Collins Big Cat Arabic Reading Programme - Cunning and Clever: Level 5

Level 5 books are for children who are ready to read stories with more challenging word patterns or non-verbal sentences with 2 or 3 words, and with total support through illustrations and extensive use of repetition. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends to ensure the focus remains on reading core words.

The fox invites his friend the stork to dinner, but serves the stork his meal on a flat plate.

Find out how the fox and the stork play tricks on one another at dinnertime. This retelling of a traditional tale is retold by award-winning author Simon Puttock.

Children can recap the tricks that the fox and stork played on one another on pages 14–15.