Funny Frieda

Frieda the Fox was one of the young foxes learning how to hunt. She would practice her skills every day. She wanted to be one of the best, but she still had a lot to learn. Her dad took her out one day, and Frieda found a mouse to chase. She chased the mouse and almost caught it, until she saw a rabbit hop by. She stopped chasing the mouse and began chasing the rabbit.

“Silly Frieda. Why did you do that?” asked her dad.

“Dad! A rabbit would have been a bigger and better catch.”

Her dad just shook his head.

The next day they went hunting again. Frieda did the same thing except this time she stopped chasing a rabbit to chase a chicken. She came home with neither. When they got back, all of Frieda’s brothers and sisters had a catch. Frieda sat by herself in the back and pouted. She almost had the chicken and the rabbit, but instead she came home with neither.

The next day, Frieda went hunting alone. This time she decided that she would catch whatever animal she saw first. There would be no switching gears to go after another animal. It wasn’t long before she saw a hen strutting by. She decided this was it. She raced after the hen and made her pounce. It worked! She got the hen. She proudly walked home to show her dad.

He was thrilled, telling Frieda, “Yeah! You finally got it!”