Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a house with a big garden. One day, she saw a goat eating all the grass in the garden! The girl ran over to the goat, but before she could shoo it away, a frog jumped out from the bushes and said, "Don't worry, I have a plan."

The frog told the girl to open the gate and let the goat out of the garden. The girl did as she was told and the goat happily ran off. The frog then explained that goats love to eat grass, so he had made a deal with the goat to keep the grass short in exchange for some fresh lettuce from the garden.

The girl was so impressed with the frog's cleverness that she made him the official gardener of the garden. From that day on, the goat and the frog worked together to keep the garden beautiful and the grass nice and short. And the little girl was happy because she had a clean, well-maintained garden and two new friends to play with.

The end.

Reflections

1. Why did the goat eat all the grass in the little girl's garden?
2. What did the frog do to help the little girl and the goat?
3. How did the goat and the frog become friends?
4. What was the little girl's reaction to the frog's plan?
5. Can you think of another way the little girl could have solved the problem with the goat eating all the grass?