The Lazy Frog Summary
‘The Lazy Frog’ as the name implies is a poem about a lazy frog whose name is ‘Fred’. The poem is a very simple yet interesting illustration of the character of Fred.
The first four lines of the poem “Fred is a very ……………………………… Work” starts giving us an introduction about Fred’s behaviour. He is a very lazy frog and spend the whole day laying down in a log. He could only manage to move around the log and then continue to lay down without doing.
The next few lines of the poem “His poor old ……………………………. Sleep” highlights his ignorant behaviour towards his mother. His poor mother, a old frog work all day alone and ask a little help from Fred but Fred ignoring his mother prefers to lie down silently or sleep. This lines also indicate and relate the behaviour of lazy people who ignore their duties and prefer to just lay down even ignoring their responsibilities.
The concluding para of the poem “If a lazy frog …………………..Say”?
Highlights how much ignorant and lazy the frog is. A lady frog passes by but Fred does not even bother to woke up and bow or ask her a help. He lays down with his eyes closed. The last line of the poem concludes by mentioning how lazy Fred could be.
The poem is a very humorous way teaches a very important lesson that being lazy would always lag one behind. People should be active and have a open perspective towards life. Being hard working can always lead to success.