寓言 · 声匠改编 · 3:46
青蛙和牛
两只小青蛙在草地上看见了一头老牛，回家说它大得像座山。爱面子的青蛙妈妈不服气，深吸一口气，把肚子越鼓越大：“有我这么大吗？”
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About this story
《青蛙和牛》出自古希腊的《伊索寓言》，公元 1 世纪的古罗马寓言作家费德鲁斯也用拉丁文写过这个故事，讲一只青蛙看见牛那么大，非要把自己鼓得跟牛一样大。原作里青蛙一次次鼓气，最后把肚子撑破了；这一版让青蛙妈妈“噗”地泄了气、跌进池塘，吃了点苦头才明白过来，更适合小朋友听。
What it teaches
每个人都有自己的样子，不用盲目和别人攀比。不自量力、硬撑着去做做不到的事，只会伤了自己。
Suits
3–8 岁
Tips for telling it
- 青蛙妈妈每鼓一次气，就让孩子跟着吸一口气、鼓一鼓腮帮子，讲到“噗”的时候一起泄气，孩子会笑成一团。
- 老牛的话是故事的另一半：可以和孩子聊聊，青蛙能做哪些牛做不到的事？
- 孩子跟别人比个子、比玩具的时候，拿青蛙妈妈打个比方就够了，不用说教。
Questions people ask
- 青蛙和牛的故事告诉我们什么道理？
- 不要盲目攀比，要量力而行。青蛙妈妈不肯承认牛比自己大，拼命鼓气想变得跟牛一样，结果伤了自己。每个人都有自己的长处，做好自己就很好。
- 青蛙和牛是谁写的寓言？
- 这是古希腊《伊索寓言》里的故事，古罗马的费德鲁斯也写过拉丁文版本；17 世纪法国诗人拉·封丹后来把它写成了寓言诗《想跟牛一样大的青蛙》。
- 青蛙和牛的结局是什么？
- 在伊索和费德鲁斯的原作里，青蛙一次又一次鼓气，最后把肚子撑破了。给小朋友讲的版本常改得温和些，声匠这一版让青蛙妈妈泄了气、掉进池塘，吃了个教训。
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The Tortoise and the Hare
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The Fox Who Borrowed the Tiger's Might
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