To my little daughter
Edith Louise
Who is the joy and light of our home
this book is affectionately dedicated
Grandfather and Grandmother Bull Frog
BULLY BULL FROG
THE FROG POND
I should like to take all my young friends for a visit to a spot in a most beautiful valley. We will call it Rainbow Valley. Although this is not its real name, it will do for want of a better one.