The Tiger and The Woodman

The Fabled Thread

A Woodman saw in the middle of a field a Fox, whose skin was so beautiful that he was inspired with a great desire to take him alive. Having this in view, he found out his hole by a tree and just before the entrance to it he dug a pit, which he covered with twigs and placed a piece of horseflesh in the middle. When he had done this he went and hid himself behind the tree out of sight. The Fox, smelling the flesh, ran up to see what dainty morsel it was. When he came to the pit he would fain have