Such a noise as they did make! All the Little Breezes of Old
Mother West Wind danced for joy on the bank. Blacky the Crow and
Sammy Jay flew over to see what was going on.

"Now let's see who can swim the farthest under water," cried
Billy Mink.

So they all stood side by side on one edge of the Smiling Pool.

"Go!" shouted Mr. Kingfisher, and in they all plunged. Little
ripples ran across the Smiling Pool and then the water became as
smooth and smiling as if nothing had gone into it with a plunge.

Now old Grandfather Frog began to realize that he wasn't as young
as he used to be, and he couldn't swim as fast as the others
anyway. He began to get short of breath, so he swam up to the top
and stuck just the tip of his nose out to get some more air.
Sammy Jay's sharp eyes saw him.

"There's Grandfather Frog!" he shouted.

So then Grandfather Frog popped his head out and swam over to his
green lily pad to rest.

Way over beyond the Big Rock little bubbles in three long rows
kept coming up to the top of the Smiling Pool. They showed just
where Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter and Jerry Muskrat were
swimming way down out of sight. It was the air from their lungs
making the bubbles. Straight across the Smiling Pool went the
lines of little bubbles and then way out on the farther side two