ists ▁Category : C yc lo - cross ▁cycl ists ▁Category : C ape ▁Ep ic ▁cycl ists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁F rog ▁and ▁the ▁Mouse ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁A es op ' s ▁F ables ▁and ▁exists ▁in ▁several ▁versions . ▁It ▁is ▁number ed ▁ 3 8 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Perry ▁Index . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁Eastern ▁versions ▁of ▁uncertain ▁origin ▁which ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁A ar ne - Th om pson ▁type ▁ 2 7 8 , ▁concerning ▁un natural ▁relationships . ▁The ▁stories ▁make ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁tre acher ous ▁are ▁destroyed ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁actions . ▁ ▁The ▁Greek ▁f able ▁and ▁media eval ▁variations ▁The ▁basic ▁story ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁mouse ▁that ▁asks ▁a ▁f rog ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁stream ▁and ▁is ▁secured ▁to ▁the ▁f rog ' s ▁back . ▁Mid way ▁across , ▁the ▁f rog ▁sub mer ges ▁and ▁d row ns ▁the ▁mouse , ▁which ▁flo ats ▁to ▁the ▁surface . ▁A ▁passing ▁k ite ▁pick s ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁car ries ▁the ▁f rog ▁after ▁it , ▁eventually ▁e ating ▁both . ▁Other ▁versions ▁dep ict ▁them ▁as ▁friends ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁together ▁or ▁else ▁ex ch anging ▁hospital ity . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁various ly ▁interpreted ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁O do ▁of ▁Cher it on ‘ s ▁version ▁does ▁not ▁demonstrate ▁tre ach ery ▁but ▁only ▁fool ish ▁association ; ▁through ▁trust ing ▁to ▁the ▁f rog