Agree with the hearing part, that was what I was wondering, How the heck did the freaking toad hear the last sentence. Auxillary Moral of the stories: 1. Handicap can be boon sometimes. So don't look down on others. 2. Don't flow with the mass, just because they have a higher number doesn't mean they are right. 3. Watch when u walk. 4. Try to look the better side of things all the time, the frog could've assumed they were discouraging him too. 5. Frogs do talk.