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Key words£ºfox,
drum,
food |
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Genre£ºfable |
Topic£ºone-track mind |
Words:320 |
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The
fox jumped on the drum and tried to bite it.
The drum did not protest. |
The fox
with a one-track mind
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Author£ºSwapna
Dutta |
Source£ºwww.bolokids.com
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Nation£ºIndia
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Date£º2008-8-13 |
The fox who thought of nothing but food was resting in the
forest one day when he heard the sound of a drum. Since he had
never heard a drum before he had no idea what it was and
followed the sound. It led him to a field where the king¡¯s
drummer was practicing. After a while he left the drum and went
off to rest. The fox went there and looked at the drum
curiously. Since it made a sound the fox was quite sure that it
was a live creature. His mouth watered as he looked at its round
shape and imagined all the goodies that must be stuffed inside.
¡°How big and soft it looks¡± he said to himself, ¡°I am sure it
must taste lovely! If only I could eat it!¡± but the fox was
afraid of being attacked and did not dare to touch it at first.
But when the drum remained still and did not move at all the fox
decided to attack it.
The fox jumped on the drum and tried to bite it. The drum did
not protest. But it was very tough and the fox could make no
headway at first. He bit harder and harder and did not stop even
when some of his teeth broke in the attempt. Finally he managed
to break through the tough hide and made a hole.
¡°Wow! It must be full of tasty, soft meat which will last me for
days!¡± he cried forgetting his bleeding mouth, ¡°how lucky I am
to find this creature, whatever it is!¡±
But when he finally put his mouth inside he found nothing but a
piece of wood and a scrap of leather, both quite unfit for
eating! And he had lost all his front teeth into the bargain!
¡°If only I did not mistake it for food!¡± he told himself sadly.
But it was too late!
Discussion£º
1. What did the
fox think of the drum?
2. What did the fox find
inside the drum?
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