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any circumstances although I tried him over and 

 over again. 



Frogs cry out most pitifully when they have 

 good reason to fear harm is coming to them. I 

 have often known them to do this when trying to 

 escape from the murderous swish of a mower's 

 scythe. One morning I heard my pet give mouth, 

 and knowing that there must be mischief in the air, 

 rushed out to see what was the matter. A great 

 grey cat had seized the frog, but immediately 

 dropped him at the instigation of a flying broom. 

 The little chap was both injured and scared, so 



immediately sought shelter in a favourite bit of 

 rockery where he usually retired in hot weather. He 



