Frog-and-toad-are-friends

FrogandToadareFriendsSpringFrogranupthepathtoToad’shouse.Heknockedonthefrontdoor.Therewasnoanswer.“Toad,Toad,”shoutedFrog,“Wakeup.Itisspring!”“Blah,”saidavoicefrominsidethehouse.“Toad,Toad,”criedFrog.“Thesunisshining!Thesnowismelting.Wakeup!”“Iamnothere,”saidthevoice.SpringFrogwalkedintothehouse.Itwasdark.Alltheshutterswereclosed.“Toad,whereareyou?”calledFrog.“Goaway,”saidthevoicefromacorneroftheroom.Toadwaslyinginbed.Hehadpulledallthecoversoverhishead.FrogpushedToadoutofbed.Hepushedhimoutofthehouseandontothefrontporch.Toadblinkedinthebrightsun.“Help!”saidToad.“Icannotseeanything.”“Don’tbesilly,”saidFrog.“WhatyouseeistheclearwarmlightofApril.Anditmeansthatwecanbeginawholenewyeartogether,Toad.Thinkofit,”saidFrog.“Wewillskipthroughthemeadowsandrunthroughthewoodsandswimintheriver.Intheeveningswewillsitrighthereonthisfrontporchandcountthestars.”“Youcancountthem,Frog,”saidToad.“Iwillbetootired.Iamgoingbacktobed.”Toadwentbackintothehouse.Hegotintothebedandpulledthecoversoverhisheadagain.“But,Toad,”criedFrog,“youwillmissallthefun!”“Listen,Frog,”saidToad.“HowlonghaveIbeenasleep?”☻“YouhavebeenasleepsinceNovember,”saidFrog.☻“Wellthen,”saidToad,“alittlemoresleepwillnothurtme.☻ComebackagainandwakemeupatabouthalfpastMay.☻Goodnight,Frog.”☻“But,Toad,”saidFrog,“Iwillbelonelyuntilthen.”☻Toaddidnotanswer.☻Hehadfallenasleep.☻FroglookedatToad’scalendar.☻TheNovemberpagewasstillontop.☻FrogtoreofftheNovemberpage.☻HetoreofftheDecemberpage.☻AndtheJanuarypage,theFebruarypage,andtheMarchpage.☻HecametotheAprilpage.☻FrogtoreofftheAprilpagetoo.☼ThenFrogranbacktoToad’sbed.☼“Toad,Toad,wakeup.ItisMaynow.”☼“What?”saidToad.☼“CanitbeMaysosoon?”☼“Yes,”saidFrog.☼“Lookatyourcalendar.”Toadlookedatthecalendar.TheMaypagewasontop.“Why,itisMay!”saidToadasheclimbedoutofbed.ThenheandFrogranoutsidetoseehowtheworldwaslookinginthespring.SomequestionsWhat’sthemeaningof“shutters”?WhydidToadgetuplater?BecausehesawthecalendarMaypageontop.HowmanycalendarpagesdidFrogtearoff?Six.THEENDTHANKYOU!