# Frogs explained — Short Fiction

> Chapter companion for Short Fiction by Fyodor Sologub.

## What happens

Two frogs debate the proper way to croak, with the elder insisting on a French style and the younger struggling to produce it, ultimately asserting that Russian frogs croak more clearly.

## Key lines

> Kva ⁠ ⁠… kva - kva ⁠ ⁠…

The younger frog attempts to croak in various tones.

_The younger frog tries different croaking patterns._

> Kvew , kvew , kvew

The elder frog demonstrates a French-style croak.

_The elder frog claims this is how French frogs croak._

> Russian frogs croak better than French ones⁠—more clearly.

The younger frog concludes that Russian frogs are superior in clarity.

_The younger frog defends Russian croaking after failing to imitate French._

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