The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail
Aesop Fable: The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail
A fox caught in a trap escaped, but in so doing lost his
tail. Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame
and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to convince
all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more
attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation.
He assembled
a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to
cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look
much better without them, but that they would get rid of
the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience.
One of them interrupting him said, "If you had not
yourself lost your tail, my friend, you would not thus counsel
us."
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