An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 13 Cookies

13- Cookies
Toad¹ baked³ some cookies.
“These cookie所 smell very good,” said Toad.
He ate one.
“And they taste even better,” he said.
Toad ran to Frog’s house.
“Frog, Frog,” cried Toad,
“Taste these coolies that I have made.”
Frog ate one of the cookies.

“These are the best cookies I have ever eaten!” said Frog.
Frog and Toad ate many cookies, one after another.
“You know, Toad,” said Frog, with his mouth full,
“I think we should stop eating. We will soon be sick.”
“You are right,’ said Toad.

“Let us eat one last cookie, and then we will stop.”
Frog and Toad ate one last cookie.
There were many cookies left in the bowl.
“Frog,” said Toad,
“Let us eat one very last cookie, and then we will stop.”
Frog and Toad ate one very last cookie.
“We must stop eating!” cried Toad as he ate another.

“Yes,” said Frog.
Reaching for a cookie.
“We need will power.”
“What is will power?” asked Toad.
“Will power is trying hard not to do something that you really want to do.” said Frog.

“You mean like trying not to eat all of these coolies?” asked Toad.
“Right,” said Frog.
Frog put the cookies in a box.
 
“There,” he said.
“Now we will not eat any more cookies.”
“But we can open the box,” said Toad.
“That is true,” said Frog.
Frog tied some string⁴ around the box.
“There,” he said.
“Now we will not eat any more cookies.”
“But we can cut the string and open the box,” said Toad.
“That is true,” said Frog.
Frog got a ladder.
He put the box up on a high shelf.

“There,” said Frog.
“Now we will not eat any more cookies.”
“But we can climb the ladder and take the box down from the shelf and cut the string and open the box,” said Toad.
“That is true,” said Frog.
Frog climbed the ladder and took the box down from the shelf.
He cut the string and opened the box.
Frog took the box outside.
He shouted in a loud voice, “HEY BIRDS, HERE ARE COOKIES!”
Birds came from everywhere.
They picked up all the cookies in their beaks⁵ and flew away.

“Now we have no more cookies to eat,” said Toad sadly⁶.
“Not even one.”
“Yes,” said Frog,
“But we have lots and lots of will power.”
“You may keep it all, Frog,” said Toad.
“I am going home now to bake² a cake.”
 

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 bake   

v.烤，烘，焙；烧硬，烘干(砖块、陶器等)

参考例句：

• I will bake a delicious cake for her.我将为她烤制美味的蛋糕。
• The bread will not bake if the fire is too small.如果火太小，面包就烤不成。

3 baked   

adj.烘烤制作的，[俚语] 喝醉的，酒醉的v.烤( bake的过去式和过去分词 )；烘焙；（将某物）烤硬；（变得）灼热

参考例句：

• a baked potato and beans 一份烤土豆加烘豆
• the delectable smell of freshly baked bread 新烤面包的香味

4 string   

n.细绳，线，字符串，索，带子；一串，一行，一列；v.缚，扎，穿，串起，排成一列

参考例句：

• It's a piece of string.这是一根绳子。
• I need a ball of string.我需要一团线。

5 beaks   

n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 )；鹰钩嘴；尖鼻子；掌权者

参考例句：

• Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的，嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
• Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网

6 sadly   

adv.悲痛地，悲惨地，悲伤地

参考例句：

• She looked at him sadly.她难过地看着他。
• Sadly the good times aren't returning any time soon.遗憾的是，好时光不会很快就回来。