Long time ago, there lived two fish and a frog in a pond. One day, when the three friends were talking to each other on the edge of the pond, while some fishermen passed by. They were carrying baskets and nets with them. They saw the pond full of various fishes. They said to one another, "This pond seems to be full of fish. Let's come tomorrow and catch them."
When the fishermen left the place, the frog said to the fish, "Friends, I have heard the fishermen talk. They will come tomorrow with the net to catch the fish. Let's leave this pond immediately and go to some other pond to save our lives."
The two fishes laughed at the frog and did not take his advice seriously. They replied "Don't be afraid. the fishermen will never come back to catch us. But even if they do, they'll never be able to catch us, as we're good swimmers and we know how to save ourselves."
But the frog had sensed the danger. He said, “But I am no expert swimmer. I'll leave this pond along with my family by this evening, to settle down in some other pond or well."
The same evening, the frog abandoned the pond along with his family and went to a nearby pond. The next day, the fishermen came to the pond. They cast their nets and caught all the fishes. The two fish tried to escape, but in vain. They also got trapped in the net and died.
The frog and his wife watched his friends caught in the net.But, they could do nothing. He saw the fishermen returning with a lot of fish in their net. He felt sorry and sad for his friends. Had they listened to him, they would have been alive.
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