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A Fox saw a Crow flying with a piece of cheese in her beak. She landed on a tree branch. The Fox wanted the cheese, so he walked up to the tree.
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The Fox and the Crow
A fox flatters a crow into dropping the food she is holding.
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The fox flatters the crow
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“Good day, Madam Crow,” he called. “You look beautiful today. Your feathers shine, and your eye is bright. I’m sure you sing better than all the other birds. Please sing one song for me, so I can call you the Queen of Birds.”
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SpanishBeginner · El zorro y el cuervoFrenchBeginner · Le Renard et le CorbeauGermanBeginner · Der Fuchs und die KräheItalianBeginner · La volpe e il corvoPortugueseBeginner · A raposa e a corvaPolishBeginner · Lis i wronaRomanianBeginner · Vulpoiul și cioaraHungarianBeginner · A róka és a varjúDutchBeginner · De vos en de kraaiSwedishBeginner · Räven och kråkanNorwegianBeginner · Reven og kråkaDanishBeginner · Ræven og kragen
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