At dusk, the frogs croak in evening's noisy chorus, This year the rice fields brim with a full autumn harvest.…
At dusk, the frogs croak in evening's noisy chorus, This year the rice fields brim with a full autumn harvest.
In ancient times, people observed nature's rhythms to track the seasons. The Book of Rites: Monthly Ordinances notes that in the first month of summer, the frogs begin to sing—a sign of seasonal change. Frogs were also keen forecasters of weather. As the old poem says:
"After the rain, the dragon is gone without a trace. But a pond thick with grass echoes with ten thousand frogs." To the ancients, a chorus of frogs was both a song of life and a sign of things to come.