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hadtoliesickforthreedayswithpainsinherback.Shecertainly
hadnotmuchtotellofthethingsupabove,butsheknewthis,and
alltheFrogsknewit,thatthewellwasnotalltheworld.The
Mother-Toadmighthavetoldthisandthat,ifshehadchosen,but
sheneveransweredwhentheyaskedheranything,andsotheyleft
offasking.
"
She'
sthick,andfatandugly,"
saidtheyounggreenFrogs;
"
andherchildrenwillbejustasuglyassheis."
Thatmaybe,"
retortedthemother-Toad,"
butoneofthemhasa
jewelinhishead,orelseIhavethejewel."
Theyoungfrogslistenedandstared;
andasthesewordsdidnot
pleasethem,theymadegrimacesanddiveddownunderthewater.But
thelittleToadskickeduptheirhindlegsfrommerepride,foreach
ofthemthoughtthathemusthavethejewel;
andthentheysatand
heldtheirheadsquitestill.Butatlengththeyaskedwhatitwas
thatmadethemsoproud,andwhatkindofathingajewelmightbe.
Oh,itissuchasplendidandpreciousthing,thatIcannot
describeit,"
saidtheMother-Toad."
It'
ssomethingwhichone
carriesaboutforone'
sownpleasure,andthatmakesotherpeople
angry.Butdon'
taskmeanyquestions,forIshan'
tansweryou."
Well,Ihaven'
tgotthejewel,"
saidthesmallestoftheToads;
shewasasuglyasatoadcanbe."
WhyshouldIhavesuchaprecious
thing?
Andifitmakesothersangry,itcan'
tgivemeanypleasure.
No,IonlywishIcouldgettotheedgeofthewell,andlookout;
itmustbebeautifulupthere."
You'
dbetterstaywhereyouare,"
saidtheoldMother-Toad,
foryouknoweverythinghere,andyoucantellwhatyouhave.Take
careofthebucket,foritwillcrushyoutodeath;
andevenifyou
getintoitsafely,youmayfallout.Andit'
snoteveryonewhofalls
socleverlyasIdid,andgetsawaywithwholelegsandwholebones.
Quack!
saidthelittleToad;
andthat'
sjustasifoneofus
weretosay,"
Aha!
Shehadanimmensedesiretogettotheedgeofthewell,andto
lookover;
shefeltsuchalongingforthegreen,upthere;
andthe
nextmorning,whenitchancedthatthebucketwasbeingdrawnup,
filledwithwater,andstoppedforamomentjustinfrontofthestone
onwhichtheToadsat,thelittlecreature'
sheartmovedwithinit,
andourToadjumpedintothefilledbucket,whichpresentlywas
drawntothetop,andemptiedout.
Ugh,youbeast!
saidthefarmlaborerwhoemptiedthebucket,
whenhesawthetoad."
retheugliestthingI'
veseenforone
while."
Andhemadeakickwithhiswoodenshoeatthetoad,which
justescapedbeingcrushedbymanagingtoscrambleintothenettles
whichgrewhighbythewell'
sbrink.Hereshesawstembystem,but
shelookedupalso;
thesunshonethroughtheleaves,whichwerequite
transparent;
andshefeltasapersonwouldfeelwhostepssuddenly
intoagreatforest,wherethesunlooksinbetweenthebranchesand
leaves.
smuchnicerherethandowninthewell!
Ishouldliketostay
heremywholelifelong!
saidthelittleToad.Soshelaytherefor
anhour,yes,fortwohours."
Iwonderwhatistobefounduphere?
As
Ihavecomesofar,Imusttrytogostillfarther."
Andsoshe
crawledonasfastasshecouldcrawl,andgotoutuponthehighway,
wherethesunshoneuponher,andthedustpowderedheralloveras
shemarchedacrosstheway.
I'
vegottoadryplace.now,andnomistake,"
saidtheToad.
salmosttoomuchofagoodthinghere;
itticklesoneso."
Shecametotheditch;
andforget-me-notsweregrowingthere,
andmeadow-sweet;
andaverylittlewayoffwasahedgeofwhitethorn,
andelderbushesgrewthere,too,andbindweedwithwhiteflowers.Gay
colorsweretobeseenhere,andabutterfly,too,wasflittingby.
TheToadthoughtitwasaflowerwhichhadbrokenloosethatit
mightlookaboutbetterintheworld,whichwasquiteanatural
thingtodo.
Ifonecouldonlymakesuchajourneyasthat!
Croak!
howcapitalthatwouldbe."
Eightdaysandeightnightsshestayedbythewell,and
experiencednowantofprovisions.Ontheninthdayshethought,
Forward!
onward!
Butwhatcouldshefindmorecharmingand
beautiful?
Perhapsalittletoadorafewgreenfrogs.Duringthelast
nighttherehadbeenasoundborneonthebreeze,asiftherewere
cousinsintheneighborhood.
sagloriousthingtolive!
glorioustogetoutofthewell,
andtolieamongthestinging-nettles,andtocrawlalongthedusty
road.Butonward,onward!
thatwemayfindfrogsoralittletoad.
Wecan'
tdowithoutthat;
naturealoneisnotenoughforone."
And
soshewentforwardonherjourney.
Shecameoutintotheopenfield,toagreatpond,roundabout
whichgrewreeds;
andshewalkedintoit.
Itwillbetoodampforyouhere,"
saidtheFrogs;
butyouare
verywelcome!
Areyouaheorashe?
Butitdoesn'
tmatter;
youare
equallywelcome."
Andshewasinvitedtotheconcertintheevening-thefamily
concert;
greatenthusiasmandthinvoices;
weknowthesortof
thing.Norefreshmentsweregiven,onlytherewasplentytodrink,for
thewholepondwasfree.
NowIshallresumemyjourney,"
forshe
alwaysfeltalongingforsomethingbetter.
Shesawthestarsshining,solargeandsobright,andshesawthe
moongleaming;
andthenshesawthesunrise,andmounthigherand
higher.
Perhapsafterall,Iamstillinawell,onlyinalargerwell.I
mustgethigheryet;
Ifeelagreatrestlessnessandlonging."
whenthemoonbecameroundandfull,thepoorcreaturethought,"
I
wonderifthatisthebucketwhichwillbeletdown,andintowhich
Imuststeptogethigherup?
Oristhesunthegreatbucket?
How
greatitis!
howbrightitis!
Itcantakeupall.Imustlookout,
thatImaynotmisstheopportunity.Oh,howitseemstoshineinmy
head!
Idon'
tthinkthejewelcanshinebrighter.ButIhaven'
tthe
jewel;
notthatIcryaboutthat-no,Imustgohigherup,into
splendorandjoy!
Ifeelsoconfident,andyetIamafraid.It'
sa
difficultsteptotake,andyetitmustbetaken.Onward,therefore,
straightonward!
Shetookafewsteps,suchasacrawlinganimalmaytake,andsoon
foundherselfonaroadbesidewhichpeopledwelt;
buttherewere
flowergardensaswellaskitchengardens.Andshesatdowntorestby
akitchengarden.
WhatanumberofdifferentcreaturestherearethatIneverknew!
andhowbeautifulandgreattheworldis!
Butonemustlookroundin
it,andnotstayinonespot."
Andthenshehoppedintothekitchen
garden."
Howgreenitishere!
howbeautifulitishere!
Iknowthat,"
saidtheCaterpillar,ontheleaf,"
myleafis
thelargesthere.Ithideshalftheworldfromme,butIdon'
tcare
fortheworld."
Cluck,cluck!
Andsomefowlscame.Theytrippedaboutinthe
cabbagegarden.TheFowlwhomarchedattheheadofthemhadalong
sight,andshespiedtheCaterpillaronthegreenleaf,andpecked
atit,sothattheCaterpillarfellontheground,whereittwisted
andwrithed.
TheFowllookedatitfirstwithoneeyeandthenwiththe
other,forshedidnotknowwhattheendofthiswrithingwouldbe.
Itdoesn'
tdothatwithagoodwill,"
thoughttheFowl,and
liftedupherheadtopeckattheCaterpillar.
TheToadwassohorrifiedatthis,thatshecamecrawlingstraight
uptowardstheFowl.
Aha,ithasallies,"
quoththeFowl."
Justlookatthecrawling
thing!
AndthentheFowlturnedaway."
Idon'
tcareforthelittle
greenmorsel;
itwouldonlyticklemythroat."
Theotherfowlstook
thesameviewofit,andtheyallturnedawaytogether.
Iwrithedmyselffree,"
saidtheCaterpillar."
Whatagood
thingitiswhenonehaspresenceofmind!
Butthehardestthing
remainstobedone,andthatistogetonmyleafagain.Whereisit?
AndthelittleToadcameupandexpressedhersympathy.Shewas
gladthatinheruglinessshehadfrightenedthefowls.
Whatdoyoumeanbythat?
criedtheCaterpillar."
Iwriggled
myselffreefromtheFowl.Youareverydisagreeabletolookat.
CannotIbeleftinpeaceonmyownproperty?
NowIsmellcabbage;
now
Iamnearmyleaf.Nothingissobeautifulasproperty.ButImust
gohigherup."
Yes,higherup,"
higher-up!
Shefeelsjust
asIdo;
butshe'
snotinagoodhumorto-day.That'
sbecauseofthe
fright.Weallwanttogohigherup."
Andshelookedupashighas
evershecould.
Thestorksatinhisnestontheroofofthefarm-house.He
clappedwithhisbeak,andtheMother-storkclappedwithhers.
Howhighuptheylive!
thought