Talc Mining in Rochester
Inspired by Muriel T. Hyzer's story in the Green Mountain Whittlin's Vol. XXXI 1979-80 p. 01
Mrs. Hyzer won 1st Prize in the 1979 Folklore Research Essay Contest.
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Talc Mining
Two Frogs
Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl,
One was an optimistic soul;
But the other took the gloomy view,
"I shall drown," he cried, "and so will you."
So with a last despairing cry,
He closed his eyes and said, "Good-bye."
But the other frog, with a merry grin
Said, "I can't get out, but I won't give in!
I'll swim around till my strength is spent.
For having tried, I'll die content."
Bravely he swam until it would seem
His struggles began to churn the cream.
On the top of the butter at last he stopped
And out of the bowl he happily hopped.
What is the moral? It's easily found.
If you can't get out -- keep swimming around!
inspired by Janet Piepenbrink's story in the Green Mountain Whittlin's Vol. XLVI 1995 p. 46
Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl,
One was an optimistic soul;
But the other took the gloomy view,
"I shall drown," he cried, "and so will you."
So with a last despairing cry,
He closed his eyes and said, "Good-bye."
But the other frog, with a merry grin
Said, "I can't get out, but I won't give in!
I'll swim around till my strength is spent.
For having tried, I'll die content."
Bravely he swam until it would seem
His struggles began to churn the cream.
On the top of the butter at last he stopped
And out of the bowl he happily hopped.
What is the moral? It's easily found.
If you can't get out -- keep swimming around!
inspired by Janet Piepenbrink's story in the Green Mountain Whittlin's Vol. XLVI 1995 p. 46
