A fox was fond of fun. one day, he invited a stork to dinner. the stork accepted the invitation and went to the fox. the fox brought soup in two shallow dishes. he licked his dish clean, but the stork could not drink. some time after, the fox was chased by hounds. he ran fast and reached the home of the stork. he was hungry. the stork brought two jars with tiny mouths. they contained soup. the stork drank the soup with its bill, but the fox could not drink at all. the stork was very glad. the fox went home disappointed.