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The fox that strayed into the vineyard

A rustling sound drew near.

By Stephane PerezPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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A rustling sound drew near.

A fiery red figure burst out of the grass, covered with starry grass clippings, looking wretched and comical.

The fox shook his body fur hard to shake the leaves and broken grass out of his body.

So hungry, the fox rubbed his rumbling stomach.

Huh? Is there a vineyard there?

"Ah!" The bunny who lived in the vineyard heard the commotion outside and rushed out.

He found a fox falling under a grape arbor and yelping.

"What's wrong, Mr. Fox?" The little rabbit asked with concern.

"Kind little rabbit, help me, I'm hungry and tired, and now I'm injured, please take me in for a few days." The fox never mentioned that he wanted to steal the grapes.

The bunny thought about it and softened up: "Well ...... okay, I'm alone here anyway, it's boring."

The little rabbit wasted a lot of effort to move the fox back home.

The bunny instructed the fox to sit still, and went to find a medical kit himself.

"Oh, how many years have I not had any serious illness, where did the medical kit go? I don't know if I can take care of poor Mr. Fox, if his condition worsens, then I'm guilty of a big crime. ......" the little rabbit rummaged through the box to find the medical kit, while chanting.

The fox looked at the bunny's busy appearance for himself and felt a little guilty: I should have told the truth, it was a sin to deceive such a kind bunny ......

"Ha! Found it, so here it is!" The little rabbit whispered cheerfully.

The bunny took the medical kit to the fox and carefully checked his wound.

"A little fracture, but the problem is not big, splint fixed, and then wrapped with gauze on the good."

"Actually ...... ow!" Fox words just opened a head, then screamed.

"What, did I hurt you?" The bunny asked.

"No no! You go on ...... you go on ......," the fox shushed.

Sure enough, self-inflicted sins can not live.

"Well, how does it feel?" The bunny asked the fox after the bandage.

The fox moved his injured leg, looked at the shaved bald leg hair, and then said sincerely, "Very good, thanks."

The bunny laughed heartily.

If, in an effort to ignore the bare hair on his leg, it was still barely acceptable.

"In fact, I lied to you, little rabbit, I was touched that you were so kind to me. In fact,...... I originally wanted to steal a bunch of grapes, I didn't think I would accidentally fall down." The fox confessed.

"So, it's okay, the grapes were meant to be divided among everyone, I can't eat them all by myself, and they will rot." The little rabbit smiled, not caring at all.

"Little rabbit, how can you be so kind!" The fox was so moved that he almost rushed over to hug the little rabbit.

"Oh, by the way, little rabbit, why did you build the wall so short? It's very dangerous."

"Ah ...... I am only so high, can not repair so high wall, and the grapevine is so high, the average person can not destroy, our family can not steal anything but grapes."

Indeed, the average person really can not, I am almost on the line, the fox thought.

"Fox, where do you come from?" The bunny asked the fox.

"I sneaked out of the circus, the circus only gives a little food every day, and bad performance will be beaten, terrible." The fox complained.

The little rabbit was very distressed: "so ah, now to my place will not, grapes at your disposal, enough, no one will never bully you again, I, I will protect you!"

"Thank you so much, you are the best little rabbit in the world!" The fox was super happy.

By evening.

"Mr. Fox, why don't you sleep on the bed, you are sick, I can sleep on the floor." The bunny looked at the fox sleeping on the floor with difficulty.

The fox said firmly: "As a gentleman, how can a tender little rabbit sleep on the ground."

"But ...... but you are hurt." The bunny said.

"No, I don't agree." The fox said firmly.

The fox used the big fluffy tail to roll itself up and cover the quilt, let the bunny how to pull, how to shout, and not move.

What a stubborn fox.

The bunny laughed, jumped on the bed and said good night to the fox gentleman.

Then, a muffled good night came from under the covers as well.

"Lazy Mr. Fox, you should have peeled the grapes yourself, you're squeezing the labor!" The bunny said indignantly as he peeled the grapes.

"All right, all right, don't be angry, I'll peel them myself, okay?"

The fox sat up, peeled a grape and stuffed it into his mouth, his face scrunched up into a frown: "These grapes, why are they so sour!"

"Really?" The bunny peeled a grape and chewed it, "It's quite sweet, it's not sour at all."

"You peel one and I'll taste it." The fox said.

The rabbit honestly peeled a grape and handed it to the fox.

The fox took it in his mouth and chewed it.

"Wow! So sweet, how can grapes still be treated differently? It is true that the rabbit is more pleasing to the eye." The fox said with an exaggerated expression.

The little rabbit then reacted, blushed, lightly punched the fox and said, "Slippery mouth, really a cunning fox!"

The fall was almost over, but a certain fox who had recovered from his injury kept on staying.

The bunny made wine from the grapes he couldn't finish, and raisins and other easy-to-preserve food, but there was still a little left.

"Today I have to go to the market to sell these grapes, you are at home by yourself, but do not steal food at home!" The rabbit admonished the fox.

The fox pretended to be a good boy and nodded his head.

When the little rabbit left, the fox began to do whatever he wanted ......

In the evening, the little rabbit came home, and when he opened the door, a smell of wine came over him, choking him and making him sneeze.

The little rabbit frowned, really a disobedient fox, must have stolen the wine I made, this is how much to drink ah!

The little rabbit just walked into the house not two steps, then the fox from behind a hug, the strong smell of wine diffused in the little rabbit's ears.

"Mr. Fox, you, what is wrong with you ......" the little rabbit's ears were red through.

The fox gently lying in the little rabbit's ear said: "Grapes are sour, wine is bitter, only the little rabbit is sweet, I do not want to leave the vineyard, do not want to leave you ......"

The little rabbit was stunned, speechless for a while, and was a little drunk from the wine.

"Fool, no one is driving you away ah ......"

"Then let's stay together all the time, okay?"

"Of course, of course it's good ......"

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