An idea entered her old head which made her chuckle with pleasure, and when her mush had been covered, she croaked out suddenly that she would take her breakfast unsweetened.
I ain't never set back mo' than was respectable in a man of ninety," croaked old Adam indignantly, while he prodded the ashes in his corncob pipe with his stubby forefinger.
Even if you had croaked him you wouldn't dare acknowledge it here.
Thor lifted his shoulders, bent forward his head, and croaked as dismally as ever his congeners croaked over a field of the slain in days gone by; and Yaspard nodded to him, then gave entire attention to the management of his boat.
The Biggest Frog croaked hoarsely when he heard of it.
Then he filled the sacs on each side of his neck with air, and croaked loudly.
Yes," croaked the Biggest Frog's Sister, "every Frog thinks that.
This is something I must say to him myself, and in private," croaked the voice.
If he didn't make the settlement on the Yukon he'd croaked long before this.
The palace spun rapidly round, fearful sounds filled the building, thousands of ravens and birds of ill omen croaked loudly and flapped their wings, and all the doors opened with a tremendous noise.
Upon which the parent bird, full of anxious love and fear, perched upon a branch close by and croaked as if to say, "Let my poor little nestling go.
The little frogs that had piped in the meadows in early spring, croaked as bull-frogs in the brooks during the summer heats, and then sunk into silence.
The bittern alone responded to his voice, as he flew screaming by; or the bull-frog croaked dolefully from a neighboring pool.
Early we turned in: the stars were out; the frogs croaked in the streamlets.
All the while the raven croaked merrily, and flapped his big black wings.
A large raven, which had attended the horsemen all the way, now alighted near them, and croaked ominously.
And, as if in answer to the remark, the raven croaked exultingly; and, rising from the tree, wheeled in a circle above them.
The frogs in their reedy beds croaked and chirruped without ceasing.
As he was filling my cup, the clock over the door struck eight, the skeleton appearing and flourishing his lance as before, and scarce was this ended when the parrot croaked out, "Wy zyn al Verdomd.
As if to complete the bewilderment under which I laboured, scarce had the second chime of the clock rung its last vibration, when a harsh voice croaked out in Dutch-- "Wy Zyn al Verdomd!
Mais oui," croaked out the man, his voice sounding like the croak of a rook, from the height from which he spoke.
Old Mag knows a heap other folks don't know," croaked the woman.
Tis not fighting you-uns'll see," croakedthe woman.
Bartlemy Bowbell," croaked a strange voice, "look at me.
Well, Bartlemy," croaked the being; "and how have you prospered with the Gold Stone?
Better stay home, better stay home," croaked old Grandfather Bullfrog from his seat on a stump by the edge of the pond.
Better stayed home, better stayed home," croaked their Grandfather Frog as the young froggies leaped sadly into the pond and buried themselves in the mud at the bottom.
