THE EXTRAVAGANT FROG 



alive and kicking," the unfortunate Saxony toads, and 

 had actually polished off at least six of them before the 

 discovery of this gluttony on his part was made. How 

 many, considering their small size, he could have managed 

 still remains unknown. The Yankee frog appeared 

 like a Danda among the toads, and doubtless would 

 have finished the dozen withoutTdifficulty, like oysters, 

 had they not been rescued from the neighbourhood of his 

 capacious jaws. 



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