The Smart Frog

Author: Nguyễn Trần Thiên Lộc

Illustrator: Trần Lưu Đăng Nguyên

Translator: Gouri Srinidhi

Frog lives in a garden.

Everyone there makes fun of him. Nobody plays with him.

One day, Frog is so sad that he runs away. He jumps into a houseand hides under a boy’s bed.

The boy's mother comes in and looks at his homework.

“You don't have good grades,” she tells the boy. “Don't you want to become a smart boy?”

But the boy doesn't work hard at all.

In fact, he's so lazy that oneday, all the alphabets and numbers in his books fall off their pages!

Frog is still under the boy's bed. He jumps up  with excitement when he sees all the letters and numbers.

“I'll learn all of them!” he says. “Then I will be smart, and no one will make fun of me!”

The letters and numbers are dusty from not being used for so long. Frog cleans all of them.

Frog learns how to spell and write with the help of the letters.

The numbers help Frog learn how to count and do math.

Frog studies hard over the next month...

...And now, Frog can read like an expert!

Uh-oh! One day, the boy’s mother discovers Frog in the house.

He is forced to leave.

But Frog has learned so much already, and continues to learn back at the garden.

“Frog can read, write and do math,” say the other frogs. “Wow! Can you teach us, Frog?”

The next day, the lazy boy opens his notebook.

“What! Where are all the letters and numbers?” hescreams.

He doesn't know that Frog took all the letters with him, and is now the smartest in the garden!

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This story:The Smart Frogis translated byGouri Srinidhi. The © for this translation lies with Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Kèng Kẹc Học Chữ', byNguyễn Trần Thiên Lộc. © Room to Read , 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Frog fishing in a pond and reading a book, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Frogs playing in a pond, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Boy doing a jigsaw puzzle, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A worried pair of woman and boy, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Letters falling off of books, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Frog jumping in the midst of alphabets, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A frog riding on top of alphabets, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Frog learning words, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Frog talking to alphabets, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Frog reading huge books, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Page 11:Woman sweeping the entrance of the house, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:One frog teaching the alphabet to others, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Boy looking at empty notebook, frogs in a class, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Frog with a fishing pole and a container, byTrần Lưu Đăng Nguyên© Room to Read, 2012. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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The Smart Frog (English)

A lonely frog sneaks into the bedroom of a lazy boy. Soon, he finds letters and numbers and learns how to read and do math. What will he do with his new talents?

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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