6-year-old Elphaba sat under a quoxwood tree reading one of her father's books titled: Parliament in Munchkinland. She would look up every now-and- then to check on Nessa, she was pleased to see the other children were not fazed by her chair as they were with her abnormal skin color, she returned to her book but a group of boys came and blocked her light.
"What?" the small girl asked; annoyed
"I didn't know frogs could read!" one of the taller boys mocked
"Well I'm sure they could read just fine if they were Frogs" she reasoned
"Your gross!" shouted a simple boy near the back of their mob.
"If you've come here to bother me I suggest you leave" she began while curling her little fists angrily, "or I'll make you wish you hadn't come over here in the first place" the green girl threatened
"Sure you will, what are you gonna do? Turn us into frogs like you?" the boy who appeared to be the leader tested
"no" the little girl said before standing up proving to be taller, "I'm going to do this:" she explained before kissing him and stalking away for a better place to read.
"AHHH GET IT OFF I'M GOING TO TURN INTO A FROG!" shouted the boy; flailing his hands around
Elphaba found a sunnier patch of grass by a pleasant apple tree and pulled a 'Kick Me' sign off her back before nestling herself into the grass and reopening her thick book.
"Hey Elphie!" said a tall munchkin about her age
"Will no one leave me alone around here? I mean I thought I was supposed to be the one everyone stayed away from- Oh, it's just you Boq" She ranted
"Are they gone?" he eyed the clearing suspiciously "they threw apples at my 'cause I'm so tall" he moped before plopping down beside her
"No, they're not here, but I know what you mean apparently I'm a 'gross frog', I don't really care though, but I did kiss one of them, haha, the look on his face was truly a sight! That shut him up for sure!" she sounded quite pleased at scaring the poor boy.
"I don't think your gross" Boq mumbled almost to himself, this made little Elphaba smile and she scooted a little closer to him.
"and I don't think your weird because your tall" she added as she looked up and planted a kiss on him before skipping away to take Nessa home.
"What did you do today Fabala?" asked a curious Nessarose looking wide-eyed at her green sister
"I made progress" she replied simply, smiling to herself, "Let's go home Nessie" she added, wheeling her sister up a hill. Elphaba never forgot about that day, even now in her dorm room with Galinda prattling on about Phannee's new shoes she thought about Boq and smiled a little.