"Served him right. Served him right," and no frog since that time
has ever played a mean joke.





THE BOYS AND THE FROGS


"Let us go to the pond and have some fun," said George.

"What fun can we have there?" asked Frank. "The pond is nothing
but an old mudhole. We can not swim in such water."

Down at the pond the sun shone warm, and an old mother frog and
her children were sunning themselves on a log. Now and then one
plunged into the water with a chug! and then crawled out on the
bank.

That was a happy time in frog land.

In the midst of their play, they heard a sound which made the
mother frog tremble. It was only a boy's laugh, but as soon as the
mother heard it she said, "Into the water, every one of you. The
giants are coming;" and they all jumped into the water.

The giants had armed themselves with pebbles. Each one had a
pocketful. As soon as they caught sight of the frogs, they cried,
"Now for some fun!"