Aesop in Rhyme
The Tale of a Fox
A fox, one night while walking out,
Had not looked beyond his snout
He did not see a well hid trap
Until he heard a great, big snap.
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The fox began to weep and groan
On seeing that his tail alone
Was caught quite firmly in the jaws.
(At least, he still had all his paws.)
![](https://5sparrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/fox_in_trap.jpg)
He had to leave his tail right there
He slunk off to his foxy lair
Where he stayed for quite a while
Not daring to see friend or pal.
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But then one day there came a plan
As often comes to fox or man.
He called his friends to gather ’round
To tell them something new he’d found.
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“Tailless foxes are all the rage!
Soon we’ll appear on film and stage
We’re much more sleek and so good-looking
And our tails won’t always fall in the cooking.”
![](https://5sparrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/distinguished_fox.jpg)
“No tails to trip on or get in the way
I feel quite happy by night and day
I advise you all to lose your tails
A happiness treatment that never fails.”
![](https://5sparrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fox_poster-1.jpg)
One wise fox spoke for the rest,
“I think that keeping tails is best
Because once we give our tails the slice
They can’t be returned for any price.”
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“You’d like us all to be as you
But what you say does not seem true
And now I’m speaking for us all
I think your tale seems rather tall.”
![](https://5sparrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/trapper_with_tail.jpg)