The frog is saying, Baruch shem kevod malkhuto l’olam va’ed --"Blessed is the name of the God’s glorious realm for all eternity." (Talmud, Pesachim 56a)
The sages said concerning King David that when he completed the book of Psalms, he became proud. He said before the Holy One, "Is there any creature you have created in your world that says more songs and praises then I?" At that moment a frog happened across his path, and it said to him: David! Do not become proud, for I recite more songs and praises then you. Furthermore, every song I say contains three thousand parables, as it says, "and he spoke three thousand parables, and his songs were one thousand five hundred" (Kings 15:12). And furthermore, I am busy with a great mitzvah, and this is the mitzvah with which I am busy – there is a certain type of creature by the edge of the sea who sustenance is entirely from [creatures living in] the water, and when it is hungry, it takes me and eats me, such that I fulfill that which it says, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; for you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and God shall reward you" (Proverbs 25:21-22); do not read “shall reward you" but instead "shall make him complete you." (Yalkut Shimoni on Psalms)
:^)
ReplyDelete