The Adventures of Grandfather Frog Thornton W. Burgess Spotty the Turtle Plays Doctor.

chapter 8 of the adventures of grandfather frog this is a librivox recording or librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org reading by lars rolander the adventures of grandfather frog by thornton w burgess chapter 8

spotty the turtle place doctor

creates a dreadful thing to see as everybody will agree at first little joe otter sitting on the bank of the smiling pool laughed himself almost sick as he watched grandfather frog trying to swallow a fish almost as big as himself when his white and yellow waistcoat was already stuffed so full of foolish green flies that there wasn't room for anything more such greed would have been disgusting if it hadn't been so very very funny at least it was fun at first for the fish had stuck with the tail hanging out of grandfather frog's big mouth grandfather frog hitched this way and hitched that way on his big green lily pad trying his best to swallow twice he tumbled off with a splash into the smiling pool each time he scrambled back again and rolled his great goggly eyes in silent appeal to little joe otter to come to said but little joe was laughing so that he had to hold his sights and he didn't understand that grandfather frog really was in trouble billy mink and jerry muskrat came along and as soon as they saw grandfather frog they began to laugh to they just laughed and laughed and laughed until the tears came they rolled over and over on the bank and kicked their heels from sheer enjoyment it was the funniest thing they had seen for a long long time did you ever see such greed gospel mink why don't you pull it out and start over again shout it little your water now this is just what grandfather frog was trying to do at least he was trying to pull the fish out he hadn't the least desire in the world to try swallowing it again in fact he felt just then as if he never never wanted to see another fish so long as he lived but grandfather frog's hands are not made for grasping slippery things and the tail of a fish is very slippery indeed he tried first with one hand then with the other and at last with both it was of no use at all he just couldn't touch that fish he couldn't cough it up because it had gone too far down for that the more he clawed at that waving tail with his hands the funnier he looked and the harder little water and billy mink and yarimaskrit laughed they made such a noise that spotty the turtle who had been taking a sun bath on the end of an old log slipped into the water and started to see what it was all about now spotty the turtle is very very slow on land but he's a good swimmer he hurried now because he didn't want to miss the fun at first he didn't see grandfather frog what's the joke he asked little joe water simply pointed to grandfather frog little joe had laughed so much that he couldn't even speak spotty looked over to the big green lily pad and started to laugh too then he saw great tears rolling down from grandfather frog's eyes and heard little choky sounds he stopped laughing and started for grandfather frog as fast as he could swim he climbed right up on the big green lily pad and reaching out grabbed the end of the fish tailing his beak like mouth then spotted the turtle settled back and pulled and grandfather frog settled back and pulled splash grandfather frog had fallen backward into the smiling pool on one side of the big green lily pad splash spotty the turtle had fallen backward into the smiling pool on the opposite side of the big green lily pad and the fish which had caused all the trouble lay floating on the water thank you thank you god's grandfather frog as he feebly crawled back on the lily pad a minute more and i would have choked to death don't mention it replied spotted the turtle i never never will promised grandfather frog

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The Adventures of Grandfather Frog Thornton W. Burgess Spotty the Turtle Plays Doctor.

chapter 8 of the adventures of grandfather frog this is a librivox recording or librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org reading by lars rolander the adventures of grandfather frog by thornton w burgess chapter 8

spotty the turtle place doctor

creates a dreadful thing to see as everybody will agree at first little joe otter sitting on the bank of the smiling pool laughed himself almost sick as he watched grandfather frog trying to swallow a fish almost as big as himself when his white and yellow waistcoat was already stuffed so full of foolish green flies that there wasn't room for anything more such greed would have been disgusting if it hadn't been so very very funny at least it was fun at first for the fish had stuck with the tail hanging out of grandfather frog's big mouth grandfather frog hitched this way and hitched that way on his big green lily pad trying his best to swallow twice he tumbled off with a splash into the smiling pool each time he scrambled back again and rolled his great goggly eyes in silent appeal to little joe otter to come to said but little joe was laughing so that he had to hold his sights and he didn't understand that grandfather frog really was in trouble billy mink and jerry muskrat came along and as soon as they saw grandfather frog they began to laugh to they just laughed and laughed and laughed until the tears came they rolled over and over on the bank and kicked their heels from sheer enjoyment it was the funniest thing they had seen for a long long time did you ever see such greed gospel mink why don't you pull it out and start over again shout it little your water now this is just what grandfather frog was trying to do at least he was trying to pull the fish out he hadn't the least desire in the world to try swallowing it again in fact he felt just then as if he never never wanted to see another fish so long as he lived but grandfather frog's hands are not made for grasping slippery things and the tail of a fish is very slippery indeed he tried first with one hand then with the other and at last with both it was of no use at all he just couldn't touch that fish he couldn't cough it up because it had gone too far down for that the more he clawed at that waving tail with his hands the funnier he looked and the harder little water and billy mink and yarimaskrit laughed they made such a noise that spotty the turtle who had been taking a sun bath on the end of an old log slipped into the water and started to see what it was all about now spotty the turtle is very very slow on land but he's a good swimmer he hurried now because he didn't want to miss the fun at first he didn't see grandfather frog what's the joke he asked little joe water simply pointed to grandfather frog little joe had laughed so much that he couldn't even speak spotty looked over to the big green lily pad and started to laugh too then he saw great tears rolling down from grandfather frog's eyes and heard little choky sounds he stopped laughing and started for grandfather frog as fast as he could swim he climbed right up on the big green lily pad and reaching out grabbed the end of the fish tailing his beak like mouth then spotted the turtle settled back and pulled and grandfather frog settled back and pulled splash grandfather frog had fallen backward into the smiling pool on one side of the big green lily pad splash spotty the turtle had fallen backward into the smiling pool on the opposite side of the big green lily pad and the fish which had caused all the trouble lay floating on the water thank you thank you god's grandfather frog as he feebly crawled back on the lily pad a minute more and i would have choked to death don't mention it replied spotted the turtle i never never will promised grandfather frog

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The Bible in Modern English: Genesis - Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel
by Ferrar Fenton

chapters 8 through 14 of genesis from the holy bible in modern english this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by mark penfold the holy bible in modern english translated by ferrar fenton genesis chapters 8 through 14 chapter 8 but god remembered noah and all the animals and all the cattle which were with him in the ark therefore god passed a wind over the earth and the waters dried and he restrained the outpourings from the deep and the belts of the skies and stopped the torrents from the skies and stayed the waters from going on to the earth and so the waters retired and diminished from the period of one hundred and fifty days the ark then rested on the seventeenth day of the seventh month upon the peaks of the high hills and the waters were retreating and subsiding until the 10th month in the 11th month the tops of the hills appeared then at the end of 40 days noah opened the window which he had made in the ark and sent out a raven and it went wandered and turned about until the waters dried away from off the earth afterwards he sent out a dove from him to see if the waters had lessened from the surface of the field but the dove found not a resting place for the sole of her foot so she returned to him in the ark for the waters were still on the whole surface of the earth so he put out his hand and took her and brought her to him into the ark he then waited seven days longer and again sent out the dove from the ark and the dove returning at dusk carried in her mouth an olive leaf which had been broken off so noah then knew that the waters were off the earth waiting yet another seven days he sent the dove out again and it did not again return to him at the end of his 601st year on the first day of the month the waters dried from off the earth noah then loosened the hatches of the ark and looking out perceived that the surface of the ground was dry and in the second month on the 27th day of the month the earth was dry god then spoke to noah saying go from the ark yourself your wife and your sons and your son's wives along with you all the animals which are with you of every kind with bird and cattle and with every reptile that creeps upon the earth bring it along with you and let them breed plentifully on the land and cover it and increase over the earth so noah went out and his wife and his son's wives with him every animal every bird and every reptile creeping upon the land according to their species went out from the ark noah then built an altar to the ever living and took from every clean beast and from every clean bird and offered burnt offerings upon the altar and the ever-living perceived pleasant sweet perfume and the lord said in his heart never again will i curse the ground to the labor of man although the thought of the heart of man is wickedness from his youth and never again will i cut off every animal i have made during the whole existence of the earth sowing and harvest and cold and heat and winter and summer spring and autumn and day and night shall continue

chapter 9 god also blessed noah and his sons and said be prolific and increase and fill the earth and the fear and terror of you shall be upon every animal of the land and every bird of the sky with all that swarm upon the ground and all the fish of the waters they shall be given into your hand every living animal that moves shall be food for you i have given the whole to you like the green urban but the flesh with its life its blood you shall not eat and also the blood of your life i will require from the hand of every animal i will require it and from the hand of man even from the hand of his brother i will require the life of man whoever sheds the blood of man by man his own blood shall be shed because i made man under the shadow of god and be prolific yourselves increase and swarm on the earth and multiply on it god also spoke to...

The Bible in Modern English: Genesis - Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel
by Ferrar Fenton

chapters 8 through 14 of genesis from the holy bible in modern english this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by mark penfold the holy bible in modern english translated by ferrar fenton genesis chapters 8 through 14 chapter 8 but god remembered noah and all the animals and all the cattle which were with him in the ark therefore god passed a wind over the earth and the waters dried and he restrained the outpourings from the deep and the belts of the skies and stopped the torrents from the skies and stayed the waters from going on to the earth and so the waters retired and diminished from the period of one hundred and fifty days the ark then rested on the seventeenth day of the seventh month upon the peaks of the high hills and the waters were retreating and subsiding until the 10th month in the 11th month the tops of the hills appeared then at the end of 40 days noah opened the window which he had made in the ark and sent out a raven and it went wandered and turned about until the waters dried away from off the earth afterwards he sent out a dove from him to see if the waters had lessened from the surface of the field but the dove found not a resting place for the sole of her foot so she returned to him in the ark for the waters were still on the whole surface of the earth so he put out his hand and took her and brought her to him into the ark he then waited seven days longer and again sent out the dove from the ark and the dove returning at dusk carried in her mouth an olive leaf which had been broken off so noah then knew that the waters were off the earth waiting yet another seven days he sent the dove out again and it did not again return to him at the end of his 601st year on the first day of the month the waters dried from off the earth noah then loosened the hatches of the ark and looking out perceived that the surface of the ground was dry and in the second month on the 27th day of the month the earth was dry god then spoke to noah saying go from the ark yourself your wife and your sons and your son's wives along with you all the animals which are with you of every kind with bird and cattle and with every reptile that creeps upon the earth bring it along with you and let them breed plentifully on the land and cover it and increase over the earth so noah went out and his wife and his son's wives with him every animal every bird and every reptile creeping upon the land according to their species went out from the ark noah then built an altar to the ever living and took from every clean beast and from every clean bird and offered burnt offerings upon the altar and the ever-living perceived pleasant sweet perfume and the lord said in his heart never again will i curse the ground to the labor of man although the thought of the heart of man is wickedness from his youth and never again will i cut off every animal i have made during the whole existence of the earth sowing and harvest and cold and heat and winter and summer spring and autumn and day and night shall continue

chapter 9 god also blessed noah and his sons and said be prolific and increase and fill the earth and the fear and terror of you shall be upon every animal of the land and every bird of the sky with all that swarm upon the ground and all the fish of the waters they shall be given into your hand every living animal that moves shall be food for you i have given the whole to you like the green urban but the flesh with its life its blood you shall not eat and also the blood of your life i will require from the hand of every animal i will require it and from the hand of man even from the hand of his brother i will require the life of man whoever sheds the blood of man by man his own blood shall be shed because i made man under the shadow of god and be prolific yourselves increase and swarm on the earth and multiply on it god also spoke to...

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The Bible in Modern English: Genesis - Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel

chapters one through seven of genesis from the holy bible in modern english this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by mark penfold the holy bible in modern english translated by farrar fenton genesis chapters one through seven

chapter 1 by periods god created that which produced the solar systems then that which produced the earth but the earth was unorganized and empty and darkness covered its convulsed surface while the breath of god rocked the surface of its waters god then said let there be light and light came and god gazed upon that beautiful light and god divided the light from the darkness and to the light god gave the name of day and to the darkness he gave the name of night this was the close and the dawn of the first age god also said let there be an expanse between the waters and let it be a division between the waters and the waters and god made the expanse and it divided the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse and that was done and god named thee expanse the heavens this was the close and the dawn of the second age god then commanded let the waters below the heavens be collected in one place and let dry land appear and that was done and god named the dry land earth and the accumulated waters he named seas and god admired their beauty god then said let the earth produce seed bearing vegetation as well as fruit trees according to their several species capable of reproduction upon the earth and that was done the earth produced the seed-bearing herbage according to every species as well as the different species of reproductive fruit trees and gods saw that they were good this was the close and the dawn of the third age god further said let reflectors appear in the expanse of the heavens for a division between the day and the night and let them serve to mark seasons periods and years and let them also illuminate the expanse of the skies so as to reflect their light upon the earth and that was done god had made two large luminaries the larger one to control the day and the smaller one to control the night accompanied by the stars and god had fixed them in the heavenly expanse so as to illuminate the earth to control the day and to control the night and to mark the division between the light and the darkness and god saw they were beautiful this was the close and the dawn of the fourth age god then said let the waters be swarming with animal life and let birds fly in the expanse of the skies above the earth god accordingly produced the monsters of the deep and the waters swarmed with every species of reptile and also produced every species of flying bird and god admired their beauty and god in giving them his blessing said be fruitful and multiply so as to fill the waters of the deep and also let the birds multiply upon the earth this was the close and the dawn of the fifth age god then said let the earth produce animal life according to its species in quadrupeds reptiles and all wild animals answering to their species and that was done god accordingly made the various species of the animals of the earth as well as the several species of quadrupeds and all the different species of reptiles and god admired their beauty god then said let us make men under our shadow as our representatives and subject to them the fish of the waters and the birds of the sky and the quadrupeds as well as the whole of the earth and every reptile that creeps upon it so god created men under his own shadow creating them in the shadow of god and constituting them male and female god then gave them his blessing and god said to them be fruitful and multiply so as to fill the earth and subdue it and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the skies and over every living animal that moves upon...

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The Bible in Modern English: Genesis - Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel

chapters one through seven of genesis from the holy bible in modern english this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by mark penfold the holy bible in modern english translated by farrar fenton genesis chapters one through seven

chapter 1 by periods god created that which produced the solar systems then that which produced the earth but the earth was unorganized and empty and darkness covered its convulsed surface while the breath of god rocked the surface of its waters god then said let there be light and light came and god gazed upon that beautiful light and god divided the light from the darkness and to the light god gave the name of day and to the darkness he gave the name of night this was the close and the dawn of the first age god also said let there be an expanse between the waters and let it be a division between the waters and the waters and god made the expanse and it divided the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse and that was done and god named thee expanse the heavens this was the close and the dawn of the second age god then commanded let the waters below the heavens be collected in one place and let dry land appear and that was done and god named the dry land earth and the accumulated waters he named seas and god admired their beauty god then said let the earth produce seed bearing vegetation as well as fruit trees according to their several species capable of reproduction upon the earth and that was done the earth produced the seed-bearing herbage according to every species as well as the different species of reproductive fruit trees and gods saw that they were good this was the close and the dawn of the third age god further said let reflectors appear in the expanse of the heavens for a division between the day and the night and let them serve to mark seasons periods and years and let them also illuminate the expanse of the skies so as to reflect their light upon the earth and that was done god had made two large luminaries the larger one to control the day and the smaller one to control the night accompanied by the stars and god had fixed them in the heavenly expanse so as to illuminate the earth to control the day and to control the night and to mark the division between the light and the darkness and god saw they were beautiful this was the close and the dawn of the fourth age god then said let the waters be swarming with animal life and let birds fly in the expanse of the skies above the earth god accordingly produced the monsters of the deep and the waters swarmed with every species of reptile and also produced every species of flying bird and god admired their beauty and god in giving them his blessing said be fruitful and multiply so as to fill the waters of the deep and also let the birds multiply upon the earth this was the close and the dawn of the fifth age god then said let the earth produce animal life according to its species in quadrupeds reptiles and all wild animals answering to their species and that was done god accordingly made the various species of the animals of the earth as well as the several species of quadrupeds and all the different species of reptiles and god admired their beauty god then said let us make men under our shadow as our representatives and subject to them the fish of the waters and the birds of the sky and the quadrupeds as well as the whole of the earth and every reptile that creeps upon it so god created men under his own shadow creating them in the shadow of god and constituting them male and female god then gave them his blessing and god said to them be fruitful and multiply so as to fill the earth and subdue it and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the skies and over every living animal that moves upon...

Hymns of the Christian Church The Day is Past Religious Teachings Free Kids Audiobooks.

section 9 of hymns of the christian church this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org this recording is by mark smith of simpsonville south carolina

hymns of the christian church edited by charles w elliott part 2 greek hymns the day is past and over attributed to saint anatolius and translated by j m neil

the day is past and over all thanks o lord to thee i pray thee now that sinless the hours of dark may be o ye su keep me in thy sight and guard me through the coming night the joys of day are over i lift my heart to thee and ask thee that offenseless the hours of dark may be o yea sue keep me in thy sight and guard me through the coming night the toils of day are over i raise the hymn to thee and ask that free from peril the hours of dark may be o ye sue keep me in thy sight and guard me through the coming night be thou my souls preserver for thou alone dost know how many are the perils through which i have to go o loving yeesu hear my call and guard and save me from them all

end of section 9 this recording is in the public domain

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Hymns of the Christian Church The Day is Past Religious Teachings Free Kids Audiobooks.

section 9 of hymns of the christian church this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org this recording is by mark smith of simpsonville south carolina

hymns of the christian church edited by charles w elliott part 2 greek hymns the day is past and over attributed to saint anatolius and translated by j m neil

the day is past and over all thanks o lord to thee i pray thee now that sinless the hours of dark may be o ye su keep me in thy sight and guard me through the coming night the joys of day are over i lift my heart to thee and ask thee that offenseless the hours of dark may be o yea sue keep me in thy sight and guard me through the coming night the toils of day are over i raise the hymn to thee and ask that free from peril the hours of dark may be o ye sue keep me in thy sight and guard me through the coming night be thou my souls preserver for thou alone dost know how many are the perils through which i have to go o loving yeesu hear my call and guard and save me from them all

end of section 9 this recording is in the public domain

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section 8 of hymns of the christian church read for librivox.org by colin mcroberts shepherd of tender youth by saint clement of alexandria translated by h.n dexter shepherd of tender youth guiding in love and truth through devious ways christ our triumphant king we come thy name to sing hither our children bring tributes of praise

thou art our holy lord and all subduing word healer of strife thou didst thyself a base that from sins deep disgrace thou mightst save our race and give us life

thou art the great high priest thou hast prepared the feast of heavenly love while in our mortal pain none calls on thee in vain help thou dost not disdain help from above ever be thou our guide our shepherd and our pride our staff and song jesus thou christ of god by thy perennial word lead us where thou has trod make our faith strong

so now until we die sound we thy praises high and joyful saying let all the holy throng who to thy church belong unite and swell the song to christ our king

end of section 8 this recording is in the public domain

section 8 of hymns of the christian church read for librivox.org by colin mcroberts shepherd of tender youth by saint clement of alexandria translated by h.n dexter shepherd of tender youth guiding in love and truth through devious ways christ our triumphant king we come thy name to sing hither our children bring tributes of praise

thou art our holy lord and all subduing word healer of strife thou didst thyself a base that from sins deep disgrace thou mightst save our race and give us life

thou art the great high priest thou hast prepared the feast of heavenly love while in our mortal pain none calls on thee in vain help thou dost not disdain help from above ever be thou our guide our shepherd and our pride our staff and song jesus thou christ of god by thy perennial word lead us where thou has trod make our faith strong

so now until we die sound we thy praises high and joyful saying let all the holy throng who to thy church belong unite and swell the song to christ our king

end of section 8 this recording is in the public domain