. In happy far-away land . nishment for disobeying your mother. You muststart now, and so long as you see me over your right shoulder, you may knowthat you are going in the right direction. Fluff was very tired and sleepy, but he wanted to go home so much thathe was willing to walk as far as his legs could carry him. He set off bravely,and the little star shone as brightly as could be over his shoulder, and showedhim the way. j It was a long way to the lily-pond, and when he came to the edge of thewater, the lilies were all fast shut, as his mother had told him they would began to cry
. In happy far-away land . nishment for disobeying your mother. You muststart now, and so long as you see me over your right shoulder, you may knowthat you are going in the right direction. Fluff was very tired and sleepy, but he wanted to go home so much thathe was willing to walk as far as his legs could carry him. He set off bravely,and the little star shone as brightly as could be over his shoulder, and showedhim the way. j It was a long way to the lily-pond, and when he came to the edge of thewater, the lilies were all fast shut, as his mother had told him they would began to cry again when he saw this, for he could not bear to think ofbeing away from his mother all the night. He called to her as loud as hecould, but nobody answered, except an old frog who was sitting on a log, sing-ing to himself. 6o FLUFF Dear me! said the frog, what is the matter? You make so muchnoise I cannot hear myself sing. I want to go out there to the lily, where I live, answered Fluff, and I cannot get across the The old frog had a very gruff voice, but his heart was kind. Climb on my back, he said, and I will swim out there and take you. So Fluff climbed up on his back and away they went. Fluff called to his mother all the way, but she did not answer. When he came to the lily he tried hard to open it, but he could not, for nothing but the sun can make FLUFF 61 the lilys petals unfold. He sat down on the edge of the big round leaf andthe frog swam away. Fluff thought he would have to stay there all night alone, but the frog was scarcely out of sight before he heard his mother calling to him. At first he did not know where to look for her, but by and by he saw her. She wassailing along the pond in a little green boat made of a pea-pod. His fatherwas rowing the boat. O Fluff, dear! said his mother, I have been looking for you every-where. Where have you been ? I could not go into the lily and leave mylittle boy out here all alone. We cannot get into the lily to-night,
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