"Now, sit with your back to the hole and drop your beautiful tail into the water," said Fox.
"You'll feel when a fish bites. Then you can pull your tail out with the fish on the end of it."
Bear wanted the fish big time.
He put his tail into the icy water.
"Now" said Fox, "this is important. You must sit very still and only think about fish. Pretend to count the fish you catch with your tail. The more you count, the more you will catch."
The Bear scratched himself with pleasure. "My tail will catch more fish than any other."
"Sit still" said Fox. "I'll watch from those trees, so I don't scare the fish."
Bear sat very still and thought about fish jumping onto his tail. He counted each one. It was very tiring. He fell asleep.
It became very cold and started to snow. Fox went back to his house, taking his fish with him.
A few hours later, Fox came back to the lake.
Bear was still asleep and snoring. His black fur coat was white with snow.
Fox laughed so much he fell over on his back with his legs waving in the air. "This is such a cool trick" gasped Fox. Then he stopped laughing and quietly snuck up on Bear.
He shouted "Bear! Bear! I can see a fish on your tail. Can you feel it?"
Bear woke up with a fright and felt a sharp pain in his frozen tail.
"I can feel it!" he shouted. He leaped up and his frozen tail snapped off.Bear was still asleep and snoring. His black fur coat was white with snow.
Fox laughed so much he fell over on his back with his legs waving in the air. "This is such a cool trick" gasped Fox. Then he stopped laughing and quietly snuck up on Bear.
He shouted "Bear! Bear! I can see a fish on your tail. Can you feel it?"
Bear woke up with a fright and felt a sharp pain in his frozen tail.
"I can feel it!" he shouted. He leaped up and his frozen tail snapped off. |
