"Indeed, I shall travel no further!" the first frog exclaimed.

"Kioto is exactly like Tokio. I shall go home at once," he added.

"Tokio is only a copy of Kioto," said the other frog.

"It is not worth while to take the trouble to journey there!" he added
disdainfully.

The two frogs bade each other a polite farewell, and each returned to
his own home town.

To the end of their lives, the two frogs believed that Tokio and Kioto
were really exactly alike.

Neither of the frogs ever again tried to see the world.




THE MERCHANT'S CARAVAN


Once there was a merchant who had fine silks and rugs to sell. He wished
to send his goods to a country on the other side of the sandy desert.

The merchant owned a large caravan of camels, and he employed many men.
Camels were the only animals strong enough to travel over the desert
with the heavy loads.