Three friends

I will retell a fable. I follow the traditions. Once upon a time there were three friends: Cricket, Frog and Mosquito. They would go to every place together; they would do everything together. 

One day Frog said: “Once the water returns into the river, perhaps we’ll catch a carp. Let us take up a net and go searching. Mosquito said: “Yes, let’s go! I’m certain that there are many". Cricket said: “Come, let’s go, we will get and lack for nothing".

They continued together. They said someone should not precede another, because else (literally: it is like that), all their friendship would be spoiled. They reached the bank of the water. Frog said: “Well, Cricket. It is of a truth we came to fish, but my sight will have to watch out and see for us until the water will be deep; thereafter until there are carps. Till they aren’t, till then let us go somewhere else. Till the water is deep, till then let us go over there.


Questions:

a) What are the names of the three friends?

b) What will they do with the net?

 



Last updated: 09 maart 2006