Frog

The Frog and the Oxby Aesop“Oh, Father,”said a little frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pond,“I have seen such a terrible monster! It was as big as a mountain, with horns on his head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two.“Tush, child, tush,”said the old frog, “that was only the famrer'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 watch.”So he blew himself out, and blew himself out, and blew himself out.“Was he as big as that?”he asked. “Oh, much bigger than that,”said the young frog.Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the ox was as big as that.“Bigger, Father, bigger,”the young frog replied.So the old frog took a deep, deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said in a strained voice:“I'm sure the ox is not as big as….”But at that moment he burst.MORAL: Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

寓言故事，吹牛、自信的青蛙！

一只小青蛙对坐在池塘旁的父亲说他看见一只庞然大物，像山一样大，长着角和长长的尾巴，蹄分为两趾。老青蛙说：“那只不过是农夫的牛而已。它并没有多大，可能只比我高一点点。我可以轻而易举地把我自己吹得很宽大，你瞧。”说着他便吹呀，吹呀，一个劲地往大吹自己。他问小青蛙：“牛有我这么大吗？”小青蛙说：“比你大多了。”老青蛙又往大吹自己。然后又问小青蛙牛有这么大么。“比你大，父亲，比你大，”小青蛙答道。老青蛙深深地吸了口气，又吹呀，吹呀，吹呀，胀呀，胀呀，胀呀。然后用紧张的嗓音说道：“我敢肯定牛没有我这么……”就在这时他给胀破了。我要知道我做的有多好。