The Ox and the Frog

The Ox and the Frog

Once, a group of frogs lived in a little pond. They lived there happily. “ Let’s have a jumping contest. I bet I can jump the highest. ” “ You always want to show off. Go ahead. Show us how high you can jump. ” Frog Al knew how to jump the highest. He had learned how to bounce off a seaweed pod.

This made him jump very high. “ Wow! How does he jump so high?” All the other frogs wanted to jump high, but they could not jump higher than Frog Al did. Frog Al was very proud . “ See, I am better than everyone else. I am the greatest jumper. ” “ I am sure that there is someone who is better than you.

Everyone has at least one weakness. ” “ Yeah, like diving. I am sure one of us can dive further than you. ” “ Oh yeah? Okay then. Let’s have a diving contest! ” All the frogs lined up on the edge of a rock to dive. “ Ready, set, dive! ”

When the other frogs jumped in, Al sank furthest to the bottom. “ See, I told you. I am better than everyone else. I am the greatest. Ha-ha-ha! ” “ Well, maybe you are, but you should not boast so much. ” “ Right. Al, you boast too much. ” One day the frogs were enjoying the sun.

A big ox came to drink at the pond. “ Hey! Let’s get out of here quickly. There’s a huge beast coming! ” “ Yeah! Let’s hide until he leaves. ” But soon they found that the ox was harmless. “ He is only drinking the water. ” So they all came out to admire him. “ Look how huge the beast is! ”