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Foxy Joxy Plays a Trick

 Author : Nahida Esmail   Illustrator : Mdu Ntuli français
 

 

Foxy Joxy was a sly fox. He sold big, fresh watermelons. Watermelons for sale!

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“Your price is too high,” said Rabbit Jabbit.
“You are asking too much,” said Gia Giraffe.

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Foxy Joxy had a clever idea.

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He slit open a big watermelon,

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scooped out the fruit,

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and gobbled it up.

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Then he filled it with water!
He took a needle and thread and sewed the watermelon back together.

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He sold his watermelons for a cheap price.
Many animals bought from Foxy Joxy.

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“This watermelon has only water in it,” complained Funky Monkey.

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“Well, you got what you paid for,” said Foxy Joxy.

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“We need to teach Foxy Joxy a lesson,” said Ellie Elephant.

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The animals gathered around and came up with a plan.

“I have an idea,” said Oliver Owl.

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They took an empty watermelon,

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stuffed Foxy Joxy into it...

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and played a game of football with it.

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Foxy Joxy was dizzy! He learnt his lesson and never cheated again.

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The end

   

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