The Frogs and the Crane single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1928... 1928 The Frogs and the Crane
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Three proud bullfrogs argue about who is the 'chief of [the] pond'. While they are fortunate to escape the crane's hungry beak, the crane is taken by a fox. This short story ends with a moral: 'It is not a wise thing to boast too loudly'.

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    y separately published work icon Southern Seas Story Book Lillian M. Pyke (editor), Melbourne : Alexander McCubbin , 1920-1929 Z1367282 1920-1929 anthology children's fiction poetry prose children's Melbourne : E. W. Cole , 1928 pg. 63
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