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 Joxy Plays a Trick
Illustrator: Mdu Ntuli
Author: Nahida Esmail
Designer: Samantha Rice
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Website: https://bookdash.org/
Editor: Margot Bertelsmann
Reader: Babalwa Kona