Foxy Joxy was a sly fox.
He sold big, fresh watermelons.
Watermelons for sale!
“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 Funk 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.
Credits
Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/foxy-joxy-plays-a-trick and was created by: Samantha Rice (Designer), Mdu Ntuli (Illustrator), Nahida Esmail (Writer), Margot Bertelsmann (Editor)
