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    The Fox in the Box
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    The Fox in the Box

    A box on the porch wobbles. Pop! A fox hops out. But what is the fox holding?

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    foxboxtophopfoxlotgotnot
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    theinisawhat
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    A cardboard box sits on the porch, wobbling a little.
    Page 1

    A box is on top.

    The box is not big.

    The box can hop?

    Hop, hop, hop.

    A red fox pops up out of the box.
    Page 2

    Pop!

    A fox is in the box.

    The fox is not big.

    The fox is not sad.

    The fox holds something shiny in its mouth.
    Page 3

    What has the fox got?

    It is not a rock.

    It is not a pot.

    What can it be?

    Weird fact (for the grown-up)

    A fox’s hearing is so sharp it can hear a mouse moving under thick snow — from over a foot away.

    Parent / teacher prompt

    Ask: what do you think the fox is holding? Try drawing what is in the fox’s mouth.

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