A gentle retelling for listeners ages 3–5 of Aesop’s fable from The Aesop for Children (1919): a sly Fox praises a Crow’s feathers and begs her to sing, and when she opens her beak to caw, her cheese drops straight into his mouth.
Read first 3 pagesThe opening of The Fox and the Crow: A Gentle Retelling, free to read.
Early one sunny morning, the Fox trotted along through the trees. Sniff, sniff, sniff! His nose was hunting for something good to eat.
High in a tree, he spotted a Crow on a branch. The Fox had seen plenty of crows before. But this Crow had a treat. A bit of cheese was tucked in her beak!
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