An Intriguing Story For Kids: The Cunning Fox And The Clever Stork
One good turn deserves another.
Being crafty may not earn you the desired trust. This story is about a cunning
fox who thinks he cannot be beaten in his own game. Do enjoy the story.
An Intriguing Story For Kids: The Cunning Fox And The Clever Stork
A long time ago in the animal
kingdom, lived a very crafty and mischievous fox. He would first speak softly
and sweet to other animals, gain their trust, and then go on to play tricks on
them.
Things usually went as planned for
him. One day, he met a stork. He became friends with the stork and exhibited
his usual antics of speaking softly and sweet to earn her trust. A few days
later, the fox invited the stork to have a feast with him. The stork gladly
accepted the invitation and promised to be there.
The scheduled day of the feast came,
and the stork made her way to the fox’s house. To her greatest amusement and
disappointment, the fox couldn’t keep to his promise of a big feast, he just
offered her soup. The stork realized that the soup was in a shallow bowl when
the fox brought out the soup from the kitchen.
The stork struggled to eat the soup
cause of her long bill, but the fox finished his soup easily from the plate.
“Did you enjoy the soup?” The fox asked having realized that the stork could
barely get a touch on the soup.
“Oh it is very lovely,” the hungry
stork replied but I can’t take any more cause my stomach is full.
“I am very sorry for putting you
through so much trouble,” said the fox
“Oh it is nothing; you don’t need to
say sorry. I have some health challenges and cannot fully enjoy what you have
offered,” the stork replied.
She thanked the fox for inviting her
to his feast and decided to return the offer by inviting the fox to her place
for dinner.
The day agreed upon for the dinner
arrived and the fox got to the stork’s house. After the usual exchange of
pleasantries, the stork brought out the soup she had prepared using a narrow
jar with a long neck to serve it. She was able to finish her soup in no time
cause of her long bill, but the fox kept struggling to reach the soup in the
jar.
The stork decided to check on how
the fox was managing. “Are you enjoying the soup? The stork asked”
The fox recalled the feast he had
with the stork and how poorly he treated the stork, he was very ashamed. I
think I should go now; I am having this pain in my stomach.
Disgraced, he left the stork’s house
running.
Evil always begets evil. Do good
wherever you find yourself. You never can tell what the future holds, being
crafty and mischievous is not the right way to earn people’s trust. Did you
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