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In _Non Non Biyori Repeat_ episode 4, Ren-chan sings this poem/rhyme which
goes (translated/subtitled version)

> Frogs Frogs  
>  Frogs are grown-ups, Tadpoles are children  
>  When they grow hind legs they are moochers  
>  When they grow front legs they are rebellious

Is this a Japanese nursery rhyme or something the showrunners/mangaka created
themselves?


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Is this poem about frogs from Non Non Biyori Repeat a common poem/rhyme?


**Ren-chan's "Frog's Song" is either a parody or otherwise an original song.**

As [nhahtdh commented](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/46669/is-
this-poem-from-non-non-biyori-repeat-a-common-poem-rhyme#comment60818_46669),
the song lyric couldn't be found outside of _Non Non Biyori_ -related results,
making it an original song. The song is also known to the fans as れんちょんのかえるのうた
( _Ren-chon no kaeru no uta_ , Ren-chon's "Frog's Song"). It can be listened
on [Nico Nico Douga, starting at
0:45](http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26819439).

> かえる かえる  
>  かえるはおとな  
>  おたまはこども  
>  うしろあしはえたらすねかじり  
>  まえあしはえたらはんこうき
>
> Frogs Frogs  
>  Frogs are grown-ups Tadpoles are children  
>  When they grow hind legs they are moochers  
>  When they grow front legs they are rebellious

On the other hand, there is also a Japanese nursery rhyme called かえるのうた (
_kaeru no uta_ , Frog's Song), also known as かえるのがっしょう ( _kaeru no gasshou_ ,
Frog's Choir). The song can be listened on
[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXBLU7g4elQ). However, the melody
and the lyric are different.

> かえるのうたが  
>  きこえてくるよ  
>  クヮ クヮ クヮ クヮ  
>  ケケケケ ケケケケ  
>  クヮクヮクヮ
>
> The frog's song  
>  We can hear it  
>  Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit  
>  Ribbit-ribbit-ribbit-ribbit ribbit-ribbit-ribbit-ribbit  
>  Ribbit ribbit ribbit

Lastly, there are other songs ([collected on Nico Nico
Douga](http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26804395)) Ren-chan has sung on the
anime regarding [rabbits, little birds, and
**dynamites**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDJ1igUsPjE),
[_nekojyarashi_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setaria_viridis) (cat toys),
paint it black, [**a fake doctor** and **a ripped love
letter**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZBvQIe3JQA), and a diary.
Considering the nonsensical lyric and sometimes heavy topics, all of these
don't seem to be taken from existing Japanese nursery rhymes; parodies at
best, or else original songs.

Considering all of these, Ren-chan's "Frog's Song" is either a parody of a
famous Japanese nursery rhyme with the same name or otherwise just an original
song.


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