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The Fox Without A Tail
The Fox Without A Tail
It happened that a Fox caught its tail in a trap, and in struggling to
release himself lost all of it but the stump. At first he was ashamed to show
himself among his fellow foxes. But at last he determined to put a bolder face
upon his misfortune, and summoned all the foxes to a general meeting to
consider a proposal which he had to place before them. When they had assembled
together the Fox proposed that they should all do away with their tails. He
pointed out how inconvenient a tail was when they were pursued by their
enemies, the dogs; how much it was in the way when they desired to sit down
and hold a friendly conversation with one another. He failed to see any
advantage in carrying about such a useless encumbrance. "That is all very
well," said one of the older foxes; "but I do not think you would have
recommended us to dispense with our chief ornament if you had not happened to
lose it yourself."
"Distrust Interested Advice."
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