英文版《乌鸦和狐狸》

One day, a crow found a piece of meat. Seeing this mouth-watering piece of meat, a fox thought of a evil trick, and said to the crow, "Miss Crow, I was informed that you could sing beautifully. Could you please sing once for me?" On opening her mouth, the crow only saw her meat fall to the ground. Holding the meat in the mouth, the fox rushed back into a hole.

The Fox and the Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. ‘That’s for me, as I am a Fox,’ said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. ‘Good-day, Mistress Crow,’ he cried. ‘How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds.’ The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese