SOLVED. Children's Scary Short Story. Frogs. Taxidermist kills and stuffs hundreds of frogs, but the frogs seek revenge. Read early 1970's. Spoiler ahead. [s]

[Michelle]

Short story very similar to this but where and when was it published? in a book of short stories? what was the book called and the author? is this an exact copy?

Story about a taxidermist who kills and stuffs hundreds of frogs but is found later by the pond with green stitches in his neck, stuffed with pond weed

https://www.scaryforkids.com/frogs/

[Paige]

Very similar: The Pond by Nigel Kneale
Listen to it read out loud here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyX0n...
From what I can tell, it was first published in 1949. It can be found in Tomato Cain and Other Stories
Also see this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06z...
Great story.

[Michelle]

Ooh wonderful! I’ll check it out!

[Michelle]

SOLVED! thank you! Have orderd a first US edition of the book its in, very hard to find but can't wait! :)

Tomato Cain and other stories Nigel Kneale (who incidentially was responsible for a tonne of stuff including the Quartermass Experiment

[Paige]

Yay! Glad I could help you find your story/book.