This story unfolds as Christmas nears and the children brainstorm ways to decorate the room. Their pet frog, Rex, hears them and immediately becomes intrigued by the idea of a bow. Upon being adorned with a red bow by Pat, Rex misunderstands its purpose and attempts to eat it. Observing his keen interest in the bow, Pat and Sally continue to put bows on him despite his repeated futile attempts to eat them. He ends up turning into a living Christmas decoration. Rex blissfully absorbs his new role as a "Christmas Frog."
The story contains 106 words in total. Some potentially difficult words for early readers include: 'Christmas,' 'children,' 'pretty,' 'butterfly,' 'surprise,' and 'dreams.'