> A friend of mine who is higher up in the Chinese social echelon told
> me the following in his own words"
>
> ".....Sad thing is that several days before the disaster,thousands of
> toads in that disaster area left the ponds and runniing all over the
> streets..The toads were warning the impending disaster in their own
> way..The ordinary folks were worried about earthquake and asked the
> experts on local tv stattion..The local experts on tv dismissed fears
> saying the toads were moving for a better environment...."