Explore "The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
The fox who had lost his tail found out / That now he could faster go; / He had less to cover when hid for prey, / He had less to carry on hunting day, / He had less to guard when he stood at bay; / He was really better so!
Now he was a fine altruistical fox / With the good of his race at heart, / So he ran to his people with tailless speed, / To tell of the change they all must need, / And recommend as a righteous deed / That they and their tails should part!