Tomorrow

Toad woke up. “Drat! ” he said. “This house is a mess. I have so much work to do! ” Frog looked through the window.“Toad, you are right, ” said Frog. “It is a mess.” Toad pulled the covers over his head.

“I will do it tomorrow, ” said Toad.“Today I will take life easy.”

Frog came into the house. “Toad, ” said Frog, “your pants and jacket are lying on the floor.” “Tomorrow, ” said Toad from under the covers. “Your kitchen sink is filled with dirty dishes, ” said Frog.

“Tomorrow, ” said Toad. “There is dust on your chairs.” “Tomorrow, ” said Toad. “Your windows need scrubbing, ”said Frog. “Your plants need watering.”“Tomorrow! ” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow! ”

Toad sat on the edge of his bed.“Blah, ” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.” “Why? ” asked Frog.

“I am thinking about tomorrow, ” said Toad. “I am thinking about all of the many things that I will have to do.” “Yes, ” said Frog, “tomorrow will be a very hard day for you.” “But Frog, ” said Toad, “if I pick up my pants and jacket right now, then I will not have to pick them up tomorrow,will I? ” “No, ” said Frog. “You will not have to.” Toad picked up his clothes. He put them in the closet.

“Frog, ” said Toad, “if I wash my dishes right now, then I will not have to wash them tomorrow, will I? ” “No, ” said Frog.“You will not have to.”

Toad washed and dried his dishes. He put them in the cupboard.

“Frog, ” said Toad, “if I dust my chairs and scrub my windows and water my plants right now, then I will not have to do it tomorrow, will I? ” “No, ” said Frog.“You will not have to do any of it.” Toad dusted his chairs. He scrubbed his windows. He watered his plants.

“There, ” said Toad. “Now I feel better. I am not in the dumps anymore.” “Why? ”asked Frog.

“Because I have done all that work, ”said Toad. “Now I can save tomorrow for something that I really want to do.”“What is that? ” asked Frog. “Tomorrow, ”said Toad, “I can just take life easy.” Toad went back to bed. He pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep.