The Mouse, The Frog, And The Hawk
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A Mouse who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed an intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived for the most part in the water. The Frog, one day intent on mischief, bound the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the Frog first of all led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where they were accustomed to find their food. After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him. The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse was soon suffocated by the water, and his dead body floated about on the surface, tied to the foot of the Frog. A Hawk observed it, and, pouncing upon it with his talons, carried it aloft. The Frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.
The moral of the story is: Harm hatch, harm catch.
Wordchecker
- intimate (adjective): close and personal
- bound (verb): to secure together tightly
- brink (noun): the edge where the water starts
- croak (verb): to make a frog sound
- pounce (verb): to jump on suddenly
- suffocate (verb): to be unable to breathe
- talons (noun): the sharp claws of a bird of prey (e.g. eagle or hawk)
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk is one of the famous Aesop’s Fables. A “fable” is a short story, typically with animals as characters, telling a moral or lesson.
Read by Tara Benwell.
12 comments
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Sam says:
โHarm hatch, harm catchโ I take to mean: if you cause harm, harm will visit you. A bit like:
– the concept of karma
– the saying of Jesus – those who live by the sword will die by the sword
– the saying in the Tao de Ching – the violent and strong do not die a natural death
– the concept of natural justice – you get your comeuppance in the end. Look at Epstein, Weinstein and I suppose Putin before too long. -
m.r.reza says:
what does “Harm hatch, harm catch”mean?
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m.r.reza says:
Tanks http://www.englishclub.com and specially tanks Tara Benwell(you are the best).
even though i didnt understand what does”Harm hatch, harm catch”mean? -
Autumn Stone says:
it is interesting but i have many amounts of questions about this and what is really means
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Victoria says:
history leaves us a very good teaching
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Meibel Valerio says:
It’s a nice story
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David Chaves Quiros says:
A beautiful story ๐
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Valentina Salas says:
The story is very beautiful and the moral is very important
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Andrรฉs 7-1 says:
exelent story
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Emmanuelillo says:
Is a excelent story ๐
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Dashla Mendoza says:
It’s very cute and it has a nice moral
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Mauro Mendez 7-2 says:
this is beautiful ๐