input: CHAPTER XX

FISHING AND HUNTING

The remainder of the week went by, and the boys and girls amused themselves as best they could. During that time, Mr. Endicott received a visit from the sheriff of the county, and Dave and his chums were called upon to tell all they could about the missing horses. Then, after some whispered talk between the county official and the ranch owner, the lads were requested to describe the man who had been seen on the trail in company with Link Merwell.

"I really think the fellow was Andy Andrews," said the sheriff. "But if so, he had a big nerve to show himself in these parts."

"Didn't you ask Link about the man?" asked Dave.

"Yes. He says the fellow was a stranger to him, and they were just riding together for company. He says they were together about half an hour before he met you on the trail, and that the fellow left him about a quarter of an hour later and headed in the direction of the railroad station. He said the fellow didn't give any name, but said he was looking up some ranch properties for some Chicago capitalists."

This was all the sheriff could tell, and on that the matter, for the time being, rested. Fortunately, Star Ranch possessed a good number of horses, so none of the young folks were deprived of mounts. But Belle mourned the loss of her favorite steed, to which she had become greatly attached.

"I don't care so much for the others, but I do hope papa gets back Lady Alice," she said, dolefully. 1. who visited Mr. Endicott?
2. what did the boys have to tell him about?
3. where they asked to describe the suspect?
4. did the Sheriff have a suspicion of who they were describing?
5. who did he think it was?
6. who had been riding with the suspect?
7. did he know who the man was?
8. where had the man gone after they parted ways?
9. what was he doing in the area?
10. for whom?
11. from where?
12. who was saddest about the missing horses?
13. why?
14. to what?
15. what was the horse's name?
16. Did the thieves take all of the horses?
17. did they have enough left for all of the kids to ride?
18. what was the name of the ranch?
19. Did Link get the name of the man he had been riding with? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. the sheriff
2. the missing horses
3. yes
4. yes
5. Andy Andrews
6. Link
7. no
8. in the direction of the railroad station
9. looking up some ranch properties
10. capitalists.
11. Chicago
12. Belle
13. she was attached.
14. her favorite steed
15. Lady Alice
16. no
17. yes
18. , Star
19. no

input: CHAPTER XXVII

SAMMY JAY WORRIES

It isn't often Sammy Jay worries about anybody but himself. Truth to tell, he doesn't worry about himself very often. You see, Sammy is smart, and he knows he is smart. Under that pointed cap of his are some of the cleverest wits in all the Green Forest. Sammy seldom worries about himself because he feels quite able to take care of himself.

But Sammy Jay was worrying now. He was worrying about Lightfoot the Deer. Yes, Sir, Sammy Jay was worrying about Lightfoot the Deer. For two days he had been unable to find Lightfoot or any trace of Lightfoot. But he did find plenty of hunters with terrible guns. It seemed to him that they were everywhere in the Green Forest. Sammy began to suspect that one of them must have succeeded in killing Lightfoot the Deer.

Sammy knew all of Lightfoot's hiding-places. He visited every one of them. Lightfoot wasn't to be found, and no one whom Sammy met had seen Lightfoot for two days.

Sammy felt badly. You see, he was very fond of Lightfoot. You remember it was Sammy who warned Lightfoot of the coming of the hunter on the morning when the dreadful hunting season began. Ever since the hunting season had opened, Sammy had done his best to make trouble for the hunters. Whenever he had found one of them he had screamed at the top of his voice to warn every one within hearing just where that hunter was. Once a hunter had lost his temper and shot at Sammy, but Sammy had suspected that something of the kind might happen, and he had taken care to keep just out of reach. 1. What was Lightfoot?
2. Who worried about it?
3. For how long had he not seen Lightfoot?
4. Did he like the deer?
5. What did he warn Lightfoot about?
6. What had Sammy done ever since the season started?
7. What did he do when he found one?
8. Did one of the hunters get mad?
9. Then what did he do?
10. Did he end up getting injured?
11. Did Sammy worry a lot? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Deer.
2. Sammy Jay
3. two days
4. yes
5. coming of the hunter
6. make trouble
7. screamed
8. yes
9. shot at Sammy
10. no
11. Sammy seldom worries about himself but he was worrying about Lightfoot

input: Lille, France (CNN) -- Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka each faced questions heading into Switzerland's Davis Cup final in France.

For Federer, how would his tender back hold up?

For Wawrinka, would he recover after a tough -- and contentious -- loss to his higher-profile Swiss at the World Tour Finals in London last week?

We got our answers Friday at the Stade Pierre Mauroy on a record setting day in Lille -- but for once Federer wasn't the one rewriting the history books.

In front of the largest ever tennis crowd for a pro match -- at 27,432 it eclipsed the 27,200 that turned up to watch Spain beat the U.S. in a converted Seville bullring in the 2004 Davis Cup final -- Federer not only fell to Gael Monfils but couldn't put up much of a fight.

The 6-1 6-4 6-3 result against Monfils -- who piped down his histrionics -- marked his most lopsided defeat in 45 singles matches in the competition.

"You accept the fact that you're playing the way you feel," Federer told reporters. "But it wasn't all negative. I started to feel better as the match went on. That's very encouraging, I must say."

Also encouraging for Federer and the Swiss, Wawrinka thumped a listless Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 to begin the day.

Federer's performance, coupled with France's apparent advantage in Saturday's doubles, means it's the home team who'll be happier come the end of play.

One of the two major titles to elude Federer in his glittering career is a Davis Cup crown and how disappointed he must have been that on his debut in a Davis Cup final he was at less than full strength. 1. Where did the event take place?
2. which town?
3. what was the name of the stadium?
4. Were they playing football?
5. what were they playing?
6. What is Federer's first name?
7. had he won a Davis cup before?
8. did he win this time?
9. who beat him?
10. what year was this?
11. What was his concern going into the contest? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. France
2. Lille
3. converted Seville bullring
4. No
5. tennis
6. Roger
7. No
8. No
9. Gael Monfils
10. 2004
11. would his back hold up