The hares oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed，with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below。As they scampered off in large numbers to carry out their resolve，The frogs lying on the banks of the lake heard the noise of their feet and rushed helterskelter to the deep water for safety。On seeing the rapid disappearance of the frogs，One of the hares cried out to his companions： “Stay， my friends ，don‘t do as you intended， for you now see that they are creatures who are still more timid than ourselves。”

野兔們對自己過於懦弱的性格而感到羞愧，他們對整日對敵人侵犯的戒備也早已厭倦，所以一致同意到高高的懸崖上去集體自殺，跳到下面深深的湖水裡，就再也沒有這麼多煩惱和憂愁了，以結束這無聊的日子，這天所有的野兔都聚集到一起蹦蹦跳跳，同去履行許下的諾言。他們的腳步聲驚動了河岸上的青蛙，使得那些膽小的小動物都趕快慌慌張張的跳到水裡去，看到這種場面，一隻野兔似有所悟。他對大家說：“朋友們，等一等，別那麼急著去尋短見，你們看這世上還有比我們更膽小的動物呢，人家都好好的活著，咱們又何必那麼想不開呢！”