Frog and Toad went to fly a kite.
They went to a big meadow where the wind was strong.
“Our kite will fly up and up,” said Frog. “It will fly to the top of the sky.”
“Toad,” said Frog, “I will hold the string. You will hold the kite and run.”
Toad ran across the meadow. He ran very fast on his short legs.
The kite went up in the air and then fell down on the ground.
Toad heard laughter. Three robins were sitting in a bush.
“That kite will not fly,” said the robins. “You should give up.”
Toad ran back to Frog.
“Frog,” said Toad, “this kite will not fly. I give up.”
“We must make a second try,” said Frog. “Wave the kite over your head. Maybe then it will fly.”
Toad ran across the meadow again. He waved the kite over his head.
The kite went up in the air and then fell down on the ground.
“What a joke!” said the robins. “That kite will never fly.”
Toad ran back to Frog.
“This kite is a joke,” he said. “It will never fly.”
“We must make a third try,” said Frog. “Wave the kite over your head and jump up and down. Maybe then it will fly.”
Toad ran across the meadow again. He waved the kite over his head. He jumped up and down.
The kite went up in the air and then fell down on the ground.
“That kite is junk,” said the robins. “It will never fly. Go home.”
Toad ran back to Frog.
“This kite is junk,” he said. “I think we should go home.”
“Toad,” said Frog, “we need one more try. Wave the kite over your head. Jump up and down and shout ‘UP, KITE, UP!’”
Toad ran across the meadow. He waved the kite over his head. He jumped up and down. He shouted, “UP, KITE, UP!”
The kite flew into the air. It went up and up.
“We did it!” cried Toad.
“Yes,” said Frog. “If the first try did not work, and the second try did not work, and the third try did not work, I knew that we needed to make one more try!”
The robins flew out of the bush. But they could not fly as high as the kite.
Frog and Toad sat and watched their kite. It flew to the top of the sky.