The Fox and the Crow
One day a fox took a walk in the woods.
by Aesop
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The fox saw a crow in a tree.
The crow had a tiny, but very tasty smelling, piece of cheese in her beak.
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“Mmm,” said the fox, “that is one tiny but tasty smelling piece of cheese.”
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The fox wanted that piece of cheese.
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The fox looked up at the crow and said,
She had to think of a way to get the crow to drop it.
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“Look at that beautiful bird! Oh! Is she gorgeous or what?”
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The crow puffed herself up with pride as the fox continued.
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“I’m telling you if that bird could sing, she would be the queen of all birds.”
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“That’s right! The queen of all birds. If she could sing that is.”
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The crow wanted to be known as the queen of all birds,
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and so she opened her beak and let out a...caw!
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Unfortunately, she also let out the tiny piece of cheese.
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The poor crow watched the tiny piece of cheese drop, drop, drop and drop.
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It did not stop until it popped in the fox’s mouth with a tiny kerplop.
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The fox swallowed and said,
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“Ahhh! That was deliciously cheesy and surprisingly easy!”
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And she ran off into the woods with a skip and a hop.
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The crow realized that she had learned a very, very, very, very, very, very, big lesson.
This storybook was produced by the Cornerstones Project at the CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM). Cornerstones is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Steppingstones of Technology Innovation, award #H327A98023.
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[email protected] or 617-300-3400. Or find us at www.wgbh.org/ncam. This version of “The Fox and the Crow” is from Between the Lions, a series on public television designed to help kids learn to read.
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