Wood frog

The wood frog is a palm-sized, brown-colored amphibian that is found throughout the west coast of the Earth Kingdom. During the winter, it hibernates by freezing itself and sitting at the bottom of a swamp. While frozen, its skin excretes a substance that coats its entire body in order to insulate the creature from the cold. This protective layer also has medicinal purposes, as it can be used as a cure for the common head cold in humans.
== History ==
When Katara and Sokka became ill, Avatar Aang was instructed by the herbalist to collect frozen wood frogs, as the substance excreted by their skin would help cure their illness. Aang managed to collect several frogs, but after he was captured by the Yuyan Archers, they thawed out and escaped from the prison cell he was detained in. After being rescued by the Blue Spirit from his imprisonment, Aang found more frozen wood frogs and returned to Sokka and Katara, placing the frogs in their mouths and telling them to suck on them until the illness wore off. Sokka claimed that the substance excreted by the frogs was "tasty", but he and Katara spat the wood frogs out after they thawed and began to wriggle.
== Connection ==
The wood frog is based on the real world wood frog, which is able to survive being frozen to a certain degree.
== Trivia ==
* The Wood Frog Lumberyard was named after this creature.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 81.
== References ==
== See also ==
* Fauna in the World of Avatar
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