Hello everyone. Today we just have a single short story for you, and it's one of our favorites.

It's the story of raccoon and the crayfish.

Now, I am aware that in different parts of North America, crayfish are called by different names.

In certain parts of southern United States, they may be craw dads or freshwater lobsters,

crawfish, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies.

But today we'll be going with the northeastern way to say it, which is crayfish.

So before you get on your keyboards and tell me that I'm calling the species the wrong thing,

I am aware that the little crustaceans that you find in the streambeds in North America can go by various names.

But regardless, sit back and enjoy this colorful story of raccoon and the crayfish. One day Raccoon was walking along in the forest.

As he walked, he saw a small stream, and then he realized that he had become very hungry,

and so he decided that he would do some fishing.

Maybe there's fish under here, he said, feeling under a large stone with his long fingers.

Now under this stone, a crayfish was hiding.

It snapped at raccoon's fingers hard with its claws.

Raccoon yelped, pulling his paw out from under the stone.

Then he reached under again.

And this time the crayfish nipped two of his fingers.

Raccoon yipped, pulling his paw out again.

He was very angry.

For a moment, he almost forgot how hungry he was.

And then he began to think.

He sat down a short distance away in the woods,

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