One spring day some naughty boys were playing near a pond. They began to throw stones into the water. In the pond lived many frogs were much afraid of the boys, for the stones hurt some of the frogs. At last an old frog lifted his head out of the water and said, “Boys, please don’t throw stones at us.”
The boys said, “We are only playing.” “I know that, but please stop throwing stones, my boys. What is play to you is death to us,” said the old frog.
So the boys stopped throwing stones and went away.
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春季的一天有些淘气的男孩子在附近一个池塘。他们开始扔石头跳入水中。在池塘里住着许多
青蛙很怕男孩,因为石头伤害一些青蛙。最后一只老青蛙抬起他的头从水中跳出来,说:“弟兄们,请不要用石头打我们。”
男孩说:“我们只是玩。“我知道,但请你不要再扔石头,我的男孩。什么是发挥你的只有死亡说:“对我们来说,旧的青蛙。
所以,孩子们停止了投掷石块就走了。
