Felix searched far and wide for a bite to eat. He looked over by the river to try to catch some fish. He tried very hard to catch one of the big, silver fish, but they were too fast for him. He tried to get one of the little silver fish, but every time he snapped his jaws, all he got were globs of weeds that were growing at the bottom of the water. He spat out the weeds and growed. “Fm no bear, I guess,” he said and he kept on going throughout the woods. Maybe he’d be able to find something else god to eat, he told himself, so away he went.
Soon, he found a bush of berries, but when he took a bite, he found that they were very bitter and hard and that they tasted very, very bad. They made his tongue feel fuzzy and he did not think that it would be a very good thing to eat. So, Felix spat out the berries and kept on going with a groan.
Felix could smell something very yummy being cooked nearby, but he knew that meant that there were humans nearby, and humans should always be avoided. He did not want to get caught, after all! So, even though it smelled very good, he thought better of trying to go.
But soon, his tummy began to feel too empty. As Felix’s tummy grumbled, he groaned. “Fm so hungry,” he said as he rolled onto the ground. He rolled all the way over onto his back, so his feet were up in the sky, pointing at the clouds. It was a very clear day, and he could not see a single cloud in sight! There was a bit of smoke nearby, and Felix was certain that it belonged to the humans that he could smell.
“Maybe just a peek…” Felix decided and he rolled over and walked toward the smoke.
It did not take long for Felix to get to a tent that was built up in the woods. The tent was in front of a big fire, and there were no humans in sight. He could hear some sounds inside the tent, though, and he was sure that the humans were in there. But, he could see that the humans had left out a bit of food—they left a piece of cheese!
Felix loved cheese when he could get it. So, he licked his lips and crept forward. He got closer and closer to the table with the cheese on it near the fire. He walked very carefully, listening very closely to hear if the humans were going to come out of their tent. But, it seemed like they did not want to come out. They were shut away inside and seemed to not think that they would be coming out any time soon. So, Felix started to move a little quicker.
Then, Felix jumped up onto the table to get the cheese. It was so close that he could practically taste it! So, he ran over to get the cheese and opened his mouth. But, just before he could get it, a crow swept down and took it! It flew away, cawing and cackling at Felix.
Felix was shocked that a crow would be that rude! He hopped off of the table and chased the crow down. He was not about to let her take his cheese! So, off he went to get her to give it back.
The crow had decided to sit in a tree, just out of reach. She was sitting there with the piece of cheese held in her claws and picking at it, little by little, but crows’ beaks are not very big, and it took her a long time to eat the cheese.
Felix looked up at the crow and felt very angry and very frustrated. He had wanted to eat that cheese for breakfast! So, he went right up to the tree that she was sitting in and stood underneath it. The crow stopped to look at him as he did.
