Foxy Joxy Plays a Trick
Author: Nahida Esmail
Illustrator: Mdu Ntuli
Foxy Joxy was a sly fox. He sold big, fresh watermelons.
Watermelons for sale!
2/19
“Your price is too high,” said Rabbit Jabbit.
“You are asking too much,” said Gia Giraffe.
3/19
Foxy Joxy had a clever idea.
4/19
He slit open a big
watermelon,
5/19
scooped out the
fruit,
6/19
and gobbled it up.
7/19
Then he filled it with water!
He took a needle and thread and sewed the watermelon back together.
8/19
He sold his watermelons for a cheap price.
Many animals bought from Foxy Joxy.
9/19
“This watermelon has only water in it,” complained Funky Monkey.
10/19
“Well, you got what you paid for,” said Foxy Joxy.
11/19
“We need to teach Foxy Joxy a lesson,” said Ellie Elephant.
12/19
The animals
gathered around
and came up with a
plan.
“I have an idea,”
said Oliver Owl.
13/19
They took an empty
watermelon,
14/19
stuffed Foxy Joxy
into it...
15/19
and played a game
of football with it.
16/19
Foxy Joxy was dizzy!
He learnt his lesson and never cheated again.
17/19
18/19
19/19
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Foxy Joxy Plays a Trick 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
(English) lesson?
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