The Fox and the Crow

in kid •  8 years ago  (edited)

What type of story books are available? There are many famous picture stories for kids. A huge and growing variety of short stories are available - Short stories with a moral, animal stories, fairy tales, tales of famous people, simplified folk tales and so on, to name just a few. Try to select a book keeping in mind your child's reading ability. For young kids there are many beautiful 'board books' which are very attractive to use and also sturdy enough to resist even rough handling by small kids. Short stories for little kids are preferred with pictures as their attention span is short and so long stories may not hold their attention. Also stories with pictures are loved by kids as they love to see the pictures, and even if they don't understand some of the words in the story, they will comprehend it through the pictures. Short stories for toddlers need to be read out to them and may be very simple stories. In short, a story for kids with pictures holds great appeal.12747137_f520.jpg
One day, Neelam the crow was flying over the trees. She was hungry. She was looking for something to eat. She found a piece of cheese under a tree. “How lucky I am!” said Neelam to herself.
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She picked up the piece of cheese with her beak and flew to the top of the tree. “I shall eat this piece of cheese slowly,” said Neelam to herself. “I have not eaten cheese for a long time. I love cheese.”
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Foxy the fox was walking near the tree. He too was hungry. “I have not eaten anything all day. I am so hungry. I hope I find something to eat,” thought Foxy.
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Foxy saw Neelam sitting on the tree and he also saw the cheese.
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“I must get that piece of cheese from Neelam. But Neelam is very clever. I have to make Neelam drop the cheese.”
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Foxy thought of a plan. He went to the tree where Neelam was sitting and said, “Oh, what a beautiful bird you are! I am sure you have a beautiful voice too. Why don’t you sing for me?”
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Neelam was very happy when she heard these words. She forgot the cheese was in her mouth. She opened her mouth to crow and the cheese fell out.
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Foxy ate the cheese. He laughed at Neelam and said, “You have an ugly voice. I only wanted the cheese. You are a fool!”

Moral

What is the moral of this story? The foolish crow was so proud of its voice that it forgot it had a piece of cheese in its mouth! When the wily fox asks it to sing, praising its "beautiful" voice, the crow is so flattered, it forgets that its voice is actually hoarse.

In order to show off its voice, it opens its mouth to sing and it loses the cheese. Thus, this ancient but popular fable teaches us a valuable lesson and conveys an important moral about pride. It also teaches us to be wary of flatterers.

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haha I remember this when I was 9years old
tnx for bringing up some memories 👍👍

Ur welcome :D