Jupiter and the Frogs
The Frogs were sad / to have no ruler of their own.// They sent

カエルたちは悲しんでいた/

自分たちの支配者がいないことを。//

messengers to Jupiter,/ father of gods,/ asking for a King.// He, seeing their

らはユピテル神に使者を送った / 神々の父 /simplicity, / cast down a large log into their pond.// The Frogs, scared atの素朴さを見て、/

the splash of its fall, / hid deep in the bottom of the pool.// But they sawの落下による水しぶきに怯えて、/

that / the log did not move, / and they swam again to the top of the water,/

その丸太が動かずにいること /felt no fear, and came to laugh at it.// They even climbed up and sat upon

ず、その丸太をあざ笑うようになった。//

it.// After some time, / they began to think it wrong / to have a ruler so

しばらくして、/

lifeless, so still.//

じっとしたままの支配者を持つことを。//

They sent a second message to Jupiter.// They prayed/ that he

王を求めて//

大きな丸太を彼らの池に投げ捨てた//彼

ユピテル神は、彼らカエルたちは、その丸太池の底深くに隠れた。//

しかし、彼らは見た /そして彼らは再び水の上まで泳ぎ /恐怖を感じ彼らはその上に登って座りさえした。//

彼らは、これが間違っていると思い始めた / これほど生気のない、彼らはユピテル神に二度目の伝言を送った。//

彼らは祈った/ユピテwould set over them another King.// He gave them an Eel / to govern

ル神が別の王を立ててくれるように。//

them.// When the Frogs found out his easy ways, / they sent a third time

らを治めるために。//

カエルたちは彼の安易なやり方を知ると、/ユピテル神に三to Jupiter / to beg that he would choose for them / another, a stronger

度目の伝言を送り、/自分たちのために選んでくれるよう懇願した/

King.// Jupiter, now angry at their complaints, / sent a Heron, who preyed

別の王を。//

upon the Frogs / day by day, till there were none left / to croak upon the

サギはカエルを捕食し、/pond.//がいなくなるように。//

Vocabularysimplicity

ユピテル神は、今度は彼らの不平不満に怒り、/
日ごとに、一匹もいなくなるまで/もっと強いサギを送った。//
池の上で鳴くもの＊TIPS＊ 王様を求めるカエルたち
単純さcast down

地面に投げるinto
set over

ユピテル神は、彼らにウナギを与えた / 彼

complaint

文句

イソップ寓話の一説。

prey upon

餌食にする

食べるに困らない平和な池のカエルたちが「こんなに退屈なのは命令してくれる王様がい打ちのめすないからだ」と神様に、自分たちの王を求めます。何もしない丸太の王を馬鹿にし、言う中にことを聞くうなぎの王を不要とし、最後は力ある王のサギに食べられてしまう。本来は満任ずる（誰か、また何かの上の立場に）※無断複製禁止 All rights reserved.

たされている現状に不満を抱き、他者へ高望みし、努力しないままでは、力あるものに良い様にされる。自分自身がしっかり判断して物事を進めていく大切さが描かれている。

＊裏面の問題は音読を毎回 40 分以上反復してから挑戦しましょう＊The Frogs were sad to have no ruler of their own. They sent

Question 1: Why do the frogs ask for a king?

_________ to Jupiter, father of gods, asking for a King. He, seeing their__________________, cast down a large log into their pond. The Frogs,
scared at the splash of its fall, hid deep in the bottom of the pool. But theysaw that the log did not move, and they swam again to the top of the water,felt no fear, and came to _________ at it. They even climbed up and_______________. After some time, they began to think it wrong to have aQuestion 2: Why does Jupiter get angry at the frogs?

ruler so lifeless, so still.
They sent a second message to Jupiter. They prayed that he would
set over them _________ King. He gave them an Eel to govern them. When
the Frogs found out his easy ways, they sent a third time to Jupiter to beg
that he would choose for them another, a stronger King. Jupiter, now angry

Question 3: What kind of king do the frogs want?

at their _________, sent a Heron, who preyed upon the Frogs day by day,till there were none left to croak upon the pond.

Summarize: (Summarize the story, mentioning the three kings of the frogs, and what becomes of them)

＊Background knowledge:
Aesop was an ancient Greek slave. He is famous for compiling orcomposing a great many fables. Legend has it that Aesop was incredibly
ugly, but was gifted the ability to tell stories by a goddess because he waskind to her priestess. He used his ability to embarrass philosophers andkings and peoples. The people of Delphi forced him to jump off a cliff for
his imprudent impudence.

＊Summary Sample Answer（Very Short）
The frogs ask Jupiter for a king, and he gives them a log. Disappointed,
the frogs ask for another king. They are sent an Eel, but complain again,
and get a Heron which eats them.

（50 ~80 words）＊Q&A Sample Answer
Q1: The frogs want to be like everyone else. They want to be cool. They
want a big empire with a glorious king.
Q2: Jupiter gets angry because the frogs are never happy, and theycomplain, and they are foolish.
Q3: The frogs want a king that is strong, and must be feared, but does
only what they want him to do.

The frogs ask Jupiter for a king, and he gives them a log. Disappointed
by how the log does nothing, the frogs ask for another king. They aresent an Eel, but complain again because the eel is too easygoing. Jupiteris irritated by their discontent, and sends a Heron to be their king. TheHeron eats every last frog.