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Aesop’s Fables - Naxos, The Hares and the Frogs

The Hares and the Frogs

The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run. One day they saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake hard by, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the water. ‘Truly,' said one of the Hares, ‘things are not so bad as they seem:

‘There is always someone worse off than yourself.'

The Hares and the Frogs Die Hasen und die Frösche Las liebres y las ranas Les lièvres et les grenouilles Le lepri e le rane ウサギとカエル 산토끼와 개구리 Zające i żaby As lebres e as rãs Зайцы и лягушки Yabani Tavşanlar ve Kurbağalar Зайці та жаби 野兔和青蛙 野兔和青蛙

The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know where to go. كان الأرانب البرية مضطهدين من قبل الوحوش الأخرى، ولم يعرفوا إلى أين يذهبون. 산토끼들은 다른 짐승들에게 너무 핍박을 받아 어디로 가야 할지 몰랐어요. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run. بمجرد أن رأوا حيوانًا واحدًا يقترب منهم، كانوا يركضون. 한 마리의 동물이 다가오는 것을 보자마자 도망치곤 했습니다. One day they saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake hard by, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. في أحد الأيام، رأوا مجموعة من الخيول البرية تتدافع، وفي حالة من الذعر انطلق جميع الأرانب البرية إلى بحيرة قريبة، مصممين على إغراق أنفسهم بدلاً من العيش في مثل هذه الحالة المستمرة من الخوف. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the water. ولكن عندما اقتربوا من ضفة البحيرة، هربت مجموعة من الضفادع، التي شعرت بدورها بالخوف من اقتراب الأرانب البرية، وقفزت في الماء. ‘Truly,' said one of the Hares, ‘things are not so bad as they seem: قال أحد الأرانب البرية: "في الحقيقة، الأمور ليست سيئة للغاية كما تبدو:

‘There is always someone worse off than yourself.' "هناك دائما شخص أسوأ حالا منك."