An I can read(Level 2) Frog and Toad Are Friends 19 The Hat

19-The Hat
On Toad¹’s birthday Frog gave him a hat.
Toad was delighted, “Happy birthday,” said Frog.
Toad put on the hat.
It fell down over his eyes.
“I am sorry,” said Frog.
“That hat is much too big for you, I will give you something else.”
“No,” said Toad.
 
“This hat is your present to me, I like it, I will wear it the way it is.”
Frog and Toad went for a walk.
Toad tripped over a rock.
He bumped³ into a tree,
He fell in a hole.
“Frog,’ said toad,
“I can’t see anything, I will not be able to wear your beautiful present.
This is a sad birthday for me.’
Frog and Toad were sad for a while.
 
Then Frog said,
“Toad, here is what you must do. Tonight when you go to bed you must think some very big thoughts. Those big thoughts will make your head grow larger.
In the morning your new hat may fit.’
“What a good idea.’ said Toad.
That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.
Toad thought about giant sunflowers.
He thought about tall oak⁴ trees, he thought about high mountains covered with snow.
Then Toad fell asleep.
Frog came into Toad’s house.
He came in quietly.
Frog found the hat and took it to his house.

Frog poured some water on the hat
He put the hat in a warm place to dry.
It began to shrink⁵.
That hat grew smaller and smaller.

Frog went back to Toad’s house.
Toad was still fast asleep.
Frog put the hat back on the hook⁶ where he found it.
When Toad woke up in the morning, he put the hat on his head.
It was just the right size.
Toad ran to Frog’s house.
 
“Frog, Frog!” he cried.
“All those big thoughts have made my head much larger.
Now I can wear your present!”
Frog and Toad went for a walk.
Toad did not trip over a rock.
He did not bump² into a tree.
He did not fall in a hole.
It turned out to be a very pleasant day after Toad’s birthday.

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 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。

3 bumped   

凸起的，凸状的

参考例句：

• In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
• I bumped against an old friend in town today. 我今天在城里偶然碰见了一个老朋友。

4 oak   

n.栎树，橡树，栎木，橡木

参考例句：

• The chair is of solid oak.这把椅子是纯橡木的。
• The carpenter will floor this room with oak.木匠将用橡木铺设这个房间的地板。

5 shrink   

n.收缩，萎缩；vi.收缩，退缩，萎缩；vt.使收缩

参考例句：

• Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.在热水中洗毛织品会使其缩水。
• This cloth won't shrink when it's washed.这种布下水不缩。

6 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。