The humming concert was increased by countless other sounds, which came through the open window,-the croaking of frogs and tree-TOADS, the chirping and whistling of insects and reptiles, while I could see a party of fireflies glistening among the curtains of the bed.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
The snakes spoiled the country for the little birds, while the TOADS seemed to think that the salt ocean had been kept out, and the land made, especially for them.
"Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks"
William Elliot Griffis
"It's wonderful," she said dreamily; "I never knew before that tree TOADS made silence.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee