(e) wYYYNFRED
(W) Oh my! Well donāt let it hop away!
(e) i came to show you cause itās really small and - look how tiny! itās a baby frog! like eddie!!
(W) Itās very cute! Does it have a name?
(e) yes! his name is earl frogersson actually cause i found him in the middle of the pond like a little earl :3
(W) Aww! Edgar, thatās adorable!
(e) mhm! heās the earl of the back pond. or she. if the earls a she sheād be earl frogersdottir. girls can be earls too, thatās what cristina says.
if my uncle dies and i become king ill be extra super nice to you and earl harold and eddie i promise.
(W) Well your sister seems to know what sheās talking about. And since Earl Frogersdottir is earl of the back pond, perhaps we should return her to her lands, donāt you think? Canāt have her hopping around the house after all!
Aw, Edgar⦠Thatās very sweet of you.
(e) okay! ill put her back now.
mhm! itās cause you guys are my friends :3
(W) Did you see other little froggies in the pond?
(e) yeah i saw a lot! this was the only one i could catch though
(W) They are hard to catch, arenāt they? Iām very impressed!
There we go, into the pond now!
(e) yeah they jump sooo fast! i think eddie will be good at catching frogs.Ā
bye bye earl frogersdottir. or son.Ā
(W) If you show him how, Iām sure he will be!
Bye bye!
(e) i will when heās big enough!Ā
wynfred, have you ever played chess?
(W) I have, many times! Harold is a pretty good player himself.
(e) could you teach me? daddy said he would when i was older. and he taught margaret and cristina but⦠you know.Ā
please?
(W) Of course Iāll teach you! And when Harold has some free time, Iām sure heād love to play a game with you too.
(e) YES yes yes yes thank you!!









