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Next, he tried to catch the biggest dragonfly in the pond. He stretched his tongue as far as it would go, but he accidentally caught a floating twig instead. He coughed and sputtered, feeling very silly. Luna continued to preen her green skin, unaware of his efforts.

The pond went still. The dragonflies stopped buzzing. Luna turned around, her big eyes sparkling. She hopped off her lily pad and swam across the pond, stopping right in front of Žare.

She didn't care about high jumps or big dragonflies. She loved his song. mali_sesvecani_zaljubljeni_zabac

Mali Sesvećani is a well-known children's choir from Sesvete, Croatia, often performing playful and educational songs. Zaljubljeni žabac (The Frog in Love) is one of their popular tracks.

Once upon a time, in a deep, shimmering pond near Sesvete, lived a tiny green frog named Žare. While most frogs spent their afternoons competing for the loudest "croak," Žare was unusually quiet. He was a Mali Sesvečan—a little frog with a very big heart. Next, he tried to catch the biggest dragonfly in the pond

From that day on, the two were inseparable. If you visit the ponds near Sesvete at dusk, you might still hear a gentle melody floating over the water—the song of the little frog who found love through music. To help you with the story, for a children's play? An illustrated version for a book?

Here is a story inspired by the lyrics and spirit of that song. Luna continued to preen her green skin, unaware

First, he tried to hop the highest. He took a giant leap, but he landed face-first into a clump of marsh grass. Luna didn't even look over.