A man was traveling through a forest when he came across two foxes. They were playing and having fun, but the man knew that foxes were sly creatures and could be dangerous. He decided to outsmart them and caught one of the foxes in his arms. The other fox saw this and became angry, but the man was too clever for him. He gave the fox a piece of bread and said, "If you want your friend back, you must do as I say." The fox agreed and the man let him go. The fox returned to his friend and they both ran away. The man was left alone, but he knew that he had outsmarted the foxes.
By Basil Hall Chamberlain · First published 1899 · Genre: Folklore, Fantasy, Adventure