介绍:
Froggy Eats Out
By Joahthan London Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
It was almost dinner time and Froggy was hungry.
He sat in the kitchen and dreamed about burgers and flies.
Then he hopped up and looked for something to eat.
He looked in the cabinet --- slam!
He looked in the fridge --- slam!
He looked in the oven --- bang!
“Mom,” yelled Froggy.
“There’s nothing good to eat!”
FRROOGGYY! called his mother.
“Wha-a-a-a-a-t?”
“Did you forget? It’s our anniversary ---
we’re going out to eat! ”
“Hurray!” sang Froggy.
“Let’s go!”
“First you have to get dressed up, dear ---
We’re going to a fancy restaurant.”
So Froggy flopped to his bedroom --- flop flop flop.
He slipped off his shirt, unzipped his pants, took off his shoes,
pulled off his socks, and he even changed his underwear --- with a zap! of elastic.
Then he tugged on his best pants --- zip!
buttoned up his best shirt --- zut! zut! zut!
put on his best socks --- zoop!
pulled on his best shoes --- zup!
and tied them up --- zwit! zwit!
Then he put on his best bow tie --- znap!
and flopped out to show his mom and dad --- flop flop flop.
“You look very handsome, dear,” said his mother.
“But you forgot to wash!”
“Oops!” said Froggy.
So he went to the bathroom and washed his hands and face --- splash splash splash!
He used lots and lots of water, but only a little bit of soap.
Then he dried off with a towel --- zwoop! ---
and looked at himself in the mirror.
He thought he was kind of cute.
FRROOGGYY! called his father.
“Wha-a-a-a-a-t?”
“Time to go!” said his dad.
“We’ll be late!”
And off they flopped to the restaurant --- flop flop flop.
At the restaurant Froggy’s eyes grew big and round.
There were glowing candles, flowers in vases,
and tablecloths as white as snow.
“This is a fancy restaurant,” said Froggy.
“Yes, ” said his mother.
“So remember: Be neat, be quiet,
and don’t’ put your feet on the table.”
When they were seated,
Froggy said, “I’m hungry! Let’s eat!”
“First we have to order, dear, ” said his mother.
“I want a hamburger!” said Froggy.
“No hamburgers here,” said his father.
When the waiter handed him a menu,
Froggy opened it --- and knocked over a glass of water --- crash!
“Oops!” cried Froggy.
“Oh, Froggy,” said his mother.
“Remember what I told you?”
“I know!” said Froggy.
“Be neat, be quiet, and don’t put your feet on the table!”
But it was hard to be neat and quiet.
He fidgeted.
He shook salt on his hand and licked it.
He banged his spoon on the table --- bang bang bang.
Then he hit hard on the tip of the spoon…
and flipped it right into the waiter’s head --- bonk!
After the waiter finally came and took their orders,
they waited and waited and waited.
Froggy pulled petals off the flowers.
He blew on the candle.
He sucked on sugar cubes and ice cubes.
Then he hopped up and flopped around the restaurant
--- flop flop flop --- singing,
“Be neat, be quiet, and don’t put your feet on the table!”
FRROOGGYY! called his father.
“Wha-a-a-at?”
“Please sit down! Now!”
Froggy sat down.
Finally, dinner was served.
Froggy stuck his fork into a huge plate of spaghetti,
and sucked some up --- ssllluuuurrrrpppp!
It was fun, so he slurped up some more ---
slurp-slurp-sssllluuuurrrrpppp!
And that’s when he saw Frogilina.
She was sitting with her parents.
“Hi, Froggy!” called Frogilina.
“Who’s that pretty girl frog?” asked his mother.
Froggy was so embarrassed,
he ducked beneath the tablecloth,
and pulled…and pulled…and pulled…till his spaghetti
and fly sauce landed smack on his head --- splat!
“Oops!” cried Froggy, looking more red in face than green.
“Happy anniversary!” he croaked.
“What a mess!” cried his father.
“Oh, Froggy,” said his mother.
Froggy scooped spaghetti off his face, and said,
“I know --- let’s eat out at a fast flies place!”
“Good idea!” said his mother.
“Let’s go!” said his father.
And together they leapfrogged all the way there ---
flop flop flop…where they all ate burgers and flies ---
munch crunch munch.
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