Meet Mr. Fox. He lives on a mountain with many other animals. Best friends Mr. Butterfly, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Monkey live next to Mr. and Mrs. Bird. But there is one animal that is especially important–Mr. Tiger!

All the other animals are afraid of Mr. Tiger because he is big and strong.

You might even call Mr. Tiger the king of the mountain.

One day, as Mr. Fox was napping in the shade of a big tree, Mr. Tiger happened to walk by. He had never met Mr. Fox before, so he was very curious. As he got a closer look at Mr. Fox’s orange, brown, and white fur, his mouth started to water. What a tasty meal Mr. Fox would be!

Mr. Tiger poked at Mr. Fox. “Wake up!” he said, while licking his lips.

“You look delicious, and I can’t wait to eat you up!”

Mr. Fox’s eyes blinked open. “Wha-?” he mumbled, before realizing that he was looking at Mr. Tiger. “OH!” he yelped as he sat up quickly. “Hello, Mr. Tiger, how can I help you?”

“Well…” said Mr. Tiger. “I’d like to eat you!”

Oh no! thought Mr. Fox. What do I do? I don’t want to be eaten! Let me think… Oh! I know!

“Why do you want to eat me?” asked Mr. Fox. “Don’t you know I am more powerful than you?”

“HAHAHAHA!” laughed Mr. Tiger. “Now that’s a funny joke! You, more powerful than me? I am Mr. Tiger! I am the king of the mountain! No one is more powerful than me!”

“Really?” challenged Mr. Fox. “I promise that I am more powerful than you. I can even show you proof! Here, follow me.”

Reluctantly, Mr. Tiger agreed to follow Mr. Fox. As they walked, Mr.Tiger couldn’t help but notice something. Everywhere they went, all the animals scurried away in fear! Could it be? Was Mr. Fox truly more powerful than him? So powerful that all the other animals were afraid of Mr. Fox?

“You see?” said Mr. Fox. “All the animals know I am powerful, so they are running away from me! Now that you see that I am more powerful than you, do you still want to eat me, Mr. Tiger?” asked Mr. Fox. 

“I… No, Mr. Fox. I understand now.” replied Mr. Tiger. “I’m sorry. I did not know your power.” Mr. Tiger hung his head in shame and walked away with his tail between his legs.

Once he was sure Mr. Tiger was far away, Mr. Fox burst out laughing.

He had simply borrowed Mr. Tiger’s power. All the animals ran away because they were afraid of Mr. Tiger, not Mr. Fox! But Mr. Tiger had thought the animals were afraid of Mr. Fox because Mr. Fox was walking in front! Clever Mr. Fox had successfully tricked Mr. Tiger. Since that day, Mr. Tiger never bothered Mr. Fox again.
The EndQuestion:?Have you ever used someone else’s talents to make yourself seem better?
核心詞匯

nap v.打盹

blink v. 眨眼睛

mumble v. 含糊地說話，咕噥

yelp v. 叫喊，嗥叫

challenge v. 對……質疑，否認

proof n. 證據

reluctantly adv. 不情愿地

scurry v. 急匆匆地走

burst out doing sth 突然說出，突然……起來

trick v. 戲弄，愚弄

bother v. 打擾

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