"You can't swim on dry land," said Mrs. Duck. "Jump in, and you will like it, I know."
"Jump in!" said Mr. Green Frog.
Bunny went a step nearer and put two feet in the water.
"Oh, dear!" he thought to himself. "I never can learn to swim. I wish I were back under the tree, fast asleep."
Splash, splash! Mr. Green Frog jumped into the water close to Bunny's feet.
It frightened the poor little rabbit and he slipped into the water, too.
"Paddle your feet, paddle your feet!" Mrs. Duck called to him.
But, of course, Bunny did not know how to paddle his feet.
He kicked and kicked and scrambled and splashed around in the brook.
The water ran into his eyes and he could not see.