Fox cartoon

Read these fox jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

What did the fox ask at its henhouse job interview?
Do the benefits include meals?

Why did the fox ask for two seats on the bus?
One for itself and one for its tail.

Why did the fox keep losing at poker?
Its tail gave away every bluff.

When do you have to dance like a fox?
When you're doing the fox trot.

What did the fox pack for a formal dinner?
Its best tailcoat.

Why did the fox need a bigger camera frame?
Its tail insisted on being in every picture.

Three more animal giggles

What did the fox write on its library card?
Lover of long tails.

What did the fox use when it lost its bookmark?
The end of its own tail.

Why did the fox take a bow after brushing its tail?
It had just finished a sweeping performance.

Explain a favourite

Try “tail” and “tale”: a tail belongs to an animal, while a tale is a story. They sound alike. Draw a fox's tail beside a book of tales, then explain which spelling belongs in each picture.

For more examples, read animal puns explained.

Try the wordplay

Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.

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