The Moral of the Story

Today I gave a speech titled "The Curious Frogs" and hopefully entertained a room full of Toastmasters. It was a lot of fun. I have put this shortened version in this blog for those of you who may need to hear the "Moral of the Story" or who may need a good speech for a Story Telling project. Feel free to embellish the story and have fun with it. I sure did!  
Enjoy, from you Toastie Laina!

Once upon a time there was a pair of little green frogs who were looking to have an adventure. They decided to pay a visit to a farm house in the big village near the beautiful pond where they lived. As they happily hopped in through the kitchen door, the little green frogs saw a large bucket. They were curious about what it contained. "A-goong, let's jump up and see!" suggested the first little green frog. "A-goong, yes, let's," replied the second little green frog excitedly. So, both little green frogs took a giant leap and landed right inside the bucket. 

The little green frogs soon discovered that the bucket was full of rich cream. The little green frogs floundered in the thick, frothy mass, trying to climb out. They kicked and splashed in the rich cream as they tried to get out of the bucket, but their legs slipped and they fell right back into the bucket of rich cream. "A-goong! Oh, no, now what shall we do?" cried the first little green frog. "A-goong! We'll just have to keep trying,' replied the second little green frog

The first little green frog made a few more attempts, but they were half-hearted. He was too discouraged to keep trying to get out of the bucket of rich cream. "A-goong, I can't carry on any longer," he sighed and went down and drowned. The second little green frog kept on trying, kicking his hind legs strongly and stretching out his forelegs to get a foothold on the rim of the bucket. Finally, after more than an hour, he found his hind legs strike something solid. To his amazement the cream turned into butter and the little green frog simply gave one more gigantic kick, leapt out of the bucket and hopped gratefully away back to his pond.

The moral of the story is that even if we stumble and others try to pull us down, we’ve got to keep on swimming because eventually the cream will turn into butter and we'll make it out of the pail stronger and wiser than before.

Cottonwood Toastmasters meets every Monday 12:00 to 1:15 at the Cottonwood Village, 201 E Mingus Ave. Guests are welcome. For more information call Laina Lloyd at 928-300-8638 or Dave Ellison at 634-6540