. Next to the ground; chronicles of a countryside. Natural history. Chapter XIII. EYNARD the fox is a wise beast and cunning — still there is reasonable doubt as to some stories told of him. As, for example, how he rids himself of fleas. Tradition avouches that he goes about thorny pastures where sheep have been rob- bed by thorns of wool, gathers the locks one after another until his mouth is full, then seeks out a still pool, and backs gradually into it, until he is in water, all but his eyes, nose, and mouth. Now since fleas, it is well known, cannot abide water, they run before it, and tak
. Next to the ground; chronicles of a countryside. Natural history. Chapter XIII. EYNARD the fox is a wise beast and cunning — still there is reasonable doubt as to some stories told of him. As, for example, how he rids himself of fleas. Tradition avouches that he goes about thorny pastures where sheep have been rob- bed by thorns of wool, gathers the locks one after another until his mouth is full, then seeks out a still pool, and backs gradually into it, until he is in water, all but his eyes, nose, and mouth. Now since fleas, it is well known, cannot abide water, they run before it, and take refuge in the wool. When the last one is safe there, Reynard the fox leaps ashore, frolicly spits the wool back into the water, and gallops away, flealess and happy. Most likely the tradition is apocryphal. But when it comes to luring foolish birds within reach, Reynard certainly does things. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McCulloch-Williams, Martha, b. ca. 1857. New York, McClure, Philips & Co.
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