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 house. The toad jumped through the window and hid himself inside the violin. The buzzard waited and waited for the toad to get ready but he did not hear a word from the toad. Finally he got tired of waiting. He picked up his violin and started. When he arrived at the party he was a trifle late but he explained how he had waited for the toad. "How foolish to wait a minute for the toad," said his hosts. "How could the toad ever get to a party in the sky? We just asked him as a joke because he is such a great gad about. Lay down your violin and come to the feast." The buzzard laid down his violin. As soon as there was no one looking, out hopped the toad. He was laughing from