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                                                                                                       Story 250
                                                                                             An Ode to a Toad













        Wharton was an in•spi•ra•tion to every toad whose abode was a pond by the side

        of the road.




        His splash bode happiness, and it clearly showed, for the frogs faces brightly

        glowed.  It was kindness that he sowed.




        His personal code made him carry more than just his load, for from his heart love

        flowed.  In troubled waters he often rowed his lily frond through the breakers of

        their pond to rescue many a dis•com•mo•ded toad.


                                                                                                       Story 251


                                                       The Rogue



             Un•friend•ly as an elephant rogue, the loner refuses to wear any clothes in

        vogue.  He cares not to talk or collogue, and when he does it's in a pe•cu•li•ar

        brogue.




                                                                                                    1
             He only likes to be alone to fish for togue upon a pond in a pi•rogue .


        1. A canoe.








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