急求英语寓言故事
1. The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun
Once apon a time, hen the Sun announced his intention to take a ife, the Frogs lifted up their voices in clamor to the sky.
Jupiter, disturbed by the noise of their croaking, inquired the cause of their plaint.
One of them said, The Sun, no hile he is single, parches up the marsh, and pels us to die miserably in our arid homes. What ill be our future condition if he should beget other suns?'
2. The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hak
A Mouse ho alays lived on the land, by an unlucky chance, formed an intimate acquaintance ith a Frog, ho lived, for the most part, in the ater.
One day, the Frog as intent on mischief. He tied the foot of the Mouse tightly to his on. Thus joined together, the Frog led his friend the Mouse to the meado here they usually searched for food.
After this, he gradually led him toards the pond in hich he lived, until reaching the banks of the ater, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse ith him.
The Frog enjoyed the ater amazingly, and sam croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse as soon sputtered and droned in the ater, and his poor dead body floating about on the surface.
A Hak observed the foating Mouse from the sky, and dove don and grabbed it ith his talons, carrying it back to his nest. The Frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse, as also carried off a prisoner, and as eaten by the Hak.
Choose your allies carefully
3. The Ox and the Frog
Oh Father, said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, I have seen such a terrible monster! It as big as a mountain, ith horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in to.
Tush, child, tush, said the old Frog, that as only Farmer White's Ox. It isn't so big either; he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad; just you see.
So he ble himself out, and ble himself out, and ble himself out.
Was he as big as that? asked he.
Oh, much bigger than that, said the young Frog.
Again the old one ble himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox as as big as that.
Bigger, Father, bigger, as the reply.
So the Frog took a deep breath, and ble and ble and ble, and selled and selled.
And then he said, I'm sure the Ox is not as big as this.
But at that moment he burst.
Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.