’ s ▁offer , ▁both ▁lose ▁their ▁lives ▁when ▁the ▁k ite ▁swo ops ▁upon ▁them . ▁The ▁moral ▁bal lade ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁by ▁E ust ache ▁D esch amps ▁demonstr ates ▁“ How ▁gentle ▁words ▁are ▁frequently ▁de cept ive ”. ▁The ▁mouse ▁is ▁esc aping ▁fam ine ▁and ▁accepts ▁the ▁f rog ' s ▁offer ▁to ▁to w ▁it ▁across ▁the ▁river ; ▁the ▁story ▁then ▁continues ▁as ▁Y so ppe ▁dit ▁en ▁son ▁livre ▁et ▁ra con te ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁A es op ' s ▁account ). ▁Marie ▁de ▁France ’ s ▁story ▁is ▁more ▁circumst ant ial ▁and ▁con cludes ▁differently ▁from ▁most ▁others . ▁The ▁mouse ▁lives ▁content edly ▁in ▁a ▁mill ▁and ▁offers ▁hospital ity ▁to ▁a ▁passing ▁f rog . ▁The ▁f rog ▁then ▁l ures ▁the ▁mouse ▁into ▁crossing ▁the ▁stream ▁on ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁of ▁showing ▁her ▁his ▁home . ▁While ▁he ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁d rown ▁his ▁passenger , ▁the ▁pair ▁are ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁k ite , ▁who ▁e ats ▁the ▁f rog ▁first ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁fat . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁mouse ▁strugg les ▁free ▁of ▁its ▁b onds ▁and ▁surv ives . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁poet ▁John ▁L yd gate ▁expanded ▁Marie ' s ▁story ▁even ▁further . ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁additional ▁detail ▁is ▁the ▁mouse ' s ▁mor alis ing ▁on ▁the ▁happiness ▁of ▁being ▁satisfied ▁with ▁one ' s ▁lot . ▁It ▁is