Project Gutenberg 2004-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 286 Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) 1874 1965 Burgess, Thornton Waldo Cady, Harrison 1877 1970 Cady, Walter Harrison Cady, W. Harrison (Walter Harrison) The Adventures of Grandfather Frog E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Adventures of Grandfather Frog" by Thornton W. Burgess is a children's literature piece written in the early 20th century. This engaging story follows Grandfather Frog's humorous and adventurous journey into the world outside his beloved Smiling Pool. Filled with charming animal characters, it explores themes of curiosity, stubbornness, and the lessons learned from experiences in the wider world. The story begins with Grandfather Frog's encounter with other woodland creatures, highlighting his humorous interactions and the pranks played on him by Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter. As the narrative unfolds, Grandfather Frog's curiosity leads him to venture out of the Smiling Pool to discover the Great World, resulting in a series of comical escapades and misadventures. From being pursued by a hungry hawk to unwittingly finding himself at the mercy of Farmer Brown's boy and his cat, Grandfather Frog learns about the dangers that lurk outside the familiar comforts of home. Ultimately, he realizes the value of his safe haven and decides that perhaps it's best to remain in the Smiling Pool, appreciating the wisdom that comes with age and experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Frogs -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Adventure 131126 2025-08-06T09:32:27.060527 text/html 106194 2024-10-28T21:25:53 text/html 955546 2025-08-06T09:32:33.539496 application/epub+zip 954295 2025-08-06T09:32:30.376559 application/epub+zip 104131 2025-08-06T09:32:28.949512 application/epub+zip 1330522 2025-08-06T09:32:35.748537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1308619 2025-08-06T09:32:32.544526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210775 2022-09-07T16:03:15.501517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114194 2025-08-06T09:32:26.642548 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94259 2024-10-28T21:25:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17987 2025-08-06T09:32:35.889475 application/rdf+xml 16099 2025-08-06T09:32:29.471530 image/jpeg 3958 2025-08-06T09:32:29.216517 image/jpeg 953707 2025-08-06T09:32:27.093564 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia