An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 20 Alone

20-Alone
Toad¹ went to Frog’s house.
He found a note on the door.
The note said,
“Dear Toad, I am not at home. I went out, I want to be alone.”
“Alone?” said Toad.
“Frog has me for a friend. Why does he want to be alone?’

Toad looked through the windows,
He looked in the garden,
He did not see Frog.
Toad went to the woods, Frog was not there.
He went to the meadow², Frog was not there.
Toad went down to the river, There was Frog.

He was sitting on an island by himself.
“Poor Frog,” said Toad.
“He must be very sad, I will cheer him up.’
Toad ran home.
He made sandwiches,
He made a pitcher³ of iced tea.

He put everything in a basket.
Toad hurried back to the river.
“Frog,” he shouted,
“It’s me, It's your best friend, Toad!”
Frog was too far away to hear.
Toad took off his jacket and waved it like a flag⁴.
Frog was too far away to see.
Toad shouted and waved, but it was no use.
Frog sat on the island,

He did not see or hear Toad.
A turtle swam by.

Toad climbed on the turtle’s back.
“Turtle,” said Toad,
“Carry me to the island, Frog is here. He wants to be alone. ”
“If Frog wants to be alone,’ said the turtle.

“Why don’t you leave him alone?”
“Maybe you are right,” said Toad.
“Maybe he does not want me to be his friend anymore.’
“Yes, maybe.’ said the turtle as he swam to the island.
“Frog!” cried Toad.
“I am sorry for all the dumb⁵ things I do.
I am sorry for all the silly things I say.
Please be my friend again!”
Toad slipped⁶ off the turtle.
 
With a splash⁷, he fell in the river.
Frog pulled Toad up onto the island.
Toad looked in the basket.
The sandwiches were wet.
The pitcher of iced tea was empty.
‘Our lunch is spoiled.” said Toad.
“I made it for you, Frog, so that you would be happy.
“But Toad,” said Frog.
“I am happy, I am very happy.
This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining.
I felt good because I was a frog.
And I felt good because I have you for a friend.
I wanted to be alone.
I wanted to think about how fine everything is.
“Oh,” said Toad.
 
“I guess that is a very good reason for wanting to be alone.”
“Now,” said Frog.
“I will be glad not to be alone. Let’s eat lunch.”
Frog and Toad stayed on the island all afternoon.
They ate wet sandwiches without iced tea.
They were two close friends sitting alone together.

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 meadow   

n.草地，牧草地

参考例句：

• The children ran free across the meadow.孩子们在草地里自由地奔跑。
• The meadow is peopled with wild flowers.草地长满了野花。

3 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

4 flag   

n.旗帜，标志(记)，特征(位)

参考例句：

• The flag is red and yellow.这旗子红黄相间。
• The flag is waving in the wind.旗号正在风中飘荡。

5 dumb   

adj.哑的；不会说话的；笨的；愚蠢的

参考例句：

• She is very kind to the dumb children.她对哑童非常好。
• It was dumb of you to say that.你说这种话太愚蠢了。

6 slipped   

adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差

参考例句：

• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
• The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。

7 splash   

v.溅，泼；n.溅泼声，溅出的水等，斑点

参考例句：

• I fell into the water with a splash.我跌入水中，激起水花四溅。
• There's a splash of paint on the white wall.白墙上溅上了一片油漆。