proverb · Words worth keeping
Frogs croaking in the lagoon, means rain will come real soon.
Frogs croaking in the lagoon, means rain will come real soon.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The rhyme takes frogs croaking in a lagoon as a sign of rain soon. Sound becomes the cue for its short-term forecast.
What the words are saying
Soon provides no precise interval. The supplied temperature-and-humidity gloss does not verify the prediction or establish why a particular frog is calling. A useful explanation keeps the rhyme’s claim visible without treating it as a rule for all places and conditions.
Everyday example
A reader identifies the croaking cue while asking what evidence would support the prediction.
When to use it
Use it to explain a sound-based weather rhyme.
What it does not mean
No cause of a particular call or reliable timing of rain is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 598; PDF page 87
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.