Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Frog


We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

~ Mao Tse-Tung ~



For your educational fun:

Frog translations:

Frog in Afrikaans is padda
Frog in Dutch is kikker, kikvors
Frog in Finnish is sammakko
Frog in French is grenouille
Frog in German is Frosch
Frog in Italian is rana
Frog in Norwegian is frosk
Frog in Spanish is rana
Frog in Swedish is groda
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my friend in Greece wrote me this:

frog in greek is Vatraxos (Βάτραχος)

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a delightful little frog!!!

Anonymous said...

and frog in greek is Vatraxos (Βάτραχος)

S-V-H said...

Hi Vaggelis,

thank you for the Greek translation, it's there, up on the blog! :-)

S-V-H said...

Thank you Carrie! :)

Anonymous said...

I love frogs! The quote is beautiful. Thanks for the translations.

S-V-H said...

I love frogs too, papercage!

They are so cute, I used to collect them as a kid :)

Thanks for your kind comment.

Anonymous said...

Great anology of the frog but then again look at the author of that quote.

S-V-H said...

Hi Dan

yes, Mao was not only a dictator, he was also a wise man :)

Thanks for the comment.

Bob Johnson said...

Lol, I love garden frogs, have tons of them in my backyard, great words and Image Susanne.

S-V-H said...

I'm glad you liked the frog and its quote, thanks for commenting, Bob!

Anonymous said...

Frog In Indonesia is KATAK or KODOK. Nice foto. Regards from Yogyakarta INDONESIA.

myonlyphoto said...

Susanne so sweet. I call Matthew sometimes a little froggy, lol, as he loves to jump on the stairs, lol, he looks so cute and so excited with a big smile on this face from cheek to cheek, lol. Anna :)

S-V-H said...

Yes, kids look like frogs in their toddler age and with their bid pampers on the back...LOL... :)

Thanks for the visit Anna! I'm glad you're happy!

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