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The frog and the ox
1. THE FROG AND THE OX
NARRATOR At theside of a pondsit a smallfrog and a
largebullfrog.
LITTLE FROG
Oh Daddy, thereis a terrible monster! He is as big as a
mountain.
He has twohornsonhis head, a longtail and hoovessplit in two!
NARRATOR
Thebullfrogisveryvain.
BULLFROG
Tsk, tsk, mychild, itisonlythefarmer'sox.
He is a littlebiggerthan I am.
LITTLE FROG
Oh, Daddy! He ishuge!
BULLFROG
Watch! I can become as big as he is!
NARRATOR
Bullfrogbreathes in a lot of air and puffshimself up.
BULLFROG
Istheox as big as I am?
LITTLE FROG
Biggerthanthat, Daddy.
NARRATOR
Again, thebullfrogbreathes in topuffhimself up more,
and thenasksthesamequestion.
BULLFROG
Istheox as big as I am?
2. LITTLE FROG
Biggerthanthat , Daddy.
NARRATOR
Once more thebullfrogbreathes in and puffshimself
up as much as possible, and again he asksthequestion.
BULLFROG
Istheox as big as I am?
NARRATOR But at thismoment, he burstslike a
balloonstuckwith a pin. LITTLE FROG Oh Daddy, you are
all flat! NARRATOR The moral of thestory:
Vanitywilloftendestroyyou. (Self-conceitmay lead toself-
destruction.)
Aesops fables