Characters:

Frog 1

Frog 2

Frog 3

Frog 4

Sun

SCRIPT:

(Frog 1, 2, and 3 are in the pond.  Frog 4 arrives)

Frog 1: Where were you?

(Frog 4 looks scared)

Frog 4: You’re not going to believe what they told me!

Frog 2: Who’s they?

Frog 4: The monkeys!  They said that…

Frog 3: Stop it!  I’m trying to sleep.

Frog 4: You better listen… this is very important!

Frog 1: What is it, then?

Frog 4: The monkeys told me that the sun decided to change its course… and that it will only shine on Earth every six months!

Frog 3: So? … What’s the problem?

Frog 4: Don’t you get it!  Come on… wake up…   wake up!  …Think!

Frog 1: I get it… what about the rest of the year?

Frog 4: Oh, I’m so scared to tell you this!

Frog 2: Oh…oh… I have a bad feeling that something terrible will happen to us.

Frog 3: Don’t be pessimistic… maybe it’s not true.

Frog 4: It is!  You have to believe me!

Frog 1: Fine… tell us the rest of the story!

Frog 3: Yeah… tell us… so that I can go back to sleep!

Frog 4: Well… the rest of the year will be dark and cold.

Frog 1, 2, and 3: Dark and cold?

Frog 4: Yes!  If we have no sunshine…there will be no light… no heat…and our Earth will get cold!

Frog 2: Hmmm… it doesn’t sound good… our ponds, lakes, and rivers will dry out… and we will not survive.

Frog 1: What can we do?

Frog 3: What will happen to us?

Frog 4: Well… we will not be able to enjoy our comfortable life.  There will be no insects… and you know what that means… don’t you?

Frog 3: Do you mean there will be no food?

Frog 1: That’s right… no water… no food… no life.

Frog 3: No life!

Frog 2: It’s not fair!

Frog 4: Yeah, we should complain!

Frog 1: Let’s make a demonstration against the sun!

Frog 2: Should we gather all the animals in the forest… or just us?

Frog 1: Just us… I don’t care about the others!

Frog 3: Yeah… forget about them!

(They hear a voice and  they look up)

Sun: Are you complaining because you will not be comfortable anymore?

Frog 1, 2, 3, 4: Yes!

Sun: Are you complaining only because of you… because you want the sun to shine and heat the Earth during the whole year?

Frog 4: Yes… it’s all about us…. not for anybody else!

Frog 3: It’s your job to keep us warm and comfortable!

Frog 1: So do your job!

Sun: I’ll come back when you stop being so selfish…. when you stop thinking only about yourselves… and when you start caring about others.

(The sun leaves.  The frogs cry)

Frog 1, 2, 3, 4: No!  Don’t go… don’t leave us… please… come back!

The End

Author:  Jean de La Fontaine

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Fox

Cat

SCRIPT:

(A cat walks in the forest.  He sees a fox sleeping under a tree)

Cat: Good day, Mrs. Fox.  How are you on this beautiful and sunny day?

(The fox opens her eyes)

Fox: Mmmm…. can’t you see that I’m sleeping?

Cat: Oh, I’m sorry… but as soon as I saw you I thought to myself… Oh, she’s so intelligent and so clever… everybody loves her!

(The fox stands up and looks at the cat from bottom to top)

Fox: Ha, ha, ha, ha… I didn’t know you had a brain.  Go away… hunt mice… that’s the only thing you can do.

Cat: Oh, no, I can do a lot more things than that.  But you haven’t answer my question.

Fox: Why should I?  In fact… I shouldn’t be talking to you!   You’re nobody!  You know nothing!  You’re useless!  You don’t even have a life!  Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Cat: You’re wrong.  I have a talent.

Fox: A talent?  Ha, ha, ha, ha….  Yeah, sure… tell me more about it.

Cat: Well, when I see a bunch of dogs, I can climb up the trees and save my life.

Fox: Is that all?

Cat: Yes… what about you?

Fox: Well, I have a bag of tricks, and I really feel sorry for you.  Come with me, I’ll show you how to get rid of the dogs.

(They hear some dogs barking)

Cat: Wait a minute…did you hear that?

Fox: Don’t tell me you’re afraid of those barking dogs?

(The cat climbs a tree)

Cat: Sure I am!

Fox: Ha, ha, ha, ha.  Now I can see your talent in action!

Cat: Come on, Mrs. Fox,  What are you going to do…open up your bag of tricks!   Hurry up…  they are almost here!

(Some dogs approach.  They grab and take the fox away)

Fox: No!  No!  Cat… do something!

Cat: Sorry… I can only hunt mice!  Remember?

(The dogs and the fox leave)

Cat: Oh, Mrs. Fox, your bag of tricks was empty!

The End

Author:  Aesop Fable

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

Moral Value:  Don’t make fun of others, and don’t underestimate their qualities which may seem insignificant.

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Characters:

Grasshopper

Frog

Froga – Frog’s Wife

SCRIPT:

Act I

(The grasshopper and the frog lie on their backs in the ground beside a lake.  They look at the sky.)

Grasshopper: What a beautiful day!

Frog: Yes, it is!

Grasshopper: Do you come here often?

Frog: Once in a while.  I spend most of my time in the well.

Grasshopper: I don’t like wells.  They are too dark.

Frog: You should come one day to visit me…. I have an idea!  Why don’t you come to the well tonight for dinner?  My wife and I will prepare a special meal.  I’ll light some candles… please, say yes!

Grasshopper: Yes!

Frog: Good.  I’m leaving … I have to get everything ready.

Grasshopper: See you then.

(Frog leaves.  Grasshopper keeps looking at the sky).

Act II

(Grasshopper arrives to the well.  There are some candles lit.  Frog is sitting at the table.  Froga greets the grasshopper).

Froga: Please come in, Mr. Grasshopper.

Grasshopper: You have a lovely home, Mrs. Froga.

Froga: Thanks….Sweety, your friend is here!

Frog: Tell him to come in!

Froga: Please, joins us at the table.  Dinner is ready.

(Grasshopper and Froga  walk to the table and sit)

Frog: I am glad you came!

Grasshopper: You have a nice home… and it’s not too dark as I thought it would be.

Frog: Oh, no, it’s not…I lit some candles for you!

Grasshopper: Yes, it’s was nice of you… especially because I don’t like to be in dark places.

Frog: I already washed my forelegs.  You can do the same… there’s a water jar over there.

Grasshopper: Good.

(Grasshopper washes his forelegs and makes a loud noise)

Frog: My friend… can’t you leave your chirping behind?

Grasshopper: Sorry.

(Grasshopper sits at the table and tries to eat without rubbing his forelegs together, but it is impossible)

Frog: You’re chirping again!  Be quiet! I can’t eat with such a noise!

Froga: Honey, you are being rude.

(Grasshopper gets angry).

Grasshopper: I can’t eat… Anyway, I’m not hungry.

Frog: Oh, but…

Froga: I am so sorry, Mr. Grasshopper.

Grasshopper: Don’t worry Mrs. Froga… you know what?  Come to my house tomorrow night for dinner.

Frog: I’ll be glad to go.

Froga: You will have to forgive me, but I have other plans for tomorrow night.

Frog: What other plans?

Froga: Remember that I promise to watch over my sister’s froggies tomorrow night.

Frog: Oh, yes, I totally forgot about it.  Then, I’ll go by myself.

(Grasshopper stands up and waves good-bye)

Grasshopper: Don’t be late.

Frog: Oh, no, I won’t.

(Grasshopper leaves and Frog keeps eating).

Act II

(Frog walks toward the Grasshoppers house)

Frog: Oh, I feel terrible.  Last night I was rude to my friend… I feel so guilty for the way I treated him!   As soon as I get there, I’ll tell him how sorry I am.

(Frog arrives to the Grasshopper’s house)

Grasshopper: Wow, you are early!

Frog: Hello, my friend…. I came early because I want to tell you how…

(Grasshopper interrupts Frog)

Grasshopper: No more talking!  Come, please, join me at the table.

Frog: But… I need to tell you something…

(Grasshopper interrupts Frog once again)

Grasshopper: Dinner is getting cold.

(Both sit at the table.  There is food on the plates)

Grasshopper: I already washed my forelegs.  There’s a water jar over there so you can wash your legs too.

Frog: Good… I’m starving!

(Frog hopps to the water jar and washes his legs, then he hopps back to the table)

Grasshopper: Oops! You better go back and wash again.

Frog: Why?  What did I do wrong?

Grasshopper: All that hopping in the dirt has made your forelegs dirty again.

(Frog hopps back to the water jar.  He washes his legs again, then he hopps back to the table).

Frog: Mmm … it looks delicious!

Grasshopper: Stop!

Frog: Now what?

Grasshopper: Please, don’t put your dirty paws into the food.  Go and wash them again.

(Frog gets angry)

Frog: You just don’t want me to eat with you! … You know very well that I must use my paws and forelegs in hopping about. I cannot help it if they get dirty between the water jar and the table.

Grasshopper: You are the one who started it last night. You know I cannot rub my forelegs together without making a noise.

Frog: Well… yes… that’s why I came early… to tell you how sorry I am.

(Frogs heads toward the door)

Grasshopper: Where are you going?

Frog: I’m going home.

Grasshopper: Please, come back… and forgive me.

Frog: Do you still want to be my friend?

Grasshopper: Of course… come back… let’s enjoy dinner together.  We both have learned a lesson.  You have to accept me as I am, and I will accept you as you are.

(Frog sits down at the table and both start to eat)

Frog: This is the best food I have ever eaten in a long, long time!

Grasshopper: And there’s more in the kitchen!

The End

Adapted by K I D S I N C O based on a popular folktale.

Moral: True friendship means to accept each other’s faults, and each other’s good qualities.

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Characters:

Monkey

Frog

Crocodile

SCRIPT:

(A monkey, a frog and a crocodile are near a river.  The crocodile is sleeping)

Monkey: Oh, I’m so tired and hungry!  I would like to eat some bananas!

Frog: If you want to eat bananas you have to go to the other side of the river.

Monkey: Why?

Frog: Don’t you see … there aren’t bananas around here.

Monkey: But how can I go to the other side of the river?

Frog: It’s very easy… tell the crocodile to take you there.

(The crocodile woke up)

Crocodile: Who called my name?

Frog: (to the monkey) Go on… tell him… don’t be shy.

Crocodile: What is it?

Monkey: Hmm, well… see Mr. Crocodile… I’m so hungry and I really would like to eat some bananas.

Crocodile: So?

Monkey: Can you take me to the other side of the river?

Crocodile: What? …You know that I’m always tired and sleepy.  Find somebody else to take you there.

Monkey: Please… please… please… Mr. Crocodile, I don’t know how to swim.

Crocodile: Hmm well… after all it’s not a bad idea…get on my back.

(The monkey gets on the crocodile back.  The crocodile takes him to the other side of the river)

Monkey: Thank you… now wait here, I won’t be long, let me just go and get the bananas.

Crocodile: Take your time.

(The monkey gets the bananas.  He eats some.  He returns with one banana)

Monkey: I’m ready, now take me please to the other side of the river.

(The crocodile goes the opposite way)

Monkey: Mr. Crocodile, where are you taking me?  This is not my way home.

Crocodile: No… but it’s my way home!  My wife is sick and the doctor told her to eat the brain of a monkey.

Monkey: Oh, Mr. Crocodile, why you didn’t tell me that before.  I left my brain on the other side of the river… let’s go get it before your wife dies.

Crocodile: Fine, let’s go back.

(The crocodile goes back. They arrive to the other side of the river)

Monkey: Look!  Can you see it?

Crocodile: See what?

Monkey: My brain!  I left it hanging on that tree.

Crocodile: Hurry up… go get it!

Monkey: Sure, wait here.

(The monkey gets off from the crocodile’s back and runs away shouting)

Monkey: The day I don’t have a brain, I won’t be able to fool you.

Crocodile: You lied to me!  Come back!  Come back!

Monkey: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

The End

An Indian Folktale

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Narrator

Farmer

Wife

Friend

Eagle

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a small eagle who fell from the safety of his nest.  At that moment a chicken farmer was passing by, and took him to the farm.

Farmer: Look what I found!  An Eagle!

Wife: I can surely see that!  What are you going to do with it?

Farmer: I will raise him in the chicken coop among the other chickens.

Wife: Ha, ha, ha, ha… whatever you say.

Farmer: You will see!  This will be my best chicken!

Narrator: The eagle grew up living like a chicken, and believing he was a chicken.  One day a friend came to the farm and he saw the eagle.

Friend: Hey, listen… what is that eagle doing there… among the chickens?

Farmer: Oh, that’s the best chicken I have!

Friend: No!  That is not a chicken… that’s an eagle, and he will always be an eagle!

Farmer: No, this is my chicken and it will always be a chicken.  I trained him to be a chicken and he believes he is a chicken.  He even eats corn!

Friend: No!  He was born an eagle and he has the heart of an eagle, and nothing can change that.  He is the king of the sky! .. You know what… I bet you he is an eagle!

Farmer: Very well, let’s see if what you say it’s true.

Friend: Come on, let’s go to the top of the farmhouse and I will show you that he can fly.

Narrator: Both climb to the roof of the farmhouse.  The farmer’s friend took the eagle in his hands and said.

Friend: You are an eagle, and not a chicken, you belong to the sky and not to the earth… stretch your wings and fly!

Narrator: The man dropped the eagle, but he didn’t even try to open his wings to fly.  The eagle fell to the earth and started to eat corn.

Farmer: Ha, ha, ha, ha …. I told you it was a chicken!

Friend: No, it will always be an eagle!  You know what… I double the bet, but let’s go to a higher place.

Farmer: Very well, let’s go to a hill.

Narrator: Both men went to a small hill that was near the farm.  The farmer’s friend took once again the eagle in his hands and said.

Friend: You are an eagle, and not a chicken, you belong to the sky and not to the earth… stretch your wings and fly.

Narrator: The man dropped the eagle again.  The eagle tried to stretch his wings, but he couldn’t because he was afraid of the unknown world.  And when he was on the earth, he ran to the farm to join the chickens.

Farmer: Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Friend: This is not funny!  Let’s go to a higher place.

Farmer: I don’t know… I have to think about it.

Friend: So, you are not sure, right?

Farmer: Well…it could die, you know.

Friend: I will give you three times what I offered you, just let me show you what this animal is.

Farmer: Well… I agree, let’s go to the top of the mountain.

Narrator: Both men went to the top of the highest mountain.  And the farmer’s friend held the eagle on his arm and pointed high into the sky, and said.

Friend: You are an eagle, and not a chicken, you belong to the sky and not to the earth… stretch your wings and fly!

Narrator: This time the eagle stared skyward into the bright sun, straightened his large body, and stretched his massive wings.  His wings moved, slowly at first, then surely and powerfully.  With the mighty screech of an eagle, he flew, and got lost in the horizon.

Friend: See?  I told you he was an eagle, and he will always be.  He is the king of the sky.

The End

Adapted by K I D S I N C O based on a popular folktale.

Moral:  Many people are born and grow up among chickens.  Nevertheless, they have all the potential to be like an eagle, to fly high.  Sometimes when we grow up among chickens, in an environment where we don’t think that we can achieve those goals, we stay there.  We all have the potential, the abilities and the talent to fly high, but we have to believe that we can.  We need to persevere and have the attitude needed to fly high.  Nobody can tell us where we can fly, unless we stretch our wings and start flying.

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Dog 1

Dog 2

SCRIPT:

(two dogs play in the park with a ball)

Dog 1: Did you hear that?

Dog 2: Mmm… no, I don’t think so.

(they keep playing with the ball)

Dog 1: What’s that noise?

Dog 2: What noise?

Dog 1: Come on! Don’t tell me that you didn’t hear it.

Dog 2: Oh well, Yes, I did!  It’s my stomach!  I’m hungry.,.. and don’t say anything more!

(they keep playing with the ball when suddenlty the ball falls into the lake)

Dog 1: Look what you did!

Dog 2: Let me get it.

(Dog 2 gets near the water and sees a bone in the bottom of the lake)

Dog 2: Look… it’s a bone!

Dog 1: Yeah, sure… the ball changed into a bone as soon as it touched the water!

Dog 2: I’m telling you the truth… it’s a bone!

Dog 1: Let me see… you’re right… it’s a bone!

Dog 2: Let’s get it…it’s just what I need.

Dog 1: How are we going to get it out?

Dog 2: Let me think… I know… we’ll drink all the water, and then the bone will be mine.

Dog 1: You mean ours.

Dog 2: That’s what I said.

(both dogs drink all the water in the lake. They are now full and fat)

Dog 1: I can’t drink anymore water.

Dog 2: Keep drinking.

Dog 1: How much?

Dog 2: Just keep drinking.

(both dogs fall to the ground)

Dog 1: I don’t think it was a good idea.

Dog 2: Sorry… I thought it was going to be fast and easy, but it wasn’t safe.

(both dogs close their eyes)

The End

Author:  Aesop Fable

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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Characters:

Narrator

Fox

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a very arrogant fox.  She had a shiny and furry tail and bright eyes.  One day she decided to visit her cousin who lived in a near village.  She put on her pink hat and started to walk.

Fox: What a lovely day!  Oh, yes!

Narrator: She kept walking, but after a while she was tired and thirsty.

Fox: Oh, It’s hot!  And I’m getting tired… I wish there was some water to drink.

Narrator: She walked, and walked, and she was getting thirstier, and thirstier.

Fox: I’m thirsty and hungry… I wish I had something to eat… but there isn’t anything on the road.  And I still have a long way to walk… Oh, my… I should have stayed home.

Narrator: Suddenly she looked up and saw a vineyard full of ripe grapes.

Fox: Those grapes look sweet and juicy… they look so delicious.  Oh, those are the most beautiful grapes I have ever seen… I have to eat some!

Narrator: She tried to get them.  So she jumped upwards but she could not reach the grapes. She jumped again as high as she could. She still could not reach them. The grapes were just too high for her.  She couldn’t even touch them.

Fox: Hmmm, now that I think about it… I am sure that those grapes are not ripe.

Narrator: But she kept looking at the grapes.

Fox: I must be dreaming… this not true…  I am not going to look at those grapes anymore.  They are sour… even tough they look so sweet and juicy….

Narrator: The fox wanted to leave, but she couldn’t take her eyes off the grapes.

Fox: They are sour!  Yes they are!  They are not sweet!  No they are not!   Why would I want them anyway?  I better leave… it was a mistake trying to get them… I’m just wasting my time.

Narrator: And the fox walked away.  Maybe she didn’t believe what she was saying, but what else could she do?

The End

Author:  Aesop Fable

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

Moral:  Some people disdain and underestimate what they cannot have.

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Characters:

Narrator

Grasshopper

Ant

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time in a field on a summer day , there was a happy Grasshopper who liked to play, sing, and dance all day.

Grasshopper: What a splendid day!.,,,, la,la,la,la,la. I have nothing to do, but sing and play… la, la, la, la,la…

Narrator: As she was singing, an ant was passing by.

Ant: Don’t you ever get tired of playing?

Grasshopper: Who, me? … of course not!

Ant: Don’t you ever work?

Grasshopper: Who, me? … of course not!… Do you want to play with me?

Ant: No,  I have work to do.

Grasshopper: Come on, let’s sing together.

Ant: No, I’m very busy right now.

Grasshopper: Work, work, work!  … That’s all you do… You don’t have time to play or sing with me.

Ant: No, I don’t.

Grasshopper: Why are you in such a hurry?

Ant: I have to take home this kernel of corn.

Grasshopper: What for?

Ant: I have to store food for the winter.

Grasshopper: How can you think about winter on such a fine day?

Ant: Because the winter will be here soon, and food will be too hard to find… and you should do the same.

Grasshopper: I don’t want to worry about winter right now!  You just go ahead and work, work, work… and I will just play, sing, and dance.

Ant: Soon, you will not have enough food to eat.

Grasshopper: I have plenty of food right now.

Ant: And what about tomorrow?

Grasshopper: I don’t worry about tomorrow.

Ant: I do… good-bye.

Narrator: So the Ant went on its way and continued its work.  The weather soon turned cold, and all the food lying in the field was covered with a thick white blanket of snow.

Grasshopper: I should have listened to the ant!   It’s so cold that I can’t even play, or sing songs any more… and I don’t have food to eat.  I am sure the ant will help me!

Narrator: The grasshopper went to the ant’s hill.

Grasshopper: Please, ant give me something to eat…  I am cold and hungry.

Ant: Why should I help you?  What did you do all summer?

Grasshopper: I played, sang, and danced.

Ant: And I worked, worked, worked… so go and play, sing, and dance.

The End

Author: Aesop Fable

Adapted by Kidsinco

Moral:  It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

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Donkey

Wolf

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a donkey who was walking through the woods, when suddenly he stepped over a sharp thorn.

Donkey: Ha, ya, ya, ya, ya it doesn’t hurt!… but I want to cry.  No, I won’t cry!… Yes, I’ll cry!.

Narrator: And the donkey cried and cried.  Then he put his foot again on the floor.

Donkey: Ha, ya, ya, ya, ya,  it hurts!

Narrator: The donkey cried and cried once again.  Suddenly he saw a wolf.

Donkey: (thinking)  Oh, no! That wolf is watching me.  I am sure he will eat me, and I can’t escape from him!  What am I going to do?

Narrator: After a few minutes he decided to talk to the wolf.

Donkey: Ha, ya, ya, ya, ya Mr. Wolf…. Ha, ya, ya, ya, ya Mr. Wolf….

Wolf: What’s wrong?

Donkey: Ha, ya, ya, ya, ya  Mr Wolf… look at me!  I am suffering… please…don’t let me die… ha, ya, ya, ya, ya Mr. Wolf, what big teeth you have… you can use your teeth to remove this prickly thorn from my hoof.

Wolf: Do you really think so?

Donkey: Sure.  Before I die try to remove it, then you can eat me.

Wolf: But… if I remove the thorn, why should you die?

Donkey: Because I am not fine ha, ya, ya, ya,ya … do what you have to do… now!

Wolf: Very well… I will use my teeth to remove it.

Donkey: Will it hurt?

Wolf: Don’t be scared… just stretch your leg.

Donkey: Ha, ya, ya, ya, ya (thinking) as soon as he pulls out the thorn I will kick him.

Wolf: You are free!  The thorn is gone!

Narrator: The donkey kicked the wolf with his heels as hard as he could breaking his teeth, and then he ran away.

Wolf: Oh no!  poor me!… I wanted to help you, and now I don’t even have my teeth!

The End

Author:  Aesop Fable

Adapted by:  K I D S I N C O

Moral:  Stick to what you know, and be true to yourself. The wolf was a butcher, not a healer.

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Characters:

Narrator

Fox

Stork

SCRIPT:

Narrator: Once upon a time there was a Fox and a Stork who were very good friends. One day the Fox invited the Stork to dinner.

Fox: Would you like to come to dinner?

Stork: Sure. What will you cook?

Fox: It will be a surprise!

Stork: When and at what time shall I come?

Fox: How about tomorrow night at seven?

Stork: Sounds good for me. See you tomorrow.

Fox: See you… and be on time!

Stork: I will!

Narrator: Next day the Stork arrived on time at the Fox`s house.

Fox: Hello! Come and sit down… dinner is ready.

Stork: Tell me…what did you cook?

Fox: I cooked a delicious soup…I`m sure you will like it!

Narrator: But when the Stork sat down at the table, the fox served the soup in a very shallow dish.

Fox: What`s wrong?

Stork: It`s just that I can`t eat it with my long beak.

Fox: Oh, really? Well at least you can wet the end of your long bill in it, right?

Stork: Well… yes, but… never mind…anyway I hope you will return this visit, and come and dine with me soon.

Fox: Of course I will.

Stork: How about tomorrow night?

Fox: I`ll be there!

Narrator: So that night the Stork went home hungry. Next day the Fox showed up on time at the Stork´s home.

Stork: Come in, my good friend… I was expecting you.

Fox: What did you cook?

Stork: Since you are my special host, I cooked your favorite food… a delicious soup!

Fox: Oh, really?

Stork: Sure… come and sit down… dinner is served.

Narrator: But the Fox was surprised to see that the soup was served in a very long-necked jar with a narrow mouth.

Fox: The soup indeed looks delicious, but my good friend… I can`t even insert my snout in this jar!

Stork: Oh, really? Well at least you can lick the outside of the jar, right?

Fox: Well… yes… but… never mind.

Stork: Listen, my good friend, I am not sorry to say this… but one bad turn deserves another.

The End

Author: AESOP Fable

Adapted by K I D S I N C O

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