The Fox and the Orchard
The fox was feeling very hungry, to the point that he went three days without food. He tried to hunt some rabbits, but they were faster than him in running. When they saw him, they would flee and hide in their burrows. The fox thought to go to the village and enter the poultry pens; perhaps he could snatch a chicken or a duck and eat it. But the farmers were vigilant for this deceit. When they saw him, they beat him with sticks, and the children threw stones at him, injuring and wounding him. ...