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The Frogs and the Well
Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot
summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live
in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a
deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other,
"This looks a nice cool place. Let us jump in and settle here." But
the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast,
my friend. Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out
again?"
Мoral: Look before you leap. - Look at all sides
of a situation before making a decision.
Key Vocabulary Words and Phrases
marsh - wet area, pond
to dry up - to loose all water
damp - humid, wet
by and by - overtime, eventually
well - hole in ground used to access
fresh water
to settle - to begin living in a new
place
to leap - to jump into
Questions / Discussion
- Why did the Frogs decide to move?
- Why did they decide not jump into the well?
- Vocabulary Building - Make a list of words related to
these categories presented in the fable:
- nature
- movement
- Do you have any stories / fables in your culture that
has a similar message? If so, try to tell the story or fable in English.
- Have you ever moved? If so, explain why you moved with
as many details as possible.
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