This page features a video of the poem “The Raven and the Fox”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 6th Standard English Poorvi. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
Mr Raven was perched upon a limb,
And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;
For the Raven held in his great big beak,
A morsel the Fox would go far to seek.
Said the Fox, in admiring tones: “My word!
Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
the birds and these woods call you King."
The Raven, who did not see the joke,
Forgot that his voice was just a croak.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride
And down fell the morsel the Fox had eyed.
“Ha-ha!” laughed the Fox. “And now you know,
Ignore sweet words that make you glow.
Pride, my friend, is rather unwise;
I’m sure this teaching is quite a surprise.”
And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;
For the Raven held in his great big beak,
A morsel the Fox would go far to seek.
Said the Fox, in admiring tones: “My word!
Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
the birds and these woods call you King."
The Raven, who did not see the joke,
Forgot that his voice was just a croak.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride
And down fell the morsel the Fox had eyed.
“Ha-ha!” laughed the Fox. “And now you know,
Ignore sweet words that make you glow.
Pride, my friend, is rather unwise;
I’m sure this teaching is quite a surprise.”
Summary
This poem retells the familiar story of the fox and the crow. The fox
sees the food in the crow’s beak and cleverly praises the crow’s beauty
and voice. The crow becomes proud and opens its beak to sing. The food
falls down, allowing the fox to take it. The poem teaches that pride and
flattering words can lead to foolish mistakes.
sees the food in the crow’s beak and cleverly praises the crow’s beauty
and voice. The crow becomes proud and opens its beak to sing. The food
falls down, allowing the fox to take it. The poem teaches that pride and
flattering words can lead to foolish mistakes.
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