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A tree frog with unyielding sprit

(Japanese classical stories) (Chiba)

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　A long time ago, there lived a tree frog which has very twisted mind.

　One day, when he was playing with his friend tree frog, they heard a sound of hoofs suddenly.

“Oh my gosh, my friend tree frog! Here comes a horse!

　We have to run away right now, or we will have a hard kick!”

　But the tree frog puffed his chest up and said proudly,

“Aha, you are such a wimp.

　It is not more than a horse. Why should I run away?

　But if you are afraid, you just run away by yourself.”

“You are so twisted! Do what you want!”

　As he said, he jumped into the grasses along the street.

　Then the horse ran to the tree frog at a furious speed.

“Oh my gosh! What a speed!”

　He also urgently tried to run away, but was picked up with the hoof.

“Aiiieee!!!”

　As he was raising a shout, the horse kicked him to the far distance.

“Hey, my friend! Are you all right?”

　When his friend got out of the grasses anxiously,

　the tree frog was rolling his eyes and having dizziness.

“I told you. You should have escaped with me.”

　However the tree frog stood up totteringly and said proudly,

“What are you talking about? I am totally all right.”

“But I heard when you were kicked,

you screamed “Aiiiieeee!!!” miserably.”

“No, that, that was, that was because the horse was stepping on me.

　So I yelled at him “Stop fooling around!””

“Then what is the reason for your eyes rolling?”

“Oh, that, that was because I was glaring at him with feeling “You bastard!””

“Then what is the reason for you standing totteringly when you got up?”

“Ah, that was because I was going to kick the insolent horse.”

“… OK, All right. I got it.”

　The friend of the tree frog was amazed how absurdly stubborn he was.

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