Evening star., 1913-10-30
Grandfather Frogs Troubles
Grow.
Headfirst in; NO way out:
It's best to know what y,

It's best to know what you're about.
Grandfather Frog had had plenty OF
time to realize how very true this Is. AS
he sat on the shingle which the Merry
Little Breezes had blown into the spring
where he was a prisoner he thought
great deal about that little word IF.
If he hadn't left the Smiling Pool. II he
hadn't been stubborn and set I'm his ways,
il he hadn't been I'm such a hurry, IL he
had looked to see where he was leaping-
we'll, any one OF those Ifs would have
kept him out OF his present trouble.
1t really wasn't SO bad in the spring
that is. 1t wouldn't have been SO bad
bu; for the fear that Farmer Browns boy
might come for u drink and find him
there. That. was Grandfather Frogs one
great fear, and 1t gave him bad dreams
whenever he tried to take nap. He
grew cold all over at the very thought
of being caught again by Farmer Browns
boy, and when at last one OF the Merry
Little Breezes hurried up to tell him that
Farmer Browns boy actually was coming
poor old Grandfather Frog was SO
frightened that the Merry Little Breezes
had to tell him twice to hide under the
old shingle as II noated on the water.
At last he got 1t through his head, and,
drawing a very long breath, he dived into
the water and swan under the old shin
gle He was just In time. Yes. sir, he
was Just i'm time. IL Farmer Browns boy
hadn't been thinking OF something else he
certainly would have noticed the little
rings on the water. made by Grandfather
Frog when he dived In. But he was
thinking OF something else, and II wasn't
until he dipped a cup In for the second
time that he even saw the old shingle.
..Hello!' he exclaimed, THAT must have
blown I'm since l was here yesterday
We can't have anything like that In our
nice spring"
shingle and Grandfather Frog, hiding uu-
der II, gave himself up for lost. But the
anxious Little Breeze had been watching
sharply. and the instant he saw what
Farmer Browns boy was going to do be
played the old old trick Of Snatchiig his
hat from his head. The truth Is lie
couldn't think OF anything else 10 DO.
Farmer Browns boy grabbed at his hat,
and then. because he WAS in hurry and
had other things to do. he started oil
without thinking of the old shingle again.
"Chugarum!' cried Grandfather Frog
as he swan out from under the shingle,
and climbed upon II. THAT certainly
was q close call II I have many more
like II I certainly shall die of fright
Nothing more happened for long time
and Grandfather Frog was wondering IL
II wouldn't be safe to take nap when
he saw. peeping over the edge above him,
two eyes. They We're greenish-yellow
eyes and they stared and stared Grand
father frog stared and stared back lie
lust couldn't help IT, He didn't know
whom they belonged to. He couldn't re-,
member ever having seen them before.
He was afraid, and yet somehow he
couldn't make up his mind to jump He
stared SO hard at the eyes that he didn't
notice q long furry paw slowly, very
slowly, reaching down toward him.
Nearer 1t crept and nearer. Then sud-
denly It moved like fash. Grandfather
Frog felt sharp claws on his white and
yellow waistcoat. and before he could
even open his mouth TO cry "Chugarum"
he was sent flying through the air and
landed on his back in the grass. Pounce!
Two paws pinned him down and the
greenish- yellow eyes were not an inch
from his own. They belonged to Black
Pussy, one Of Farmer Browns eats.