1-04 A Swim

A Swim Toad and Frog went down to the river. “ What a day for a swim, ” said Frog. “ Yes, ” said Toad. “ 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.

“ After I put on my bathing suit, you must not look at me until I get into the water. ”

“ Why not?” asked Frog. “ Because I look funny in my bathing suit, That is why, ” said Toad. Frog closed his eyes when Toad came out from behind the rocks. Toad was wearing his bathing suit. “ Don’t peek, ” he said. 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.

A turtle came along the riverbank, “ Frog, tell that turtle to go away, ” said Toad. “ I do not want him to see me in my bathing suit when I come out of the river. ” Frog swam over to the turtle. “ Turtle, ” said Frog, “ you will have to go away. ” “ Why should I?” asked the turtle. “ Because Toad thinks that he looks funny in his bathing suit, and he does not want you to see him, ” said Frog.

Some lizards were sitting nearby. “ Does Toad really look funny in his bathing suit?” they asked. A snake crawled out of the grass. “ If Toad looks funny in his bathing suit, ” said the snake, “ then I, for one, want to see him. ” “ We want to see him too, ” said two dragonflies.