An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 17 The Kite

17-The Kite
Frog and Toad² went out to fly a kite.
They went to a large meadow³ where the wind was strong.
“Our kite will fly up and up,” said Frog.
“It will fly all the way up to the top of the sky.”
“Toad,” said Frog,

“I will hold the ball of string. You hold the kite and run.”
Toad ran across the meadow.
He ran as fast as his short legs could carry him.
The kite went up in the air.
It fell to the ground with a bump⁴.
Toad heard laughter.
Three robins⁵ were sitting in a bush.
“That kite will not fly,” said the robins.
 
“You may as well give up.”
Toad ran back to Frog.
“Frog.” said Toad,
“This kite will not fly. I give up.”
“We must make a second try.” said Frog.
“Wave the kit¹ over your head, Perhaps that will make it fly.”
Toad ran back across the meadow.
He waved the kite over his head.
The kite went up in the air and then fell down with a thud,
“What a joke!” said the robins.
“That kite will never get off the ground.”
“We have to make a third try,” said Frog.
“Wave the kite over your head and jump up and down.
Perhaps that will make it fly.”
 
Toad ran across the meadow again.
He waved the kite over his head.
He jumped up and down.
The kite went up in the air and crashed down into the grass.
“That kite is junk,” said the robins.
“Throw it away and go home.’
Toad ran back to Frog.

“This is junk,” he said.
“I think we should throw it away and go home.”
“Toad,” said Frog,
“We need one more try.
Wave the kite over your head.
Jump up and down and shout UP KITE UP.”
Toad ran across the meadow.
He waved the kite over his head.
He jumped up and down.
He shouted, “UP KITE UP!”
The kite flew into the air.
 
It climbed higher and higher.
“We did it!” cried Toad.
“Yes.” said Frog.
“if a running try did not work, and a running and waving try did not work, and a running, waving, and jumping try did not work, I knew that a running, waving, jumping, and shouting try just had to work.”
The robins flew out of the bush.
But they could not fly as high as the kite.
Frog and Toad sat and watched their kite.
It seemed to be flying way up at the top of the sky.
 

1 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

2 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。

3 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。

4 bump   

v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物

参考例句：

• I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
• He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。

5 robins   

n.知更鸟，鸫( robin的名词复数 )；（签名者不分先后，以避免受责的）圆形签名抗议书（或请愿书）

参考例句：

• The robins occupied their former nest. 那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Benjamin Robins then entered the fray with articles and a book. 而后，Benjamin Robins以他的几篇专论和一本书参加争论。 来自辞典例句