Words: butcher's-broom; brim over with health; run one's head against a brick wall; set up one's bristles; brogue   Story:    It took a short time for Oscar to come to his senses. He looked around, to find a high place from where, as he hoped, he could see his home, too. That beautiful…

Words: instrumental;  to whitewash; tapdance; frog;  flood   Story:    Every frog gathered in the thick of the swamp to celebrate together the first anniversary of the Finding of the Keyring. The musicians were selected by the court chamberlain of the Frog King, so were the dancers, who danced…

Words: keyring; green; smooth; armada; toad   Story:    Our story began in a swamp, in that fairly cool, but starlit night, when Doug had been waiting for hours his friend Oscar to take over from him the keeping of the keyring, which was the most precious treasure of the frogs. The frogs were at…