SINGAPORE — The nation's frog community has been left reeling after learning that this week's headlines concerning a famous frog porridge establishment had taken a devastating turn.
Not because another frog had ended up in a claypot.
But because, according to investigators, it was apparently the owner.
"This... this isn't what we meant when we said 'it's either him or us'," sobbed Mr. Kermit Wong.
"We've spent generations assuming humans only cooked frogs. Nobody warned us they might eventually cook each other."
The revelation reportedly spread rapidly across drains, ponds and longkangs, where frogs abandoned their usual evening chorus in favour of what biologists described as "a very awkward silence."
"I knew Buntono," said another frog, Xiao Qing Wah from Jurong.
"He'd come by every evening with a net. We weren't exactly friends, but after thirty years you develop a certain professional respect."
Another frog admitted he had even warned the restaurant owner years ago.
"I looked at his Lambo and tell him, 'Xiao eh, you siam tax man ah...one day you confirm tio cooked one.'
Several frogs reportedly attended an emergency financial literacy workshop after overhearing the phrase "underdeclared income."
"The safest strategy is to continue earning absolutely nothing," said Dr. Gua Gua Kiew.
At press time, frogs across Singapore were reportedly seen checking on their longtime restaurant owners—not out of affection, but just to see who else kena cook by the tax man.