What is the moral of The Fox and the Crow?

Don't trust flatterers. The fox praises the crow only to make her open her beak and drop the cheese; in La Fontaine's version, he adds that every flatterer lives at the expense of whoever listens.

Who wrote The Fox and the Crow?

It is one of Aesop's Fables, traditionally credited to Aesop, a storyteller said to have lived in ancient Greece around the sixth century BCE. Phaedrus retold it in Latin and Jean de La Fontaine in French; this version is a VoiceSmiths retelling.

What age is The Fox and the Crow for?

It suits children from about 4 to 9. Younger children enjoy the crow's mumbling and her big caw, and older children can talk about how to spot flattery.

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The Fox and the Crow

A crow with a piece of cheese, a fox full of compliments, and one proud caw. Aesop's fable about the price of flattery, retold with a wise old owl.

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The Fox

The Crow

Old Owl

Squirrel

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The Fox and the Crow is one of Aesop's Fables; the Roman poet Phaedrus retold it in Latin, and Jean de La Fontaine's French version from 1668 has been learned by heart by generations of French schoolchildren. Older tellings give the crow a piece of meat, later ones a piece of cheese. This VoiceSmiths retelling adds a nosy squirrel and a wise old owl who tries to warn the crow, so the fox's honeyed compliments play out as a full-cast audio story.

故事告诉我们

Be careful of people who flatter you because they want something. Sweet words cost nothing, and a compliment that comes with a request deserves a second thought.

适合

Ages 4–9

讲给孩子听的小贴士

Have fun with the crow's mumbled lines; children love guessing what she is trying to say with her beak full.
Stop before the crow sings and ask: what do you think the fox really wants?
Talk about the difference between a kind compliment and flattery that wants something back.

常见问题

What is the moral of The Fox and the Crow?: Don't trust flatterers. The fox praises the crow only to make her open her beak and drop the cheese; in La Fontaine's version, he adds that every flatterer lives at the expense of whoever listens.
Who wrote The Fox and the Crow?: It is one of Aesop's Fables, traditionally credited to Aesop, a storyteller said to have lived in ancient Greece around the sixth century BCE. Phaedrus retold it in Latin and Jean de La Fontaine in French; this version is a VoiceSmiths retelling.
What age is The Fox and the Crow for?: It suits children from about 4 to 9. Younger children enjoy the crow's mumbling and her big caw, and older children can talk about how to spot flattery.