Once upon a time, in a magical forest, there lived a frog who loved to swim. One day, he decided to challenge all the other animals to a race. The rules were simple, whoever jumps, swims, runs and dances the best wins.

The bird flew in first and sang a beautiful song, but she couldn’t jump very well. The fish swam gracefully, but he was no runner. The chimp was a fantastic dancer, but he struggled to swim.

Just when everyone was about to give up, the horse galloped in. He jumped over the pond, swam across, ran faster than the wind, and danced like he was born to do it.

But just as the horse was about to be crowned the winner, the little frog spoke up. “Wait!” he said, “I may not be able to run or dance, but I can swim better than anybody else here!” And with that, he took a big leap into the pond and swam circles around the horse.

In the end, the frog won the race because he was the best swimmer of all. The animals cheered and clapped, and the frog was so happy that he sang a song and danced around the pond.

From that day on, the frog was known as the greatest swimmer in the forest and all the animals came to him for lessons. The end.

Reflections

1. Who was the winner of the race in the story?
2. What made the frog special compared to the other animals in the race?
3. Can you name some of the events in the race?
4. How did the frog feel after he won the race?
5. Why was the frog known as the greatest in the forest after the race?