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Watch your toes!

Pictures taken moments before disaster: Cottagecore edition

"Bellerophon on the flying horse"

"Nebuchadnezzar eats vegetation, like a beast in the field".

Illustration from: Great Men and Famous Women, Vol 1

The Frogs tea party, St Nicholas illustrated magazine for young people, June 1881

Text Reads:

The Frog's Tea party

A Kind invitation sent kind Mr. Frog

To all of his neighbors who lived in

The Bog

He sent another to all the Rats

And told them he surely would have no

Cats

They all accepted; yes; every one

For they thought to themselves:

We'll have some fun,

Since our neighbor has sent

This invitation,

He surely has for the good of the nation

They arrived exactly at four:

There were dozens & dozens-

Perhaps there were more.

Mr. Frog kindly greeted each elegant

Guest

And sweetly observed they were all in their best

There were froggies in plenty &

Also a dog;

There were chickens & roosters; & even a hog;

There were swallows & sparrows & peacocks

As well

Who had plenty to laugh at

& plenty to tell

Mrs. Frog was borne in on

The arm of a guest

Who said: "Mrs. Frog; how

Superbly you're dressed!"

Mrs. Frog heard his words

With pride she did flush,

"I think I do dress well",

She owned with a blush.

The guests did come in through

The wide open door

And they ate & they ate; till

They couldnt eat more;

While kind Mr. Frog sat smilingly by

And thought, "Who's the happiest, you

Friends, or I?"

Half pastten struck from the

Great clock at last

And each froggie agreed that the

Clock was too fast;

But the clock it was right, &

The frogs they were wrong,

For the time they had stayed

Had been certainly long.

In a minute the host in

His night gown was dressed;

And taking a candle he lay

Down to rest

On his soft leafy pillow

He lais his green head;

And then feeling friendly he to himself said:

"They've had a nice time and I'm awfully glad;

(If they'd had a bad time I'd be awfully sad)

So I'll give them a party ten times in a year

To which they'll all come & have lots

Of good cheer!"