The Flippy, Floppy Frog

Once upon a time... A long, long, long, long, long, long, long time ago... There was a flippy, floppy frog called... Phillip!

Now, Phillip was known throughout the whole land as being the best, flippiest, floppiest frog in the kingdom and was the world champion flippy flopper. The problem was though, that he was a big show off. Every chance he got, he was showing off, flipping and flopping in all sorts of places to whoever would watch.

One day, Phillip was flipping and flopping down the street, just because he could, and came across his arch rival flippy flopper, Fredrick. Phillip, being such a show off, started flipping and flopping even higher and faster down the street then just as he got close, did the biggest double flip flop he could and landed right in front of Fredrick.

'Ta-da!' Phillip shouted with his arms in the air.

'Hi' said Fredrick. 'How are you?'

'Is that it?' Exclaimed Phillip. 'I bet you couldn't do that!'

Fredrick took a run and did the exact same double flip flop and landed right in front of Phillip.

Phillip really wasn't happy that Fredrick could do the same flip flop so he ran off again, he flipped and he flopped then added a big twist into his landing. 'Do that then' Philip said. So off went Frederick and came back with the same flip flop with the same twist on the landing

This went on for quite a while with them both flipping and flopping and twisting in all sorts of combinations until they were both completely out of breath. 'I know how so sort this' said Fredrick, 'meet me down at croco canyon tomorrow and bring some friends to watch.'

'Yeah, to watch me beat you again!' boasted Phillip.

All night, Phillip lay in bed wondering what Fredrick had got planned. Maybe he should have asked before he boasted but, ahh well. He could beat him at whatever it was, or so he thought.

The next morning, Phillip jumped out of bed and went around everyone he could find to come and watch him beat Fredrick at croco canyon. Finally, the time came and off he went with his army of froggy friends behind him. At the bottom of the hill was Fredrick with his army of froggy friends too. There they stood at the edge. Croco canyon looked a lot wider than it had done before. They had had a lot of rain over the last few weeks and it had washed some of the sides away.

'Froggies, Tadpoles and Polliwogs!' Fredrick shouted, 'as you are all very aware, Phillip the Flippy flopping frog claims to be the best Flippy Flopper in the whole of the land, so I have brought you all down here to watch him prove it. But first ..'

Fredrick took his place giving himself a very long run up. He bowed his head and .. Go! He ran faster and faster getting closer and closer to the edge then at the very last minute leapt high into the air and sailed across the gap of croco canyon, just about landing on the other side.  The crowd exploded into applause for Fredrick.

Phillip stood there astounded. That looked like a really hard jump and he had always known that Fredrick could jump further than him but he would never admit it. He could make that jump. Fredrick just made it look extra hard so the crowd would be more amazed. He couldn't let Fredrick beat him. He had to be the best.

'Froggies, Tadpoles and Polliwogs' Phillip shouted, 'what a great jump from our dear friend Fredrick.' He always had a flair for a good boast, 'but anyone can do a normal jump. Today, I am going to prove once and for all that I am the best Flippy flopping frog that there has ever been and ever will be. Today, I will attempt something that no one has ever attempted before. I am going to do a flippy Floppy triple flip flop with a flippy Floppy triple Flippy Floppy twist!'

The crowd were stunned into silence. A flippy Floppy triple whit what with a Floppy Flippy what?

Phillip took his place. He looked at the canyon.. He bowed his head.. And he ran.. And he ran...faster and faster, the edge getting nearer and nearer then right at the last minute, leapt into the air...One, two, three flip flops.. One, two, three twists.. And.. Touchdown! He made it.. Just! He was balancing right on the very edge, but then the ground started to crumble. 'AAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH' Phillip screamed as the ground fell into the canyon taking Phillip with it! He fell and he fell and hit the bottom with a crunch!

Everyone screamed and started to run down the canyon to help. 'CROC! RUN!', screamed Fredrick but Phillip couldn't move.

'I can't!' he shouted back, 'my leg... It's broken!'

Fredrick ran with all his might as fast as he could. The Croc looked on and tried to move faster. He could see that his dinner was going to get away! Fredrick pulled Phillip up on to his back. 'Hold tight' he yelled as he tried to run back up the hill. Everyone else caught up and helped to carry Phillip back up the side of the canyon to safety. 'We have to get him to the froggy fixer' said Frederick so they all took it in turns carry Phillip back up to the village.

When they walked in, Dr. Ribbit came running out. 'What on earth have you been doing?' he said, 'I heard you were nearly Croc's dinner!'

'Fredrick said .. We were.. I was ..' Phillip tried to explain but he couldn't think. He was in so much pain and so scared that he was nearly eaten.

Dr. Ribbit put a cast on Phillip's leg and sent him back home with Fredrick. 'Now you be careful' said Dr. Ribbit, 'and no more flipping Flippy flopping!'

'I'm sorry made you do it' Fredrick said as they got back, 'but you are always boasting that you are the best and I knew that croco canyon was bigger now. I didn't think you'd actually try and jump it, especially with a flippy Floppy triple flip flop with a flippy Floppy triple Flippy Floppy twist! You're one crazy frog!'

' I'm sorry too' said Phillip. 'I know I can be a boast and I don't mean to. I just always want to be the best and I don't think about how it makes other people feel. Can you forgive me? And we'll just say that we are both the best.'

'Sure!' said Fredrick, 'I think we can be great friends' and he turned to walk away.

'Hey Fred' Phillip called, 'I made it though!' he said with a wink.

Fredrick smiled back. 'Yes you did' he smirked as he walked away.

And they all lived happily ever after....

The End.