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Max Velthuijs Quotes

13 of the best book quotes from Max Velthuijs
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“When Frog got up one morning, he realised at once that something was wrong with the world. Something had changed.”
Max Velthuijs
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Frog in Winter
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Frog (Frog in Winter)
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waking up
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“He rushed outside in confusion. There was snow everywhere. It was slippery under his feet. Suddenly he felt himself falling over backwards...”
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“If there’s no water, I won’t be able to wash.”
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″‘Hello Frog,’ she said. ‘Nice weather today! Are you coming skating?’ ‘No, I’m freezing,’ replied Frog.”
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″‘You’ve got a warm feathery coat, but I’m just a bare frog,’ he said. ‘You’re right,’ said Duck, ‘you’d better keep my scarf.‘”
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″‘Hurrah!’ he called joyously. ‘Exercise makes you healthy. Hurrah for exercise! Three cheers for exercise!‘”
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“The next day his friends invited him to have a snowball fight. But Frog couldn’t share in the fun. ‘I’m freezing. I’m only a bare frog,’ he murmured, and miserably he stumbled home.”
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“He sat next to the fire for the rest of the day, dreaming of spring and summer.”
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“He walked and walked until he lost his way. Everything was white.”
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“Exhausted he lay down in the snow, a bare frog.”
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“Without fur, fat or feathers, but dressed in his new pullover, he took his first steps in the snow.” ‘Well?’ asked Hare curiously. ‘It’s good,’ answered Frog bravely.”
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“And there his friends found him.”
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“Frog enjoyed the attention from his friends. Winter is wonderful when you can spend it in bed!”

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