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The pond went still. The dragonflies stopped buzzing. Luna turned around, her big eyes sparkling. She hopped off her lily pad and swam across the pond, stopping right in front of Žare.

He cleared his throat. He didn't try to croak like a big, tough bullfrog. Instead, he began to sing a sweet, melodic tune. He sang about the moonlight on the water, the dance of the reeds in the wind, and how her golden spots outshone the stars. mali_sesvecani_zaljubljeni_zabac

She didn't care about high jumps or big dragonflies. She loved his song. The pond went still

Next, he tried to catch the biggest dragonfly in the pond. He stretched his tongue as far as it would go, but he accidentally caught a floating twig instead. He coughed and sputtered, feeling very silly. Luna continued to preen her green skin, unaware of his efforts. She hopped off her lily pad and swam

Finally, Žare remembered what the Mali Sesvećani were famous for: singing!

Once upon a time, in a deep, shimmering pond near Sesvete, lived a tiny green frog named Žare. While most frogs spent their afternoons competing for the loudest "croak," Žare was unusually quiet. He was a Mali Sesvečan—a little frog with a very big heart.