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The Fox and The Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.

"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.

"Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."

The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.

"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."

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In reality, crows (as true with any bird) can absolutely sing without needing to open and close their beaks. They have no vocal chords and instead use the muscles in their necks to create noises. They are perfectly capable of singing while still holding cheese or a nut in their beak and not dropping it. My parrot (Congo African Grey) always talks and sings while eating her food and never misses a beat or drops her food.

This fable has always bothered me for that reason! I realize it is just a fable though....

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In our society, there are many people like the fox and the crow and there are many fraud. Swindler used to flatter the client. Because the client have something they need. Whenever they need something, they used to tell lies and prase. So I think I would better not belive someone I dont know.

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This story teaches a very good lesson. Everyone likes to hear praise. It makes them feel good about themselves. In personal life or business, people lie to get something they want. We should always be ready for tricks. We should never trust people we dont know.
Tetyana

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This story the fox and the crow is a really good story.I really like the setting because i never have read a story about a tree, where the fox treak a little crow.I think you shut never trust a stranger.Because they try to manipulate you until they get what they want.I rate this story 3 stars because i didnt like how the fox treak a little crow just because he wants the chesse.People shut never do things that they dont want other people do to them.

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This is the Fox and the Crow story. It was written by Aesop.This is a good story. We have been many advise and experience from story. In daily life, we believe sweet voice and praise, we make easily mistake.Be careful what you do.I rate it 3 stars.

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this fable The Fox and the Crow was written by Aesop. I liked this fable because it talkes about the real world. Also it is a very simple story for kids to teach them how to dont trust strange people. I rated this fable 4 stars becuase it doesnt have a good begining. On over all it is a good fable.

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This fable The Fox and The Crow was written by Aesop. I liked this fable because it was easy for everybody to understand. It wanted to teach us not believe in flatterers because they will say or do some good things for their purposes that are not good. If you trust in them, you will lose something. Be careful a flatterer. I rated this story four stars because the beginning of this story is not good, but after that content is good.

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I like this story because it teaches you a good lesson. One, do not trust flatterers, and secondly, do not let yourself fall so conceited with yourself that you actually belive everything they say.

~{Burn}~

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i think...that this story its ver interesting...and this history gives you a reflexion...about to trust in someone...sometimes could be a lie or something like that, so you need to be careful with the people that you dont know who are and more

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I think its a good way to learn the situations of life and I really liked this story because out characters who are not casual, characteristics, how to tell the story is very good, but I think we need to describe a little more details. also has an excellent moral

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“This a funny story and I really like this kind of stories. This story was written by Aesop. He was excellent teacher. He knows to teach children with short story. The author of this story gives us one learning for the future because it shows that you can’t trust people that you don’t know congratulate. I think you most never trust in people that tell you lie because flatterers only need one opportunity to get advantage of you and your generosity. Also in our daily life we can see the people that like foxes and crows. Although we know the fox is a fraud, we also trust it. So I think people must change their attitudes for the flatterers. I recommend this amassing short story to everyone.
sincerely... JCM

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I am an International Student and this story was my first English novel.

That is good story for child. Thats so funny thus exciting and many children can know flattererss bad meaning. I want to read this stroy to my child but I dont have any child. ( I want to make girl friend........ :-) )
This stroy helps to increase English skill and moral action.
I gave 5stars :)

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i like it

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Cute. :D

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good one

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This fable is very significative because
the animals in the fable represents people
in reality. so the fox represents a smart
person and the crow represents a naive
person that enjoys with beautiful words
that others says to him, but that are not
true. so this is an important lesson for
everyone. It learns us dont believe to
strangers, especially those who are
flatterers.

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This fable "The Fox and The Crow" is nice story. You can learn about this story in that do not trust anybody in first meet in every situation because you do not know he wanted.
However,telling lies is bad for communicate each other.Do not always do it.

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too short

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