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-*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOPPY TOAD TALES ***
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-Hoppy Toad Tales
-
-
-
-
-  HOPPY TOAD
-  TALES
-
-  BY
-  William A. Hennessey
-
-  [Illustration: (Publisher colophon.)]
-
-  The Christopher Publishing House
-  Boston, U. S. A.
-
-
-
-
-  COPYRIGHT 1923
-  BY THE CHRISTOPHER PUBLISHING HOUSE
-
-[Illustration: (Small decorative icon.)]
-
-
-
-
-  _Dedicated
-  to the Memory of
-  ANNIE LUCY LIBBEY_
-
-
-
-
-TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
-
-                                         PAGE
-
-  Hoppy Toad Gets Lost                      7
-
-  Hoppy Toad’s Narrow Escape               13
-
-  Hoppy Toad to the Rescue                 19
-
-  Hoppy Toad Meets Sally Woodpecker        25
-
-  Hoppy Toad and Bimby Squirrel            31
-
-  Hoppy Toad Saves Jenny Wild Duck
-      From an Untimely End                 37
-
-  Hoppy Toad and Billy Crow                43
-
-[Illustration: (A bull-frog.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD GETS LOST.
-
-
-Hoppy Toad was a wee bit of a toad who had only recently seen the light
-of day.
-
-One day he strayed away from his home--a hole in the ground, at the
-roots of a tree. In doing so he disobeyed Ma Toad who told him to play
-close to his home.
-
-He hopped along through the woods, often stopping for a while to eat
-insects which happened across his path. Coming to the edge of the woods
-he saw a bull-frog heading his way, though he did not know what it was.
-He had never seen one before and was quite frightened.
-
-“Guess I’ll turn around and go back home,” he said to himself.
-
-He started hopping back through the woods as fast as he could, but the
-bull-frog, having seen him, hopped after him.
-
-“Wonder what that young toad is doing around these parts; he is too
-small to be hopping through these woods,” thought the bull-frog. “Guess
-I’ll follow him and see what he’s up to.”
-
-Hoppy Toad, not knowing he was followed, hopped along hurriedly. Coming
-to a neck of the woods where there were paths leading in all directions
-he became confused.
-
-“I don’t remember coming by these paths,” he mused. “I don’t know which
-one to take. I wish I had obeyed mamma and played around home.”
-
-Night was fast nearing; in fact the sun was slowly sinking below the
-tall trees.
-
-The bull-frog, noticing Hoppy Toad hesitate, leaped forward and soon
-reached the spot where Hoppy Toad was. Hoppy Toad, on seeing him, shook
-all over with fright.
-
-“Don’t be scared,” said the bull-frog. “I won’t hurt you. What is your
-name?”
-
-“Hoppy Toad,” was the timid reply.
-
-“Billy Bull-Frog is my name, Hoppy Toad. You seem to be lost. Am I
-right?”
-
-“Yes! I live close to a pond. My home is a hole in the ground, at the
-roots of a tree.”
-
-“How did you happen to land way over here?”
-
-“I didn’t obey my mamma; that is how I happened to hop along through the
-woods. I thought I would be all right.”
-
-“I know where you live, Hoppy Toad. I’ll show you how to get back home.”
-
-“That makes me feel happy, Billy Bull-Frog. I had almost given up hopes
-of ever getting home again.”
-
-They retraced their hops back through the woods a bit, until an opening
-was reached.
-
-“There,” said Billy Bull-Frog, “you just scoot along through that
-opening and follow your nose. It is a short cut to your home. In the
-future do what your mother asks you to. She knows best.”
-
-“I will, Billy Bull-Frog. Thank you for your kindness in showing me the
-way back home. Good-bye.”
-
-“Good-bye, Hoppy Toad.”
-
-Hoppy Toad hopped along toward home as fast as he could hop. The hoot
-of an owl startled him at times, but he kept hopping along, finally
-reaching his home, tired and seeking forgiveness.
-
-Ma Toad was happy when he hopped into his home as was Pa toad.
-
-“Forgive me, mamma,” said Hoppy Toad.
-
-“I will, Hoppy, but you must obey me in the future. Did you get lost?”
-
-“Yes! If it hadn’t been for Billy Bull-Frog I never would have been
-back.”
-
-Moral: Obey your parents.
-
-[Illustration: END]
-
-[Illustration: (A frog basking in the sun.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD’S NARROW ESCAPE.
-
-
-One day Hoppy Toad was basking in the sun. So interested was he in
-taking his sun-bath, he failed to notice two rough-looking boys who
-were coming toward him.
-
-One boy said to the other: “Go easy, Jack, maybe we can catch him. I
-have long wanted to get one of these toads; they make good pets; one
-can have lots of fun with one.”
-
-These words were spoken in a near whisper and Hoppy Toad heard him not.
-The biggest boy of the two crept along slowly, making as little noise
-as possible. The smaller boy remained a few feet behind, prepared to
-give chase to Hoppy Toad should he happen to notice the attempt to
-capture him and make an effort to escape.
-
-The big boy crept along so carefully that Hoppy Toad was entirely
-ignorant of the danger facing him. He continued to bask joyfully in the
-sun.
-
-“This is easy,” said the big boy. “He doesn’t have the least idea there
-is a person around to disturb him. I’ll have a great time with him when
-I get him tamed.”
-
-He was now within a few feet of Hoppy Toad, and ready to capture poor
-Hoppy, who was still enjoying the warmth of the sun’s rays.
-
-The big boy was in the act of reaching for Hoppy Toad, when a bumblebee
-stung him on the arm, causing him to let out a wild scream that
-startled the smaller boy. As a result Hoppy Toad hopped off to safety,
-while the big boy, crying from the pain of the sting of the bumblebee,
-ran as fast as his legs would carry him for home. The small boy
-followed him fearful that he, too, might be stung by the bumblebee.
-
-Hoppy Toad looked around for the bumblebee who had rescued him, for he
-wished to thank him for the timely rescue. He spied him on a branch of
-a wild rose bush nearby and hopped gleefully to the bush to give him
-his thanks for the rescue.
-
-“Mr. Bumblebee,” he said, “I want to thank you for saving me from the
-hands of that boy.”
-
-“That is all right, Mr. Toad,” he replied, “but hereafter keep your
-wits about you; there may not always be somebody around to rescue you.”
-
-“May I ask your name?” said Hoppy Toad.
-
-“Jimmy Bumblebee is my name,” was the reply. “What is yours?”
-
-“Hoppy Toad.”
-
-“Well, Hoppy Toad, I have a favor to ask of you. As a reward for my
-saving you I want you to promise me that you will not eat any more
-honeybees; they have very important work to perform in this world, and
-when you eat one of them there is just so much lost. They are useful
-because they supply the kiddies and grown folks with honey. Will you
-promise me?”
-
-“I will, Jimmy Bumblebee, and I’ll tell other toads and frogs not to
-eat any more honeybees or bumblebees.”
-
-“Thank you,” was Jimmy Bumblebee’s farewell as he flew off in an
-easterly direction.
-
-“Well, Hoppy Toad,” said Hoppy to himself, “you are a lucky boy to be
-free.”
-
-He hopped into his home and told Ma and Pa Toad of his rescue by Jimmie
-Bumblebee.
-
-“Just do as Jimmie Bumblebee told you to; keep your wits about you and
-you will be all right,” said Pa Toad.
-
-Moral: Always keep your wits about you.
-
-[Illustration: END]
-
-[Illustration: (A bunny rabbit.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD TO THE RESCUE.
-
-
-It was a clear, cool day in early spring; the trees were budding a wee
-bit, and the birds were on the wing from the South.
-
-Hoppy Toad, who had been confined all winter to his underground home,
-was a happy fellow when once again he breathed the good fresh air.
-
-He hopped into the pond joyfully and enjoyed a good long swim; then he
-chatted for a while with the frogs and young tadpoles.
-
-“My, but I’m a happy boy,” he said to himself.
-
-Hopping along the ground close to his home--he never had strayed away
-since he got lost in the woods and Billy Bull-Frog showed him the way
-home--he was startled to see Bunny Rabbit running toward him as fast
-as his legs would carry him.
-
-As he neared Hoppy Toad, Hoppy shouted, “What is your hurry?”
-
-Bunny Rabbit replied, “Tommy Ferret is chasing me; guess he is hungry
-and wants to make a meal off me. I can’t hold out much longer.”
-
-Hoppy Toad said, “Scoot for that opening in yonder tree; he will never
-find you there.”
-
-Bunny Rabbit wasted no time in doing what Hoppy Toad told him to, and
-was soon safely lodged in the tree. It was a good thing that he did,
-for a moment later, Tommy Ferret, with red eyes that seemed to pop
-right out of his head, came into view.
-
-Noticing Hoppy Toad, he stopped, and asked, “Did you see anything of
-Bunny Rabbit? He came this way, I think.”
-
-Bunny Rabbit, from within the tree, shook all over; he was afraid that
-Tommy Ferret might find him in his hiding place. But here was where
-Hoppy Toad saved him.
-
-In reply to Tommy Ferret’s question, Hoppy Toad said, “I saw Bunny
-Rabbit run by here a few minutes ago; he was going like a streak when
-he passed me, and headed up yonder road.”
-
-“Thank you,” said Tommy Ferret. “I’ll soon have him for a meal; he must
-be about all in by this time.”
-
-He again took up the chase, and was soon lost from sight in his journey
-up the road where Hoppy Toad had told him Bunny Rabbit was scampering
-along.
-
-“It’s all right, Bunny Rabbit,” said Hoppy Toad, “come on out, Tommy
-Ferret is on a wild goose chase after you.”
-
-Bunny Rabbit, still shaking with fright, came out of his hiding place
-and ran to where Hoppy Toad was.
-
-He said, “I don’t know how I can ever repay you for saving me. When
-Tommy Ferret finds that you fooled him he is apt to make it unpleasant
-for you.”
-
-“I’ll watch for him closely; I always keep my wits about me.”
-
-“Well, I guess I’ll head for home; I live in the middle of the woods.
-May I ask your name?”
-
-“Hoppy Toad is my name; I guessed yours was Bunny Rabbit. Am I right?”
-
-“You are right.”
-
-“Does Tommy Ferret know where you live?”
-
-“I don’t think so. Why do you ask?”
-
-“I didn’t know but what he might drive you out of your home if he did.
-He is pretty foxy. Why don’t you change your home to another part of
-the woods? He may know where you live at that.”
-
-“That is a good idea, Hoppy Toad. I’ll do it right away; I think Ma
-and Pa Rabbit want to move anyway. I guess I’ll run along.”
-
-“Good-bye, Bunny Rabbit,” said Hoppy Toad.
-
-“Good-bye, Hoppy Toad,” said Bunny Rabbit. “I’ll always think of you as
-the fellow who saved me from the clutches of Tommy Ferret.”
-
-Moral: Lend a helping hand to those in need.
-
-[Illustration: END]
-
-[Illustration: (A rabbit.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD MEETS SALLY WOODPECKER.
-
-
-Hoppy Toad was hopping along through the small stretch of woods near
-his home one day when he was scared out of his wits. Something fell
-from the branch of a tree and landed on his back, then rolling over on
-to the ground.
-
-It was several minutes before Hoppy Toad recovered from the shock.
-Looking around, he spied a bird with a long, sharp bill lying on the
-ground. It seemed to be helpless.
-
-“What’s the matter with you?” asked Hoppy Toad.
-
-“I’ve hurt one of my wings; that is what made me fall from the branch
-of the tree and land on top of you. I’m sorry it happened.”
-
-“That’s all right,” said Hoppy Toad. “I’ll see if I can’t help you get
-the wing fixed so you can fly again. What is your name?”
-
-“Sally Woodpecker. It will be very kind of you if you can find someone
-to fix my wing. My but it hurts!”
-
-“My name is Hoppy Toad. I’ll go get Dr. Pheasant. He will fix the wing
-for you in a jiffy.”
-
-Hoppy Toad hopped off through the woods toward the pond just beyond the
-entrance to the woods, thinking he might find Dr. Pheasant there. Sure
-enough he did.
-
-“Doctor,” said Hoppy Toad. “There is a woodpecker in the woods with a
-lame wing. She can’t fly. Can you help her?”
-
-“I guess I can, Hoppy Toad,” said Dr. Pheasant, “Lead me to her.”
-
-Hoppy Toad hopped through the woods, followed by Dr. Pheasant, until
-the spot where Sally Woodpecker was lying was reached.
-
-“I’ve brought Dr. Pheasant to fix your wing, Sally Woodpecker,” said
-Hoppy Toad.
-
-“That is really kind of you,” said Sally.
-
-Dr. Pheasant looked at the lame wing and said, “I can fix it, all
-right.”
-
-In a few minutes Sally Woodpecker’s wing was fixed so that she could
-fly again.
-
-“I’m thankful to you, Dr. Pheasant, for fixing my wing, and I want to
-thank you also, Hoppy Toad, for your kindness in getting a doctor.”
-
-“You mustn’t fly around too much, Sally,” said Dr. Pheasant. “Give it a
-chance to mend a bit.”
-
-“I’ll do as you say, Dr. Pheasant. Will there be any need of me having
-you again?”
-
-“I don’t think so. If there is, just tell Hoppy Toad. He is always
-hopping in and around the woods, and knows better than anybody where to
-find me.”
-
-“I’ll hunt Hoppy Toad up if anything happens, believe me, doctor.”
-
-“Well, I’ve got to call on some sick ganders now. Excuse me, please!”
-
-Dr. Pheasant strutted away leaving Hoppy Toad and Sally Woodpecker by
-themselves.
-
-“Well, Hoppy Toad, I guess I’ll fly to my nest and take things easy for
-a while. Good-bye and good luck,” said Sally Woodpecker.
-
-“Good-bye and good luck to you, Sally Woodpecker,” said Hoppy Toad.
-
-Sally Woodpecker flew from the ground a few feet to test her wing, and
-finding it all right, flew off in a westerly direction to her nest.
-
-Hoppy Toad hopped toward his home satisfied that he had performed a
-good deed. Ma and Pa Toad were pleased when Hoppy Toad told them of his
-aid in fixing Sally Woodpecker’s wing.
-
-“I’m proud of you, Hoppy,” said Pa Toad.
-
-Moral: A good deed is always worth while.
-
-[Illustration: END]
-
-[Illustration: (Bimby Squirrel.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD AND BIMBY SQUIRREL.
-
-
-One day Hoppy Toad was hopping along in the grass near Tadpole Pond
-when he was surprised to find himself resting on the bushy tail of a
-squirrel.
-
-The squirrel, who was in the act of cracking a nut, turned his head to
-see who was on his tail; it startled him quite a bit and caused him to
-drop the nut.
-
-“Pardon me,” said Hoppy Toad.
-
-“That’s all right,” said the squirrel. “You gave me quite a scare,
-though. I thought it was someone after me.”
-
-“What is your name?” asked Hoppy Toad.
-
-“Bimby Squirrel,” replied the squirrel. “What is yours?”
-
-“Hoppy Toad,” said Hoppy.
-
-“I’ve heard of you,” said Bimby Squirrel. “Billy Bull-Frog told me
-something about you once. I believe he showed you the way home one time
-when you got lost in the woods. He lives near me.”
-
-“How is Billy Bull-Frog these days?” asked Hoppy Toad.
-
-“He has been under the weather a bit lately; he doesn’t seem to know
-what the trouble is,” said Bimby Squirrel.
-
-“That’s too bad. I’ll bet Dr. Pheasant could help him.”
-
-“I don’t know but what he might; I’ve heard he is a good doctor.”
-
-“None better. If I go get him will you show him the way to Billy
-Bull-Frog’s home?”
-
-“I’ll do it, yes. But you must hurry. Ma and Pa Squirrel will be
-worried about me if I don’t get home soon.”
-
-Hoppy Toad was off like a streak to where he thought he might find Dr.
-Pheasant. He found him heading toward home and stopped him.
-
-“Oh, doctor,” said Hoppy Toad, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’ve a
-friend--Billy Bull-Frog--who once did me a good turn, and he has been
-sick for quite a spell. Will you go to him and see if you can help him?”
-
-“I will go right away, Hoppy Toad,” said Dr. Pheasant. “I always like
-to help those who are sick.”
-
-Dr. Pheasant followed Hoppy Toad until they reached the spot where
-Bimby Squirrel was waiting. Bimby Squirrel was introduced by Hoppy Toad
-to Dr. Pheasant and they started for Billy Bull-Frog’s home. After a
-journey through the woods they reached the home of Billy Bull-Frog.
-
-Bimby Squirrel left them there and hurried home; before leaving he told
-them of a short cut back home. They found Billy Bull-Frog flat on his
-back.
-
-“What is the trouble?” asked Hoppy Toad.
-
-“I don’t know what the matter is, Hoppy Toad,” said Billy Bull-Frog.
-“What are you doing way over here anyway?”
-
-“Bimby Squirrel told me you were sick; so I’ve brought Dr. Pheasant
-along to see if he can’t help you.”
-
-“That is very thoughtful of you,” said Billy Bull-Frog.
-
-Dr. Pheasant got to work on Billy Bull-Frog and soon found out what the
-trouble was.
-
-“You need a rest,” said he, “you have been working too hard lately.”
-
-“Is that all there is wrong with me, doctor?”
-
-“That is all. You rest up for a month and you will feel better.”
-
-“Thank you, doctor, and you, too, Hoppy Toad, for your kindness in
-getting the doctor.”
-
-“That is all right,” said Hoppy Toad, “we are pleased to be able to
-help you.”
-
-They bade Billy Bull-Frog good-bye and departed for home.
-
-Moral: If someone does you a good turn, repay it if you can.
-
-[Illustration: END]
-
-[Illustration: (A bunny rabbit.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD SAVES JENNY WILD DUCK FROM AN UNTIMELY END.
-
-
-Jenny Wild Duck was a short-legged water-fowl who took great delight in
-gliding along the waters of Tadpole Pond.
-
-One day she spied some hemp-seed lying on the surface of the pond, and
-after it she went. Hoppy Toad, who chanced to be enjoying a swim in the
-pond, noticed a trap had been set for her, and swimming to her side, he
-whispered a warning.
-
-“Don’t bother with that hemp-seed,” he said, “else you will soon be a
-dead duck.”
-
-She was rather startled by Hoppy Toad’s words of warning, but she
-obeyed him, gliding away from the hemp-seed swiftly. Hoppy Toad swam
-along behind her until an out-of-the-way cove was reached.
-
-“How did you happen to discover that there was a trap set for me?”
-asked Jenny Wild Duck.
-
-“I always keep my wits about me,” said Hoppy Toad. “I watched two men
-set out a decoy early this morning--I’m always up bright and early. I
-thought that they were after wild ducks like yourself, for Pa Toad has
-often told me of these decoys, and how they try to trap innocent wild
-ducks.”
-
-“I am a thousand times thankful to you for saving my life,” said Jenny
-Wild Duck. “I’m afraid I will never have a chance to repay you for your
-kindness.”
-
-“That is all right,” said Hoppy Toad. “I don’t expect you to repay me
-for doing my duty.”
-
-“That is a good way to look at it,” said Jenny Wild Duck. “I’ll have
-to warn my husband, Johnny Drake, to steer clear of the decoy.”
-
-“That is a good idea,” said Hoppy Toad. “The both of you had better
-keep your eyes open in the future and not be led into a trap. It is a
-shame that human beings should use such unfair means to trap innocents
-who never harm or destroy anything.”
-
-“It doesn’t seem right,” said Jenny Wild Duck, “but some people don’t
-know right from wrong.”
-
-“Very true,” said Hoppy Toad. “It’s too bad that someone couldn’t teach
-them right from wrong.”
-
-“It isn’t much use to try and teach them; a person has got to have a
-bit of common sense more than anything else,” said Jenny.
-
-“That is right,” said Hoppy Toad. “After all it is nearly all common
-sense; if people would only stop and think a while they would soon see
-where they were doing wrong.”
-
-“True,” said Jenny. “That’s just what they don’t do; they don’t stop to
-think.”
-
-“Well, I guess I will hop around on the shore a while if you’ll excuse
-me,” said Hoppy Toad. “You might tell me your name, though, before I
-go.”
-
-“Jenny Wild Duck,” was the reply. “What is yours?”
-
-“Hoppy Toad.”
-
-“Well, good-bye and good luck,” said Jenny Wild Duck.
-
-“Good-bye,” said Hoppy Toad, “keep your wits about you.”
-
-Jenny Wild Duck rose from the still waters of the pond and flew off.
-Hoppy Toad lost no time in swimming for the shore, where he was soon
-hopping along through the grass.
-
-“I feel very happy,” he said to himself. “And why shouldn’t I; didn’t
-I do Jenny Wild Duck a good turn? Isn’t that what we live for; to help
-those who are in need?”
-
-Moral: We can help someone every day if we will only have the will.
-
-[Illustration: END]
-
-[Illustration: (Billy Crow on a scarecrow.)]
-
-
-
-
-HOPPY TOAD AND BILLY CROW.
-
-
-In the vicinity of Tadpole Pond there was a large farm. On this farm
-the owner made a specialty of raising corn, potatoes and other crops
-which he sold in the nearby towns. In other words the farm provided a
-living for him.
-
-Now there was a black crow--Billy Crow was his name--and he caused this
-hard-working farmer all kinds of trouble. He would dig up the seeded
-corn with his long beak; naturally the corn wouldn’t grow and the
-farmer of course lost quite a bit of money.
-
-The funniest looking scarecrow you ever saw was placed in the
-corn-field to scare Billy Crow away. But strange to say, Billy Crow
-didn’t scare a bit. He would fly all around the scarecrow; he would
-even light on his arms and roost there for quite a spell. Then he
-would dig his beak into the ground and steal the corn seed.
-
-The farmer got pretty well discouraged. It seemed as though he would
-have to stop planting corn until Billy Crow stopped thieving, and the
-only thing that would do that would be the killing of this troublesome
-black crow. Now the farmer was a good-hearted man and he didn’t want to
-kill him. So Billy Crow kept right on stealing the corn seed.
-
-One day Hoppy Toad happened along by the corn-field, and he noticed
-Billy Crow in the act of digging up the corn seed. He hopped into the
-field where the thieving black crow was. Billy Crow, on noticing Hoppy
-Toad, was not at all pleased at his presence. In fact, he was very mad.
-
-Hoppy Toad gazed at him for awhile, and said, “You ought to be ashamed
-of yourself. The idea of stealing corn seed from the hard-working
-farmer who is trying to make an honest living.”
-
-“But he raises more than he can use, doesn’t he?” asked Billy Crow.
-
-“Indeed he doesn’t,” replied Hoppy Toad. “He needs all the corn he can
-raise.”
-
-“I wouldn’t have stolen it if I had known that,” said Billy Crow.
-
-“That is no excuse for stealing, Mr. Crow. I wouldn’t want to be called
-a thief.”
-
-“I suppose that I have been doing wrong all along. You see I was
-brought up to steal; I never have done anything else.”
-
-“Why not turn over a new leaf, then, and live a good honest life? It
-isn’t too late.”
-
-“I’ll do it. From now on I’m going to be an honest crow.”
-
-“You will be much happier, Mr. Crow, I assure you.”
-
-“I’m glad you happened around and put an end to my thieving. I feel
-very happy in the thought that I’m going to be a good crow in the
-future.”
-
-“Well, Mr. Crow, I must be going now. Remember your oath taken before
-Hoppy Toad.”
-
-“I surely will,” replied Billy Crow ere he winged his way toward home.
-
-Hoppy Toad, happy with the thoughts of having reformed a thieving black
-crow, hopped along gleefully toward home.
-
-In his underground home he told Ma and Pa Toad the tale of his success
-in pointing out the right path to Billy Crow. Naturally they were
-pleased.
-
-As Pa Toad said, “Hoppy Toad, you are a good Samaritan. I’m really
-proud of you.”
-
-Moral: Honesty reaps a worthy reward.
-
-[Illustration: END]
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-  Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
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-  Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
-  corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
-  the text and consultation of external sources.
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-  The endings of the chapter headings have been standardized with
-  periods.
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-  Pg 27: ‘You musn’t fly’ replaced by ‘You mustn’t fly’.
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-  Pg 32: Missing opening quotation marks inserted before ‘Billy Bull-Frog
-         told me’.
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-  Pg 33: Missing closing quotation marks inserted after ‘right away,
-         Hoppy Toad,’.
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-  Pg 34: Deleted opening single quotation mark before ‘Hoppy Toad,” said
-         Billy’.
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-  Pg 37: Deleted closing quotation marks after ‘whispered a warning’.
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