The Fox’s Hump
A fox admired the camel’s
hump so much he asked Deus if he could have one for himself. Deus agreed, and Homobonus made him one of fat and air and Tabitha sewed it under the skin of the
fox’s back. But very soon the fox was back to see if the hump could be removed. It
was not only that it prevented him from getting in and out of close places, but
he dearly missed drinking from the stream each time he passed.
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The online reproduction of the original Jesop's Farables (1887), translated from the Latin and edited by G. F. Murray - and with my brief afterward - is now available. Here!
