My Side of the Pond: an almost autobiographical fairy tale

Fritz Frog lived on the east side of the pond in the deep woods. That was where his family had lived for generations, and it was where anyone with any decency lived. He never crossed over to the west side of the pond. Never.

For some reason unknown even to Fritz, he was obsessed with knowing what time it was. But alas, he had no clock.

Dorothy Duck lived on the west side of the pond. She personally thought it was the place to be if you were a refined duck.

But Dorothy Duck was sad because she didn't have any poetry to read.

Amazing things happen when Fritz and Dorothy meet one day in the middle of the pond and soon discover that each possesses something that the other longs for.