13. The Hares and the Frogs The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts that they did not know where to go. As
soon as they saw a single animal approach them, they used to run. One day they saw a troop of
wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a nearby lake,
determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. But just as they
got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the
Hares, scuttled off, and jumped into the water. "Truly," said one of the Hares, "things are not as
bad as they seem.
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What is the moral of the story?