Frog & Toad - The Garden by Arnold Lobel

Toad sees his friend Frog has a garden. He wants his own and learns some lessons about patience. This episode we ask the questions: How do we know if what we do affects anyone or anything else? Does everything have a cause? If we do something and another thing happens right afterward how can we tell if what we did caused the other thing? What does it mean to be patient? How long do we need to wait after we do something to see if something will happen? Toad says that Frog’s garden is beautiful. What makes a garden beautiful or not beautiful? Is nature beautiful in the same way music and art are beautiful? Frog tells Toad that the seeds are “afraid to grow” after Toad yells at the seeds. What do you think Frog means by this? Is Toad more invested in his garden after all his work, even if his work didn’t cause the seeds to grow? Do things matter more to us if we’ve worked hard for them than if they just come to us? Where to get the book: “The Garden” is one of the stories in the book Frog and Toad Together https://www.harpercollins.com/9780064440219/frog-and-toad-together/ How to talk to me about the stories Facebook Page & Group - https://facebook.com/lilphilosophers Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers Email - [email protected] Music by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com “Happy Clappy Ukulele” & “Moments”