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“Oh, Father, I saw a terrible monster!” a little Frog said to its father, who was sitting beside a pool. “It was as big as a mountain. It had horns on its head and a long tail. Its feet were hard and split down the middle.”
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The Frog and the Ox
A frog tries to swell herself to the size of an ox.
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Little Frog describes a huge animal
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SpanishBeginner · La rana y el bueyFrenchBeginner · La Grenouille et le BœufGermanBeginner · Der Frosch und der OchseItalianBeginner · La rana e il buePortugueseBeginner · O sapo e o boiPolishBeginner · Żaba i wółRomanianBeginner · Broasca și boulHungarianBeginner · A béka és az ökörDutchBeginner · De kikker en de osSwedishBeginner · Grodan och oxenNorwegianBeginner · Frosken og oksenDanishBeginner · Frøen og oksen
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