

Sam is a frog who likes to hop. He hops on the grass, on the rocks, on the logs. He hops high and low, fast and slow. He is happy when he hops.
One day, he sees a big rod by the pond. He thinks it is a toy. He hops to the rod and tries to play with it. He pulls it, he pushes it, he bites it. But the rod does not move. It is stuck in the mud.
Sam is mad. He wants the rod to hop with him. He hops harder and harder, but the rod does not budge. He hops so hard that he falls into the pond. He is wet and cold and sad.
Then he hears a splash. He looks up and sees a fish. The fish has the rod in its mouth. The fish is happy. It swims with the rod, it flips with the rod, it shakes with the rod. The rod is not a toy. It is a fish's food.
Sam is sorry. He did not know the rod was for the fish. He hops out of the pond and says sorry to the fish. The fish says it is okay. The fish says it has enough food. The fish says Sam can hop with it if he wants.
Sam is glad. He hops with the fish, he swims with the fish, he plays with the fish. He is happy when he hops. He is happy when he has a friend.
