Riko's Unique Voice

In a small pond lived a little frog named Riko. Riko loved to sing, but the other frogs

always made fun of him. Your voice is too soft! You can’t sing like

us! they teased. One evening, dark clouds gathered and a heavy rainstorm

began. The pond flooded, and the loud croaking of other frogs was washed away by the

roaring rain. Riko felt scared, but he remembered something his grandmother once told him:

Your true voice comes out when life gets loud. So Riko climbed onto a floating

leaf and began to sing softly at first, then with courage. To his surprise, his voice echoed

beautifully through the rain, calming the frightened animals around. When the storm ended,