English Stories
Morals for kids – Aesop’s Fables – Fox And The Crow.
Never trust everyone who tries to please you.
Narrator:
One day, while he was out walking, a fox saw a crow swoop down and pick up a piece of cheese in its beak. The crow then flapped its wings and flew up onto a high branch in a nearby tree.
CROW: Mmmm mmm!
Fox (said the fox to himself.): That’s a tasty-looking piece of cheese. Hey, I should have that cheese. I’m the fox and I deserve it. I’m a sly, smooth-talking fox too. I’ll have it soon enough.
Narrator:
The fox walked over to the foot of the tree.
Fox: Hi, Miss Crow.
Narrator:
Naturally, she was taught never to speak with her mouth full, so she doesn’t greet the fox when he arrives to sit under her branch.
Fox: How are you today? You’re looking mighty fine. Is there something different about you? Your feathers look so glossy and black and your eyes are sparkling like diamonds
Narrator:
The crow didn’t answer with her mouth full of cheese.
Fox: If you can sing as good as you look then I’ll have to call you Queen of all Birds.
Narrator:
Flattered by all the compliments from the fox, and wanting to be called Queen of all Birds, the crow lifted her head and began to sing.
CROW : Grak! Graaak! Grak!
But the moment she opened her mouth, down fell the cheese into the waiting mouth of the fox below.
Fox: Yes!!! I got what I wanted.
Crow: Oh no, I dropped the cheese! you’ve stolen my dinner!
The fox looked up at the sad crow in the tree…
Fox: Not at all! ( licking his lips) It was a fair enough trade! Vain crow, with your head up in the trees! You got the compliments, and I got the cheese! Mm! It’s so delicious!
Moral:
Never trust flattery.
