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!”
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.
by JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (1621-1695)
Public Domain Poetry






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Thanks heaps! 😊
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Tony,
Be who we are and not pop at the seams. Pop! Gary
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Nicely put, Gary!
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Pop!
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RIP frog
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May it rest in pieces. 😛
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😁
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I love the little bits!
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Nice and crispy! Just like chicken! 😆
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So I’ve been told. Best served with garlic butter.
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P.S. Most of La Fontaine’s fables came to us in Russian translation, billed as authored by Ivan Krylov. La Fontaine was never mentioned.
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Oh, now that’s interesting. I never knew that!
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Tati probably knows, although it could’ve all changed after perestroika.
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Poor little frog with big ambitions!
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At least it went out with a… well, bang. 😋
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That happens quite often when ambitions are too high – or too wide.
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🤣
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Oh my!
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It’s quite a to do! 😛
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😅
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🤣🤣 reminds me of that Monty Python sketch with the large guys eating till he explodes.
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That left quite the impression the first time I ever saw it. 😆
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😜👍
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