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Encyclopedia > The Frog and the Ox

One of the fables of Æesop

The Story

Once upon a time, there lived a frog colony in a small pond. The leader of the frogs was very egoistic and was an expert at spinning the yarn. He considered himself to be the most powerful of them all. One day, there came an Ox at the pond to drink some water. Looking at the Ox, all the frogs got very excited and started thinking about this huge animal they had never seen before. They started discussing about the size of the animal. The leader of the frogs immediately got very excited. He proclaimed that he could also be the same size as the Ox. The other frogs were in awe. The leader started to demonstrate how big he could really become. He started inhaling air profusely and inflating himself. Then he asked the other frogs, "Aren't I as big as the Ox?" "Not yet," replied the others. He inflated himself a little more and asked again, "Am I as big now?" "Not really," replied the others. He inflated himself a little more. "Now?" He asked. "Still nowhere in comparison," replied the others. He kept on inflating himself, but without a positive answer. He went on further, and Boom!! the leader could not take it any further. He burst like a overaired baloon and died!!


Morale of the story: Keep to your limitations.



 

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