Story Books Online, Frank the Forgetful Frisbee

Frank was so busy trying to remember who and what he was, he crashed into his friend Carlos the very prickly cactus.

“Ouch!” said Carlos who wasn’t used to saying ‘Ouch’. Being so prickly, it was usually the other way around!

“Hey my amigo…” recovered Carlos,” I think it’s time we got Bertha the barrel to cure your terrible memory.”

“AMIGO?” said Frank looking puzzled.

“A moment ago, I thought I was A FRISBEE?”

And Carlos decided that the sooner Frank saw Bertha the better.

“No problem!” said Bertha as Carlos explained and Bertha consulted her book.

“THE CURE FOR ‘FORGETFULNESS’ IS WASHING.” she read.

(Bertha was a no-nonsense water barrel and washing was her cure for everything.)

Poor Frank.

After she’d sponged and rubbed.

Soaped and scrubbed.

Dipped and dried him…

…she asked his name and what he was.

“I don’t know?” said Frank tearfully. He searched for his label because his label would tell him, but Bertha had washed it clean off.

“You’re a UFO,” said Mole wisely, popping up from underground, “An Unidentified Flying Object.”

Everything was a UFO in Mole’s world.

Quite happy being a UFO! (and much easier to remember than F R I S B E E).

Frank flew up and over the apple tree then heard a desperate cry for help.

“HELP, HELP! PLEASE SAVE ME!!”

HE swooped down and found poor Baby Duck stuck in the mud.

“Here, take my hand!” he said but try as he may, he couldn’t quite reach.

“Stay right where you are!” said silly forgetful Frank, forgetting that poor Baby Duck was stuck!

“Don’t go away!” he added, “I’m going to get help!”

“But where will I find help?” he thought, and then an amazing thing happened.

He forgot to forget and knew exactly who to ask.

“OUCH?” said Carlos as Frank crashed into him. He still wasn’t used to saying ‘OUCH’.

“Come quickly!” said Frank, “Baby Duck is stuck in the mud!”

Frank REMEMBERED the way back to the pond but when he got there, there was no sign of poor Baby Duck.

Carlos became very angry and prickly.

“Did you make all this up or did you just FORGET what you were talking about?”

“NO!!!!!” I did not forget!” cried Frank.

All he cared about was WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO BABY DUCK?

Were they too late to save Baby Duck? Was Baby Duck lost forever? No, it was too terrible to think about.

But then… “Quack… quack… quack!”

And there was Baby Duck standing with his family who all rushed over and shook Frank’s hand so hard, he felt dizzy.

“We saw you fly over and swoop down, so we knew exactly where to find and rescue Baby Duck.”

“Thank you, thank you so much.”

“He’s going to be my new best friend,” said Baby Duck putting his wing around Frank then asked, “What’s your name?”

‘He’s my Amigo,” interrupted Carlos proudly, and slapped Frank on the back.

“Amigo,” chorused the ducks and Frank beamed a big smile. “I am your amigo,” he agreed, “But you can call me Frank…

….the quite UNFORGETTABLE Frisbee.”

End.

BoodleBobs, online stories for kids, written & read-aloud by Jo Kemp

F is for Frank: Frank the Forgetful Frisbee
Frank is a Frisbee who is ALWAYS forgetting where and what he is? All he can remember is that he has no fear of flying… he often feels dizzy… and he’s always very forgetful.

Bertha tries to cure his forgetfulness by washing him (Bertha believes washing is the cure for everything) and washes away his label so now he can’t even remember his name!

However, he remembers when it matters – when a friend is in danger – and using his speed and ingenuity, he saves the day. And baby duck.

Frisbee Fact On January 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company rolled out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs—now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871. Frisbee on history.com

Frank name meaning: Ultimately from the Germanic tribal name of the Franks in the early medieval period. The status of being ‘a Frank’ meant that of a free man. Frank name on Wikipedia

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