The Frog Says …
Ekphrastic Writing based on Frog surround by Lily Pads and what frogs say in different languages.
Rodney, an Olympic peninsula frog
one day said to his wife “I am going on a hop about
jumping around the world lily pad to lily pad
in Seattle, Washington he says “ribbit” and hops with one giant leap
to Japan saying “kero-kero”
a short hop across the sea to Thailand “op-op”
then on to Korea where he says “gae-gool”
all the way up the peninsula to China
catching his breath, he croaks out “guo-guo”
hop hop across the Asia to Europe
he lands in Turkey with a “vrak”
then on to Hungary where he says “brekeke”
to Poland with a “kum-kum”
and neighboring Germany “kwaak”
south to Italy right down to the boot
“cra-cra” then North across Europe
to England where again he says “ribbit”
all the way across the Atlantic
bouncing from New York to Seattle
“ribbit, ribbit”
If you ask an Irish child what the frog says, she will not say “Ribbit” but rather “Grág-Grág.” If you ask a Japanese child what does the frog say, he will say “Kero-Kero” or “Gero-Gero” rather than “Croak-Croak.” On his journey around the world, Rodney, an Olympic Peninsula Tree Frog learns many ways to say “Ribbit” or “Croak-Croak” including: Agaa Bubu La, Ag-gakgák, Ah, Ah, Ah, Awp-Awp or ᦁᦸᧇ ᦁᦸᧇ , Ayîkis ê-kitot, Baka-Baka, බක බක, Baŋkoŋ, Baq-Baq, бақ-бақ, Beka-Beka, Bellan, Bjala, Berp-Berp, Brekeke, Brekk, Kutykurutty, Kvákk, Brekeg, Vartyog, Kuruttyol, Brekekekèx-Koàx-Koáx, κουάξ κουάξ , Cuacs Cuacs, Buk-Buk, Ca-ha-ha-ac, Cnàg Cnàg!, Krãːg Krãːg, Cnúdán, Co Qui!-Co Qui!, Coac-Coac, Coa-Coa, Croâ-Croâ, Croac Croac, Coasser, Coaxar, Grasnir-Grasnar, Coax-Coax, Cra-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhk, Cra-Cra, Cri-Cri, Croâ, Croâ, Croac-Croac, Croa-Croa, Croak, Croak-Croak, Croar (croak), Cro-Cro, Cruá-Cruá, Cruá-Cruá, Cru-Cru, Ruac-Ruac, Roac-Roac, Rac-Rac, Cut-cut-cut-cut, Darav-Darav, डरांव-डरांव, Darrao-Darrao, Deŋkaŋ, Dokorok, Gae-Gool-Gae-Gool (ribbit), 개굴개굴 pronounced Gaegul-Gaegul, Gar-Gar, Geao-Geao Ta, Gege, A:lab, Ga: Ga:, Gero-Gero, ゲロゲロ鳴, Naku, Geʔgek, Ghangor-Ghang, Ghoor-Ghoor, Ghur-Ghur, Gotaru, ಗೊಟರು , Gracidare, Grág-Grág, Grrruut, Grynt-Grynt, Kvæk-Kvæk, Guā-Guā, 呱呱, Gunk!, Guo-Guo, Gúpak, Iʔduk, Ka:ka:, Kækol-Kækol, Kækul-Kækul, Kakakaka, Kaŋ-Kaŋ, Kero-Kero, Kero-Kero Keroppi, ケロケロ, Kikiriki, κουάξ, Kikker, Kirri-Karra, Ko ack ack ack, Koagal, Koázo, κοάζω, Kodok, Kokak, Kokak, Kumukak, Kokō, Koom-Koom, Korekorekore, Koro-Koro, Kôṭ-Kôṭ, কট কট, Kpe-Kpe, Crè-Crè, Kre-Kre, крекѐтати, крекѐтнути, Krekètati-krekètati, krekètnuti, Krok-Krok, Kro-Kro, Krokrok, Rokrok, Krooks-Krook, Krra-Krra, , Kuak-Kuak, Kuk-Kuk, Kum-Kum, Rech-Rech, Lebek-Lebek, Web-ek-Web-ek, Kumokak, Kurr-Kurr, Kurnuttaa, Kurr-Kurr-ya, Quququ-ya-ku, Kurwa-Kurwa, Kva, Kva-Kva, Kvaak, Kvack-Kvack, Kväck-Kväck, Koack-Koack, Rabbit, Kväk, Kvække, Kvæk-Kvæk, Græbæk, Kvák- Kvák, Kväka, Kvakam, квакам, Kvákat, Kvákat, ква́кать, Kvákaty, ква́кати, Kvak-Kvak, Kurr-Kurr, Kroak, Sammakko Kurnuttaa, Kvak-Kvak, Kvā-Kvā, Kvarr-Kvarr, Kvak-Kvak, Rega-Rega, Kvekk-Kvekk, Kvakk-Kvakk, Kvā-Kvā, Kvá-Kvá, Kva-Kva, ква ква pronounced Kva-Kva, Cva-Cva, Kva-Kva, ква-ква, кум-кум, Kum-Kum), квок-квок, Kvok-Kvok, Kva-Kva, ква-ква́, квак, Kwaak-Kwaak, Kwak-Kwak, Kwaa-Kwaa, ᦨᦱᧈᦨᦱᧈ, Kwaken, Kwak-Kwak, Kwa-Kwa, קְוָה־קְוָה, Qwà-Qwà, Qva-Qva, Kwekwae, Maka-Maka, Makamakāya, मकमकाय , Kāv- Kāv, Men-gakgák, Menguak, Môk-Môk, মক মক, কট কট, Kôṭ-Kôṭ, Ghangor Ghang, Gangor-Gangor, Naqiq, نقيق , نَقَّ , Ntuŋ, Oac Oac, Ob Ob, Ōkaka, Olok-Olok, Ồm-ộp, Ộp-ộp, Ong-Kedek-Kedek, Op-Op (ribbit), อ๊บ ๆ , Otoc, Ouaouaron, Palpatək, Parapara, Paroparo, Pékak, Pek-Pek, Puk-Puk-Puk, Purrrrreeeek, Qiq̇inebs, ყიყინებს, Qirqér, קִרְקֵר , Quaaaack, Quaak, Quaken, Quaken, Quaxō, Qūr-Qūr, Rabbit-Rabbit, Rauc, Raucar, Rech-Rech, Rechotać, Kumkać, , Rega-Rega, Ribbit, Gribbit, Rok-Rok, Shashualtana, Shawaltana, Sixwetet, , Squárak, Talk-phar, Tarr-Tarr, Me:ko:me:k-me:ko:me:k, Tar-Tar, ٹرٹر, , Thinap, Tjinyap, Torïaid-Torïaidt, Trrrrrr-Trrrrrr, Tugtug, Tur-Tura, টুৰ টুৰা , Vaag-Vaag, Vrak-Vrak, Vıraak, Wad-ah-ronh, Weep…eep..eep..eep..eep, Wot-wot, Wộ-wọ̀-wộ, βqla-?ik , ゲロゲロ, কট কট, , মক মক, , 呱呱,
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