There
was a snake that was weak with old age. He could no longer hunt frogs and rats
for his food as he used to. Just then he saw a group of young frogs playing
near a pond. They were lead by the the prince of frogs. The old snake suddenly
had an idea. When the curious frogs came closer he spoke to them gently that
they should not fear as he stopped hunting frogs. The prince of the frogs took
the snake to his parents. The king and queen frogs decided to make the old
snake their royal mount. The cunning snake allowed the king, queen and the
prince of frogs to ride on his back. But soon the frogs realized that the snake
moved too slowly. They asked him why he could not move swiftly like the other
snakes. He replied that he had not eaten from many days. The next day the frog
king summoned all the frogs together and made a proclamation that each day two
frogs should go to the snake as his food. The snake became very happy as he got
success for his plan. In just a few days the snake had eaten many of the frogs
in the pond. He was now strong and swift again. At last one day
only the three royal frogs remained. He turned on them with a wicked hiss
and said, “Hiss! Foolish Frogs! I have eaten up all your subjects.
Now you are my prey.” And the snake hunted the three royal frogs too.
Moral:
Doing good to the bad still
yields bad.
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