Once upon a time, all frogs used to live a happy life in a swamp. The swamp was very marshy and therefore provided a perfect home for all of them. The frogs were so happy that they did not care about anything or anybody in their lives. Those that lived near them neither troubled them nor interfered with their lives in any way.
As time went by, some frogs thought that it was not right to live without a proper constitution to guide their actions and a king to rule them. This group of frogs was so determined to get a king that they sent a petition to Jove for their demands to be met as soon as possible. Jove was their god whom they worshipped and went to in times of need. Jove was so faithful that he always granted them their requests and wishes.
The frogs continually cried unto Jove to send them a king who would bring some order in their lives. Jove became amused by their continuous petitions and later decided to honor their request by sending them a huge Log as their new king. The splashing of the Log in the midst of the swamp caused a commotion and the frogs were very frightened by what was going on at that time.
The frogs saw the huge Log as a horrible monster that had been thrown there to harm them and hurriedly rushed to the bank fearing for their lives. After observing the Log from the bank and realizing that it was not moving, some two daring frogs moved towards the Log and tried to touch it but the Log did not move.
The most daring of all the frogs jumped upon the Log and started to play and dance on the Log. The rest of the frogs joined the first one after realizing that the Log was not harmful.
The frogs went about their daily business after some time without taking notice of the new king that Jove had sent them. The frogs became bored with King Log and were no longer excited about the new king that Jove had sent them. This happened after King Log had been in their midst for quite some time and they never so any change.
Things remained as they were before the king was sent and many frogs thought that King Log did not suit them in any way. After some time, the frogs sent another petition to Jove demanding for a real king to rule upon them. Jove became very angry with this latest petition and he immediately decided to punish them by sending a big Stork that destroyed all of them. The frogs tried to repent but it was too late for Jove to change his mind.
There are quite a number of moral lessons that can be learnt from this fable. To begin with, Jove represents the Almighty God who controls the lives of human beings and who should not be questioned in any way. The other moral lesson is that everything that human beings desire is not necessarily good for them.
The fable teaches people to be contended with what God has given them and to stop complaining and moaning all the time. Complaining is a sin and people should repent as soon as possible before the punishment comes.