A TALE OF TWO CITIES…UHHH…FROGS

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I have two stories to tell you today and it just so happens both stories are about FROGS!

Story #1

Two Frogs

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up, he fell down dead.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just lie down and die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out of the pit. When he got out the crowd of frogs said, “Did you not hear us?” The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were cheering him on and encouraging him the entire time.

The morale of the story is to watch what you say to people. We often don’t realize the power of encouraging words and how they affect others.

Story #2

One Frog

A few frog buddies were hopping across a dirt road when one of the frogs fell into one of the ruts. His frog buddies started cheering him on saying things like, come on you can do it, That’s it just a little higher, We are here for you..

The frog jumped and jumped and couldn’t jump high enough to get out of the rut. After awhile his frog buddies yelled goodbye and resumed their hop across the road.

About an hour later to their surprise and happiness their friend who was caught in the rut came hopping up to them with a big smile on his face. All his buddies gathered around their friend and one asked him how he finally got out of the rut.

The frog looked at his friend and said, “I saw a tire coming down the rut, I HAD to get out!”

The morale of this story is you can achieve things you never could before with the right motivation!

I hope these two stories were entertaining and educational. These two messages are important to remember. As you go through the coming days, weeks, months and years try and encourage people as much as you can. Be positive and always look for a reason to do succeed rather than a reason to fail. Also gain strength, power and get motivated by your circumstances. Don’t allow external pressures to keep you from reaching your goals, on the contrary, let them be the force behind achieving your goals.

I have a final riddle for you, What did the frog say when someone asked him how deep the pond was?  He simply replied, KNEE DEEP-KNEE DEEP!

Lorin