That afternoon, as Sammie was hopping about his new home, he heard some
one exclaim:
"Hello!"
"Hello," replied Sammie, who always wanted to be friendly.
"Where do you live?" the voice went on, and, all at once, Sammie thought
of the cat.
"No, you don't!" he cried. "You can't fool me again. I know you!"
"Oh, do you?" asked the voice. "Well, seeing that I'm a stranger here,
and you are too, I don't think that you know me."
Sammie looked on top of a clod of earth, whence the voice came, and saw
a big frog.
"Oh, it's you, is it?" he asked faintly.
"Of course," replied the frog. "My name's Bully; what's yours?" Sammie
told him. "Ever hear of me?" went on the frog, and when Sammie said he
had not, the frog continued: "Well, let's see who can jump the
farthest," and with that he began to get ready. Sammie, who was a very
good jumper, did also, and just as they were about to see who was the
better at it, there suddenly--But there, I shall have to wait until
to-morrow night to tell you what happened next.
XIV
HOW THE WATER GOT IN
Let me see, where did I leave off last night? Oh, I remember now, I was
telling you about Sammie Littletail's new playmate, Bully, the frog, and
how they were about to have a jumping contest, when something happened.
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