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Frog helps Toad plant flower seeds in his garden, but Toad becomes impatient and tries to encourage the seeds to grow by shouting and reading stories to them. Frog advises Toad to leave the seeds alone and let nature take its course. Eventually, Toad wakes up to find that the seeds have sprouted, realizing that gardening requires patience and effort.

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The Garden - 145922577 - 344 - 1162348030

Frog helps Toad plant flower seeds in his garden, but Toad becomes impatient and tries to encourage the seeds to grow by shouting and reading stories to them. Frog advises Toad to leave the seeds alone and let nature take its course. Eventually, Toad wakes up to find that the seeds have sprouted, realizing that gardening requires patience and effort.

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The Garden

By Arnold Lobel

Frog was in his garden.

Toad came walking by.

“What a fine garden you have, Frog,” he said. “Yes,”


said Frog.

“It is very nice, but it was hard work.”

“I wish I had a garden,” said Toad. “Here are some


flower seeds. Plant them in the ground,” said Frog,
“and soon you will have a garden.” “How soon?” asked
Toad. “Quite soon,” said Frog. Toad ran home.
He planted the flower seeds.

“Now seeds,” said Toad, “start growing.”

Toad walked up and down a few times. The seeds


did not start to grow.

Toad put his head close to the ground and said


loudly, “Now seeds, start growing!” The seeds did
not start to grow

Toad put his head very close to the ground

and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”


Frog came running up the path.

“What is all this noise?” he asked.

“My seeds will not grow,” said Toad. “You are


shouting too much,” said Frog.
“These poor seeds are afraid to grow.” “My seeds
are afraid to grow?” asked Toad.

“Of course,” said Frog. “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.

” Toad went out to his garden with some candles. “I


will read the seeds a story,” said Toad.

“Then they will not be afraid.” Toad read a long


story to his seeds.

All the next day Toad sang songs to his seeds.

And all the next day Toad read poems to his seeds.
And all the next day Toad played music for his
seeds.
Toad looked at the ground. The seeds still did not
start to grow. “What shall I do?” cried Toad. “These
must be the most frightened seeds in the whole
world!” Then Toad felt very tired, and he fell asleep.

“Toad, Toad, wake up,” said Frog. “Look at your


garden!

” Toad looked at his garden. Little green plants were


coming up out of the ground.

“At last,” shouted Toad, “my seeds have stopped


being afraid to grow!”

“And now you will have a nice garden too,” said Frog.
“Yes,” said Toad, but you were right, Frog. It was a
very hard work.”

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