Logic

This week, my two eldest boys have been studying the Aborigines of Australia with #4 listening quietly in the corner. They are fascinated by people who live a more…..simple?…..life than we do. Being boys, the grosser the information is the better it’s remembered.

They especially like stories of survival. Bring on the Australian water frog. This big guy absorbs water during the rainy periods and stores it for the dry season. Think sopping wet sponge on four legs. It seems that when Aboriginal people are in need of water in times of drought they go dig up one of these frogs and wring him out for the water inside. Gross, I know. It doesn’t hurt the frog and is useful information, I guess, if you’re ever stuck in Australia in a drought and need water. Getting off-topic here, sorry.

This afternoon, PBS was showing a documentary about frogs and #4 was riveted. When I walked into the room they were showing a particularly large species of toad..or frog…I’m going with toad, I think.

“Hey, #4, is that an Australian water frog?”

Rolls eyes. “No, Mom.”

“Are you sure? Because he looks like he could hold a lot of water.”

“I know he’s not.”

“How do you know for sure?”

“Because the guy holding him is speaking English and I’m pretty sure people who speak English don’t drink water from frogs.”

There you have it, straight from my own frog expert. English speaking people don’t drink frog water.