Aesop's fable retold
Once two rivals - a mouse and a frog
Engaged themselves in an argument, so hot,
On who was the master of the fen
And many a fiery fights they fought.
Hiding beneath the grass the crafty mouse,
Upon his enemy sudden attacks he'd make
Hiding beneath the grass the crafty mouse,
Upon his enemy sudden attacks he'd make
Oft puzzling the frog at a disadvantage
Who once forc'd his foe a challenge to take.
Gladly accepted the summon the mouse,
And the two champions on the appointed day
With a point of a bulrush each armed
Entered the field with faces beaming and gay.
A kite chanced to be hovering overhead,
Saw the silly creatures in a fight engaged
Swooped down in a wink, seized 'em both
With talons and to her young were carri'd.
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Mandal
Bijoy Beg (MBB) is a poet, writer, author, editor, publisher and patron
of literature and human endeavour in life. Author of two books of poems That
Man (1997) and Evergreen Mirthfest (1998). He is a founder of The Home of
Letters, India.
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