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About This Passage
Selected for its beautiful parallel structure ('Let the sun... Let the rain...'), thematic weight about patience and trust in nature, and punctuation practice with multiple sentences and commas — Frog's wisdom delivered in rhythmic, memorable prose.
Leave them alone for a few days. Let the sun shine on them. Let the rain fall on them. Soon your seeds will start to grow.
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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 shouted at his seeds to make them grow, but Frog said to leave them alone. Who gave better advice — Toad or Frog? What in the story makes you think so?
- After Frog told him to wait, Toad went out at night with candles and read the seeds a story. Was Toad being kind to his seeds, or was he being impatient? What in the story makes you think so?
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