An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 11 a list

11-A list
One morning Toad¹ sat in bed.
“I have many things to do,” he said.
“L will write them, All down on a list, so that l can remember them.”
Toad wrote on a piece of paper:
A List of things to do today
Then he wrote: Wake up

“l have done that,” said Toad,
And he crossed out:
Woke up
Then Toad wrote other things on the paper.

A List of things to do today
Woke up
Eat Breakfast
Get Dressed
Go to Frogs House
Take walkwith Frog
Eat lunch
Take nap²
Play games with Frog
Eat supper
Go To sleep
“There,” said Toad.
“Now my day
Is all written down?
He got out of bed
and had something to eat.
Then Toad crossed out:
Eat breakfast


Toad took his clothes
Out of the closet³
And put them on.
Then he crossed out:
Get dressed
Toad put the list in his pocket.
 
He opened the door
and walked out into the morning.
Soon Toad was at Frogs front door.
He took the list from his pocket
And crossed out:
Go to frog’s house
Toad knocked at the door.
“Hello,” said Frog.
“Look at my listof things to do,”
Said Toad.
“Oh,” said Frog.
“That is very nice,”
Toad said, “ My list tell me that we will go for a walk.”
“All right,” said Frog.
“I am ready.”

 
Frog and Toad went on a long walk.
Then Toad took the list from his pocket again.
He crossed out: Take walk with frog
Just then there was a strong wind.
It blew the list out of Toad’s hand.
The list blew high up into the air.
 
“Help!” cried Toad.
“My list is blowing away.
What will I do without my list?”
“Hurry!” said Frog.
“We will run and catch it.”
“No!” shouted Toad.
“I cannot do that.”
“Why not?” asked Frog.
“Because,” wailed⁴ Toad.
“Running after my list is not one of the things
that I wrote on my list of things to do!”
Frog ran after the list.
He ran over hills and swamps⁵.
But the list blew on and on.
At last Frog came back to Toad.
“I am sorry,” gasped⁶ Frog.
“But I could not catch your list.”
“Blah.” said Toad.

“I cannot remember any of the things
that were on my list of things to do.
I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.
Toad sat and did nothing.
Frog sat with him.

After a long time Frog said.
“Toad ,it is getting dark.
We should be going to sleep now.”
“Go to sleep!” shouted Toad.
“That was the last thing on my list!”
Toad wrote on the ground
With a stick: Go to sleep
Then he crossed out:
Go to sleep
“There,” said Toad.
“Now my day is all crossed out!”
“I am glad,” said Frog.
Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.
 

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 nap   

n.(白天)打瞌睡，打盹

参考例句：

• The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
• Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。

3 closet   

n.壁橱；储藏室

参考例句：

• I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
• Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。

4 wailed   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She wailed over her father's remains. 她对着父亲的遗体嚎啕大哭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The women of the town wailed over the war victims. 城里的妇女为战争的死难者们痛哭。 来自辞典例句

5 swamps   

沼泽（地）( swamp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• On the floor of the basins lie deserts, lakes and swamps. 这几个盆地的底部有沙漠、湖泊和沼泽。
• The lowest parts of the flood plain may form "back-swamps". 河漫滩最低的部分可以形成河漫滩沼泽。

6 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》