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About This Passage
This passage models a conditional sentence ('if I stand...it will help') paired with a result clause, giving young writers practice with complex sentence structure while capturing Toad's earnest but comically futile effort.
'I hope that if I stand on my head it will help me to think of a story,' said Toad. Toad stood on his head for a long time. But he could not think of a story to tell Frog.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Toad tries very hard to think of a story — he walks, stands on his head, pours water, and bangs his head against the wall. Was Toad being a good friend even though he never thought of a story? What in the story makes you think so?
- At the end, Frog tells Toad a story about exactly what just happened to them. Is what Frog tells a REAL story, or is he just describing what Toad did? What makes something a real story? What in the chapter helps you decide?
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