Two Minors Married Off to Frogs

Argh. This angers me. It's hard enough for frogs to earn enough to get by these days. And now they have to support their child-wives and child wives eat so much. How many bugs do these husband frogs have to catch each day to feed their family now? Unconscionable, I say.

Did the frogs have to fork over $16k, 100 cases of beer and a crate of meat for their young brides?

what a sweet tradition! but what happens if there is an outbreak of disease anyway?

obviously, the girls when then have to marry larger amphibians....

Did the girls at least get to choose their frog husband? If it were me, I'd require he should at least look fine with a top hat and cane or rep his own cereal.

My 4 year old was impressed. She wants to marry a frog now.

Well, at least they didn't have to marry the same frog. That would be wrong.

I would also like to marry a frog.

Just remember that frog marriages lead to frog divorces. And this leads to more work for frog/child divorce lawyers. We must fight to prevent frog/child marriages.

Can you eat your husband legs?

what awesome comments on this story. I've seen so many others sweating this small stuff story of cultural nuance. neatorama ftw.

When I first read the title of the post, I was sure it had been misspelled. Silly me!

Christophe... with butter and garlic. ;)

i am from the area, and i know a little bit. the village astrologer would have told that she would lose her husband early and remarry; to avoid that now she is married off to a frog. the frog will soon die, and then she will marry again when she grows up; voila!
the indian miss universe 1993, aishwarya roy, who is now a famous actor, married another famous actor (who is the son of another very famous actor, whew!) a few years ago. but before the ceremony she 'married' a banana tree, which was promptly cut down after the ceremony, thus rendering her a 'widow'; then she married the actor. as simple as that.

by the way, you cannot cover all such weird practices here; you dont have the space.

life would be so much simpler if one's spouse was a tree . . .

Yup, trees don`t get headaches.

Trees don't get headaches, ted, but then...

...you know what, I'm just going to keep my sick thoughts to myself this time.

Something about knots and splinters, evilbeagle?

Or maybe, when the actress' tree-husband died, she was "mourning wood"?

No, that was bad.