When my dad began building our domicile he needed dirt to fill in around the base of the house.

When my dad began building our domicile he needed dirt to fill in around the base of the house. He hired someone with a backhoe to dig up more dirt.
"Dig down there," Dad told the man pointing to a reasonable spot in our backyard "Then haul the dirt up here through the house."
First, a Big Pit
shortly our backyard had a colossal hole! This pit was like a big depression with a clay bottom. The clay kept rainwater from draining quickly into the earth. for a like reason the pit slowly filled with water.
Nest Frog and Lily Pads
Before lengthy a few frogs moved into our pit,

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