A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could would like to buy a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man “Where can you get so many frog legs!”
The farmer replied, “There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs-millions of them. They croak all during the night and are about to drive me crazy!”
So the restaurant and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant five hundred at a time for the next several weeks.
The first week came by, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs.
“Well…where are all the frogs?” asked the restaurant owner.
The farmer replied, “I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!”
There was a moment of silence before both burst out laughing.
Moral:
Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember it is probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also-remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things which seem almost overwhelming-like a million frogs croaking? Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Thank you for the sweet story and the beautiful photo. And thank you for visiting my blog!
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