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 **The Fox and the Crow – a Greek fable by Aesop p. 229 ** Have you ever been tricked by a sly person? Then you must feel like the crow in “The Fox and the Crow”, a fable by Aesop. In this story Fox tricks Crow to sing for him. When Crow opened her mouth to sing, her cheese falls out of her mouth. Fox catches the cheese in his mouth and runs off, so Crow helped Fox satisfy his hunger. The moral of this story is: don’t let flattery go to your head. The story can teach a lesson to everyone because being flattered can turn out to be to your disadvantage. Also don't be greedy.
 * Theme/moral: in red and bolded **
 * Character traits: in blue and bolded **
 * Examples and evidence of character traits: in green and bolded **
 * Student Example #1 **

 The main character in this story is Fox. One word that describes Fox is hungry. Fox says, “I could use some breakfast right now.” So this proves that Fox wants something to eat. Fox is also sly and sneaky. “The Fox thought for a while, and then he called upon Crow.” This shows that he thought about a clever plan. Another word that describes Fox is persistent. He called Crow a “fabulous bird” but she still didn’t budge. He gave her more compliments like “You certainly lot look great in black feathers.” But she still didn’t give him the cheese. Finally, Fox asked her to sing. When she opened her mouth, to sing, the cheese landed in Fox’s mouth. So this demonstrates that Fox made a good plan to get Crow’s cheese. Fox is a sneaky person and does a devious trick, but he really was making the best of the situation.

 Another character is Crow. Crow was a foolish bird. She gave into Fox’s devious plan. “Listening to all this flattery, Crow forgot about her suspicion to Fox.” So she was so flattered by Fox that she was foolish enough to sing to him. Another word that could describe Crow is that she was getting a “big head”. When Fox gave her all those complements she believed him and decided to sing to the tricky fox. So, Crow could have decided not to fall for Fox’s trick but instead she listened to him.

 In conclusion, the story “The Fox and the Crow”, a fable by Aesop, is a story that teaches a valuable lesson. Fox could have been nicer and asked for half of the cheese, and Crow could have been smarter and not of fallen for Fox’s trick. This story’s moral is don’t let flattery go to your head.

 (397 words) Do you know what it’s like to slave away for compliments? Then you will know how a certain crow feels. In the story The Fox and the Crow, written by Aesop, we learned that just because someone says something nice, doesn’t mean they want to be your friend. The theme of the story is don’t let flattery get to your head. If you do, you will pay the price. The story is a lesson to all because when growing up, some people will trick you into giving them something, and you can’t let that happen. Reading this story helps you understand this even more.
 * Student example #2 **

 The main character in the story is the fox. One word to describe him would be clever because the after “the fox thought for a while”, he figured out a perfect plan to get that piece of cheese into his mouth. The fox is also very persistent. He called the crow the “fabulous bird”, but that didn’t fool her. So he tried again by calling the complimenting on the bird’s “beautiful black feathers”, but that didn’t fool the crow, either. But that didn’t stop the fox from saying that the bird “must have had a beautiful voice to match”. The fox didn’t give up until he succeeded. The fox was also hungry. The fox said that “he could go for some breakfast”, so he searched until he found the cheese. The fox is a role model in one way, but at the same, he is just a big trickster.

 Another character is the crow. One word to describe the crow is foolish. She gave in to the fox’s trick by letting out a loud “Caw!” which made her drop the cheese right into the fox’s mouth. It was a mean trick, but the crow should have known better. Unfortunately, she fell for it. She taught us all a lesson: you can’t let compliments fool you.

 In conclusion, the story The Fox and the Crow, written by Aesop, is a fable that everybody should read because it helps us learn to not do something for someone, just because they give us a compliment. There will probably be times when someone will want something from you, so they all of sudden want to be “your friend”. Don’t let this fool you. The fox usually could care less about the crow, and he just decided to give the crow compliments for no reason? That wouldn’t usually happen. Therefore, “The Fox and the Crow” has a very good lesson, so everyone should read it.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> (424 words) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Have you ever tried to trick someone to get what you wanted? I just read “The Fox and the Crow” by Aesop. The fable was about a fox that wanted to have some cheese that belonged to a crow. The fox flattered the crow and asked if she could sing for him. The cheese fell from her mouth and the fox ate it. In this story we learned that if you let flattery go to your head, you will pay the price. The story shows that when the crow was flattered by the fox and let the flattery take over she forgot about the cheese did what the fox asked and dropped the cheese that the fox ate.
 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Student example #3 **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> The main character of the story is the fox. One word to describe the fox is clever. For example when the fox saw the cheese he thought how to get the cheese and thought of a plan to get the crow to open its mouth and drop the cheese. This shows that the crow was clever and was able to think of a way to trick the crow and get what he wanted. Another word to describe him is persistent. For example when the crow noticed the fox, looked at him suspiciously, and held on to his cheese the fox didn’t give up on trying to trick the crow. He tried three times to trick the crow and get the cheese the last time worked. This shows that he did not give up on tricking the crow. Another word to describe the fox is hungry. The fox not being hungry affects the story a very little but, if the fox was not hungry he probably wouldn’t have tried to steal the cheese from the crow in the first place. This shows that the fox stealing the cheese was because of his hunger.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Another main character is the crow. A word to describe the crow is foolish. For example the crow was tricked by the fox and believed what the fox was saying and forgot about the cheese in his beak. Another word to describe the fox is absentminded. For example, he completely forgot about the cheese in his beak when the fox asked him to sing which would cause him to drop the cheese in his mouth. This shows that he was forgetful of the cheese in his mouth and let his mind wander trying to impress the fox.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> In conclusion, the fable “The Fox and the Crow” is a funny short story that shows that if you let flattery get to your head you might have to pay the price. It also shows that if you don’t trust someone, then don’t let your guard down.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> (455 words)