The BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE is an epic or parody of The Illiad, attributed to the blind poet Homer, by the Romans.
The Germans has used the parody to describe disputes such as the one between The School of Math and The School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study located in Princeton, NJ, USA.
It is an independent post doctoral research centre for theoretical research and intellectual inquire.
PLOT: A MOUSE drinking water from a Lake MEETS the FROG king, who invites him to his house.
As the FROG king SWIMS ACROSS the Lake, the MOUSE, who does not know how to swim, SITS ON HIS BACK.
While on the water, THEY ARE CONFRONTED BY A FRIGHTENING WATER SNAKE. As a way to save his life, the FROG DIVES, FORGETTING about the MOUSE, who DROWNS.
Another MOUSE WITNESSES the scene FROM THE BANK of the Lake, and RUNS TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT IT.
The LAND of the MICE ARM THEMSELVES FOR BATTLE to AVENGE the FROG king's TREACHERY, and SEND A HERALD to the LAND of the FROGS with a DECLARATION OF WAR.
The FROGS BLAME THEIR KING, who ALTOGETHER DENIES the INCIDENT.
In the meantime, ZEUS, seeing the brewing war, PROPOSES that the gods take sides, and specifically that ATHENA help the MICE.
Athena was the goddess of Wisdom, Courage, Inspiration, Civilization, Law and Justice, Just Warfare, Mathematics, Strength, Strategy, The Arts, Crafts, and Skill.
Athena refuses, saying that MICE have done her a lot of mischief. Eventually the GODS DECIDE TO WATCH RATHER THAN GET INVOLVED.
A BATTLE ensued and the MICE PREVAIL.
ZEUS summons a FORCE OF CRABS TO PREVENT COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE FROGS.
Powerless against the armored CRABS, the MICE RETREATS, and the ONE-DAY WAR ENDS AT SUNDOWN.
