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  • THE FOX AND THE CROW A version of the tale by thefablecottage.com Early one morning, a fox is walking through the woods.

  • He is hungry, and he is looking for something to eat.

  • He sees a crow sitting on the highest branch of a tree.

  • The crow has a piece of cheese in her beak.

  • Mmm, I love cheese, thinks the fox.

  • I think I've found my breakfast.

  • But how can I get the cheese?

  • He thinks and he thinks.

  • Then he has a clever idea.

  • I will make her talk.

  • He sits at the bottom of the tree and looks up at the crow.

  • Good morning, Miss Crow, he says.

  • It's a lovely day, isn't it?

  • The crow looks down at the fox.

  • She says nothing.

  • I said good morning, says the fox.

  • Did you hear me?

  • Maybe you can't hear me up there.

  • The crow is suspicious.

  • She holds the cheese tightly in her beak and says nothing.

  • Hmm, this is not so easy, thinks the fox.

  • But he doesn't give up.

  • He smiles at the crow.

  • You know, you really are the most beautiful bird, he says.

  • Your feathers are so shiny.

  • Your eyes are so intelligent.

  • Your beak is so, erm, pointy.

  • Everything about you is perfect.

  • Still, the crow says nothing.

  • So the fox says, tell me, Miss Crow, is your voice also magnificent?

  • I hear that you have the most wonderful voice.

  • Please sing for me just one song.

  • Then I can tell everyone you really are the most incredible bird.

  • The queen of all birds, in fact.

  • This makes the crow feel good.

  • She wants everyone to know she has a wonderful voice.

  • She wants everyone to know that she is the queen of all birds.

  • She smiles a little smile.

  • Then she smiles a big smile.

  • Then she opens her mouth to sing her best song for the fox.

  • And plop!

  • The cheese drops out of her beak and falls straight into the mouth of the fox.

  • He swallows it in one gulp.

  • Mmm, thank you for the delicious breakfast, Miss Crow, laughs the fox as he walks away.

  • Have a lovely day.

  • Moral.

  • Beware of flatterers.

  • They often want something from you.

THE FOX AND THE CROW A version of the tale by thefablecottage.com Early one morning, a fox is walking through the woods.

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