Foxy Joxy Plays a Trick

by Margot Bertelsman, Mdu Ntuli, Nahida Esmail, and Samantha Rice
Available at Bookdash.org and republished under a CC-BY 4.0 license

 

Foxy Joxy Plays a Trick

Read by Kathy Shepard

Foxy Joxy, a sly fox, sells watermelons. One day he has a clever idea. The animals were not happy. What will they do to teach him a lesson?


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

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

Foxy Joxy had a clever idea.

He slit open a big watermelon, scooped out the fruit, and gobbled it up.

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

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

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

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

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

The animals gathered around and came up with a plan.
“I have an idea,” said Oliver Owl.

They took an empty watermelon, stuffed Foxy Joxy into it and played a game of football with it.

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

 

Foxy Joxy Plays a Trick

Foxy Roxy Plays a Trick

 

  • sale: selling something
  • fresh: recently picked
  • clever: quick at learning and understanding things
  • needle: a small thin piece of steel that you use for sewing, with a point at one end and a hole at the other
  • thread: a thin string used for sewing
  • complained: said that you are unhappy about somebody or something
  • monkey: an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries
  • gathered: to come together in one place to form a group
  • empty: with nothings inside
  • cheated: made somebody believe something that is not true
  • Ref: Google Dictionary, Oxford Learners Dictionaries, kids.wordsmyth.com, MacMillan Dictionary, Word Hippo

    • sale: худалдах: ямар нэгэн зүйл зарах
    • fresh: шинэхэн: саяхан сонгосон
    • clever: ухаалаг: аливаа зүйлийг хурдан сурч, ойлгох чадвартай
    • needle: зүү: оёдлын ажилд ашигладаг жижиг нимгэн ган хэсэг, нэг үзүүр нь үзүүртэй, нөгөө талдаа нүхтэй
    • thread: утас: оёдолд хэрэглэдэг нимгэн утас
    • complained: гомдоллосон: та хэн нэгэнд эсвэл ямар нэгэн зүйлд сэтгэл дундуур байна гэж хэлсэн
    • monkey: сармагчин: урт сүүлтэй, модонд авирч, халуун оронд амьдардаг амьтан
    • gathered: цугласан: нэг газар нийлж, бүлэг байгуулах
    • empty: хоосон: дотор нь юу ч байхгүй
    • cheated: хууран мэхэлсэн: хэн нэгэнд худал зүйлд итгэхэд хүргэсэн

    Source: Translate.Google.com

    • sale: сату: бір нәрсені сату
    • fresh: жаңа: жақында таңдалған
    • clever: ақылды: заттарды тез үйренеді және түсінеді
    • needle: ине: бір ұшында ұшы, екінші жағында тесігі бар, тігу үшін қолданылатын болаттың кішкене жұқа бөлігі
    • thread: жіп: тігу үшін қолданылатын жіңішке жіп
    • complained: шағымданды: сіз біреуге немесе бір нәрсеге риза екеніңізді айтты
    • monkey: маймыл: ағашқа өрмелеп, ыстық елдерде тұратын ұзын құйрықты жануар
    • gathered: жиналды: бір жерге жиналып, топ құру
    • empty: бос: ішінде ештеңе жоқ
    • cheated: алдау: біреуді дұрыс емес нәрсеге сендірді

    Source: Translate.Google.com

    • sale: ขาย: ขายของ
    • fresh: สด: เพิ่งเลือก
    • clever: ฉลาด: รวดเร็วในการเรียนรู้และเข้าใจสิ่งต่าง ๆ
    • needle: เข็ม: เหล็กแผ่นบาง ๆ ที่คุณใช้สำหรับการเย็บ โดยมีจุดปลายด้านหนึ่งและรูที่อีกด้านหนึ่ง
    • thread: ด้าย: เชือกเส้นเล็กที่ใช้เย็บผ้า
    • complained: บ่น : บอกว่าไม่มีความสุขกับใครหรืออะไร
    • monkey: ลิง: สัตว์หางยาวที่ปีนต้นไม้และอาศัยอยู่ในประเทศร้อน
    • gathered: รวมตัวกัน : มารวมกันเป็นหมู่คณะ
    • empty: ว่างเปล่า: ไม่มีอะไรอยู่ข้างใน
    • cheated: โกง : ทำให้คนเชื่อสิ่งที่ไม่จริง

    Source: Translate.Google.com

    • sale: बिक्री: केहि बेच्दै
    • fresh: ताजा: भर्खरै छानिएको
    • clever: चतुर: सिक्न र चीजहरू बुझ्न छिटो
    • needle: सुई: एउटा सानो पातलो स्टिलको टुक्रा जुन तपाईंले सिलाईको लागि प्रयोग गर्नुहुन्छ, एउटा छेउमा एउटा बिन्दु र अर्कोमा एउटा प्वाल
    • thread: थ्रेड: सिलाईको लागि प्रयोग गरिएको पातलो तार
    • complained: गुनासो: भन्नुभयो कि तपाई कसैको वा केहि बारे दुखी हुनुहुन्छ
    • monkey: बाँदर: लामो पुच्छर भएको जनावर, जुन रूखमा चढ्छ र तातो देशहरूमा बस्छ
    • gathered: जम्मा भएको: समूह बनाउन एक ठाउँमा भेला हुन
    • empty: खाली: भित्र केहि छैन
    • cheated: धोखाधडी: कसैलाई केहि विश्वास गराइयो जुन सत्य होइन

    Source: Translate.Google.com