▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁that ▁the ▁f rog ▁is ▁preferred ▁by ▁the ▁k ite ▁for ▁its ▁fat ness , ▁since ▁the ▁virt uous ▁mouse , ▁being ▁content ▁with ▁little , ▁is ▁" sl ender ▁and ▁lean ". ▁L yd gate ' s ▁account ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁more ▁vern ac ular ▁versions . ▁In ▁William ▁Ca xt on ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁f ables , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁rat ▁on ▁pil gr image ▁who ▁asks ▁the ▁f rog ' s ▁help ▁to ▁cross ▁a ▁river . ▁A ▁Scottish ▁poem ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁The ▁P add ock ▁and ▁the ▁Mouse ▁appears ▁among ▁Robert ▁Henry son ' s ▁Mor all ▁Fab ill is ▁of ▁E so pe ▁the ▁Ph ry g ian ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁expanded ▁version ▁of ▁E ust ache ▁D esch amps ’ ▁version , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁f rog ▁offers ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁journey ing ▁mouse ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁gra in ▁fields ▁on ▁the ▁stream ' s ▁other ▁bank . ▁Henry son ▁interpre ts ▁the ▁tale ▁in ▁his ▁con cluding ▁bal lade , ▁making ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁“ F oul ▁mind ▁is ▁hid ▁by ▁words ▁both ▁fair ▁and ▁free ” ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁better ▁to ▁be ▁content ▁with ▁one ' s ▁lot ▁“ Th an ▁with ▁companion ▁w icked ▁to ▁be ▁pa ired ”. ▁ ▁Renaissance ▁versions ▁The ▁media eval ▁theme ▁of ▁unw ary ▁trust ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁The ▁f able ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁translated ▁into ▁German ▁by ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁in ▁ 1 5