Tree Toad, The

DESCRIPTION: "A tree toad loved a she toad... She was a three-toed tree toad, A two-toed tree toad he." The male toad courts the female because she lives in a beautiful tree. But "He couldn't please her whim... The she toad vetoed him."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987
KEYWORDS: animal wordplay love recitation
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Meredith/Covell/Brown-FolkSongsOfAustraliaVol2, p. 169, "The Tree Toad" (1 text)
File: MCB169

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