" she 's thick , and fat and ugly , " said the young green frogs . " and her children will be just as ugly as she is . " " that may be , " retorted the mother - toad , " but one of them has a jewel in his head , or else i have the jewel . " the young frogs listened and stared . as these words did not please them , they made grimaces and dived down under the water . but the little toads kicked up their hind legs from mere pride , for each of them thought that he must have the jewel . then they sat and held their heads quite still . but at length they asked what it was that made them so proud , and what kind of a thing a jewel might be .
they made grimaces .
how did the young toads respond to the mother-toad's response ?
how did the young toads respond to the mother-toad's response ?