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A tile design by William de Morgan, 1872 (Victoria & Albert Museum). The majority of literary allusions to the fable have contrasted the passivity of King Log with the energetic policy of King Stork, but it was pressed into the service of political commentary in the title "King Stork and King Log: at the dawn of a new reign", a study of Russia written in 1895 by the political assassin Sergey ...
Splashed with mud by the Frog chieftain Pelobates, he breaks his foe's leg with a stone, but is disemboweled by Craugasides before he can kill Pelobates. Pternoglyphus, "the ham-scraper", terrifies Calaminthius, who flees into the lake, casting aside his shield. Pternophagus, "the bacon-eater", the Mouse-king, crushed by Hydrocharis with a stone.
The Greeks and Romans associated frogs with fertility and harmony, and with licentiousness in association with Aphrodite. [4] The combat between the Frogs and the Mice (Batrachomyomachia) was a mock epic, commonly attributed to Homer, though in fact a parody of his Iliad. [8] [9] [10] The Frogs Who Desired a King is a fable, attributed to Aesop.
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He made Le mariage de Babylas (Midnight Wedding), L'épouvantail (The Scarecrow, 1921 ), Les grenouilles qui demandent un roi (alternately called Frogland and The Frogs Who Wanted a King, 1922), Amour noir et blanc (Love in Black and White, 1923), La voix du rossignol (The Voice of the Nightingale, 1923) and La petite chateuse des rues (The ...
Hop-Frog reacts severely to alcohol, and though the king knows this, he forces Hop-Frog to consume several goblets full. Trippetta begs the king to stop. Trippetta begs the king to stop. Though Trippetta is said to be a favorite of his, he pushes her and throws a goblet of wine into her face in front of seven members of his cabinet council.
A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion.
Dr. Slick and the Street Frogs: The Comic Strip (TV series) A group of hip hop frogs who are trying to make it big in the rap industry. They are led by Dr. Slick and star in a segment in the series. Croaker (Frog) Maya the Bee A green frog who lives in the pond with green eyes, long tongue, and one of the main antagonists. Ed Bighead: Rocko's ...