St Nicholas [serial] . shut up his mouth, swallowed the pennies, and winked his two black ey FOR VERY LITTLE FOLKS. 353 if to say, Thats good—give me another! It was such fun to feede frog and see him wink ! But one day poor froggy was sick. He would not eat nor roll his eyes,arie did nt know what to do. She shook him till he must have been:zy. She turned him upside down, she pounded him, but it was all no avail,—froggy would not move his mouth or eyes. At last she tookn to mamma. Mamma, dear, froggy will not eat any more ! Too bad, indeed! said mamma. Let me see what is the matter.•So she loo
St Nicholas [serial] . shut up his mouth, swallowed the pennies, and winked his two black ey FOR VERY LITTLE FOLKS. 353 if to say, Thats good—give me another! It was such fun to feede frog and see him wink ! But one day poor froggy was sick. He would not eat nor roll his eyes,arie did nt know what to do. She shook him till he must have been:zy. She turned him upside down, she pounded him, but it was all no avail,—froggy would not move his mouth or eyes. At last she tookn to mamma. Mamma, dear, froggy will not eat any more ! Too bad, indeed! said mamma. Let me see what is the matter.•So she looked in the frogs mouth, just as a doctor looks at little girls gues when they are ill and cannot eat. Why, what is this I see? said mamma. Bring me my scissors. Marie brought the long shears, and mamma thrust them into the froes uth, and soon brought out a piece of slate pencil. Why, no wonder poor froggy was sick ! Now, dont ever put any- \g in his mouth, my little girl, except pennies, and he will be all st then the frog gave a wink with both eyes, as he always did when V\ as well, and little Marie was , you good frog ! said she. Now you shall have a real nicer, and she dropped a silver ten-cent piece into his mouth, which he fly swallowed, seeming to say, by his winks, Im all right now. 354 JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT.
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