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In a daring raid,

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a crow swooped through an open window,

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grabbed a hunk of cheese from a farmer’s table and flew away.

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With the cheese still safe in his beak,

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he settled on a high branch.

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Just as he was about to tuck in, there was a voice:

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‘Crow.’

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<v Paragraph>The crow saw a fox below.

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‘Well that was nifty work,

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to steal a treasure from under the farmer’s nose.

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I’d have been proud of myself, if I’d done it,

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and we foxes are expert thieves.’

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The crow hopped along the branch delightedly.

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<v Paragraph>‘And now I look,’ said the fox,

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‘you’re a striking creature.

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People go on and on and on about the peacock but what good are they,

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strutting about and shrieking?

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Waste of space, if you ask me!

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You –

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you’re smart and you’re beautiful.’

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The crow liked that.

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<v Paragraph>‘You have black silken wings,

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eyes like jewels,

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and your claws –

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I mean, your talons –

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why, I bet in a fight you could take out an eagle!’

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The crow puffed out his chest.

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<v Paragraph>‘You know, I don’t think I’ve ever heard you sing.

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A bird like you,’ said the fox,

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‘I bet you’ve got a wonderful voice.

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Have you got a wonderful voice?’

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The crow nodded his head up and down.

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‘You have?’ said the fox.

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‘Would you do me the honour of singing for me now?’

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<v Paragraph>The crow eagerly threw back his head,

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opened his beak…

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and down tumbled the cheese into the fox’s mouth.