Once upon a time, there was a cat named Whiskers who loved to play with his favorite toy, a ball. One day, while playing in the park, he met a friendly frog named Ribbit. They quickly became friends and decided to play a game of catch with the ball.
As they were playing, a strong wind blew by and carried the ball into a tree. Whiskers was determined to get his ball back, so he climbed up the tree after it. But when he reached the top, he saw that the ball had fallen into a nest belonging to a mother bird.
Whiskers didn't want to disturb the bird, so he came up with a plan. He asked Ribbit to distract the bird by singing a funny song while he snuck into the nest to retrieve the ball.
Ribbit did as he was told and sang a silly tune, while Whiskers successfully retrieved his ball. As they were leaving the tree, they saw a little girl crying because she had lost her doll.
Without hesitation, Whiskers and Ribbit offered to help the girl find her doll. They searched high and low, and finally found the doll hidden inside an apple.
The girl was so grateful that she offered to share her lunch with the two new friends. They all sat down and enjoyed a delicious meal of apples, eggs and even a frog leg or two for Ribbit.
From that day on, Whiskers, Ribbit and the little girl became the best of friends and had many more fun and adventurous days together.

Reflections

1. Why did Whiskers and Ribbit become friends?
2. How did Whiskers retrieve his ball from the bird's nest?
3. What did Whiskers and Ribbit do to help the little girl find her lost doll?
4. How did the three friends feel at the end of the story?
5. What kind of food did they have for lunch?