frog

froglet
frogspawn tadpole
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On a sunny day in spring, Mama Frog admired the eggs she Mama and Papa couldn’t wait for the little black dots to turn
had laid in the pond. into tadpoles so they could welcome them to the pond.

“That is the most beautiful clump of frogspawn I’ve ever seen,”

smiled Papa Frog.
After three weeks, the first tadpole wriggled out of his jelly, Tapple was full of questions and learnt lots of things about
excited to explore. “Mama says I’m a tapple,” he told the pond life. He learnt that the fish were fast swimmers...
fish proudly.

...and that some of the ducks had ticklish feet.

“Not a tapple, a tadpole!” said Mama Frog with a smile. “But

Tapple is a great name for you.”
Most importantly, he learnt that when he grew up, he would
become a frog, just like Mama and Papa.
‘I want to be a really good frog,’ he thought. ‘Maybe I should
start practising now.’
Tapple swam to the surface of the pond to watch some of the
other frogs. They looked very different from Tapple and they
made the most amazing noises.
“Ribbit! Ribbit!” So, Tapple swam to the clearest patch of water and got ready
to practise the perfect ribbit.

said the frogs. They were so loud that Tapple could hear them
from under the water.
He wiggled his tummy…
‘I want to be just like them,’ thought Tapple. ‘But I’ll need
a perfect frog noise.’

…puffed out his chin…

…opened his mouth and…

“ROOBBOOT!”
“It’s OK,” said Mama Frog. “You’re a tiny tadpole. You’ll get the
he said. hang of it when you’re bigger.”

Tapple was disappointed. That wasn’t a perfect ribbit.

 A few weeks later, Tapple had grown some back legs. So, Tapple clung to the tallest pondweed and got ready to
‘I’m changing!’ he thought excitedly. ‘Maybe I’m ready practise the perfect ribbit.
to make a frog noise now.’

He wiggled his tummy…

…puffed out his chin…

…opened his mouth and…

“REEBBEET!” “It’s OK,” said Papa Frog. “You’re a growing tadpole. You’ll get
he said. the hang of it when you’re bigger.”

Tapple was sad. That wasn’t a perfect ribbit.

 A few weeks later, Tapple had grown some front legs. So, Tapple stood on the biggest rock and got ready to practise
‘I’ve changed some more!’ he thought excitedly. the perfect ribbit.
‘Maybe I’m ready to make a frog noise now.’

He wiggled his tummy…

…puffed out his chin…

…opened his mouth and…

“RARBBART!” he said.
“It’s OK,” said Mama Frog. “You’re nearly a froglet. You’ll get
the hang of it when you’re bigger.”

Tapple was worried. That wasn’t a perfect ribbit.

 A few weeks later, Tapple’s tail began to shrink and he felt able So, Tapple stood on the prettiest lily pad and got ready to
to explore above the water. ‘I’m a froglet!’ he thought excitedly. practise the perfect ribbit.
‘Maybe I’m ready to make a frog noise now.’

He wiggled his tummy…

…puffed out his chin…

…opened his mouth and…

That wasn’t a perfect ribbit…
 …but it was a perfect croak!

Tr il l !
Ribbit! Ribbit! C ro a k !
Ch ir p!
C ro a k !

Grunt!
Pe ep !
Ro ob bo ot!

R ib b it !

Cra r k !
Chirp !
Froggy Facts:
Female
frogs can lay Frogs can
thousands of eggs drink water
Frogs can
at a time. through their
breathe through
skin.
their skin and also
by using their
A group lungs.
of frogs is
called an Frogs are
‘army’. amphibians.
This means they
can live on land
and in water. Common
frogs hibernate
in winter.
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 Tapple the tadpole
can’t wait to grow into a
frog. He starts to practise
the perfect ‘ribbit’ but just
can’t get the hang of it.

As his body changes, Tapple

hopes that his ‘ribbit’ will too.
Can he learn to make the
perfect frog noise?

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