Fable
The Frog and The Mouse
A young Mouse in search of adventure was
running along the bank of a pond where lived a Frog. When the Frog saw the
Mouse, he swam to the bank and croaked:
"Won't
you pay me a visit? I can promise you a good time if you do."
The
Mouse did not need much coaxing, for he was very anxious to see the world and
everything in it. But though he could swim a little, he did not dare risk going
into the pond without some help.
The
Frog had a plan. He tied the Mouse's leg to his own with a tough reed. Then
into the pond he jumped, dragging his foolish companion with him. The Mouse
soon had enough of it and wanted to return to shore; but the treacherous Frog
had other plans. He pulled the Mouse down under the water and drowned him. But
before he could untie the reed that bound him to the dead Mouse, a Hawk came
sailing over the pond. Seeing the body of the Mouse floating on the water, the
Hawk swooped down, seized the Mouse and carried it off, with the Frog dangling
from its leg. Thus, at one swoop he had caught both meat and fish for his
dinner.
Moral
–
Those who seek to harm others often come to harm themselves through their
own deceit.
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