The Frog Who Wished To Be As Big As The Ox – Jean De La Fontaine Fables

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There was a little Frog

Whose home was in a bog,

And he worried ’cause he wasn’t big enough.

He sees an ox and cries:

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“That’s just about my size,

If I stretch myself–Say Sister, see me puff!”

See me puff!

So he blew, blew, blew,

Saying: “Sister, will that do?”

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But she shook her head. And then he lost his wits.

For he stretched and puffed again

Till he cracked beneath the strain,

And burst, and flew about in little bits.

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Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks  / Adapted from the French of La Fontaine. / Written by, W. T. Larned / Illustrated by, John Rae. / New York, July 1918.

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