The Ox And The Frog
An Ox drinking at a pool trod on a brood of young frogs and crushed
one of them to death. The Mother coming up, and missing one of her
sons, inquired of his brothers what had become of him. "He is dead,
dear Mother; for just now a very huge beast with four great feet came
to the pool and crushed him to death with his cloven heel." The Frog,
puffing herself out, inquired, "if the beast was as big as that in
size." "Cease, Mother, to puff yourself out," said her son, "and do
not be angry; for you would, I assure you, sooner burst than successfully
imitate the hugeness of that monster."
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