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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1907
Page
8
A woodland tale follows Bullfrog and friends Raccoon and Bunny plotting a series of jokes on the clever goblin perched by the brook. The prank hinges on a whispered scheme to nab the goblin, with the final reveal centering on Coony’s cunning capture and a surprising misread by the goblin about a potential gobbling.
The narrator wanders a dense fog bound street bumping walls and gates seeking a landmark. He talks with a passerby and locates a lit doorway from a distant hall before entering a closed house as the fog swallows sounds. TO BE CONTINUED.
A loud goblin spooks a parade of farm animals led by Coon and Rabbit. They consult Owl who devises a plan to outquack the creature and scare Bullfrog who is mud bound. The animals flee in fear, then laugh at Bullfrog and eventually retreat up the lane.
A Toronto Globe writer recalled a scene where Hollis, aged six, behaved quietly with visitors prompting a woman to ask if he is always so well behaved. The elder brother, nine, replied that at home Hollis is the disturbing elephant.
A humorous dialogue from a Women’s Home Companion piece features a boy labeling a toe sore as a canker and a sister correcting him with a nautical pun. The exchange ends with the remark that the boy has popcorn instead.
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