So Grandfather Frog climbed on Jerry Muskrat's back, and Jerry
started for the Big Rock as fast as he could go. When all the Minks
and the Otters and the Coons and the Muskrats saw them coming, they
gave a great shout, for Grandfather Frog is sometimes called the oracle
of the Smiling Pool. You know an oracle is one who is very wise.
Bobby Coon helped Grandfather Frog up on the Big Rock, and when he
had made himself comfortable, Mrs. Muskrat told him all about Farmer
Brown's boy and his traps, and how Jerry had been caught in one by
the tail, and she ended by asking for his advice, because they all
knew that he was so wise.
When she said this, Grandfather Frog puffed himself up until it seemed
as if his white and yellow waistcoat would surely burst. He sat
very still for a while and gazed straight at jolly, round, red
Mr. Sun without blinking once. Then he spoke in a very deep voice.
"To-morrow morning at sunrise I will tell you what to do," said he.
And not another word could they get out of him.
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