06 fox and crow

As soon as the boy left, Crow flew down to the cheese.. “Hello, Crow,” called Fox.Crow said nothing.. Fox said, “It is a very nice day.” Crow still said nothing.. “Maybe you can’t hear m

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ISBN-13:978-0-547-02697-8 ISBN-10:0-547-02697-8

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: I

DRA: 16

Genre:

Fable

Strategy:

Summarize

Skill:

Understanding Characters

Word Count: 333

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by Grace Fahey

illustrated by Beth Foster Wiggins

Crow

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by Grace Fahey illustrated by Beth Foster Wiggins

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Crow sat high up in a tree

She was looking for food

A boy dropped some cheese on the ground down below As soon

as the boy left, Crow flew down to the cheese She grabbed it in her beak and flew back up

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That is when Fox saw Crow

Fox was very hungry and very

tricky Fox wanted Crow’s cheese

So Fox decided to call out to

Crow When Crow called back,

the cheese would fall from her

beak Then Fox would eat it

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“Hello, Crow,” called Fox.

Crow said nothing

Fox said, “It is a very nice day.” Crow still said nothing She knew that she would drop the

cheese if she talked back

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“Maybe you can’t hear me,

Crow,” said Fox “Maybe I am too far away I will come closer.”

Fox stood right under Crow

Crow thought, “Every fox I know

is tricky I do not trust this fox.”

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Then Fox tried something new.

He said, “Crow, you are very pretty! I have never seen a more beautiful crow!”

Crow was surprised She had never heard a fox be nice

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Fox said, “I admire the beauty

of your feathers and your tail

They are so shiny!”

Crow smiled but still said

nothing

Then Fox said, “Such a pretty bird must be able to sing.”

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Fox added, “Would you sing for me? I would love to hear your pretty voice!”

No one had ever asked Crow

to sing before She felt happy and proud So she opened her mouth and started a loud song

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“CAW! CAW!” she screeched.

When Crow began to sing,

the cheese fell from her beak

That was just what Fox had been waiting for! Fox grabbed the

cheese and ran away

Crow had been tricked

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“I am so foolish!” said Crow

“Fox did not admire my

feathers or my tail or my voice

He just wanted my cheese.”

Crow looked for more food Her belly was still empty But she was much wiser

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TARGET SKILL Understanding

Characters What does Fox say? What does Fox do? What do

these things tell you about Fox? Make a chart

Text to Text Think of another

book about a tricky character

Draw a picture of the character Write two sentences about the

character

Write About It

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call

come every

hear said

admire beauty

LEARN MORE WORDS WORDS TO KNOW