From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. Laval
Part 1 – Magnificent Stories, Stories of Animals, Anecdotes (Cuentos maravillosos, Cuentos de animales, Anécdotas)
039. The Heron And The Little Toad (El Guairao Y El Sapito)
A Heron was flying over an estuary when he saw a Little Toad, so he came down to eat him; but the Little Toad, who saw him in time, jumped into the water. The Heron, who dabbled in philosophy, said:
Take a look at these fools!
They’d rather drown in this pool
Than passing through my throat. Fools!
—– VOCABULARY —–
Guairao – heron
Por encima de – (directly upwards from) over; (at superior levels than) above; (superior in importance to) before, above; (superior in rank to) higher up than; (superior to) higher than; (not bothered by) beyond; (in spite of) despite
Leso – (fool) (Chile) stupid, dumb
Guargüero – (anatomy) (Cuba) (Peru) (Venezuela) throat