The
Cock and the Fox
There were villagers who had a cock. They
wanted it to wake them up at dawn.
The
cock was kept at the far end of the village.
Not
far away, there was a fox that was waiting for a chance to catch the cock.
One
day, when there was no one around; the fox went to the cock.
The
fox said, “Handsome cock, do you know that your father and I are
friends?”
“I
remember that your father’s crowing was beautiful; so, your crowing must be
great too. Can you crow for me?” the fox asked.
Proudly,
the cock agreed to crow for the fox.
When
the cock began to crow, the fox jumped up, held the cock in its mouth, and ran
away.
The
cock was frightened and crowed louder for help.
The
villagers heard the voice. “Look, a fox is stealing our cock,” they yelled,
took sticks and followed them.
The
cock saw the villagers coming to help, it said to the fox, “Do you hear what
they said? They won’t let you take me”
“Tell
them that I am yours and they will stop following you,” the cock played tricks
to the fox. Without thinking, the fox opened its mouth to shout.
At
the moment, the cock flew away to the top of a tree. “What a fool you are. I’ll
never be yours.”
By
then, the villagers caught up with the fox. They beat up the fox and brought
the cock back.
“Because
of my silliness, I got hurt and lost my food,” the fox said sadly.
“Think carefully before act.”
