An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 16 Tomorrow

16-Tomorrow
Toad¹ woke up.
“Drat!” he said.
“This house is a mess. I have so much work to do.”
Frog looked through the window.
“Toad, you are right,” said Frog. “It is a mess.”
Toad pulled the covers over his head.

“I will do it tomorrow.” said Toad.
“Today I will take life easy.”
Frog came into the house.

“Toad,” said Frog,
“Your pants and jacket are lying on the floor.”
“Tomorrow,” said Toad from under the covers.
“Your kitchen sink is filled with dirty dishes.” said Frog.
“Tomorrow,” said Toad.

“There is dust on your chairs.”
“Tomorrow,” said Toad.
“Your windows need scrubbing³.” said Forg.
“Your plants need watering.”
“Tomorrow!” cried Toad.
“I will do it all tomorrow!”

Toad sat on the edge of his bed.
“Blah,” said Toad.
“ I feel down in the dumps.”
“Why?” asked Frog.
“I am thinking about tomorrow.” said Toad.
“I am thinking about all of the many things that I will have to do.”
“Yes,” said Frog.
“Tomorrow will be a very hard day for you.”
“But Frog,” said Toad.
“If I pick up my pants and jacked right now,
Then I will not have to pick them up tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog.
“You will not have to.”
Toad picked up his clothes.

He put them in the closet.
“Frog,” said Toad.
“If I wash my dishes right now, then I will not have to wash them tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog.
“You will not have to.”
Toad washed and dried his dishes.
He put them in the cupboard.
 
“Frog,” said Toad,
“If I dust my chairs and scrub² my windows and water my plants right now, then I will not have to do it tomorrow, will I?”
“No,” said Frog.
“You will not have to do any of it.”
Toad dusted his chairs
He scrubbed⁴ his windows.
He watered his plants.
 
“There,” said Toad.
“Now I feel better. I am not in the dumps anymore.”
“Why?” asked Frog.

“Because I have done all that work.” said Toad.
“Now I can save tomorrow for something that I really want to do.”
“What is that?” asked Frog.
“Tomorrow.” said Toad.
“I can just take life easy.”
Toad went back to bed.
He pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep.
 

1 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。

2 scrub   

n.用力擦洗，矮树，渺小之物；v.用力擦洗

参考例句：

• I got paint on my hands and it won't scrub off.我手上沾上了油漆，擦不掉。
• The great plain was covered in scrub and small lifeless trees.浩瀚的平原覆盖着灌木和毫无生气的矮小树林。

3 scrubbing   

v.用力擦洗，刷洗( scrub的现在分词 )；取消（原有安排）；对…不予考虑，取消；涤气

参考例句：

• I found him in the kitchen, scrubbing the floor. 我见他在厨房擦地板呢。
• Give them a thorough scrubbing and soaking in hot water. 好好洗洗，用热水烫一烫。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4 scrubbed   

v.用力擦洗，刷洗( scrub的过去式和过去分词 )；取消（原有安排）；对…不予考虑，取消

参考例句：

• The mother scrubbed the floor and her child did the same. 母亲擦洗地板，孩子也跟着干。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She scrubbed the stain on the floor. 她把地板上的污迹擦掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》