Imagine you're going to have lunch at your friend’s place. Your friend warmly welcomed you. After having some gossip you headed to the dining table with him. He served your water on a plate and some tasty parathas in a glass. It is strange, right? Now how will you be able to drink water from a plate? The same thing happened in today’s story and its animal story. So, any guesses about the story name?
Yes, it’s a fox and stork story. As we know, the habitat of each animal is different. Likewise, their food, style of having food, and structure of the mouth are also different. Stork has a long beak but the fox doesn’t have one. That’s why their style of having food including utensils must be different. Let’s see what happens when these two friends invite each other for dinner. Will they be able to eat all food or nothing?
Fox and Stork Story
A stork was once invited to dinner by a selfish fox who lived in a hollow tree. The stork arrived at the fox's house that evening and knocked on the door with her long beak. "Please come in and share my food," the fox said as he opened the door.
A seat at the dinner was offered to the stork. Stork was hungry, and the food smelt wonderful! The soup was delivered by the fox in little bowls, and he rapidly consumed the entire dish. The bowl, however, was too shallow for the stork's large beak to reach, so she was unable to consume any of it. The stork, who was obviously hungry, only offered a nice smile and stayed hungry that day.
Fox Invitation
"Stork, why haven't you taken your soup?" the selfish fox questioned. Do you not like it? It was extremely thoughtful of you to invite me to dinner, the stork replied. Please come to my house for dinner tomorrow night.
The fox found that they were also having soup for dinner when the fox visited the stork's house the following day. This time, tall jars were used to serve the soup.
Stork Invitation
The soup was quickly consumed by the stork, but the fox was unable to reach inside the tall jar. It was his turn to go hungry this time. Fox went insane, the Stork said calmly: try not to pull pranks on others.
“A selfish act can backfire on you.” This story gives a lesson that we should play tricks on others unless we can stand the same treatment ourselves.
In this article, a fox and stork story is shared. A fox invites a stork to eat with him and offers soup in a bowl, which the fox can consume easily; however, the stork can't drink it with its beak. The stork then invites the fox to a meal that is served in a narrow-necked vessel. It is simple for the stork to get entry however impossible for the fox. The moral of this story teaches us not to pull pranks on our neighbours except if we would not be able to stand a similar treatment ourselves.
1. What happened at the end of the fox and the stork?
After the stork went, the fox finished his (and the Stork's) soup. The stork and the fox joined up for dinner the following day. Two tall, slender jars filled with delicious soup could be seen across the table when the fox turned to face it. The stork inserted his long, thin beak into the jar and began to eat. The fox left hungry.
2. Why did the stork not drink the soup at the fox’s place?
At the fox’s place, dinner was served in bowls and the stork had a long thin beak. Because his beak was too long, the stork couldn't drink the soup from the shallow bowl.
3. How did the stork feed the fox his soup?
Following a brief greeting, the stork handed them both soup in a long-necked, thin jar. Stork had no trouble eating the soup due to her long bill, but the fox clearly could not. The stork asked the fox if he was enjoying the soup after she had finished hers.