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Three young frogs, who were as yet unwise about the ways of
the world, were out one day, exploring their environment. They came to the dairy
and bold as brass entered to investigate. There was a bucket and eager to know
more about it, two of them jumped right into it. Splash! The third being ever so
slightly more timid only jumped onto the top rim of the bucket and looked down
at his two comrades struggling below to jump out of a white substance. Neither
he nor they knew it was milk! After some failed attempts, he shouted down to
them, "You’ll never make it. Face facts and prepare to die!" But
since self-preservation is the first rule of life for humans and animals alike,
they continued to struggle for as long as possible. The frog on top continued to
shout down, "You’ll never make it. Give up and die peacefully".
Unfortunately one of the two struggling frogs could not continue and disappeared
below the surface never to be seen again. The one remaining continued despite
the discouragement of his comrade on top of the bucket. After a short while his
feet had a soft yellow substance to stand on. He had made butter out of the
cream on top of the milk. No sooner had he enough for a foothold than he
positioned himself and jumped clean out of the bucket! When rejoined by his
comrade he thanked him profusely for all the encouragement he shouted down to
him. He would never have made it without his help. The frog who survived was
deaf!
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