The Princess and the Frog
By Toni
@toniganzon (77227)
Philippines
March 23, 2021 7:36am CST
Who hasn’t read this book or heard of this story?
My mom used to read me books and even sing me songs when i was a kid. Before i started first grade, my father had to get me a tutor since i had difficulty reading. But once i learnt how to read, my mother couldn’t stop me from asking for more and more books all the time. I even saved my own school allowance just to buy myself a book.
The library was my resting place in between classes. I’d rather stay in the library than be in the classroom.
Just feeling nostalgic because of this frog who decided to visit my garden tonight.
Any childhood memories you cherish?
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@CarolDM Oh yes the encyclopedias. We had that too and it was very useful with our school paper. We didn’t have to go to the library for that like other kids did coz we had the encyclopedias at home.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
I played a lot outside when I was a child but when I couldn't go out coz it's too hot, you'll see me holding a book.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Mar 21
@toniganzon Good for you. We had a lot of books and encyclopedias to keep us busy.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
My father was a big book reader. I remember that every after lunch, he would get his book and go somewhere to read. Not in our house but out somewhere. I would see him in park benches reading a book and then taking a nap after.
This discussion has a part 2!
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@LadyDuck will write the part 2 later. Featuring the same creature, the handsome frog!
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@LadyDuck (502628)
• Italy
24 Mar 21
@toniganzon My father was also an avid book reader. He always had a book with him no matter where we went, as he had a free moment he read his book.
I am going to find the part 2.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
23 Mar 21
I watched it from TV. I love playing outside our home with those natural games like hide n seek when I was a child 
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
I’ve never seen a movie that was exactly like the book. I hated hide and seek. I played a lot outdoors too but avoided hide and seek.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@m_audrey6788 I don’t know maybe i hate the feeling of getting caught or the fact of hiding.
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@allen0187 (59828)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
Got too many to mention.
Prolly all the time spent playing outside with friends!
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@allen0187 (59828)
• Philippines
25 Mar 21
@toniganzon you turned out just fine.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
I remember coming home all filthy from playing with friends but I played with boys most of the times. My father doubted my gender preference back then. He would even talk to me about it but he didn't sound like he was mad if I didn't turn out to be a girl. He sounded like it was a fun thing that I might be gay.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
26 Mar 21
@allen0187 Yes and even if i was gay, i knew my father would be ok with it. He might even have loved it. Coz i take after him. i have two brothers, they’re characters and personalities are not the same as my father. But me? I am so much like him in so many ways.
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@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
23 Mar 21
Many. And about the princess and the frog, I had only read the book until I took my grandchildren to watch Walt Disney´s version. I had fun with a New Orleans in Mardi Grass and I cried over some terrible scenes.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
That movie main character was a black girl right? That's the one I saw but it's different from the book.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@marguicha Oh yes, this one I have seen already but it’s not the same as the book called the Frog Prince. Story is different.
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@thelme55 (79323)
• Germany
23 Mar 21
You sound like me. The library was my go to place to read books and comics stalls in the market was my go to place to read Tagalog magazines and comics when I was a child. I have read that book you mentioned above when I was in elementary grade. I have also saved my allowance to buy books.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
You remind me of my mom. She prefers Tagalog comics. I was never a fan of Tagalog comics, it was Archie comics for me back then. My mom had a hefty collection of Tagalog comics.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@thelme55 I am ilonggo. Just never find joy in reading any Tagalog except Noli me Tangere and el Filibusterismo. Not even into Filipino movies except a few.
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@thelme55 (79323)
• Germany
24 Mar 21
@toniganzon Those Tagalog comics has mastered me in learning Tagalog language. Bisayan language is my mother language.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
23 Mar 21
I loved reading as a child and cherished my books. I did not like having my cousins from out of town visit and go through my bookcase pulling out books and putting marks in them. I have always had a big appreciation for books! Apparently their mother didn't read to them and instill the care of books!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
24 Mar 21
@toniganzon My mother loved to read. I think these cousins didn't have the opportunity to have many books at home so when they saw them they went nuts. I used to go through them after they left and repair/page torn pages. When I got a couple of years older I simply put certain books away and out of sight when they visited.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@kareng It must have been very annoying.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
Oh! that's awful. Fortunately, my cousins never touched any of my books. Though they weren't fond of reading, they simply didn't care about books.
My father was a big book reader. I guess that's why we have so much respect for books.
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@stanley777 (9401)
• Philippines
29 Mar 21
i miss going to the theaters when I was younger, i cut classes sometimes too.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
My father said that the cheapest way to travel is by reading books. I loved playing outside but I was hungry for knowledge that the books could give me.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
26 Mar 21
Mine was Lion King. Before the movie came out I was addicted to reading the book. And I had neighbor kids come over and played with me because i was not allowed to visit and play on their house.
@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
25 Mar 21
@jstory07 They should have let you win.
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@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Mar 21
@toniganzon No they were seven and ten years older than me.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
24 Mar 21
I was a voracious reader as a youngster. I remember sitting on the porch reading a book in the middle of a summer afternoon, the cicadas making their noises in the trees...I also worked at the library when I was 14. I cherish those memories. Good times.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
That’s really nice. I remember forgetting my lunch coz i was so caught up in what i was reading and didn’t want to drop the book till i was done. Those were the days of my youth and I’m glad you were the same.
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@aureategloom (11025)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
23 Mar 21
that's so cute. thank you for sharing this with us. was this your favorite story?
i got many.
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@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
NO this wasn't my favorite story but it's one that I could relate to the photo of the frog that I took.
@toniganzon (77227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
I'm so sorry, they must have been busy working too much for your future.
