The Frogs Who Desired a King

From Aesop's Fables by Aesop
Frogs ask Jupiter for a king, are given a passive log, complain, and receive a devouring stork, a political fable about discontent with mild rule.
The Frogs Desiring a King

Famous warning: 'Better no rule than cruel rule'; cited throughout political philosophy.

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