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Guided by warnings about dryness, she hops away from the river and explores new terrain, wondering about the sky and hearing an airplane. Along the journey she meets a chameleon whose words and shifting colors surprise her. The story builds curiosity and suspense as dangers appear, including hyenas preparing bushes for planting.","Mod the Toad  \nEnglish Animal Stories  \nCopyright © 2015, African Storybook Initiative  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nDisclaimer: You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute or credit the original author/s and illustrator/s.  \nMod the Toad  \nWriter: Alice Mulwa Illustration: Rob Owen Reformatted for Bloom by: Kent Schroeder [www.africanstorybook.org](www.africanstorybook.org)[ ](www.africanstorybook.org)A Saide Initiativr  \nEnglish  \nIt was a cold and wet morning in the forest.  \nMod the little toad was tired of swimming in cold water.  \n“I need to leave this place during the rainy season,” she said to herself.  \n“I want an adventure,” said Mod to the terrapin.“I must find out about the world.”  \n“Be careful, don’t leave the water for too long or your skin will dry out,” warned the wise terrapin.  \nAt that time, toads still had smooth wet skin like frogs. Without water, their skins would become too dry.  \nBut Mod the toad was curious.“I must find out, I must go beyond the forest,” she said.  \nMod hopped out of the water. Hop, hop, she went, away from the river. She had fun jumping over the rocks, across grass, and past trenches.  \nShe heard the sound of an airplane. Mod looked up into the sky.“What is up there?”she asked,“I wonder if the clouds are talking.”But no one answered her.  \nMod carried on her way. She met a chameleon for the first time. He was next to a large puddle of water.  \n“Hello, I am on my way to dry land for  \nadventure. What can you tell me?” she asked.  \n“Nothing much stranger. It rains here too. Lots of rain and lots of flies,” replied the chameleon.  \nAs Chameleon was talking, his body changed colour. Mod got a fright. She quickly said goodbye to Chameleon and hopped into a nearby bush.  \nBut she was unlucky. 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