Aesop’s Fables, THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWK

THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWK

A Mouse and a Frog struck up a friendship; they were not well mated, for the Mouse lived entirely on land, while the Frog was equally at home on land or in the water. In order that they might never be separated, the Frog tied himself and the Mouse together by the leg with a piece of thread. As long as they kept on dry land all went fairly well; but, coming to the edge of a pool, the Frog jumped in, taking the Mouse with him, and began swimming about and croaking with pleasure. The unhappy Mouse, however, was soon drowned, and floated about on the surface in the wake of the Frog. There he was spied by a Hawk, who pounced down on him and seized him in his talons. The Frog was unable to loose the knot which bound him to the Mouse, and thus was carried off along with him and eaten by the Hawk.

THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWK الفأر والضفدع والصقر LA SOURIS, LA GRENOUILLE ET LE FAUCON

A Mouse and a Frog struck up a friendship; they were not well mated, for the Mouse lived entirely on land, while the Frog was equally at home on land or in the water. نشأت صداقة بين فأر وضفدع؛ ولم يكن بينهما تناغم جيد، إذ كان الفأر يعيش على الأرض فقط، بينما كان الضفدع يشعر بأنه في منزله سواء على الأرض أو في الماء. Une souris et une grenouille se lient d'amitié ; elles ne sont pas bien accouplées, car la souris vit entièrement sur terre, tandis que la grenouille est aussi à l'aise sur terre que dans l'eau. In order that they might never be separated, the Frog tied himself and the Mouse together by the leg with a piece of thread. ولكي لا ينفصلا أبدًا، ربط الضفدع نفسه والفأر معًا من ساقه بقطعة من الخيط. Afin qu'ils ne soient jamais séparés, la grenouille s'attacha à la souris par la jambe avec un morceau de fil. As long as they kept on dry land all went fairly well; but, coming to the edge of a pool, the Frog jumped in, taking the Mouse with him, and began swimming about and croaking with pleasure. طالما ظلوا على الأرض الجافة، كان كل شيء يسير على ما يرام إلى حد ما؛ ولكن عندما وصلوا إلى حافة البركة، قفز الضفدع فيها، وأخذ الفأر معه، وبدأ يسبح ويصدر صوتًا ممتعًا. Tant qu'ils restèrent sur la terre ferme, tout se passa assez bien ; mais, arrivant au bord d'une mare, la grenouille sauta dans l'eau, entraînant la souris avec elle, et se mit à nager et à coasser avec plaisir. The unhappy Mouse, however, was soon drowned, and floated about on the surface in the wake of the Frog. لكن الفأر التعيس غرق سريعًا، وطفا على السطح في أعقاب الضفدع. La malheureuse souris, cependant, fut bientôt noyée et flotta à la surface dans le sillage de la grenouille. There he was spied by a Hawk, who pounced down on him and seized him in his talons. وهناك رآه صقر، انقض عليه وأمسك به بمخالبه. Là, il est épié par un faucon qui se jette sur lui et le saisit dans ses serres. The Frog was unable to loose the knot which bound him to the Mouse, and thus was carried off along with him and eaten by the Hawk. لم يتمكن الضفدع من فك العقدة التي تربطه بالفأر، فحمله الصقر معه وأكله. La grenouille ne parvint pas à défaire le nœud qui la liait à la souris, et fut donc emportée avec elle et dévorée par l'épervier.