這也算是一種「買菜送驚喜」的概念吧？來自美國奧克拉荷馬州的音樂創作人賽門（Simon Curtis），日前從超市買了一盒生菜要做沙拉，不過回家後他並沒有立刻吃而是先冰在冰箱裡，幾天後拿出來吃才發現生菜盒裡除了生菜，居然還有一隻迷你綠蛙蛙！
一般人看到要吃的生菜盒裡冒出一隻小生物大概都會先嚇一跳（至少表示菜是有機的啦XD），不過賽門倒是挺淡定，他原本想說把小蛙蛙放生就好，不過冬天室外的溫度太低了，他擔心小蛙蛙可能會無法存活，於是便決定暫時收留牠，並且給牠水和生菜，先將小蛙蛙安置在廚房。
update: put the remaining lettuce back inside, gave him a mason jar lid of water, and sprayed the entire container down with water. Going to leave him here in the kitchen tonight and then figure out what to do with him tomorrow. His name is Tony pic.twitter.com/0N67qDu7Pg
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021
賽門給小蛙蛙取名叫東尼（Tony），並且悉心地照顧牠，只是有個小問題——蛙蛙有點像「逃生藝術家」，頭幾天老是從生菜盒裡逃跑，第一次賽門找了老半天才發現蛙蛙跑到了門框上www
I FOUND HIM.
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021
Here is his lettuce container on the counter, and here is where I found him (up on top of a high ass door frame) pic.twitter.com/jE0ohSVXJo
不過幸好小蛙蛙對賽門似乎不反感，願意讓他抓捧在手上～
and he just lets me hold him pic.twitter.com/NxJ53HwJKD
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 21, 2021
賽門也向奧克拉荷馬州野生動物保護部的生物學家Mark Howery請教，確認蛙蛙東尼是一隻綠樹蛙，賽門得到的建議是，最好收編東尼，以免牠成了外來種破壞當地生態系統。
he’s ready to eat ? pic.twitter.com/D4fcIbf3ZI
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021
既然如此，賽門也真的開始把東尼當寵物養，除了到寵物店買一些蛙蛙愛吃的食物（如蠟蟲），也細心地替蛙蛙準備了小浴缸～
結果東尼又再次逃跑，好在最後是在浴室找到牠...
hiding in the shower, covered in dust bunnies… I don’t know WHAT this little guy has been up to pic.twitter.com/shUYxm9Rz4
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021
不過東尼這次逃跑得有點久，賽門找到牠的時候發現牠有點快要脫水了，於是趕緊給牠泡泡水！
he was so dehydrated and shriveled I was worried he’d died, but he’s now immersed in distilled water, cleaning himself, and coming back to life!! pic.twitter.com/GwUm9ndP4i
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 22, 2021
眼看蛙蛙老是這樣三天兩頭就逃家，想來可能是生菜盒並不適合牠，於是賽門也幫牠添購了一個爬行寵物盒當新家～
Tony got a new little (temporary) house!
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021
(and apparently he had a *third* escape adventure when @j_h_o_r gave him fresh water while I was at the gym/out picking up Tony supplies ) pic.twitter.com/yJpG7VZMHm
搬進新居後、賽門也將其「遷址」到浴室洗手台，那裡比較陰涼潮濕，蛙蛙似乎還挺喜歡的～
look at this little mush. Ugh. I love Tony. pic.twitter.com/f0g92apRCH
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 23, 2021
經過了這些天的相處，賽門也決定真的要把蛙蛙留下來養，其實賽門小時候曾患有白血病，童年很長一段時間都是在醫院度過的，當時他的玩伴就是一隻青蛙玩偶，所以遇見東尼蛙蛙對他來說也是挺有緣的～
After consulting with Dr. Jonathan Kolby, @MyFrogCroaked, and learning about the best, most environmentally ethical practices in a scenario like mine, I have decided to keep Tony.
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 24, 2021
Merry Christmas, everyone. May you all have a little miracle come your way soon as well pic.twitter.com/f9IoecCBZM
When I was 10, I was given a 50% chance of surviving leukemia. I just remembered that my favorite stuffed animal, my buddy I kept in the hospital bed with me the entire time, was a tree frog… pic.twitter.com/qQ3Mqfh4v4
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 24, 2021
最後賽門也笑稱，購買生菜盒一定要好好檢查一下，說不定裡面就藏著意想不到的小生命，他也認為每個小生命都應該得到善意～現在賽門相當珍惜東尼小蛙蛙，剛跨完年就又給小蛙換了新豪宅哩～XD
He’s home! pic.twitter.com/WfANAbzlBc
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) December 31, 2021
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