Description
Toad and Frog are good friends. Between them, there are many lovable episodes that are intense, funny, and a little sad. The “Toad and Frog” series by Arnold Lobel is a masterpiece of children’s fairy tales and has been loved by many people, from children to adults, for over 40 years. The first work in the series is “They’re Friends,” which contains five stories.
Frog rushes to Toad’s house because spring has come and calls out loudly, “Wake me up!” The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and a new year has begun, and he can’t stay still. However, Toad is in bed. He wants to sleep a little longer. Toad has been sleeping since November and says, “Please wake me up again in the middle of May.” So what does Frog do?
Frog is quick-witted just to get Toad to go outside to play, while Toad easily believes it’s May because of the calendar. In the first story, “Spring Has Come,” you can enjoy the two characters, who are full of childishness and humor.
In the following stories, “The Story” and “The Lost Button,” they show how they care for each other in their own way (while involving each other a lot), and in “The Waterfall,” they show off their slightly darker sides while also delivering some hilarious episodes.
Just when you’re completely engrossed in the world of the two, the last story, “Letter,” appears.
Toad is sitting at the entrance with a sad look on his face. He says that it’s “time to wait for a letter that he never received.” Upon hearing this, Frog decides to write a letter to Toad without telling him. However, it turns out that the person he asked to deliver it is Snail…
This story is now known to many children because it was included in Japanese textbooks. Toad and Frog wait patiently for the letter, knowing that it will arrive someday and even what its contents will be. Their happy expressions make you feel the power of letters. There are four books in the series. The more you get to know the characters of Toad and Frog, the more you will want to read each story over and over again. In Japan, you can enjoy them through the translations by Taku Miki.
Frog rushes to Toad’s house because spring has come and calls out loudly, “Wake me up!” The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and a new year has begun, and he can’t stay still. However, Toad is in bed. He wants to sleep a little longer. Toad has been sleeping since November and says, “Please wake me up again in the middle of May.” So what does Frog do?
Frog is quick-witted just to get Toad to go outside to play, while Toad easily believes it’s May because of the calendar. In the first story, “Spring Has Come,” you can enjoy the two characters, who are full of childishness and humor.
In the following stories, “The Story” and “The Lost Button,” they show how they care for each other in their own way (while involving each other a lot), and in “The Waterfall,” they show off their slightly darker sides while also delivering some hilarious episodes.
Just when you’re completely engrossed in the world of the two, the last story, “Letter,” appears.
Toad is sitting at the entrance with a sad look on his face. He says that it’s “time to wait for a letter that he never received.” Upon hearing this, Frog decides to write a letter to Toad without telling him. However, it turns out that the person he asked to deliver it is Snail…
This story is now known to many children because it was included in Japanese textbooks. Toad and Frog wait patiently for the letter, knowing that it will arrive someday and even what its contents will be. Their happy expressions make you feel the power of letters. There are four books in the series. The more you get to know the characters of Toad and Frog, the more you will want to read each story over and over again. In Japan, you can enjoy them through the translations by Taku Miki.
