Days With Frog And Toad (i Can Read, Level 2)

Days With Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel For Liz Gordon Contents Tomorrow 4 The Kite 14 Shivers 26 The Hat 38 Alone 46 About I Can Read Books Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher Tomorrow Toad woke up. “Drat!” he said. “This house is a mess. I have so much work to do.” Frog looked through the window. “Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.” Toad pulled the covers over his head. 4 “I will do it tomorrow,” said Toad. “Today I will take life easy.” 5 Frog came into the house. “Toad,” said Frog, “your pants and jacket are lying on the floor.” “Tomorrow,” said Toad from under the covers. “Your kitchen sink is filled with dirty dishes,” said Frog. 6 “Tomorrow,” said Toad. “There is dust on your chairs.” “Tomorrow,” said Toad. “Your windows need scrubbing,” said Frog. “Your plants need watering.” “Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!” 7 Toad sat on the edge of his bed. “Blah,” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.” “Why?” asked Frog. 8 “I am thinking about tomorrow,” said Toad. “I am thinking about all of the many things that I will have to do.” “Yes,” said Frog, “tomorrow will be a very hard day for you.” “But Frog,” said Toad, “if I pick up my pants and jacket right now, then I will not have to pick them up tomorrow, will I?” “No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.” Toad picked up his clothes. He put them in the closet. “Frog,” said Toad, “if I wash my dishes right now, then I will not have to wash them tomorrow, will I?” “No,” said Frog. “You will not have to.” 9 Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard. “Frog,” said Toad, “if I dust my chairs and scrub my windows and water my plants right now, then 10 I will not have to do it tomorrow, will I?” “No,” said Frog. “You will not have to do any of it.” Toad dusted his chairs. He scrubbed his windows. He watered his plants. 11 “There,” said Toad. “Now I feel better. I am not in the dumps anymore.” “Why?” asked Frog. 12 “Because I have done all that work,” said Toad. “Now I can save tomorrow for something that I really want to do.” “What is that?” asked Frog. “Tomorrow,” said Toad, “I can just take life easy.” Toad went back to bed. He pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep. 13 The Kite Frog and Toad went out to fly a kite. They went to a large meadow where the wind was strong. “Our kite will fly up and up,” said Frog. “It will fly all the way up to the top of the sky.” 14 “Toad,” said Frog, “I will hold the ball of string. You hold the kite and run.” Toad ran across the meadow. He ran as fast as his short legs could carry him. 15 The kite went up in the air. It fell to the ground with a bump. Toad heard laughter. Three robins were sitting in a bush. “That kite will not fly,” said the robins. “You may as well give up.” 16 Toad ran back to Frog. “Frog,” said Toad, “this kite will not fly. I give up.” “We must make a second try,” said Frog. “Wave the kite over your head. Perhaps that will make it fly.” 17 Toad ran back across the meadow. He waved the kite over his head. The kite went up in the air and then fell down with a thud. “What a joke!” said the robins. “That kite will never get off the ground.” 18 19 Toad ran back to Frog. “This kite is a joke,” he said. “It will never get off the ground.” “We have to mak