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A faithful companion

A faithful companion.jpg A FrogThumbnailsSurinam Toad (Pipa Americana) with Young Ones Hatching out of Little Pockets on her BackA FrogThumbnailsSurinam Toad (Pipa Americana) with Young Ones Hatching out of Little Pockets on her BackA FrogThumbnailsSurinam Toad (Pipa Americana) with Young Ones Hatching out of Little Pockets on her BackA FrogThumbnailsSurinam Toad (Pipa Americana) with Young Ones Hatching out of Little Pockets on her BackA FrogThumbnailsSurinam Toad (Pipa Americana) with Young Ones Hatching out of Little Pockets on her BackA FrogThumbnailsSurinam Toad (Pipa Americana) with Young Ones Hatching out of Little Pockets on her Back

A gardener, in removing some rubbish, discovered two ground toads of an uncommon size, weighing no less than seven pounds. On finding them, he was surprised to see that one of them got upon the back of the other, and both proceeded to move slowly on the ground towards a place of retreat; upon further examination he found that the one on the back of the other had received a severe contusion from his spade, and was rendered unable to get away, without the assistance of its companion!