"Well,â€ said the frog, â€œwhat are you going to do about it?â€ â€œMarrying Therandil? I donâ€™t know. Iâ€™ve tried talking to my parents, but they wonâ€™t listen, and neither will Therandil.â€ â€œI didnâ€™t ask what youâ€™d said about it,â€ the frog snapped. â€œI asked what youâ€™re going to do. Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things."

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Source : Patricia C. Wrede (2015). “The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]”, p.17, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Patricia C. Wrede

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