Frog Story

Two frogs fell into a deep hole. A crowd of frogs gathered around the opening looking down without hope. The two frogs tried jumping out, but they were not strong enough. The crowd started yelling to give up their efforts because it was a waste of their time and they were doomed. One of the frogs listened, gave up and died shortly after. The other frog kept trying to hop over to the surface. The shouts continued, but the frog kept attempting his escape. They told the frog to quit because there was no way he was going to get out. More and more gathered around yelling at the helpless frog. The frog made huge leap and jumped out of the hole. Afterwards, they asked him why he wouldn’t listen to their cries and what gave him to confidence to keep trying despite the negative remarks. The frog told them that he was deaf and that he actually thought that they were encouraging him or cheering him on the entire time. He was determined to get out because he felt supported. Words can be powerful. Good or bad, they can have an effect on people. The message here is to encourage one another and together we can accomplish amazing feats. Seek influential people in your life to help you reach the top and ignore the naysayers. Jump! Jump! You can do it! You got this!

I also heard another story about a frog who received a kiss from a princess and turned into a prince...To be continued...