proverb · Legacy record
Frogs do not drink all the water from the pond in which they live. –Inca
Frogs do not drink all the water from the pond in which they live. –Inca
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Frogs not drinking their whole pond picture use that leaves the supporting resource available. The saying connects consumption with the conditions sustaining it.
What the words are saying
The scene is an analogy rather than a universal animal behaviour or ecological mechanism. A useful reading can ask how a resource is used without treating a simplified image as a management plan. The Inca suffix is retained as anthology wording, not independently confirmed traditional authorship.
Everyday example
A group considers whether its current use leaves a shared resource available for continuing needs.
When to use it
Use it to discuss sustaining resources with actual conditions assessed.
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What it does not mean
No animal rule, complete management procedure or verified cultural origin is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Peru
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 230; PDF page 27; collection label: Peru
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Peru