Daddy frog went jump, jump, jump, and sat on a leaf in the pond.

[diamondcutter]

It was hot, very, very hot, and Daddy frog went jump, jump, jump, and sat on a leaf in the pond.
(YONG LEANERS, Oxford University Press)

I can’t understand why ‘jumped’ is not used here? What does ‘go jump’ mean? Does it mean ‘go and jump’?

THANKS

 

[bhaisahab]

It's a simple way to say that the frog jumped several times in order to reach the leaf.

 

[Tdol]

I wouldn't use it outside a story for very young children.

 

[diamondcutter]

Can we simply sayaddy frog jumped, jumped, jumped, and sat on a leaf in the pond?

 

[Rover_KE]

'Daddy frog went jump, jump, jump' is more mellifluous than 'Daddy frog jumped, jumped, jumped'.

I presume 'YONG LEANERS' should be 'YOUNG LEARNERS'.

 

[Tdol]

Can we simply sayaddy frog jumped, jumped, jumped, and sat on a leaf in the pond?

We can, noting Rover's comment above.