Fox and Crow Are Not Friends (2 page)

Crow glared at Fox.

“You had better watch out, Fox,”

she said.

“You may be a sly fox,

but crows are very smart.

You took my cheese.

I will get even with you!”

“You don’t scare me, Crow,”

said Fox.

Crow dived at Fox,

but Fox ran into the bushes.

From that day on,

Fox and Crow were enemies.

Crow had a plan.

The plan needed three things—

a piece of string,

a piece of cheese,

and a good smell.

The string was easy to find.

Crow tied one end to a tree.

She looped the other end and

placed it on the ground.

The cheese was harder to find.

Crow put the cheese

inside the loop of string.

She hid the string under leaves.

Now all she needed

was a good smell.

But that was the hardest part.

Crow could not carry a smell.

She saw some fish frying

in a pan over a fire.

But that was not a smell

she could carry.

She saw a skunk

spraying her perfume.

Crow could carry that smell,

but she did not want to!

She flew away fast.

Then Crow found

a very good smell.

She spied three bowls of stew.

The smell of stew

would be perfect

for Crow’s plan.