Two Frogs were neighbours. One lived in a marsh, where there was plenty of water, which frogs love: the other in a lane some distance away, where all the water to be had was that which lay in the ruts after rain. The Marsh Frog warned his friend and pressed him to come and live with him in the marsh, for he would find his quarters there far more comfortable and—what was still more important—more safe. But the other refused, saying that he could not bring himself to move from a place to which he had become accustomed. A few days afterwards a heavy waggon came down the lane, and he was crushed to death under the wheels.
两只青蛙是邻居，其中一只住在一片沼泽里，那里有大量的水（青蛙都很喜欢水），另一只住在稍远处的一条小路上，那里只有雨后的车辙里才有水。沼泽里的青蛙警告朋友，督促他快点搬来沼泽和自己一起生活，这里远比小路那边更加舒适，而且更重要的是，还更安全。但是另外那只青蛙却拒绝了，说自己不愿意离开一个已经住惯了的地方。过了一段日子，有一辆满载沉重货物的货车驶到了那条路上，那只青蛙被车轮碾死了。