This story is loosely based on
Aesop’s Fable of the Fox and the Crow
Once upon a time in a dense forest a fox was strolling around hungry, he had not eaten in a few hours and his stomach was rumbling.
“I am hungry,” said the fox. He spotted a long-tailed swallow in the maple tree with a piece of fresh sausage he stole from the butcher in his mouth.
The long-tailed swallow was struggling to balance itself on a slim brown branch.
The fox looked up and remarked to the bird “Hello birdy, how are you today?”
The bird looked at the fox but did not say a word because he didn’t want to lose his sausage.
“Dear birdy you are so beautiful, I bet you have a heavenly voice, can you sing me a song?” crooned the fox.
The bird said nothing because he knew not to trust a fox.
“I bet you would love to be called the King of Long Tailed Swallow birds with that lovely voice you have,” said the fox.
The bird wished so many times of being the King of the Long-Tailed Swallows and forgot about the sausage. He opened his beak to sing a bird song and the sausage fell on to the rocky ground and the fox quickly ate it up.
“Yummy” said the fox. “Lovely song and delicious sausage.” And the fox walked off with a full stomach.
Moral: Flattery can be a form of deception.
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