He must be quick !
The crowded tadpoles bubble
In a disappearing puddle
On the margin .

The biggest frog
In Africa is quite the
Character—aggressive with
A powerful bite .
In spite of that,
It’s a devoted father :

One male stays to watch the brood
Once mating ends .

In little pools
Around a larger pond, bullfrogs spawn .
Unless the male takes measures,
In the hour

The tadpoles will all be dead .

He’s resolute .
Plowing the mud with back legs,
Engineering a canal
To the main pond—
A senior job .

Down they swim :

              The tadpoles live .