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This is a typical "talking animals have shenanigans" story, focusing on Grandfather Frog. (Note: Despite the headline on the cover, Peter Rabbit is mentioned but doesn't actually appear.) At first, "adventures" sounds like an overstatement—since all he does at first is pretend to be asleep, then bite off more than he can chew (so to speak, since frogs don't actually bite)—but about midway through the book, Grandfather Frog embarks on actual adventures when trying to show up Mr. Toad, who actually HAS adventured. Being such a homebody as to be completely ignorant of the World Outside the pond he has known all his life, Grandfather Frog of course IMMEDIATELY gets into trouble.
Okay, maybe not IMMEDIATELY, but certainly IMMEDIATELY sets himself up for failure by 1. not once considering his needs when he goes (such as... WATER) and 2. leaving himself completely open to danger by abandoning his main refuge and being generally unable to take advantage of the shelters in the World Outside. Even when he gets out of a scrape, he manages to go running (or... hopping) straight back into another one out of sheer stubbornness.
I know it's supposed to be a bit of a moral, but it's really painful to read. Sad to say I know more than a few people like this. :(
Recommended for fans of stories like The Wind in the Willows, although this has fewer motorcars and more animals as they actually are in nature (though I don't know how the meat-eating ones can put up with meals that can and probably do talk back).
This is a typical "talking animals have shenanigans" story, focusing on Grandfather Frog. (Note: Despite the headline on the cover, Peter Rabbit is mentioned but doesn't actually appear.) At first, "adventures" sounds like an overstatement—since all he does at first is pretend to be asleep, then bite off more than he can chew (so to speak, since frogs don't actually bite)—but about midway through the book, Grandfather Frog embarks on actual adventures when trying to show up Mr. Toad, who actually HAS adventured. Being such a homebody as to be completely ignorant of the World Outside the pond he has known all his life, Grandfather Frog of course IMMEDIATELY gets into trouble.
Okay, maybe not IMMEDIATELY, but certainly IMMEDIATELY sets himself up for failure by 1. not once considering his needs when he goes (such as... WATER) and 2. leaving himself completely open to danger by abandoning his main refuge and being generally unable to take advantage of the shelters in the World Outside. Even when he gets out of a scrape, he manages to go running (or... hopping) straight back into another one out of sheer stubbornness.
I know it's supposed to be a bit of a moral, but it's really painful to read. Sad to say I know more than a few people like this. :(
Recommended for fans of stories like The Wind in the Willows, although this has fewer motorcars and more animals as they actually are in nature (though I don't know how the meat-eating ones can put up with meals that can and probably do talk back).
