The Frog and the Bull

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Aesop's Fables: The Frog and the Bull

"Oh Father," said a little to the big one sitting by the side of a , "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was as big as a mountain, with on its head, and a long .

"Tush, child, tush," said the old Frog, "that was only FarmerĀ“s . 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 blew himself out, and blew himself out, and blew himself out. "Was he as as that?" asked he.

"Oh, much than that," said the young Frog.

Again the old one blew out, and asked the young one if the Bull was as big as that.

"Bigger, father, bigger," was the reply.

So the Frog took a breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and . And then he said: "I'm sure the Bull is not as big as this. But at this moment he .

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

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