Amphibian Persistence

The following prose is from an unknown author, but is profound nonetheless. Much can be learned about life the story of these two frogs ...

Two frogs fell into a can of cream,nor so I’ve heard it told.
The sides of the can were shiny and steep,nthe cream was deep and cold.

“Oh, what’s the use?” said number one,
“Tis fate! No help’s around …
Goodbye my friend! Goodbye, sad world!”
And weeping still, he drowned.

But number two, of ste
er stuff,ndog-paddled in surprise.
The while he wiped his creamy face,nand dried his creamy eyes.

“I’ll swim a while, at least” he thought,nor so it has been said,
“It wouldn’t really help the worldnif one more frog was dead.”

An hour or two he kicked and swam,nnot once he stopped to mutter,nbut kicked and swam, and swam and kicked,nthen hopped out, via butter!