Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness.
The Frogs who Wished for a King
The Frogs were tired of governing themselves. They had so much
freedom that it had spoiled them, and they did nothing but sit
around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that
could entertain them with the pomp and display of royalty, and rule
them in a way to make them know they were being ruled. No milk and
water government for them, they declared. So they sent a petition to
Jupiter asking for a king.
Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep
them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge
log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The Frogs hid
themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be
some fearful giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable
King Log was. In a short time the younger Frogs were using him for a
diving platform, while the older Frogs made him a meeting place,
where they complained loudly to Jupiter about the government.
To teach the Frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane
to be king of Frogland. The Crane proved to be a very different sort
of king from old King Log. He gobbled up the poor Frogs right and
left and they soon saw what fools they had been. In mournful croaks
they begged Jupiter to take away the cruel tyrant before they should
all be destroyed. "How now!" cried Jupiter "Are you not yet content?
You have what you asked for and so you have only yourselves to blame
for your misfortunes."
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