November 11 — 15 The Fox and the Crow

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.

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