Friday, May 23, 2014

THE CUNNING FOX

There was a fox which was just a bag of bones, having nothing to eat for days. Deep in his thought near a river, he was thinking about finding ways of catching villagers' fowls for food. He suddenly stood up and shouted to himself: "I've got it! I've got it!” He dashed into the forest. Moments later, he emerged with a drum, a broom, a buCket and a cage in his bands. The fox started to clean an area near the bushes next to the place wh,e re chickens and ducks roamed for food. Seated on a tree stump, he then beat the drum and sung: “La! La! La! La! La! La' The night is lighted by the moon. Come and dance! You! Chickens and ducks with cages. You look beautiful. Come on! Let's dance ... here at the terrace. I have just cleaned it. La! La! La!"

Heard the, strange sound of drum and singing, the chickens, which were nearby, were very surprised and tried to look for the source. They spotted a fox beating a drum and swaying from side to side, and came up to it. The fox increased his voice and invited the birds to dance. A virgin hen could not control herself at the beat of the music. She then started to dance and gracefully swayed in front of a cock. The more momentum the music tune gathers, the more dancers there are. They joyfully danced in circle.

The fox stopped beating the dmm. He clapped his hands and praised: "Fantastic! Excellent! You all good dancers ... “While dancing, the chickens -spotted the broom and asked: "Dear Brother Fox! What is the broom forT'. "It is to clean the dancing terrace so your beautiful furs will not get ditty with all tbe dust", replied the fox. "What a wonderful idea! “All exclaimed.

"What about this bucket? What is it for?” one duck asked. "Well! It is to keep water for you to drink when you feel tired. Come on! Let have a drink", said the fox, which then gave a bowl of water to each chicken. “What a good buddy!” a rooster praised.

"What about the cage? It has got a nice roof. What is it for?" asked the chickens. "Oh! I forget to tell you. This is the cage for you all to take shelter when it rains. You see! I treat you all with care. 1 only want you to enjoy dancing", replied the fox. “What a bosom pal we've got!” exclaimed a rooster.

The fox started to beat the drum once again. All the birds took part in the dance and noisily joined in the chorus. "La! La! La ... ". Seeing the chickens were overwhelmed with joy, the fox plunged the broom into the water in the bucket. He climbed ooto a tree stump, waving the broom and shouting: “It rains! It rains! Let's take shelter. Come on! Let's move into the cage".

All the chickens were so absorbed in the dance that they presumed so. They then rushed into the coop as told by the fox. Once the chooks were all in the cage, the fox hw-ried to close the cage door smiling. He carried the cage home, and was very pleased because he had got the delicious food to eat.

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