The toad and the frog A toad saw a frog near the road. He was a fat old frog. He sat and moaned and groaned. The toad said, “ Do not moan and groan, Mr. Frog. Hop like me. Hop down the road. ” So the frog and the toad hopped down the road to a big oak tree. “ I am home, ” said the toad. “ Come in and I will make tea. ” But the frog said, in a deep croak, “ I should not roam far from home. I will be off to my home near the pond.”