The legend goes that once upon a time, Ignacio, the native
Puerto Rican parrot and King of the Forest, called all the
animals for a meeting. He thought that the animals had gotten
lazy from enjoying the Trade Winds and getting suntans. He
called for a race among the best of each animal with the winner
receiving a special gift. All the animals kept lounging around
except the tree frogs. They were training and working hard,
encouraging Pepito, their leader, with their silent cheers for
tree frogs could not emit a sound. They knew that since they
were the smallest animals in the forest, it was going to be hard
for them to win. Well, Pepito won the race...and Ignacio
blessed the tiny tree frogs with the ability to sing. Now they
sing for all Puerto Rico.
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