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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.
One day, the Frog was intent on
mischief. He tied the foot of the Mouse
tightly to his own. Thus joined
together, the Frog led his friend the
Mouse to the meadow where they usually
searched for food.
After this, he gradually led him towards
the pond in which he lived, until
reaching the banks of the water, 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 sputtered and drowned in the water,
and his poor dead body floating about on
the surface.
A Hawk observed the floating Mouse from
the sky, and dove down and grabbed it
with his talons, carrying it back to his
nest. The Frog, being still fastened to
the leg of the Mouse, was also carried
off a prisoner, and was eaten by the
Hawk.
"Choose your allies
carefully" |
