The Angry Toad Asks for Help to Be Happy

Everyone at school knew the Toad was always angry. He never smiled. He didn’t play with the other animals at recess and used bad words if someone tried to talk to him. He would hit and yell at the other animals and thought it was ok to do that. He was always angry, and no one knew why. One day, the angry Toad yelled at his classmates on the playground. He said mean words and made Mouse and Bunny cry. This upset Frog, who was the nicest one in class to everybody. Frog decided to ask Toad why he was so angry so he could try to help him.

The Toad explained that his parents fight a lot. They use bad and mean words to one another, and throw things around the house, so he thought it was ok to use the same mean words to his classmates when he got angry. Frog explained that sometimes, grownups use bad and rude words to one another, and behave poorly, but it doesn’t mean that we should use those words, or act like that, too. Frog then suggested that Toad talk to the teacher, school counselor, or school nurse to help him be happy and not so angry anymore. Toad agreed and said he would think about it that night.

The next day, Toad decided to go talk to his school nurse because his head was pounding from listening to his parents yell at each other all night, so he had a headache. He barely got any sleep the night before and was super tired that day at school. He knew the school nurse could help him and give him medicine for his headache, but he also really liked her and felt comfortable telling her why he had a headache. He told the nurse the truth about why he had a headache and that it made him angry everyday at school. He told her that this happens all the time, and he’s often tired and gets headaches frequently because he can’t sleep at night when his parents fight. The nurse assured him that she will help him so he can be happy again and no longer angry.

The nurse did as she promised, and made sure Toad was safe and happy again. She helped Toad be in a safe environment and the police and social workers helped, too. He was finally feeling better once he didn’t have to worry about his parents fighting every night. Once Toad was happy and no longer angry, he started to make friends at school and learned that sometimes grownups make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean we need to copy their mistakes. Instead, we can tell someone we like and trust what’s happening so they can help us to be happy again. Toad learned that he didn’t have to do it all by himself, and by telling the nurse he liked and trusted, she helped him to feel safe and happy again.

Toad grew up and has his own family now and is never angry. He is finally happy because he told the truth to an adult he trusted and liked and got help to be happy. Now Toad makes sures the other animals know what to do if they’re in a similar situation as him. He makes sure they understand that it’s ok to talk to a trusted grownup about the things making you angry or sad, so they can help you be happy again. He is no longer the angry toad. He is now known as the happy toad who makes sure the other animals are safe and happy too!