The Fox and the Crow

A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in its beak when a fox came up and saw him. He really wanted that cheese for himself. He stood under the tree and said, “What a beautiful bird! If only his voice was as beautiful as his feathers, he would be the best bird there could be!” The crow was flattered with this and opened his beak to show the fox how beautifully he could sing. Of course, the cheese fell to the ground. The fox grabbed it and said, laughing, “You have a voice, I can see. What you do not have is wits!”

The crow had
1. a mouse.
2. a piece of cheese.
3. a piece of apple.
As the crow sat there, who came up?
1. a blackbird
2. a rooster
3. a fox
The fox wanted
1. a crow dinner.
2. to sit in the tree.
3. to have the cheese.
The fox began to flatter the crow. What does flatter mean?
1. to talk about how great another is
2. to tell lies
3. to move his wings
The flattering of the fox was about the crow’s
1. cheese.
2. beautiful voice.
3. cleverness.
The crow felt flattered and began to sing to show how beautiful his voice was. When he did this, what happened?
1. His voice was beautiful.
2. The fox sang with him.
3. The cheese fell to the ground.
The fox said the crow had a voice but was not
1. beautiful.
2. smart.
3. hungry.
We should be careful of flattery because
1. the person is just telling lies .
2. the person is too proud to admit you are right.
3. the person wants something from you.