38. THE FROGS' EGGS. 



A LBERT had gone to visit his uncle who lived 

 ** in the country. One day in April, when 

 they were taking a walk near a pond, Albert 

 saw on the surface of the water something which 

 was strange to him. 



" Uncle George," said he, "what is that jelly-like 

 mass floating on the water ? 

 It has black dots in it." 



" Those are frogs' eggs," said 

 his uncle. " They are some- 

 times called frogs' spawn. Let 

 us get some of them in a pail, 

 and take them home." 



They took the eggs home, 

 and put them into a tub of 

 water. In two or three days, 

 they noticed that the little 

 eggs became larger and larger ; and instead of 

 remaining round, they became oblong. 



About a week later, when Albert looked into the 

 tub, he cried, " Oh uncle, there are some little fish 

 swimming around. They look all head and tail ! " 



