And when, apparently, the frogs considered that they had made cables enough, they settled themselves down, each firmly on his two hind legs, still holding by the rope with their front ones, and then--in another moment--to the children's great delight, they felt the boat beginning to move.

It moved on smoothly--almost as smoothly as when on the water--there were no jogs or tugs, as might have been the case if it had been pulled by two or three coarse, strong ropes, for all the hundreds of tiny cables pulling together made one even force.
"Why, how clever they are!" cried Jeanne.

"We go as smoothly as if we were on wheels.

Nice little frogs.

I am sure we are very much obliged to them--aren't we, Cheri ?" "And to Dudu," observed Hugh.
Jeanne shrugged her shoulders.