The Fighting Bulls and the Frogs
The story “The fighting bulls and the Frogs” is a very famous Aesop’s Fables story which is more than a few hundred years old. In this story, a very poor fisherman caught a small fish and has to decide if he wants to keep it or set it free….
Story:
Once upon a time, there was a marsh next to a large farm. In the field next to the marsh, there lived a big bull. No bull comes to the marsh since the grass in the farm was very tasty.
One day a second bull came to the field and the two bulls began to fight. They fought because both wanted to eat the same grass.
A wise old frog saw this fight and became very frightened. They began to pack their bags.
The young frogs asked, “CROAK! CROAK! CROAK! Old Frogs, why are you leaving? The two bulls will soon end the fight. What are you afraid of?”
The wise old frog said, “CROAAAK! CROAAAK! CROAAAK! The bulls are fighting. There will be a winner. There will be a loser. The loser has to leave the farm. Where will the bull go to? The bull will come and live in the marsh. If he comes here, he will trample over us and kill us.”
The young frogs said, “CROAK! CROAK! CROAK! Ha Ha. He is so scared. We shall stay here. The bull cannot trample on us.”
The bull stopped the fighting and the old bull lost the fight. He came to live in the marsh and trampled all over the young frogs.
Moral of the story:
The moral of the Aesop’s Fable is that “When the great fall out, the weak must suffer for it.”
Other stories which you can read
| The Farmer and His Sons |
| The Farmer and the Cranes |
| The Farmer and the Snake |
| The Farmer and the Stork |
| The Fisherman and the Little Fish |
Questions on “The Fighting Bulls and the Frogs“
- Who are the main characters of the story?
- What did the wise old frog say to the young frogs?
- What did the young frogs laugh and say to the old frog?
- What happened in the end of the story?
- What is the moral of the story?
Answers:
- The main characters of the story are two bulls and some frogs.
- The wise old frog said, “CROAAAK! CROAAAK! CROAAAK! The bulls are fighting. There will be a winner. There will be a loser. The loser has to leave the farm. Where will the bull go to? The bull will come and live in the marsh. If he comes here, he will trample over us and kill us.”
- The young frogs said, “CROAK! CROAK! CROAK! Ha Ha. He is so scared. We shall stay here. The bull cannot trample on us.”
- The bulls stopped the fighting and the old bull lost the fight. The new bull came to live in the marsh and trampled all over the young frogs.
- The moral of the Aesop’s Fable is that “When the great fall out, the weak must suffer for it.”
The fighting bulls and the Frogs – PDF
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