The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-17
WILLIE TREEToAD AND


THE FROG BROTHERS
Ethel's father tucked her carefully in
bed and then began the following
story:
"1he Frog brothers were so surprised
to think hat Willie Treetoad had got
ahead of them that they lay awake
all night wondering nov they could get
even with him. To think said Jack,
a Treetoad like him climbing a tree
and dropping down a dandelion string
90 tickle our throats. What shall we
do to him?'
~ do not know said Jill. But when
the morning I will think Of some
thing
There is one thing we nave lev
thought Of said Jack, and that Is,
mother was telling the other day about
a flower called the poppy which puts
people to sleep. and / wonder why we
cannot put a poppy under his nose and
make him go so fast asleep that he will
not wake up for a day or So
when morning came the two Frog
brothers went out to look for a poppy.
They found one growing down at the
lower n of the meadow, and they
took it home.
Now said Jill, how in the world
are we going to get that little rascal
away from his homer
THAT will be easy said Jack; we
will walk past his house and tell his
mother we are going to catch butter
flies, and ask the time of day. Then
we will go away up to the top Of the
hill and jump In the brook and swim
down as fast as we can. When we
get home we will get our poppy and
jump I'VE to see what Willie Is do
ing
"Then they got their poppy and went
over to find Willie Treetoad. He was
East asleep under the weeping willow
tree. They put the poppy under his
nose and then waited a while. They
shook him but he did not move. Then
they shouted to the Butterfly: Hey,
there, will o give us some fuzz off
your wings to paint Willie Treeload
white. so tnat his own mother will not
know him?'
Certainly said the Butterfly. 7
will fly under the wire fence and scrape
off some white for you
'"Then the Frog boys took the white
and made some paint and with it they
painted Willie Treetoad until they
would not have known him themselves.
after that they went home"
THE WHISPERING PALACE.
You have not told me about Prince
x indw ord and the Princess lately" said
Ethel n night to her father. So he
.old her this story not SO very long ago:
"One morning after the Prince and
Princess had eaten their breakfast In
the large dining room Of the Whisper
ing Palace the Prince said to his beau
tiful wife: 4 must go away this morn
ing and leave o by yourself. Would
you not like to take a stroll beside the
brook and look for violets?"
1T would not be much pleasure to
go without you. my fair Prince she re-
piled. But IL it is your wish I will
gladly go, and IL / get some violets will
bring them home for YOU
do not forget to wear your gold
sword which / gave YOU said the
Princess. With hat the Prince knelt
and kissed her hand and went out by
the side door of the palace.
The Princess was very lonely with
out her husband, for he very seldom
left her alone, and she did not know
what to do.
Far away in the fields she heard the
turtle dove calling it's mate and she
longed to be by the silvery brook and
in the fields where the violets and
daisies grew.
'She put on her cloak and started
for the fields. Soon she heard the lit
tie Brook laughing, and as she came to
the side of the silvery stream she said
not laughing at me?'
mo, indeed said the Brook. I
laugh all day long, except when I sing
".And what DO you sing?' asked the
beautiful Princess.
1t is a song about Men may come
and men may go, but ! go On forever
"'You must sing 1t for me some time,'
sale the Princess.
AS she said this she looked up and
saw an Ole woman with a long cloak on
and a peaked hat. In her hand she
carried a long. white, mysterious look
ing box.
"'Would you like to know what !
have in my mox?' asked the old lady,
But just then the old lady vanished,
and the Princess saw the Prince run
ming up the side Of the bank to meet
her."