FAIRY TALE: THE FOX AND THE STORK

THE FOX AND THE STORK Country: Greece Author: Esopo Once upon a time a fox __________ to play a trick on his neighbour, the stork. FOX: WOULD YOU LIKE ____ _________ _________ HAVE LUNCH WITH ME? The fox asked her one morning. The stork was surprised by the invitation, __________ _______ _______ had never been friendly to her before, but she happily accepted. He looked like a well-fed animal, and _____ ______ ______ he would provide her with a good lunch. Every now and then, through the day, the stork caught the smell of the soup _______ _______ _______ was preparing. By the time she arrived at his home she was feeling ______ ________, which was exactly what the fox wanted. FOX: ENJOY YOUR LUNCH, said the fox, showing the soup ______ ______ ______ plate. Of course, the fox was able to eat the soup easily, but the stork couldn´t eat because storks hava a long beak. FOX: MMM, _______ ________ ______________, said the fox when he had finished. FOX: I SEE YOU DON´T HAVE MUCH OF AN APPETTITE, _____ ______ _______ HAVE YOURS, TOO. The poor stork ______ _______ feeling hungrier than ever and was determined to take her revenge on the fox playing such a mean trick. So the following week, she went ____ _____ _____. STORK: THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO HAVE LUNCH LAST WEEK, she said. STORK: NOW __ _________ _______ TO RETURN THE FAVOUR. PLEASE COME AND HAVE DINNER _____ _____ THIS EVENING. The fox was a little suspicious that the stork might want to get her own back, but he didn´t see how she would possibly _______ _____ ______ on him. After all, he was known because he is so clever. As he approached the stork´s home he caught the appetising aroma _____ _____ _____ stew and started to feel hungry. But when the stork served the stew ___ _____ _____ a tall bottle with a very narrow neck. The stork could reach ____ ______ ______ with her long beak, but the fox could only smell the food. And the fox had to admit he had lost, _____ _______ ________ home with an empty stomach. One ______ turn deserves ___________.