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		<title>Adventures of Frog Pond</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by: Carter Once upon a time two tadpoles were expelled by the evil Uncle Milton from the Frogville Stream. Uncle Milton captured them in a small bottle and gave them no food. He sent them in the mail to Las Vegas where he was sure they would never be heard from again. Unfortunately Uncle [...]]]></description>
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<p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoPlainText">Once upon a time two tadpoles were expelled by the evil Uncle Milton from the Frogville Stream. Uncle Milton captured them in a small bottle and gave them no food. He sent them in the mail to <st1:city><st1:place>Las   Vegas</st1:place></st1:city> where he was sure they would never be heard from again.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoPlainText">Unfortunately Uncle Milton&#8217;s evil plan was foiled by a hero named Bat Kid. Bat Kid rescued the tiny tadpoles from their packaging and began the <a href="http://elementaryspirit.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-been-week.html">process of creating a habitat</a> for them to thrive in.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bat Kid used his super powers to turn the tadpoles into healthy and strong frogs. The day came when the frogs were strong enough to be released back into the wild. Bat Kid found a pond (in his backyard) where the frogs could be safe and happy. The frogs were strong enough to make their way back to Frogville Stream where they attacked Uncle Milton and made him apologize for keeping them captive in a jar for weeks. Uncle Milton promised to never catch frogs again. The frogs returned to the Bat Pond and lived happily ever after.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Moms note to other parents: While the boys finally enjoyed seeing the process of metamorphosis, I would never, ever recommend buying tadpoles through Uncle Milton&#8217;s. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Milton-Ind-Inc-Habitat/dp/B000062VU0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=toys-and-games&amp;qid=1205336620&amp;sr=8-1">Read the reviews on this product.</a> You can also <a href="http://elementaryspirit.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-been-week.html">read our experiences</a> with this and see how much more money, effort and heartache this took. If you live in an area where you can&#8217;t find tadpoles in nature, ask your fish store. Occasionally they accidentally get shipped in with the feeder fish and the store will gladly give them to you. This is a much better way to rescue a tapdole <img src='http://elementaryspirits.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <o:p></o:p></p>
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