"Here's a ship, Bobby Coon. You get on one end and I'll give you
a sail across the Smiling Pool," shouted Little Joe Otter.

So Bobby Coon crawled out on the big log and held on very tight,
while little Joe Otter swam behind and pushed the big log. Across
the Smiling Pool they went and back again. Bobby Coon had such a
good ride that he wanted to go again, but Jimmy Skunk wanted a
ride. So Bobby Coon hopped off of the big log and Jimmy Skunk
hopped on and away he went across the Smiling Pool with little
Joe Otter pushing behind.

Then Jerry Muskrat found another log and gave Peter Rabbit a
ride. Jerry Muskrat's brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles
and cousins found logs and took Reddy Fox and Johnny Chuck and
even Mr. Toad back and forth across the Smiling Pool.

Happy Jack Squirrel sat up very straight on the end of his log
and spread his great bushy tail for a sail. All the little
Breezes blew and blew and Happy Jack Squirrel sailed round and
round the Smiling Pool.

Sometimes someone would fall off into the water and get wet, but
Jerry Muskrat or Billy Mink always pulled them out again, and no
one cared the tiniest bit for a wetting.

In the bushes around the Smiling Pool the little birds sang and
sang. Reddy Fox barked his loudest. Happy Jack Squirrel chattered
and chir--r--r--ed. All the muskrats squealed and squeaked, for
Jerry Muskrat's party was such fun!