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在一片潮湿的沼泽里，住着一群青蛙。他们谁也不听谁的，整天“呱呱呱”地吵架。青蛙们对这种日子觉得厌烦了，便委派代表去向天神祈求一个国王，来 管理他们的生活。 天神知道青蛙头脑简单，便抛下一块木头到沼泽里。青蛙们被那木头所激起的水声吓了一跳，都躲到水里去。但是他们看那木头浮在水面不动，便游到水面上来，一点也不怕，还轻视地爬上木头坐着。 青蛙们认为天神派了这样呆笨的王来管理他们，真是岂有此理，便再委派一个代表，去向天神请求，希望另外再派一个国王来。 天神派了一条鳗鱼去统治他们。青蛙们见鳗鱼和善，并无国王的威严，又去请天神替他们再选一个国王。 天神问：“你们到底想要怎样的国王呢？ ” 青蛙们说：“高大、稳重、威风、不多嘴、长得好看一点，就够了。” 照他们的要求，天神给青蛙送来一尊高大成严的青蛙雕像，做蛙群的国王。 青蛙们对这个国王又满意，又尊敬，又害怕。他们跪在国王面前，很久都不敢抬头。 终于，有一两只胆大的青蛙抬头了，其他的青蛙也抬头了。有几只青蛙敢坐起来了，其他的青蛙也坐了起来。有一只顽皮的青蛙甚至坐到国王的身边去， 另一只居然跳到国王的头上，惹得青蛙们一场大笑。 青蛙们对这个国王一点兴趣也没有了。他们又向天神祈求一个厉害的国王来。 天神答应了，派灰鹤去做蛙群的新国王。 这个新国王可真厉害，他决不饶过任何得罪他的青蛙，把犯错的青蛙一口吞下肚。并且，他总能找出每一只青蛙的错误！于是，新国王一日三餐吃得饱饱的。 没多久，沼泽地带的青蛙给灰鹤吃得干干净净，一只也不剩。 故事哲理 向天神求王，青蛙们却嫌东嫌西，终于招来祸害。不求人最好，“求”时也应自我约束，否则必招致不友善的对待. The Frogs That Wanted a King There was a group of frogs who quarrelled endlessly. They finally sent a representative to heaven, requesting for a king to run their community. The God of Heaven thought the frogs were simple- minded, so He just dropped a piece of wood into the marshland. At first, the frogs were frightened by the splashing water when the wood hit the ground, so they hid themselves under water. Later, they found that the wood stayed still on the surface, so they overcame their fear and showed up. Some even climbed up to sit on the wood with despising looks. The frogs were so upset that the God of Heaven had sent such a dumb king. So once again they sent a representative to beg for a new king. This time，the God of Heaven sent them an eel. The frogs found the eel too kind-hearted without the dignity and prestige of a king. So they requested for yet another king from the God of Heaven. The God of Heaven asked, “What kind of king do you actually want?” The frogs said, “Big-sized, matured, dignified, not too talkative, and a little bit good-looking. That will do” The God of Heaven now gave them a high and mighty frog statue to be their king. The frogs seemed to be satisfied with their new king which was both re-spected and feared. They knelt down before the king, not daring to raise their heads for quite some time. Later, a few frogs daringly raised their heads, followed by the rest. Some even started to sit upright. So did the others. A naughty frog sat next to the king, while an-other hopped onto the king’s head. The frogs burst into laughter. The frogs soon got bored with their king so they begged the God of Heaven for a more powerful king. The God granted their request and sent a gray crane to take the post. The new king was so merciless that he never for-gave any frog who offended him. The wrongdoers were eaten as penalty. What’s more, he had the right to find fault with any frog! Hence, the king enjoyed three sumptuous meals daily! Soon, all the frogs in that place were eaten up by the gray crane. Unwise choices may invite self-destruction. |
