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E is for Envy
Finn the Envious Frog
Peacock blue, robin red, and a little green frog who wants both.
What happens in it
Finn envies every colour in the yard but his own. Percy struts his blue tail, Ruby wears bright red, and Finn keeps tripping over himself trying to be someone else. Twice a level you choose what Finn does, and it plays out.
Choose what he does
Each level has two scenes. Two things Finn could do appear, and you pick one.
Nothing is timed and there is no going back - whichever you pick plays out.
The right answer is not always on the same side, so read both.
Tap a card, or use the left and right arrow keys.
The three levels
- The Colorful Yard — Peacock's Blue and Robin's Red, then Fancy Tails and Silver Scales
- Missed Hops and Reflection — Missing the Fun, then The Bright Dawn
- The Shining Green Coat — The Great Leap, then The Pond Celebration
Why envy is one of the twenty-six
Sing Me a Fable is an alphabet of faults, one for every letter, from Aggression to Zealotry. E is envy, and this is the playable half of that fable: the child makes the choice the animal makes, and watches what it costs. Nobody explains the moral afterwards, which is the whole point of a fable and the reason the form has lasted two and a half thousand years.
Every letter has one: twenty-six fables, twenty-six faults, twenty-six games. See the whole arcade, or take the twenty-six colouring posters and Find the Error sheets free.
