FableNº 68

The Frogs at the Dried-Up Pond

Two frogs lived in a pond; but when summer dried it up, they left it to look for another. They then came upon a deep well. Seeing it, one said to the other, "Friend, let's go down into this well together." "But," replied the other, "if the water in this well dries up too, how shall we get back out?"

Do not enter an undertaking without first considering how you will leave it.

Moral

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