The stork and the crab
The Stork and the Crab An old stork lived by the side of a fish pond . He was too old to catch fish anymore, so he had to come up with a plan to get food. Suddenly, he had a wicked idea . He stood in the water with a sad face . Seeing him, a kind crab crawled up and asked, “Why do you look so sad?” The stork sighed and said, “I’ve heard that this pond is going to dry up soon! I have to fly away to another pond to survive.” The crab, feeling worried , asked the stork to help save the fish and other creatures in the pond as well. The stork pretended to be kind and agreed. He told the fish, “I will carry you to a new pond, one by one, in my beak.” Every day, the stork would take a couple of fish in his beak and fly away . But instead of taking them to another pond, he would fly far away, land in a secret spot, and eat them! ...