1. A Playful Boy by Freesia It was a nice and sunny day. Mary and Sammy went to Pasir Ris Park to joy. When they were happily jogging along, they heard a croaking sound. They both turned around and just as they had expected, there was a big slimy toad. The children were surprised and jumped! They looked at the toad with big beady eyes. It croaked twice at them. Sammy was overjoyed . He leaped at the toad. But unfortunately, he lost balance, slipped and fell into the pond. Mary gasped and pulled him of of the pond. He was covered in debris and other things. Mary said, “Don’t be naughty. You are lucky because the pond was a shallow one. You could have drowned.” Sammy had learnt his lesson to think before doing. When he went back home with Mary, he was still wet. When he arrived home, Mother was angry. She forced Sammy into the shower. Sammy felt guilty and did not do that ever again.

2. A Playful Act by Valerie One fine morning, Tom and Sally were jogging happily at East Coast Park. After some time , they heard a croaking sound. The sound came from the pond. They looked towards the pond and to their surprise, they saw a frog. When Tom was about to jump onto the frog, he lost his balance and slipped and fell into the pond. He screamed as loud as thunder f or help. Immediately, Sally stretched out her hands to help him out and he was as wet as a fish . He felt miserable but he was lucky because he did not get hurt. He had learnt a painful lesson!

3. At the Park by Kian Ann It was a splendid morning as the sky was crystal clear . The fresh morning air was crisp and cool . A boy and a girl were at Sembawang Park jogging happily . After some time, they heard some suspicious croaking sound. The croaking sound came from the beautiful pond. They walked to the pond and saw a disgusting frog sitting on a green lotus pad. They felt very excited and curious. The boy stretched out his short arms to catch the frog. Unfortunately, he lost his balance, slipped and fell into the pond. He screamed loudly for help. Immediately, the girl stretched out her short arms to help the boy. He was covered with dirty mud. He felt embarrassed for his awkward manner. He was very lucky for the girl to save him or he might have drowned. He learnt to be more cautious next time!

4. An Accident by Rachel On a bright and sunny Saturday morning, Tommy and Christine decided to go to Yishun Park for a jog. When they got there, the park was quiet. They skipped happily and were having a good time. After some time, they heard a croaking sound. They decided to follow it. Soon, they came to a pond. Tommy found out that the creature that was making the sound actually was a frog with yellow spots . He liked it so much that he wanted to catch it. Mischievously, he took one step into the water and tried to catch it. All of a sudden, he slipped and fell into the pond with a loud “Splash!” He screamed for help in fear . Christine beard the loud splash and Tommy’s scream. When Christine realised Tommy had fallen into the pond, she stretched out her arms and tried to reach Tommy . Next, she pulled him out of the water. He was covered in mud and slimy seaweed. And he was soaked to the skin ! Most fortunately, he did not drown. Christine helped him up. That was Tommy’s most terrible experience that would stay in his mind forever. He learnt a good lesson about thinking before one acts.

5. A Mischievous Boy by Horng Shiuh One bright and sunny day, Peter and Jane were jogging happily at Sembawang Park. After some time, they heard a croaking sound. The sound was coming from the pond. They walked to the pond and saw a big green frog covered with big black spots . They were extremely excited and curious as they had never seen a frog that was so big and covered with spots. Peter walked over to the pond to catch the frog and to study it. Unfortunately, he slipped and fell into the pond. He screamed so loudly that he almost got mad. Immediately, Jane stretched out her hand to help Peter. He was wet, dirty and covered with algae and felt extremely miserable. Luckily, he did not drown as the pond was not very deep. Peter learnt to think before he acts.

6. “ Think before You Act” by Clarence One day, Andy and Molly’s parents brought them to East Coast Park. They were very excited. When they reached the park, they played happily. After some time, Andy and Molly heard croaking. They were curious about the sound. Then, Andy saw a frog in the pond. So, he went to chase after it. When the frog saw Andy, it jumped out of the pond. Andy screamed loudly and lost his balance. He fell into the pond. Without hesitating, Molly stretched out her hand to help him. Andy was wet and dirty. Luckily, he did no t drown. The lesson he learnt was to “think before he acts”.

7. A Dirty Day by Wen Xuan One bright and windy day, Jake and Jane went to Sembawang Park. They decided to take a jog around the park. While Jane and Jake were jogging, they heard a strange and curious sound. Jake and Jane went to investigate where the sound was coming from. After some time, Jake and Jane came to the place where the sound was coming from. To their surprise, it was a frog sitting on a lotus pad croaking away. Jake wanted to catch the frog so he crept nearer to the frog. When he was at the edge of the pond, he lost his balance and slipped and fell into the filthy pond! When the frog saw what was happening, it quickly jumped away. Jake screamed for Jane to help him. Jane quickly stretched out her hand and pulled him out. Jake was wet an dirty and covered with mud from head to toe. He felt guilty and unhappy because he did not catch the frog but fell into the filthy pond. He was lucky that he did not get himself drowned. Soon, it was in the evening. It was time to go home. Jake had learned his lesson to think before he acts. It was an unforgettable day for Jake!