The Kingdom of the Frogs
The frog stood proudly after managing to scare away a tiger not once, but twice. Feeling very fortunate to have survived the day, the frog jumped back in the river and went about his day. Little did he know that there was an observer of what had happened that day.
A bird had been perched on a tree branch minding his own business when he heard the exchange between the tiger and the frog. Intrigued about what was to come, the bird decided to stay and watch how the situation would unfold.
The bird was impressed by the frog's ability to convince the tiger that he jumped across the river and that he killed and ate a tiger. He was so impressed that he vowed to tell all of the animals in the jungle the story of how the King of the Frogs was able to defeat the tiger, and even a fox.
News of the brave frog scaring away a mighty tiger quickly made its way throughout the jungle. Soon all of the frogs in the jungle wanted to meet and live with the so called "King of the Frogs." Meanwhile, the frog was just relaxing in his river, completely unaware of what was to come.
Before the frog realized, there were thousands of frogs serving him. The frog embraced his self-anointed role as King of the Frogs, and this is how the Kingdom of the Frogs came to be. Their kingdom was incredible; with burrows running all along the river, lily pads everywhere, and food aplenty. Everything was going perfectly for the kingdom, but the King knew the tiger would return for revenge.
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The tiger found himself on the other side of the jungle after running away from the frog. Embarrassed and exhausted, the tiger finally came to his senses. He felt stupid for believing that a frog could kill and eat a tiger, and knew that there must have been some trickery involved. Anger filled the tiger and he craved revenge. Determined to redeem himself, the tiger made his way back to the river.
After days of trekking through the jungle, the tiger finally arrived. Clouded with blood-thirst and unaware of the newly formed kingdom, he rushed into attack the frog who once embarrassed him. The frogs reacted quickly to protect their king and swarmed the tiger. The tiger was caught off guard and overwhelmed by the number of frogs attacking. Proving too much for him to handle, the frogs successfully drowned the tiger.
In celebration, the frogs cooked the tiger and had a magnificent feast. The Kingdom of the Frogs learned a lesson that would change them forever. They learned that united they stand and divided they fall, for they had strength in numbers.
Author's Note
After days of trekking through the jungle, the tiger finally arrived. Clouded with blood-thirst and unaware of the newly formed kingdom, he rushed into attack the frog who once embarrassed him. The frogs reacted quickly to protect their king and swarmed the tiger. The tiger was caught off guard and overwhelmed by the number of frogs attacking. Proving too much for him to handle, the frogs successfully drowned the tiger.
In celebration, the frogs cooked the tiger and had a magnificent feast. The Kingdom of the Frogs learned a lesson that would change them forever. They learned that united they stand and divided they fall, for they had strength in numbers.
Author's Note
This is my version of a sequel to The Tiger and the Frog. When writing this, I wanted to have all of the lies of the frog in the original to come true. Although he lied about being the "King of the Frogs", I decided it would be fun to have that lie come true. I also wanted the tiger to come back only to find his doom, so I thought creating a kingdom of frogs would be a cool way to accomplish that. One frog obviously couldn't kill a tiger, but maybe thousands of them working together could.
Bibliography
Title: The Tiger and the Frog
Author: A.L. Shelton
Year Published: 1925
Web Site Source: Mythology and Folklore Un-Textbook
Aw, what a good story! I love that you chose to write a sequel to the original story and that you made all the original lies actually come true! This is a great story about teamwork and the importance of working together. It is so ironic that the frog was initially bluffing to scare off the tiger, but because of these bluffs he actually did become the king and defeat the tiger once and for all! Great job. This was really creative.
ReplyDeleteThis was a creative idea to write a sequel for your story instead of just making a new story with different characters or what have you. I really like how you made all of the frog's initial lies come true and it ended up showing the tiger that he had been right to be scared of the King of Frogs and his followers. The picture you selected is perfect for the story!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you decided to write a sequel instead of just retelling the story. That is the first post that I have read where someone did that so it was a nice change to see something so different. I also loved the fact that you have the frog kingdom defeat the tiger in the end. It does show that there is strength in numbers. Overall, I really liked your story.
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