Here's a thing.

Ask any child what noise a train makes and they'll probably say "chugga chugga choo choo."

Funny thing is that pretty much no one alive today was around in the days when trains - powered by steam - made that sound.

The stories we're told are powerful, often even more powerful than the evidence of our senses. We think trains sound like that cos we're told they sound like that.

Stories are powerful; be careful with the stories you tell.

@davidnjoku The idea that frogs say "ribbit" comes from one species of frog that happens to live close to Hollywood. Other frogs make all sorts of sounds.

@Cedar Pacific treefrog, also called Pacific chorus frog. Here's some sound samples:

https://californiaherps.com/frogs/pages/p.regilla.sounds.html

Sounds of Northern Pacific Treefrog - Pseudacris regilla