Page 135 - Adventures in shadow-land

outside of the grotto, and Eva could not help
laughing when she saw herself, for face, hands,

cap, and dress were all the same color.
“ My cousin lives on the other side of the

Cascade of Rocks," the Toad-Woman went on.
“ Go to her—one of my servants will show you

the way—and ask her to hire you. She will not
recognize you, but will take you, and will tell you
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that if you do your work well you may name your
own wages at the end of each week. You will be

able to do any work she may give you, and at the
end of every week she will ask you what wages

you want. Tell her you cannot say without asking
your mother. Then she will tell you to go and

ask her, and you must then come to me, and I will
tell you what to say. In the mean time I will take

care of your dress till you need it again.”
Eva listened attentively to all that the Toad-
Woman said to her* and thanked her for her

advice. And then the woman called her servant,

and the same big brown toad who had brought the
stool, and who, by the way, was just the color of
Eva’s dress, hopped out of his hole, and his mistress

bade him take Eva to where the Green Frog lived.