Friends Forever : African Stories

A mouse and a frog were friends. Every morning the frog would hop out of his pond and go to visit his friend who lived in a hole in the side of a tree. He would return home at noon.The mouse delighted in his friend’s company unaware that the friend was slowly turning into an enemy. The reason? The frog felt slighted because though he visited the mouse everyday, the mouse on his part, had never made an attempt to visit him.One day he felt he had been humiliated enough. When it was time for him to take leave of the mouse, he tied one end of a string around his own leg, tied the other end to the mouse’s tail, and hopped away, dragging the hapless mouse behind him.The frog dived deep into the pond. The mouse tried to free himself but couldn’t, and soon drowned. His bloated body floated to the top.A hawk saw the mouse floating on the pond’s surface. He swooped down, and grabbing the mouse in his talons, flew to the branch of a nearby tree. The frog, of course, was hauled out of the water too. He desperately tried to free himself, but couldn’t and the hawk soon put an end to his struggles.In Africa they have a saying: ‘Don’t dig too deep a pit for your enemy, you may fall into it yourself’.

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  • hey emilie

    nice story........really,we should not dig pit for others
  • Farid ,
    you are welcome friend
    Have a nice day

    farid ahmad said:
    hi friend it's a wonderful story
    farid
  • Hello Sara ,

    you are welcome my friend

    Have a nice day

    sara bennnani said:
    hi saso:

    it's a wonderful story it shows how we should treat our friends

    thanks for sharing

    your friend sara
  • hi saso:

    it's a wonderful story it shows how we should treat our friends

    thanks for sharing

    your friend sara
  • Hello jojo ..
    you are welcome dear , iam proud that you like it

    Keep smilling

    jojo said:
    hi saso
    i hope you are fine dear friend
    great story saso thanks for sharing
    best wishes for you
  • My dear lovely Emi ,

    yes dear we should treat people as we like them to treat us .Life is short and we should not wait and lose time , just tell the others our feeling and life will be better .

    Sure dear , we are great friends
    Have a nice day

    Emilie said:
    My dear friend Saso:
    It's a great story ..I enjoyed reading it..I feel very sad for this end of friendship.But you know Saso,it is important to show your friend that you appreciate his\her company , speech,deeds and of course his \her friendship. As you want the people to treat you ,you should treat them in the same way too.
    Have a nice and lovely day dear. We are good friends God Willing.
    Accept my regards my flower Saso..Emi.

  • hi saso
    i hope you are fine dear friend
    great story saso thanks for sharing
    best wishes for you
  • My dear friend Saso:
    It's a great story ..I enjoyed reading it..I feel very sad for this end of friendship.But you know Saso,it is important to show your friend that you appreciate his\her company , speech,deeds and of course his \her friendship. As you want the people to treat you ,you should treat them in the same way too.
    Have a nice and lovely day dear. We are good friends God Willing.
    Accept my regards my flower Saso..Emi.

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