I know it from the dog 's barking , ' answered Bobino . ' I understand his language , and if I had not been here , the poor beast would have wasted his breath to no purpose . You had better follow my advice , if you wish to save your lives and property . ' The herdsmen were more and more astonished , but they decided to do as Bobino advised . They sent their wives and daughters upstairs , then , having armed themselves , they took up their position behind a hedge , waiting for midnight . Just as the clock struck twelve they heard the sound of approaching footsteps , and a band of robbers cautiously advanced towards the house . But the herdsmen were on the lookout ; they sprang on the robbers from behind the hedge , and with blows from their cudgels soon put them to flight . You may believe how grateful they were to Bobino , to whose timely warning they owed their safety . They begged him to stay and make his home with them ; but as he wanted to see more of the world , he thanked them warmly for their hospitality , and set out once more on his wanderings . All day he walked , and in the evening he came to a peasant 's house . While he was wondering whether he should knock and demand shelter for the night , he heard a great croaking of frogs in a ditch behind the house . Stepping to the back he saw a very strange sight . Four frogs were throwing a small bottle about from one to the other , making a great croaking as they did so . Bobino listened for a few minutes , and then knocked at the door of the house . It was opened by the peasant , who asked him to come in and have some supper . When the meal was over , his host told him that they were in great trouble , as his eldest daughter was so ill , that they feared she could not recover . A great doctor , who had been passing that way some time before , had promised to send her some medicine that would have cured her , but the servant to whom he had entrusted the medicine had let it drop on the way back , and now there seemed no hope for the girl . Then Bobino told the father of the small bottle he had seen the frogs play with , and that he knew that was the medicine which the doctor had sent to the girl . The peasant asked him how he could be sure of this , and Bobino explained to him that he understood the language of animals , and had heard what the frogs said as they tossed the bottle about . So the peasant fetched the bottle from the ditch , and gave the medicine to his daughter .
In the morning she was much better , and the grateful father did not know how XXXXX thank Bobino enough .
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