ANCHOR | TEXT | Story Structure Toll about the characters, setting, and events in @ story. A fantasy is a story ‘that could not happen real life Look for: » animals who talk ‘ard act like people » events that could not really happen Meet the Author end Illustrator Arnold Lobel started _| drawing when he was @ child. When wrote and illustrated almost 100 books for children. His books won many awards. Frog and ‘Toad have even been in a Broadway musical!The Garden from Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel 4 z ESSENTIAL QUESTION What grows in a garden?Frog was in his gare, Toad came walking by. "What a fle garden. you have, Treg” be si, "Ye" said Frog. "eis very mic, bt it was ard work” “wish 1 had a. garden.” said Toad. “ere are some flower seeds ‘lant them in the ground,” said frog “and soon you will ave a garden.” “How soon?” asked Toad. He planted the flower sod “Quite soan* said Frog. “Now sad." said Toad, "start growing Tend ran home ond walked up and down a fe times, The seeds didnot stat to gzom. ‘oad put his head lose tothe ground and sid Bly, ‘Now seeds, start growing" — - Toad looked at the ground again The seeds did not stat 1 grow. Toad put his bead very close to the ground ‘and shouted, ° "NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!” reg came running up the path ‘what is all tis no?" he askes ‘My seeds will not grow." said Toad "ow are shouting tae much” sald Frog, "These poor seeds ate afraid to grow.” "My seeds are aftald to grow?" asked Toad “Repetition What wor ore repwoted on thse pages? Wy?2 OF course” sald Fron, eave them alone fr a few days. et the sun shine on them, let the rain fll om ther, Soom your seds will start to gow. That git ‘Tood looked out of is Window, *Drat!” sal Toad, "My seeds have not started to grow They must be afraid ofthe dark” Toad went out to his garden swith some cones “wll ya the ceed a to soi Toad “than they weil nt be atrai “oad read aang story to his sods Story Structure whats oad problen How ihe ‘ying to sohe | aAL toe next day Toad sang songs tw his seeds, And all the next day ‘oad read poems to his seeds, ‘And all the next day tat pt muse for his “Toad looked at the ground. ‘The seeds sll ad not stort. grow “What il 1 dt” cried Td. “The must be the most rghened sends in the whole la” “Then Toad fet very tired ont rete —% Ey AE last" shouted Toad, “my seed have stopped bing afeaid to grow!” And now you will have «nice gordon to,” said Frog. "Toad, Toad, wake up sold Teeg Look at your garden” “ood tooked at his garden Lite green plants were coming up cout ofthe ground. 2 es sad Too, ou you were sgt, fx, de woe very hand wore” ee ee a