The Fox one day thought of a plan to amuse himself at the expense of the Stork, at whose odd appearance he was always laughing. He was very sure that he could dance quite as well as the Monkey, if not better, so he pushed his way into the crowd that was gathered around the Monkey, and rising on his hind legs, began to dance. How grand!, said the Cock,I certainly am delighted at the news. It looked just as if that Bear whispered in your ear, he said. One day the pair unexpectedly met a Lion. One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Now the Fox was always looking for a chance to make fun of his neighbors. I had no right to do it, I admit- A great uproar among the beasts interrupted him. When the poor Fox Without a Tail turned around, there arose such a storm of jeers and hooting, that he saw how useless it was to try any longer to persuade the Foxes to part with their tails.
The trickster is easily tricked.