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So a group of frogs were hopping contently through the woods going about their froggy business when two of them fell into a deep pit.

All of the other frogs gathered around the pit to see what could be done to help their companions. When they saw how

deep the pit was, the rest of the dismayed group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two

frogs in the pit that they should just prepare themselves for their fate because they were as good

as dead. Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all their might.

Some of the frogs shouted into the pit that it was hopeless and that the two frogs would not be in that situation if they'd been more careful, they'd been more obedient to the froggy rules, and had been more responsible.

The other frogs continued sorrowfully shouting

that they should have saved their energy and give up since they were already as good as dead.

The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of desperate effort,

they grew quite weary. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to the calls of his fellows.

Spent and disheartened, he quietly resolved himself to his fate, lay down at the bottom of the

pit, and died as the others looked on in helpless grief. The other frog continued to jump

with every ounce of energy that it had, even though its body was wracked with pain, and he was completely exhausted.

His companions began anew, yelling for him to accept his fate, to stop the pain, and to just die.

The weary frog jumped harder and harder, and wonder of wonders, finally leaped so high that he

sprang from the pit. Amazed!

The other frog celebrated his miraculous freedom

and then gathered round him and asked,

Why did you continue jumping when we told you that it was impossible?

Reading their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf,

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