The Traveling Frog

«The Traveling Frog» — a moral tale by Russian writer Vsevolod Garshin, first published in 1887. It tells the story of a frog that wanted to travel to warmer lands with the ducks, but due to its boasting, it fell from the sky and landed in a swamp. The tale teaches that one should not boast and must make efforts to achieve goals. The collection also includes other stories, such as «The Red Flower», «Bears», «Four Days», «The Signal», «Night», «Nadia Nikolaevna», «The Tale of the Toad and the Rose».