In Perry 268, the earthworm envies the snake and stretches out to equal the snake in length until it bursts into pieces. In Perry 371, the same story is told about a lizard trying to equal the length of a snake.
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Perry 376: English translations
AESOP'S FABLES IN LATIN - Fable 14 DE RANA ET BOVE
Commentary: Segmented version of the Latin text for easy reading.
Simplified Fable: Simplified version of the Latin text for pre-reading.
Barlow 26: English translation of the fable.
Morals: Original Latin moral, with translation.
Proverbs: Notes to the proverbs printed with this fable.
Macrons: Fable text with macrons.
Word List: Interactive online English word list.
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Crossword: Crossword puzzle based on vocabulary for this fable.
Digital Book: Digital facsimile of page from Barlow's 1687 publication.
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