at hand before he ventured down out of the trees , and because these hungry neighbors are so big , he never had any trouble in seeing them if they happened to be around .
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So Happy Jack did n't do much worrying about them .
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The fact is , Happy Jack was n't afraid of them at all , for the simple reason that he knew they could n't follow him into his hollow tree .
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Having nuts stored away , he would have been perfectly happy but for one thing .
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Yes , Sir , there was only one thing to spoil Happy Jack 's complete happiness , and that was the fear that Shadow the Weasel might take it into his head to pay him a visit .
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Shadow can go through a smaller hole than Happy Jack can , and so Happy Jack knew that while he was wholly safe from his other enemies , he was n't safe at all from Shadow the Weasel .
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And this worried him .
And__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET worried__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Yes , Sir , it worried Happy Jack .
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He had n't seen or heard of Shadow for a long time , but he had a feeling that he was likely to turn up almost any time , especially now that everything was covered with snow and ice , and food was scarce and hard to get .
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He sometimes actually wished that he was n't as fat as he was .
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Then he would be less tempting to his hungry neighbors .
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But no good comes of worrying .
But__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ comes__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP worrying__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
No , Sir , not a bit of good comes of worrying , and Happy Jack knows it .
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`` All I can do is to watch out and not be careless , '' said he , and dropped the shell of a nut on the head of Reddy Fox , who happened to be passing under the tree in which Happy Jack was sitting .
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Reddy looked up and showed his teeth angrily .
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Happy Jack laughed and scampered away through the tree-tops to another part of the Green Forest where he had some very secret stores of nuts .
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He was gone most of the day , and when he started back home he was in the best of spirits , for his stores had not been found by any one else .
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He was in such good spirits that for once he quite forgot Shadow the Weasel .
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He was just going to pop into his doorway without first looking inside , a very foolish thing to do , when he heard some one calling him .
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He turned to see Tommy Tit the Chickadee hurrying towards him , and it was very clear that Tommy was greatly excited .
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`` Hello , Tommy Tit !
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
What ails you ? ''
What__<label>__PRON ails__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
exclaimed Happy Jack .
exclaimed__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do n't go in there , Happy Jack ! ''
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cried Tommy Tit .
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`` Shadow the Weasel is in there waiting for you ! ''
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Happy Jack turned quite pale .
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`` Are you sure ? ''
``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON sure__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he gasped .
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Tommy Tit nodded as if he would nod his head off .
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`` I saw him go in , and he has n't come out , for I 've kept watch , '' said he .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ kept__<label>__VERB watch__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` You better get away from here before he knows you are about . ''
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That was good advice , but it was too late .
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Even as Tommy Tit spoke , a sharp face with red , angry eyes was thrust out of Happy Jack 's doorway .
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It was the face of Shadow the Weasel .
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CHAPTER XIV .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XIV__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
HAPPY JACK 'S RUN FOR LIFE A coward he who runs away When he should stay and fight , But wise is he who knows when he Should run with all his might .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It is n't cowardly to run away when it is quite useless to stay and fight .
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So it was n't so cowardly of Happy Jack Squirrel to turn tail and run the instant he caught sight of Shadow the Weasel .
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No , Sir , it was n't cowardly at all , although it might have looked so to you had you been there to see , for Happy Jack is bigger than Shadow .
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But when it comes to a fight , Happy Jack is no match at all for Shadow the Weasel , and he knows it .
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Shadow is too quick for him , and though Happy Jack were ever so brave , he would have no chance at all in a fight with Shadow .
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And so the very instant he saw the cruel face of Shadow with its fierce red eyes glaring at him from his own doorway , Happy Jack turned tail and ran .
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Yes , Sir , that is just what he did , and it was the wisest thing he could have done .
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He hoped with a mighty hope that Shadow would not follow him , but he hoped in vain .
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Shadow had made up his mind to dine on Squirrel , and he did n't propose to see his dinner run away without trying to catch it .
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So the instant Happy Jack started , Shadow started after him , stopping only long enough to snarl an ugly threat at Tommy Tit the Chickadee , because Tommy had warned Happy Jack that Shadow was waiting for him .
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But Tommy did n't mind that threat .
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Oh , my , no !
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Tommy did n't mind it at all .
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He can fly , and so he had no fear of Shadow the Weasel .
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But he was terribly afraid for Happy Jack .
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He knew , just as Happy Jack knew , that there was n't a single place where Happy Jack could hide into which Shadow could not follow him .
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So Tommy flitted from tree to tree behind Happy Jack , hoping that in some way he might be able to help him .
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From tree to tree raced Happy Jack , making desperately long leaps .
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Shadow the Weasel followed , and though he ran swiftly , he did n't appear to be hurrying , and he took no chances on those long leaps .
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If the leap was too long to take safely , Shadow simply ran back down the tree , across to the next one and up that .
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It did n't worry him at all that Happy Jack was so far ahead that he was out of sight .
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He knew that he could trust his nose to follow the scent of Happy Jack .
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In fact , it rather pleased him to have Happy Jack race away in such fright , for in that way he would soon tire himself out .
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And this is just what Happy Jack did do .
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He ran and jumped and jumped and ran as fast as he could until he was so out of breath that he just had to stop for a rest .
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But he could n't rest much .
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He was too terribly frightened .
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He shivered and shook while he got his breath , and never for a second did he take his eyes from his back trail .
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Presently he saw a slim white form darting along the snow straight towards the tree in which he was resting .
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Once more Happy Jack ran , and somehow he felt terribly helpless and hopeless .
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He had to rest oftener now , and each rest was shorter than the one before , because , you know , Shadow was a less and less distance behind .
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Poor Happy Jack !
Poor__<label>__NOUN Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He had tried every trick he knew , and not one of them had fooled Shadow the Weasel .
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Now he was too tired to run much farther .
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The last little bit of hope left Happy Jack 's heart .
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He blinked his eyes very fast to keep back the tears , as he thought that this was probably the last time he would ever look at the beautiful Green Forest he loved so .
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Then he gritted his teeth and made up his mind that anyway he would fight his best , even if it was hopeless .
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It was just at that very minute that he heard the voice of Tommy Tit the Chickadee calling to him in great excitement , and somehow , he did n't know why , a wee bit of hope sprang up in his heart .
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CHAPTER XV WHO SAVED HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL ?
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XV__<label>__NOUN WHO__<label>__NOUN SAVED__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN SQUIRREL__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Blessed he whose words of cheer Help put hope in place of fear .
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Happy Jack .
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It never has been fully decided among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows just who really did save Happy Jack Squirrel .
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Some say that Tommy Tit the Chickadee deserves all the credit , and some say that -- but wait .
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Let me tell you just what happened , and then perhaps you can decide for yourself who saved Happy Jack .
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You see , it was this way : Happy Jack had run and run and run and tried every trick he knew to get away from Shadow the Weasel , but all in vain .
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At last he was so out of breath and so tired that he felt that he could n't run any more .
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He had just made up his mind that he would wait right where he was for Shadow and then put up the best fight he could , even if it was hopeless , when he heard Tommy Tit calling to him in great excitement .
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-LSB- Illustration : HAPPY JACK TRIED EVERY TRICK HE KNEW TO GET AWAY FROM SHADOW THE WEASEL . -RSB-
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN TRIED__<label>__NOUN EVERY__<label>__NOUN TRICK__<label>__NOUN HE__<label>__NOUN KNEW__<label>__NOUN TO__<label>__NOUN GET__<label>__NOUN AWAY__<label>__NOUN FROM__<label>__NOUN SHADOW__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN WEASEL__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
`` Dee , dee , chickadee !
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. chickadee__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Come here quick , Happy Jack !
Come__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV quick__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Come here quick ! ''
Come__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV quick__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
called Tommy Tit .
called__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A wee bit of hope sprang up in Happy Jack 's heart .
A__<label>__DET wee__<label>__ADJ bit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP hope__<label>__NOUN sprang__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could n't imagine what possible help Tommy Tit could be , but he would go see .
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM imagine__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON possible__<label>__ADJ help__<label>__NOUN Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB go__<label>__VERB see__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So taking a long breath he started on as fast as he could in the direction of Tommy 's voice .
So__<label>__ADV taking__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ breath__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP fast__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET direction__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Tommy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could n't run very fast , because , you know , he was so tired , but he did the best he could .
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM run__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Presently he saw Tommy just ahead of him flying about in great excitement .
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`` Dee , dee , dee , there he is !
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. there__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Go to him !
Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Go to him , Happy Jack !
Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Hurry !
Hurry__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Hurry !
Hurry__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Dee , dee , dee , oh , do hurry ! ''
Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB hurry__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Tommy Tit .
cried__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For just a second Happy Jack did n't know what he meant .
For__<label>__ADP just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON meant__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he saw Farmer Brown 's boy watching Tommy Tit as if he did n't know what to make of the little fellow 's excitement .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN watching__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ fellow__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ excitement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Go to him !
``__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Go to him ! ''
Go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
called Tommy .
called__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He wo n't hurt you , and he wo n't let Shadow the Weasel hurt you !
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM hurt__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM let__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN hurt__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
See me !
See__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
See me !
See__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Dee , dee , see me ! ''
Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. see__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
And with that Tommy Tit flew right down on Farmer Brown 's boy 's hand , for you know he and Farmer Brown 's boy are great friends .
And__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV down__<label>__ADV on__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB great__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack hesitated .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN hesitated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He knew that Farmer Brown 's boy had tried to make friends with him , and every day since the ice and snow had come had put out nuts and corn for him , but he could n't quite forget the old fear of him .
He__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB friends__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET ice__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ snow__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB put__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT nuts__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ corn__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV forget__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ fear__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He could n't quite trust him .
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV trust__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So now he hesitated .
So__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON hesitated__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he looked back .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Shadow the Weasel was only a few jumps behind him , and his little eyes glowed red and savage .
Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ jumps__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN glowed__<label>__VERB red__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ savage__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Farmer Brown 's boy might not hurt him , but Shadow certainly would .
Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__VERB might__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV hurt__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ Shadow__<label>__NOUN certainly__<label>__ADV would__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Shadow would kill him .
Shadow__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB kill__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack made up his mind , and with a little gasp raced madly across the snow straight to Farmer Brown 's boy and ran right up to his shoulder .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ gasp__<label>__NOUN raced__<label>__VERB madly__<label>__ADV across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN straight__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__NOUN right__<label>__ADV up__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON shoulder__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Shadow the Weasel had been so intent on catching Happy Jack that he had n't noticed Farmer Brown 's boy at all .
Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV intent__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP catching__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__CONJ 't__<label>__NOUN noticed__<label>__VERB Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Now he saw him for the first time and stopped short , snarling and spitting .
Now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ stopped__<label>__VERB short__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. snarling__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ spitting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Whatever else you may say of Shadow the Weasel , he is no coward .
Whatever__<label>__DET else__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB say__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET coward__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
For a minute it looked as if he really meant to follow Happy Jack and get him in spite of Farmer Brown 's boy , and Happy Jack trembled as he looked down into those angry little red eyes .
For__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV meant__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT follow__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ get__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN trembled__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV into__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET angry__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ red__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Shadow knows when he is well off , and now he knew better than to come a step nearer .
But__<label>__CONJ Shadow__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET step__<label>__NOUN nearer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So he snarled and spit , and then , as Farmer Brown 's boy took a step forward , leaped to one side and disappeared in the old stone wall .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON snarled__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ spit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET step__<label>__NOUN forward__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. leaped__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT one__<label>__NUM side__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ disappeared__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ stone__<label>__NOUN wall__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Very gently and softly Farmer Brown 's boy talked to Happy Jack as he took him to the nearest tree .
Very__<label>__ADV gently__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ softly__<label>__ADV Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN talked__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET nearest__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then , when Happy Jack was safely up in the tree , he went over to the stone wall and tried to drive Shadow the Weasel out .
Then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB safely__<label>__ADV up__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET stone__<label>__NOUN wall__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT drive__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
He pulled over the stones until at last Shadow jumped out , and then Farmer Brown 's boy chased him clear into the Green Forest .
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`` Dee , dee , dee , what did I tell you ? ''
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Tommy Tit happily , as he flew over to where Happy Jack was sitting .
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Now who really saved Happy Jack -- Tommy Tit or Farmer Brown 's boy ?
Now__<label>__ADV who__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV saved__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
CHAPTER XVI HAPPY JACK MISSES FARMER BROWN 'S BOY One and one are always two , And two and two are four .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XVI__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN MISSES__<label>__NOUN FARMER__<label>__NOUN BROWN__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN BOY__<label>__NOUN One__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM are__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV two__<label>__NUM ,__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM and__<label>__CONJ two__<label>__NUM are__<label>__VERB four__<label>__NUM .__<label>__.
And just as true it is you 'll find That love and love make more .
And__<label>__CONJ just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP true__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ find__<label>__VERB That__<label>__DET love__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ love__<label>__VERB make__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Go ask Happy Jack Squirrel .
Go__<label>__NOUN ask__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He knows .
He__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He knows because he has proved it .
He__<label>__PRON knows__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB proved__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It began when Farmer Brown 's boy saved him from Shadow the Weasel .
It__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN saved__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Perhaps I should say when Farmer Brown 's boy and Tommy Tit saved him , for if it had n't been for Tommy , it never would have entered Happy Jack 's head to run to Farmer Brown 's boy .
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After that , of course , Happy Jack and Farmer Brown 's boy became great friends .
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Farmer Brown 's boy came over to the Green Forest every day to see Happy Jack , and always he had the most delicious nuts in his pockets .
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At first Happy Jack had been a wee bit shy .
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He could n't quite get over that old fear he had had so long .
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Then he would remember how Farmer Brown 's boy had saved him , and that would make him ashamed , and he would walk right up and take the nuts .
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Farmer Brown 's boy would talk to him in the nicest way and tell him that he loved him , and that there was n't the least thing in the world to be afraid of .
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Pretty soon Happy Jack began to love Farmer Brown 's boy a little .
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He could n't help it .
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He just had to love any one who was so kind and gentle to him .
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Now as soon as he began to love a little , and felt sure in his own heart that Farmer Brown 's boy loved him a little , he found that love and love make more love , and it was n't any time at all before he had become very fond of Farmer Brown 's boy , so fond of him that he was almost jealous of Tommy Tit , who had been a friend of Farmer Brown 's boy for a long time .
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It got so that Happy Jack looked forward each day to the visit of Farmer Brown 's boy , and as soon as he heard his whistle , he would hasten to meet him .
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Some folks were unkind enough to say that it was just because of the nuts and corn he was sure to find in Farmer Brown 's boy 's pockets , but that was n't so at all .
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At last there came a day when he missed that cheery whistle .
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He waited and waited .
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At last he went clear to the edge of the Green Forest , but there was no whistle and no sign of Farmer Brown 's boy .
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It was the same way the next day and the next .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ day__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET next__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Happy Jack forgot to frisk about the way he usually does .
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He lost his appetite .
He__<label>__PRON lost__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON appetite__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He just sat around and moped .
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When Tommy Tit the Chickadee came to call , as he did every day , Happy Jack found that Tommy was anxious too .
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Tommy had been up to Farmer Brown 's dooryard several times , and he had n't seen anything of Farmer Brown 's boy .
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`` I think he must have gone away , '' said Tommy .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He would have come down here first and said good-by , '' replied Happy Jack .
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`` You -- you do n't suppose something has happened to him , do you ? ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB suppose__<label>__ADJ something__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Tommy .
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`` I do n't know .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I do n't know what to think , '' replied Happy Jack , soberly .
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`` Do you know , Tommy , I 've grown very fond of Farmer Brown 's boy . ''
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`` Of course .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Dee , dee , dee , of course .
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Everybody who really knows him is fond of him .
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I 've said all along that he is the best friend we 've got , but no one seemed to believe me .
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I 'm glad you 've found it out for yourself .
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I tell you what , I 'll go up to his house and have another look around . ''
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And without waiting for a reply , Tommy was off as fast as his little wings could take him .
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`` I hope , I do hope , that nothing has happened to him , '' mumbled Happy Jack , as he pretended to hunt for buried nuts while he waited for Tommy Tit to come back , and by `` him '' he meant Farmer Brown 's boy .
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CHAPTER XVII TOMMY TIT BRINGS NEWS No one knows too much , but many know too little .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XVII__<label>__NOUN TOMMY__<label>__NOUN TIT__<label>__NOUN BRINGS__<label>__NOUN NEWS__<label>__NOUN No__<label>__NOUN one__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ many__<label>__ADJ know__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack very plainly was not happy .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV plainly__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
His name was the only happy thing about him .
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He fussed about on the edge of the Green Forest .
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He just could n't keep still .
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When he thought anybody was looking , he pretended to hunt for some of the nuts he had buried in the fall , and dug holes down through the snow .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB anybody__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON pretended__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT hunt__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP some__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET nuts__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB buried__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET fall__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ dug__<label>__NOUN holes__<label>__NOUN down__<label>__PRT through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But as soon as he thought that no one was watching , he would scamper up a tree where he could look over to Farmer Brown 's house and look and look .
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It was very clear that Happy Jack was watching for some one and that he was anxious , very anxious , indeed .
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It was getting late in the afternoon , and soon the Black Shadows would begin to creep out from the Purple Hills , behind which jolly , round , red Mr. Sun would go to bed .
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It would be bedtime for Happy Jack then , for you know he goes to bed very early , just as soon as it begins to get dark .
It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB bedtime__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON goes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV early__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON begins__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB dark__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
The later it got , the more anxious and uneasy Happy Jack grew .
The__<label>__DET later__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV anxious__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ uneasy__<label>__ADJ Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had just made up his mind that in a few minutes he would have to give up and go to bed when there was a flit of tiny wings , and Tommy Tit the Chickadee dropped into the tree beside him .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT bed__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET flit__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP tiny__<label>__ADJ wings__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Chickadee__<label>__NOUN dropped__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__ADJ beside__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Did you find out anything ? ''
``__<label>__. Did__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT anything__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Happy Jack eagerly , before Tommy had a chance to say a word .
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-LSB- Illustration : `` DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING ? ''
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. DID__<label>__NOUN YOU__<label>__NOUN FIND__<label>__NOUN OUT__<label>__NOUN ANYTHING__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
ASKED HAPPY JACK EAGERLY . -RSB-
ASKED__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN EAGERLY__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
Tommy nodded .
Tommy__<label>__NOUN nodded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` He 's there ! ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he panted , for he was quite out of breath from hurrying so .
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`` Where ? ''
``__<label>__. Where__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack fairly shouted the question .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN fairly__<label>__ADV shouted__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET question__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Over there in the house , '' replied Tommy Tit .
``__<label>__. Over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Then he has n't gone away !
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__. gone__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
It 's just as I said , he has n't gone away ! ''
It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__. gone__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Happy Jack , and he was so relieved that he jumped up and down and as a result nearly tumbled out of the tree .
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`` No , '' replied Tommy , `` he has n't gone away , but I think there is something the matter with him . ''
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__. gone__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack grew very sober .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN grew__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sober__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` What makes you think so ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON makes__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he demanded .
he__<label>__PRON demanded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` If you 'll give me time to get my breath , I 'll tell you all about it , '' retorted Tommy Tit .
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB ll__<label>__ADJ give__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON breath__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. retorted__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` All right , only please hurry , '' replied Happy Jack , and tried to look patient even if he was n't .
``__<label>__. All__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. only__<label>__ADV please__<label>__NOUN hurry__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB patient__<label>__ADJ even__<label>__ADV if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Tommy Tit smoothed out some rumpled feathers and was most provokingly slow about it .
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`` When I left here , '' he began at last , `` I flew straight up to Farmer Brown 's house , as I said I would .
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON left__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I flew all around it , but all I saw was that horrid Black Pussy on the back doorsteps , and she looked at me so hungrily that she made me dreadfully uncomfortable .
I__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET around__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP horrid__<label>__ADJ Black__<label>__NOUN Pussy__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET back__<label>__ADJ doorsteps__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV hungrily__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON dreadfully__<label>__ADV uncomfortable__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I do n't see what Farmer Brown keeps her about for , anyway . ''
I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN keeps__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON about__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. anyway__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Never mind her ; go on ! ''
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
interrupted Happy Jack .
interrupted__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Then I flew all around the barn , but I did n't see any one there but that ugly little upstart , Bully the English Sparrow , and he wanted to pick a fight with me right away . ''
``__<label>__. Then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET barn__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN see__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM there__<label>__DET but__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP ugly__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ upstart__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. Bully__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET English__<label>__NOUN Sparrow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT pick__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET fight__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADJ away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Tommy looked very indignant .
Tommy__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV indignant__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Never mind him , go on ! ''
``__<label>__. Never__<label>__ADV mind__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Happy Jack impatiently .
cried__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN impatiently__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` After that I flew back to the big maple tree close by the house , '' continued Tommy .
``__<label>__. After__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET I__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ maple__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` You know Farmer Brown 's boy has kept a piece of suet tied in that tree all winter for me .
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB kept__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET piece__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP suet__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET tree__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET winter__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I was hungry , and I thought I would get a bite to eat , but there was n't any suet there .
I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hungry__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bite__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT eat__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN any__<label>__DET suet__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
That pig of a Sammy Jay had managed to get it untied and had carried it all away .
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Of course that made me angry , and twice as hungry as before .
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I was trying to make up my mind what to do next when I happened to look over on the window sill , and what do you think I saw there ? ''
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`` What ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
demanded Happy Jack eagerly .
demanded__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN eagerly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` A lot of cracked hickory nuts ! ''
``__<label>__. A__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP cracked__<label>__ADJ hickory__<label>__NOUN nuts__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
declared Tommy .
declared__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I just knew that they were meant for me , and when I was sure that the way was clear , I flew over there .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB meant__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB clear__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
They tasted so good that I almost forgot about Farmer Brown 's boy , when I just happened to look in the window .
They__<label>__PRON tasted__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV forgot__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You know those windows are made of some queer stuff that looks like ice and is n't , and that you can see right through . ''
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Happy Jack did n't know , for he never had been near enough to see , but he nodded , and Tommy Tit went on .
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`` There were many queer things inside , and I was wondering what they could be when all of a sudden I saw him .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB many__<label>__ADJ queer__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB wondering__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET sudden__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He was lying down , and there was something the matter with him .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I tapped on the window to him and then I hurried back here . ''
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CHAPTER XVIII HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You 'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack Squirrel had n't slept very well .
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He had had bad dreams .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB bad__<label>__ADJ dreams__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ever so many times in the night he had waked up , a very unusual thing for Happy Jack .
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The fact is , he had something on his mind .
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Yes , Sir , Happy Jack had something on his mind , and that something was Farmer Brown 's boy .
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He often had had Farmer Brown 's boy on his mind before , but in a very different way .
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Then it had been in the days when Farmer Brown 's boy hunted through the Green Forest and over the Green Meadows with his terrible gun .
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Then everybody had Farmer Brown 's boy on their minds most of the time .
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Happy Jack had hated him then , hated him because he had feared him .
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You know fear almost always leads to hate .
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But now it was different .
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Farmer Brown 's boy had put away his terrible gun .
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Happy Jack no longer feared him .
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Love had taken the place of hate in his heart , for had not Farmer Brown 's boy saved him from Shadow the Weasel , and brought him nuts and corn when food was scarce ?
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And now Tommy Tit had brought word that some thing was the matter with Farmer Brown 's boy .
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It was this that was on Happy Jack 's mind and had given him such a bad night .
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As soon as it was daylight , Happy Jack scrambled out of bed to look for Tommy Tit .
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He did n't have long to wait , for Tommy is quite as early a riser as Happy Jack .
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`` Dee , dee , chickadee !
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. chickadee__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I hope you feel as well as me ! ''
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sang Tommy merrily , as he flitted over to where Happy Jack was looking for his breakfast .
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The very sound of Tommy 's voice made Happy Jack feel better .
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One must feel very badly indeed not to be a little more cheerful when Tommy Tit is about .
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The fact is , Tommy Tit packs about so much good cheer in that small person of his , that no one can be downhearted when he is about .
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`` Hello , Tommy , '' said Happy Jack .
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`` If I could make other people feel as good as you do , do you know what I would do ? ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB make__<label>__VERB other__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN feel__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` What ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Tommy .
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`` I 'd go straight up to Farmer Brown 's house and try to cheer up Farmer Brown 's boy , '' replied Happy Jack .
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`` That 's the very thing I have in mind , '' chuckled Tommy .
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`` I 've come over here to see if you wo n't come along with me .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADJ come__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON wo__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM come__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP with__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 've been up to his house so often that he wo n't think half so much of a visit from me as he will from you .
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Will you do it ? ''
Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack looked a little startled .
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You see , he never had been over to Farmer Brown 's house , and somehow he could n't get over the idea that it would be a very dangerous thing to do .
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`` I -- I -- do you really suppose I could ? ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV suppose__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he asked .
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`` I 'm sure of it , '' replied Tommy Tit .
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`` There 's no one to be afraid of but Black Pussy and Bowser the Hound , and it 's easy enough to keep out of their way .
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You can hide in the old stone wall until the way is clear and then run across to the big maple tree close to the house .
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Then you can look right in and see Farmer Brown 's boy , and he can look out and see you .
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Will you do it ? ''
Will__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack thought very hard for a few minutes .
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Then he made up his mind .
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`` I 'll do it ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADV do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said he in a very decided tone of voice .
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`` Let 's start right away . ''
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`` Good for you !
``__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Dee , dee , good for you ! ''
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cried Tommy Tit , and started to lead the way .
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CHAPTER XIX TOMMY TIT AND HAPPY JACK PAY A VISIT As grows the mighty elm tree , From just a tiny seed , So often great things happen From just a kindly deed .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Great things were happening to Happy Jack Squirrel .
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He was actually on his way to Farmer Brown 's house , and he had a feeling that other things were likely to happen when he got there .
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Now you may not think that it was anything very great that Happy Jack should be on his way to Farmer Brown 's house .
Now__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV think__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV great__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Very likely you are saying , `` Pooh !
Very__<label>__ADV likely__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB saying__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
that 's nothing ! ''
that__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ nothing__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
This may be true , and then again it may not .
This__<label>__DET may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON may__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Suppose you do a little supposing .
Suppose__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ supposing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suppose you had all your life been terribly afraid of a great giant fifty times bigger than you .
Suppose__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET your__<label>__PRON life__<label>__NOUN been__<label>__VERB terribly__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ giant__<label>__ADJ fifty__<label>__NOUN times__<label>__NOUN bigger__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Suppose that great giant had stopped hunting you and by little deeds of kindness had at last won your love .
Suppose__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ giant__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB stopped__<label>__VERB hunting__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP little__<label>__ADJ deeds__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP kindness__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ won__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON love__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Suppose you learned that something was the matter with him , and you made up your mind to visit him at his great castle where there were other great giants whom you did not know .
Suppose__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON learned__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT visit__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ castle__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB other__<label>__ADJ great__<label>__ADJ giants__<label>__NOUN whom__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Would n't you think that great things were happening to you ?
Would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP great__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB happening__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Well , that is exactly the way it was with Happy Jack Squirrel , as he and Tommy Tit the Chickadee started to go over to Farmer Brown 's house to look for Farmer Brown 's boy .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB exactly__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Chickadee__<label>__NOUN started__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Tommy Tit had been there often , so he did n't think anything about it , but Happy Jack never had been there , and if the truth were known , his heart was going pitapat , pitapat , with excitement and perhaps just a little fear .
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Through the Old Orchard they went , Tommy Tit flitting ahead and keeping a sharp watch for danger .
Through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Old__<label>__NOUN Orchard__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN flitting__<label>__VERB ahead__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ keeping__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ watch__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP danger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When they reached the old stone wall on the edge of Farmer Brown 's dooryard , Tommy told Happy Jack to hide there while he went to see if the way was clear .
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He was back in a few minutes .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dee , dee , everything is all right , '' said he .
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. everything__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Bowser the Hound is eating ; his breakfast out back where he ca n't see you at all , and Black Pussy is nowhere about .
``__<label>__. Bowser__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Hound__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB ;__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON breakfast__<label>__NOUN out__<label>__PRT back__<label>__ADV where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON ca__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM see__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Black__<label>__NOUN Pussy__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB nowhere__<label>__ADV about__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
All you have to do is to follow me over to that big tree close to the house , and I will show you where Farmer Brown 's boy is . ''
All__<label>__DET you__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT follow__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON where__<label>__ADV Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I -- I 'm afraid , '' confessed Happy Jack .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__PRT m__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. confessed__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Pooh !
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
There 's nothing to be afraid of , '' asserted Tommy Tit in the most positive way .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN nothing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. asserted__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV positive__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do n't be a coward .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET coward__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Remember how Farmer Brown 's boy saved you from Shadow the Weasel .
Remember__<label>__NOUN how__<label>__ADV Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN saved__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Come on !
Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__.
Dee , dee , dee , come on ! ''
Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
With that Tommy flew across to the tree close by the house .
With__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET Tommy__<label>__NOUN flew__<label>__VERB across__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack scrambled up on the old stone wall and looked this way and looked that way .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN scrambled__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ stone__<label>__NOUN wall__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ looked__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could n't see a thing to be afraid of .
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
He jumped down and ran a few steps .
He__<label>__PRON jumped__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ steps__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then his heart failed , and he scampered back to the old stone wall in a panic .
Then__<label>__ADV his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN failed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON scampered__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ stone__<label>__NOUN wall__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET panic__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
After a few minutes he tried again , and once more a foolish fear sent him back .
After__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON tried__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET foolish__<label>__ADJ fear__<label>__NOUN sent__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The third time he gritted his teeth , said to himself over and over , `` I will !
The__<label>__DET third__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON gritted__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON over__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ over__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I will !
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I will ! ''
I__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
and ran with all his might .
and__<label>__CONJ ran__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In no time at all he was across the dooryard and up in the big tree , his heart pounding with excitement .
In__<label>__ADP no__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB across__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET dooryard__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ up__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN pounding__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP excitement__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Dee , dee , dee , '' called Tommy Tit .
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. called__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN Tit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack looked over to the house , and there sat Tommy on a window-sill , helping himself to the most delicious-looking cracked nuts .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__ADV sat__<label>__ADJ Tommy__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. sill__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. helping__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET most__<label>__ADV delicious__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. looking__<label>__VERB cracked__<label>__VERB nuts__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The sight of them made Happy Jack 's mouth water .
The__<label>__DET sight__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN mouth__<label>__NOUN water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A long branch hung down over the window and almost touched the sill .
A__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ branch__<label>__NOUN hung__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ almost__<label>__ADV touched__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET sill__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack ventured half way and stopped .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN ventured__<label>__VERB half__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ stopped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Somehow it seemed very dangerous to go so close to that window .
Somehow__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV dangerous__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV close__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT that__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Come on !
``__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__.
Come on !
Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__.
What are you afraid of ? ''
What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON afraid__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
called Tommy .
called__<label>__VERB Tommy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Something like shame that such a little fellow as Tommy Tit should dare to go where he did not , crept into Happy Jack 's heart .
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With a quick little run and jump he was on the sill , and a second later he was staring in at all the strange things inside .
With__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET quick__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ run__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ jump__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sill__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET second__<label>__ADJ later__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB staring__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
At first he did n't see anything of Farmer Brown 's boy , but in a few minutes he made him out .
At__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN see__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET few__<label>__ADJ minutes__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
He was lying down all covered over except his head .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB lying__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT all__<label>__DET covered__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP except__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was something the matter with him .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack did n't need to be told that , and a great pity filled his heart .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB need__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ pity__<label>__NOUN filled__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He wanted to do something for Farmer Brown 's boy .
He__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XX WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH FARMER BROWN 'S BOY ?
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XX__<label>__VERB WHAT__<label>__NOUN WAS__<label>__NOUN THE__<label>__NOUN MATTER__<label>__NOUN WITH__<label>__NOUN FARMER__<label>__NOUN BROWN__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN BOY__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
He who climbs the highest has the farthest to fall , but often it is worth the risk .
He__<label>__PRON who__<label>__PRON climbs__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET highest__<label>__ADJ has__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET farthest__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT fall__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ often__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB worth__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET risk__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All the way home from his visit to Farmer Brown 's house Happy Jack Squirrel puzzled and wondered over what he had seen .
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He had peeped in at a window and seen Farmer Brown 's boy lying all covered up , with only his head showing .
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Happy Jack could n't see very well , but somehow that head did n't look just right .
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One thing was sure , and that was there was something wrong with Farmer Brown 's boy .
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He never would have been lying still like that if there had n't been .
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Happy Jack had been so troubled by what he saw that he had hardly tasted the nuts he had found on the window-sill .
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`` I am going to make him another call to-morrow , '' said he when he and Tommy Tit were once more back in the Green Forest .
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`` Of course , '' replied Tommy .
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`` I expected you would .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON expected__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
I will be around for you at the same time .
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You 're not afraid any more to go up there , are you ? ''
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`` No-o , '' replied Happy Jack , slowly .
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The truth is , he was still a little afraid .
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It seemed to him a terribly venturesome thing to cross that open dooryard , but having done it once in safety , he knew that it would be easier the next time .
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It was .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The next morning he and Tommy Tit went just as before , and this time Happy Jack scampered across the dooryard the very first time he tried .
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They found things just as they had been the day before .
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They saw Farmer Brown 's boy , but he did n't see them .
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Tommy Tit was just going to tap on the window to let him know they were there , when a door inside opened , and in walked Mrs. Brown .
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It frightened them so that Tommy Tit flew away without tasting a single nut , and Happy Jack nearly fell as he scrambled back into the tree close by the window .
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You see , they never had made her acquaintance , and having her walk in so suddenly frightened them terribly .
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They did n't stop to think that there was nothing to fear because there was the window between .
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Somehow they could n't understand that queer stuff that they could see through but which shut them out .
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If they had seen Mrs. Brown go to the window and put more cracked nuts on the sill , perhaps they would have been less afraid .
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But they had been too badly frightened to look back , and so they did n't know anything about that .
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The next morning Tommy Tit was on hand as usual , but he found Happy Jack a little doubtful about paying another visit .
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He was n't wholly over his scare of the day before .
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It took him some time to make up his mind to go , but finally he did .
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This time when they reached the tree close by the house , they found a great surprise awaiting them .
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Farmer Brown 's boy was sitting just inside the window , looking out .
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At least , they thought it was Farmer Brown 's boy , but when they got a little nearer , they grew doubtful .
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It looked like Farmer Brown 's boy , and yet it did n't .
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His cheeks stuck way out just as Striped Chipmunk 's do when he has them stuffed full of corn or nuts .
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Happy Jack stared at him very hard .
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`` My goodness , I did n't know he carried his food that way ! ''
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he exclaimed .
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`` I should think it would be dreadfully uncomfortable . ''
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If Farmer Brown 's boy could have heard that , he certainly would have tried to laugh , and if he had -- well , it was bad enough when he tried to smile at the sight of Tommy Tit and Happy Jack .
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He did n't smile at all but made up an awful face instead and clapped both hands to his cheeks .
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Happy Jack and Tommy Tit did n't know what to make of it , and it was some time before they made up their minds that it really was Farmer Brown 's boy , and that they had nothing to fear .
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But when they finally ventured on to the sill and , as they helped themselves to nuts , saw the smile in his eyes , though he did not smile with his mouth at all , they knew that it was he , and that he was glad that they had called .
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Then they were glad too .
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But what was the matter with Farmer Brown 's boy ?
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Happy Jack puzzled over it all the rest of the day , and then gave it up .
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CHAPTER XXI HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL GROWS VERY BOLD When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXI__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN SQUIRREL__<label>__NOUN GROWS__<label>__NOUN VERY__<label>__NOUN BOLD__<label>__NOUN When__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET friend__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP trouble__<label>__NOUN Pass__<label>__NOUN along__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET word__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP cheer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Every day Happy Jack visited the window sill of Farmer Brown 's house to call on Farmer Brown 's boy , who was always waiting for him just inside the window .
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In fact Happy Jack had got into the habit of getting his breakfast there , for always there were fat , delicious nuts on the window-sill , and it was much easier and more comfortable to breakfast there than to hunt up his own hidden supplies and perhaps have to dig down through the snow to get them .
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Most people are just like Happy Jack -- they do the easiest thing .
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Each day Farmer Brown 's boy looked more and more like himself .
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His cheeks stuck out less and less , and finally did not stick out at all .
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And now he smiled at Happy Jack with his mouth as well as with his eyes .
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You know when his cheeks had stuck out so , he could n't smile at all except with his eyes .
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Happy Jack did n't know what had been the matter with Farmer Brown 's boy , but whatever it was , he was better now , and that made Happy Jack feel better .
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One morning he got a surprise .
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When he ran out along the branch of the tree that led to the window-sill he suddenly discovered something wrong .
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There were no nuts on the sill !
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More than this there was something very suspicious looking about the window .
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It did n't look just right .
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The truth is it was partly open , but Happy Jack did n't understand this , not then , anyway .
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He stopped short and scolded , a way he has when things do n't suit him .
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Farmer Brown 's boy came to the window and called to him .
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Then he thrust a hand out , and in it were some of the fattest nuts Happy Jack ever had seen .
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His mouth watered right away .
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There might be something wrong with the window , but certainly the sill was all right .
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It would do no harm to go that far .
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So Happy Jack nimbly jumped across to the window-sill .
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Farmer Brown 's boy 's hand with the fat nuts was still there , and Happy Jack lost no time in getting one .
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Then he sat up on the sill to eat it .
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My , but it was good !
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It was just as good as it had looked .
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Happy Jack 's eyes twinkled as he ate .
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When he had finished that nut , he wanted another .
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But now Farmer Brown 's boy had drawn his hand inside the window .
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He was still holding it out with the nuts in it , but to get them Happy Jack must go inside , and he could n't get it out of his head that that was a very dangerous thing to do .
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What if that window should be closed while he was in there ?
What__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB closed__<label>__VERB while__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Then he would be a prisoner .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET prisoner__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So he sat up and begged .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ begged__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He knew that Farmer Brown 's boy knew what he wanted .
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But Farmer Brown 's boy kept his hand just where it was .
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`` Come on , you little rascal , '' said he .
``__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ rascal__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` You ought to know me well enough by this time to know that I wo n't hurt you or let any harm come to you .
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Hurry up , because I ca n't stand here all day .
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You see , I 've just got over the mumps , and if I should catch cold I might be sick again .
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Come along now , and show how brave you are . ''
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Of course Happy Jack could n't understand what he said .
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If he could have , he might have guessed that it was the mumps that had made Farmer Brown 's boy look so like Striped Chipmunk when he has his cheeks stuffed with nuts .
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But if he could n't understand what Farmer Brown 's boy said , he had no difficulty in understanding that if he wanted those nuts he would have to go after them .
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So at last he screwed up his courage and put his head inside .
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Nothing happened , so he went wholly in and sat on the inside sill .
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Then by reaching out as far as he could without tumbling off , he managed to get one of those nuts , and as soon as he had it , he dodged outside to eat it .
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Farmer Brown 's boy laughed , and putting the rest of the nuts outside , he closed the window .
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Happy Jack ate his fill and then scampered back to the Green Forest .
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He felt all puffed up with pride .
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He felt that he had been very , very bold , and he was anxious to tell Tommy Tit the Chickadee , who had not been with him that morning , how bold he had been .
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`` Pooh , that 's nothing ! ''
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replied Tommy , when he had heard about it .
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`` I 've done that often . ''
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CHAPTER XXII HAPPY JACK DARES TOMMY TIT A wise philosopher is he Who takes things as they chance to be , And in them sees that which is best While trying to forget the rest .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Somehow Happy Jack 's day had been spoiled .
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He knew that he had no business to allow it to be spoiled , but it was , just the same .
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You see , he had been all puffed up with pride because he thought himself a very bold fellow because he had really been inside Farmer Brown 's house .
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He could n't help feeling quite puffed up about it .
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But when he told Tommy Tit the Chickadee about it , Tommy had said , `` Pooh !
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I 've done that often . ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN done__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET often__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
That was what had spoiled the day for Happy Jack .
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He knew that if Tommy Tit said that he had done a thing , he had , for Tommy always tells the truth and nothing but the truth .
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So Happy Jack had n't been so dreadfully bold , after all , and had nothing to brag about .
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It made him feel quite put out .
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He actually tried to make himself feel that it was all the fault of Tommy Tit , and that he wanted to get even with him .
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He thought about it all the rest of the day , and just before he fell asleep that night an idea came to him .
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`` I know what I 'll do !
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I 'll dare Tommy to go as far inside Farmer Brown 's house as I do ! ''
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he exclaimed , and went to sleep to dream that he was the boldest , bravest squirrel that ever lived .
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The next morning when he reached the tree close by Farmer Brown 's house , he found Tommy Tit already there , flitting about impatiently and calling his loudest , which was n't very loud , for you know Tommy is a very little fellow , and his voice is not very loud .
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But he was doing his best to call Farmer Brown 's boy .
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You see , there was n't a single nut on the window-sill , and the window was closed .
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Pretty soon Farmer Brown 's boy came to the window and opened it .
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But he did n't put out any nuts .
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Tommy Tit at once flew over to the sill , and to show that he was just as bold , Happy Jack followed .
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Looking inside , they saw Farmer Brown 's boy standing in the middle of the room , holding out a dish of nuts and smiling at them .
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This was the chance Happy Jack wanted to try the plan he had thought of the night before .
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`` I dare you to go way in there and get a nut , '' said he to Tommy Tit .
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He hoped that Tommy would be afraid .
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But Tommy was n't anything of the kind .
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`` Dee , dee , dee !
``__<label>__. Dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dee__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Come on ! ''
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he cried , and flitted over and helped himself to a cracked nut and was back with it before Happy Jack could make up his mind to jump down inside .
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Of course now that he had dared Tommy Tit , and Tommy had taken the dare , he just had to do it too .
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It looked a long way in to where Farmer Brown 's boy was standing .
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Twice he started and turned back .
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Then he heard Tommy Tit chuckle .
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That was too much .
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He would n't be laughed at .
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He just would n't .
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He scampered across , grabbed a nut , and rushed back to the window-sill , where he ate the nut .
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It was easier to go after the second nut , and when he went for the third , he had made up his mind that it was perfectly safe in there , and so he sat up on a chair and ate it .
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Presently he felt quite at home , and when he had eaten all the nuts he wanted , he ran all around the room , examining all the strange things there .
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This was a little more than Tommy Tit could make up his mind to do .
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He was n't afraid to fly in for a nut and then fly out again , but he could n't feel easy inside a house like that .
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Of course , this made Happy Jack feel good all over .
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You see , he felt that now he really did have something to boast about .
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No one else in all the Green Forest or on the Green Meadows could say that they had been all over Farmer Brown 's boy 's room as he had .
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Happy Jack swelled himself out at the thought .
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Now everybody would say , `` What a bold fellow ! ''
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CHAPTER XXIII SAMMY JAY IS QUITE UPSET I know of nothing sweeter than Success to Squirrel or to man .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Very few people can be all puffed up with pride without showing it .
Very__<label>__ADV few__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET puffed__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT with__<label>__ADP pride__<label>__NOUN without__<label>__ADP showing__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack Squirrel could n't .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Just to have looked at him you would have known that he was feeling very , very good about something .
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When he thought no one was looking , he would actually strut .
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And it was all because he considered himself a very bold fellow .
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That was a new feeling for Happy Jack .
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He knew that all his neighbors considered him rather timid , and many a time he had envied , actually envied Jimmy Skunk and Reddy Fox and Unc ' Billy Possum and even Sammy Jay because they did such bold things and had dared to visit Farmer Brown 's dooryard and henhouse in spite of Bowser the Hound .
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But now he felt that he dared do a thing that not one of them dared do .
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He dared go right into Farmer Brown 's house and make himself quite at home in the room of Farmer Brown 's boy .
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He felt that he was a tremendously brave fellow .
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You see , he quite forgot one thing .
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He forgot that he had found out that love destroys fear , and that though it might look to others like a very bold thing to walk right into Farmer Brown 's house , it really was n't bold at all , because all the time he knew that no harm would come to him .
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It is never brave to do a thing that you are not afraid to do .
It__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV brave__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It had been brave of him to go in at that open window the first time , because then he had been afraid , but now he was n't afraid , and so it was no longer either brave or bold of him .
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Tommy Tit the Chickadee knew all this , and he used to chuckle to himself as he saw how proud of himself Happy Jack was , but he said nothing to any one about it .
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Of course , it was n't long before others began to notice Happy Jack 's pride .
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One of the first was Sammy Jay .
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There is very little that escapes Sammy Jay 's sharp eyes .
There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV little__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP escapes__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN sharp__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Silently stealing through the Green Forest early one morning , he surprised Happy Jack strutting .
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`` Huh , '' said he , `` what are you feeling so big about ? ''
``__<label>__. Huh__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON feeling__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV big__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Like a flash the thought came to Happy Jack that here was a chance to show what a bold fellow he had become .
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`` Hello , Sammy ! ''
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sammy__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Are you feeling very brave this morning ? ''
``__<label>__. Are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON feeling__<label>__ADJ very__<label>__ADV brave__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Me feeling brave ?
``__<label>__. Me__<label>__NOUN feeling__<label>__NOUN brave__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
What are you talking about ?
What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON talking__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
If I was as timid as you are , I would n't ever talk about bravery to other people .
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If there is anything you dare to do that I do n't , I 've never heard of it , '' retorted Sammy Jay .
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`` Come on ! ''
``__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Happy Jack .
cried__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I 'm going to get my breakfast , and I dare you to follow me ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON breakfast__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON dare__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT follow__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Sammy Jay actually laughed right out .
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`` Go ahead .
``__<label>__. Go__<label>__VERB ahead__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Wherever you go , I 'll go , '' he declared .
Wherever__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON declared__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack started right away for Farmer Brown 's house , and Sammy followed .
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Through the Old Orchard , across the dooryard and into the big maple tree Happy Jack led the way , and Sammy followed , all the time wondering what was up .
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He had been there many times .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ times__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
In fact , he had had many a good meal of suet there during the cold weather , for Farmer Brown 's boy had kept a big piece tied to a branch of the maple tree for those who were hungry .
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Sammy was a little surprised when he saw Happy Jack jump over on to the window-sill .
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Still , he had been on that window-sill more than once himself , when he had made sure that no one was near , and had helped himself to the cracked nuts he had found there .
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`` Come on ! ''
``__<label>__. Come__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
called Happy Jack , his eyes twinkling .
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Sammy Jay chuckled .
Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN chuckled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` He thinks I do n't dare go over there , '' he thought .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON thinks__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB dare__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Well , I 'll fool him . ''
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ fool__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
With a hasty look to see that no danger was near , he spread his wings to follow Happy Jack on to the window-sill .
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Happy Jack waited to make sure that he really was coming and then slipped in at the open window and scampered over to a table on the farther side of the room and helped himself from a dish of nuts there .
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When Sammy saw Happy Jack disappear inside he gave a little gasp .
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When he looked inside and saw Happy Jack making himself quite at home , he gasped again .
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And when he saw a door open and Farmer Brown 's boy enter , and still Happy Jack did not run , he was too upset for words .
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He did n't dare stay to see more , and for once in his life was quite speechless as he flew back to the Green Forest .
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CHAPTER XXIV A DREAM COMES TRUE What are all our dreams made up of That they often are so queer ?
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXIV__<label>__VERB A__<label>__NOUN DREAM__<label>__NOUN COMES__<label>__NOUN TRUE__<label>__NOUN What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET our__<label>__PRON dreams__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP That__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON often__<label>__ADV are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV queer__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Wishes , hopes , and fond desires All mixed up with foolish fears .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Which is worse , to have a very beautiful dream never come true , or to have a bad dream really come true ?
Which__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV beautiful__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. or__<label>__CONJ to__<label>__PRT have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bad__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN really__<label>__ADV come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
Happy Jack Squirrel says the latter is worse , much worse .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN says__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET latter__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB worse__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. much__<label>__ADJ worse__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Dreams do come true once in a great while , you know .
Dreams__<label>__NOUN do__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ once__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
One of Happy Jack 's did .
One__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It came true , and it made a great difference in Happy Jack 's life .
It__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ difference__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ life__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You see , it was like this : Happy Jack had had so many things to think of that he had almost forgotten about Shadow the Weasel .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET :__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ things__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB almost__<label>__ADV forgotten__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack had n't seen or heard anything of him since Farmer Brown 's boy had chased him into the Green Forest and so saved Happy Jack 's life .
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Since then life had been too full of pleasant things to think of anything so unpleasant as Shadow the Weasel .
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But one night Happy Jack had a bad dream .
But__<label>__CONJ one__<label>__NUM night__<label>__NOUN Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bad__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Yes , Sir , it was a very bad dream .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV bad__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He dreamed that once more Shadow the Weasel was after him , and this time there was no Farmer Brown 's boy to run to for help .
He__<label>__PRON dreamed__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADJ Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT run__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP help__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Shadow was right at his heels and in one more jump would have him .
Shadow__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON heels__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ in__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM more__<label>__ADJ jump__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Happy Jack opened his mouth to scream , and -- awoke .
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He was all ashake with fright .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET ashake__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP fright__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was a great relief to find that it was only a dream , but even then he could n't get over it right away .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ relief__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET dream__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ even__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON right__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He was glad that it was almost morning , and just as soon as it was light enough to see , he crept out .
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It was too early to go over to Farmer Brown 's house ; Farmer Brown 's boy would n't be up yet .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV early__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM be__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
So Happy Jack ran over to one of his favorite lookouts , a tall chestnut tree , and there , with his back against the trunk , high above the ground , he watched the Green Forest wake as the first Sunbeams stole through it .
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But all the time he kept thinking of that dreadful dream .
But__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON kept__<label>__VERB thinking__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET dreadful__<label>__ADJ dream__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
A little spot of black moving against the white snow caught his sharp eyes .
A__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ spot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP black__<label>__ADJ moving__<label>__VERB against__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET white__<label>__ADJ snow__<label>__NOUN caught__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON sharp__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What was it ?
What__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
He leaned forward and held his breath , as he tried to make sure .
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Ah , now he could see !
Ah__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Just ahead of that black thing was a long , slim fellow all in white , and that black spot was his tail .
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If it had n't been for that , Happy Jack very likely would n't have seen him at all .
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It was Shadow the Weasel !
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He was running swiftly , first to one side and then to the other , with his nose to the snow .
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He was hunting .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hunting__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
There was no doubt about that .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
He was hunting for his breakfast .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB hunting__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON breakfast__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack 's eyes grew wide with fear .
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Would Shadow find his tracks ?
Would__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__VERB find__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON tracks__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
It looked very much as if Shadow was heading for Happy Jack 's house , and Happy Jack was glad , very glad , that that bad dream had waked him and made him so uneasy that he had come out .
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Otherwise he might have been caught right in his own bed .
Otherwise__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON might__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB caught__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Shadow was almost at Happy Jack 's house when he stopped abruptly with his nose to the snow and sniffed eagerly .
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Then he turned , and with his nose to the snow , started straight toward the tree where Happy Jack was .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ with__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON nose__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET snow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. started__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV toward__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET tree__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack waited to see no more .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN waited__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He knew now that Shadow had found his trail and that it was to be a case of run for his life .
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`` My dream has come true ! ''
``__<label>__. My__<label>__PRON dream__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB true__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he sobbed as he ran .
he__<label>__PRON sobbed__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON ran__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` My dream has come true , and I do n't know what to do ! ''
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But all the time he kept on running as fast as ever he could , which really was the only thing to do .
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CHAPTER XXV HAPPY JACK HAS A HAPPY THOUGHT Who runs when danger comes his way Will live to run some other day .
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Happy Jack .
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Frightened and breathless , running with all his might from Shadow the Weasel , Happy Jack Squirrel was in despair .
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He did n't know what to do or where to go .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB or__<label>__CONJ where__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The last time he had run from Shadow he had run to Farmer Brown 's boy , who had just happened to be near , and Farmer Brown 's boy had chased Shadow the Weasel away .
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But now it was too early in the morning for him to expect to meet Farmer Brown 's boy .
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In fact , jolly , round , red Mr. Sun had hardly kicked his bedclothes off yet , and Happy Jack was very sure that Farmer Brown 's boy was still asleep .
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Now most of us are creatures of habit .
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We do the thing that we have been in the habit of doing , and do it without thinking anything about it .
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That is why good habits are such a blessing .
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Happy Jack Squirrel is just like the rest of us .
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He has habits , both good and bad .
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Of late , he had been in the habit of getting his breakfast at Farmer Brown 's house every morning , so now when he began to run from Shadow the Weasel he just naturally ran in the direction of Farmer Brown 's house from force of habit .
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In fact , he was halfway there before he realized in which direction he was running .
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Right then a thought came to him .
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It gave him a wee bit of hope , and seemed to help him run just a little faster .
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If the window of Farmer Brown 's boy 's room was open , he would run in there , and perhaps Shadow the Weasel would n't dare follow !
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How he did hope that that window would be open !
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He knew that it was his only chance .
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He was n't quite sure that it really was a chance , for Shadow was such a bold fellow that he might not be afraid to follow him right in , but it was worth trying .
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Along the stone wall beside the Old Orchard raced Happy Jack to the dooryard of Farmer Brown , and after him ran Shadow the Weasel , and Shadow looked as if he was enjoying himself .
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No doubt he was .
No__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He knew just as well as Happy Jack did that there was small chance of meeting Farmer Brown 's boy so early in the morning , so he felt very sure how that chase was going to end , and that when it did end he would breakfast on Squirrel .
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By the time Happy Jack reached the dooryard , Shadow was only a few jumps behind him , and Happy Jack was pretty well out of breath .
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He did n't stop to look to see if the way was clear .
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There was n't time for that .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Besides , there could be no greater danger in front than was almost at his heels , and so , without looking one way or another , he scampered across the dooryard and up the big maple tree close to the house .
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Shadow the Weasel was surprised .
Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB surprised__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had not dreamed that Happy Jack would come over here .
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But Shadow is a bold fellow , and it made little difference to him where Happy Jack went .
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At least , that is what he thought .
At__<label>__ADP least__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
So he followed Happy Jack across the dooryard and up the maple tree .
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He took his time about it , for he knew by the way Happy Jack had run that he was pretty nearly at the end of his strength .
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`` He never 'll get out of this tree , '' thought Shadow , as he started to climb it .
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He fully expected to find Happy Jack huddled in a miserable little heap somewhere near the top .
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Just imagine how surprised he was when he discovered that Happy Jack was n't to be seen .
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He rubbed his angry little red eyes , and they grew angrier and redder than before .
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`` Must be a hollow up here somewhere , '' he muttered .
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`` I 'll just follow the scent of his feet , and that will lead me to him . ''
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But when that scent led him out on a branch the tip of which brushed against Farmer Brown 's house Shadow got another surprise .
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There was no sign of Happy Jack .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET sign__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could n't have reached the roof .
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There was no place he could have gone unless -- .
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Shadow stared across at a window open about two inches .
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`` He could n't have ! ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
muttered Shadow .
muttered__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` He would n't dare .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM dare__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could n't have ! ''
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN have__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But Happy Jack had .
But__<label>__CONJ Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He had gone inside that window .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB inside__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXVI FARMER BROWN 'S BOY WAKES WITH A START Never think another crazy just because it happens you Never 've heard of just the thing that they have started out to do .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Is n't it queer how hard it seems to be for some boys to go to bed at the proper time and how much harder it is for them to get up in the morning ?
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It was just so with Farmer Brown 's boy .
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I suppose he would n't have been a real boy if it had n't been so .
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Of course , while he was sick with the mumps , he did n't have to get up , and while he was getting over the mumps his mother let him sleep as long as he wanted to in the morning .
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That was very nice , but it made it all the harder to get up when he should after he was well again .
That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ it__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET harder__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
In summer it was n't so bad getting up early , but in winter -- well , that was the one thing about winter that Farmer Brown 's boy did n't like .
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On this particular morning Farmer Brown had called him , and he had replied with a sleepy `` All right . ''
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and then had rolled over and promptly gone to sleep again .
and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB rolled__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP and__<label>__CONJ promptly__<label>__ADV gone__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
In two minutes he was dreaming just as if there were no such things as duties to be done .
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For a while they were very pleasant dreams , very pleasant indeed .
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But suddenly they changed .
But__<label>__CONJ suddenly__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON changed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
A terrible monster was chasing him .
A__<label>__DET terrible__<label>__ADJ monster__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB chasing__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
It had great red eyes as big as saucers , and sparks of fire flew from its mouth .
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It had great claws as big as ice tongs , and it roared like a lion .
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In his dream Farmer Brown 's boy was running with all his might .
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Then he tripped and fell , and somehow he could n't get up again .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON tripped__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ fell__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ somehow__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM get__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The terrible monster came nearer and nearer .
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Farmer Brown 's boy tried to scream and could n't .
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He was so frightened that he had lost his voice .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV frightened__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The terrible monster was right over him now and reached out one of his huge paws with the great claws .
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One of them touched him on the cheek , and it burned like fire .
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With a yell , a real , genuine yell , Farmer Brown 's boy awoke and sprang out of bed .
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For a minute he could n't think where he was .
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Then with a sigh of relief he realized that he was safe in his own snug little room with the first Jolly Little Sunbeam creeping in at the window to wish him good morning and chide him for being such a lazy fellow .
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A thump and a scurry of little feet caught his attention , and he turned to see a Gray Squirrel running for the open window .
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It jumped up on the sill , looked out , then jumped down inside again , and ran over to a corner of the room , where he crouched as if in great fear .
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It was clear that he had been badly frightened by the yell of Farmer Brown 's boy , and that he was still more frightened by something he had seen when he looked out of the window .
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A great light broke over Farmer Brown 's boy .
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`` Happy Jack , you little rascal , I believe you are the terrible monster that scared me so ! ''
``__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON little__<label>__ADJ rascal__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET terrible__<label>__ADJ monster__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET scared__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON so__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I believe you were on my bed , and that it was your claws that I felt on my face .
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But what ails you ?
But__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON ails__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
You look frightened almost to death . ''
You__<label>__PRON look__<label>__VERB frightened__<label>__ADJ almost__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT death__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
He went over to the window and looked out .
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A movement in the big maple tree just outside caught his attention .
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He saw a long , slim white form dart down the tree and disappear .
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He knew who it was .
He__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was Shadow the Weasel .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` So that pesky Weasel has been after you again , and you came to me for help , '' said he gently , as he coaxed Happy Jack to come to him .
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP pesky__<label>__ADJ Weasel__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP help__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON gently__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON coaxed__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` This is the place to come to every time .
``__<label>__. This__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT every__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Poor little chap , you 're all of a tremble .
Poor__<label>__NOUN little__<label>__ADJ chap__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tremble__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
I guess I know how you feel when a Weasel is after you .
I__<label>__PRON guess__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON feel__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I guess you feel just as I felt when I dreamed that that monster was after me .
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My , but you certainly did give me a scare when you touched my face ! ''
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He gently stroked Happy Jack as he talked , and Happy Jack let him .
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`` Breakfast ! ''
``__<label>__. Breakfast__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
called a voice from downstairs .
called__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP downstairs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Coming ! ''
``__<label>__. Coming__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
replied Farmer Brown 's boy as he put Happy Jack on the table by a dish of nuts and began to scramble into his clothes .
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CHAPTER XXVII HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack did n't dare go home .
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Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home ?
Can__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN more__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT your__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Why , home is the dearest place in the world , and it should be the safest .
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Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home , and then you should learn that it would n't be safe for you to go back there again , and you had no other place to go .
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It often happens that way with the little people of the Green Meadows and the Green Forest .
It__<label>__PRON often__<label>__ADV happens__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was that way with Happy Jack Squirrel now .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
You see , Happy Jack knew that Shadow the Weasel is not one to give up easily .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM to__<label>__PRT give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT easily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Shadow has one very good trait , and that is persistence .
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He is not easily discouraged .
He__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV easily__<label>__ADV discouraged__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
When he sets out to do a thing , usually he does it .
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If he starts to get a thing , usually he gets it .
If__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON starts__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. usually__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON gets__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
No , he is n't easily discouraged .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. easily__<label>__ADV discouraged__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack knows this .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
No one knows it better .
No__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON better__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
So Happy Jack did n't dare to go home .
So__<label>__ADV Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN dare__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He knew that any minute of night or day Shadow might surprise him there , and that would be the end of him .
He__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET minute__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP night__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ day__<label>__NOUN Shadow__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB surprise__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He more than half suspected that Shadow was at that very time hiding somewhere along the way ready to spring out on him if he should try to go back home .
He__<label>__PRON more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP half__<label>__NOUN suspected__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV time__<label>__NOUN hiding__<label>__VERB somewhere__<label>__ADV along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT spring__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He had stayed in the room of Farmer Brown 's boy until Mrs. Brown had come to make the bed .
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Then he had jumped out the window into the big maple tree .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB jumped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ maple__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was n't quite sure of Mrs. Brown yet .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN quite__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Brown__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
She had kindly eyes .
She__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB kindly__<label>__ADV eyes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They were just like the eyes of Farmer Brown 's boy .
They__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET eyes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But he did n't feel really acquainted yet , and he felt safer outside than inside the room while she was there .
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`` Oh dear , oh dear !
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X dear__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. oh__<label>__ADJ dear__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
What shall I do ?
What__<label>__PRON shall__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
I have no home , and so To keep me warm and snug and safe I have no place to go ! ''
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV To__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON warm__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ snug__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ safe__<label>__ADJ I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack said this over and over as he sat in the maple tree , trying to decide what was to be done .
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`` I wonder what ails that Squirrel .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON ails__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET Squirrel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He seems to be doing a lot of scolding , '' said Mrs. Brown , as she looked out of the window .
He__<label>__PRON seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET lot__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP scolding__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Mrs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Brown__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP she__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And that shows how easy it is to misunderstand people when we do n't know all about their affairs .
And__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET shows__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV easy__<label>__ADJ it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT misunderstand__<label>__VERB people__<label>__NOUN when__<label>__ADV we__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON affairs__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Mrs. Brown thought that Happy Jack was scolding , when all the time he was just frightened and worried and wondering where he could go and what he could do to feel safe from Shadow the Weasel .
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Because he did n't dare to go back to the Green Forest , he spent most of the day in the big maple tree close to Farmer Brown 's house .
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The window had been closed , so he could n't go inside .
The__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB closed__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN go__<label>__VERB inside__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He looked at it longingly a great many times during the day , hoping that he would find it open .
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But he did n't .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
You see , it was opened only at night when Farmer Brown 's boy went to bed , so that he would have plenty of fresh air all night .
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Of course Happy Jack did n't know that .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
All his life he had had plenty of fresh air all the time , and be could n't understand how people could live in houses all shut up .
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Late that afternoon Farmer Brown 's boy , who had been at school all day , came whistling into the yard .
Late__<label>__ADV that__<label>__DET afternoon__<label>__NOUN Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP school__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. came__<label>__VERB whistling__<label>__VERB into__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET yard__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He noticed Happy Jack right away .
He__<label>__PRON noticed__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN right__<label>__NOUN away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Hello !
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
You back again !
You__<label>__PRON back__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Is n't one good meal a day enough ? ''
Is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM good__<label>__ADJ meal__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN enough__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` He 's been there all day , '' said his mother , who had come to the door just in time to overhear him .
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB there__<label>__DET all__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON mother__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET door__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP time__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT overhear__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I do n't know what ails him . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON ails__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then Farmer Brown 's boy noticed how forlorn Happy Jack looked .
Then__<label>__ADV Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN noticed__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV forlorn__<label>__ADJ Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He remembered Happy Jack 's fright that morning .
He__<label>__PRON remembered__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN fright__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I know what 's the matter ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he cried .
he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` It 's that Weasel .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Weasel__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The poor little chap is afraid to go home .
The__<label>__DET poor__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ chap__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
We must see what we can do for him .
We__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON we__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB do__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I wonder if he will stay if I make a new house for him .
I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON make__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I believe I 'll try it and see . ''
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CHAPTER XXVIII HAPPY JACK FINDS A NEW HOME They say the very darkest clouds Are lined with silver bright and fair , Though how they know I do not see , And neither do I really care .
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It 's good to believe , and so I try To believe 't is true with all my might , That nothing is so seeming dark But has a hidden side that 's bright .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Certainly things could n't look much darker than they did to Happy Jack Squirrel as he sat in the big maple tree at the side of Farmer Brown 's house , and saw jolly , round , red Mr. Sun getting ready to go to bed behind the Purple Hills .
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He was afraid to go to his home in the Green Forest because Shadow the Weasel might be waiting for him there .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT go__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB waiting__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He was afraid of the night which would soon come .
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He was cold , and he was hungry .
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Altogether he was as miserable a little Squirrel as ever was seen .
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He had just made up his mind that he would have to go look for a hollow in one of the trees in the Old Orchard in which to spend the night , when around the corner of the house came Farmer Brown 's boy with something under one arm and dragging a ladder .
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He whistled cheerily to Happy Jack as he put the ladder against the tree and climbed up .
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By this time Happy Jack had grown so timid that he was just a little afraid of Farmer Brown 's boy , so he climbed as high up in the tree as he could get and watched what was going on below .
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Even if he was afraid , there was comfort in having Farmer Brown 's boy near .
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For some time Farmer Brown 's boy worked busily at the place where the branch that Happy Jack knew so well started out from the trunk of the tree towards the window of Farmer Brown 's boy 's room .
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When he had fixed things to suit him , he went down the ladder and carried it away with him .
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In the crotch of the tree he had left the queer thing that he had brought under his arm .
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In spite of his fears , Happy Jack was curious .
In__<label>__ADP spite__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON fears__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB curious__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Little by little he crept nearer .
Little__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP little__<label>__ADJ he__<label>__PRON crept__<label>__VERB nearer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What he saw was a box with a round hole , just about big enough for him to go through , in one end , and in front of it a little shelf .
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On the shelf were some of the nuts that he liked best .
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For a long time Happy Jack looked and looked .
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Was it a trap ?
Was__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET trap__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Somehow he could n't believe that it was .
Somehow__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM believe__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
What would Farmer Brown 's boy try to trap him for when they were such good friends ?
What__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT trap__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON for__<label>__ADP when__<label>__ADV they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ good__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
At last the sight of the nuts was too much for him .
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It certainly was safe enough to help himself to those .
It__<label>__PRON certainly__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB safe__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT help__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT those__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
How good they tasted !
How__<label>__ADV good__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON tasted__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
Almost before he knew it , they were gone .
Almost__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he got up courage enough to peep inside .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT courage__<label>__NOUN enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT peep__<label>__VERB inside__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The box was filled with soft hay .
The__<label>__DET box__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB filled__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP soft__<label>__ADJ hay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It certainly did look inviting in there to a fellow who had no home and no place to go .
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He put his head inside .
He__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN inside__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Finally he went wholly in .
Finally__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB wholly__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
It was just as nice as it looked .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I believe , '' thought Happy Jack , `` that he made this little house just for me , and that he put all this hay in here for my bed .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. thought__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET this__<label>__DET hay__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP here__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON bed__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He does n't know much about making a bed , but I guess he means well . ''
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With that he went to work happily to make up a bed to suit him , and by the time the first Black Shadow had crept as far as the big maple tree , Happy Jack was curled up fast asleep in his new house .
With__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT work__<label>__VERB happily__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET bed__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT suit__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ Black__<label>__NOUN Shadow__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB crept__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ maple__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB curled__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT fast__<label>__ADJ asleep__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
CHAPTER XXIX FARMER BROWN 'S BOY TAKES A PRISONER The craftiest and cleverest , the strongest and the bold Will make mistakes like other folks , young , middle-aged , and old .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack Squirrel was happy once more .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN Squirrel__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB happy__<label>__ADJ once__<label>__ADV more__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He liked his new house , the house that Farmer Brown 's boy had made for him and fastened in the big maple tree close by the house in which he himself lived .
He__<label>__PRON liked__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB made__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ fastened__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ maple__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN close__<label>__ADV by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET house__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON himself__<label>__PRON lived__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack and Farmer Brown 's boy were getting to be greater friends than ever .
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Every morning Happy Jack jumped over to the window-sill and then in at the open window of the room of Farmer Brown 's boy .
Every__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN jumped__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET window__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. sill__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET open__<label>__ADJ window__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET room__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There he was sure to find a good breakfast of fat hickory nuts .
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When Farmer Brown 's boy overslept , as he did sometimes , Happy Jack would jump up on the bed and waken him .
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He thought this great fun .
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So did Farmer Brown 's boy , though sometimes when he was very sleepy he pretended to scold , especially on Sunday mornings when he did not have to get up as early as on other days .
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Of course , Black Pussy had soon discovered that Happy Jack was living in the big maple tree , and she spent a great deal of time sitting at the foot of it and glaring up at him with a hungry look in her eyes , although she was n't hungry at all , for she had plenty to eat .
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Several times she climbed up in the tree and tried to catch him .
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At first he had been afraid , but he soon found out that Black Pussy was not at all at home in a tree as he was .
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After that , he rather enjoyed having her try to catch him .
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It was almost like a game .
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It was great fun to scold at her and let her get very near him and then , just as she was sure that she was going to catch him , to jump out of her reach .
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After a while she was content to sit at the foot of the tree and just glare at him .
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Happy Jack had only one worry now , and this did n't trouble him a great deal .
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It was possible that Shadow the Weasel might take it into his head to try to surprise him some night .
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Happy Jack knew that by this time Shadow must know where he was living , for of course Sammy Jay had found out , and Sammy is one of those who tells all he knows .
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Still , being so close to Farmer Brown 's boy gave Happy Jack a very comfortable feeling .
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Now all this time Farmer Brown 's boy had not forgotten Shadow the Weasel and how he had driven Happy Jack out of the Green Forest , and he had wondered a great many times if it would n't be a kindness to the other little people if he should trap Shadow and put him out of the way .
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But you know he had given up trapping , and somehow he did n't like to think of setting a trap , even for such a mischief-maker as Shadow .
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Then something happened that made Farmer Brown 's boy very , very angry .
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One morning , when he went to feed the biddies , he found that Shadow had visited the henhouse in the night and killed three of his best pullets .
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That decided him .
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He felt sure that Shadow would come again , and he meant to give Shadow a surprise .
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He hunted until he found the little hole through which Shadow had got into the henhouse , and there he set a trap .
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`` I do n't like to do it , but I 've got to , '' said he .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` If he had been content with one , it would have been bad enough , but he killed three just from the love of killing , and it is high time that something be done to get rid of him . ''
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The very next morning Happy Jack saw Farmer Brown 's boy coming from the henhouse with something under his arm .
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He came straight over to the foot of the big maple tree and put the thing he was carrying down on the ground .
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He whistled to Happy Jack , and as Happy Jack came down to see what it was all about , Farmer Brown 's boy grinned .
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`` Here 's a friend of yours you probably will be glad to see , '' said he .
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At first , all Happy Jack could make out was a kind of wire box .
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Then he saw something white inside , and it moved .
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Very suspiciously Happy Jack came nearer .
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Then his heart gave a great leap .
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That wire box was a cage , and glaring between the wires with red , angry eyes was Shadow the Weasel !
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He was a prisoner !
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Right away Happy Jack was so excited that he acted as if he were crazy .
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He no longer had a single thing to be afraid of .
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Do you wonder that he was excited ?
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CHAPTER XXX A PRISONER WITHOUT FEAR A bad name is easy to get but hard to live down .
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Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Shadow the Weasel was a prisoner .
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He who always had been free to go and come as he pleased and to do as he pleased was now in a little narrow cage and quite helpless .
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For once he had been careless , and this was the result .
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Farmer Brown 's boy had caught him in a trap .
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Of course , he should have known better than to have visited the henhouse a second time after killing three of the best pullets there .
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He should have known that Farmer Brown 's boy would be sure to do something about it .
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The truth is , he had yielded to temptation when common sense had warned him not to .
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So he had no one to blame for his present difficulty but himself , and he knew it .
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At first he had been in a terrible rage and had bitten at the wires until he had made his mouth sore .
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When he had made sure that the wires were stouter than his teeth , he wisely stopped trying to get out in that way , and made up his mind that the only thing to do was to watch for a chance to slip out , if the door of the cage should happen to be left unfastened .
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Of course it hurt his pride terribly to be made fun of by those who always had feared him .
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Happy Jack Squirrel was the first one of these to see him .
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Farmer Brown 's boy had put the cage down near the foot of the big maple tree in which Happy Jack was living , because Shadow had driven him out of the Green Forest .
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As soon as Happy Jack had made sure that Shadow really and truly was a prisoner and so quite harmless , he had acted as if he were crazy .
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Perhaps he was -- crazy with joy .
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You see , he no longer had anything to be really afraid of , for there was no one but Shadow from whom he could not get away by running into his house .
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Billy Mink was the only other one who could follow him there , and Billy was not likely to come climbing up a tree so close to Farmer Brown 's house .
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So Happy Jack raced up and down the tree in the very greatest excitement , and his tongue went quite as fast as his legs .
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He wanted everybody to know that Shadow was a prisoner at last .
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At first he did not dare go very close to the cage .
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You see , he had so long feared Shadow that he was still afraid of him even though he was so helpless .
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But little by little Happy Jack grew bolder and came very close .
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And then he began doing something not at all nice .
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He began calling Shadow names and making fun of him , and telling him how he was n't afraid of him .
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It was all very foolish and worse -- it was like hitting a foe who was helpless .
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Of course Happy Jack hastened to tell everybody he met all about Shadow , so it was n't long before Shadow began to receive many visitors .
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Whenever Farmer Brown 's boy was not around there was sure to be one or more of the little people who had feared Shadow to taunt him and make fun of him .
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Somehow it seems as if always it is that way when people get into trouble .
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You know it is very easy to appear to be bold and brave when there is nothing to be afraid of .
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Of course that is n't bravery at all , though many seem to think it is .
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-LSB- Illustration : IT WAS N'T LONG BEFORE SHADOW BEGAN TO RECEIVE MANY VISITORS . -RSB-
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Now what do you think that right down in their hearts all these little people who came to jeer at Shadow the Weasel hoped they would see ?
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Why , they hoped they would see Shadow afraid .
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Yes , Sir , that is just what they hoped .
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But they did n't .
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That is where they were disappointed .
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Not once did Shadow show the least sign of fear .
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He did n't know what Farmer Brown 's boy would do with him , and he had every reason to fear that if he was not to be kept a prisoner for the rest of his natural life , something dreadful would be the end .
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But he was too proud and too brave to let any one know that any such fear ever entered his mind .
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Whatever his faults , Shadow is no coward .
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He boldly took bits of meat which Farmer Brown 's boy brought to him , and not once appeared in the least afraid , so that , much as he disliked him , Farmer Brown 's boy actually had to admire him .
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He was a prisoner , but he kept just as stout a heart as ever .
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CHAPTER XXXI WHAT FARMER BROWN 'S BOY DID WITH SHADOW Ribble , dibble , dibble , dab !
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXXI__<label>__VERB WHAT__<label>__NOUN FARMER__<label>__NOUN BROWN__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN BOY__<label>__NOUN DID__<label>__NOUN WITH__<label>__NOUN SHADOW__<label>__NOUN Ribble__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. dibble__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. dibble__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. dab__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Some people have the gift of gab !
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Some people have no tongues at all To trip them up and make them fall .
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Happy Jack .
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It is a fact , one of the biggest facts in all the world , that tongues make the greatest part of all the trouble that brings uncomfortable feelings , and bitterness and sadness and suffering and sorrow .
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If it was n't for unruly , careless , mean tongues , the Great World would be a million times better to live in , a million times happier .
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It is because of his unruly tongue that Sammy Jay is forever getting into trouble .
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It is the same way with Chatterer the Red Squirrel .
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And it is just the same way with a great many little boys and girls , and with grown-ups as well .
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When the little people of the Green Forest and Green Meadows who fear Shadow the Weasel found that he was a prisoner , many of them took particular pains to visit him when the way was clear , just to make fun of him and tease him and tell him that they were not afraid of him and that they were glad that he was a prisoner , and that they were sure something dreadful would happen to him and they hoped it would .
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Shadow said never a word in reply .
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He was too wise to do that .
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He just turned his back on them .
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But all the time he was storing up in his mind all these hateful things , and he meant , if ever he got free again , to make life very uncomfortable for those whose foolish tongues were trying to make him more miserable than he already felt .
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But these little people with the foolish tongues did n't stop to think of what might happen .
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They just took it for granted that Shadow never again would run wild and free in the Green Forest , and so they just let their tongues run and enjoyed doing it .
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Perhaps they would n't have , if they could have known just what was going on in the mind of Farmer Brown 's boy .
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Ever since he had found Shadow in the trap which he had set for him in the henhouse , Farmer Brown 's boy had been puzzling over what he should do with his prisoner .
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At first he had thought he would keep him in a cage the rest of his life .
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But somehow , whenever he looked into Shadow 's fierce little eyes and saw how unafraid they looked , he got to thinking of how terrible it must be to be shut up in a little narrow cage when one has had all the Green Forest in which to go and come .
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Then he thought that he would kill Shadow and put him out of his misery at once .
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`` He killed my pullets , and he is always hunting the harmless little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows , so he deserves to be killed , '' thought Farmer Brown 's boy .
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`` He 's a pest . ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__VERB s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET pest__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then he remembered that after all Shadow was one of Old Mother Nature 's little people , and that he must serve some purpose in Mother Nature 's great plan .
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Bad as he seemed , she must have some use for him .
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Perhaps it was to teach others through fear of him how to be smarter and take better care of themselves and so be better fitted to do their parts .
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The more he thought of this , the harder it was for Farmer Brown 's boy to make up his mind to kill him .
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But if he could n't keep him a prisoner and he could n't kill him , what could he do ?
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He was scowling down at Shadow one morning and puzzling over this when a happy idea came to him .
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`` I know what I 'll do ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ do__<label>__VERB !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Without another word he picked up the cage with Shadow in it and started off across the Green Meadows , which now , you know , were not green at all but covered with snow .
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Happy Jack watched him out of sight .
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He had gone in the direction of the Old Pasture .
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He was gone a long time , and when he did return , the cage was empty .
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Happy Jack blinked at the empty cage .
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Then he began to ask in a scolding tone , `` What did you do with him ?
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What did you do with him ? ''
What__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Farmer Brown 's boy just smiled and tossed a nut to Happy Jack .
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And far up in the Old Pasture , Shadow the Weasel was once more free .
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It was well for Happy Jack 's peace of mind that he did n't know that .
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CHAPTER XXXII HAPPY JACK IS PERFECTLY HAPPY Never say a thing is so Unless you absolutely know .
CHAPTER__<label>__NOUN XXXII__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN JACK__<label>__NOUN IS__<label>__NOUN PERFECTLY__<label>__NOUN HAPPY__<label>__NOUN Never__<label>__NOUN say__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV Unless__<label>__ADJ you__<label>__PRON absolutely__<label>__ADV know__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Just remember every day To be quite sure of what you say .
Just__<label>__ADV remember__<label>__VERB every__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN To__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADJ sure__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Happy Jack .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Taking things for granted does n't do at all in this world .
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To take a thing for granted is to think that it is so without taking the trouble to find out whether it is or not .
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It is apt not only to get you yourself into trouble , but to make trouble for other people as well .
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Happy Jack saw Farmer Brown 's boy carry Shadow the Weasel away in a cage , and he saw him bring back the cage empty .
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What could he have done with Shadow ?
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For a while he teased Farmer Brown 's boy to tell him , but of course Farmer Brown 's boy did n't understand Happy Jack 's language .
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Now Happy Jack knew just what he would like to believe .
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He would like to believe that Farmer Brown 's boy had taken Shadow away and made an end of him .
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And because he wanted to believe that , it was n't very hard to believe it .
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There was the empty cage .
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Of course Farmer Brown 's boy would n't have gone to the trouble of trapping Shadow unless he intended to get rid of him for good .
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`` He 's made an end of him , that 's what he 's done ! ''
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said Happy Jack to himself , because that is what he would have done if he had been in Farmer Brown 's boy 's place .
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So having made up his mind that this is what had been done with Shadow , he at once told all his friends that it was so , and was himself supremely happy .
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You see , he felt that he no longer had anything to worry about .
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Yes , Sir , Happy Jack was happy .
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He liked the house Farmer Brown 's boy had made for him in the big maple tree close by his own house .
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He was sure of plenty to eat , because Farmer Brown 's boy always looked out for that , and as a result Happy Jack was growing fat .
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None of his enemies of the Green Forest dared come so near to Farmer Brown 's house , and the only one he had to watch out for at all was Black Pussy .
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By this time he was n't afraid of her ; not a bit .
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In fact , he rather enjoyed teasing her and getting her to chase him .
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When she was dozing on the doorstep he liked to steal very close , wake her with a sharp bark , and then race for the nearest tree , and there scold her to his heart 's content .
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He had made friends with Mrs. Brown and with Farmer Brown , and he even felt almost friends with Bowser the Hound .
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Sometimes he would climb up on the roof of Bowser 's little house and drop nutshells on Bowser 's head when he was asleep .
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The funny thing was Bowser never seemed to mind .
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He would lazily open his eyes and wink one of them at Happy Jack and thump with his tail .
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He seemed to feel that now Happy Jack was one of the family , just as he was .
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So Happy Jack was just as happy as a fat Gray Squirrel with nothing to worry him could be .
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He was so happy that Sammy Jay actually became jealous .
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You know Sammy is a born trouble maker .
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He visited Happy Jack every morning , and while he helped himself to the good things that he always found spread for him , for Farmer Brown 's boy always had something for the little feathered folk to eat , he would hint darkly that such goodness and kindness was not to be trusted , and that something was sure to happen .
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That is just the way with some folks ; they always are suspicious .
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But nothing that Sammy Jay could say troubled Happy Jack ; and Sammy would fly away quite put out because he could n't spoil Happy Jack 's happiness the least little bit .
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CHAPTER XXXIII SAMMY JAY UPSETS HAPPY JACK A good deed well done often is overlooked , but you never are allowed to forget a mistake .
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Happy Jack .
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Sammy Jay chuckled as he flew across the snow-covered Green Meadows on his way to his home in the Green Forest .
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He chuckled and he chuckled .
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To have heard him you would have thought that either he had thought of something very pleasant , or something very pleasant had happened to him .
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Once he turned in the direction of Farmer Brown 's house , but changed his mind as he saw the Black Shadows creeping out from the Purple Hills , and once more headed for the Green Forest .
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`` Too late to-day .
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Time I was home now .
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It 'll keep until to-morrow , '' he muttered .
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Then he chuckled , and he was still chuckling when he reached the big hemlock tree , among the thick branches of which he spent each night .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON chuckled__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV chuckling__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON reached__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET big__<label>__ADJ hemlock__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET thick__<label>__ADJ branches__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP which__<label>__DET he__<label>__PRON spent__<label>__VERB each__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do n't know what started me off to the Old Pasture this afternoon , but I 'm glad I went .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON off__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Old__<label>__NOUN Pasture__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET afternoon__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ glad__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
My , my , my , but I 'm glad I went , '' said he , as he fluffed out his feathers and prepared to tuck his head under his wing .
My__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ glad__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON fluffed__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON feathers__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ prepared__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT tuck__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON wing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It pays to snoop around in this world and see what is going on .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON pays__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT snoop__<label>__VERB around__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ see__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
I learned a long time ago not to believe everything I hear , and that the surest way to make sure of things is to find out for myself .
I__<label>__PRON learned__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ago__<label>__ADV not__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT believe__<label>__VERB everything__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON hear__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET surest__<label>__ADJ way__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP things__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT for__<label>__ADP myself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Nothing like using my own eyes and my own ears .
Nothing__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP using__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ my__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ ears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Well , I must get to sleep . ''
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB get__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
He began to chuckle again , and he was still chuckling as he fell asleep .
He__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT chuckle__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV chuckling__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON fell__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The next morning Sammy Jay was astir at the very first sign of light .
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He waited just long enough to see that every feather was in place , for Sammy is a bit vain , and very particular about his dress .
He__<label>__PRON waited__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB that__<label>__DET every__<label>__DET feather__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP place__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP Sammy__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET bit__<label>__NOUN vain__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV particular__<label>__ADJ about__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON dress__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then he headed straight for Farmer Brown 's house .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON headed__<label>__VERB straight__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN house__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just as he expected he found Happy Jack Squirrel was awake , for Happy Jack is an early riser .
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`` Good morning , '' said Sammy Jay , and tried very hard to make his voice sound smooth and pleasant , a very hard thing for Sammy to do , for his voice , you know , is naturally harsh and unpleasant .
``__<label>__. Good__<label>__ADJ morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ tried__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN sound__<label>__VERB smooth__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ pleasant__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV hard__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP Sammy__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT do__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON voice__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. is__<label>__VERB naturally__<label>__ADV harsh__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ unpleasant__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` You seem to be looking as happy as ever . ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON seem__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB looking__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Of course I am , '' replied Happy Jack .
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Why should n't I be ?
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM I__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
I have n't a thing to worry about .
I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__DET a__<label>__DET thing__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT worry__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Of course I 'm happy , and I hope you 're just as happy as I am .
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I 'm going to get my breakfast now , and then I 'll be happier still . ''
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`` That 's so .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN so__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
There 's nothing like a good breakfast to make one happy , '' said Sammy Jay , helping himself to some suet tied to a branch of the maple tree .
There__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ nothing__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET good__<label>__ADJ breakfast__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM happy__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. helping__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT some__<label>__DET suet__<label>__NOUN tied__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT a__<label>__DET branch__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET maple__<label>__NOUN tree__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` By the way , I saw an old friend of yours yesterday .
``__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ friend__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP yours__<label>__NOUN yesterday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He inquired after you particularly .
He__<label>__PRON inquired__<label>__VERB after__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON particularly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
He did n't exactly send his love , but he said that he hoped you are as well and fat as ever , and that he will see you again some time .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN exactly__<label>__ADV send__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON love__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON hoped__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ fat__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON will__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON again__<label>__ADV some__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He said that he did n't know of any one he likes to look at better than you . ''
He__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM he__<label>__PRON likes__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP better__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Happy Jack looked flattered .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB flattered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` That was very nice of him , '' said he .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Who was it ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Guess , '' replied Sammy .
``__<label>__. Guess__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Happy Jack scratched his head thoughtfully .
Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN scratched__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN thoughtfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
There were not many friends in winter .
There__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ friends__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP winter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Most of them were asleep or had gone to the far away southland .
Most__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV or__<label>__CONJ had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET far__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV southland__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Peter Rabbit , '' he ventured .
``__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON ventured__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Sammy shook his head .
Sammy__<label>__NOUN shook__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Jimmy Skunk ! ''
``__<label>__. Jimmy__<label>__NOUN Skunk__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Again Sammy shook his head .
Again__<label>__NOUN Sammy__<label>__NOUN shook__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Jumper the Hare ! ''
``__<label>__. Jumper__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Hare__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Guess again , '' said Sammy , chuckling .
``__<label>__. Guess__<label>__NOUN again__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. chuckling__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Little Joe Otter ! ''
``__<label>__. Little__<label>__ADJ Joe__<label>__NOUN Otter__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Wrong , '' replied Sammy .
``__<label>__. Wrong__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I give up .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON give__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Who was it ?
Who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__.
Do tell me , '' begged Happy Jack .
Do__<label>__NOUN tell__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. begged__<label>__VERB Happy__<label>__NOUN Jack__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It was Shadow the Weasel ! ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB Shadow__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Weasel__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Sammy , triumphantly .
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Happy Jack dropped the nut he was just going to eat , and in place of happiness something very like fear grew and grew in his eyes .
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`` I -- I do n't believe you , '' he stammered .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON stammered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Farmer Brown 's boy took him away and put an end to him .
``__<label>__. Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON away__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ put__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I saw him take him . ''
I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON take__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But you did n't see him put an end to Shadow , '' declared Sammy , `` because he did n't .
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET end__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Shadow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. declared__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
He took him ` way up in the Old Pasture and let him go , and I saw him up there yesterday .
He__<label>__PRON took__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON `__<label>__. way__<label>__NOUN up__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Old__<label>__NOUN Pasture__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ let__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON go__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON up__<label>__PRT there__<label>__ADV yesterday__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
That 's what comes of guessing at things .
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON comes__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP guessing__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP things__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Shadow is no more dead than you are .
Shadow__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV dead__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Well , I must be going along .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB going__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I hope you 'll enjoy your breakfast . ''
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With this , off flew Sammy Jay , chuckling as if he thought he had done a very smart thing in upsetting Happy Jack , which goes to show what queer ideas some people have .
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As for Happy Jack , he worried for a while , but as Shadow did n't come , and there was nothing else to worry about , little by little Happy Jack 's high spirits returned , until he was as happy as ever .
As__<label>__ADP for__<label>__ADP Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON worried__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP Shadow__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM come__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB nothing__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT worry__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ by__<label>__ADP little__<label>__ADJ Happy__<label>__ADJ Jack__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN high__<label>__ADJ spirits__<label>__NOUN returned__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. until__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV happy__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
And now , though he has had many adventures since then , I must leave him , for there is no more room in this book .
And__<label>__CONJ now__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB many__<label>__ADJ adventures__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB leave__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV room__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP this__<label>__DET book__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Perhaps if you ask him , he will tell you of these other adventures himself .
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Meanwhile , bashful little Mrs. Peter Rabbit is anxious that you should know something about her .
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_BOOK_TITLE_ : Thornton_Waldo_Burgess___The_Adventures_of_Johnny_Chuck.txt.out
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I GENTLE SISTER SOUTH WIND ARRIVES `` Good news , good news for every one , above or down below , For Master Winsome Bluebird 's come to whistle off the snow ! ''
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All the Green Meadows and all the Green Forest had heard the news .
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Peter Rabbit had seen to that .
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And just as soon as each of the little meadow and forest folks heard it , he hurried out to listen for himself and make sure that it was true .
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And each , when he heard that sweet voice of Winsome Bluebird , had kicked up his heels and shouted `` Hurrah ! ''
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You see they all knew that Winsome Bluebird never is very far ahead of gentle Sister South Wind , and that when she arrives , blustering , rough Brother North Wind is already on his way back to the cold , cold land where the ice never melts .
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Of course Winsome Bluebird does n't really whistle off the snow , but after he comes , the snow disappears so fast that it seems as if he did .
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It is surprising what a difference a little good news makes .
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Of course nothing had really changed that first day when Winsome Bluebird 's whistle was heard on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest , but it seemed as if everything had changed .
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And it was all because that sweet whistle was a promise , a promise that every one knew would come true .
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And so there was joy in all the hearts on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest .
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Even grim old Granny Fox felt it , and as for Reddy Fox , why , Reddy even shouted good-naturedly to Peter Rabbit and hoped he was feeling well .
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And then gentle Sister South Wind arrived .
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She came in the night , and in the morning there she was , hard at work making the Green Meadows and the Green Forest ready for Mistress Spring .
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She broke the icy bands that had bound the Smiling Pool and the Laughing Brook so long ; and the Smiling Pool began to smile once more , and the Laughing Brook to gurgle and then to laugh and finally to sing merrily .
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She touched the little banks of snow that remained , and straightway they melted and disappeared .
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She kissed the eight babies of Unc ' Billy Possum , and they kicked off the bedclothes under which old Mrs. Possum had tucked them and scrambled out of the big hollow tree to play .
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She peeped in at the door of Johnny Chuck and called softly , and Johnny Chuck awoke from his long sleep and yawned and began to think about getting up .
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She knocked at the door of Digger the Badger , and Digger awoke .
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She tickled the nose of Striped Chipmunk , who was about half awake , and Striped Chipmunk sneezed and then he hopped out of bed and hurried up to his doorway to shout good morning after her , as she hurried over to see if Bobby Coon was still sleeping .
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Peter Rabbit followed her about .
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He could n't understand it at all .
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Peter had smiled to himself when he heard how softly she had called at the doorway of Johnny Chuck 's house , for many and many a time during the long winter Peter had stopped at Johnny Chuck 's house and shouted down the long hall at the top of his voice without once waking Johnny Chuck .
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Now Peter nearly tumbled over with surprise , as he heard Johnny Chuck yawn at the first low call of gentle Sister South Wind .
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`` How does she do it ?
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I do n't understand it at all , '' said Peter , as he scratched his long left ear with his long left hind leg .
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Gentle Sister South Wind smiled at Peter .
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`` There are a lot of things in this world that you will never understand , Peter Rabbit .
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You will just have to believe them without understanding them and be content to know that they are so , '' she said , and hurried over to the Green Forest to tell Unc ' Billy Possum that his old friend , Ol' Mistah Buzzard , was on his way up from ol' Virginny .
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II JOHNNY CHUCK RECEIVES CALLERS The morning after gentle Sister South Wind arrived on the Green Meadows , Peter Rabbit came hopping and skipping down the Lone Little Path from the Green Forest .
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Peter was happy .
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He did n't know why .
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He just was happy .
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It was in the air .
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Everybody else seemed happy , too .
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Peter had to stop every few minutes just to kick up his heels and try to jump over his own shadow .
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He had felt just that way ever since gentle Sister South Wind arrived .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB felt__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP gentle__<label>__ADJ Sister__<label>__NOUN South__<label>__NOUN Wind__<label>__NOUN arrived__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` I simply have to kick and dance !
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON simply__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT kick__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ dance__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
I can not help but gaily prance !
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Somehow I feel it in my toes Whenever gentle South Wind blows . ''
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So sang Peter Rabbit as he hopped and skipped down the Lone Little Path .
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Suddenly he stopped right in the middle of the verse .
Suddenly__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON stopped__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET middle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET verse__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He sat up very straight and stared down at Johnny Chuck 's house .
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Some one was sitting on Johnny Chuck 's door-step .
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It looked like Johnny Chuck .
It__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No , it looked like the shadow of Johnny Chuck .
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Peter rubbed his eyes and looked again .
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Then he hurried as fast as he could , lipperty-lipperty - lip .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON hurried__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV fast__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. lipperty__<label>__VERB -__<label>__. lipperty__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. lip__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The nearer he got , the less like Johnny Chuck looked the one sitting on Johnny Chuck 's door-step .
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Johnny Chuck had gone to sleep round and fat and roly-poly , so fat he could hardly waddle .
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This fellow was thin , even thinner than Peter Rabbit himself .
This__<label>__DET fellow__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB thin__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. even__<label>__ADV thinner__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He waved a thin hand to Peter .
He__<label>__PRON waved__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET thin__<label>__ADJ hand__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT Peter__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Hello , Peter Rabbit !
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I told you that I would see you in the spring .
I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
How did you stand the long winter ? ''
How__<label>__ADV did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON stand__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET long__<label>__ADJ winter__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
That certainly was Johnny Chuck 's voice .
That__<label>__DET certainly__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Peter was so delighted that in his hurry he fell over his own feet .
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`` Is it really and truly you , Johnny Chuck ? ''
``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ truly__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he cried .
he__<label>__PRON cried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Of course it 's me ; who did you think it was ? ''
``__<label>__. Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ me__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
replied Johnny Chuck rather crossly , for Peter was staring at him as if he had never seen him before .
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`` I -- I -- I did n't know , '' confessed Peter Rabbit .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. confessed__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I thought it was you and I thought it was n't you .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
What have you been doing to yourself , Johnny Chuck ?
What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON been__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT yourself__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Your coat looks three sizes too big for you , and when I last saw you it did n't look big enough . ''
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Peter hopped all around Johnny Chuck , looking at him as if he did n't believe his own eyes .
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-LSB- Illustration : `` Is it really and truly you , Johnny Chuck ? ''
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Is__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON really__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ truly__<label>__ADV you__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he cried . -RSB-
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`` Oh , Johnny 's all right .
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN all__<label>__DET right__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He 's just been living on his own fat , '' said another voice .
He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB living__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ fat__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was Jimmy Skunk who had spoken , and he now stood holding out his hand to Johnny Chuck and grinning good-naturedly .
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He had come up without either of the others seeing him .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT without__<label>__ADP either__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET others__<label>__NOUN seeing__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Peter 's big eyes opened wider than ever .
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`` Do you mean to say that he has been eating his own fat ? ''
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT say__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB eating__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ fat__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he gasped .
he__<label>__PRON gasped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck and Jimmy Skunk both laughed .
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`` No , '' said Jimmy Skunk , `` he did n't eat it , but he lived on it just the same while he was asleep all winter .
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Do n't you see he has n't got a particle of fat on him now ? ''
Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN got__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET particle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP fat__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON now__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` But how could he live on it , if he did n't eat it ? ''
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV could__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON live__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM eat__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Peter , staring at Johnny Chuck as if he had never seen him before .
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Jimmy Skunk shrugged his shoulders .
Jimmy__<label>__NOUN Skunk__<label>__NOUN shrugged__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON shoulders__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Do n't ask me .
``__<label>__. Do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__DET 't__<label>__VERB ask__<label>__ADP me__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
That is one of Old Mother Nature 's secrets ; you 'll have to ask her , '' he replied .
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`` And do n't ask me , '' said Johnny Chuck , `` for I 've been asleep all the time .
``__<label>__. And__<label>__CONJ do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB ask__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. for__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ve__<label>__ADV been__<label>__VERB asleep__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
My , but I 'm hungry ! ''
My__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ hungry__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` So am I ! ''
``__<label>__. So__<label>__ADV am__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said another voice .
said__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
There was Reddy Fox grinning at them .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN grinning__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck dove into the doorway of his house with Peter Rabbit at his heels , for there was nowhere else to go .
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Jimmy Skunk just stood still and chuckled .
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He knew that Reddy Fox did n't dare touch him .
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III THE SINGERS OF THE SMILING POOL Mistress Spring was making everybody happy on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest and around the Smiling Pool .
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With her gentle fingers she wakened one by one all the little sleepers who had spent the long winter dreaming of warm summer days and not knowing anything at all of rough , blustering Brother North Wind or Jack Frost .
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As they wakened , many began to sing for joy .
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But the clearest , loudest singers of all lived in the Smiling Pool .
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It was a long time before Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck knew where they lived .
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Every night just before going to bed , Johnny Chuck would sit on his door-step just to listen , and as he listened somehow he felt better and happier ; and he always had pleasant dreams after listening to the sweet singers of the Smiling Pool .
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Even after he had curled himself up for the night deep down in his snug bedroom , he could hear those sweet voices , and whenever he waked up in the night he would hear them .
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`` Spring !
``__<label>__. Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Beautiful , beautiful , beautiful Spring !
Beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__ADJ Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
So gentle , so loving , so sweet and so fair !
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Oh , who can be cross when there 's love in the air ?
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB cross__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN love__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET air__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
Be happy !
Be__<label>__NOUN happy__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
Be joyful !
Be__<label>__VERB joyful__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__.
And join in our song And help us to send the glad tidings along !
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Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Beautiful , beautiful , beautiful Spring ! ''
Beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__ADJ Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
When Johnny Chuck had first heard them , he had looked in all the tree - tops for the singers , but not one could he see .
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Then he had thought that they must be hidden in the bushes ; but when he went to look , he found that the sweet singers were not there .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB hidden__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bushes__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON went__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sweet__<label>__ADJ singers__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
It was very mysterious .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV mysterious__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Finally he asked Peter Rabbit if he knew who the sweet singers were and where they were .
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Peter did n't know , but he was willing to try to find out .
Peter__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB willing__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT try__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
Peter is always willing to try to find out about things he does n't already know about .
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So Johnny Chuck and Peter Rabbit started out to find the sweet singers .
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`` I believe they are down in the old bulrushes around the Smiling Pool , '' said Peter Rabbit , as he stood listening with a hand behind one long ear .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON believe__<label>__VERB they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB down__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ bulrushes__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__NOUN Pool__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON stood__<label>__VERB listening__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hand__<label>__NOUN behind__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM long__<label>__ADJ ear__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So over to the Smiling Pool they hurried .
So__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__VERB Pool__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON hurried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
The nearer they got , the louder became the voices singing : `` Spring !
The__<label>__DET nearer__<label>__NOUN they__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET louder__<label>__NOUN became__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET voices__<label>__NOUN singing__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Spring !
Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Beautiful , beautiful , beautiful Spring ! ''
Beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. beautiful__<label>__ADJ Spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
But look as they would , they could n't see a single singer among the brown bulrushes .
But__<label>__CONJ look__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP they__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET single__<label>__ADJ singer__<label>__NOUN among__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET brown__<label>__ADJ bulrushes__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was very strange , very strange indeed !
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV strange__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV strange__<label>__ADJ indeed__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
It seemed as if the voices came right out of the Smiling Pool itself !
It__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET voices__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__NOUN Pool__<label>__NOUN itself__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
When Peter Rabbit made a little noise , as he hopped out on the bank where he could look all over the Smiling Pool , the singing stopped .
When__<label>__ADV Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ noise__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON hopped__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bank__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB look__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET over__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__NOUN Pool__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET singing__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
After he had sat perfectly still for a little while , it began again .
After__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB sat__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV still__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ while__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB again__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
There was no doubt about it this time ; those voices came right out of the water .
There__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB no__<label>__DET doubt__<label>__NOUN about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON this__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. those__<label>__DET voices__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck stared at Peter Rabbit , and Peter stared at Johnny Chuck .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN stared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN stared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Nobody was to be seen in the Smiling Pool , and yet there were those voices -- oh , so many of them -- coming right out of the water .
Nobody__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB seen__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__NOUN Pool__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ yet__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET were__<label>__VERB those__<label>__DET voices__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON --__<label>__. coming__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How can birds stay under water and still sing ? ''
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV can__<label>__VERB birds__<label>__VERB stay__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ still__<label>__ADV sing__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Johnny Chuck .
asked__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Ho , ho , ho !
``__<label>__. Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Ha , ha , ha ! ''
Ha__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ha__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ha__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck whirled around , to find Jerry Muskrat peeping up at them from a hole in the bank almost under their feet .
Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN whirled__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB Jerry__<label>__NOUN Muskrat__<label>__NOUN peeping__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON from__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET hole__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET bank__<label>__NOUN almost__<label>__ADV under__<label>__ADP their__<label>__PRON feet__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
-LSB- Illustration : `` Ho , ho , ho !
-__<label>__. LSB__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. Illustration__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
That 's the best joke this spring ! ''
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ joke__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
shouted Jerry Muskrat . -RSB-
shouted__<label>__VERB Jerry__<label>__NOUN Muskrat__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. -__<label>__. RSB__<label>__X -__<label>__.
`` Ho , ho , ho !
``__<label>__. Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
That 's the best joke this spring ! ''
That__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ joke__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
shouted Jerry Muskrat , and laughed until he had to hold his sides .
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`` Birds under water !
``__<label>__. Birds__<label>__NOUN under__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Ho , ho , ho ! ''
Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
IV JOHNNY CHUCK FINDS OUT WHO THE SWEET SINGERS ARE Johnny Chuck could n't keep away from the Smiling Pool .
IV__<label>__NOUN JOHNNY__<label>__NOUN CHUCK__<label>__NOUN FINDS__<label>__NOUN OUT__<label>__NOUN WHO__<label>__PRON THE__<label>__NOUN SWEET__<label>__NOUN SINGERS__<label>__NOUN ARE__<label>__NOUN Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM keep__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__VERB Pool__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
No , Sir , Johnny Chuck could n't keep away from the Smiling Pool .
No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM keep__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__VERB Pool__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Ever since he and Peter Rabbit had gone over there looking for the sweet singers , who every night and part of the day told all who would listen how glad they were that Mistress Spring had come to the Green Meadows and the Green Forest , Johnny Chuck had had something on his mind .
Ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN Rabbit__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET sweet__<label>__ADJ singers__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. who__<label>__PRON every__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ part__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN told__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET who__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB listen__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV glad__<label>__ADJ they__<label>__PRON were__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Mistress__<label>__NOUN Spring__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB had__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
And this is why he could n't keep away from the Smiling Pool .
And__<label>__CONJ this__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM keep__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__VERB Pool__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You see it was this way : Johnny and Peter had thought that of course the sweet singers were birds .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN :__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Peter__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB thought__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET sweet__<label>__ADJ singers__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB birds__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They had n't dreamed of anything else .
They__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NOUN dreamed__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP anything__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
So of course they went looking for birds .
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When they reached the Smiling Pool , the voices came right out of the water .
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Johnny knew that some birds , like many of the cousins of Mrs. Quack , can stay under water a long time , and so he did n't know but some other birds might .
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Jerry Muskrat was always watching for Johnny , whenever he came to the Smiling Pool , and his eyes would twinkle as he would gravely say : `` Hello , Johnny Chuck !
Jerry__<label>__NOUN Muskrat__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV watching__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. whenever__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON came__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__NOUN Pool__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB twinkle__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB gravely__<label>__ADV say__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Have you seen the birds sing under water yet ? ''
Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON seen__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET birds__<label>__NOUN sing__<label>__VERB under__<label>__ADP water__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Johnny would smile good-naturedly and reply : `` Not yet , Jerry Muskrat .
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Wo n't you point them out to me ? ''
Wo__<label>__NOUN n__<label>__CONJ 't__<label>__PRT you__<label>__PRON point__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT me__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then Jerry would reply : `` Two eyes you have , bright as can be ; Perhaps some day you 'll learn to see . ''
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Then Johnny Chuck would sit as still as ever he knew how , and watch and watch the Smiling Pool , but not a bird did he see in the water , though the singers were still there .
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One day a sudden thought popped into his head .
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Perhaps those singers were not birds at all !
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Why had n't he thought of that before ?
Why__<label>__ADV had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__NOUN 't__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB of__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET before__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__.
Perhaps it was because he was looking so hard for birds that he had n't seen anything else .
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Johnny began to look , not for anything in particular , but to see everything that he could .
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Almost right away he saw some tiny little dark spots on the water .
Almost__<label>__ADV right__<label>__ADV away__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET tiny__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ dark__<label>__ADJ spots__<label>__NOUN on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET water__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
They did n't look like much of anything .
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They were so small that he had n't noticed them before .
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One of them was quite close to him , and as Johnny Chuck looked at it , it began to look like a tiny nose , and then -- why , just then , Johnny was very sure that one of those singing voices came right from that very spot !
One__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP them__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB quite__<label>__ADV close__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON began__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB like__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET tiny__<label>__ADJ nose__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET singing__<label>__ADJ voices__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV spot__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He was so surprised that he hopped to his feet and excitedly beckoned to Jerry Muskrat .
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The instant he did that , the voices near him stopped singing , and the little spots on the water disappeared , leaving just the tiniest of little rings , just such tiny little rings as drops of rain falling on the Smiling Pool would make .
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And when that tiny spot nearest to him that looked like a tiny nose disappeared , Johnny Chuck caught just a glimpse of a little form under the water .
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`` Why -- why-e-e !
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV --__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV -__<label>__. e__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. e__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
The singers are Grandfather Frog 's children ! ''
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cried Johnny Chuck .
cried__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` No , they 're not , but they are own cousins to them ; they are the grandchildren of old Mr. Tree Toad !
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. re__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB own__<label>__ADJ cousins__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT them__<label>__PRON ;__<label>__. they__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET grandchildren__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP old__<label>__ADJ Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Tree__<label>__NOUN Toad__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
and they are called Hylas ! ''
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said Jerry Muskrat , laughing and rubbing his hands in great glee .
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`` I told you that if you used your eyes , you 'd learn to see . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON used__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. you__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN learn__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` My , but they 've got voices bigger than they are ! ''
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said Johnny Chuck , as he started home across the Green Meadows .
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`` I 'm glad I know who the singers of the Smiling Pool are , and I must n't forget their name -- Hylas .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__ADJ glad__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET singers__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Smiling__<label>__NOUN Pool__<label>__NOUN are__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM forget__<label>__VERB their__<label>__PRON name__<label>__NOUN --__<label>__. Hylas__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What a funny name ! ''
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But Farmer Brown 's boy , listening to their song that evening , did n't call them Hylas .
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He said : `` Hear the peepers !
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Spring is surely here . ''
Spring__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB surely__<label>__ADV here__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
V JOHNNY CHUCK BECOMES DISSATISFIED Johnny Chuck was unhappy .
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Here it was the glad springtime , when everybody is supposed to be the very happiest , and Johnny Chuck was unhappy .
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Why was he unhappy ?
Why__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON unhappy__<label>__ADJ ?__<label>__.
Well , he hardly knew himself .
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON hardly__<label>__ADV knew__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
He had slept comfortably all the long winter .
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He had awakened very , very hungry , but now he had plenty to eat .
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All about him the birds were singing or busily at work building new homes .
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And still Johnny Chuck felt unhappy .
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It was dreadful to feel this way and not have any good reason for it .
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One bright morning Johnny Chuck sat on his door-step watching Drummer the Woodpecker building a new home in the old apple-tree .
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Drummer 's red head flew back and forth , back and forth , and his sharp bill cut out tiny bits of wood .
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It was slow work ; it was hard work .
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But Drummer seemed happy , very happy indeed .
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It was watching Drummer that started Johnny Chuck to thinking about his own home .
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He had always thought it a very nice home .
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He had built it just as he wanted it .
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From the doorstep he could look in all directions over the Green Meadows .
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It had a front door and a hidden back door .
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Yes , it was a very nice home indeed .
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But now , all of a sudden , Johnny Chuck became dissatisfied with his home .
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It was too near the Lone Little Path .
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Too many people knew where it was .
Too__<label>__ADV many__<label>__ADJ people__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was n't big enough .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM big__<label>__ADJ enough__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The front door ought to face the other way .
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Dear me , what a surprising lot of faults a discontented heart can find with things that have always been just right !
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It was so with Johnny Chuck .
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That house in which he had spent so many happy days , which had protected him from all harm , of which he had been so proud when he first built it , was now the meanest house in the world .
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If other people had new houses , why should n't he ?
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The more he thought about it , the more dissatisfied and discontented he became and of course the more unhappy .
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You know one can not be dissatisfied and discontented and happy at the same time .
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Now dissatisfied and discontented people are not at all pleasant to have around .
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Johnny Chuck had always been one of the best natured of all the little meadow people , and everybody liked him .
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So Jimmy Skunk did n't know quite what to make of it , when he came down the Lone Little Path and found Johnny Chuck so out of sorts that he would n't even answer when spoken to .
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Jimmy Skunk was feeling very good-natured himself .
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He had just had a fine breakfast of fat beetles and he was at peace with all the world .
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So he sat down beside Johnny Chuck and began to talk , just as if Johnny Chuck was his usual good-natured self .
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`` It 's a fine day , '' said Jimmy Skunk .
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Johnny Chuck just sniffed .
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`` You 're looking very fine , '' said Jimmy .
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Johnny just scowled .
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`` I think you 've got the best place on the Green Meadows for a house , '' said Jimmy , pretending to admire the view .
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Johnny scowled harder than ever .
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`` And such a splendid house ! ''
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said Jimmy .
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`` I wish I had one like it . ''
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`` I 'm glad you like it !
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You can have the old thing ! ''
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snapped Johnny Chuck .
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`` What 's that ? ''
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demanded Jimmy Skunk , opening his eyes very wide .
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`` I said that you can have it .
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I 'm going to move , '' replied Johnny Chuck .
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Now he really had n't thought of moving until that very minute .
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And he did n't know why he had said it .
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But he had said it , and because he is an obstinate little fellow he stuck to it .
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`` When can I move in ? ''
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asked Jimmy Skunk , his eyes twinkling .
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`` Right away , if you want to , '' replied Johnny Chuck , and swaggered off down the Lone Little Path , leaving Jimmy Skunk to stare after him as if he thought Johnny Chuck had suddenly gone crazy , as indeed he did .
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VI JOHNNY CHUCK TURNS TRAMP Johnny Chuck had turned tramp .
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Yes , Sir , Johnny Chuck had turned tramp .
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It was a funny thing to do , but he had done it .
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He did n't know why he had done it , excepting that he had become dissatisfied and discontented and unhappy in his old home .
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And then , almost without thinking what he was doing , he had told Jimmy Skunk that he could have the house he had worked so hard to build the summer before and of which he had been so proud .
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Then Johnny Chuck had swaggered away down the Lone Little Path without once looking back at the home he was leaving .
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Where was he going ?
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Well , to tell the truth , Johnny did n't know .
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He was going to see the world , and perhaps when he had seen the world , he would build him a new house .
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So as long as he was in sight of Jimmy Skunk , he swaggered along quite as if he was used to traveling about , without any snug house to go to at night .
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But right down in his heart Johnny Chuck did n't feel half so bold as he pretended .
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You see , not since he was a little Chuck and had run away from old Mother Chuck with Peter Rabbit , had he ever been very far from his own door-step .
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He had always been content to grow fat and roly-poly right near his own home , and listen to the tales of the great world from Jimmy Skunk and Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon and Unc ' Billy Possum , all of whom are great travelers .
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But now , here he was , actually setting forth , and without a home to come back to !
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You see , he had made up his mind that no matter what happened , he would n't come back , after having given his house to Jimmy Skunk .
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When he had reached a place where he thought Jimmy Skunk could n't see him , Johnny Chuck turned and looked back , and a queer little feeling seemed to make a lump that filled his throat and choked him .
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The fact is , Johnny Chuck already began to feel homesick .
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But he swallowed very hard and tried to make himself think that he was having a splendid time .
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He stopped looking back and started on , and as he tramped along , he tried to sing a song he had once heard Jimmy Skunk sing : `` The world may stretch full far and wide -- What matters that to me ?
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I 'll tramp it up ; I 'll tramp it down !
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For I am bold and free . ''
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It was a very brave little song , but Johnny Chuck did n't feel half so brave and bold as he tried to think he did .
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Already he was beginning to wonder where he should spend the night .
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Then he thought of old Whitetail the Marshhawk , who had given him such a fright and had so nearly caught him when he was a little fellow .
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The thought made him look around hastily , and there was old Whitetail himself , sailing back and forth hungrily just ahead of him .
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A great fear took possession of Johnny Chuck , and he made himself as flat as possible in the grass , for there was no place to hide .
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He made up his mind that anyway he would fight .
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Nearer and nearer came old Whitetail !
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Finally he passed right over Johnny Chuck .
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But he did n't offer to touch him .
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Indeed , it seemed to Johnny that old Whitetail actually grinned and winked at him .
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And right then all his fear left him .
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`` Pooh ! ''
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Johnny Chuck scornfully .
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`` Who 's afraid of him ! ''
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He suddenly realized that he was no longer a helpless little Chuck who could n't take care of himself , but big and strong , with sharp teeth with which his old enemy had no mind to make a closer acquaintance , when there were mice and snakes to be caught without fighting .
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So he puffed out his chest and went on , and actually began to enjoy himself , and almost wished for a chance to show how big and strong he was .
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VII JOHNNY 'S FIRST ADVENTURE After old Whitetail the Marshhawk passed Johnny Chuck without offering to touch him , Johnny began to feel very brave and bold and important .
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He strutted and swaggered along as much as his short legs would let him .
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He held his head very high .
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Already he felt that he had had an adventure and he longed for more .
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He forgot the terrible lonesome feeling of a little while before .
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He forgot that he had given away the only home he had .
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He did n't know just why , but right down deep inside he had a sudden feeling that he really did n't care a thing about that old home .
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In fact , he felt as if he would n't care if he never had another home .
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Yes , Sir , that is the way that Johnny Chuck felt .
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Do you know why ?
Do__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__.
Just because he had just begun to realize how big and strong he really was .
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Now it is a splendid thing to feel big and strong and brave , a very splendid thing !
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But it is a bad thing to let that feeling turn to pride , foolish pride .
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Of course old Whitetail had n't really been afraid of Johnny Chuck .
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He had simply passed Johnny with a wink , because there was plenty to eat without the trouble of fighting , and Whitetail does n't fight just for the fun of it .
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But foolish Johnny Chuck really thought that old Whitetail was afraid of him .
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The more he thought about it , the more tickled he felt and the more puffed up he felt .
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He began to talk to himself and to brag .
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Yes , Sir , Johnny Chuck began to brag : `` I 'm not afraid of any one ; They 're all afraid of me !
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I only have to show my teeth To make them turn and flee ! ''
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`` Pooh ! ''
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said a voice .
said__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Pooh !
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
It would take two like you to make me run away ! ''
It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB take__<label>__VERB two__<label>__NUM like__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON run__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck gave a startled jump .
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There was a strange Chuck glaring at him from behind a little bunch of grass .
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He was a big , gray old Chuck whom Johnny never had seen on the Green Meadows before , and he did n't look the least bit afraid .
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No , Sir , he did n't look the teeniest , weeniest bit afraid !
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Somehow , Johnny Chuck did n't feel half so big and strong and brave as he had a few minutes before .
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But it would n't do to let this stranger know it .
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Of course not !
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
So , though he felt very small inside , Johnny made all his hair bristle up and tried to look very fierce .
So__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. though__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV small__<label>__ADJ inside__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN made__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON hair__<label>__NOUN bristle__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT and__<label>__CONJ tried__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV fierce__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Who are you and what are you doing on my Green Meadows ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he demanded .
he__<label>__PRON demanded__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Your Green Meadows !
``__<label>__. Your__<label>__PRON Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Your Green Meadows !
Your__<label>__PRON Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Ho , ho , ho !
Ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Your Green Meadows ! ''
Your__<label>__PRON Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The stranger laughed an unpleasant laugh .
The__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN laughed__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET unpleasant__<label>__ADJ laugh__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` How long since you owned the Green Meadows ?
``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADJ since__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON owned__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
I have just come down on to them from the Old Pasture , and I like the looks of them so well that I think I will stay .
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So run along , little boaster !
So__<label>__ADV run__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. little__<label>__ADJ boaster__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
There is n't room for both of us here , and the sooner you trot along the better . ''
There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADJ room__<label>__NOUN for__<label>__ADP both__<label>__DET of__<label>__ADP us__<label>__PRON here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ the__<label>__DET sooner__<label>__NOUN you__<label>__PRON trot__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
The stranger suddenly showed all his teeth and gritted them unpleasantly .
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Now when Johnny Chuck heard this , great anger filled his heart .
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A stranger had ordered him to leave the Green Meadows where he had been born and always lived !
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He could hardly believe his own ears .
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB hardly__<label>__ADV believe__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON own__<label>__ADJ ears__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He , Johnny Chuck , would show this stranger who was master here !
He__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. would__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN who__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB master__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
With a squeal of rage , Johnny sprang at the gray old Chuck .
With__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET squeal__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP rage__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN sprang__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET gray__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Then began such a fight as the Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind had never seen before .
Then__<label>__ADV began__<label>__VERB such__<label>__ADJ a__<label>__DET fight__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Merry__<label>__NOUN Little__<label>__NOUN Breezes__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Old__<label>__NOUN Mother__<label>__NOUN West__<label>__NOUN Wind__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB before__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
They danced around excitedly and cried : `` How dreadful ! ''
They__<label>__PRON danced__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADP excitedly__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ cried__<label>__VERB :__<label>__. ``__<label>__. How__<label>__ADV dreadful__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
and hoped that Johnny Chuck would win , for you know they loved him very much .
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Over and over the two little fighters rolled , biting and scratching and tearing and growling and snarling .
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Jolly , round , red Mr. Sun hid his face behind a cloud , so as not to see such a dreadful sight .
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The stranger had been in many fights and he was very crafty .
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For a while Johnny felt that he was getting the worst of it , and he began to wonder if he really would have to leave the Green Meadows .
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The very thought filled him with new rage and he fought harder than ever .
The__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV thought__<label>__ADJ filled__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON with__<label>__ADP new__<label>__ADJ rage__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON fought__<label>__VERB harder__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Now the stranger was old and his teeth were worn , while Johnny was young and his teeth were very sharp .
Now__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB old__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB worn__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB young__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ his__<label>__PRON teeth__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV sharp__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
After a long , long time , Johnny felt the stranger growing weaker .
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Johnny fought harder than ever .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN fought__<label>__VERB harder__<label>__ADV than__<label>__ADP ever__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
At last the stranger cried `` Enough ! ''
At__<label>__ADP last__<label>__ADJ the__<label>__DET stranger__<label>__NOUN cried__<label>__VERB ``__<label>__. Enough__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
and when he could break away , started back towards the Old Pasture .
and__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB break__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. started__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV towards__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Old__<label>__NOUN Pasture__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck had won !
Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB won__<label>__VERB !__<label>__.
VIII JOHNNY HAS ANOTHER ADVENTURE Johnny Chuck lay stretched out on the cool , soft grass of the Green Meadows , panting for breath .
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He was very tired and very sore .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV tired__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV sore__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
His face was scratched and bitten .
His__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB scratched__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ bitten__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
His clothes were torn , and he smarted dreadfully in a dozen places .
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But still Johnny Chuck was happy .
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When he raised his head to look , he could see a gray old Chuck limping off towards the Old Pasture .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON raised__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON head__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT look__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB see__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET gray__<label>__ADJ old__<label>__ADJ Chuck__<label>__NOUN limping__<label>__VERB off__<label>__PRT towards__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Old__<label>__NOUN Pasture__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Once in a while the gray old Chuck would turn his head and show his teeth , but he kept right on towards the Old Pasture .
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Johnny Chuck smiled .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN smiled__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It had been a great fight , and more than once Johnny Chuck had thought that he should have to give up .
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He thought of this now , and then he thought with shame of how he had bragged and boasted just before the fight .
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What if he had lost ?
What__<label>__PRON if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB lost__<label>__VERB ?__<label>__.
He resolved that he would never again brag or boast .
He__<label>__PRON resolved__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB never__<label>__ADV again__<label>__ADV brag__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ boast__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But he also made up his mind that if any one should pick a quarrel with him , he would show that he was n't afraid .
But__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON also__<label>__ADV made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM should__<label>__VERB pick__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET quarrel__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB show__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN afraid__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was getting late in the afternoon when Johnny finally felt rested enough to go on .
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He had got to find a place to spend the night .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT find__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT spend__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET night__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He hobbled along , for he was very stiff and sore , until he came to the edge of the Green Meadows , where they meet the Green Forest .
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Jolly , round , red Mr. Sun was almost ready to go down to his bed behind the Purple Hills .
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Shadows were already beginning to creep through the Green Forest .
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Somehow they gave Johnny Chuck that same lonesome feeling that he had had when he first left his old home .
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You see he had always lived out in the Green Meadows and somehow he was afraid of the Green Forest in the night .
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So , instead of going into the Green Forest , he wandered along the edge of it , looking for a place in which to spend the night .
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At last he came to a hollow log lying just out on the edge of the Green Meadows .
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Very carefully Johnny Chuck examined it , to be sure that no one else was using it .
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`` It 's just the place I 'm looking for ! ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ just__<label>__ADV the__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN looking__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he said aloud .
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB aloud__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Just then there was a sharp hiss , a very fierce hiss .
Just__<label>__ADV then__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ hiss__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. a__<label>__DET very__<label>__ADV fierce__<label>__ADJ hiss__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck felt the hair on his neck rise as it always did when he heard that hiss , and he was n't at all surprised , when he turned his head , to find Mr. Blacksnake close by .
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Mr. Blacksnake glided swiftly up to the old log and coiled himself in front of the opening .
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Then he raised his head and ran out his tongue in the most impudent way .
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`` Run along , Johnny Chuck !
``__<label>__. Run__<label>__NOUN along__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I 've decided to sleep here myself to-night ! ''
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he said sharply .
he__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB sharply__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Now when Johnny Chuck was a very little fellow , he had been in great fear of Mr. Blacksnake , as he had had reason to be .
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And because he did n't know any better , he had been afraid ever since .
And__<label>__CONJ because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM know__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET better__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV since__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
Mr. Blacksnake knew this and so now he looked as ugly as he knew how .
Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Blacksnake__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET and__<label>__CONJ so__<label>__ADV now__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV ugly__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB how__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
But you see he did n't know about the great fight that Johnny Chuck had just won .
But__<label>__CONJ you__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ fight__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV won__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Now to win an honest fight always makes one feel very strong and very sure of oneself .
Now__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT win__<label>__VERB an__<label>__DET honest__<label>__ADJ fight__<label>__NOUN always__<label>__ADV makes__<label>__VERB one__<label>__NUM feel__<label>__NOUN very__<label>__ADV strong__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ very__<label>__ADV sure__<label>__ADJ of__<label>__ADP oneself__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny looked at Mr. Blacksnake and saw that Mr. Blacksnake did n't look half as big as Johnny had always thought he did .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Blacksnake__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ saw__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Blacksnake__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN look__<label>__NOUN half__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV big__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB always__<label>__ADV thought__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He made up his mind that as he had found the old log first , he had the best right to it .
He__<label>__PRON made__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ log__<label>__NOUN first__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET best__<label>__ADJ right__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I found it first and I 'm going to keep it ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON first__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT keep__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
snapped Johnny Chuck , and with every hair on end and gritting his teeth , he walked straight towards Mr. Blacksnake .
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Now Mr. Blacksnake is a great bluffer , while at heart he is really a coward .
Now__<label>__ADV Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Blacksnake__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ bluffer__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. while__<label>__ADP at__<label>__ADP heart__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB really__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET coward__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
With a fierce hiss he rushed right at Johnny Chuck , expecting to see him turn tail and run .
With__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET fierce__<label>__ADJ hiss__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON rushed__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADV at__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. expecting__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON turn__<label>__VERB tail__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ run__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But Johnny stood his ground and showed all his sharp teeth .
But__<label>__CONJ Johnny__<label>__NOUN stood__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON ground__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ showed__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON sharp__<label>__ADJ teeth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Instead of attacking Johnny , Mr. Blacksnake glided past him and sneaked away through the grass .
Instead__<label>__ADV of__<label>__ADP attacking__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Mr__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. Blacksnake__<label>__NOUN glided__<label>__VERB past__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON and__<label>__CONJ sneaked__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV through__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET grass__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck chuckled as he crept into the hollow log .
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`` Only a coward runs away without fighting , '' he murmured sleepily .
``__<label>__. Only__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET coward__<label>__NOUN runs__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV without__<label>__ADP fighting__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON murmured__<label>__VERB sleepily__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
IX ANOTHER STRANGE CHUCK Johnny Chuck awoke just as jolly , round , red Mr. Sun pulled his own nightcap off .
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At first Johnny could n't think where he was .
At__<label>__ADP first__<label>__ADJ Johnny__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM think__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He blinked and blinked .
He__<label>__PRON blinked__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ blinked__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Then he rolled over .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON rolled__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` Ouch ! ''
``__<label>__. Ouch__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Johnny Chuck .
cried__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You see he was so stiff and sore from his great fight the day before , that it hurt to roll over .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV stiff__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ sore__<label>__NOUN from__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON great__<label>__ADJ fight__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET day__<label>__NOUN before__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. that__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON hurt__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT roll__<label>__VERB over__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
But when he felt the smart of those wounds , he remembered where he was .
But__<label>__CONJ when__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON felt__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET smart__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP those__<label>__DET wounds__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON remembered__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He was in the old hollow log that he had found on the edge of the Green Meadows just before dark .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ hollow__<label>__NOUN log__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET edge__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__NOUN Meadows__<label>__NOUN just__<label>__ADV before__<label>__ADV dark__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
It was the first time that Johnny had ever slept anywhere , excepting underground , and as he lay blinking his eyes , it seemed very strange and rather nice , too .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET first__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN that__<label>__DET Johnny__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB ever__<label>__ADV slept__<label>__VERB anywhere__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. excepting__<label>__VERB underground__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON lay__<label>__VERB blinking__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON eyes__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB very__<label>__ADV strange__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ rather__<label>__ADV nice__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. too__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , well , well !
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X ,__<label>__. well__<label>__X !__<label>__.
What are you doing here ? ''
What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried a sharp voice .
cried__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET sharp__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck looked towards the open end of the old log .
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There , peeping in , was a little face as sharp as the voice .
There__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. peeping__<label>__VERB in__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET little__<label>__ADJ face__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV sharp__<label>__ADJ as__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET voice__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Hello , Chatterer ! ''
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Chatterer__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Johnny .
cried__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I say , what are you doing here ? ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. what__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON doing__<label>__VERB here__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
persisted Chatterer the Red Squirrel , for it was he .
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`` Just waking up , '' replied Johnny , with a grin .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV waking__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET grin__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's time , '' replied Chatterer .
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ time__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` But that is n't telling me what you are doing so far from home . ''
``__<label>__. But__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__ADP telling__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON what__<label>__PRON you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV far__<label>__ADV from__<label>__ADP home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I have n't any home , '' said Johnny , his face growing just a wee bit wistful .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NUM any__<label>__DET home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. his__<label>__PRON face__<label>__NOUN growing__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET wee__<label>__ADJ bit__<label>__NOUN wistful__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` You have n't any home ! ''
``__<label>__. You__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__ADP any__<label>__DET home__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Chatterer 's voice sounded as if he did n't think he had heard aright .
Chatterer__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ voice__<label>__NOUN sounded__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB think__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB heard__<label>__VERB aright__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What have you done with it ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON done__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Given it to Jimmy Skunk , '' replied Johnny Chuck .
``__<label>__. Given__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT Jimmy__<label>__NOUN Skunk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Now Chatterer never gives anything to anybody , and how any one could give away his home was more than he could understand .
Now__<label>__ADV Chatterer__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV gives__<label>__VERB anything__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT anybody__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ how__<label>__ADV any__<label>__DET one__<label>__NUM could__<label>__VERB give__<label>__VERB away__<label>__PRT his__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB more__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB understand__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He stared at Johnny as if he thought Johnny had gone crazy .
He__<label>__PRON stared__<label>__VERB at__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB gone__<label>__VERB crazy__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Finally he found his tongue .
Finally__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON found__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON tongue__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I do n't believe it ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB believe__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he snapped .
he__<label>__PRON snapped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` If Jimmy Skunk has got your old home , it 's because he put you out of it . ''
``__<label>__. If__<label>__ADP Jimmy__<label>__NOUN Skunk__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB got__<label>__VERB your__<label>__PRON old__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__NOUN because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON put__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` No such thing !
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET such__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I 'd like to see Jimmy Skunk or anybody else put me out of my home ! ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB Jimmy__<label>__NOUN Skunk__<label>__NOUN or__<label>__CONJ anybody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV put__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON out__<label>__ADP of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON home__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck spoke scornfully .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN spoke__<label>__VERB scornfully__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` I gave it to him because I did n't want it any longer .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON gave__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT him__<label>__PRON because__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM want__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET longer__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
I 'm going to see the world , and then I 'm going to build me a new home .
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__NOUN going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT build__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET new__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Everybody else seems to be building new homes this spring ; why should n't I ? ''
Everybody__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV seems__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB building__<label>__VERB new__<label>__ADJ homes__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET spring__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. why__<label>__ADV should__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM I__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` I 'm not ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. m__<label>__PRON not__<label>__ADV !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
retorted Chatterer .
retorted__<label>__VERB Chatterer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I know enough to know when I am well off .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON know__<label>__VERB enough__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT know__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB well__<label>__ADV off__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
`` Who has a discontented heart Is sure to play a sorry part . ''
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Johnny Chuck crawled out of the old log and stretched himself somewhat painfully .
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`` That may be , but there are different kinds of discontent .
``__<label>__. That__<label>__DET may__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB different__<label>__ADJ kinds__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP discontent__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Who never looks for better things Will live his life in little rings .
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Well , I must be moving along , if I am to see the world . ''
Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON must__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB moving__<label>__VERB along__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON am__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT see__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
So Johnny Chuck bade Chatterer good-by and started on .
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It was very delightful to wander over the Green Meadows on such a beautiful spring morning .
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The violets and the wind-flowers nodded to him , and the dandelions smiled up at him .
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Johnny almost forgot his torn clothes and the bites and scratches of his great fight with the gray old Chuck the day before .
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It was fun to just go where he pleased and not have a care in the world .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB fun__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT just__<label>__ADV go__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON pleased__<label>__VERB and__<label>__CONJ not__<label>__ADV have__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET care__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He was thinking of this , as he sat up to look over the Green Meadows .
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His heart gave a great throb .
His__<label>__PRON heart__<label>__NOUN gave__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ throb__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
What was that over near the lone elm - tree ?
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It was -- yes , it certainly was another Chuck !
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB --__<label>__. yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON certainly__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB another__<label>__DET Chuck__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Could it be the old gray Chuck come back for another fight ?
Could__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON be__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ gray__<label>__ADJ Chuck__<label>__NOUN come__<label>__VERB back__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP another__<label>__DET fight__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
A great anger filled the heart of Johnny Chuck , and he whistled sharply .
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The strange Chuck did n't answer .
The__<label>__DET strange__<label>__ADJ Chuck__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN answer__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Johnny ground his teeth and started for the lone elm-tree .
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He would show this other Chuck who was master of the Green Meadows !
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X WHY JOHNNY CHUCK DID N'T FIGHT Anger is an awful thing ; It never stops to reason .
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It boils right over all at once , No matter what the season .
It__<label>__PRON boils__<label>__VERB right__<label>__ADJ over__<label>__ADP all__<label>__DET at__<label>__ADP once__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. No__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN what__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET season__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was so with Johnny Chuck .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV with__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
The minute he caught sight of the strange Chuck over by the lone elm-tree , anger filled his heart and fairly boiled over , until he was in a terrible rage .
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Of course it was foolish , very foolish indeed .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB foolish__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. very__<label>__ADV foolish__<label>__ADJ indeed__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The strange Chuck had n't said or done anything to make Johnny Chuck angry , not the least thing in the world , excepting to come down on to the Green Meadows .
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Now the Green Meadows are very broad , and there is room for many Chucks .
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It was pure selfishness on the part of Johnny Chuck to want to drive away every other Chuck .
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But anger never stops to reason .
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It did n't now .
It__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck hurried as fast as his short legs could take him towards the lone elm-tree , and in his mind was just one thought -- to drive that strange Chuck off the Green Meadows and to punish him so that he never , never would dare even think of coming back .
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So great was Johnny 's anger that every hair stood on end , and as he ran he chattered and scolded .
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`` I 'll fix him !
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ fix__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
These are my Green Meadows , and no one else has any business here unless I say so !
These__<label>__DET are__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON Green__<label>__ADJ Meadows__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ no__<label>__DET one__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV has__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET business__<label>__NOUN here__<label>__ADV unless__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON say__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
I 'll fix him !
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ fix__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
I 'll fix him ! ''
I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ fix__<label>__NOUN him__<label>__PRON !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then Johnny would grind his teeth , and in his eyes was the ugliest look .
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He was n't nice to see , not a bit nice .
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The Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind did n't know what to make of him .
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Could this be the Johnny Chuck they had known so long , the good-natured , happy Johnny Chuck whom everybody loved ?
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They drew away from him , for they did n't want anything to do with any one in such a frightful temper .
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But Johnny Chuck did n't even notice , and if he had he would n't have cared .
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That is the trouble with anger .
That__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET trouble__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP anger__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It crowds out everything else , when it once fills the heart .
It__<label>__PRON crowds__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT everything__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON once__<label>__ADV fills__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET heart__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
When Johnny had first seen the stranger , he had thought right away that it was the old gray Chuck with whom he had had such a terrible fight the day before and whom he whipped .
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Perhaps that was one reason for Johnny Chuck 's terrible anger now , for the old gray Chuck had tried to drive Johnny Chuck off the Green Meadows .
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But when he had to stop for breath and sat up to look again , he saw that it was n't the old gray Chuck at all .
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It was a younger Chuck and much smaller than the old gray Chuck .
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It was smaller than Johnny himself .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB smaller__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` He 'll be all the easier to whip , '' muttered Johnny , as he started on again , never once thinking of how unfair it would be to fight with one smaller than himself .
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That was because he was so angry .
That__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB because__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV angry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Anger never is fair .
Anger__<label>__NOUN never__<label>__ADV is__<label>__VERB fair__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Pretty soon he reached the lone elm-tree .
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The stranger was n't to be seen !
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No , Sir , the stranger was n't anywhere in sight .
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Johnny Chuck sat up and looked this way and looked that way , but the stranger was nowhere in sight .
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`` Pooh ! ''
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Johnny Chuck , `` He 's afraid to fight !
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He 's a coward .
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But he ca n't get away from me so easily .
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He 's hiding , and I 'll find him and then -- '' Johnny did n't finish , but he ground his teeth , and it was n't a pleasant sound to hear .
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So Johnny Chuck hunted for the stranger , and the longer he hunted the angrier he grew .
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Somehow the stranger managed to keep out of his sight .
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He was almost ready to give up , when he almost stumbled over the stranger , hiding in a little clump of bushes .
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And then a funny thing happened .
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What do you think it was ?
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Why , all the anger left Johnny Chuck .
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His hair no longer stood on end .
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He did n't know why , but all of a sudden he felt foolish , very foolish indeed .
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`` Who are you ? ''
``__<label>__. Who__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he demanded gruffly .
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`` I -- I 'm Polly Chuck , '' replied the stranger , in a small , timid voice .
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XI THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD Johnny Chuck had begun to think about his clothes .
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Yes , Sir , he spent a whole lot of time thinking about how he looked and wishing that he had a handsomer coat .
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For the first time in all his life he began to envy Reddy Fox , because of the beautiful red coat of which Reddy is so proud .
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It seemed to Johnny that his own coat was so plain and so dull that no one would look at it twice .
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Besides , it was torn now , because of the great fight Johnny had had with the old gray Chuck who came down from the Old Pasture .
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Johnny smoothed it down and brushed it carefully and tried to make himself look as spick and span as he knew how .
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`` Oh , dear ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. dear__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he sighed .
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`` I do n't see why Old Mother Nature did n't give me as handsome a coat as she did Reddy Fox .
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And there are Jimmy Skunk and Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and -- and -- why , almost every one has a handsomer coat than I have ! ''
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Now this was n't at all like Johnny Chuck .
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First he had been discontented with his house and had given it to Jimmy Skunk .
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Now he was discontented with his clothes .
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What was coming over Johnny Chuck ?
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He really did n't know himself .
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At least , he would n't have admitted that he knew .
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But right down deep in his heart was a great desire -- the desire to have Polly Chuck admire him .
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Yes , Sir , that is what it was !
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And it seemed to him that she would admire him a great deal more if he wore fine clothes .
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You see , he had n't learned yet what Peter Rabbit had learned a long time ago , which is that Fine clothes but catch the passing eye ; Fine deeds win love from low and high .
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So Johnny Chuck wished and wished that he had a handsome suit , but as he did n't , and no amount of wishing would bring him one , he just made the one he did have look as good as he could , and then went in search of Polly Chuck .
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Sometimes she would not notice him at all .
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Sometimes he would find her shyly peeping at him from behind a clump of grass .
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Then Johnny Chuck would try to make himself look very important , and would strut about as if he really did own the Green Meadows .
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Sometimes she would hide from him , and when he found her she would run away .
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Other times she would be just as nice to him as she could be , and they would have a jolly time hunting for sweet clover and other nice things to eat .
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Then Johnny Chuck 's heart would swell until it seemed to him that it would fairly burst with happiness .
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Instead of wanting to drive Polly Chuck away from the Green Meadows , as he had the old gray Chuck , Johnny began to worry for fear that Polly Chuck might not stay on the Green Meadows .
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Whenever he thought of that , his heart would sink way , way down , and he would hurry to look for her and make sure that she was still there .
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When he was beside her , he felt very big and strong and brave and longed for a chance to show her how brave he was .
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She was such a timid little thing herself that the least little thing frightened her , and Johnny Chuck was glad that this was so , for it gave him a chance to protect her .
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When he was n't with her , he spent his time looking for new patches of sweet clover to take her to .
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At first she would n't go without a great deal of coaxing , but after a while he did n't have to coax at all .
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She seemed to delight to be with him as much as he did to be with her .
She__<label>__PRON seemed__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT delight__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB with__<label>__ADP her__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
So Johnny Chuck grew happier and happier .
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He was happier than he had ever been in all his life before .
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You see Johnny Chuck had found the greatest thing in the world .
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Do you know what it is ?
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It is called love .
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XII JOHNNY CHUCK PROVES HIS LOVE These spring days were beautiful days on the Green Meadows .
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It seemed to Johnny Chuck that the Green Meadows never had been so lovely or the songs of the birds so sweet .
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He had forgotten all about his old friends , Jimmy Skunk and Peter Rabbit and the other little meadow people .
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You see , he could n't think of anybody but Polly Chuck , and he did n't want to be with anybody but Polly Chuck .
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He had even forgotten that he had started out to see the world .
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He did n't care anything more about the world .
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All he wanted was to be where Polly Chuck was .
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Then he was perfectly happy .
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That was because Johnny Chuck had found the greatest thing in the world , which is love .
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But Johnny still had one great wish , the wish that he might show Polly Chuck just how brave and strong he was and how well he could take care of her .
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One morning they were feasting in a patch of sweet clover over near an old stone wall .
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It was the same stone wall in which Johnny Chuck had escaped from old Whitetail the Marshhawk , when Johnny was a very little fellow .
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Suddenly Polly gave a little scream of fright .
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Johnny Chuck looked up to see a dog almost upon her .
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Johnny 's first thought was to run to the old stone wall .
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He was nearer to it than Polly was .
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Then he saw that that dreadful dog would catch Polly before she could reach the stone wall .
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A great rage filled Johnny 's heart , just as it had when he had fought the old gray Chuck .
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Every hair stood on end , not with fear , but with anger , and he sprang in front of Polly .
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`` Run , Polly , run ! ''
``__<label>__. Run__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Polly__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. run__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he cried , and Polly ran .
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But Johnny did n't run .
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Oh , my , no !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET !__<label>__.
Johnny did n't run .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NUM run__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He drew himself together ready to spring .
He__<label>__PRON drew__<label>__VERB himself__<label>__PRON together__<label>__ADV ready__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT spring__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He showed all his sharp teeth and ground them savagely .
He__<label>__PRON showed__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET his__<label>__PRON sharp__<label>__ADJ teeth__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ ground__<label>__VERB them__<label>__PRON savagely__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Little sparks of fire seemed to snap out of his eyes .
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There was no sign of fear in Johnny Chuck then , not the least little bit .
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Just in front of him the dog stopped and barked .
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He was a little dog , a young and foolish dog , and he was terribly excited .
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He barked until he almost lost his breath .
He__<label>__PRON barked__<label>__VERB until__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON almost__<label>__ADV lost__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON breath__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He did n't like the looks of Johnny Chuck 's sharp teeth .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB like__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET looks__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN sharp__<label>__ADJ teeth__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
So he circled around Johnny , trying to get behind him .
So__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON circled__<label>__VERB around__<label>__ADV Johnny__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. trying__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT get__<label>__VERB behind__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But Johnny turned as the dog circled , and always the little dog found those sharp teeth directly in front of him .
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He barked and barked , until it seemed as if he would bark his head off .
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Finally the little dog , who was young and foolish , grew tired of just dancing around and barking .
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`` Pooh ! ''
``__<label>__. Pooh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said he to himself .
said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` He 's nothing but a Chuck ! ''
``__<label>__. He__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ nothing__<label>__NOUN but__<label>__CONJ a__<label>__DET Chuck__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Then he stopped barking and sprang straight at Johnny with an ugly growl .
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Johnny Chuck was ready for him and he was quicker than the little dog .
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His sharp teeth closed on one of the little dog 's ears , and he held on while with his stout claws he scratched and tore .
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The little dog , who was young and foolish and had n't yet learned how to fight , could n't get hold of Johnny Chuck anywhere .
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Then he tried to shake Johnny Chuck off , but he could n't , because Johnny held on to that ear with his sharp teeth .
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`` Kiyi-yi-yi-yi ! ''
``__<label>__. Kiyi__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. yi__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. yi__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. yi__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
yelled the little dog , for those teeth hurt dreadfully .
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`` Kiyi-yi-yi-yi ! ''
``__<label>__. Kiyi__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. yi__<label>__NOUN -__<label>__. yi__<label>__CONJ -__<label>__. yi__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Over and over they rolled and tumbled , the little dog trying to get away , and Johnny Chuck holding on to the little dog 's ear .
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Finally Johnny had to let go to get his breath .
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The little dog sprang to his feet and started for home across the Green Meadows as fast as he could run .
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Johnny Chuck shook himself and grinned , as he heard the little dog 's `` Kiyi-yi-yi '' grow fainter and fainter .
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`` I 'm glad it was n't Bowser the Hound , '' muttered Johnny Chuck , as he started towards the old stone wall .
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There he found Polly Chuck peeping out at him , and all of a tremble with fright .
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`` My , how brave you are ! ''
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said Polly Chuck .
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`` Pooh , that 's nothing ! ''
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replied Johnny Chuck .
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XIII POLLY AND JOHNNY CHUCK GO HOUSE HUNTING Johnny Chuck was happy .
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Yes , Sir , Johnny Chuck was happy -- so happy that he felt like doing foolish things .
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You see Johnny Chuck loved Polly Chuck and he knew now that Polly Chuck loved him .
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He had known it ever since he had fought with the foolish little dog who had dared to frighten Polly Chuck .
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After the fight was over , and the little dog had been sent home kiyi - yi-ing , Polly Chuck had crept out of the old stone wall where she had been hiding and snuggled up beside Johnny Chuck and looked at him as if she thought him the most wonderful Chuck in all the world , as , indeed , she did .
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And Johnny had felt his heart swell and swell with happiness until it almost choked him .
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So now once more Johnny Chuck began to think of a new home .
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He had forgotten all about seeing the world .
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All he wanted now was a new house , built just so , with a front door and a hidden back door , and big enough for two , for no more would Johnny Chuck live alone .
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So , with shy little Polly Chuck by his side , he began to search for a place to make a new home .
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The more he thought about it , the more Johnny wanted to build his house over by the lone elm-tree where he had first seen Polly Chuck .
The__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. the__<label>__DET more__<label>__ADJ Johnny__<label>__NOUN wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT build__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN over__<label>__ADP by__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET lone__<label>__NOUN elm__<label>__X -__<label>__. tree__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB first__<label>__ADV seen__<label>__VERB Polly__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was a splendid place .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET splendid__<label>__ADJ place__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
From it you could see a great way in every direction .
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It would be shady on hot summer days .
It__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB shady__<label>__ADJ on__<label>__ADP hot__<label>__ADJ summer__<label>__NOUN days__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It was near a great big patch of sweet clover .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB near__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ big__<label>__ADJ patch__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP sweet__<label>__ADJ clover__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It seemed to Johnny Chuck that it was the best place on all the Green Meadows .
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He whispered as much to Polly Chuck .
He__<label>__PRON whispered__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT Polly__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
She turned up her nose .
She__<label>__PRON turned__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT her__<label>__PRON nose__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` It 's too low ! ''
``__<label>__. It__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB too__<label>__ADV low__<label>__ADJ !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said she .
said__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Oh ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
replied Johnny , and looked puzzled , for really it was one of the highest places on the Green Meadows .
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`` Yes , '' said Polly , in a brisk , decided way , `` it 's altogether too low .
``__<label>__. Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Polly__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. in__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET brisk__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. decided__<label>__VERB way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. it__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__ADJ altogether__<label>__ADV too__<label>__ADV low__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Probably it is wet . ''
Probably__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON is__<label>__VERB wet__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Oh ! ''
``__<label>__. Oh__<label>__X !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Johnny once more .
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Of course he knew that it was n't wet , but if Polly did n't want to live there , he would n't say a word .
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Of course not .
Of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN not__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Now there 's a place right over there , '' continued Polly .
``__<label>__. Now__<label>__ADV there__<label>__DET '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET place__<label>__NOUN right__<label>__ADV over__<label>__ADP there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. continued__<label>__VERB Polly__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` I think we 'll build our house right there . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON think__<label>__VERB we__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. ll__<label>__ADJ build__<label>__VERB our__<label>__PRON house__<label>__NOUN right__<label>__NOUN there__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Johnny opened his mouth to say something , but he closed it again without speaking and meekly trotted after Polly Chuck to the place she had picked out .
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It was in a little hollow .
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Johnny knew before he began to dig that the ground was damp , almost wet .
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But if Polly wanted to live there she should , and Johnny began to dig .
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By and by he stopped to rest .
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Where was Polly ?
Where__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB Polly__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__.
He looked this way and that way anxiously .
He__<label>__PRON looked__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ that__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN anxiously__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Just as he was getting ready to go hunt for her , she came hurrying back .
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-LSB- Illustration : If Polly wanted to live there she should -RSB- `` I 've found a perfectly lovely place for our new home ! ''
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she cried .
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Johnny looked ruefully at the hole he had worked so hard to dig ; then he brushed the dirt from his clothes and followed her .
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This time Johnny had no fault to find with the ground .
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It was high and dry .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB high__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ dry__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
But Polly had chosen a spot close to a road that wound down across the Green Meadows .
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Johnny shook his head doubtfully , but he began to dig .
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This time , however , he kept one eye on Polly Chuck , and the minute he found that she was wandering off , he stopped digging and chuckled as he watched her .
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It was n't long before back she came in great excitement .
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She had found a better place !
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So they wandered over the Green Meadows , Polly leading the way .
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Johnny had learned by this time to waste no time digging .
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And he had made up his mind to one thing .
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What do you think it was ?
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It was this : He would follow Polly until she found a place to suit him , but when she did find such a place she should n't have a chance to change her mind again .
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XIV A NEW HOME AT LAST Home , no matter where it be , Or it be big or small , Is just the one place in the world That dearest is of all .
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Johnny Chuck was thinking of this as he worked with might and main .
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It was a new house that he was building , but already he felt that it was home , and every time he thought of it he felt a queer little tugging at his heart .
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You see , while it was his home , it was Polly Chuck 's home , too , and that made it doubly dear to Johnny Chuck , even before it was finished .
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And where do you think Johnny was building his new home ?
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It was clear way over on the edge of Farmer Brown 's old orchard !
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Yes , Sir , after all the fuss Johnny Chuck had made over any other Chuck living on the Green Meadows , and after driving the old gray Chuck back to the Old Pasture , Johnny Chuck had left the Green Meadows himself !
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It was n't of his own accord that Johnny Chuck had left the Green Meadows .
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No , indeed !
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He loved them too well for that .
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But he loved Polly Chuck more , and although he had grumbled a little , he had followed her up to the old orchard , and now they were going to stay there .
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Sometimes Johnny shivered when he thought how near were Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown 's boy and Bowser the Hound .
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He had never been so far from his old home on the Green Meadows before , and it was all very strange up here .
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It was very lovely , too .
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Besides , it was in this very old orchard that Polly Chuck had been born , and she knew every part of it .
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Johnny felt better when he found that out .
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So he set to work to build a home , and this time he meant business .
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Polly Chuck could change her mind as many times as she pleased ; that was going to be their home and that was where they were going to live .
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Now Johnny Chuck had grown wise in the ways of the world since he first ran away from the home where he was born .
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Twice since then he had built a new home , and now this would be better than either of the others .
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He paid no heed to Polly , when she pouted because he did not dig where she wanted him to .
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He went from tree to tree , big old apple - trees they were , and at the very last tree , way down in a corner near a tumbled-down stone wall , he found what he wanted -- two spreading roots gave him a chance to dig between them .
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Polly watched him get ready for work and she pouted some more .
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`` It would be a lot nicer out in that grassy place , and a lot easier to dig , '' said she .
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Johnny Chuck smiled and made the dirt fly .
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`` It certainly would be easier to dig , '' said he , when he stopped for breath , `` easier for me and easier for Bowser the Hound or for old Granny Fox , if either wanted to dig us out .
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Now , these old roots are just far enough apart for us to go in and out .
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They make a beautiful doorway .
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But Bowser the Hound can not get through if he tries , and he ca n't make our doorway any larger .
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Do n't you see how safe it is ? ''
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Polly Chuck had to own up that it was safer than a home in the open could possibly be , and Johnny went on digging .
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He made a long hall down to the snuggest of bedrooms , deep , deep down under ground .
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Then he made a long back hall , and all the sand from this he carried out the front way .
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By and by he made a back door at the end of the back hall , and it opened right behind a big stone fallen from the old stone wall .
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You would never have guessed that there was a back door there .
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His new house was finished now , and Johnny Chuck and Polly Chuck sat on the door-step and watched jolly , round , red Mr. Sun go to bed behind the Purple Hills and were happy .
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XV SAMMY JAY FINDS THE NEW HOME Johnny Chuck was missed from his old home on the Green Meadows .
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If he had known how much he was missed , he certainly would have tried to go back for at least a call on his old neighbors .
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There had been great surprise when it had been discovered that Jimmy Skunk was living in Johnny 's old house , and at first some of the little meadow people were inclined to look at Jimmy a wee bit distrustfully when he told how Johnny Chuck had given away his house .
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When Johnny sent back word by the Merry Little Breezes that it was true , they believed Jimmy Skunk and forgot the unpleasant things that they had begun to hint at about him .
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But they one and all thought that Johnny Chuck must be crazy .
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Yes , Sir , they thought that Johnny Chuck must be crazy .
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They were sure of it when the Merry Little Breezes brought word of how Johnny had started out to see the world .
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But everybody was so busy about their own affairs in the beautiful bright spring-time that they could n't spend much time wondering about Johnny Chuck .
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They missed him every time they passed his old house and then forgot him ; that is , most of the little meadow people did .
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Peter Rabbit did n't .
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Peter used to stop every day to gossip with Johnny Chuck and tell him all the news , and now that Johnny Chuck was no longer there , Peter missed him greatly .
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Jimmy Skunk was always asleep or off somewhere .
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Besides , he was such a traveler that he knew all the news almost as soon as Peter himself .
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The Merry Little Breezes told Peter that Johnny Chuck was still on the Green Meadows , hunting for a new home , so Peter made up his mind that just as soon as Johnny got settled , Peter would hunt him up and call .
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You see , he never dreamed that Johnny would leave the Green Meadows , and he thought that of course the Merry Little Breezes would tell him just where Johnny Chuck 's new house was , whenever it was built .
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But there is where Peter made a mistake .
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The Merry Little Breezes are the friends of all the little meadow and forest people , but they would n't be very long if they told everything that they find out .
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Their merry tongues they guard full well And things they should n't never tell , For long ago they learned the way To keep a secret night and day .
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And so when they found Johnny Chuck 's new house in the corner of Farmer Brown 's old orchard , they promised Johnny that they would n't tell anybody , and they did n't .
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So it was a long time before any one else found out what had become of Johnny Chuck , for no one thought of looking in the corner of the old orchard .
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The Merry Little Breezes used to come every day and bring Johnny Chuck the news , and he and Polly Chuck would laugh and tickle , as they thought of Peter Rabbit hunting and hunting and never finding them .
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Then one morning , as Johnny Chuck sat on his door-step , half dozing in the sun with his heart filled with contentment , he happened to look up straight into two sharp eyes peering down at him from among the leaves of the apple-tree under which he had built his house .
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He knew those eyes .
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They were such sharp eyes that they were unpleasant .
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He did n't even have to look for the blue and white coat of the owner to know who had found his snug home .
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But he pretended to keep right on dozing , and pretty soon the owner of the eyes disappeared without making a sound .
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`` Oh , dear , '' sighed Johnny Chuck , `` now the whole world will know where we live , for that was Sammy Jay . ''
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Then his face brightened as he added : `` Anyway , he did n't see Polly Chuck , and he does n't know anything about her , so I 'll keep twice as sharp a watch as before . ''
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XVI SAMMY JAY PLANS MISCHIEF Mischief may not mean to be really truly bad , But somehow it seems to make other people sad ; Does a mean unpleasant thing and tries to think it fun ; Then , alas , it runs away when trouble has begun .
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Of all the little people who live in the Green Forest and on the Green Meadows , none is more mischievous than Sammy Jay .
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It seems sometimes as if there was more mischief under that pert little cap Sammy Jay wears than in the heads of all the other little meadow and forest people put together .
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When he is n't actually in mischief , Sammy Jay is planning mischief .
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You see it has grown to be a habit with Sammy Jay , and habits , especially bad habits , have a way of growing and growing .
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Now Sammy Jay had no quarrel with Johnny Chuck .
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Oh , my , no !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET !__<label>__.
He would have told you that he liked Johnny Chuck .
He__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB told__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON liked__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Everybody likes Johnny Chuck .
Everybody__<label>__NOUN likes__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
But just as soon as Sammy Jay found Johnny Chuck 's new house , he began to plan mischief .
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He did n't really want any harm to come to Johnny Chuck , but he wanted to make Johnny uncomfortable .
He__<label>__PRON did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__NOUN really__<label>__ADV want__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET harm__<label>__NOUN to__<label>__PRT come__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON wanted__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT make__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN uncomfortable__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
That is Sammy Jay 's idea of fun -- seeing somebody else uncomfortable .
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So he slipped away to a thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest to try to think of some plan to tease Johnny Chuck and make him uncomfortable .
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Of course he knew that Johnny had hidden his new house in the corner of Farmer Brown 's old orchard because he wanted it to be a secret .
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He did n't know why Johnny wanted it a secret and he did n't care .
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If Johnny wanted it a secret , it would be fun to tell everybody about it .
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As he sat wondering who he should tell first ; he saw Reddy Fox trotting down the Lone Little Path .
As__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON sat__<label>__VERB wondering__<label>__VERB who__<label>__PRON he__<label>__PRON should__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB first__<label>__ADV ;__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN trotting__<label>__VERB down__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET Lone__<label>__NOUN Little__<label>__NOUN Path__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Hi , Reddy Fox ! ''
``__<label>__. Hi__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he shouted .
he__<label>__PRON shouted__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Reddy looked up .
Reddy__<label>__NOUN looked__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` Hello , Sammy Jay !
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
What have you got on your mind this morning ? ''
What__<label>__PRON have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP your__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Reddy .
said__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` Nothing much , '' replied Sammy Jay .
``__<label>__. Nothing__<label>__NOUN much__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What 's the news ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Reddy grinned .
Reddy__<label>__NOUN grinned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` There is n't any news , '' said he .
``__<label>__. There__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__. any__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` I was just going to ask you the same thing . ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB just__<label>__ADV going__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ask__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON the__<label>__DET same__<label>__ADJ thing__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
It was Sammy Jay 's turn to grin , `` Just as if I could tell you any news , Reddy Fox !
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Just as if I could tell you any news ! ''
Just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB tell__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON any__<label>__DET news__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he exclaimed .
he__<label>__PRON exclaimed__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` Why , everybody knows that you are so smart that you find out everything as soon as it happens . ''
``__<label>__. Why__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. everybody__<label>__NOUN knows__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV smart__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT everything__<label>__NOUN as__<label>__ADV soon__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP it__<label>__PRON happens__<label>__VERB .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Reddy Fox felt flattered .
Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN felt__<label>__VERB flattered__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
You know people who do a great deal of flattering themselves are often the very easiest to flatter if you know how .
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Reddy pretended to be very modest ; but no one likes to be thought smart and important more than Reddy Fox does , and it pleased him greatly that Sammy Jay should think him so smart that no one could tell him any news .
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Sammy knew this perfectly well , and he chuckled to himself as he watched Reddy Fox pretending to be so modest .
Sammy__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET perfectly__<label>__ADV well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON chuckled__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON watched__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN pretending__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV modest__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
`` Have you called on Johnny Chuck at his new home yet ? ''
``__<label>__. Have__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON called__<label>__VERB on__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN yet__<label>__ADV ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
asked Sammy Jay , in the most matter-of-fact way .
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`` No , '' replied Reddy , `` but I mean to , soon . ''
``__<label>__. No__<label>__DET ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ``__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ I__<label>__PRON mean__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. soon__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
He said this just as if he knew all about Johnny Chuck 's new home , when all the time he had n't the remotest idea in the world where it was .
He__<label>__PRON said__<label>__VERB this__<label>__DET just__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON knew__<label>__VERB all__<label>__DET about__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ new__<label>__ADJ home__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. when__<label>__ADV all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__CONJ 't__<label>__. the__<label>__DET remotest__<label>__ADJ idea__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET world__<label>__NOUN where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
In fact he had hunted and hunted for it , but had n't found a trace of it .
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And all the time Sammy Jay knew that Reddy did n't know where it was .
And__<label>__CONJ all__<label>__DET the__<label>__DET time__<label>__NOUN Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN knew__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP Reddy__<label>__NOUN did__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADJ 't__<label>__NOUN know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV it__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
But Sammy did n't let on that he knew .
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`` I just happened to be up in Farmer Brown 's old orchard this morning , so I thought I 'd pay Johnny Chuck a call , '' said Sammy , and chuckled as he saw Reddy 's ears prick up .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON just__<label>__ADV happened__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT in__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN this__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON thought__<label>__VERB I__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. d__<label>__ADJ pay__<label>__NOUN Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET call__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ chuckled__<label>__VERB as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN ears__<label>__NOUN prick__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT .__<label>__.
`` By the way , he thinks you do n't know where he lives now . ''
``__<label>__. By__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET way__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON thinks__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON do__<label>__VERB n__<label>__ADV 't__<label>__VERB know__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON lives__<label>__VERB now__<label>__ADV .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Huh ! ''
``__<label>__. Huh__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
said Reddy Fox .
said__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` As if Johnny Chuck could fool me !
``__<label>__. As__<label>__ADP if__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN could__<label>__VERB fool__<label>__VERB me__<label>__PRON !__<label>__.
Well , I must be moving along .
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Good-by , Sammy Jay . ''
Good__<label>__ADJ -__<label>__. by__<label>__ADP ,__<label>__. Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
Reddy trotted off towards the Green Meadows , but the minute he was out of sight of Sammy Jay , he turned towards Farmer Brown 's old orchard , just as Sammy Jay had known he would .
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`` I guess Johnny Chuck will have a visitor , '' chuckled Sammy Jay , as he started to look for Jimmy Skunk .
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XVII MORE MISCHIEF Mischief 's like a snowball Sent rolling down a hill ; With every turn it bigger grows And bigger , bigger still .
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Sammy Jay had started mischief by telling Reddy Fox where Johnny Chuck 's new house was .
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If you had asked him , Sammy Jay would have said that he had n't told .
If__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB asked__<label>__VERB him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN would__<label>__VERB have__<label>__VERB said__<label>__VERB that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB n__<label>__CONJ 't__<label>__NUM told__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
All he had said was that he had happened to be up in Farmer Brown 's old orchard and so had called on Johnny Chuck in his new house .
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Now Reddy Fox is very sly , oh , very sly .
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He had pretended to Sammy Jay that he knew all the time where Johnny Chuck was living .
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When he left Sammy Jay , he had started in the direction of the Green Meadows , just as if he had no thought of going over to Farmer Brown 's old orchard .
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But Sammy Jay is just as sly as Reddy Fox .
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He was n't fooled for one minute , not one little minute .
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He chuckled to himself as he started to look for Jimmy Skunk .
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Then he changed his mind .
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`` I think I 'll go up to the old orchard myself ! ''
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said Sammy Jay , and away he flew .
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He got there first and hid in the top of a big apple-tree , where he could see all that went on .
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It was n't long before he saw Reddy Fox steal out from the Green Forest and over to the old orchard .
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Reddy was nervous , very nervous .
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You see , it was broad daylight , and the old orchard was very near Farmer Brown 's house .
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Reddy knew that he ought to have waited until night , but he knew that then Johnny Chuck would be fast asleep , Now , perhaps , Johnny Chuck , thinking that no one knew where he lived , would not be on watch , and he might be able to catch Johnny .
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So Reddy , with one eye on Farmer Brown 's house and one eye on the watch for some sign of Johnny Chuck , stole into the old orchard .
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Every few steps he would stop and look and listen .
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At every little noise he would start nervously .
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Then Sammy Jay would chuckle under his breath .
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So Reddy Fox crept and tiptoed about through the old orchard .
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Every minute he grew more nervous , and every minute he grew more disappointed , for he could find no sign of Johnny Chuck 's house .
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He began to think that Sammy Jay had fooled him , and the very thought made him grind his teeth .
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At last he decided to give it up .
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He was down in the far corner of the old orchard , close by the old stone wall now , and he got all ready to jump over the old stone wall , when he just happened to look on the other side of the big apple-tree he was under , and there was what he was looking for -- Johnny Chuck 's new house !
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Johnny Chuck was n't in sight , but there was the new house , and Johnny must be either inside or not far away .
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Reddy grinned .
Reddy__<label>__NOUN grinned__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was a sly , wicked , hungry grin .
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He flattened himself out in the grass behind the big apple-tree .
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`` I 'll give Johnny Chuck the surprise of his life ! ''
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muttered Reddy Fox under his breath .
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Now Sammy Jay had been watching all this time .
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He knew that Johnny Chuck was safely inside his house , for Johnny had seen Reddy when he first came into the old orchard .
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And Sammy knew that Johnny Chuck knew that when Reddy found that new house , he would hide just as he had done .
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`` Johnny Chuck wo n't come out again to-day , and there wo n't be any excitement at all , '' thought Sammy Jay in disappointment , for he had hoped to see a fight between Reddy Fox and Johnny Chuck .
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Just then Sammy looked over to Farmer Brown 's house , and there was Farmer Brown 's boy getting ready to saw wood .
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The imp of mischief under Sammy 's pert cap gave him an idea .
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He flew over to the old apple-tree , just over Reddy 's head , and began to scream at the top of his lungs .
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Farmer Brown 's boy stopped work and looked over towards the old orchard .
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`` When a jay screams like that there is usually a fox around , '' he muttered , as he unfastened Bowser the Hound .
``__<label>__. When__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET jay__<label>__NOUN screams__<label>__NOUN like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET there__<label>__DET is__<label>__VERB usually__<label>__ADV a__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN around__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. he__<label>__PRON muttered__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON unfastened__<label>__VERB Bowser__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Hound__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
XVIII FARMER BROWN 'S BOY MAKES A DISCOVERY Reddy Fox glared up at Sammy Jay .
XVIII__<label>__ADJ FARMER__<label>__NOUN BROWN__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN BOY__<label>__NOUN MAKES__<label>__NOUN A__<label>__NOUN DISCOVERY__<label>__NOUN Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN glared__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT at__<label>__ADP Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
`` What 's the matter with you ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON '__<label>__. s__<label>__VERB the__<label>__DET matter__<label>__NOUN with__<label>__ADP you__<label>__PRON ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
snarled Reddy Fox .
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`` Why do n't you mind your own affairs , instead of making trouble for other people ? ''
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You see , Reddy was afraid that Johnny Chuck would hear Sammy Jay and take warning .
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`` Hello , Reddy Fox !
``__<label>__. Hello__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
I thought you had gone down to the Green Meadows ! ''
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Sammy said this as if he was very much surprised to see Reddy there .
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He was n't , for you know he had been watching Reddy hunt for Johnny Chuck 's new house , but Reddy had pretended that he was going down to the Green Meadows early that morning , and so now Sammy pretended that he had thought that Reddy really had gone .
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`` I changed my mind ! ''
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON changed__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON mind__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
he snapped .
he__<label>__PRON snapped__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
`` What are you screaming so for ? ''
``__<label>__. What__<label>__PRON are__<label>__VERB you__<label>__PRON screaming__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV for__<label>__ADP ?__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
`` Just to exercise my lungs , so as to be sure that I can scream when I want to , '' replied Sammy , screaming still louder .
``__<label>__. Just__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT exercise__<label>__VERB my__<label>__PRON lungs__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. so__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB sure__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP I__<label>__PRON can__<label>__VERB scream__<label>__VERB when__<label>__ADV I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. replied__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. screaming__<label>__VERB still__<label>__ADV louder__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Well , go somewhere else and scream ; I want to sleep , '' said Reddy crossly .
``__<label>__. Well__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. go__<label>__VERB somewhere__<label>__ADV else__<label>__ADV and__<label>__CONJ scream__<label>__NOUN ;__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON want__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT sleep__<label>__VERB ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB Reddy__<label>__NOUN crossly__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
Now Sammy Jay knew perfectly well that Reddy Fox had no thought of taking a nap but was hiding there to try to catch Johnny Chuck .
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And Sammy knew that Farmer Brown 's boy could hear him scream , and that he knew that when Sammy screamed that way it meant there was a fox about .
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Sitting in the top of the apple-tree , Sammy could see Farmer Brown 's boy starting for the old orchard , with Bowser the Hound running ahead of him .
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Farmer Brown 's boy had no gun , so Sammy knew that no harm would come to Reddy , but that Reddy would get a dreadful scare ; and that is what Sammy wanted , just out of pure mischief .
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So he screamed louder than ever .
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Reddy Fox lost his temper .
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He sat up and called Sammy Jay all the bad names he could think of .
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He forgot where he was .
He__<label>__PRON forgot__<label>__VERB where__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He told Sammy Jay what he thought of him and what he would do to him if ever he caught him .
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Sammy Jay kept right on screaming .
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He made such a noise that Reddy did n't hear footsteps coming nearer and nearer .
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Suddenly there was a great roar right behind him .
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`` Bow , wow , wow !
``__<label>__. Bow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wow__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
Bow , wow , wow , wow ! ''
Bow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wow__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. wow__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
-- just like that .
--__<label>__. just__<label>__ADV like__<label>__ADP that__<label>__DET .__<label>__.
Reddy was so frightened that he did n't even look to see where he was jumping , and bumped his head against the apple-tree .
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Then he started for the Green Forest , with Bowser the Hound at his heels .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON started__<label>__VERB for__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET Green__<label>__NOUN Forest__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. with__<label>__ADP Bowser__<label>__NOUN the__<label>__DET Hound__<label>__NOUN at__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON heels__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
Sammy Jay laughed till he lost his breath and nearly tumbled off his perch .
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Then he flew away , still laughing .
Then__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON flew__<label>__VERB away__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. still__<label>__ADV laughing__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
He thought it the greatest joke ever .
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Farmer Brown 's boy had followed Bowser the Hound into the old orchard .
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`` I wonder what a fox was doing up here in broad daylight , '' said he , talking to himself .
``__<label>__. I__<label>__PRON wonder__<label>__VERB what__<label>__PRON a__<label>__DET fox__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB doing__<label>__VERB up__<label>__PRT here__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP broad__<label>__ADJ daylight__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. ''__<label>__. said__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. talking__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
`` Perhaps one of my hens has stolen her nest down here , and he has found it .
``__<label>__. Perhaps__<label>__ADV one__<label>__NUM of__<label>__ADP my__<label>__PRON hens__<label>__NOUN has__<label>__VERB stolen__<label>__VERB her__<label>__PRON nest__<label>__ADJ down__<label>__ADV here__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ he__<label>__PRON has__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB it__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
I 'll have a look , anyway . ''
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So he walked on down to the far corner of the old orchard , straight to the place from which he had seen Reddy Fox jump .
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When he got there , of course he saw Johnny Chuck 's new house right away .
When__<label>__ADV he__<label>__PRON got__<label>__VERB there__<label>__ADV ,__<label>__. of__<label>__ADP course__<label>__NOUN he__<label>__PRON saw__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__ADJ new__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN right__<label>__ADJ away__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
`` Ho ! ''
``__<label>__. Ho__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__. ''__<label>__.
cried Farmer Brown 's boy .
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`` Brer Fox was hunting Chucks .
``__<label>__. Brer__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB hunting__<label>__VERB Chucks__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
I 'll keep my eye on this , and if Mr. Chuck makes any trouble in my garden , I 'll know where to catch him . ''
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XIX JOHNNY CHUCK 'S PRIDE Ever since Farmer Brown 's boy and Reddy Fox had found his new house in the far corner of the old orchard , Johnny Chuck had been worried .
XIX__<label>__NOUN JOHNNY__<label>__NOUN CHUCK__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT S__<label>__NOUN PRIDE__<label>__NOUN Ever__<label>__NOUN since__<label>__ADP Farmer__<label>__NOUN Brown__<label>__NOUN '__<label>__PRT s__<label>__NOUN boy__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ Reddy__<label>__NOUN Fox__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB found__<label>__VERB his__<label>__PRON new__<label>__ADJ house__<label>__NOUN in__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET far__<label>__ADV corner__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB been__<label>__VERB worried__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
It was not that he was afraid for himself .
It__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV that__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB afraid__<label>__ADJ for__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
Oh , my , no !
Oh__<label>__X ,__<label>__. my__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. no__<label>__DET !__<label>__.
Johnny Chuck felt perfectly able to take care of himself .
Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN felt__<label>__VERB perfectly__<label>__ADV able__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT take__<label>__VERB care__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP himself__<label>__PRON .__<label>__.
But there was Polly Chuck !
But__<label>__CONJ there__<label>__DET was__<label>__VERB Polly__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN !__<label>__.
He was terribly afraid that something might happen to Polly Chuck .
He__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB terribly__<label>__ADV afraid__<label>__ADJ that__<label>__ADP something__<label>__NOUN might__<label>__VERB happen__<label>__VERB to__<label>__PRT Polly__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
You see she was not big and strong like him , and then Polly Chuck was apt to be careless .
You__<label>__PRON see__<label>__VERB she__<label>__PRON was__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV big__<label>__ADJ and__<label>__CONJ strong__<label>__ADJ like__<label>__ADP him__<label>__PRON ,__<label>__. and__<label>__CONJ then__<label>__ADV Polly__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB apt__<label>__ADJ to__<label>__PRT be__<label>__VERB careless__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
So for a while Johnny Chuck worried a great deal .
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But Reddy Fox did n't come again in daytime .
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You see Bowser the Hound had given him such a scare that he did n't dare to .
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He sometimes came at night and sniffed hungrily at Johnny Chuck 's doorway , but Johnny and Polly were safe inside , and this did n't trouble them a bit .
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And Farmer Brown 's boy seemed to have forgotten all about the new house .
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So after a while Johnny Chuck stopped worrying so much .
So__<label>__ADV after__<label>__ADP a__<label>__DET while__<label>__NOUN Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN stopped__<label>__VERB worrying__<label>__VERB so__<label>__ADV much__<label>__ADV .__<label>__.
The fact is Johnny Chuck had something else to think about .
The__<label>__DET fact__<label>__NOUN is__<label>__VERB Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB something__<label>__NOUN else__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT think__<label>__VERB about__<label>__ADP .__<label>__.
He had a secret .
He__<label>__PRON had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET secret__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Yes , Sir , Johnny Chuck had a secret .
Yes__<label>__X ,__<label>__. Sir__<label>__NOUN ,__<label>__. Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET secret__<label>__ADJ .__<label>__.
Sammy Jay came up to the old orchard almost every morning .
Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN came__<label>__VERB up__<label>__ADV to__<label>__PRT the__<label>__DET old__<label>__ADJ orchard__<label>__NOUN almost__<label>__ADV every__<label>__DET morning__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
His sharp eyes were not long in finding out that Johnny Chuck had a secret , but try as he would he could not find out what that secret was .
His__<label>__PRON sharp__<label>__ADJ eyes__<label>__NOUN were__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV long__<label>__ADV in__<label>__ADP finding__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT that__<label>__ADP Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN had__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET secret__<label>__ADJ ,__<label>__. but__<label>__CONJ try__<label>__ADV as__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB he__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB not__<label>__ADV find__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT what__<label>__PRON that__<label>__ADP secret__<label>__NOUN was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
Whatever it was , it made Johnny Chuck very happy .
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He would come out on his doorstep and smile and sometimes give a funny little whistle of pure joy .
He__<label>__PRON would__<label>__VERB come__<label>__VERB out__<label>__PRT on__<label>__ADP his__<label>__PRON doorstep__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ smile__<label>__NOUN and__<label>__CONJ sometimes__<label>__ADV give__<label>__VERB a__<label>__DET funny__<label>__ADJ little__<label>__ADJ whistle__<label>__NOUN of__<label>__ADP pure__<label>__NOUN joy__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
It puzzled Sammy Jay a great deal .
It__<label>__PRON puzzled__<label>__VERB Sammy__<label>__NOUN Jay__<label>__NOUN a__<label>__DET great__<label>__ADJ deal__<label>__NOUN .__<label>__.
He could n't see why Johnny Chuck should be any happier than he ever was .
He__<label>__PRON could__<label>__VERB n__<label>__VERB 't__<label>__NUM see__<label>__VERB why__<label>__ADV Johnny__<label>__NOUN Chuck__<label>__NOUN should__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB any__<label>__DET happier__<label>__ADJ than__<label>__ADP he__<label>__PRON ever__<label>__ADV was__<label>__VERB .__<label>__.
To be sure it was a happy time of year .
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Everybody was happy , for it was spring-time , and the Green Forest and the Green Meadows , even the Old Pasture , were very lovely .
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But somehow Sammy Jay felt sure that it was something more than this , a secret that Johnny Chuck was keeping all to himself , that was making him so happy .
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But what it was , Sammy Jay could n't imagine .
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He spent so much time thinking about it and wondering what it could be , that it actually kept him out of mischief .
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One morning Johnny Chuck came out , looking happier than ever .
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He chuckled and chuckled as only a happy Chuck can .
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Then he did foolish things .
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He kicked up his heels .
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He rolled over and over in the grass .
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He whistled .
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He even tried to sing , which is something no Chuck can do or should ever try to do .
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Then suddenly he scrambled to his feet , carefully brushed his coat , and tried to look very dignified .
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He strutted back and forth in front of his doorway , as if he was very proud of something .
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There was pride in the very way in which he took each step .
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There was pride in the very way in which he held his head .
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It was too much for Sammy Jay .
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`` What are you so proud about , Johnny Chuck ? ''
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he demanded , in his harsh voice , `` If I did n't have a better looking coat than you 've got , I would n't put on airs ! ''
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You know Sammy Jay is very proud of his own handsome blue and white coat and dearly loves to show it off .
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`` It is n't that , '' said Johnny Chuck .
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`` Well , if it is because you think yourself so smart to hide yourself up here in the old orchard , let me tell you that I found you out long ago , and so did Reddy Fox , and Bowser the Hound , and Farmer Brown 's boy , '' sneered Sammy Jay in the most disagreeable way .
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`` It is n't that , '' said Johnny Chuck .
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`` Well , what is it , then ? ''
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snapped Sammy Jay .
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`` That 's for you to find out , '' replied Johnny Chuck .
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`` There 's foolish pride and silly pride and pride of low degree ; A better pride is honest pride , and that 's the pride for me . ''
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And with that , Johnny Chuck disappeared in his new house .
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XX SAMMY JAY UNDERSTANDS It was a beautiful morning .
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Jolly , round , red Mr. Sun had thrown his bedclothes off very early and started to climb up the sky , smiling his broadest .
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Old Mother West Wind had swept his path clear of clouds .
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The Merry Little Breezes , who , you know , are Mother West Wind 's children , had danced across the Green Meadows up to the old orchard , where they pelted each other with white and pink petals of apple blossoms until the ground was covered .
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Each apple-tree was like a huge bouquet of loveliness .
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Yes , indeed , it was very beautiful that spring morning .
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Sammy Jay had gotten up almost as early as Mr. Sun and Old Mother West Wind .
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As soon as he had swallowed his breakfast , he flew up to the old orchard and hid among the white and pink apple blossoms to watch for Johnny Chuck .
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You see , he knew that Johnny Chuck had some sort of a secret which filled Johnny with very great pride ; but what it was Sammy Jay could n't even guess , and nothing troubles Sammy Jay quite so much as the feeling that he can not find out the secrets of other people .
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So he sat very , very still among the apple blossoms and waited and watched .
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By and by Johnny Chuck appeared on his doorstep .
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He seemed very much excited , did Johnny Chuck .
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He sat up very straight and looked this way and looked that way .
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He looked up in the apple-trees , and Sammy Jay held his breath , for fear that Johnny would see him .
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But Sammy was so well hidden that , bright as Johnny Chuck 's eyes are , they failed to see him .
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Then Johnny Chuck actually climbed up on the old stone wall so as to see better , and he sat there a long time , looking and looking .
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Sammy Jay grew impatient .
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`` He seems to be terribly watchful this morning .
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I never knew him to be so watchful before .
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I do n't understand it , '' muttered Sammy to himself .
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After a while Johnny Chuck seemed quite satisfied that there was no one about .
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He hopped down from the old stone wall and scampered over to the doorway of his new house , and there he began to chatter .
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Sammy Jay stretched his neck until it ached , trying to hear what Johnny Chuck was saying , but he could n't because Johnny 's head was inside his doorway .
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Pretty soon Johnny Chuck backed out and sat up , and he looked very proud and important .
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Then Sammy Jay saw something that nearly took his breath away .
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It was the head of Polly Chuck peeping out of the doorway .
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It was the first time that he had seen Polly Chuck .
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`` Why , '' gasped Sammy Jay , `` it must be that Johnny Chuck has a mate , and I did n't know a thing about it !
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So that 's his secret and the reason he has appeared so proud lately ! ''
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Polly Chuck came out on the doorstep .
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She looked just as proud as Johnny Chuck , and at the same time she seemed terribly anxious .
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She sat up beside Johnny Chuck , and she looked this way and that way , just as Johnny had .
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Then she put her head in at the doorway and began to call in the softest voice .
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In a minute Sammy Jay saw something more .
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It surprised him so that he nearly lost his balance .
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It was another head peeping out of the doorway , a head just like Johnny Chuck 's , only it was a teeny-weeny one .
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Then there was another and another !
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Polly kept talking and talking in the softest voice , while Johnny Chuck swelled himself up until he looked as if he would burst with pride .
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Sammy Jay understood now why Johnny Chuck had been so proud for the last few days .
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It was because he had a family !
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Sammy looked down at the three little Chucks sitting on the doorstep , trying to sit up the way Johnny Chuck sat , and they looked so funny that Sammy forgot himself and laughed right out loud .
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In a flash the three little Chucks and Polly Chuck had disappeared inside the house , while Johnny Chuck looked up angrily .
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He knew that his secret was a secret no longer .
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XXI SAMMY JAY HAS A CHANGE OF HEART There 's no one ever quite so bad That somewhere way down deep inside A little goodness does not find A place wherein to creep and hide .
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It is so with Sammy Jay .
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Yes , Sir , it is so with Sammy Jay .
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You may think that because Sammy Jay is vain , a trouble-maker and a thief , he is all bad .
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He is n't .
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There is some good in Sammy Jay , just as there is some good in everybody .
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If there was n't , Old Mother Nature never , never would allow Sammy Jay to go his mischievous way through the Green Forest .
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He dearly loves to get other people into all kinds of trouble , and this is one reason why nobody loves him .
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But if you watch out sharp enough , you will find that hidden under that beautiful blue and white coat of his there really is some good .
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You may have to look a long time for it , but sooner or later you will find it .
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Johnny Chuck did .
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Sammy Jay had already made a lot of trouble for Johnny Chuck .
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You see he had been the first of the little forest and meadow people to find Johnny Chuck 's new house .
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And then , just to make trouble for Johnny Chuck , he had told Reddy Fox about it , and after that he had called Bowser the Hound and Farmer Brown 's boy over to it .
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Now he had discovered Johnny Chuck 's greatest secret -- that Johnny had a family .
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What a chance to make trouble now !
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Sammy started for the Green Forest as fast as his wings could take him .
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He would tell Reddy Fox and Redtail the Hawk .
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They were very fond of young Chucks .
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It would be great fun to see the fright of Johnny Chuck and his family when Reddy Fox or Redtail the Hawk appeared .
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Sammy Jay chuckled wickedly as he flew .
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When he reached the Green Forest and stopped in his favorite hemlock-tree to rest , he was still chuckling .
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But by that time it was a different kind of a chuckle .
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Yes , Sir , it was a different kind of a chuckle .
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It was a better chuckle to hear .
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The fact is , Sammy Jay was no longer chuckling over the thought of the trouble he could make .
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He was laughing at the memory of how funny those three little baby Chucks had looked sitting up on Johnny Chuck 's doorstep and trying to do whatever Johnny Chuck did .
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The more he thought about it , the more he tickled and laughed .
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Right in the midst of his laughter along came Redtail the Hawk .
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Sammy Jay opened his mouth to call to Redtail and tell him about Johnny Chuck 's secret .
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Then he closed it again with a snap .
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`` I wo n't tell him yet , '' said Sammy to himself , `` for he might catch one of those baby Chucks , and they are such funny little fellows that that would really be too bad .
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I guess I 'll wait a while . ''
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And with that , off flew Sammy Jay to hunt for some other mischief .
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You see , he had had a change of heart .
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The little goodness way down deep inside had come out of hiding .
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But of course Johnny Chuck did n't know this , and over in his new house in the far corner of the old orchard , he and Polly Chuck were worrying and worrying , for they felt sure that now every one would know their secret , and it would n't be safe for the dear little baby Chucks to so much as put their funny little noses outside the door .
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XXII JOHNNY CHUCK IS KEPT BUSY Johnny Chuck is naturally lazy .
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You see , Johnny has very simple tastes and usually he is contented .
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He does not have to go far from his own doorstep to get all he wants to eat .
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He does not have to hunt for his food , as so many of the little meadow and forest people do , and so he has a great deal of time to sit on his doorstep and watch the world go by and dream pleasant daydreams and grow fat .
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Now people who do not have to work usually become lazy .
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It is the easiest habit in the world to learn and the hardest to get over .
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And so , because he seldom has to work , Johnny Chuck quite naturally is lazy .
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But Johnny can work when there really is need of it .
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No one , unless it is Digger the Badger or Miner the Mole , can dig faster than Johnny Chuck .
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And when there is real need of working , Johnny works with a will .
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When he was a very tiny Chuck , old Mother Chuck had taught him this : `` When work there is that must be done Do n't fret and whine and spoil the day !
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The quicker that you do your work The longer time you 'll have to play . ''
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Johnny never has forgotten this , and when it is really necessary that he should work , no one works harder than he does .
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But he always first makes sure that it is necessary work and that he will not be wasting his time in doing foolish , unnecessary things .
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And now Johnny Chuck was the busiest he had ever been in all his life .
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If he felt lazy these beautiful spring days , he did n't have time to think about it .
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No , Sir , he actually did n't have time to remember that he is naturally lazy .
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You see , he had a family to look out for -- three babies to find sweet , tender young clover for and to teach all the things that every Chuck should know , and to watch out for , that no harm should come to them .
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So Johnny Chuck was busy , so busy that he hardly had time to get enough to eat .
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Every morning Johnny would come out as soon as jolly , round , red Mr. Sun began his daily climb up in the blue , blue sky .
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He would look this way and look that way to make sure that Reddy Fox or Granny Fox or Redtail the Hawk or Bowser the Hound or any other danger was nowhere near .
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And he never forgot to look up in the apple-trees to make sure that Sammy Jay was not there .
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Then he would call to Polly Chuck and the three baby Chucks .
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Polly Chuck would come out with a very worried air , and after her would come the three funny little baby Chucks , who would roll and tumble over each other on the doorstep .
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When he thought they had played enough , Johnny Chuck would lead the way along a little private path which he had made through the grass .
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After him , one behind another , would trot the three little Chucks , and behind them would march Polly Chuck , to see that none went astray .
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When they reached the patch of tender , sweet , young clover , Johnny Chuck would sit up very straight and still , watching as sharp as he knew how for the least sign of danger .
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When the three little stomachs were full of sweet , tender , young clover , he would proudly lead the way home again , and then as before he would sit up very straight and watch for danger , while the three baby Chucks sprawledout on the doorstep for a sun-nap .
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Oh , those were busy days for Johnny Chuck , and anxious days , too !
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You see he had not forgotten that Sammy Jay had found out his secret , and he had n't the least doubt in the world that Sammy Jay would tell Reddy Fox .
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So , from the first thing in the morning until the very last thing at night , Johnny Chuck was on the watch for danger .
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And all the time , though Johnny did n't know it , a pair of sharp eyes were watching him from a snug hiding-place in one of the old apple - trees .
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Whose were they ?
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Why , Sammy Jay 's , to be sure .
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You see , Sammy Jay had n't told Johnny Chuck 's great secret , after all .
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XXIII THE SCHOOL IN THE OLD ORCHARD Little Foxes , little Chucks , Little Squirrels , Mice and Mink , Just like little boys and girls , Go to school to learn to think .
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You did n't know that , did you ?
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Well , it 's a fact .
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Yes , Sir , it 's a fact .
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All the babies born in the Green Forest or on the Green Meadows or around the Smiling Pool have to go to school just as soon as they are big enough to leave their own doorsteps .
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They go to the greatest school in the world , and it is called the School of Experience .
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Old Mother Nature has charge of it , but the teachers usually are father and mother for the first few weeks , anyway .
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After that Old Mother Nature herself gives them a few lessons , and a very stern teacher she is .
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They just HAVE to learn her lessons .
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If they do n't , something dreadful is almost sure to happen .
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Of course Sammy Jay knew all this , because he had had to go to school when he was a little fellow .
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So Sammy was not much surprised when , from his snug hiding-place in one of the old apple-trees , he discovered that there was a school in Farmer Brown 's old orchard .
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Johnny Chuck was the teacher and his three baby Chucks were the pupils .
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Sammy Jay was so interested in that funny little school in the old orchard that he quite forgot to think about mischief .
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The very first lesson that the three little Chucks had to learn was obedience .
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Johnny Chuck was very particular about that .
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You see he knew that unless they learned this first of all , none of the other lessons would do them much good .
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They must first learn to mind instantly , without asking questions .
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Dear me , dear me , Johnny Chuck certainly did have his hands full , teaching those three little Chucks to mind !
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They were such lively little chaps , and there was so much that was new and wonderful to see , that it was dreadfully hard work to sit perfectly still , just because Johnny Chuck told them to .
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But if they did n't mind instantly , they were sure to have their ears soundly boxed , and sometimes were sent back to the house without a taste of the sweet , tender , young clover of which they were so fond .
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After a few lessons of this kind , they found out that it was always best to obey instantly , and then Johnny began to teach them other things , things which it is very important that every Chuck should know .
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First , there were signals .
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When Johnny whistled a certain way , it meant `` A stranger in sight ; possible danger ! ''
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Then each little Chuck would sit up very straight and not move the teeniest , weeniest bit , so that from a little distance they looked for all the world like tiny stumps .
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But all the time their sharp little eyes would be looking this way and that way , to see what the danger might be .
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After a while Johnny would give another little whistle , which meant `` Danger past . ''
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Then they would once more begin to fill their little stomachs with sweet , tender , young clover .
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Sometimes , however , Johnny would whistle sharply .
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That meant `` Run ! ''
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Then they would scamper as fast as they could along the nearest little path to the house under the old apple-tree in the far corner , and never once look around .
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They would dive head first , one after the other , in at the doorway , and not show their noses outside again until Johnny or Polly Chuck told them they could .
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Then there was a still different whistle .
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It meant `` Danger very near ; lie low ! ''
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When they heard that , they flattened themselves right down in the grass just wherever they happened to be , and held their breath and did n't move until Johnny signaled that they might .
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Of course , there never was any real danger .
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Johnny was just teaching them , so that when danger did come , as it surely would , sooner or later , they would know just what to do .
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It surely was a funny little school , and sometimes Sammy Jay had hard work to keep from laughing right out .
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XXIV SAMMY JAY PROVES THAT HE IS NOT ALL BAD Sammy Jay had n't had so much fun for a long time as he found in watching the funny little school in Farmer Brown 's old orchard , where Johnny Chuck was teaching his three baby Chucks the things that every little Chuck must learn , if he would grow up into a big Chuck .
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When they had learned to mind without waiting to ask why , and had learned the signals which told them just what to do when danger was near , Johnny began to lead them farther and farther away from home .
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He took them up along the old stone wall and showed them how to find safe hiding-places among the stones .
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Then he took them off a little way and suddenly gave the danger signal .
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It was funny , very funny indeed to see the three little Chucks scamper for the old stone wall and crawl out of sight .
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The first time , two of them tried to squeeze into the same hole together , and each was in such a hurry that he would n't let the other go first .
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Then both lost their tempers and they began to fight about it , quite forgetting that if there was really any danger near , they surely would come to harm .
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Such a scolding as Johnny Chuck did give those two little Chucks !
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Then he made them try it all over again .
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Once he found a foot print which Reddy Fox had made in some soft earth during the night , and made each little Chuck smell of it , while he told them all about Reddy and old Granny Fox and how smart and sly they were and how very , very fond they were of tender young Chucks for dinner .
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The three little Chucks shivered when they smelled of Reddy 's track , and the hair along their backs stood up in a way that was very funny to see .
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Then Johnny Chuck took them over to the edge of the old orchard , where they could peep out over the Green Meadows .
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He pointed out old Whitetail the Marshhawk , sailing back and forth over the meadows , and told them how once , when he was a little Chuck and had run away from home , old Whitetail had nearly caught him .
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He told them about Farmer Brown 's boy and about Bowser the Hound and a great many other things that little Chucks should learn about .
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Now all the time that Johnny Chuck was teaching these things , he was keeping the sharpest kind of a watch for danger , and there were many times when he would give the danger signal .
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Then they would all lie flat down in the grass and keep perfectly still , or else scamper as fast as they could along the little paths which Johnny had made , to the safety of the snug home under the old apple-tree .
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But even the most watchful are surprised sometimes .
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One morning , when Johnny Chuck had led the three little Chucks farther from home than usual , Farmer Brown 's boy took it into his head to visit the old orchard .
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Johnny Chuck did not see him coming .
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You see , the orchard grass had grown so tall that even when he sat up his very straightest , Johnny could not always see over the top of it .
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So this morning he failed to see Farmer Brown 's boy coming .
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But Sammy Jay , sitting in his snug hiding-place in the top of one of the old apple-trees , saw him .
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At first Sammy Jay 's sharp eyes twinkled .
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There would be some fun now !
There__<label>__DET would__<label>__VERB be__<label>__VERB some__<label>__DET fun__<label>__NOUN now__<label>__ADV !__<label>__.
Perhaps Farmer Brown 's boy would catch one of the little Chucks !
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Sammy Jay could picture to himself the fright of Johnny Chuck and the three little Chucks .
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He fairly hugged himself in delight , for you know Sammy Jay dearly loves to see other people in trouble .
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Then he thought of all the fun he had had watching those three little Chucks learn their lessons , and suddenly the thought of anything happening to them made Sammy Jay feel uncomfortable .
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Almost without stopping to think , he screamed at the top of his lungs : `` Run , Johnny Chuck , run !
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Here comes Farmer Brown 's boy ! ''
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And Johnny Chuck ran .
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He did n't wait to ask questions or even to look .
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He started the three little Chucks ahead of him , and he nipped their heels to make them run faster .
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And just in time they reached the snug house under the old apple-tree in the far corner .
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Farmer Brown 's boy was just in time to see them disappear .
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He watched Sammy Jay flying over to the Green Forest and screaming `` Thief !
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thief ! ''
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as he flew .
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`` I wonder now if that jay warned those chucks purposely , '' said he , as he scratched his head thoughtfully .
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If Peter Rabbit had been there , he could have told him that Sammy Jay did , for he knows all about Sammy Jay and his tricks .
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But Peter was n't there .
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The fact is , Peter was very busy doing the most foolish of all the foolish things he has ever done -- trying to change his name .
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You may read all about it in The Adventures of Peter Cottontail .
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