Name: _________________________________
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
Hippo squishes mud between her toes. She gulps down lily
pads. She blows bubbles in the water. Blub blub blub.
Hippo loves her home in the pond.
Frog watches her. He lives in the pond too.
Frog said, “I like you Hippo, but I don’t like mud. It is messy.”
Hippo said, “I am sorry. I will tiptoe through the mud. I will
not be messy.”
Frog said, “I like you Hippo, but I do not like it when you eat
the lily pads. I like to hop on them.”
Hippo said, “I am sorry. I will not eat the lily pads. You can
hop on them. I will eat the grass instead.”
Frog said, “I like you Hippo, but I do not like bubbles in the
water. It is loud when I swim.”
Hippo said, “I am sorry. I will not blow bubbles in the water.”
Frog said, “You are very kind Hippo. Thank you for being my
friend.”
Name: _________________________________
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
1. Where do Hippo and Frog live?
a. in a river b. in a lake
c. in a pond d. in the woods
2. Why doesn’t Frog like it when Hippo squishes her toes in the mud?
a. The mud gets on Frog. b. It makes a mess.
c. It makes the pond smell bad. d. Frog wants the mud.
3. Frog tells Hippo that he does not like it when she eats the lily pads.
_________________________________________________________________
4. Why doesn’t Frog like it when Hippo blows bubbles in the water?
_________________________________________________________________
5. Why does Frog say, “You are very kind,” to Hippo?
_________________________________________________________________
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Name: _________________________________
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
Draw lines to match the words from the story with their meanings.
1. grass pool of water
2. pond thin green plants
3. bubbles walk softly on your toes
4. loud air in the water
5. tiptoe noisy
Name: _________________________________
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
In the web, list the 3 things that Frog does not like Hippo to do.
Frog does not like it
when Hippo...
ANSWER KEY
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
1. Where do Hippo and Frog live?
a. in a river b. in a lake
c. in a pond d. in the woods
2. Why doesn’t Frog like it when Hippo squishes her toes in the mud?
a. The mud gets on Frog. b. It makes a mess.
c. It makes the pond smell bad. d. Frog wants the mud.
3. Frog tells Hippo that he does not like it when she eats the lily pads.
grass __________________________________________________________
_______
4. Why doesn’t Frog like it when Hippo blows bubbles in the water?
It is loud
_______ __________________________________________________________
5. Why does Frog say, “You are very kind,” to Hippo?
Hippo ________________________________________________________
_______does what Frog asks. __
_________________________________________________________________
ANSWER KEY
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
Draw lines to match the words from the story with their meanings.
1. grass pool of water
2. pond thin green plants
3. bubbles walk softly on your toes
4. loud air in the water
5. tiptoe noisy
ANSWER KEY
Hippo and
Frog
By Katie Clark
In the web, list the 3 things that Frog does not like Hippo to do.
eats the lily pads
Frog does not like it
when Hippo...
squishes her toes blows bubbles
in the mud in the water
