Storytelling: The Frog that could be
Once upon a time there was a frog and a bull that lived in
the same village, now the village was full of all different kinds of animals
but there was no clear defined ruler. Though since the bull was the largest of all
the residents, he felt that he could appoint himself as the ruler. None of the
other residents agreed with this decision but because they were all scared of
him and his size they just decided it was easiest to go with it.
The bull would strut around the village and pick on all of
the other small animals and order them around. All of the residents did exactly
as he said but only out of fear, that is all but one small frog.
One day the bull approached the frog and told him to go
collect as many flies from the bull’s home as he could. There was to be no
reward and he was forced to work all day and night long. The frog did not
appreciate being treated like this so he decided that he needed to figure out a
way to stand up to the bull.
Source: Flickr (The frog in his natural habitat)
The next night the frog got all the village residents
together secretly and they held a meeting, this meeting was to plan an uprising
against the bull. They all understood that they were individually smaller than
the bull but they then realized that together they had more power than the
bull. The next morning they were all waiting outside the bulls home and as he
awake and came outside for his morning stretch he found them. He was angry but
willing to listen, they explained how they all felt his ruling was unfair and
that everyone’s opinions should be heard. He agreed that they were right and
that this should be a place of equality, he handed over leadership to the frog
and the village lived happily and peacefully ever after.
The End.
Authors Note: My story is based off Aesop’s story Frog and Fish, in this story there is a
small frog and then a large bull that taunts the frog because he is so much
bigger than him. As time goes on the frog realizes that in true the bull is
really no greater than him and he realizes his true self worth. I followed the
original story pretty closely but I did add in some other creative parts to the
retelling of it.
Bibliography: Frogs and Fish from The
Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs (1894)
Web Source: Frogs
and Fish
I love this story! It was really fun to read. I really enjoy reading Aesop Fables and this one was very cool because I had never read it before. Great story and great retelling of that story. I am curious, though, because I don't see where the fish from the original story's title come in. Anyway, really great job and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI loved this story! I thought the plot was so cute. I think the little frog should be the poster child for the phrase "Teamwork makes the dreamwork". I loved the story because it was uplifting. I had never read this fable before, but I think it carries some great lessons in it. Great job on your post, I enjoyed reading it!
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