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 Frog said calmly, " Brother, why are you frightened?"

Rabbit said, "I saw a large smoke."

"Where was it?" asked Frog.

"Among the willows by the river," said Rabbit.

"Pooh!" said Frog. "The smoke came from Beaver's lodge. He lives down there. You're very brave to be so afraid of Beaver! I can hunt him."

Rabbit felt better. He said, "I'll carry you to Beaver's lodge. We'll break it in and catch him." So he carried Frog to Beaver's lodge down among the willows by the river.

Rabbit built a dam of stakes across the stream, and told Frog to watch, while he broke in the top of Beaver's lodge. While Rabbit was doing this, Frog pulled up some stakes, and therefore Beaver escaped. When Rabbit saw this, he shook Frog roughly and pushed him into the water under the ice.

And this was just what Frog wanted.