An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 10 christmas eve

10-Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve Toad¹ cooked a big dinner.
He decorated the tree.
“Frog is late,” said Toad.
Toad looked at his clock.
He remenbered it was broken.
The hands of the clock did not move.
Toad opened the front door.
He looked out into the night.
Frog was not there. ‘ I am worried,” said Toad.
“What if something terrible has happened?” said Toad.
“What if Frog has fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out?
 I will never see him again!”
Toad opened the door noce more,
Frog was not on the path.
“What if Frog is lost in the woods?” said Toad.
“What if he is cold and wet and hungry?”
“What if Frog is being chased² by a big animal with many sharp teeth?
What if he is being eaten up?” cried Toad.
“My friend and I will never have another Christmas together!”
Toad found some rope in the cellar³.
“I will pull Forg out of the hole with this,” said Toad.
Toad found a lantern in the attic⁴.
“Forg will see this light, I will show him the way out of the woods,” said Toad.
Toad found a frying pan⁵ in the kitchen.
“I will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad.
“All of his teech will fall out.Frog, do not worry,” cried Toad.
“I am coming to help you!”
Toad ran out of his house.
There was Frog.
“Hello,Toad,” he said.
“I am very sorry to be late. I was wrapping⁶ your present.”
“You are not at the bottom of a hole?” asked Toad.  “No,” said Frog.
“You are not loast in the woods?” asked Toad.  “No,” said Frog.
“you are not being eaten by a big animal?’ asked Toad.
“No, ” said Frog. “Not at all.”
“Oh, Frog,” said Toad,
“I am so glad to be spending Christmas with you.”
Toad opened his present from Frog.
It was a beautful new clock.
The two friends sat by the fire.
The hands of the clock moved to show the hours of a merry Christmas Eve.

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 chased   

vt.追捕（chase的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy chased the decoys down to the place of ambush. 敌人将诱骗者一直追到伏兵所在地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cellar   

n.地窖，地下室，酒窖

参考例句：

• He took a bottle of wine from the cellar.他从酒窖里拿出一瓶酒。
• The little girl hid away in the cellar.小姑娘藏在地下室里。

4 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

5 pan   

n.平底锅；v.严厉批评

参考例句：

• The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了，锅也烧坏了。
• The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。

6 wrapping   

n.包装材料；包装纸v.包，裹住(wrap的现在分词)adj.包装用的

参考例句：

• He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents. 他花了一个晚上的时间把圣诞礼物都包了起来。
• She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. 她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。