Today was a very special day for Timmy. It was his birthday and he was six years old today! # There was a present # from his uncle # in a nearby village # and Timmy couldn't wait to open it up! # "Happy Birthday Timmy" the note said # "for a very special boy". ### Timmy opened the box and all his other pets including Francis were # huddled around the box and they looked inside... and it was a frog_! It was a little baby frog_ ! # And the dog and the turtle were so_ happy and so was Timmy_ # but the problem was Francis: Francis was very upset # because this was one frog too many in this family. ### Timmy said: "I'm gonna na_me you_... # Philip! # Philip, this is my family". And Philip was introduced to the other pets. # Everybody sat around and was so happy but Philip was a little worried about this other frog_. He looked over at the frog and the frog kinda gave him the strange look like you just wait until we're alone I'm gonna take care of you little frog. ### And sure enough little fro- the little frog didn't have to wait very long because all of a sudden Philip's leg ### was in Francis' mouth and Francis was giving him the look like "I'm gonna have frog leg tonight". # The dog and the turtle were very scared. ## Timmy said: # "Francis, that's enough! This is a new member of our family and you need to learn how to play nice!" # "[dog growl : grrr] Yeah!" said Waldo and the turtle gave this look like you better watch out, Mister. ## Timmy decide he was gonna take his family # to the park and introduce Philip to all the wonderful adventures they have in the woods. # F_rancis was not happy about this at all as they rode on the tortoise's back and Philip couldn't wait to get to the park. "Onward ho ! We'll be pirates today_!" as Timmy raised his sword in the air and led them into the woods. ### The first opportunity that Francis had he kicked Philip right off the back of the tortoise # and he went flying. "[SCREAM] That hurt! Why'd you do that to me ?". Timmy said # to Francis: "Francis what did I tell you about being nice! You're not playing nice at all and Philip is a member of our new family!" # Francis was getting very upset of this situation he needed to get rid of Ph- Philip quick because this was it and he didn't want to be # the second frog in the family to this little baby that just showed up. # So Timmy took t- all the animals onto his little raft and they were gonna go across the river and pretend they were Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. ### The raft slowly went across the little river and Francis jumped onto the raft and sat next to Philip and gave him another one of those mean looks. ### Francis' leg went flying against Philip and Philip bounded in the air and [PLOP] went in to the # little river "[MOUTH NOISE] That's what you get!" said Francis. The turtle was sh_ocked to see Francis' behavior. ## The turtle # grabbed Timmy by the leg "Timmy, Timmy ! Francis knocked Philip into the river. I don't know where he is!" # "What, what did he do ?!" Timmy shouted: "Francis, what are you doing ?! My poor baby frog is now gone?!" # The turtle was very angry at Francis and was gonna snap him in the face with his little snapper mouth. ### Everyone began looking under all the lily pads_ but the water was so thick with algae that they couldn't see anything underwater! ## Francis was getting worried now because he knew that everybody was upset with him and they might never forgive him for this especially if the poor little frog died... ### Timmy couldn't find his little frog_ and he went down the path crying_ and so_bbing. # He didn't want to play pirates anymore, he didn't want to be in the park anymore; he just wanted to go ho_me. ### Timmy layed on his bed that evening crying and crying he didn't want to play or have dinner or anything. # Waldo tried to make Timmy feel better by licking him with his big dog tongue and the turtle, he was so upset he just went into his shell # and Francis, he felt very guilty for what he did. # But then all of a sudden they heard a noise outside! # and they looked at the window... and in came flying_ the frog_! # And here he was! The little baby frog was back_ ! And Timmy was so_ happy_ ! and when he landed, he went [PLOP] right on Francis' head and everyone had a big laugh! ## Francis learned a valuable lesson about family and taking care of small little babies. And Timmy was just so happy that Francis learned his lesson that now they could all be one big happy family # and go on more adventures.