'How now!' cried Jupiter 'Are you not yet content? You have what you asked for and so you have only yourselves to blame for your misfortunes.'īe sure you can better your condition before you seek to change. In mournful croaks they begged Jupiter to take away the cruel tyrant before they should all be destroyed. He gobbled up the poor Frogs right and left and they soon saw what fools they had been. 620564 BCE) was an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. The Crane proved to be a very different sort of king from old King Log. The Frogs Who Wished For A King Aesop 2.50 4 ratings1 review Genres Short Stories Book details & editions About the author Aesop 1,382 books705 followers Aesop (/isp/ ee-sop Ancient Greek:, Aispos, c. To teach the Frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. They have entertained and at the same time planted the ‘reading bug’ in them. Stories have always served a dual purpose with children. In a short time the younger Frogs were using him for a diving platform, while the older Frogs made him a meeting place, where they complained loudly to Jupiter about the government. Home Shop English Graded Readers THE FROGS WHO WISHED FOR A KING. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable King Log was. Home Shop English Graded Readers THE FROGS WHO WISHED FOR A KING. The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant.

Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. So they sent a petition to Jupiter asking for a king.

No milk and water government for them, they declared. They had so much freedom that it had spoiled them, and they did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that could entertain them with the pomp and display of royalty, and rule them in a way to make them know they were being ruled. But one fine day a bull-frog said, The thing We never had and must have is a king So all the frogs. They were tired of living a life without direction and believed that what they needed was a king who would guide them to a better life. The frogs were living happy as could be In a wet marsh to which they all were suited From every sort of trouble they were free, And all night long they croaked, and honked, and hooted. The Frogs were tired of governing themselves. A community of frogs wished to have a King govern them. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe.The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant.The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane.

They did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner, wishing for a government that could entertain them with the pomp and display of royalty and rule them in a way to make them know they were being ruled. They had so much freedom that it had spoiled them. The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne The Frogs Who Wished For A King The Frogs were tired of governing themselves.

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