The Story Hour Readers Author:Ida Coe Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SPRY MOUSE AND MR. FROG Spry Mouse had a nest in a field. Mr. Bullfrog lived near by in a pond. One day Spry Mouse invited Mr. Bullfrog to visit her. ... more » "Please bring your banjo," she said, " so that you can play and sing for me." The next day Mr. Bullfrog called. He played and sang for Spry Mouse. Then Spry Mouse said, " Will you please play for me to dance ? I could dance all day to your music." "Yes, I will," said Mr. Bullfrog. So Mr. Bullfrog played the banjo, and Spry Mouse danced to the music. Spry Mouse thanked Mr. Bullfrog. Then she served luncheon for him. She gave him a dainty dish of flies, which he liked very much. While he was eating the flies, Spry Mouse nibbled some roots. By and by Mr. Bullfrog said, " It is time for me to go home. I have enjoyed my visit very much. I wish that you would come and visit me in my home. Will you come along with me ?" "I can not go to your home, for it is on a great log in the center of the lily pond, and I do not like to swim." " You need not swim," said the frog, " for I can tow you along in the water. I will tie your foot to mine, with a piece of strong grass. Then, while I swim through the water, you can sail after me like a boat." ST. HR. BOOK TWO — 4 47 " When I say three, be ready to jump. One, two, three!" he cried. They jumped as far as they could. Then away they both went — down, down, down, witli a big splash, into the lily pond. How frightened Spry Mouse was! " Please take me back!" she cried. "Oh, please, kind Mr. Bullfrog, take me back to my own little nest among the tall grasses. I do not like to swim, and my pretty fur coat is very wet." But Mr. Bullfrog only laughed at the little mouse. "Come, let us swim some more," said Mr. Bullfrog. " I will take good car...« less