About the Book
PRETTY AS A PICTURE There was something about Ferdinand Frog that made everybody smile. It may have been his amazingly wide mouth and his queer, bulging eyes, or perhaps it was his sprightly manner—for one never could tell when Mr. Frog would leap into the air, or turn a somersault backward. Indeed, some of his neighbors claimed that he himself didnt know what he was going to do next—he was so jumpy. Anyhow, all the wild folk in Pleasant Valley agreed that Ferdinand Frog was an agreeable person to have around. No matter what happened, he was always cheerful. Nobody ever heard of his losing his temper, though to be sure he was sometimes the means of other peoples losing theirs. But let a body be as angry as he pleased with Mr. Frog, Mr. Frog would continue to smile and smirk. Of course, such extreme cheerfulness often made angry folk only the more furious, especially when the whole trouble was Ferdinand Frogs own fault. But it made no difference to him what blunder he had made. He was always ready to make another—and smile at the same time. Really, he was so good-natured that nobody could feel peevish towards him for long. In fact, he was a great favorite—especially among the ladies. Whenever he met one of them—it might be the youngest of the Rabbit sisters, or old Aunt Polly Woodchuck—he never failed to make the lowest of bows, smile the broadest of smiles, and inquire after her health. That was Ferdinand Frog—known far and wide for his elegant manners. Every young lady declared that he wore exquisite clothes, too; and many of them secretly thought him quite good-looking. But people as old as Aunt Polly Woodchuck seldom take heed of what a person wears. As for Mr. Frogs looks, since Aunt Polly believed that handsome is as handsome does, she admitted that Ferdinand Frog was—as she put it—purty as a picter. When Ferdinand Frog heard that, he was so delighted that he hurried straight home and put on his best suit. And then he spent most of a whole afternoon smiling at his reflection in the surface of the Beaver pond, where he was living at the time. So it is easy to see that Ferdinand Frog was a vain and silly fellow. He was even foolish enough to repeat Aunt Pollys remark to everybody he chanced to meet that night, and the following day as well. There was no one who could help grinning at Ferdinand Frogs news—he looked so comical. And old Mr. Crow, who was noted for his rudeness, even burst out with a hoarse haw-haw. Youre pretty as a picture, eh? he chuckled. I suppose Aunt Polly means that youre as pretty as one of the pictures that the circus men have pasted on Farmer Greens barn. . . . I believe—— he added, as he stared at Ferdinand Frog——I believe I know which one Aunt Polly means. Is that so? cried Mr. Frog, swelling himself up—through pride—until it seemed that he must burst. Oh, which picture is it? Its the one in the upper left-hand corner, old Mr. Crow informed him solemnly. And if you havent yet seen it, you should take a good look at it soon. I will! Ferdinand Frog declared.... About the Author
Arthur Scott Bailey (November 15, 1877 – October 17, 1949) was an American writer. He was the author of more than forty childrens books. He was born in St. Albans, Vermont, United States, the second child of Winfield Scott Bailey and Harriet Sarah Goodhue Bailey attended St. Albans Academy and graduated in 1896, in a class of only eleven other students. He then went on to the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, where he became involved in a fraternal organization, Sigma Phi. He left UVM in 1901 and transferred to Harvard, where he earned his bachelors degree. After graduating Harvard in 1902, Bailey traveled to Chicago and put his knowledge of growing up in his fathers store to good use, becoming a wholesale grocery merchant. This lasted until 1904, when Bailey travelled to New York City and became an editor for various publishers. Which publishers these were is unknown, with the exception of the Macaulay Company, where he was working in early 1915. His work also includes the comic strip Animal Whys, which was syndicated in 1937. Bailey was known for being an intellectual, and was a member of the Salamagundi Club of New York. In terms of religion, Bailey was a Unitarian and politically, he was a Republican of the old school. Bailey died on October 17, 1949, at 71 years of age. Allen W. Goodspeed grew up to become the Professor Emeritus of Forest Management at West Virginia University; and has a scholarship named in his honor. He died on September 30, 1991, and had 10 grandchildren.
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Product Details
- ISBN-13: 9781548154257
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Binding: Paperback
- Language: English
- Returnable: N
- Width: 60 mm
- ISBN-10: 1548154253
- Publisher Date: 22 Jun 2017
- Height: 0 mm
- No of Pages: 104
- Weight: 212.55 gr
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