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Once upon a time a little frog, on his way from school, saw a great creature drawing a load of hay.
He had never seen an ox before; so he ran to tell his mother.
“O mother!” he cried, “I have seen a wonderful creature. It was as large, as large” —But he did not know how to tell.
“As large as I am?” said the mother.
“Oh, much larger!” answered the frog.
“As large as this?” asked the mother, and she began to puff herself up.
“Oh, much larger!” replied the little frog.
“As large, then, as this?” said the mother, and puffed herself till she burst.
It is indeed hard for a frog to become as big as an ox.
中文阅读
从前有只小青蛙，在上学路上看见一头巨大的动物，拉着一车干草。
小青蛙以前从来没见过牛，于是就跑去告诉妈妈。
他喊道：“啊，妈妈！我看见了一只奇妙的动物，它的个头就跟……就跟……”他不知道怎么说了。
青蛙妈妈说：“就跟我一样大？”
小青蛙回答：“啊，大得多！”
青蛙妈妈就开始吸气鼓肚子，又问：“就这么大？”
小青蛙回答：“啊，大得多！”
“那么，这么大？”妈妈把肚子鼓得越来越大，最后撑爆了。
青蛙想要变得跟牛一样大，确实太难了。