1. The Frog Family www.teachingenglishgames.com
Story 11
ESL story for ages 3-6
Shelley Ann Vernon

2. Here is the frog family, sitting by a blue pond on the green grass in the sun.
They are eating insects.
Hmmm, delicious!
Bzzzzzz

3. Here is mother frog. Hello mother frog!
… says mother frog.

4. Here is father frog. Hello father frog!
… says father frog.

5. Here is brother frog. Hello brother frog!
… says brother frog.

6. Here is sister frog. Hello sister frog!
… says sister frog.

7. Here is baby frog. Hello baby frog!
… says baby frog.

8. I’m hot. I’m very very hot.
Father frog says:
I’m hot. I’m very very hot.

9. And he jumps into the pond, into the cool water.
S p l a s h !

10. Here it is nice and cool and he swims and swims.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !

11. I’m hot. I’m very very hot.
Mother frog says:
I’m hot. I’m very very hot.

12. And she jumps into the pond, into the cool water.
S p l a s h !

13. Here it is nice and cool and she swims and swims.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !

14. I’m hot. I’m very very hot.
Brother frog says:
I’m hot. I’m very very hot.

15. And he jumps into the pond, into the cool water.
S p l a s h !

16. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! Here it is nice and cool and he swims and swims.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !

17. I’m hot. I’m very very hot.
Sister frog says:
I’m hot. I’m very very hot.

18. And she jumps into the pond, into the cool water.
Splash !

19. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! Here it is nice and cool and she swims and swims.

20. I’m hot. I’m very very hot.
Baby frog says:
I’m hot. I’m very very hot.

21. And he jumps into the pond, into the cool water.
S p l a s h !

22. Here it is nice and cool and he swims and swims.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !

23. Here is the frog family swimming in the blue pond.
Ahhhhh !

24. I’m cold. I’m very very cold.
Father frog is getting cold. He says:

25. He jumps out of the pond.

26. I’m cold. I’m very very cold.
Mother frog is getting cold. She says:
I’m cold. I’m very very cold.

27. She jumps out of the pond.

28. I’m cold. I’m very very cold.
Brother and sister frog are getting cold. They say:
I’m cold. I’m very very cold.

29. They jump out of the pond.

30. I’m cold. I’m very very cold.
Baby frog is getting cold and he says:

31. He jumps out of the pond.

32. Brother frog says:
I’m hungry.
Let’s eat some insects.

33. And the frog family eat insects by the pond.