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 without difficulty, like oysters, 
had they not been rescued from the neighbourhood of his 
capacious jaws. 
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