The Frog in the Well

Once there was frog who had lived in well all his life and had never before seen what was beyond the well. He thought the sky was a small blue patch and that the well was the deepest thing in the world. One day a wise old turtle who had seen many places noticed the well,and, being curious, peered inside. All he saw was a frog staring lazily into space. The turtle asked, "Have you ever seen the sky? Is it not so large and beautiful? And the sea is the widest, deepest thing in the world." The turtle thought that surely the frog would know all these things, and would start a conversation, for the turtle thought the frog looked rather bored. Much to his surprise however, the frog looked irritably at the turtle and said,"Are you kidding? The sky is a small blue patch and my well is the deepest and widest thing in the world." Finally the turtle understood that the frog had never before seen the outside world and replied," Come with me. See what you have been missing". The frog decided this was a chance for adventure, and so hopped obediently out of the well. And what a sight greeted him! He saw the wide, blue sea and the lovely sky. He saw flowers and birds and grass. At last he learned that while he was stuck in the well, the world haved moved on to new and wondorous things. He never wanted to miss anything again, and so traveled along with the old turtle, and when the old turtle died, the frog took his place as greatest animal traveler of all time. The End