Fox heard Rabbit shouting. "What are you doing down there?" Fox asked.
"Feasting on cheese," Rabbit lied.
Inspired by: Florida Folktales, edited by J. Russell Reaver.
Notes: This story is "4. The Foolish Diver." Compare the motif of moon-cheese in this story: Rabbit, Tiger, and the Cheese. I added the part about Fox trying to eat the moon-cheese. In the European tradition, it is fox who is the trickster, riding up in the bucket while the wolf goes down.
Fox looked down. He saw the moon's reflection. "Cheese!" he howled. "I want some!"
"There's plenty," said Rabbit. "Hop in the bucket!" The well with two buckets; when Fox came down in one, Rabbit rode up in the other.
As they met midway, Rabbit said, "That's the way of the round world: some go up, some go down."
When he reached the top, Rabbit jumped free and ran home laughing.
Fox drowned himself trying to eat that cheese!
Inspired by: Florida Folktales, edited by J. Russell Reaver.
Notes: This story is "4. The Foolish Diver." Compare the motif of moon-cheese in this story: Rabbit, Tiger, and the Cheese. I added the part about Fox trying to eat the moon-cheese. In the European tradition, it is fox who is the trickster, riding up in the bucket while the wolf goes down.
Fox is so thick, imagine thinking the moon's reflection is cheese! Haha
ReplyDeleteHe must have such a low IQ! It's a bit like the Darwin awards where stupid people kill themselves by being stupid!
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