would like to eat the cheese and tries to persuade - and then trick - the crow to bring the cheese down or drop it. The crow does not fall for this, so the fox tries flattery instead.
The fox tells the crow how lovely his feathers are, and how fine-looking his head. Then, the fox says how much he would like to hear the crow sing. Tricked by the flattery, the crow opens his beak to sing, dropping the cheese to the ground, where the fox gobbles it up.