" And the frog came up and covered the land of Egypt w (Exod. viii. 1; A. V. viii. 6). "There was but one frog, said Rabbi Elazar, " and she so multiplied as to fill the whole laud of Egypt." "Yes, indeed," said Rabbi Akiva, "there was, as you say, but one frog, but she herself was so large as to fill all the land of Egypt." Whereupon Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah said unto him, " Akiva, what business hast thou with Haggadah? Be off with thy legends, and get thee to the laws thou art familiar with about plagues and tents. Though thou sayest right in this matter, for there was only one frog, but she croaked so loud that the frogs came from everywhere else to her croaking."