A ferret and a fox were friends. And while they agreed on most things, they had a dispute one day about the nightingale. The ferret said her voice was too pretentious and her songs were distinctly not to the ferret's liking. The fox thought her voice was beautiful and it thrilled him to hear her sing. Each was rather disappointed that the other friend did not share his opinion. But while the fox put the argument aside, the ferret frequently chose to criticize the nightingale, so often in fact that it troubled the fox who thought the argument had been settled and began to feel it was no so much the nightingale's singing that was being criticized but his own opinion. As the ferret continued his complaints, it did not make the fox think any less of the nightingale, but a great deal less of the ferret.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
A PROVOST FABLE, BASED ON REAL PEOPLE. THE FERRET AND THE FOX.
A ferret and a fox were friends. And while they agreed on most things, they had a dispute one day about the nightingale. The ferret said her voice was too pretentious and her songs were distinctly not to the ferret's liking. The fox thought her voice was beautiful and it thrilled him to hear her sing. Each was rather disappointed that the other friend did not share his opinion. But while the fox put the argument aside, the ferret frequently chose to criticize the nightingale, so often in fact that it troubled the fox who thought the argument had been settled and began to feel it was no so much the nightingale's singing that was being criticized but his own opinion. As the ferret continued his complaints, it did not make the fox think any less of the nightingale, but a great deal less of the ferret.
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