NCERT Book Class 5 English (Santoor) Chapter 5 The Frog

Unit 3: Water

5 The Frog

Let us Recite
I sit in ponds and in the rain,
Or hop about in a muddy drain.
As a tadpole, I swim with cheer,
A tiny fish-like thing, so clear!
I flick my tongue to catch my food,
It works so fast—now that’s quite good!
I live on land and water too,
In places damp with drops of dew.
My colours match the plants and trees,
I hide so well in grass and leaves!
But snakes are near, I must beware,
Or else they’ll catch me unaware!
I croak my songs, they sound so loud,
Yet in my pond, I feel so proud.
I hop around, I jump so high,
Up I go into the sky!
With webbed feet, I swim with ease,
And leap so high in joyful breeze!