earliest birds to sins;,And then he will send them on the wingTo tell the little ones, far and near, 132 WHAT HAPPENED TO LLOYDS TOAD. To be on the watch for the thry flowers,That he has waiting for April showers. Crocuses, violets, Come, little dainty pets,Tell, when your pretty wee buds peep… … WHAT HAPPENED TO LLOYDS TOAD. Lloyd was fond of all the creatures that lived in the garden, fromthe robins high up in the apple tree to the little ants that built theirhomes in the gravel walks. He was always careful not to harm anyof them, but some of them he thought more interesting than…
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