Brown dog and green frog were the newest friends in the locality. They met last monsoon. That day it was raining heavily. Frog was busy gulping some rain water and making tarr..taarr sound. Dog liked hearing him. Frog loved how the dog was all wet but still was relaxing in middle of road , like a king.
Rain connected them. Tar-tar and Bhow-bhow started being in harmony.
Few days later, dog walked up to the frog. Introducing himself with a warm smile, saying "Of this street, I am the King / Often thought of, giving you a ping".
Frog loved him even more for that. Frog introduced himself back, saying "Yes, we will glue / did u like my color blue?"
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Dog said "Blue ? You are of lovely green color !"
Frog thought its his prank, so repeated saying .. "Nah.. I am blue, nice royal blue"
"You must be kidding, I know your are tiny and may not see your body, but color is something everyone knows." Shrugged Dog.
Frog was clueless by now, he was running out of his reasoning to convince Dog about his blue color.
Dog had to do something now, he called the passing cat, sleeping squirrel on the tree, hiding mouse in the sewage tank and fluttering butterfly from the nearby garden. To frog's utter dismay everyone replied unanimously, "color green".
Closing his eyes, meekly frog said "You being the King of the street, everyone is trying to confirm your thought. They are pleasing you"
Dog was fuming by then. "Lets see a mirror, you will know by yourself" he shrugged. Dog lived with humans for decades, he knew what mirror is. He managed to grab a mirror from the nearby dustbin and showed it to the frog. Looking at green frog on the other side of the mirror, frog got scared. He had no clue who that was or what a mirror is.
"Please ask that green Frog not to look at me like this" he said.
Dog understood there is no point making him understand the whole mirror concept. He had to device some other way, and that too quickly. "Okay, whom you trust the most ?" He asked. "My mom", replied Frog.
Dog got up, stretched himself.. and said "Lets go to your mom".
It was family of all green frogs. Mom frog was busy cooking the dinner. Dog approached her, introduced himself, he then awaited for Frog's mom to introduce herself before they get into the discussion of color coding.
Frog's mom returned the smile back while wiping her hands on the kitchen napkin. She sat beside the Dog, and said "Excuse my look, its all the cooking that might made me look red, I am otherwise a pink Mom Frog"
Dog started smiling, he knew by now that the color confusion runs in the frog family. He left their place, thinking how it feels to imagine a color for yourself which you are not. Something he never tried. Exiting and adventurous it was for him. He crossed the bridge, singing... "Of this street, I am the King / Pink color, now I am being".
Rain connected them. Tar-tar and Bhow-bhow started being in harmony.
Few days later, dog walked up to the frog. Introducing himself with a warm smile, saying "Of this street, I am the King / Often thought of, giving you a ping".
Frog loved him even more for that. Frog introduced himself back, saying "Yes, we will glue / did u like my color blue?"
Dog said "Blue ? You are of lovely green color !"
Frog thought its his prank, so repeated saying .. "Nah.. I am blue, nice royal blue"
"You must be kidding, I know your are tiny and may not see your body, but color is something everyone knows." Shrugged Dog.
Frog was clueless by now, he was running out of his reasoning to convince Dog about his blue color.
Dog had to do something now, he called the passing cat, sleeping squirrel on the tree, hiding mouse in the sewage tank and fluttering butterfly from the nearby garden. To frog's utter dismay everyone replied unanimously, "color green".
Closing his eyes, meekly frog said "You being the King of the street, everyone is trying to confirm your thought. They are pleasing you"
Dog was fuming by then. "Lets see a mirror, you will know by yourself" he shrugged. Dog lived with humans for decades, he knew what mirror is. He managed to grab a mirror from the nearby dustbin and showed it to the frog. Looking at green frog on the other side of the mirror, frog got scared. He had no clue who that was or what a mirror is.
"Please ask that green Frog not to look at me like this" he said.
Dog understood there is no point making him understand the whole mirror concept. He had to device some other way, and that too quickly. "Okay, whom you trust the most ?" He asked. "My mom", replied Frog.
Dog got up, stretched himself.. and said "Lets go to your mom".
It was family of all green frogs. Mom frog was busy cooking the dinner. Dog approached her, introduced himself, he then awaited for Frog's mom to introduce herself before they get into the discussion of color coding.
Frog's mom returned the smile back while wiping her hands on the kitchen napkin. She sat beside the Dog, and said "Excuse my look, its all the cooking that might made me look red, I am otherwise a pink Mom Frog"
Dog started smiling, he knew by now that the color confusion runs in the frog family. He left their place, thinking how it feels to imagine a color for yourself which you are not. Something he never tried. Exiting and adventurous it was for him. He crossed the bridge, singing... "Of this street, I am the King / Pink color, now I am being".
