Journal 2 Animal Story

There once was a hippopotamus named Jesus Vermeersch. He lived in a very large house on account of hippopotamuses being so large, but not even Jesus needed a house as large as the one that he had. One night there was a terrible storm coming through the area that Jesus happened to live in. At the same time of this storm there was a frog passing by. The storm was so awful and Jesus was outside of his large house as he saw the small little frog pass by on the road. He felt bad and decided to offer for the frog to come in during the storm. The frog gladly accepted this offer and entered the home of Jesus the hippopotamus. Jesus made the frog coffee and gave him a blanket to warm up. But in the morning it was still storming. Jesus said that the frog was welcome to stay through the day until the raining and storming stopped. The frog was very grateful and decided to stay for the day. The two animals spent the day talking about their different lives and exchanging stories of the exciting adventures of each of their lives. Jesus the hippopotamus was actually glad to have the company of the frog and enjoyed spending time with him. Jesus made dinner for the two of them and they enjoyed the nice meal. Jesus wanted to pray, but the frog was not religious but he prayed with Jesus because he wanted to respect the beliefs of his gracious host. This was a great way that the frog showed his thanks for everything Jesus had done for him. Now even after dinner the raining and storming had not let up at all so Jesus said that he could stay the night again. Again, the frog was quite grateful and he stayed through the night. In the morning the rain had finally stopped and it was the most beautiful day that the hippopotamus or the frog had ever seen in their entire lives. The frog left and told the hippopotamus of his thanks many times and the hippopotamus knew that a new friend was leaving his home.