“It is not a problem at all! Let us both stand on our hind legs and support each other on our shoulders. Then we could easily have a look at the towns we wish to visit ”, he exclaimed.
As soon as the Kyoto frog shared the idea with his friend, the frog from Osaka jumped on his hind legs and held onto his friend’s shoulders, while the Kyoto frog did the same. The Kyoto frog turned his nose towards Osaka and the frog from Osaka turned his nose towards Kyoto. They held onto each other’s shoulders, clinging tightly to keep from falling off.
The ignorant frogs forgot the fact that their eyes were in the back of their heads. Even though their noses were pointing in the right directions, their eyes could only see the places which they had actually left behind. It was a disappointing sight for both of them.
“Oh God, Kyoto looks very much like Osaka. There is no point in carrying out the journey any further,” cried the Osaka frog.
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His friend was equally disappointed. He said, “Had I known that Osaka looks like a copy of Kyoto, I would have never left my home in the first place.”
Thus disappointed, both the frogs took their hands off from the shoulders of each other and got down on the grass. They bid polite goodbyes and returned back to their homes. Unfortunately, both the frogs led their lives till the very end believing that Kyoto and Osaka were no different towns but looked like mirror images.
Moral: Do not believe all that you see. What we see may not always be real.
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First off I would like to say terrific blog! I had a
quick question that I’d like to ask if you do not mind.
I was interested to know how you center yourself and clear your mind prior to writing.
I’ve had a difficult time clearing my mind in getting my thoughts out.
I do take pleasure in writing however it just seems like the
first 10 to 15 minutes tend to be lost just trying to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or tips?
Cheers!
Outstanding story it is really. My father has been seeking for this tips.
Thanks . It was a good tale to tell my boy.
I liked the story very much simple and with a bit of suspense
found the story in my lafs book, but i lost it, so thanks for another replica of the passage.
I was reading this story to my son, 5, and couldn’t find the ‘next,’ button among the ads so I panicked mid-story and made up my own ending. I told him the frogs made such good friends, they decided to journey together and show off their towns to each other. Once both frogs had visited both towns, they decided they loved each others company and each others towns so much that they decided to live together and travel between places every year. They loved happily ever after! I think I like my version a lot better lmao. Glad I didn’t find the next button haha!
thank you I needed a Japanese folktale for my theater class