Grandfather Frog looked up. Looking down on him from over the edge of the Big Rock was Jerry Muskrat. The edge of the Big Rock was twice as high above the water as Grandfather Frog had ever seen it before. “I--I--was going to swim over to your house to see you,” replied Grandfather Frog. “It's of no use,” replied Jerry, “because I'm not there. Besides, you couldn't swim there, anyway.” “Why not?” demanded Grandfather Frog in great surprise. “Because it isn't in the water any longer; it's way up on dry land,” said Jerry Muskrat in the most mournful voice. “What's that you say?” cried Grandfather Frog, as if he couldn't believe his own ears. “It's just as true as that I'm sitting here,” replied Jerry sadly. “Listen, Jerry Muskrat, and tell me truly; is the Laughing Brook laughing?” cried Grandfather Frog sharply. “No,” replied Jerry, “the Laughing Brook has stopped laughing, and the Smiling Pool has stopped smiling, and I think the world is upside down.” CHAPTER X: Why The World Seemed Upside Down To Jerry Muskrat Jerry Muskrat sat on the Big Rock in the Smiling Pool, which smiled no longer, and held his head in both hands, for his head ached. He had thought and thought and thought, until it seemed to him that his head would split; and with all his thinking, he didn't understand things any more now than he had in the beginning. You see, Jerry Muskrat's little world was topsy-turvy. Yes, Sir, Jerry's world was upside down! Anyway, it seemed so to him, and he couldn't understand it at all. The Smiling Pool, the Laughing Brook, and the Green Meadows are Jerry Muskrat's little world. Now, as he sat on the Big Rock and looked about him, the Green Meadows were as lovely as ever. He could see no change in them. But the Laughing Brook had stopped laughing, and the Smiling Pool had stopped smiling. The truth is there wasn't enough of the Laughing Brook left to laugh, and there wasn't enough of the Smiling Pool left to smile.