"It is a perfect spring day!" Jeremy Fisher said.
"Sunshine! Green fly sandwiches!
I'm going to paddle my boat on the pond."
Jeremy climbed into his boat.
He began paddling.
Then he spotted something.
A frog was walking along the pond.
"A new neighbor," Jeremy thought.
"I must meet her!"
Jeremy paddled his boat to the shore.
He tied it to a tall reed.
Then he hopped toward the new frog.
"Hello!" said the frog.
"My name is Ribby Webb.
This pond is my new home."
Jeremy stared at the frog.
She had small brown spots.
She wore a pretty, long dress.
"This frog is beautiful!" he thought.
Jeremy blushed.
"M-m-my name is Jeremy Fisher," he said.
"I live on the pond too."
Ribby smiled at him.
"How nice. You're my neighbor."
Suddenly the tall grass swished.
The two frogs looked over.
"What's that?" Ribby asked.
Jeremy gasped. "It's a water rat!"