The Fox and the Crow

Read and practice vocabulary about this fable

1. The Fox and the Crow Aesop’s Fables

2. Characters Crow Fox

3. Vocabulary Clever: very smart. Horrible: very unplesant and awful. Greedy: wanting to have more than other needs.

4. A Fox was walking in the woods one day. He saw a crow sitting on a tree branch. A piece of cake was in its beak. The fox was hungry, and the cheese looked delicious.

5. The fox was very clever. He had an idea about how he could get the cheese.

6. “Hello”, said the fox. “You look very beautiful today. I am sure such a beautiful bird can sing a beautiful song.”

7. The crow was very happy. Without thinking, she opened her beak to sing. Two things happened next. First, the air was filled with a horrible sound: “Caw, caw!”. Second, the cheese fell. The fox caught it in his greedy mouth.

8. “Thank you”, said the fox. “Now please stop making that terrible noise!.”

9. ACTIVITY

10. A very smart person is called c __ __ __ __ _r_ . G __ __ __ __ __ people usually want more of money . A machine’s noise can be a h __ __ __ __ __ __ __ sound . Complete the sentences with the correct word.

11. A very smart person is called c _l_ _e_ _v_ _e_ _r_ . G _r_ _e_ _e_ _d_ _y_ people usually want more of money . A machine’s noise can be a h _o_ _r_ _r_ _ i _ _b_ _l_ _e_ sound . Complete the sentences with the correct word.