A
MOUSE who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed an
intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived for the most part in
the water. The Frog, one day intent on mischief, bound the foot of
the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the Frog first
of all led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they were
accustomed to find their food. After this, he gradually led him
towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink,
he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him. The Frog enjoyed
the water amazingly, and swam croaking about, as if he had done a
good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated by the water, and
his dead body floated about on the surface, tied to the foot of the
Frog. A Hawk observed it, and, pouncing upon it with his talons,
carried it aloft. The Frog, being still fastened to the leg of the
Mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.
Moral:
Harm hatch, harm catch
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk
Fable
A Fable
by Aesop
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk
What is a Fable? A Fable is a very short story with a Moral. It features
a plant, animal, mythical creature or inanimate object which is brought
to life in the story (anthropomorphised). The moral is explained
at the end of the fable.
Fables are described as succinct, brief, concise or very short stories
with a moral.
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