Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 216
lowed suit,— one turning a complete somer-sault,— while still another, not quite so dexterous,failed in his act of lofty tumbling and landedplump on the turtles back, startling him so thathe dove out of sight. Well, I did nt know that fishes played gamesbefore, said Tom. They do though, replied… … A GAME OF LEAP-FROG. fish in the place, said Long John, with a chuckle,as he threw the vicious fellow back. Other fish swam in mid-water — delicate jelly-fishes coming to the surface now and then with agraceful sweep of their waving tentacles, severalsmall green-turtles, and here and there a…
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