One day the Snake asked the Frog, "who is the fastest between us?" "If you know me, you'll know my character" said the Frog. So the snake challenged the Frog to a mini race. The Snake in a confident state asked the Frog to start while he catches up later. So the Frog started and after a while got to a bush path where a Farmer was resting under a tree. Somehow the Farmer noticed the frog and exclaimed in a native dialect-"awo anaghi agba oso ehihie n'efu. ma onweghi ihe o na-achu, o nwere ihe n'achu ya", meaning-the Frog does not run in the afternoon for nothing. If it is not chasing something then something is chasing it. The words were still in his mouth when the Snake appeared and before any eye could blink the Farmer killed the snake with his cutlass. At the sight of the Snake's lifeless body the Frog exclaimed, "but I told you, If you know me you'll know my character".
The moral of the story is simple: Never pick an opponent before his character.
