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Lesson 1

The Frogs and the Well

Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place. Let us jump in and settle here." But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend. Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?"

Key Vocabulary Words and Phrases

marsh - wet area, pond - Pantano
to dry up - to loose all water - Secarse
damp - humid, wet - Humedo
by and by – over time, eventually – a la larga, eventualmente
well - hole in ground used to access fresh water – pozo (de agua en este caso
to settle - to begin living in a new place - instalarse
                                            to leap - to jump into - Saltar                                         wiser – mas sabio

Moral

Look before you leap. - Look at all sides of a situation before making a decision.

Questions / Discussion

• Why did the Frogs decide to move?
• Why did they decide not jump into the well?
• Vocabulary Building - Make a list of words related to these categories presented in the fable: