Story (The fox without a tail)

Once a fox was caught in a trap. He managed to escape but lost his tail in the attempt. He felt ashamed to appear before the other foxes. However, he hit upon a plan to appear respectable. He went to the foxes and said that he had cut off his tail, for the foxes at other places had no tails. He added his tail, for the foxes at other places had no tails. He added that it was then the fashion to have to tail. He advised the other foxes to cut off their tails. He said that it was more comfortable and fashionable to have no tail. The other foxes simply laughed at the idea. They did not agree with the fox to cut their tails. The fox was sad that his trick had failed.