a
reference to the
fable The
Fox Without a Tail, written by
legendary Greek author,
Aesop. The
fable tells of a
fox who gets caught in a
trap and in struggling to escape
bites off his tail. At first relieved to be free, he soon realizes how odd he looks without his tail and decides to convince the other foxes of the
virtues of being tailless. He tries to talk them into cutting off their tails, however, does not