The Hares, oppressed with a sense of their own exceeding timidity, and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined¹ to put an end to themselves and their troubles, by jumping from a lofty precipice² into a deep lake below. As they scampered³ off in a very numerous body to carry out their resolve, the Frogs lying on the banks of the lake heard the noise of their feet, and rushed helter-skelter to the deep water for safety. On seeing the rapid disappearance⁴ of the Frogs, one of the Hares cried out to his companions: "Stay, my friends, do not do as you intended; for you now see that other creatures who yet live are more timorous⁵ than ourselves."

We are encouraged by seeing others that are worse off than ourselves.