The Fox’s Breakfast

The Fox and the Hen

The Fox lives in a house in the wood.

One morning he says, "I have nothing for breakfast."

"I must go out and find something for breakfast."

So he goes out to find something for breakfast.

On the way, he meets a Hen.

When the Hen sees the Fox, she wants to run away.

"Don't run away," says the Fox. "I don't eat hens. Come and talk to me."

"Where are you going?" asks the Hen.

"I am going for a walk and back home again," says the Fox. "You may come with me. I can take you on my back."

"Thank you," says the Hen.

The Fox and the Bird

So the Fox takes the Hen on his back and runs along the road. On the way, he meets a Bird.

When the Bird sees the Fox, she wants to fly away.

"Don't fly away," says the Fox. "I don't eat birds. Come and talk to me."

"Where are you going?" asks the Bird.

"I am going for a walk and back home again," says the Fox. "You may come with me. I can take you on my back."

"Thank you," says the Bird.

The Fox and the Mouse

So the Fox takes the Bird on his back and runs along the road.

On the way, he meets a Mouse.

When the Mouse sees the Fox, she wants to hide in the grass.

"Don't hide in the grass," says the Fox. "I don't eat mice. Come and talk to me."

"Where are you going?" asks the Mouse.

"I am going for a walk and back home again," says the Fox. "You may come with me. I can take you on my back."

"Thank you," says the Mouse.

At the Fox’s House

So the Fox takes the Mouse on his back and runs along the road. Soon, he comes to his house.

"This is my house," says the Fox. "Now let us have breakfast."

When they are all in the house, the Fox closes the door and says, "Now I can have my breakfast."

"Come here, Hen. I want to eat you up."

"Why do you want to eat me up?" asks the Hen.

"Because you run in the garden all day long and never, never work."

And the Fox eats the Hen up.

"Come here, Bird," he says. "I want to eat you up."

"Why do you want to eat me up?" asks the Bird.

"Because you sit on the roof all day long and never, never work."

And the Fox eats the Bird up.

"Come here, Mouse."

But the Mouse is not there.

Soon she comes in with a Man, and the Man kills the Fox.

The Mouse sits down and laughs, "Ha, ha!" Ha! Ha!