Story Week 13

The Proud Toad

The Ox was roaming the field. It was a hot day so she decided to stop a get a drink at the pond. She was trying to relax and cool off. She stopped underneath a tree by the pond and decided to rest. All was good until a toad started croaking in her ear to get her attention. Startled because she thought she was alone, she asked him, "Hi, do you need something." 

The Toad responded, "Only a second of your time dear, then you'll stick by forever."

Disgusted by his confidence and overestimation of himself, she tried to deflect. She just wanted to relax at the pond, but he kept following her around the edges. "Um, what do you mean?" She finally responded when she could not lose him. 

"You're the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. I am going to wow you so you stay here forever." He sang. 

"Oh. Are you? But I like guys who are tall, bigger, and stronger than me?" 

The Toad immediately was offended but then retorted, "Well, I can get bigger."

"Show me." She challenged him. 

With that, he puffed and puffed until his chest was full of air. The ox laughed at his attempt. "You're still too small! Try some more"

A toad with a large chest

Determined, he puffed his chest, even more, straining his skin from green to red, but he still was less than a quarter of her size. So, he tried to puff again one more time to satisfy the ox. However, this puff was too much. With the intake of air, the Toad split in half. 

Author's Note- The Proud Frog Aesops Tales

This story is loosely based on The Proud Frog. However, since it is one of Aesop's tales, it is written in a strange hard to understand rhyme. I did not want to try to replicate that, so I wrote it in much more simpler and easy to understand language. However, I kept the story relatively the same. What I did change was the details. I made the frog into a toad because toads are load and larger than frogs. It made more sense for a toad to get the ox's attention and attempt to be the same size. I also changed the circumstances the toad increases its size. I thought this situation was more relatable and more fun than a little competition- imagine a toad liking an ox!

Reading B: Week 13

Aesop's Tales

Wolves

A wolf and lamb were drinking. The wolf accused the lamb of something he didn't do. The crane told him that is was the ram. The wolf killed the crane. 

The wolf and dog were talking and the dog agrees to serve the wolf. It is what he enjoys. 

Cats and Weasels

The roman caught a weasel to catch mice in his house. He caught mice. He couldn't get them by might anymore because he was old, so he tricked him.

The Sneaky Little Weasel

Insects

The ant and the fly were fighting. 

Then the grasshopper joins in. They are fighting over women. Then the owl who wants quiet kills the grasshopper who is the loudest. 

More Frogs

The ox and the frog were having a conversation. The ox wanted to see how big the frog could get. SO the frog puffs until it could be bigger than the ox but it puffed itself until it burst into two.

Reading A: Week 13

Aesop’s Fables 

The Gods

Jupiter and Apollo have a shooting contest. Jupiter is so much bigger than Apollo he is able to hit things as far as Apollo can shoot an arrow. 

A cat falls in love with a man and has Aphrodite turns her into a person. They got married but because she was first a cat. 

More Fables about People

A stingy man would not touch any apples until they started to rot. Then his son ate the good ones because he was saving the bad ones for him.

Asses

An ass thought his life sucked so he dressed up as a lion. He thought he would be more powerful as a lion. However, he was caught by it was obvious he was an ass. 

 The ass talks with the monkey and complains about his place in his life. However, he is humbled and  decides it could be worse. 

A Cute Donkey (Ass)