Emily and Madeline caught a couple of frogs yesterday: Hoppy and Professor. They created homes, fed them bugs and played with them all day. Due to past frog tragedies, I normally don't let them keep them for more than a day before letting them go.
Last night Emily came down because she'd forgotten to let them go. Hoppy was still in his box, but Professor had taken off. She'd only had the frogs for part of a day, but she was literally heartbroken that she didn't get a chance to say goodbye. As she lay sobbing in Cathie's arms, she talked about "all the good times" they shared, how he sat on her lap, how she taught him to hop when she said "hop". She wanted us to go out looking for him in the rain, but settled on leaving this note on her door and another on her window.
This little girl loves animals more than anyone I've ever seen. She was actually sobbing at the fact that she didn't get to say goodbye to the frog before it left. She has an amazingly tender little heart.
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