FableNº 201

The Lion and the Frog

A lion, on hearing a frog croaking, turned round at the sound, thinking it was some big animal. He waited a while, then, seeing it come out of the pond, went up and crushed it, saying, "What! Is it with such a size that you make such cries!"

*Loud words often conceal a complete lack of substance.

Moral

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