一只特立独行的青蛙

一只特立独行的青蛙 2010 11 04 15 45 原来做人并不是万物所向往的 本文这只不愿被变成王子的青蛙 告诉我们 每个人 都有自己独有的优势和长处 最重要的是做最好的自己 做最舒服的自己 Wanda the neighborhood witch was a good witch and had been one for about 221 years Her fondest dream was to become a fairy godmother She had been going to the Fairy Godmother Academy for 103 years learning fairy godmother magic how to turn pumpkins into coaches how to make things vanish in clouds of smoke even how to change mice into horses and footmen Just that very morning the principal of the Academy had said Wanda was ready for her final test She was to change the first animal she met into something else The animal was to be so happy at becoming whatever it became that it would say Oh happy day I m a If it did Wanda would pass the test She would become a fairy godmother with a sparkling pink dress a golden crown and a magic wand tipped with a shining star However if she failed she would have to start school all over again all 103 years of it Good luck the principal said as Wanda left the Academy The very first animal Wanda bumped into was Charley a little green frog who sat in a pond by the side of the road catching bugs with his long sticky tongue and croaking Baroomp Baroomp When Charley saw Wanda he jumped onto a lily pad Hi he cried Witch way are you going Ha ha That s a joke Wanda Witch way are you going Get it I get it Charley replied Wanda but it s not much of a joke Anyway I m glad you re here I have a surprise for you You ll be so happy Then without even an if you please Wanda waved her wand said a magic word and poof Charley the little green frog turned into a prince He was a handsome prince but a wet one The lily pad had collapsed under his weight and dumped him into the water Charley turned prince stood up and looked at his reflection in the water Hey he cried You turned me into a prince It s a surprise all right but I don t want to be a prince I want to be a frog Change me back right now Oh dear Wanda said You know I don t like to be yelled at Charley Now you ve made me forget the reverse spell But who wouldn t rather be a prince than a frog I wouldn t cried Charley I want to be a frog He stuck out his tongue missing a bug flying by the end of his nose Look at that Wanda I was such a good fly catcher And I had eyes on top of my head too I could see forward and backward and sideways all at once but look at me now With my eyes in front of my face I can only see one direction at a time I don t even have a castle Wanda What kind of prince is that I d really rather be a frog Please change me back I can t Charley But you ll learn to be happy as a prince As for a castle I can take care of that She waved her wand and suddenly a castle appeared by the banks of the pond It had stone walls oaken doors and pennants waving from its turrets Your very own palace Charley You ll have servants eat fancy foods and ice cream Bah Charley interrupted Who wants servants or ice cream and fancy foods I want bugs He stuck out his tongue and looked down his nose at it cross eyed This tongue is no good it s too short he cried I can t even see it Again Wanda waved her wand Look Charley musicians she said Out of the castle marched dozens of musicians blowing trumpets tootling flutes and banging drums See Your own band They ll play music and you can sing and dance and snap your fingers to your heart s content I don t want to sing and dance Charley cried And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers Snapping fingers exclaimed Wanda That s it Charley That s what I forgot She snapped her fingers cried Upsi doodle and poof the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog Charley hopped onto a lily pad He looked at himself in the water You did it Wanda Oh happy day I m a frog Wanda smiled and thought to herself So I have to go back to school for another 103 years Who cares Charley s happy and that s what really counts Well it wasn t exactly Oh happy day I m a prince but the principal of the Fairy Godmother Academy decided that Oh happy day I m a frog was close enough Wanda hadn t thought about herself She had only wanted to make Charley happy Thinking