11. The Witty
Mother Duck and the Greedy Fox
Once a mother duck with
her ducklings was proceeding towards a lake. The ducklings happily followed
their mother quacking along the way. Suddenly, she saw a fox in the distance.
She got frightened and shouted to move hurriedly to the lake to her ducklings
as there's a fox. The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck
pondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the
ground. When the fox saw her, he became happy. He thought, ‘She seemed to be
hurt, so I can catch and eat her.’ Then he ran towards her. The mother duck
ran, leading the fox away from the lake. Now the ducklings were safe; they had
reached the lake. She stopped and took a deep breath of relief. As soon as the
fox was coming closer to her, she quickly spread her wings and flew away.
Finally, she landed in the middle of the lake and joined the ducklings. The fox
kept staring at them astonishingly.
Moral: All mothers sacrifice
for their children first.
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