Connor               

September 26, 1879

Dear Jeremy, I still can’t wrap my head around what happened last week. I start from the beggining on how I met this strange toad. So I was riding and found myself by the riverbed. I knew that Daddy had told me to stay away in case of the lightning fast wind that could cause a flash ñflood. But I was too curious. Then all of the sudden a gust of wind blew my NEW hat that DAD had given to me off my head and into the well. I thought I was doomed until I heard a strange voice. I jerked my head to the side and saw a toad.                   

“ Hello señorita,” announced the toad “ What seems to be the problem?” “ Well my new hat blew down the well.”  “Maybe I could fetch it for you if you do three simple favors for me. Number one make me some chilli, number two play me a song on your guitar, number three  let me take a nap in you hat .” he said with a smirk on his scaly face. “ Never, sleep in my hat!” “Well then I will just have to follow you home and watch you tell your pa that you lost the hat and went near the riverbed,” he said with a even bigger smirk on his face. “ Fine you smart little toad.”   

I lowered the horned toad down the well in a splintered bucket and as soon as he got to the top I snatched the right out of his hands, and flash bolted away towards my house we got there and I slammed the door shut. But soon after there was a pat on the door and my father opened it. It was that scally little toad. “your daughter struck a deal with me,” he said  “ And is that chill I smell.”   

“Dang it,” she mutters “just eat it already.”

About a half hour later the toad looked like he had eaten a basketball whole. “ I’m ready for my sing song” he said with a face that look like he was either smiling and/or  his stomach was going to explode. So I grabbed my guitar and played a lal-a-bye. Then he said “ I’m ready for my nat in the hat.” “Slow down there frog face. I DO NOT want ANYONE touching MY hat. Isn’t there another one favor you want done.” “ Well a kiss would get me out of here. Just one little kiss and I’ll be out of you hair,” he said. I couldn’t believe I was considering this but it was MY hat that we are talking about. “ Fine. But make it quick.” I kissed the frog and mist went everywhere. And a dashing young prince walk from the fog. Apparently it was a curse. Write back bye.   
                         Love,Reba Jo