Frog and Toad / Квак и Жаб. 3-4 классы
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“Hello lunch,” said the snake when he saw Frog and Toad. He opened his big mouth. Frog and Toad jumped away.
Toad was shaking. “I am not afraid!” he cried.
They went higher, and they heard a loud noise. Many big stones were rolling down the mountain.
“It’s an avalanche!” cried Toad.
Frog and Toad jumped away.
Frog was shaking. “I am not afraid!” he cried.
They came to the top of the mountain. There was a hawk above them. Frog and Toad jumped under a rock. The hawk flew away.
“We are not afraid!” cried Frog and Toad together.
Then they ran down the mountain very fast. They ran all the way to Toad’s house.
“Frog, I am glad to have a brave friend like you,” said Toad. He jumped into the bed and pulled the blanket over his head.
“And I am happy to have a brave friend like you, Toad,” said Frog. He jumped into the closet and shut the door.
Toad stayed in the bed, and Frog stayed in the closet. They stayed there for a long time, feeling very brave together.
The Dream
Toad was asleep, and he had a dream. He was on a stage, and he was in a costume. Toad looked into the dark. Frog was sitting in the theatre.
A strange voice said, “PRESENTING THE GREATEST TOAD IN THE WORLD!”
Toad bowed.
Frog looked small as he shouted, “Hooray for Toad!”
“TOAD WILL NOW PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL,” said the strange voice.
Toad played the piano, and he did not miss a note.
“Frog,” cried Toad, “can you play the piano like this?”
“No,” said Frog.
Now Frog looked even smaller.
“TOAD WILL NOW WALK ON A HIGH WIRE, AND HE WILL NOT FALL DOWN,” said the voice.
Toad walked on the high wire.
“Frog,” cried Toad, “can you do tricks like this?”
“No,” answered Frog, who looked very, very small.
“TOAD WILL NOW DANCE, AND HE WILL BE WONDERFUL,” said the voice.
“Frog, can you dance like me?” said Toad as he danced wonderfully on the stage.
There was no answer.
Toad looked into the theatre. Frog was so small that he could not see or hear him anymore.
“Frog, where are you?” cried Toad.
Then the voice said: “THE GREATEST TOAD WILL NOW…”
“Shut up!” cried Toad. “Frog, Frog, where ARE YOU?”
Toad was now in the dark.
“Come back, Frog,” he cried. “I will be lonely!”
“I am here,” said Frog.
Frog was standing near Toad’s bed.
“Wake up, Toad,” he said.
“Frog, is that really you?” asked Toad.
“Yes, I think so,” said Frog.
Toad looked at the sun shining outside.
“Frog,” he said, “I am so glad that you are here.”
“I always am,” said Frog.
Then Frog and Toad ate a big breakfast. And after that they had a fine, long day together.
Down the Hill
Frog knocked at Toad’s door.
“Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“Winter is beautiful,” said Frog. “Come out and have fun.”
“No,” said Toad. “I do not have any winter clothes.”
Frog came into the house.
“I brought you some clothes,” he said.
Frog put a coat and snow pants on Toad. He put a hat and a scarf on Toad’s head.
“Help!” cried Toad. “My best friend wants to kill me!”
Frog and Toad went outside. They walked through the snow.
“We will ride down this big hill on my sled,” said Frog.
“Not me,” said Toad.
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled. It will be a fine, fast ride. You will sit in front. I will sit behind you.”
The sled began to go down the hill.
“Here we go!” cried Frog.
There was a bump. Frog fell off the sled.
Toad flew past trees and rocks.
“Frog, I am glad that you are here,” cried Toad.
Toad flew over a snowdrift.
“I could not ride the sled without you, Frog,” he cried. “You are right! Winter is fun!”
A crow flew nearby.
“Hello, Crow!” cried Toad. “Look at Frog and me. We can ride a sled better than anybody in the world!”
“But Toad,” said the crow, “you are alone on the sled.”
Toad looked around. He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” cried Toad.
Bang! The sled hit a tree.
Bang! The sled hit a rock.
Plop! The sled fell into the snow.
Frog ran down the hill. He pulled Toad out of the snow.
“I saw everything,” said Frog. “You did very well by yourself.”
“I did not,” said Toad. “But there is one thing that I can do well all by myself.”