THE FOX, 
that they were at no loss to know who had been 
at the fowl pen. As, with us, men like to hunt the 
Fox, and do not wish to take it in a trap, or have 
it shot, Jane and the boy went back home, and set 
to work to mend the wire, so as to keep it out of 
the yard. 
The Fox is of a kind of dark red hue. He has 
a sly face, and a pair of ears that cock up, and 
make him look very pert. His tail is long and full 
of hair, and his fur is warm and soft. His den is 
a hole made in some bank, or by the root of a tree; 
he will stay in it all day, and as soon as it is dusk, 
will come out to seek for prey. He will not take 
a lamb, but he will kill a hare, so that he does a 
good deal of harm ; but men like so much to hunt 
him with a pack of dogs, that they do not mind 
this, but this is not kind to the poor Fox. Fox 
cubs are very full of fun ; they will get very tame 
if kept in a yard, and will jump and skip, and play 
all day long ; but if not tied up, they will make 
sad work with any kind of fowl that may be kept 
near them. 
