Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 711
o makethe stream very low, back came that artful king-fisher, to dive for us in the shallow pools. And now, what the drouth had not destroyedthat tempter has gorged himself upon. Oh-h-h ! Boo-hoo-hoo ! The frogs freely forgave him because he cried. But the problem remained, how was the supplyof… … THE TADPOLE TO THE RESCUE. Drag me thither by my tail! exclaimed theheroine, resolutely. Then the frogs used their last remaining strengthto do as she bade them, and waited, in exhaustedsurprise, to see what would happen next. Good-bye! wept the brave little polliwog,wriggling with feeling, and…
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