Don't Know Do Know

Gaius lets the frogs out of the camper.

Then he pours four cups of tea.

What about me? asks Terence.

A Fruit Box, says Sweezus. Where'd I put it?

With the corn chips, says Arthur. 

Yes, there it is, behind the open packet of corn chips.

Now everyone has something.

What if we drive inland? asks Wittgenstein. 

What good would that do? asks Gaius.

Avoid the worst of the flooding says Wittgenstein.

No, says Gaius. I think we should just sit it out here. The rain won't last forever.

Yeah, says Sweezus. And anyhow, we can surf in the rain.

What can I do? asks Terence.

Train your frogs, says Arthur. Work out a training program.

I already did, says Terence. Give me those pebbles.

He takes them outside.

Hey! says Terence. Where are the girl frogs?

Gone off, says Quiet-Tartus.

When we told them we weren't going to Queensland, says Shorty-Tartus.

But we are, says Terence. As soon as the rain stops.

Quiet-Tartus looks at the sky.

It won't be stopping.

Frogs don't know, says Terence.

Frogs do know, says Quiet-Tartus.

Terence looks glum.

Tilly walks up with a red and white spotted umbrella.

She's wearing gumboots.

Can I get my socks back? asks Tilly.

They might be ruined, says Terence.

Oh, says Tilly. 

Arthur used a knife, says Quiet-Tartus.

Guess what, says Terence. We're not going.

We're not going either, says Tilly. Everywhere's flooded. At least frogs like the water.

We don't like it that much, says Quiet-Tartus. We're tree frogs.

I forgot, says Tilly. What happens if you fall into a rain tank?

Frogs never fall into rain tanks, says Shorty-Tartus.

And the water is rising, says Tilly, because of the rain.

Panic! says Quiet-Tartus.

It gets worse, says Tilly. Suddenly you see a dangerous brown snake swimming beside you.

Yikes! says Shorty-Tartus. Now what?

You cling to the snake until you all get rescued, says Tilly.

How come you know, and they don't know? asks Terence.

It's just a story, says Tilly.

Just a story. But the tree frogs have swallowed it whole.