to me to be _much_ shorter than they were when I measured you."

"My legs--" Brownie Beaver exclaimed--"my legs are exactly the same
length they were three days ago! You've made a mistake, Mr. Frog.
That's what's the matter with these trousers!"

But Mr. Frog shook his head.

"I made them according to your measurements," he insisted.

"Let me see your figures!" Brownie Beaver cried.

But Mr. Frog shook his head again.

"I don't do business that way," he explained. "As soon as I've
finished a suit I throw away the stone on which I've written the
measurements. It saves trouble, if there's any complaint afterwards."

"Well!" said Brownie. "What can we do about this? I can't wear the
trousers as they are."

"You'll have to get your legs stretched," Mr. Frog told him. "Just tie
a stone to each foot and wear the trousers for a few days. As soon as
you see your feet, take off the stones.... It's simple enough." He
helped tie some heavy stones to Brownie's feet. And then Brownie swam
away.

Now, swimming with your feet weighted like that is no easy matter. But
Brownie managed to reach home. He stayed there, too, for the rest of
the day, because it was hard for him to move about. And since he had