Q: Why do people call a padda (frog in English) a parra in Afrikaans? Hennie I heard Budgies are allergic to frogs so be careful!
A: Hm mm, I guess I may have been incorrect or over judgemental in my assumptions and accusations that Afrikaans is not a very descriptive and elegant language last week....... Parra does seem to describe the common "frog" very well indeed although not as beautifully or delicately as may be deserved (on a case to case basis obviously). Hennie, yes, I also have experienced the joys of playing with frogs and no Redhead, the warts infection is surely only a myth unless you're caught out playing with the wrong frog?