The Fox and the Crow

Usborne First Reading Level 1

by Mairi Mackinnon (Retold by), Aesop, Rocío Martínez (Illustrator)

A fox plays upon a crow's vanity to steal a piece of cheese from her.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of teenagers, books and curious musical instruments.

Reviews

[Michael Mccarthy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a simple short story, about a fox that is always hungry he spots a crow with some cheese in its mouth and slyly deceives the crow by complementing him. The fox finaly asked the crow to sing which makes the piece of cheese fall from the crows mouth, the fox quickly eats it. The moral of this story is not to believe everyone that tells you something nice as they may have alternative motives. At the end of this book there are a number of tasks the answers to the task can be found in the book and also are provide at the back this could be an educational task that i feel could be used for pupils with the reading age of 6+.

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know this is an old fable but I just don't like it. It isn't nice for preschoolers.

[Acsa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have no idea how to start English reviews bc I'm so inexpert 😂 but this is my second try to read in English, not bad.

[Jade Tablac · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a simple short story, about a fox that is always hungry he spots a crow with some cheese in its mouth and slyly deceives the crow by complementing him. The fox finaly asked the crow to sing which makes the piece of cheese fall from the crows mouth, the fox quickly eats it. The moral of this story is not to believe everyone that tells you something nice as they may have alternative motives. At the end of this book there are a number of tasks the answers to the task can be found in the book and also are provide at the back this could be an educational task that i feel could be used for pupils with the reading age of 6+.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This little story is a retelling off Aesop's fable, broken down for new readers.

I like that is it strait to the point and to me I think it is easy to see the moral of the story and does well on helping pointing it out to the younger reader.

Not my art style, but for a younger child I don't think they will care and they are the target not on adult reading her Niece + Nephew's books.

[Madison Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was shocked when reading this book. I expected this book to have a happy ending and it does not. Although it does not have a happy ending, it does show an important lesson that you shouldn't be too trusting. I think this book would create a good group conversation. I really like how this book is very simple and short but gets its point across very effectively.

[Arimi Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a humorous tale about a cunning fox and his love of cheese. The crow is very protective of her cheese and she is very right to do so.

It is a short story but it is a very humorous tale : beware of flatterers, they often want something from you.

[Deborah Obida · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very simple and fast read. Read it while helping my nephew with his homework. It also had lots of cool pictures that I like.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

As you would expect

[zhanghao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stories I learned since childhood

[Emily Miller]

This book is a simple short story, about a fox that is always hungry he spots a crow with some cheese in its mouth and deceives the crow by complementing him. The fox finally asked the crow to sing which makes the piece of cheese fall from the crows mouth and then the fox quickly eats it. The moral of this story is not to believe everyone that tells you something nice because like the fox, they may have different motives. I don't think i would read this book to my students though. There are many different books with better morals.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isabella: This book is so good because the cheese reminds me of the part in Annie where she is getting tugged because Mrs. Hannigan has one arm and Grace has the other arm. I identify with the cheese.

I think the thing in the story is about fighting over a piece of cheese. He thinks he is being a good crow and he lets go of the cheese when he sings and the fox eats the cheese before he gets the cheese back because he (the crow) didn't want to fight.

My favorite part was when the fox asked if he could sing.

5 stars, I feel contenta about this book.

[Daisuke]

i like fox!