Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Crane: The Fox Without a Tail

Said Fox, minus tail in a trap,
"My friends! here's a lucky mishap;
Give your tails a short lease!"
But the foxes weren't geese,
And none followed the fashion of trap.

YET SOME FASHIONS HAVE NO BETTER REASON


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 37.
Vulpes et Cauda Detruncata

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