The Frogs’ Folly: Be Careful What You Wish For

Once upon a times, the Frogs used to live in a free and easy way, each one as he pleased. But the elders among them did not like this. They were tired from this boredom. One day they begged ‘Jove‘ to send a king for them to rule.

‘Jove’ thought it very foolish idea, and tossed a log in to the middle of the pond. The Frogs were scared out of their wits, and plunged at once into the deepest hole. After some time, they peeped out and saw that King Log was stock-still. They began to grow bolder; soon they laughed at King’s Log. Then they jumped up and sat on the log. That was not a king, they said. They again begged to ‘Jove’, and asked him to give them a new king.

This time ‘Jove’ gave them an ‘Eel’. But the ‘Eel’ was stupid, and the Frogs liked him no better. They sent a third time to ‘Jove.’

At this ‘Jove’ was angry, and sent them a king of another sort. He sent them Stork as a King . The King Stork caught the Frogs, one by one, and ate them all, till there was not one of them left in the pond.

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