The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-02
STORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
soUANK AND THE euLLFRoes.


against the ogres, because he was SO
terribly ugly that the mere sight of
him frightened the ogres away. But
the Jabberwock had to sleep o. nights,
and the ogres determined that they
would get the black gnomes to lead
them and seize upon Fairyland by
night, for the gnomes could see as
well in the dark as in the day.
When the fairies heard of this they
were much distressed-that is. all but
little Squank. He stood on his head
awhile to clear his thoughts and then
he went to talk the matter over with
his little goblinite friend, for he had
a great idea.
| "Maria," he said, "do you know
where the big Father Bullfrog lives?"
"Oh! yes" said Maria. He lives
away over the big river"
Get your hat and come along with
me, then," said Squank. And after
Maria had gotten her hat they set off
for the big river where the Father
Bullfrog lived with his numerous fam
ily Now, you know bullfrog is a
very small creature, but has voice
about thousand times as big as the
bullfrog is himself, and it is just as
terrible as it is big.
Now, Maria," said Squank, as they
neared the home of the Father Bull
frog, you agree to everything that
say"
Very WE'LL" said Maria, obediently.
So, when they reached the home of
Father Bullfrog, Squank spoke up:
Good morning, Father Bullfrog," he
; said, 81 hear you have a most beauti-
full voice. We have come miles to hear
you sing"
Eyes, and they say all your family
, sings beautifully, too," said Maria.
OF course this made Father Bullfrot
> smile, for everyone, no matter hoy
ugly his voice may be, thinks 1t
- beautiful. SO he smiled again an
said: Certainly, l will be delighted
sing for you; so will the family" An
with that he called up thousands
~ little bullfrogs, and they all sat arour
Souank and Maria and cleared the
throats.
Let us sing them that pretty lit
- song called "The Old log in t
Swamp" said Father Bullfrog.
sounds so nice and damp"
Then they all struck up the sol
per and it sounded so terrible that pc
oh' Maria could hardly keep from runni
''er away in terror; but she bravely ste
anu her ground and, when they had
ice ished, she smiled her sweetest, wh
e. souank said to Father Bullfrog.
IL "Why, that is just perfectly exq'
INC ite; you and the family must come
men the court of the fairy queen and S
CO. it for her."
ser Indeed you must; we insist III
III Is it." said Maria and the Father Bullf
ior was so pleased that he agreed II
at they all went focking and swarm
are across the land to the court.
Oh Now" said Squank, you must
Inc in the grass about the place and {
anne the queen a serenade when tell ,
ancy 1t will be a great surprise to her.
cam So the frogs hid about in the gr
'e is and Squank went in and told
last queen and the fairies not to be fri
ened. Then he went out and liste
to hear when the ogres and the gnoi
ago were coming.
lome Bye and bye he heard them com
In trampling through the fields, and
60 hastened up to Father Bullfrog
1oth- sat by his ear. And when he he
that the ogres and gnomes right at
his gates of the palace he whispered
* TO Father Bullfrog: 911
et "Now Is the time to commence
o Of sing, and sing something loud and
ac' ous." 'f
re- "All right" whispered Father B
ched frog, and then he lifted up his VI
and roared in thunderous tones.
,e. "Now, my children, sing the S,
have called The Thunder Storm and S
man It loud and WELL"
lnly. AT that the thousands of bullfr
-ath- burst out in their loudest voices
n, if lowing as hard as they could, and
give sounded like 10000 thunderstor
roaring through the air. When
ogres and gnomes heard it IL
with stopped for moment. frozen W
lave fright, for in all their lives they
ring never heard anything like it. Then
t of the frogs got to the chorus and sa
mer twice as loud they all started to r