Today I would like to tell you a story. A group of frogs were traveling along a fence near a barn. There was a pail full of fresh milk at the end of the fence near the opening gate. Two of the frogs fell off the fence into the pail. All the other frogs gathered at the edge of the fence and peered into the pail. When they saw how deep the bucket was, they told the two frogs they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and kept paddling 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 sank down into the milk and died. The other frog kept paddling as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He paddled even harder. He churned and churned the milk until it turned into curds and created a ball of cheese. He jumped onto the ball and made it out of the pail. When he got out, the other frogs said, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the whole time.
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Beautifully done! I really like your story and your voki. I agree with you about the power of the tongue. We need to be so careful particularly as instructors because our students are very impressionable. We need to be encouraging and uplifting.
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