He saw the sunbeams dancing on the water . He saw the tadpoles having such a good time in the Smiling Pool . He saw the Merry Little Breezes kissing the buttercups and daisies on the bank , and he saw old Grandfather Frog with his hands folded across his white , and yellow waistcoat sitting on the green lily pad , dreaming of the days when the world was young . Then Billy Mink took a long breath , a very long breath , and dived into the Smiling Pool . Now , Billy Mink can swim very fast , very fast indeed . For a little way he can swim even faster than Mr. Trout . And he can stay under water a long time . Straight across the Smiling Pool , with not even the tip of his nose out of water , swam Billy Mink . The thousand little tadpoles saw him coming and fled in all directions to bury themselves in the mud at the bottom of the Smiling Pool , for when he thinks no one is looking Billy Mink sometimes gobbles up a fat tadpole for breakfast . Straight across the Smiling Pool swam Billy Mink toward the big green lily pad where Grandfather Frog sat dreaming of the days when the world was young . When he was right under the big green lily pad he suddenly kicked up hard with his hind feet . Up went the big green lily pad , and , of course , up went Grandfather Frog -- up and over flat on his back , with a great splash into the Smiling Pool ! Now , Grandfather Frog 's mouth is very big . Indeed , no one else has so big a mouth , unless it be his cousin , old Mr. Toad . And when Grandfather Frog went over flat on his back , splash in the Smiling Pool , his mouth was wide open . You see he was so surprised he forgot to close it . So , of course , Grandfather Frog swallowed a great deal of water , and he choked and spluttered and swam around in foolish little circles trying to find himself . Finally he climbed out on his big green lily pad . -LSB- Illustration : He was so surprised he forgot to close it . -RSB- `` Chug-a-rum ? ''
said Grandfather XXXXX , and looked this way and looked that way .
Chug-a-rum Frog Mink Toad buttercups choked days right sunbeams tadpole