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Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
by Arnold Lobel
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
by Arnold Lobel
Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall.
“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. Soon Toad was at Frog’s front door.
“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. Soon Toad was at Frog’s front door.
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall.
“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. Soon Toad was at Frog’s front door.
“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. Soon Toad was at Frog’s front door.
Frog was in his garden. Toad came walking by. “What a fine garden you have, Frog,” he said.
“Yes,” said Frog. “It is very nice, but it was hard work.”
“Yes,” said Frog. “It is very nice, but it was hard work.”
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Frog was in his garden. Toad came walking by. “What a fine garden you have, Frog,” he said.
“Yes,” said Frog. “It is very nice, but it was hard work.”
“Yes,” said Frog. “It is very nice, but it was hard work.”
Frog and Toad jumped into the water. They swam all afternoon.
Frog swam fast and made big splashes.
Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes.
Frog swam fast and made big splashes.
Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes.
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Frog and Toad jumped into the water. They swam all afternoon.
Frog swam fast and made big splashes.
Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes.
Frog swam fast and made big splashes.
Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes.
“This is my sad time of day. It is the time when I wait for the mail to come. It always makes me very unhappy.”
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“This is my sad time of day. It is the time when I wait for the mail to come. It always makes me very unhappy.”
“I will go behind these rocks and put on my bathing suit.”
“I don’t wear a bathing suit,” said Frog.
“Well, I do,” said Toad.
“I don’t wear a bathing suit,” said Frog.
“Well, I do,” said Toad.
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM
“I will go behind these rocks and put on my bathing suit.”
“I don’t wear a bathing suit,” said Frog.
“Well, I do,” said Toad.
“I don’t wear a bathing suit,” said Frog.
“Well, I do,” said Toad.
Toad went down to the river. There was Frog.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Toad went down to the river. There was Frog.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
Toad walked along the path. A large, soft drop of chocolate ice cream slipped down his arm.
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Toad walked along the path. A large, soft drop of chocolate ice cream slipped down his arm.
They came to the top of the mountain. The shadow of a hawk fell over them.
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
They came to the top of the mountain. The shadow of a hawk fell over them.
The pile of leaves that Frog had raked for Toad blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The pile of leaves that Frog had raked for Toad blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
The pile of leaves that Toad had raked for Frog blew everywhere.
“There,” said Toad. “Now I feel better. I am not in the dumps anymore.”
“Why?” asked Frog.
“Because I have done all that work,” said Toad.
“Why?” asked Frog.
“Because I have done all that work,” said Toad.
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
“There,” said Toad. “Now I feel better. I am not in the dumps anymore.”
“Why?” asked Frog.
“Because I have done all that work,” said Toad.
“Why?” asked Frog.
“Because I have done all that work,” said Toad.
And all the next day Toad read poems to his seeds.
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
And all the next day Toad read poems to his seeds.
“Good heavens!” said Frog. “That thing is Toad!”
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“Good heavens!” said Frog. “That thing is Toad!”
“What if something terrible has happened?” said Toad. “What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out. I will never see him again!”
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 AM
“What if something terrible has happened?” said Toad. “What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out. I will never see him again!”
“Not ever?” asked Frog.
“No, never,” said Toad.
“No, never,” said Toad.
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
“Not ever?” asked Frog.
“No, never,” said Toad.
“No, never,” said Toad.
Frog looked out of the window at Toad's mailbox.
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Frog looked out of the window at Toad's mailbox.
“Today you look very green even for a frog,” said Toad. “Get into my bed and rest.”
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“Today you look very green even for a frog,” said Toad. “Get into my bed and rest.”
“Frog,” cried Toad, “can you do tricks like this?”
“No,” peeped Frog, who looked very, very small.
“No,” peeped Frog, who looked very, very small.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
“Frog,” cried Toad, “can you do tricks like this?”
“No,” peeped Frog, who looked very, very small.
“No,” peeped Frog, who looked very, very small.
“Now we have no more cookies to eat,” said Toad sadly. “Not even one.”
“Yes,” said Frog, “but we have lots and lots of will power.”
“You may keep it all, Frog,” said Toad. “I am going home now to bake a cake.”
“Yes,” said Frog, “but we have lots and lots of will power.”
“You may keep it all, Frog,” said Toad. “I am going home now to bake a cake.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Now we have no more cookies to eat,” said Toad sadly. “Not even one.”
“Yes,” said Frog, “but we have lots and lots of will power.”
“You may keep it all, Frog,” said Toad. “I am going home now to bake a cake.”
“Yes,” said Frog, “but we have lots and lots of will power.”
“You may keep it all, Frog,” said Toad. “I am going home now to bake a cake.”
“There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”
Toad looked at the ground again. The seeds did not start to grow.
Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”
Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Toad looked at the ground again. The seeds did not start to grow.
Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”
Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”
That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.
Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.
Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 AM
That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.
Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.
Toad thought about giant sunflowers. He thought about tall oak trees. He thought about high mountains covered with snow.
“Poor Frog,” said Toad. “He must be very sad. I will cheer him up.”
Toad ran home. He made sandwiches. He made a pitcher of iced tea. He put everything in a basket.
Toad ran home. He made sandwiches. He made a pitcher of iced tea. He put everything in a basket.
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
“Poor Frog,” said Toad. “He must be very sad. I will cheer him up.”
Toad ran home. He made sandwiches. He made a pitcher of iced tea. He put everything in a basket.
Toad ran home. He made sandwiches. He made a pitcher of iced tea. He put everything in a basket.
Toad was sitting on his front porch. Frog came along and said, “What is the matter Toad? You are looking sad.”
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Toad was sitting on his front porch. Frog came along and said, “What is the matter Toad? You are looking sad.”
“On the way home we lost our way. My mother was worried.
‘We must get home,’ she said. ‘We do not want to meet the old Dark Frog.’
‘Who is that?’ I asked.
‘A terrible ghost,’ said my father. ‘He comes out at night and eats little frog children for supper.'”
‘We must get home,’ she said. ‘We do not want to meet the old Dark Frog.’
‘Who is that?’ I asked.
‘A terrible ghost,’ said my father. ‘He comes out at night and eats little frog children for supper.'”
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“On the way home we lost our way. My mother was worried.
‘We must get home,’ she said. ‘We do not want to meet the old Dark Frog.’
‘Who is that?’ I asked.
‘A terrible ghost,’ said my father. ‘He comes out at night and eats little frog children for supper.'”
‘We must get home,’ she said. ‘We do not want to meet the old Dark Frog.’
‘Who is that?’ I asked.
‘A terrible ghost,’ said my father. ‘He comes out at night and eats little frog children for supper.'”