Oneday,atigersawafrog(青蛙).Hehadneverseenafrogbefore.Hesaid,"Iwanttoeatyou.Butfirsttellmewhoyouare."

　　Thefrogsaid,"Iamthekingofthefrogs!Icandoallkindsofwonderfulthings."

　　"Really?"saidthetiger,"Canyoushowmewhatyoucando?"

　　"Allright.Let'sjumpacrosstheriver.Icanjumpfurtherthanyou,"answeredthefrog.

　　Theycametotheriver.Thetigerjumpedacrossit.Tohissurprise,hesawthefroginfrontofhim.

　　"I'vebeenwaitingforyou,Mr.Tiger,"saidthefrog,laughing.

　　Whilethetigerhadbeengettingreadyforhisjump,thefroghadcaughtholdofthetiger'stail(尾巴)andpulledsomeoftiger'shair.Butthetigerdidnotknowthis.

　　"Whydoyouhavesometiger'shairinyourmouth?"askedthetiger.

　　"Oh,"saidthefrog,"YesterdayIkilledatigerandatehim.ThesearejustafewofhishairsthatIcouldn'teat."

　　Thetigerquicklyranaway.Onhiswayhomehemetafox.

　　"Whyareyourunningsofast,Mr.Tiger?"askedthefox.

　　Thetigertoldhimthereason.Thefoxlaughedatthetiger.Hesaidthathecouldkillthefrogeasily.

　　"Ifyouthinkyoucankillhim,Iwillgobackwithyou,"saidthetiger,"but,whenyouseehim,Iknowyouwillbeafraidandwillrunaway.We'dbettertieourtailstogethersothatwecanhelpeachother."

　　Sothetigerandthefoxtiedtheirtailstogether.Thentheywenttomeetthefrog.

　　Thefrogsawthem.Hewasveryclever.Hecried."You,sir,areagreatfox.Isthatthetigeryouhavebroughtalongformyeveningmeat?"

　　Thetigerranaway,dragging(拖)thefoxbehindhim.