Sep 19, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min · 32 segments
"Jumping Kangaroo and the Apple Butter Cat" by John Walker Harrington invites listeners into a whimsical world filled with vibrant characters and delightful adventures. This charming tale captivates…
CHAPTER I.
The Jumping Kangaroo and the Apple-Butter Cat by John Walker Harrington Jumping Jehoshaphat Kerchug, the leapfrog, was all the time jumping.
He stood every morning on the edge of the pond where he lived, and said to all the birds in the trees above him, Isn't it wonderful how I can jump? Then all the birds would flap their wings and sing a song which began, Isn't it a treat to see our leapfrog jump so far? One day, Kerchug made a great big jump into the middle of the pool, and then swam back to the stone from which he always made his jumps.
He waited for the birds to flap their wings and to sing about his jumping, but not one of them took any notice of him.
Instead of that, he found Carrier Pigeon roosting on the log near the pool and looking very solemn.
Wasn't that a great jump? asked Kerchug.
Carrier Pigeon shook his head and took out, from under his wing, a little paper envelope, which he gave to Kerchug.
Kerchug opened the letter, and when he had looked at it, he turned white under the chin.
I've just come out of the water, and my goggles are so damp that I can hardly see anything.
So carrier pigeon swelled out his chest and stood on one leg and held the paper in his right claw as he read, I can leap further and higher and better than anything which wears a speckled skin and goggles.
If Kerchug is not a coward, he will come away from the water and hop right out here in the wood and jump with me.
Signed, Jumping Jehoshaphat Are his legs as long as mine? asked Kerchug.
He had them curled under him when I saw him sitting in the woods, answered Carrier Pigeon, and really I cannot say.
Kerchug, the leapfrog, heard all the birds twittering and whispering up in the trees.
He thought they were all laughing at him, so he gulped and swallowed, and then said that he was very glad, indeed, to see Carrier Pigeon, and that it was a very fine morning.
You might say to your friend, he added, that I must have time to think this over, and you can come back in an hour.
I'll go back and tell him.
When Carrier Pigeon had gone, Ker-Chug put everything which he had in a red bandana handkerchief, and tied it up, and put the bundle on the end of the stick, which he rested on his shoulder.
Then he started for the bulrushes, which grew alongside of the pool.
He had not gone very far before he met Sly Fox.
Good morning, Kerchug.
How is the jumping this morning? asked Sly Fox.
CHAPTER I.
The Jumping Kangaroo and the Apple-Butter Cat by John Walker Harrington Jumping Jehoshaphat Kerchug, the leapfrog, was all the time jumping.
He stood every morning on the edge of the pond where he lived, and said to all the birds in the trees above him, Isn't it wonderful how I can jump? Then all the birds would flap their wings and sing a song which began, Isn't it a treat to see our leapfrog jump so far? One day, Kerchug made a great big jump into the middle of the pool, and then swam back to the stone from which he always made his jumps.
He waited for the birds to flap their wings and to sing about his jumping, but not one of them took any notice of him.
Instead of that, he found Carrier Pigeon roosting on the log near the pool and looking very solemn.
Wasn't that a great jump? asked Kerchug.
Carrier Pigeon shook his head and took out, from under his wing, a little paper envelope, which he gave to Kerchug.
Kerchug opened the letter, and when he had looked at it, he turned white under the chin.
I've just come out of the water, and my goggles are so damp that I can hardly see anything.
So carrier pigeon swelled out his chest and stood on one leg and held the paper in his right claw as he read, I can leap further and higher and better than anything which wears a speckled skin and goggles.
If Kerchug is not a coward, he will come away from the water and hop right out here in the wood and jump with me.
Signed, Jumping Jehoshaphat Are his legs as long as mine? asked Kerchug.
He had them curled under him when I saw him sitting in the woods, answered Carrier Pigeon, and really I cannot say.
Kerchug, the leapfrog, heard all the birds twittering and whispering up in the trees.
He thought they were all laughing at him, so he gulped and swallowed, and then said that he was very glad, indeed, to see Carrier Pigeon, and that it was a very fine morning.
You might say to your friend, he added, that I must have time to think this over, and you can come back in an hour.
I'll go back and tell him.
When Carrier Pigeon had gone, Ker-Chug put everything which he had in a red bandana handkerchief, and tied it up, and put the bundle on the end of the stick, which he rested on his shoulder.
Then he started for the bulrushes, which grew alongside of the pool.
He had not gone very far before he met Sly Fox.
Good morning, Kerchug.
How is the jumping this morning? asked Sly Fox.
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