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Once upon a time, there was a tadpole named 

Double Spot. Now, he was no ordinary tadpole.  

He was a very large bull frog tadpole.   Well, at 

least to a humans eye, he was very large, but to 

his fellow tadpoles, he was quite small, (or you 

could say, slow to develop).

One afternoon, he was swimming in his pond, 

but not swimming for fun.   He was being teased 

by two other tadpoles because his legs hadn't 

grown out yet.   He was trying to swim away from 

them.

Little did any of the tadpoles know that their afternoon 

chase was going to change their lives.   While Double Spot 

was swimming away, he saw big splashes up ahead.   Most 

tadpoles would be afraid but nothing scared Double Spot 

more than the big and strong Trey and the speedy Red 

Legs. He thought it was worth the risk to try to lose them 

in the splashes.   He raced forward and the others followed.

It all happened so fast.   One could not even tell you how it 

all went down exactly.   All the three tadpoles knew is that 

they were scooped in a net, then dropped into an orange 

bucket, then spent a long time swishing and bouncing into 

each other.   Just what Double Spot wanted!. Well, no, not 

really!

The swooshing and bouncing came to a halt.   Double 

Spot, Trey and Red Legs just looked at each other.   At 

this point, they realized that they weren't enemies 

anymore.   They couldn't be.   They had no idea what 

was in store for them and they were all each other 

had.   They must now be a team.

The orange bucket started to move and the swooshing 

and bouncing started again.   Double Spot looked up 

and he saw a tall man with glasses and two boys 

holding the bucket and looking in.

Double Spot, Trey and Red Legs didn't know what to 

think of these funny looking people, but they did 

know that they were thankful to have each other.

Suddenly, there was a swish and a scoop, Trey was 

gone!   Another swish and a scoop, Red Legs was gone!  

Finally, a swish and a scoop, Double Spot was 

dropped into a teeny tiny tank with nothing but blue 

rocks and his two, well now, friends. So he thought.

So, here the three tadpoles were; Trey, Red Legs and 

Double Spot, all confined to a small space. Rather than 

becoming a team, Trey and Red Legs started to make fun 

of Double Spot and his very small legs.   Double Spot 

figured that they were just trying to pass time and they will 

stop soon.   However, Trey and Red Legs didn't see why 

they should stop what they were doing. Not even in these 

hard times did the two tadpoles change.   Interestingly, 

Double Spot did change.   He developed feelings of hope 

and dreams.   He hoped to become a bigger and stronger 

tadpole.   He dreamed of a life with friendships, love and 

peace.

Time passed in the little fish tank.   Double Spot tried to 

keep his distance from Trey and Red Legs.

The next 9 days were surely an adjustment for the three 

tadpoles.   Then, finally, on the 9th day of struggling to 

avoid the other two and escaping in his dreams, Double 

Spot got scooped up again in the net.   Splash!   He found 

himself in new and much bigger surroundings.   Splash!  

Red Legs plops in.   Splash again! Trey plopped in behind 

them.

They had been moved to a bigger and much better tank!   It 

had big rocks with caves and plants, but most importantly, 

great new hiding places for Double Spot  

Days had passed.   Double Spot felt his body changing. It felt 

weird, but good.   His legs were getting longer and his tail was 

getting shorter.   He could maneuver around the tank much 

better and he felt more confident.   However, at the same 

time, he saw that Trey had been changing even faster!   He 

had two arms, two legs and a very small tail.   He was also 

spending a lot of time swimming up to the top of the tank and 

back down again.   Red Legs was changing fast too!   He had 

one arm and two legs.   His tail seemed to be getting shorter 

as well.   However, he looked a little uncomfortable having just 

one arm.

The social situation didn't change much.   As confident as 

Double Spot was with his own growth, he continued to get 

teased by Trey and Red Legs for always being at the bottom of 

the tank, or hanging on a plant and, of course, not having any 

arms.   Double Spot, physically, felt wonderful, but felt sad on 

the inside.   He did not have friends and he was not living in a 

world of kindness.

It wasn't until day 24 in the tank that things changed.   Trey was 

getting faster and faster.   Red Legs couldn't even keep up with him.  

He had just developed his second arm and was trying to get used to 

his new body.   Double Spot still didn't have arms, but his legs were 

growing much longer.

Trey noticed that he was the most developed, quick, and able to stick 

his head out of the water and take breathes.   He started to become a 

little over confident and became boastful.   He was not just boasting to 

Double Spot, but he was also behaving badly towards Red Legs too.  

This upset Red Legs.

That afternoon, Trey stood tall up on the rocks, looked down on both 

Red Legs and Double Spot and said, "I am the king of the castle and 

your the dirty rascals!".   This made Red Legs feel bad.   He was very 

sad that his friend was being mean to him.   Red Legs turned to 

Double Spot and said, "I am sorry if I ever made you feel as bad as I 

feel right now".   Double Spot was yearning for friendship, so he 

forgave Red Legs and said, "yes, I know how you are feeling and it 

feels terrible. Red Legs, can we be friends?"

Red Legs was so happy that he jumped up and down and 

all around the tank.   He said yes to Double Spot and also 

told Double Spot that all that time that he was being mean, 

made him feel really bad.   He said he felt bad about hurting 

Double Spot's feelings, which also made him feel bad about 

himself.  

Red Legs did another giant leap and said that he is the 

happiest he has ever felt at that moment.   He was happy 

because he finally told Double Spot his true feelings AND 

they were now friends!

Four days had passed.   They all continued to grow.   Trey looked like a 

frog with the tiniest tail.   Red Legs was very close behind him with a 

slightly longer tail.   Double Spot was getting very close to growing his 

arms.  

Life in the tank got better for Double Spot because he had Red Legs on 

his side.   Red Legs and Trey were still friends, but Trey interacted with 

him less because Red Legs stuck up for Double Spot.

Double Spot was feeling faster and stronger every day,   however, he was 

very frustrated because it was taking forever for him to grow his front 

legs.

Trey and Red Legs were spending a lot of time on the top of a new 

structure that, a very kind, woman put in the tank.   She was really so 

kind, thoughtful and super hip!    The structure allowed them to stick 

their heads out of the water.   Double Spot, so badly, wanted to join 

them.   He also felt that he and Trey could, actually, become friends if he 

could just grow faster to catch up with him.   This would allow him to 

spend more time with Trey.

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