Aesop's Fables
THE
HARES,
oppressed by their own exceeding
timidity and weary of the
perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty
precipice into a deep lake below. As they
scampered off in large numbers to carry out their
resolve, the
Frogs lying on the banks of the lake heard the noise of their feet and rushed
helter-skelter to the deep water for safety. On seeing the rapid disappearance of the Frogs, one of the Hares cried out to his
companions: "Stay, my friends, do not do as you
intended; for you now see that there are
creatures who are still more timid than ourselves."