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I1te Billie, Tiny Girl Lou and the Frog Family

it and will tell you. Frogs are funny
people, Lou. At first they are only
little black speck. but they grow very
fast and soon they have tail. Don't
You see that little one next to the
weed; his tail is not much more than
like a hair, but you see his older
brother there has a tail almost like
Silver Sides"
WHO is Silver Sides, Billie?"
Silver Sides is fish, but we will
not talk about him now. want to tell
you more about the little frogs. Let
us sit here on this bench and will tell
you more about them.''
The Eench was under the shade Of
nice tree, and it was very pleasant
the finest place you could find to hear
about strange people.
. Now let's see where were We. oh.
yes, our little froggie had just grown
a tail. Well, next he gets two little
feet. They look rather like paddles
that are used to push boat, and he
makes good use of them, for he thinks
it is great fun to swim through the
water. and be able to go wherever he
likes. guess he would be just as
happy If he never added any more tails
or legs, but he does. No. not exactly
that, either, for he loses his tail; but
it don't hurt him like it did puppy
when they cut of his tail. Next he
gets two more feet, and the ones he
got first keep on getting longer until
they are very big and strong, and when
he gets his back feet and his smaller
front feet he swims up to the edge of
the water and just walks right out on
the ground
"Oh! Billie, what is that see just
coming out from behind the rock? !"
and Tiny Girl Lou pointed out the
place to Little Boy Billie.
Well. to be sure, that Is Old Mr.
Frog. l knew he would come out If we
sat real still" Little Boy Billie was
almost whispering now. and they both
sat very still.
Now watch him. See his green
coat. They call it a coat. but he can't
take it off when he likes: hut is 1t not
pretty? See his hig hind legs, and see
the long toes he has? How would you
like. to have him for pet?'
! Il would not like to pet him. He
looks just like that old toad In the
garden. and nurse told me he was
nasty. Do you think Old Toad and Mr..
Frog are cousins, Billet
/" guess they are, but Mr.. Toad just
would not take bath. and he never
would 60 swimming. SO don't think
they ever speak to each other any
Iilore."
Tell me some more about Old Mr..
Frog. Billie?
"Weil. let me see. don't think !
know any more about him. except that
he eats flies and bugs, and don't know
why his mouth Is so big. Look. don't
you see how big it is!"
They thought it. was about time to
60 home so they got up to start. hut
| just as they did there was another big
splash. and Mr.. Frog was gone
again down into the lake.
..Oh. Billie. did you see how far ht
jumped? Did you know he couli
do it?'
We'll. yes l knew he could. but
forgot to tell YOU"
And. Billie. what about Little Silver
Sides =
81 have not seen him to-day, bu
some other day We will come back ant
see him; but now we will have to g
home to supper"
SO they did. and Little Boy Billi'
felt very much like big man. AM
Tiny Girl Lou thought he was a bi,
man. because he had told her so mucl
about the frog family, and she had no
!, known there was a frog family.
LUTHER JEFFERSON.