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The Question Nobody Could Answer

Somebody finally asks Grandfather Frog something he does not know.

Grandfather Frog of The Big Green Lily-Pad at the Smiling Pool

The episode is in the paint shop

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The story

  1. A tiny newcomer asks why the stars come out.
  2. Everyone waits for the wise answer.
  3. Grandfather Frog says, simply, 'Chug-a-rum. I don't know.'
  4. Shock, then argument, then wild guesses from everyone.
  5. They spend the night watching the sky together instead.
  6. Nobody learns the answer. Everybody has the best night of the year.

What We Learned

'I don't know' is a brave, honest answer — and it's where all the best discoveries start.

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