A fox lost his tail in escaping from a steel trap. When he began to go about again, he found that every one looked down upon or laughed at him. Not liking this, he thought to himself that if he could persuade the other foxes to cut off their tails, his own loss would not be so noticeable. Accordingly he called together the foxes and said: "How is it that you still wear your tails? Of what use are they? They are in the way, they often get caught in traps, they are heavy to carry and not pretty to look upon. Believe me, we are far better without them. Cut off your tails, my friends, and you will see how much more comfortable it is. I for my part have never enjoyed myself so much nor found life so pleasant as I have since I lost mine." Upon this, a sly old fox, seeing through the trick, cried, "It seems to me, my friend, that you would not be so anxious for us to cut off our tails, if you had not already lost yours." Distrust Interested Advice TEXT A fox lost his tail in escaping from a steel trap . When he began to go about again , he found that every one looked down upon or laughed at him . Not liking this , he thought to himself that if he could persuade the other foxes to cut off their tails , his own loss would not be so noticeable . Accordingly he called together the foxes and said : `` How is it that you still wear your tails ? Of what use are they ? They are in the way , they often get caught in traps , they are heavy to carry and not pretty to look upon . Believe me , we are far better without them . Cut off your tails , my friends , and you will see how much more comfortable it is . I for my part have never enjoyed myself so much nor found life so pleasant as I have since I lost mine . '' Upon this , a sly old fox , seeing through the trick , cried , `` It seems to me , my friend , that you would not be so anxious for us to cut off our tails , if you had not already lost yours . '' Distrust Interested Advice 2~3 2~3~4~5~6~7~8~9~10~11~12 5 5~6 10~11~12 15 22 25~26 25~26~27~28~29~30~31~32~33 33 37 39 42 45 48~49~50 54 54~55 57 57~58~59 67 70~71 73 80 83~84 87~88 90 92 95~96 98 103 105 118 120 125 129 129~130 132~133 136 146 148 148~149 153 158 162 165 165~166~167 167 171 173~174~175~176 180~181 189 191 191~192 195 202 206 206~207 210 214~215 215 219~220 A fox|828,830,833,834,837,839,840,841,845,847,859,866,867,869,871,872,880,881,885 a fox lost his tail|829,846,873,886 fox's tail|831,874,887 a steel trap|832 every one|835 looked down upon or laughed at him|836,838 the other foxes|842,843,848,850,862,864,865,882,883 other foxes' tails|844,851,853,854,856,858,861,863,884 this|849,875 what use|852 the way|855 traps|857 all the foxes|860 my part|868 life|870 a sly old fox|876,878,879 the trick|877 Interested Advice|888 828|MOD:DIST:2|NUC:DIST:3 829|NUC:DIST:2~3~4~5~6|MOD:DIST:7~8|MOD:DIST:9~10~11~12 830|NUC:DESC:5 831|MOD:DIST:5|NUC:DIST:6 832|MOD:DIST:10|MOD:DIST:11|NUC:DIST:12 833|NUC:DIST:15 834|NUC:DIST:22 835|MOD:DIST:25|NUC:DIST:26 836|NUC:DIST:25~26~27~28~29~30~31~32~33 837|NUC:DIST:33 838|NUC:DIST:37 839|NUC:DIST:39 840|NUC:DIST:42 841|NUC:DIST:45 842|MOD:DIST:48|MOD:DESC:49|NUC:DIST:50 843|NUC:DIST:54 844|MOD:DIST:54|NUC:DIST:55 845|NUC:DIST:57 846|MOD:DIST:57|MOD:DESC:58|NUC:DIST:59 847|NUC:DIST:67 848|MOD:DIST:70|NUC:DIST:71 849|NUC:DIST:73 850|NUC:DIST:80 851|MOD:DIST:83|NUC:DIST:84 852|MOD:DIST:87|NUC:DIST:88 853|NUC:DIST:90 854|NUC:DIST:92 855|MOD:DIST:95|NUC:DIST:96 856|NUC:DIST:98 857|NUC:DIST:103 858|NUC:DIST:105 859|NUC:DIST:118 860|NUC:DIST:120 861|NUC:DIST:125 862|NUC:DIST:129 863|MOD:DIST:129|NUC:DIST:130 864|MOD:DIST:132|NUC:DESC:133 865|NUC:DIST:136 866|NUC:DIST:146 867|NUC:DIST:148 868|MOD:DIST:148|NUC:DIST:149 869|NUC:DIST:153 870|NUC:DIST:158 871|NUC:DIST:162 872|NUC:DIST:165 873|MOD:DIST:165|NUC:DIST:166|MOD:DIST:167 874|NUC:DIST:167 875|NUC:DIST:171 876|MOD:DIST:173|MOD:DESC:174|MOD:DESC:175|NUC:DIST:176 877|MOD:DIST:180|NUC:DIST:181 878|NUC:DIST:189 879|NUC:DIST:191 880|MOD:DIST:191|NUC:DESC:192 881|NUC:DIST:195 882|NUC:DIST:202 883|NUC:DIST:206 884|MOD:DIST:206|NUC:DIST:207 885|NUC:DIST:210 886|NUC:DIST:214|MOD:DIST:215 887|NUC:DIST:215 888|MOD:DIST:219|NUC:DIST:220