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Selected for its thematic irony and syntactic complexity — Toad's nested reasoning reveals his rigid logic, and the sentence structure models an embedded clause that stretches beyond typical early-reader prose.
Running after my list is not one of the things that I wrote on my list of things to do.
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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 would not chase his list because 'running after my list' was not written on it. Was Toad being wise or foolish to follow his list so carefully? What in the story makes you think so?
- Frog could not catch the list, so he came back and sat with Toad, doing nothing. What does it tell us about Frog that he stayed instead of going home? What in the story makes you think so?
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