The Frogs and the Boys
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There was a big pond in a certain village. Many frogs took their shelter in the pond.
Some of them put their heads out of the water and croaked loudly.
One day some naughty boys were playing by the side of the pond.
When they heard the frogs croaking, some of them started to throw stones into the pond for fun.
These stones hurt some of the frogs. All the frogs at once went down into the water.
But the boys did not leave the place. They remained standing there with stones in their hands.
They went on throwing stones at the frogs when they raised their heads above the water.
So an old frog raised his head out of the water and said, "Dear boys, don't throw stones at us, please."
"We're just playing," said the boys, laughing.
"I understand that," said the old frog. "But the stones you throw hit and hurt