The Cock & The Fox|Aesop’s Fable

‘The Cock & The Fox’ is a very Funny and Interesting story with great morals. These Aesop fables teach us great moral values as well as developing our social manner. Every child should read these Aesop’s fable and try to learn a lot from them…

A big Cock used to live on a tree in a dense forest. He used to get up early every morning. After getting up, he used to go to the forest to gulp grain and water and return before dusk. A clever fox also lived in the same forest. She would look at the cock every day and think, “What a big and beautiful Cock! If it comes to my hands, what a delicious meal it can become”, but the Cock never came to the fox.

One day the fox came up with an idea to catch the Cock. He went to the tree where the cock used to live and said, “Oh brother! Did you get the good news? The king of the jungle and our elders have together decided to end all the fighting. From today no animal will harm any other animal. Come down. Let us hug and congratulate each other.”

Hearing this from the fox, the Cock looked at him with a smile and said, “Oh wow! This is very good news. Look back, maybe that’s why we have more friends coming to visit us.”

The fox asked in surprise, “Friend? Whose friend?” The Cock said, “Hey, those hunting dogs, they are also our friends now, aren’t they?” On hearing the name of the hunting dogs, the fox did not look at it and ran in the opposite direction of their arrival.

The Cock laughed and said to the fox, “Hey brother! Where are you going? We’re all friends now, aren’t we?” “Yes, we are but maybe the hunting dogs have not received this news yet”, saying that the fox ran away and it was because of the Cock’s intelligence that his life was saved.

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What is the Moral of ‘The Cock & The Fox’ Aesop Fable?

This story teaches us that we should not trust anyone’s words easily. Beware of clever people always.

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Application of ‘The Cock & The Fox’ Story in Real-life

• Today’s time is competitive. In such a situation, everyone wants to move forward. There are some people who talk very well in front but do evil behind us. We should stay away from such people.
• Flatter people will always praise you in front of you, such people think only about themselves. Always stay away from these people.
• If someone speaks of your evil in front of you, then don’t feel bad about it. Because that person is better than the person who praises you falsely.