Jose: Yesterday I read a fable about a frog.

He thought he could be as big as an ox…

Ming: So he kept blowing himself up and finally died, right?

Jose: Yes! That’s exactly what happened.

Ming: Ha! Ha! I know Aesop’s Fables like the back of my hand.

Jose: How about fables in your language?

Ming: I know them even better!

In Chinese we have a fable about a praying mantis.

It tried to stop a carriage and finally was run over by it.

Jose: That’s interesting.

Are there any Chinese phrases about frogs?

Ming: Sure! “A frog in the well” means a person who thinks he knows everything, but in fact doesn’t.

Jose: Oh! Speaking of frogs, in English we have another phrase:

“to have a frog in one’s throat.”

Ming: Oh, yuck! What does that mean?

Jose: Ha! Now it’s my turn to teach you, Miss Frog in the Well.

Ming: What!?