“The Fox”, Fable by Leo Tolstoy

Russian Fable

Fables for Children By Leo Tolstoy

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The Fox

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A Fox got caught in a trap. She tore off her tail, and got away. She began to contrive how to cover up her shame. She called together the Foxes, and begged them to cut off their tails.

“A tail,” she said, “is a useless thing. In vain do we drag along a dead weight.”

One of the Foxes said:

“You would not be speaking thus, if you were not tailless!”

The tailless Fox grew silent and went away.

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Russian Literature – Children Books – Russian Poetry – Leo Tolstoy – Fables for Children By Leo Tolstoy –

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