There was once a peasant who had driven his cow to the fair, and sold her for seven thalers. On the way home he had to pass a pond, and already from afar he heard the frogs crying, "Aik, aik, aik, aik." - "Well," said he to himself, "they are talking without rhyme or reason, it is seven that I have received, not eight." When he got to the water, he cried to them, "Stupid animals that you are! Don't you know better than that? It is seven thalers and not eight." The frogs, however, stood to their, "aik aik, aik, aik." - "Come, then, if you won't believe it, I can count it out to you." And he took his money out of his pocket and counted out the seven thalers, always reckoning four and twenty groschen to a thaler. The frogs, however, paid no attention to his reckoning, but still cried, "aik, aik, aik, aik." - "What," cried the peasant, quite angry, "since you are determined to know better than I, count it yourselves," and threw all the money into the water to them. He stood still and wanted to wait until they were done and had brought him his own again, but the frogs maintained their opinion and cried continually, "aik, aik, aik, aik," and besides that, did not throw the money out again. He still waited a long while until evening came on and he was forced to go home. Then he abused the frogs and cried, "You water-splashers, you thick-heads, you goggle-eyes, you have great mouths and can screech till you hurt one's ears, but you cannot count seven thalers! Do you think I'm going to stand here till you get done?" And with that he went away, but the frogs still cried, "aik, aik, aik, aik," after him till he went home quite angry. 

从前有个农夫，赶着一头母牛去集市出售，结果卖了七个银币。 在回家的路上，他经过一个池塘，远远地就听到青蛙们在叫："呱--呱--呱--呱--。""嘿，"农夫自言自语地说，"你们真是在胡说八道。我只卖了七个银币，不是八个。"他走到池塘边，冲着青蛙喊道："你们这些愚蠢的东西！难道你们还没有搞清楚吗？是七个银币，不是八个！"可是青蛙还在那里叫着："呱，呱，呱，呱。""我说，要是你们真的不相信，我可以数给你们看。"农夫说着便从口袋里掏出钱来数，并把二十个小钱算成一个银币，结果数来数去还是七个银币，然而青蛙们根本不管他数出来的钱是多少，只管一个劲地叫着："呱，呱，呱，呱。""什么？"农夫生气地喊道，"要是你们自以为懂得比我还多，那你们就自己去数吧。"他说着把钱全部扔进了水里。 他站在池塘边，等待着青蛙们把钱数完后还给他，可是青蛙们却固执己见，仍然叫着："呱，呱，呱，呱。"它们再也没有把钱还回来。 农夫在那里等了很久，一直等到天黑，才不得不回家。临走的时候，他大声骂青蛙："你们这些水鬼，你们这些蠢货，你们这些阔嘴巴、鼓眼睛的家伙！你们整天吵得别人耳朵根不得清静，而你们居然连七个银币都数不清！你们以为我会一直呆在这里等着你们把钱数清吗？"他说完这番话就走了，而青蛙们还在喊着：
"呱，呱，呱，呱"，气得他到家时仍然憋着一肚子气。