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Fox's symbolic power in the Native American perspective
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Fox - Cunningness and Camouflage

Unfortunately, the fox still carries a reputation Aesop depicted over 2600 years ago; clever, cunning, but always the villian. Many a misguided farmer has killed this beautiful creature thinking it posed a threat to livestock when in fact it poses no more danger than an alley cat. Like all members of the canine family, they make exceptional parents. The fox's keen sight and hearing make it an excellent predator. Its tail serves as a balancing device when it stands on its hind legs to peer over the tall grass in search of a mouse, gopher, or field rat. It is a survivor, able to exist in the unpopulated countryside. Its ability to be unseen makes it a superb family protector.

Fox Medicine allows observance without intrusion, it is always concerned with the safety of family members and was often used as a talisman for those traveling far from home. A person with Fox Medicine acts with quick, decisiveness and assurity.

The Crayfish and the Fox Race - Cherokee Story

When they (the crayfish and the Fox) had a race, the Crayfish said, "You can't outrun me."

"I can outrun you," said the Fox. "When I say now, we'll go," said the Fox.

When they started the race, the Crayfish got up on the Fox's tail and said to the Fox, "When we get there (the goal), we must make a quick turn."

So when they arrived (at the goal), the Fox made a quick turn, and when he did that the Crayfish got off his tail (of the Fox).

The Crayfish won the race, they say. He had gotten on the tail (of the fox) and gotten off the tail (of the fox.) That's all; the story was a short one.