#little toad

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Friday, June 16.

The Toad Who Never Made The Team

...and other important animal images.

Spare a thought for this poor little guy on this most Friday of Fridays, June 16ths. Because while most of us are winding down from school, university, or the workplace, and gearing up for a sunny weekend in June, others are not enjoying such a good time. Indeed, for some, they are heading into Saturday and Sunday left with no choice but two days to face one of life's hard truths, to ponder it—to look it square in its cold, uncompromising eyes. Take, for example, the tale of Toad who never made the team. This here poor fellow is one of a handful of stories from the rich tapestry of life to be explored in other @important-animal-images. 

We've all been there: you set your mind to something with the utmost strongest of determinations. This goal is fixed to your thoughts as if it were written on little bits of paper, and stapled to your eyelids. From the moment you wake, you are out of bed, like a Rocky montage or a LinkedIn hustler bro's post, and swigging eggnog, jogging, boxing the air, putting one step in front of the other in pursuit of that dream. That was the case for Toad, who wanted, more than anything, just to make the team.

There were obstacles, sure, but he didn't let them stand in his way. For Toad, being an amphibian meant he was not the obvious pick for a (human) men's 11-a-side soccer team. The fact he hibernates each winter was also not ideal for a side that would be playing on pitches up and down the nation during the cold, dark winter months. The fact he was smaller than the balls that the players would be kicking for 90 minutes was also not in his favor. As the main prey of snakes, including Toad on a soccer team would increase the risk of serpent attacks mid-match. And mid-match serpent attacks are the last thing coach needs when in pursuit of The Championship.

Unlike others in their family, toads are only capable of a slight hop, and not jump, which leaves them at a serious disadvantage when it comes to heading the ball, whether in attack or defense. They also have lovably short legs, which, while endearing, is not a good fit for a soccer player. The fact Toad eats his own skin is, while not unhelpful for a budding athlete, per se, really kind of gross—and unlikely to win friends in the dressing room and fans in the stadium. But for Toad, it mattered not. He was going to kick balls, and score goals, or die trying, dammit.

And try he did. He hopped with everything he had and kicked as hard as his comical legs would allow. But it, sadly, mattered not. When coach blew the whistle and gathered his squad around the team sheet for tomorrow's big match, eleven names were listed. Toad's was not among them. He was crushed, his dreams shattered in an instant, and as he went to ribbit a most forlorn of ribbits, he stopped, paused, and fell silent. Because, he remembered, he is a toad. And toads do not ribbit.

When you try your best and you don't succeed..., he hums to himself softly, consoling his broken spirit with the soothing lyrics of Fix You, by Coldplay. We can only hope he gets back to the training ground, gives it all he's got, and that we may see a change in his fortunes next year. Then, perhaps, we will see a happier sequel to this in later @important-animal-images. 

Better luck next year champ x

*P.S. It's not all so gloomy for our animal comrades, however. There's a rumour going around that this cat is having two kittens, and will need a hand or two in deciding on some baby names.

#today on tumblr #toad #soccer #team #coach #championship #practise #when you try your best #and you don't succeed #just try again sport #little toad #watching on #small round yet doesn't make a sound #because of the disappointment #poor toad

[sonofrobotdevil]

So many echoes of the past tonight

#little toad #lcnm #small town core

[frog-finds]

Some baby toads I found today!

Flibber is on the top and Jibbit is on the bottom.

(First post!!)

#frogs #frog #froggy #frogs of tumblr #little toad #toad

[indoraptorgirlwind]

#indora talks #Ashshshfjdjsjfkfkfkd #Cute little guys #Love them #herpetology #Reptiles #amphibians #Snake #Frog #Turtle #Tortoise #Viper #Toad #Caecilian #Axolotl #Bearded dragon #Gecko #Iguana #Gila monster #Crocodile #salamander #Biology #Animals #Memes

[orderforbrian]

and the winner for most fucking DECIMATING burn in the entire history of magnus pod goes to alice

[Start ID: Three panel comic from The Magnus Protocol. First panel is in full color, the rest in black and white. First panel: Alice sits with a hand on her chin, smirking and says "Whiny little toad". She is a half black woman with curly, dark orange hair down to her shoulders, brown eyes, freckles, and a gap tooth. She has red/purple eyeshadow and thick eyeliner on, as well as a gold nose ring. She wears a dark green collared shirt with stripes and golden star and moon designs on the collar and center of the shirt. Second panel: Martin looks up in absolute offended shock, his mouth hung open. He is a fat mixed Polish/Korean man with short hair, browline glasses and a beauty mark under his lip. He wears a simple sweater. Jon stands behind him with his arms crossed and does a terrible job to hide a snort of laughter. He is a thin Persian man with long curly hair pulled back into a half knot, a beard and mustache, and wears a simple cardigan with a turtleneck. Third panel: Martin shoots Jon an utterly fuming, rageful glare for laughing at the comment. Jon is turned away with one hand leaned up against an imaginary wall and the other on his hip, and starts whistling nonchalantly like he did no such thing. End ID.]

#i cant believe she did my boy dirty like that #YOU DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT HES BEEN THRU #but also yeah he was a whiny little toad before all that happened #the magnus protocol #tmagp #magnuspod #alice dyer #jmart #jonmartin #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #order up! art tag

[deoidesign]

sometimes I feel like discord is lacking emojis and so I make them myself. these ones in particular are my favorites

frog, toad, and soup!

Feel free to use them if you'd like!

#discord emoji #my art #digital art #cute emoji #custom emoji #I love these little guys #theyre just so cute GJSLKAJSGKL #I use them all the time #precious babies #and an easter egg.... #the frog and toad look like theyre kissing if you put them next to eachother... #right now they are enjoying a soup #but they are in love...

[strawberry-crocodile]

reasons why i point at a character and go "thats a trans girl" in no particular order

- Particularly swagful women

- I latched on to this snarky unhappy little shit in my impressionable years and ive decided they're Like Me

- Samus Aran gets her own category because holy shit girl

- This "male" character's relationship with manhood is defined by pain and coercion. He finds solace in femininity wherever he can, but some part of him deep down is broken in a way he's so far failed to fix. Also has a 90% chance of having an awful relationship with his father.

- Boy with long hair

#blogodile #the 'violent relationship to manhood' includes #shinji ikari #jeritza von hrym #guts berserk #jesse pinkman #tobias animorphs #the 'little shit' includes #edward elric #jayfeather #Toad from Evolution

[jacquelying]

hes the lieutenants’ last resort in a difficult boss battle. dry bowser wont know what hit him

#francis crozier #the terror #edward little #john irving #hosgsons first name is george. ok #dundy le vesconte #myart #(toad voice) ​save us crozier. crozier save us

[theonewhowails]

frogy

#my art #cotl #cotl heket #im like 75% heket is a toad and i have drawn her as such #however. foggie #cannibalism mention #the little triangle of fabric over her neck bandages is a hanky/bib thingy you CANNOT change my mind

[tonythepizzaguy]

inktober and drawtober 8: toad and orange

#look at our boy having a good day #astarion #bg3 #fandom #my little tiny sweet baby #inktober #inktober2023 #baldur's gate 3 #orange #toad #mine #my art #fanart #drawtober #astarion ancunin #i always fall behind on these things

[jell-o101]

ACT 1

ACT 2

ACT 3 - 1 <<< 9 / 10 / 11

Survived a nasty cold just to post this! And BOY OH BOY LOOK WHO IT IS!

Can’t wait to finally end a long awaited joke from ACT 1 xD

Oh man these updates are getting longer every time, eh?

I’m gonna start animating…something…ahead of time…

#luigi #Lumalee #toad smb #the super mario bros movie #tsmbm #princess peach #super mario bros #tsmb #smb #fanart #art #comic #I wanted a Luigi Bros U reference here hehehe #I will admit #this update feels a little rushed in the pacing #ehh who cares

[pianokantzart]

Page 1 // ...... // Page 70 // Page 71 // Page 72 // Page 73 //…

#Backup arrives ready for action! #.... a little late but it's the thought that counts #my art #Mario #Luigi #Princess Peach #Donkey Kong #Toad #super mario brothers #super mario bros #piano can art

[toadschooled]

He saw me 😔

#herps #amphibians #frog #toad #toads #animals #nature #american toad #little prince butter crock #my toads

[wizard-legs]

𓆏 Sam and Frodo and Frog and Toad crossover!! All my best boys in one. Inspired by some particularly froggy and toady frodo and sam doodles in my sketchbook 𓆏

#frog and toad is the first book I remember reading by myself :) which is very special and says a lot about me #because I was not a very good reader as a little kid. but I was VERY gay #now I’m a very good reader and still very gay #my art #art #illustration #frog and toad #frodo and sam #lotr fanart #lord of the rings #frodo baggins #samwise gamgee #frodo x sam #children’s book illustration #kids lit art #kids literature #book illustrator #book illustration #digital illustration #artists on tumblr

[amphibianaday]

Hello I would like to request your favourite little freak(amphibian) for day 1432

day 1432

#amphibian #frog #toad #european common toad #i had to look up what 1432 means but i think its cute #i interpret this as just my favorite amphibian which is the common toad #i think you can tell from my art that its one of the amphibians i instinctually go for when i have no specific species to draw #i know its a boring answer but its a good frog. plain and simple #and its the one i've actually interracted with the most irl :) #and more specifically we had a toad that lived in the drain in the cellar in a previous house #its where we had all the laundry stuff. so we called him laundry frog. he is like the patron saint of laundry. to me #laundry frog specifically is my favorite little freak #laundry frog #oops i think i forgot to save the alt text #it should be fixed now but i have no idea how that works in relobgs

[garlculean]

𝐌𝐘 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 twist // designs for the mushroom citizens of the mushroom kingdom. Toadette, Toad, and Toadsworth.

#MyArt #toad #toadette #toadsworth #mushroom #mushroom people #fungi #mushroom kingdom #mario #nintendo #princess toadstool #// still decided to post this here even if it doesnt have much to do with wario its still nintendo related --sue me WHWUHAHAAH #// I dont mind the toads how they look but I just always would like if maybe there was a little more to them I suppose #// It was really fun to do though--making this #// I miss toadsworth. where did he go? HWWUHAAHAH