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breath he had left, got out of his antagonifl's clutches half ftrangled: 

 So foon as the war was waged, the red fox without obfervation broke 

 open the door of the other hut, and by the time the battle was ended, 

 had fucceeded in conveying away feveral carcafes of venifon, and the 

 fide of a fat bear. Ke rewarded his grey friend now by the lofs of 

 his long fur in many places turned white, with a part of the fpoils, 

 after which they retired to reft. In the morning finding upon calcu- 

 lation that the rich ftore of provifions he had acquired, would laft him 

 individually a much longer time than if it were reforted to as a com- 

 mon hoard, by two confumers, he put an end to the treaty : and the 

 grey fox took his leave, indulging refleftions on the nature of red foxes 

 and hunting treaties, till the night overtook him, hungry and exhauft- 

 ed. He was then on the margin of a lake, where he obferved men's 

 tracks in the fnow ; thefe conduced him to a hole in the ice, where 

 the neighbouring inhabitants had fet a fifliing net. Curiofity led him 

 to examine what fuccefs thefe people were likely to have, and having 

 drawn up the net, fecured the contents, replaced it, and loaded him- 

 felf with as many fifli as he could carry, after having devoured as 

 many as he could eat, he returned by the fame way, taking care in 

 his return, as he had done in defcending, to march in the men's 

 tracks, and make no fox-impreffions in the foft fnow. After depo- 

 fiting his ftock, preparing to go to reft, he was accofted by a 

 wolf; who led by the fcent, alked him how he came by his fiflj, 

 as he had all the indications of having made a wonderful great fiflj- 

 meal. " Brother wolf," fays the fox, who was afraid of his hoard, 

 •' come along with me, and' I will fliew you how you may do as I 

 " have done. You have only to go to the hole in the ice, to which 

 " thefe tracks will conduft you ; fit down on the hole ; you are pro- 

 " vided with a much finer tail than mine ; thruft it deep into the water, 

 " and continue there motionlefs for fome fpace of time ; the fifli will 

 " at length begin to take hold ; and as foon as you find by the weight 

 " that you have a fufiicient number attached, fuddenly draw up your 

 «* load, and you will have a rich repalt j by this method I took almoll 



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