Reading Notes The Tiger and the Frog- Part A

The Tiger and the Frog

Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton with illustrations by Mildred Bryant (1925).

This was a very funny story to read. The tale goes that there was once a frog and tiger who crossed paths. The frog was scared but did not back down. He claimed he was the King of Frogs and was stronger than the tiger. They competed in two events to see who was better. The first they jumped across the river, the frog won. Secondly they threw up. The tiger coughed up water and the frog coughed up tiger hair. He claimed he had eaten a tiger yesterday. So the tiger ventured on his way eventually running into a fox. The fox laughed at him. Saying he could kill the frog in one quick step. So they tied their tales together to go get the frog. As the fox approached he stated, "You're a great fox. You haven't paid your toll to the king to-day nor brought any meat either. Is that a dog you've got tied to your tail and are you bringing him for my dinner?" This sacred the tiger thinking the fox was delivering him to the frog to be eaten. The tiger freaked out instantly turned and ran. The myth has it that if the two are still alive today that they are still running. 



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https://parabola.org/2018/05/27/izanagi-and-izanami-a-japanese-myth-retold-by-paul-jordan-smith/

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