The old fox at first looked somewhat astonished.
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0 hie Ox SAND THE RACCOON Then he thanked his uncle, the beaver, and scrapingfrom the ice some of the soft, light snow, he rubbed itearefully all about the beaver’s nose, thus making itsfur of a lighter shade. This remains to this day a last-ing sign of the old fox’s thankfulness to the beaver.Sadly disappointed and hungrier than ever, the fox,saying that he would get even with the raccoon, started off along the river bank. He met his cousin, the raccoon 31
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