Show I w i O b II t II I t I PROFESSOR BULLFROG Once upon a time It Is said by the wood folk old Professor Bullfrog tried to to teach all all all' the the animals to swim lie put out a a sign which said Swimming taught here hereSo So that night after atter the tho moon was up down they all went to the pond pond- and waited for Professor Bullfrog to show up Il and nd wh when n ho he did appear he was surprised to lo find such a a. largo large cla class s assembled d to bo taught There were Mr 1 Fox ox who never nevet missed anything Mr Coon Mr Possum Pos POs- sum Mr Squirrel and Mr Rabbit and even Jim Crow Jim saw the sign and came just to see seo seo what was going on Now gentlemen said Professor Protessor Bullfrog you all understand of course that without being able to swim you jou ou are arc not trot only missing a great deal of life tire but you ou arc are also at a disadvantage when being pursued pursued pur pur- sued for gentlemen suppose Mr Dog were to chase you ou rl right right to ht to the edge of C a pond What Wh t would you sou ro rodo do That Thit Is i is- is s right That That is right said all the folk We Ve must lOust learn to swim Watch Vatch the tho professor proCessor croaked Professor Protessor Bullfrog t. you you get ready then you prepare and then you dive o and V and of off he went into the tho water Oh I say we cant can't do that said Mr II I Fox ox You will wm pave have ha to show us how to get ready and prepare We Ye cant can't fall tall Into the water and nd be drowned you jou ou know I was just showing you what you OU all would be able to do If you will only follow tollow my Instructions said the professor First you all ail throw a front leg IfS so EO so and sand he stretched out one of his then the other the same Now stand standon on your hind legs lep and klc kick out one one I log g. g so 80 and then the other i This will limber Umber you 1 0 up gentlemen gentlemen gentle gentle- men so yb you can easily use uso your legs to swim Now oW Altogether I legs legs' Hind legal f fAnd And now jump jump jump- like this this' And again Professor jump jump-I Bull Bullfrog tr frog dived I into the pond fu fuI r But none of the animals animal tOllo followed They told their professor they would swim on land a while until they were in better shape for tor swimming in the tho water You Tou all look like a jL lot of crazy folks said Jim JUn Crow CrO from tb the tree treo over the pond ponc And In my 10 opinion Bullfrog will never ne teach an any of ot you OU to swim All the next day the animals jumped and kick kicked and an stretched their legs and at night t they all an went to the pond d' again to take a lesson leason but just as Professor Bullfrog was wu as teaching teach- teach ins ing In a new kick such a noise nots came from Crom the tree over them that they mn 1111 stopped and looked up There Ther was WilS Jim Crow Crop with all an the birds he could get Ret to stay away laughing and making fun tun and all itha j i the tha animals but Mr Pox lo and Mr 11 Coon ran away Mr Pox Tox stayed and Mr Coon too anI an and that is how th they y If learned arned to 10 swim It Is said In the woods wood for when they find them themselves pursued lIld to the edge edgo of a pond they will swim s to get a away wa But none of the others cr r ever learned to swim and so Mr Squirrel never goes near water if h he Is chased or Mr Rabbit and Mr Possum Possum Pos Pos- sum said he would rather be dead than go Into the water and there and there uio urn times when he does play he Is III dead and some one throws him in just to see if it he really is 18 dead or is playing Ing possum |