// Start of program..

// Count the number of a given word in a message. 
// Then print the count to stdout. 


set message = the cat on his bat and the mat. 
set wordtolookfor = the
set count = 0 


while message not eof 
	compare each word in message to 'the'
	if wordtolookfor equals 'the'
		add 1 to count
	else
		go to next word
	endif
endwhile

print count to stdout

// End of program..