One hot, sunny day, a thirsty fox looked down into a deep well and fell in.
“I wanted some water, but not this much,” said the fox to himself, splashing around. “Now how am I going to get out of here?” He looked up at the top of the well.
Just then a thirsty goat came to the well. He looked down and was surprised to see the fox in the water.
“What are you doing down there?” asked the goat.
“I came down to get some of this wonderful, cool water,” said the fox, pretending everything was all right. “Come on down and try some. It’s the best water you’ll ever taste!” he shouted up at the goat. “And there isn’t any more water for miles.”
“I’m thirsty, and that water does look so good,” thought the goat. “OK. Look out, I’m coming down!” the goat shouted as he jumped down into the well.
Just as the goat started drinking, the fox said, “There’s one small problem. The top of the well is so high that it’s going to be hard getting out of here. But don’t worry. I have a plan.”
“If you put your front feet on the wall of the well, I’ll run up your back and jump up to the top,” the fox stated. ”Once I’m out I’ll help you to get out too.”
The goat did as he was told and the fox leapt onto his back, jumped up onto his horns, and then scrambled up out of the well.
“That was a really good plan” said the fox, looking down at the goat. “See you later.”
“But, what about me?” cried the goat from the bottom of the well.
“If you had any brains you would never have gone down there until you had worked out how to get back up,” said the fox. “Have you ever heard the expression, look before you leap?” The fox laughed as he ran away.
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