Reading Notes: The frog who wished to be as big as the Ox


The section that drew my attention for this weeks reading notes was the Europe Unit: Fables of La Fontaine. The particular story from this was The frog who wished to be as big as the Ox. This was a very interesting poem that really had a deep meaning. In the poem the frog saw the ox and asked the sister if he stretched if he was as big as the ox. The sister said no, so he stretched more and then asked again. She said now so he stretched and puffed again, but then cracked beneath the strain and burst and then flew into little bits. The deeper meaning I got from this was never try to be something that you are not, because trying to be something other than who you are will only hurt you in the end.


(This image depicts the Fable. Source: Frog and the Ox)

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