. Stories for the household . hem so proud, and what kind of a thing a jewel might be. Oh, it is such a splendid and precious thing, that I cannot describeit, said the Mother-Toad. Its something which one carries aboutfor ones own pleasure, and that makes other people angry. But dontask me any questions, for I shant answer you. Well, / havent got the jewel, said the smallest of the Toads: shewas as ugly as a toad can be. Why should I have such a preciousthing ? And if it makes others angry, it cant give me any , I only wish I could get to the edge of the well, and look out; itmust b
. Stories for the household . hem so proud, and what kind of a thing a jewel might be. Oh, it is such a splendid and precious thing, that I cannot describeit, said the Mother-Toad. Its something which one carries aboutfor ones own pleasure, and that makes other people angry. But dontask me any questions, for I shant answer you. Well, / havent got the jewel, said the smallest of the Toads: shewas as ugly as a toad can be. Why should I have such a preciousthing ? And if it makes others angry, it cant give me any , I only wish I could get to the edge of the well, and look out; itmust be beautiful up there. You d better stay where you are, said the old Mother-Toad ; foryou know everything here, and you can tell what you have. Take careof the bucket, for it will crush you to death; and even if you get intoit safely, you may fall out: and its not every one who falls so cleverlyas I did, and gets away with whole eggs and whole bones. Quack ! said the little Toad; and thats just as if one of us wereto say, Aha!. inn TOADS KECEPTION in THE WOELD. She had an immense desire to get to the edge of the well, and to lookover ; she felt such a longing for the green — up there ; and the nextmorning, when it chanced that the bucket was being drawn up, filledwith water, and stopped for a moment just in front of the stone on whichthe Toad sat, the little creatures heart moved within it, and our Toadjumped into the filled bucket — which presently was drawn to the top,and emptied out.
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