A MOUSE who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed

　　an intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived for the most part

　　in the water. The Frog, one day intent on mischief1, bound the

　　foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the

　　Frog first of all led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where

　　they were accustomed to find their food. After this, he

　　gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until

　　reaching the very brink2, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the

　　Mouse with him. The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam

　　croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. The unhappy Mouse

　　was soon suffocated3 by the water, and his dead body floated about

　　on the surface, tied to the foot of the Frog. A Hawk4 observed

　　it, and, pouncing5 upon it with his talons6, carried it aloft. The

　　Frog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse, was also

　　carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the Hawk.

　　Harm hatch, harm catch.