Monday, July 24, 2017

When Amphibians Attack: A What If? Scenario

Picture it: Sunday Night. Game of Thrones is over. The hard shelled members of the family are sleeping, the rest of us getting ready for bed. Suddenly, my husband calls out from the bathroom, his tone of voice not 911-emergency-urgent but tense enough to concern me. I hurry to him. Crawling up the wall is the biggest frog we. have. ever. seen.

What if . . . this frog is the beginning of some apocalyptic plague? What if it's a harbinger of doom? 

What if . . . a genie - instead of a prince or princess - was turned into a frog by someone disgruntled with the three-wish-making process? What if the next person who kisses the frog turns it back into a genie and gets a swamp-load of wishes?

What if . . . the tortoises invited their friend the frog over for a sleepover and forgot to tell us? 

Your turn! Is the frog a warning, a magically-cursed critter, or a playdate? Something else entirely? What would you do if you saw a big old frog crawling around your bathroom? (In case you're wondering, I ran away screaming - big surprise - while my husband scooped it into a cup then released it outside.)  

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  1. What if...someone left the door open too long?

    LOL! That would freak me out.
    The worst thing I ever let in my house was a snake. It took all my gumption to scoop him up and out. Dog lives were at stake and the husband (my usual snake wrangler) was away.

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    1. Left the door open too long? No way. This critter could've reached up and opened the door itself! :)

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  2. What if the frog is a sign of blessing or luck or is there to grant wishes because of the wonderful way you've cared for your tortoises or have done good deeds? (Kind of like the crone in the forest who is fed by the hero and then turns into a magical fairy who gives the hero/heroine what he/she needs to succeed in their quest)
    Once I caught a bullfrog (not just the song) that filled both of my hands just with its body. It let me catch it ... which was odd. So, I sat there and just held it right near the waterline and looked at it. Then, when another kid I was with suggested we take it home, I let it go. It swam away a few feet, poked its eyes out of the water and just looked at me. I felt like I'd been weighed and measured. However, no fairy wishes or magical quest items were gained from the experience.

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    1. Oh, I love that idea! I just hope the tortoises would agree that we're good tortoise parents....

      I bet by letting that bullfrog go, you set some good karma in motion. :)

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    2. I'm sure the tortoises are thankful every day! :)

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  3. At our house, I'm the one who has to catch the wild critters and take care of them. I try not to let my imagination run when we find bats. Had a bird somehow squeeze in the chimney and we found it behind the screen in the fireplace.

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  4. Yep. Run away screaming would be me too. I'm not a fan of anything slimy, reptilian, or amphibian. But I like your genie idea. Although, I would never get the wishes because I wouldn't kiss the frog.

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    1. My biggest issue with the frog was that it was huge. I wouldn't have freaked out if it had been smaller. Or so I like to believe. :)

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  5. I don't know if I would run away screaming but I would definitely make hubby get rid of it! No thanks!

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    1. After I ran away screaming, I did go get the cup my husband used to help the frog out of our house. So, that's something. Right? :)

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  6. One day when I was showering at our marina, I came out of the shower to find a tree frog staring down at me from one of the walls. I might have screamed a little. Then I found one inside my shower bag. I definitely screamed then.

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    1. And the whole thing is so much worse when you're naked, isn't it? You feel extra vulnerable or something.

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  7. If the frog eats earwigs, I'd be happy to have him take up residence in my bathroom.

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    1. Sorry I didn't think to ask it! It could've hopped on over your way. :)

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  8. What if the frog was from Hogwarts because the owls went on strike?

    I don't mind frogs at all. We have one that returns every year and lives on our deck. Now if it was a spider or snake, then it's my hubby's task to deal with it!

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    1. Oh no, did I miss out on my invitation to attend Hogwarts??!! :o

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  9. What if... his name was Jeremiah, and you missed out on some mighty fine wine?

    I'm a weirdo who likes frogs, so I probably would have freaked out in a OH-WOW! kinda way.

    Have a super weekend.

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  10. Oh my gosh!! I almost ran out of my room screaming just reading this! Yikes!!
    And of course you know me, I have to see it as a harbinger of doom just because that's how I roll with everything LOL.

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    1. Ha!

      As for harbinger of doom, it IS pretty nasty weather here, rain and wind and...uh oh.... :o

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  11. I guess I have a Pollyanna gene because I'd see that big old swampy critter as a sign of something good. I, of course, would not have scooped it into a cup, but would have been at your back running down the hall.

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    1. If my husband hadn't been home, I probably would've just closed the bathroom door and hoped for the best. :)

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  12. I'd have done as your husband did. I'd have been moderately freaked out, though, as frogs are scarce around our neighborhood.

    On reflection, I'd have called the kids to look at it and Eldest Son would have picked it up barehanded and carried it out, unless they decided that a pet frog in the shower was just what they needed.

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    1. A frog in the shower? No way. the bathroom itself was bad enough.

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