The Fox and the Goat
- The fox fell into the well through bad luck
- Could alter the story; could be a bad decision of the Fox's that led to his situation
- Fox convinces Goat that there is a drought coming and that was why he jumped down
- Fox is pretending that his mistake (possibly bad decision in the retelling) was a purposeful and positive decision
- Could change the decision and reasoning in the rewrite - possibly more convincing (I find this argument to be bad, and the Goat falling for it says more about the Goat's willingness to trust the Fox/inability to think critically than the Fox's cleverness)
- When Goat jumps down to join the Fox, the Fox immediately escapes
- Didn't waste time down in the well - did not trust the Goat not to realize the deception immediately
- Fox taunts Goat once he's out
- Could turn this into a proper "villain monologue" - not exactly a necessary or particularly strong addition, but writing villain monologues is fun and the Fox is already doing a minor version at the end with the moral of the fable
Biography: The Fox and the Goat from The Fables of Aesop, pg. 82, by Joseph Jacobs. Web Source.
Image: A Fox and a Young Billy Goat, Wikimedia Commons
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