THE HARES AND THE FROGS

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."

Moral: Never think that just because you can't change your negative qualities, you are a failure and will never have a chance of succeeding.

Reflection: In the story, the hares have given up. One of them tries to kill himself by jumping off the precipice towards a deep lake. The others were about to do the same, when the frogs in the banks of the lake jumped into the water. Seeing this, they halted and thought that these frogs gave up and killed themselves.

Whenever we feel like stuck to a problem and cannot escape, we think that it's the end. We think that there's no hope, and the only thing left is to give up. Actually, we can put an end to our sufferings, as long as we have the determination.