The Frog that wished to make Herself as big as the Ox

A FROG, no bigger than a pullet's egg,
A fat Ox feeding in a meadow spied.
The envious little creature blew and swelled ;
In vain to reach the big bull's bulk she tried.
" Sister, now look ! observe me close ! " she cried.
" Is this enough ? "—" No ! " "Tell me ! now then see ! "
" No, no ! " " Well, now I'm quite as big as he ? "
" You're scarcely bigger than you were at first ! "
One more tremendous puff—she grew so large—she burst.
The whole world swarms with people not more wise ;
The tradesman's villa with the palace vies.
Ambassadors your poorest Princelings send,
And every Count has pages without end.