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    The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
    The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
    The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
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    The Adventures of Grandfather Frog

    By Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess and Harrison Cady

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1952
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    • 4/5
      Any of the Burgess books, this one included, are wonderful nature stories that stand the text of time. I loved them as a kid, my 18yo loved them as a kid and my now 7yo loves them.
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      This is another favorite from childhood. My children now enjoy it also!

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    The Adventures of Grandfather Frog - Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess

    The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Adventures of Grandfather Frog, by Thornton W. Burgess, Illustrated by Harrison Cady

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    Title: The Adventures of Grandfather Frog

    Author: Thornton W. Burgess

    Release Date: December 17, 2004 [eBook #14375]

    Language: English

    Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

    ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ADVENTURES OF GRANDFATHER FROG***

    E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson,

    and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

    The Adventures of Grandfather Frog

    by Thornton W. Burgess

    Author of The Adventures of Reddy Fox, Old Mother West Wind, etc.

    With Illustrations by HARRISON CADY

    The Bedtime Story-Books

    Boston

    Little, Brown, and Company

    Have a nice nap? inquired Jerry, with a broad grin.

    Contents

    Contents

    List of Illustrations

    Billy Mink Finds Little Joe Otter

    Longlegs The Blue Heron Receives Callers

    Longlegs Visits The Smiling Pool

    The Patience Of Longlegs The Blue Heron

    Grandfather Frog Jumps Just In Time

    Longlegs And Whitetail Quarrel

    Grandfather Frog's Big Mouth Gets Him In Trouble

    Spotty The Turtle Plays Doctor

    Old Mr. Toad Visits Grandfather Frog

    Grandfather Frog Starts Out To See The Great World

    Grandfather Frog Is Stubborn

    Grandfather Frog Keeps On

    Danny Meadow Mouse Feels Responsible

    Grandfather Frog Has A Strange Ride

    Grandfather Frog Gives Up Hope

    The Merry Little Breezes Work Hard

    Striped Chipmunk Cuts The String

    Grandfather Frog Hurries Away

    Grandfather Frog Jumps Into More Trouble

    Grandfather Frog Loses Heart

    The Merry Little Breezes Try To Comfort Grandfather Frog

    Grandfather Frog's Troubles Grow

    The Dear Old Smiling Pool Once More

    List of Illustrations

    Have a nice nap? inquired Jerry, with a broad grin

    Thank you, said Longlegs. I believe I have an errand up that way

    As soon as they saw Grandfather Frog, they began to laugh, too

    You won't see much of the Great World if you jump like that every time you get a scare, said Danny

    He seized the other end of the string and began to pull

    That's just what i'm afraid of! croaked Grandfather Frog

    Billy Mink Finds Little Joe Otter

    Billy Mink ran around the edge of the Smiling Pool and turned down by the Laughing Brook. His eyes twinkled with mischief, and he hurried as only Billy can. As he passed Jerry Muskrat's house, Jerry saw him.

    Hi, Billy Mink! Where are you going in such a hurry this fine morning? he called.

    To find Little Joe Otter. Have you seen anything of him? replied Billy.

    No, said Jerry. He's probably down to the Big River fishing. I heard him say last night that he was going.

    Thanks, said Billy Mink, and without waiting to say more he was off like a little brown flash.

    Jerry watched him out of sight. Hump! exclaimed Jerry. Billy Mink is in a terrible hurry this morning. Now I wonder what he is so anxious to find Little Joe Otter for. When they get their heads together, it is usually for some mischief.

    Jerry climbed to the top of his house and looked over the Smiling Pool in the direction from which Billy Mink had just come. Almost at once he saw Grandfather Frog fast asleep on his big green lily-pad. The legs of a foolish green fly were sticking out of one corner of his big mouth. Jerry couldn't help laughing, for Grandfather Frog certainly did look funny.

    He's had a good breakfast this morning, and his full stomach has made him sleepy, thought Jerry. But he's getting careless in his old age. He certainly is getting careless. The idea of going to sleep right out in plain sight like that!

    Suddenly a new thought popped into his head. Billy Mink saw him, and that is why he is so anxious to find Little Joe Otter. He is planning to play some trick on Grandfather Frog as sure as pollywogs have tails! exclaimed Jerry. Then his eyes began to twinkle as he added: I think I'll have some fun myself.

    Without another word Jerry slipped down into the water and swam over to the big green lily-pad of Grandfather Frog. Then he hit the water a smart blow with his tail. Grandfather Frog's big goggly eyes flew open, and he was just about to make a frightened plunge into the Smiling Pool when he saw Jerry.

    Have a nice nap? inquired Jerry, with a broad grin.

    I wasn't asleep! protested Grandfather Frog indignantly. I was just thinking.

    Don't you think it a rather dangerous plan to think so long with your eyes closed? asked Jerry.

    Well, maybe I did just doze off, admitted Grandfather Frog sheepishly.

    Maybe you did, replied Jerry. Now listen. Then Jerry whispered in Grandfather Frog's ear, and both chuckled as if they were enjoying some joke, for they are great friends, you know. Afterward Jerry swam back to his house, and Grandfather Frog closed his eyes so as to look just as he did when he was asleep.

    Meanwhile Billy Mink had hurried down the Laughing Brook. Half-way to the Big River he met Little Joe Otter bringing home a big fish, for you know Little Joe is a great fisherman. Billy Mink hastened to tell him how Grandfather Frog had fallen fast asleep on his big green lily-pad.

    It's a splendid chance to have some fun with Grandfather Frog and give him a great scare, concluded Billy.

    Little Joe Otter put his fish down and grinned. He likes to play pranks almost as well as he likes to go fishing.

    What can we do? said he.

    I've thought of a plan, replied Billy. Do you happen to know where we can find Longlegs the Blue Heron?

    Yes, said Little Joe. "I saw him

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