A Useful Story

A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use

a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man

where he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, a

a"There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. a

They all croak all night long and they are about to make me crazy!" a

So the restaurant owner and the farmer made an agreement that

the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant, five hundred at a time

for the next several weeks. The first week, the farmer returned to the

restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. a

The restaurant owner said, "Well... where are all the frogs?" a

The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. a

But they sure were making a lot of noise!a


a"[Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, a

remember, it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. a

Also remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. a

Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things

which seem almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking? a

Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, a

and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.]