019. THE FROGS AND THE DRIED-UP POND. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]
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The Two Frogs
078. THE TWO FROGS. One hot sultry summer, the lakes and ponds being almost everywhere dried up, a couple of frogs agreed to travel together in search of water. At last they came to a deep well, and sitting upon the brink of it, began to consult whether they should leap in or not.
One of them was for it, urging that there was plenty of clear spring water, and no danger of being disturbed.
“Well,” says the other, “all this may be true, and yet I cannot come into your opinion for my life; for if the water should happen to dry up here too, how shall we get out again?” [more info]
One of them was for it, urging that there was plenty of clear spring water, and no danger of being disturbed.
“Well,” says the other, “all this may be true, and yet I cannot come into your opinion for my life; for if the water should happen to dry up here too, how shall we get out again?” [more info]
The Two Frogs
14. THE TWO FROGS. Two frogs lived in a marsh. The marsh having been dried up by the heat of the summer, the frogs made up their minds to leave it and look for another home. After travelling for some time they came to a very deep well.
"Oh," cried one of the frogs, "now we shall perhaps be more comfortable! There is surely water here. Dear friend, let us both leap to the bottom and see."
"No," answered the other, who was wiser and more thoughtful than his friend; "the water in this well may be dried up too, and if this is so and we leap to the bottom, how are we to climb up again?" [more info]
"Oh," cried one of the frogs, "now we shall perhaps be more comfortable! There is surely water here. Dear friend, let us both leap to the bottom and see."
"No," answered the other, who was wiser and more thoughtful than his friend; "the water in this well may be dried up too, and if this is so and we leap to the bottom, how are we to climb up again?" [more info]
The Two Frogs
2.52. THE TWO FROGS. One hot sultry summer, the lakes and ponds being almost everywhere dried up, a couple of Frogs agreed to travel together in search of water. At last they came to a deep well, and sitting upon the brink of it, began to consult, whether they should leap in or no. One of them was for it; urging, that there was plenty of clear spring water, and no danger of being disturbed. Well, says t'other, all this may be true; and yet I can't come into your opinion for my life: For, if the water should happen to dry up here too, how should we get out again?
On things of moment with thyself debate,
Nor, inconsiderate, change thy present state,
Nor on the specious good lay too much stress,
Lest greater Ills incur, in shunning less. [more info]
On things of moment with thyself debate,
Nor, inconsiderate, change thy present state,
Nor on the specious good lay too much stress,
Lest greater Ills incur, in shunning less. [more info]
The Two Frogs
07. THE TWO FROGS
The fierce rays of Old Sol had dried up the lake.
Two frogs, dwelling near, had new quarters to take.
In search of new lodgings they entered a dell,
When suddenly coming upon a deep well,
One said to the other: "How lucky we are
To find such snug quarters without going far.
Let's jump in at once and enjoy the cool water,
So nice and so deep, it may never be hotter."
"Stop! Stop!" cried the other, who had taken a peep,
And found that the well, though quite cool, was quite deep.
"I, for one, am not now very anxious to die,
Which we surely would do if the well should go dry."
Before taking new quarters, 'tis well, I've no doubt,
To first ascertain just how to get out.
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The fierce rays of Old Sol had dried up the lake.
Two frogs, dwelling near, had new quarters to take.
In search of new lodgings they entered a dell,
When suddenly coming upon a deep well,
One said to the other: "How lucky we are
To find such snug quarters without going far.
Let's jump in at once and enjoy the cool water,
So nice and so deep, it may never be hotter."
"Stop! Stop!" cried the other, who had taken a peep,
And found that the well, though quite cool, was quite deep.
"I, for one, am not now very anxious to die,
Which we surely would do if the well should go dry."
Before taking new quarters, 'tis well, I've no doubt,
To first ascertain just how to get out.
[more info]
The Frogs and the Well
203. THE FROGS AND THE WELL. Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place: let us jump in and settle here." But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend: supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"Think twice before you act. [more info]
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