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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Hoppy Toad Tales - -Author: William A. Hennessey - -Release Date: December 12, 2021 [eBook #66926] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Charlene Taylor, hekula03 and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was - produced from images generously made available by The - Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOPPY TOAD TALES *** - - - - - -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] - - - - - TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE - - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - The endings of the chapter headings have been standardized with - periods. - - Pg 27: ‘You musn’t fly’ replaced by ‘You mustn’t fly’. - - Pg 32: Missing opening quotation marks inserted before ‘Billy Bull-Frog - told me’. - - Pg 33: Missing closing quotation marks inserted after ‘right away, - Hoppy Toad,’. - - Pg 34: Deleted opening single quotation mark before ‘Hoppy Toad,” said - Billy’. - - Pg 37: Deleted closing quotation marks after ‘whispered a warning’. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOPPY TOAD TALES *** - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the -United States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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Hennessey</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="titlepage"> - <img class="w100" src="images/titlepage.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="p5 center fs90">The Christopher Publishing House<br /> -Boston, U. S. A. -</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p class="center fs100 smcap">Copyright 1923<br /> -By The Christopher Publishing House -</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe5" id="verso-decor"> - <img class="w100" src="images/verso-decor.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p class="center fs120"><em>Dedicated<br /> -to the Memory of<br /> -ANNIE LUCY LIBBEY</em></p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="TABLE_OF_CONTENTS">TABLE OF CONTENTS</h2> -</div> - -<table class="autotable" summary=""> -<tr> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdr">PAGE</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad Gets Lost</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_7">7</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad’s Narrow Escape</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_13">13</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad to the Rescue</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_19">19</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad Meets Sally Woodpecker</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_25">25</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad and Bimby Squirrel</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_31">31</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad Saves Jenny Wild Duck From an Untimely End</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_37">37</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Hoppy Toad and Billy Crow</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_43">43</a></td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i006"> - <img class="w100" src="images/006.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_7"></a>[Pg 7]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOAD_GETS_LOST">HOPPY TOAD GETS LOST.</h2> -</div> - -<p>Hoppy Toad was a wee bit of a toad -who had only recently seen the light of -day.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“Guess I’ll turn around and go back -home,” he said to himself.</p> - -<p>He started hopping back through the -woods as fast as he could, but the bull-frog,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_8"></a>[Pg 8]</span> -having seen him, hopped after -him.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>Night was fast nearing; in fact the -sun was slowly sinking below the tall -trees.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_9"></a>[Pg 9]</span></p> - -<p>“Don’t be scared,” said the bull-frog. -“I won’t hurt you. What is your -name?”</p> - -<p>“Hoppy Toad,” was the timid reply.</p> - -<p>“Billy Bull-Frog is my name, Hoppy -Toad. You seem to be lost. Am I -right?”</p> - -<p>“Yes! I live close to a pond. My -home is a hole in the ground, at the -roots of a tree.”</p> - -<p>“How did you happen to land way -over here?”</p> - -<p>“I didn’t obey my mamma; that is -how I happened to hop along through -the woods. I thought I would be all -right.”</p> - -<p>“I know where you live, Hoppy Toad. -I’ll show you how to get back home.”</p> - -<p>“That makes me feel happy, Billy -Bull-Frog. I had almost given up -hopes of ever getting home again.”</p> - -<p>They retraced their hops back -through the woods a bit, until an opening -was reached.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_10"></a>[Pg 10]</span></p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“I will, Billy Bull-Frog. Thank you -for your kindness in showing me the -way back home. Good-bye.”</p> - -<p>“Good-bye, Hoppy Toad.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>Ma Toad was happy when he hopped -into his home as was Pa toad.</p> - -<p>“Forgive me, mamma,” said Hoppy -Toad.</p> - -<p>“I will, Hoppy, but you must obey -me in the future. Did you get lost?”</p> - -<p>“Yes! If it hadn’t been for Billy<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_11"></a>[Pg 11]</span> -Bull-Frog I never would have been -back.”</p> - -<p>Moral: Obey your parents.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_12"></a>[Pg 12]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i012"> - <img class="w100" src="images/012.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_13"></a>[Pg 13]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOADS_NARROW">HOPPY TOAD’S NARROW -ESCAPE.</h2> -</div> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_14"></a>[Pg 14]</span></p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_15"></a>[Pg 15]</span></p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“Mr. Bumblebee,” he said, “I want -to thank you for saving me from the -hands of that boy.”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“May I ask your name?” said Hoppy -Toad.</p> - -<p>“Jimmy Bumblebee is my name,” -was the reply. “What is yours?”</p> - -<p>“Hoppy Toad.”</p> - -<p>“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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_16"></a>[Pg 16]</span> -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?”</p> - -<p>“I will, Jimmy Bumblebee, and I’ll -tell other toads and frogs not to eat -any more honeybees or bumblebees.”</p> - -<p>“Thank you,” was Jimmy Bumblebee’s -farewell as he flew off in an -easterly direction.</p> - -<p>“Well, Hoppy Toad,” said Hoppy to -himself, “you are a lucky boy to be -free.”</p> - -<p>He hopped into his home and told -Ma and Pa Toad of his rescue by Jimmie -Bumblebee.</p> - -<p>“Just do as Jimmie Bumblebee told -you to; keep your wits about you and -you will be all right,” said Pa Toad.</p> - -<p>Moral: Always keep your wits about -you.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_17"></a>[Pg 17]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011a"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_18"></a>[Pg 18]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i018"> - <img class="w100" src="images/018.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_19"></a>[Pg 19]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOAD_TO_THE_RESCUE">HOPPY TOAD TO THE RESCUE.</h2> -</div> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>He hopped into the pond joyfully -and enjoyed a good long swim; then -he chatted for a while with the frogs -and young tadpoles.</p> - -<p>“My, but I’m a happy boy,” he said -to himself.</p> - -<p>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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_20"></a>[Pg 20]</span> -Rabbit running toward him as fast as -his legs would carry him.</p> - -<p>As he neared Hoppy Toad, Hoppy -shouted, “What is your hurry?”</p> - -<p>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.”</p> - -<p>Hoppy Toad said, “Scoot for that -opening in yonder tree; he will never -find you there.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>Noticing Hoppy Toad, he stopped, -and asked, “Did you see anything of -Bunny Rabbit? He came this way, I -think.”</p> - -<p>Bunny Rabbit, from within the -tree, shook all over; he was afraid<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_21"></a>[Pg 21]</span> -that Tommy Ferret might find him in -his hiding place. But here was where -Hoppy Toad saved him.</p> - -<p>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.”</p> - -<p>“Thank you,” said Tommy Ferret. -“I’ll soon have him for a meal; he -must be about all in by this time.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“It’s all right, Bunny Rabbit,” said -Hoppy Toad, “come on out, Tommy -Ferret is on a wild goose chase after -you.”</p> - -<p>Bunny Rabbit, still shaking with -fright, came out of his hiding place -and ran to where Hoppy Toad was.</p> - -<p>He said, “I don’t know how I can<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_22"></a>[Pg 22]</span> -ever repay you for saving me. When -Tommy Ferret finds that you fooled -him he is apt to make it unpleasant for -you.”</p> - -<p>“I’ll watch for him closely; I always -keep my wits about me.”</p> - -<p>“Well, I guess I’ll head for home; I -live in the middle of the woods. May -I ask your name?”</p> - -<p>“Hoppy Toad is my name; I guessed -yours was Bunny Rabbit. Am I right?”</p> - -<p>“You are right.”</p> - -<p>“Does Tommy Ferret know where -you live?”</p> - -<p>“I don’t think so. Why do you ask?”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“That is a good idea, Hoppy Toad. -I’ll do it right away; I think Ma and<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_23"></a>[Pg 23]</span> -Pa Rabbit want to move anyway. I -guess I’ll run along.”</p> - -<p>“Good-bye, Bunny Rabbit,” said -Hoppy Toad.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>Moral: Lend a helping hand to those -in need.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011b"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_24"></a>[Pg 24]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i024"> - <img class="w100" src="images/024.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_25"></a>[Pg 25]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOAD_MEETS_SALLY">HOPPY TOAD MEETS SALLY -WOODPECKER.</h2> -</div> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“What’s the matter with you?” -asked Hoppy Toad.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“That’s all right,” said Hoppy Toad.<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_26"></a>[Pg 26]</span> -“I’ll see if I can’t help you get the wing -fixed so you can fly again. What is -your name?”</p> - -<p>“Sally Woodpecker. It will be very -kind of you if you can find someone to -fix my wing. My but it hurts!”</p> - -<p>“My name is Hoppy Toad. I’ll go -get Dr. Pheasant. He will fix the wing -for you in a jiffy.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“Doctor,” said Hoppy Toad. “There -is a woodpecker in the woods with a -lame wing. She can’t fly. Can you -help her?”</p> - -<p>“I guess I can, Hoppy Toad,” said -Dr. Pheasant, “Lead me to her.”</p> - -<p>Hoppy Toad hopped through the -woods, followed by Dr. Pheasant, until -the spot where Sally Woodpecker was -lying was reached.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_27"></a>[Pg 27]</span></p> - -<p>“I’ve brought Dr. Pheasant to fix -your wing, Sally Woodpecker,” said -Hoppy Toad.</p> - -<p>“That is really kind of you,” said -Sally.</p> - -<p>Dr. Pheasant looked at the lame wing -and said, “I can fix it, all right.”</p> - -<p>In a few minutes Sally Woodpecker’s -wing was fixed so that she could fly -again.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“You mustn’t fly around too much, -Sally,” said Dr. Pheasant. “Give it a -chance to mend a bit.”</p> - -<p>“I’ll do as you say, Dr. Pheasant. -Will there be any need of me having you -again?”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_28"></a>[Pg 28]</span></p> - -<p>“I’ll hunt Hoppy Toad up if anything -happens, believe me, doctor.”</p> - -<p>“Well, I’ve got to call on some sick -ganders now. Excuse me, please!”</p> - -<p>Dr. Pheasant strutted away leaving -Hoppy Toad and Sally Woodpecker by -themselves.</p> - -<p>“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.</p> - -<p>“Good-bye and good luck to you, -Sally Woodpecker,” said Hoppy Toad.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“I’m proud of you, Hoppy,” said Pa -Toad.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_29"></a>[Pg 29]</span></p> - -<p>Moral: A good deed is always worth -while.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011c"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_30"></a>[Pg 30]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i030"> - <img class="w100" src="images/030.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_31"></a>[Pg 31]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOAD_AND_BIMBY">HOPPY TOAD AND BIMBY -SQUIRREL.</h2> -</div> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“Pardon me,” said Hoppy Toad.</p> - -<p>“That’s all right,” said the squirrel. -“You gave me quite a scare, though. -I thought it was someone after me.”</p> - -<p>“What is your name?” asked Hoppy -Toad.</p> - -<p>“Bimby Squirrel,” replied the squirrel. -“What is yours?”</p> - -<p>“Hoppy Toad,” said Hoppy.</p> - -<p>“I’ve heard of you,” said Bimby<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_32"></a>[Pg 32]</span> -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.”</p> - -<p>“How is Billy Bull-Frog these -days?” asked Hoppy Toad.</p> - -<p>“He has been under the weather a -bit lately; he doesn’t seem to know -what the trouble is,” said Bimby -Squirrel.</p> - -<p>“That’s too bad. I’ll bet Dr. Pheasant -could help him.”</p> - -<p>“I don’t know but what he might; -I’ve heard he is a good doctor.”</p> - -<p>“None better. If I go get him will -you show him the way to Billy Bull-Frog’s -home?”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>Hoppy Toad was off like a streak to -where he thought he might find Dr.<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_33"></a>[Pg 33]</span> -Pheasant. He found him heading -toward home and stopped him.</p> - -<p>“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?”</p> - -<p>“I will go right away, Hoppy Toad,” -said Dr. Pheasant. “I always like to -help those who are sick.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_34"></a>[Pg 34]</span></p> - -<p>“What is the trouble?” asked Hoppy -Toad.</p> - -<p>“I don’t know what the matter is, -Hoppy Toad,” said Billy Bull-Frog. -“What are you doing way over here -anyway?”</p> - -<p>“Bimby Squirrel told me you were -sick; so I’ve brought Dr. Pheasant -along to see if he can’t help you.”</p> - -<p>“That is very thoughtful of you,” -said Billy Bull-Frog.</p> - -<p>Dr. Pheasant got to work on Billy -Bull-Frog and soon found out what -the trouble was.</p> - -<p>“You need a rest,” said he, “you have -been working too hard lately.”</p> - -<p>“Is that all there is wrong with me, -doctor?”</p> - -<p>“That is all. You rest up for a -month and you will feel better.”</p> - -<p>“Thank you, doctor, and you, too, -Hoppy Toad, for your kindness in -getting the doctor.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_35"></a>[Pg 35]</span></p> - -<p>“That is all right,” said Hoppy Toad, -“we are pleased to be able to help you.”</p> - -<p>They bade Billy Bull-Frog good-bye -and departed for home.</p> - -<p>Moral: If someone does you a good -turn, repay it if you can.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011d"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_36"></a>[Pg 36]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i036"> - <img class="w100" src="images/036.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_37"></a>[Pg 37]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOAD_SAVES_JENNY">HOPPY TOAD SAVES JENNY -WILD DUCK FROM AN -UNTIMELY END.</h2> -</div> - -<p>Jenny Wild Duck was a short-legged -water-fowl who took great delight in -gliding along the waters of Tadpole -Pond.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“Don’t bother with that hemp-seed,” -he said, “else you will soon be a dead -duck.”</p> - -<p>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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_38"></a>[Pg 38]</span> -along behind her until an out-of-the-way -cove was reached.</p> - -<p>“How did you happen to discover -that there was a trap set for me?” -asked Jenny Wild Duck.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“That is all right,” said Hoppy Toad. -“I don’t expect you to repay me for -doing my duty.”</p> - -<p>“That is a good way to look at it,” -said Jenny Wild Duck. “I’ll have to<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_39"></a>[Pg 39]</span> -warn my husband, Johnny Drake, to -steer clear of the decoy.”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“It doesn’t seem right,” said Jenny -Wild Duck, “but some people don’t -know right from wrong.”</p> - -<p>“Very true,” said Hoppy Toad. “It’s -too bad that someone couldn’t teach -them right from wrong.”</p> - -<p>“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.</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_40"></a>[Pg 40]</span></p> - -<p>“True,” said Jenny. “That’s just -what they don’t do; they don’t stop to -think.”</p> - -<p>“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.”</p> - -<p>“Jenny Wild Duck,” was the reply. -“What is yours?”</p> - -<p>“Hoppy Toad.”</p> - -<p>“Well, good-bye and good luck,” said -Jenny Wild Duck.</p> - -<p>“Good-bye,” said Hoppy Toad, “keep -your wits about you.”</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>“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?”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_41"></a>[Pg 41]</span></p> - -<p>Moral: We can help someone every -day if we will only have the will.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011e"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_42"></a>[Pg 42]</span></p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe18" id="i042"> - <img class="w100" src="images/042.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_43"></a>[Pg 43]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HOPPY_TOAD_AND_BILLY_CROW">HOPPY TOAD AND BILLY CROW.</h2> -</div> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_44"></a>[Pg 44]</span> -would dig his beak into the ground -and steal the corn seed.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_45"></a>[Pg 45]</span> -who is trying to make an honest living.”</p> - -<p>“But he raises more than he can use, -doesn’t he?” asked Billy Crow.</p> - -<p>“Indeed he doesn’t,” replied Hoppy -Toad. “He needs all the corn he can -raise.”</p> - -<p>“I wouldn’t have stolen it if I had -known that,” said Billy Crow.</p> - -<p>“That is no excuse for stealing, Mr. -Crow. I wouldn’t want to be called a -thief.”</p> - -<p>“I suppose that I have been doing -wrong all along. You see I was brought -up to steal; I never have done anything -else.”</p> - -<p>“Why not turn over a new leaf, then, -and live a good honest life? It isn’t -too late.”</p> - -<p>“I’ll do it. From now on I’m going -to be an honest crow.”</p> - -<p>“You will be much happier, Mr. Crow, -I assure you.”</p> - -<p>“I’m glad you happened around and -put an end to my thieving. I feel very<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_46"></a>[Pg 46]</span> -happy in the thought that I’m going to -be a good crow in the future.”</p> - -<p>“Well, Mr. Crow, I must be going -now. Remember your oath taken before -Hoppy Toad.”</p> - -<p>“I surely will,” replied Billy Crow -ere he winged his way toward home.</p> - -<p>Hoppy Toad, happy with the -thoughts of having reformed a thieving -black crow, hopped along gleefully -toward home.</p> - -<p>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.</p> - -<p>As Pa Toad said, “Hoppy Toad, you -are a good Samaritan. I’m really -proud of you.”</p> - -<p>Moral: Honesty reaps a worthy reward.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe9" id="i011f"> - <img class="w100" src="images/011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">END</div> -</div> - - -<div class="p4 chapter"></div> -<div class="transnote"> -<a name="TN" id="TN"></a> -<p><strong>TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE</strong></p> - -<p>Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been -corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within -the text and consultation of external sources.</p> - -<p>The endings of the chapter headings have been standardized with periods.</p> - -<p>Pg 27: ‘You musn’t fly’ replaced by ‘You mustn’t fly’.</p> - -<p>Pg 32: Missing opening quotation marks inserted before ‘Billy Bull-Frog told me’.</p> - -<p>Pg 33: Missing closing quotation marks inserted after ‘right away, Hoppy Toad,’.</p> - -<p>Pg 34: Deleted opening single quotation mark before ‘Hoppy Toad,” said Billy’.</p> - -<p>Pg 37: Deleted closing quotation marks after ‘whispered a warning’.</p> -</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin-top:4em'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HOPPY TOAD TALES ***</div> -<div style='text-align:left'> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'> -Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will -be renamed. -</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'> -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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