Frogs at School By George Cooper

Moonbeam Course Book 4

Moonbeam Course Book 4

Illa Vij, M Vaisoha, Britannica Learning

Twenty froggies went to school,
Down beside a rushy pool;
Twenty little coats of green,
Twenty vests all white and clean.

'We must be in time,' said they;
'First we study, then we play;
That is how we keep the rule
When we froggies go to school.'

Master Bullfrog, grave and stern,
Called the classes in their turn;
Taught them how to nobly strive,
Likewise how to leap and dive;

From his seat upon the log
Showed them how to say, 'Ker-chog!'
Also, how to dodge a blow
From the sticks which bad boys throw.

Twenty froggies grew up fast
Bullfrogs they became at last;
Not one dunce among at lot,
Not one lesson they forgot.

Polished in a high degree,
As each froggie ought to be,
Now they sit on other logs,
Teaching other little frogs.

1.
Choose the correct options.
1. Which of the following is taught by Master Bullfrog?
  1. how to sit on a log
  2. how to jump from one place to another
  3. how to punish wicked children
2. The frog school is
  1. under water.
  2. in a forest.
  3. on the shore.
3. The froggies knew it was important
  1. to go to school every day.
  2. to be in time for school.
  3. to be with friends.
4. What rule do the froggies follow at school?
  1. to wear clean, green vests and white coats
  2. to teach other froggies what they learn
  3. to study first and then play
5. How do they show that they have not forgotten what they have learned?
  1. They leap and dive all day.
  2. They teach other little froggies.
  3. They don't lose their 'polish'.
2.
The little froggies learned how to 'leap and dive' because that is what frogs do. Can you match these animals to the actions?
A B
a) eagles i) prowl
b) horses ii) slither
c) lions iii) swoop
d) mice iv) gallop
e) snakes v) wriggle
f) worms vi) scamper
3.
Can animals be taught to do tricks? Find out how.