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body had pulled a log along that wouldn t 

 do.&quot; 



&quot; I don t want to be King ! &quot; declared Otter. 



&quot; Nor I ! &quot; added Mink. 



&quot;And we don t want you so that settles 

 it ; all agreed ! &quot; cried Whisky-Jack, gleefully. 

 cc Nothing like having peace and harmony in 

 the meeting. It always comes to the same thing: 

 people s names are put up, they re blackguarded 

 and abused, and in the end nobody s fit for the 

 billet but Black Fox ; and Carcajou, of course, is 

 his Lieutenant.&quot; 



&quot; We have now considered everybody s claims,&quot; 

 began Carcajou 



&quot; You ve modestly forgotten yourself,&quot; inter 

 rupted Whisky-Jack. &quot;You d make a fine, fat, 

 portly Ruler.&quot; 



&quot; No, I withdraw in favour of Black Fox, and 

 we won t even mention your name. Black Fox 

 has been a good King ; he has saved many of 

 us from a Trap ; besides, he wears the Royal 

 Robe. Look at him! his Mother and all his 

 Brothers and Sisters are red, except Stripes, the 

 Baby, who is a Cross ; does that not show that 

 he has been selected for royal honours ? Among 

 ourselves each one is like his Brother there is 

 little difference. The Minks are alike, the Otter 

 are alike, the Wolves are alike all are alike ; 



