When it rains a lot, people like to say, “It’s raining cats and dogs,” even though cats and dogs aren’t really falling from the sky.
On the island of Puerto Rico, when people say, “It’s raining frogs,” it really is raining frogs.
Early in the morning, tiny one-inch frogs called coquís jump from the trees. They fall to the ground with a rainy plop, plop.
Why do the frogs climb up into the trees? And why do they jump down?
About the time children get ready for bed at night, the coquí hops out of its nesting spot. It calls, “Ko-kee-kee-kee, ko-ko-kee-kee,” and climbs into a tree. High up in the branches, the coquí can find all kinds of insects to eat, more insects than it can find on the…
