Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle . ^. He eats whatever he can catch,. SHE BROUGHT HER LITTLE ONES DOWN FOR THEIRFIRST SWIM OLD CROAKERS COUSIN 139 but it is chiefly insects, slugs, snails, and I did see him, once, eat a duckling. How terrible ! exclaimed Teckle. But instead of .thinking it terrible, OldCroaker seemed actually proud that his cousinwith the powerful voice could manage a duck-ling, so he went on with the story: It was right here in this stream of Pleas-ant Run, too. My cousin—the very one youhear down there now—had come up herewith his mate in the spring to find a nic
Woodsy neighbours of Tan and Teckle . ^. He eats whatever he can catch,. SHE BROUGHT HER LITTLE ONES DOWN FOR THEIRFIRST SWIM OLD CROAKERS COUSIN 139 but it is chiefly insects, slugs, snails, and I did see him, once, eat a duckling. How terrible ! exclaimed Teckle. But instead of .thinking it terrible, OldCroaker seemed actually proud that his cousinwith the powerful voice could manage a duck-ling, so he went on with the story: It was right here in this stream of Pleas-ant Run, too. My cousin—the very one youhear down there now—had come up herewith his mate in the spring to find a nice,still pool for her eggs. A little, wild, summerduck had a nest back in the reeds, and ithappened that she brought her little onesdown for their first swim the very morningthat the frogs came up the stream. Themother duck got her little ones into thewater, and kept them beside her, very closeto the bank, so that they could hide amongthe reeds in case of danger. They swam rightup to where that cousin of mine was sittingin the grass. He made one grand leap andseize
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