I always have a good swing when I go for the cows , and pick flowers with the dandelions . Weeding is n't so nice , but berrying is very pleasant , and we have good times all together . '' `` What shall you do with your money when you get it ? '' `` Oh , lots of things ! Buy books and clothes for school , and , if I get a great deal , give some to granny . I 'd love to do that , for she takes care of me , and I 'd be so proud to help her ! '' `` Good little lass ! '' said the old gentleman , as he put his hand in his pocket . `` Would you now ? '' he added , apparently addressing himself to a large frog who sat upon a stone , looking so wise and grandfatherly that it really did seem quite proper to consult him . At all events , he gave his opinion in the most decided manner , for , with a loud croak , he turned an undignified somersault into the brook , splashing up the water at a great rate . `` Well , perhaps it would n't be best on the whole . Industry is a good teacher , and money can not buy happiness , as I know to my sorrow . '' The old gentleman still seemed to be talking to the frog , and as he spoke he took his hand out of his pocket with less in it than he had at first intended . `` What a very queer person ! '' thought Marjorie , for she had not heard a word , and wondered what he was thinking about down there . Jack walked out of the brook just then , and she ran to check him up ; not an easy task for little hands , as he preferred to nibble the grass on the bank . But she did it cleverly , smoothed the ruffled mane , and , dropping another curtsy , stood aside to let the little carriage pass . `` Thank you , child -- thank you . Here is something for your bank , and good luck to it . ''
As he spoke , the old man laid a bright gold dollar in her hand , patted the rosy cheek , and vanished in a cloud of dust , leaving XXXXX so astonished at the grandeur of the gift , that she stood looking at it as if it had been a fortune .
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