46 HOW HE OUSTS THE BADGER. 



"When he observes the otter fishing, he hides himself 

 behind a stone, and when the otter lands to eat his prey, he 

 comes upon him by a quick and high leap, that the otter, 

 who otherwise fears not the fox, is startled, and leaves him 

 the booty. 



" A certain person was surprised on seeing a fox near to 

 a fisherman's house, laying a parcel of cods' heads all in a 

 row, and could not conceive what he was going to do, till he 

 saw that he hid himself behind the embankment, and made 

 a prize of the first crow that came for a bit of them. 



" When a she-fox is pursued by dogs," the prelate informs 

 us in conclusion, "and that they come pretty near her, 

 she deluges her tail with urine, and whisks it in their eyes, 

 which makes them smart, and then she escapes." 



We are also told, that " the fox often converts the 

 badger's den into a habitation for himself; but as he is 

 unable to take possession of this by force, he resorts to 

 stratagem to effect his purpose. When the badger is absent, 

 he repairs to his quarters, where he commits all sorts of 

 dirty practices. These he repeats at intervals, until the 

 olfactory nerves of the poor badger can stand it no longer, 

 and as a consequence he is obliged to seek another abode." 



And farther, that " in the vicinity of the North Cape, 

 where the precipices are almost entirely covered with sea-fowl, 

 the foxes proceed on their predatory expeditions in company. 

 Previous to the commencement of their operations, they hold 

 a sort of mock-fight upon the rocks, in order to try their 

 relative strength. When this has been fairly ascertained, they 

 advance to the brink of the precipice, and taking each other 

 by the tail, the weakest descends first, whilst the strongest, 

 forming the uppermost and last in the row, suspends the 



