Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
Grandfather Frog Has
Strange Ride.
A thousand things may happen to,
Ten thousand things befall,
The traveller who careless Is
Or thinks be knows IL all.

Grandfather Frog, jumping along behind
Danny Meadow Mouse up the Lone Little
Path, was beginning to think that Danny
was the most tinid and easiest frightened
of all the little meadow people of his ac.
duaintance. Danny kept as much under
the grass that overhung the Lone Little
Path az he could. When there were per-
fectly bare places Danny looked this way
and looked that way anxiously. and then
scampered across as fast as he could
make his little legs go. When he was
safely across he would wait for Grand.
father Frog. II shadow passed over
the grass Danny would duck under the
nearest leaf and hold his breath.
"Foolishr' muttered Grandfather Frog.
I'm not afr aid until I see something to be
afraid OF. Time enough then. What's
the good Of looking for trouble all the
time? Now, here / am out in the Great
Danny Meadow Mouse. who has lived
here all his life. acting as If he expected
something dreadful to happen any min
ute. Pooh! How very, very foolish!'
Now. Grandfather Frog is old and In
the Smiling Pool he is accounted very.
very wise. But the wisest sometimes be-
come foolish when they think that they
know all there Is to know. It was so
with Grandfather Frog now. 1t was he
who was foolish and not Danny Meadow
dangers on the Green Meadows and how
many sharp eyes were all the time watch
ing for him He had long ago learned
that the only way TO feel safe was to
that he Was safest when he was most
afraid. You see, then. he was watching
for danger every minute and SO, he
wasn't likely to be surprised by his hun
cry enemies.
So while Grandfather Frog was look
ing down on Danny for being 50 tmid
Danny was really doing the wisest thing
More than that, he " as really very, very
brave. He was showing Grandfather
Frog the way up the Lone Little Path to
see tho Great World, when he himself
would never. never have thought of trav-
cling anywhere but along his secret little
paths under the grass. where none could
see him. He was doing 1t because Grand
father Frog couldn't jump anywhere ex-
cepting where the way was fairly clear
as In the Lone Little Path, and Danny
was afraid that unless Grandfather Frog
had some one with him to watch out for
him he would surely come to . sad end.
The farther they went with nothing
happening the more foolish Danny's tiinid
way of running and hiding seemed to
Grandfather Frog, and he was just about
to tell Danny just what he thought when
Danny dived into the long grass bes de
warned Grandfather Frog to do the same.
But Grandfather Frog didn't.
.Chue arum!' said he. II don't see any
thing to be afraid Of and I'm not going
TO hide until / do"
So he sat still. right where he was, In
the middle of the Lone Little Path.
looking this way and that way, and see-
ing nothing to be afraid Of. And just
then around turn in the Lone Little
path came-who do you think? Why.
Farmer Browns boy! He saw Grand
father Frog, and with a whoop OF Joy
he spreng for him. Grandfather Frog
gave a frightened croak and Jumped. but
he was too late. Before he could make
a second lump Farmer Browns boy had
him by his long hind legs.
..Ha ha!' shouted Farmer Browns boy,
.T believe this Is the very old chap have
tried 40 often to catch In the Smiling
Pool. Those legs of yours will be mighty
fine eating, Mr.. Frog. They will. indeed y
With that he tied Grandfather Frogs
,ers together and went on his way across
the Green Meadows with poor old Grand
father Frog dangling from the end Of q
string. Il was q strange ride and most
uncomfortable one. and with all his
might Grandfather Frog wished he had
never thought OF going out into the Great
World.