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Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks

The Frog Who Wished To Be As Big As The Ox.

W. T. (William Trowbridge) Larned translation

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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:

"That's just about my size,

If I stretch myself--Say Sister, see me puff!"

See me puff!
See me puff!

So he blew, blew, blew,

Saying: "Sister, will

that

do?"

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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