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4 - The Fox and the Dogs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2024

Edited and translated by
Brian Murdoch
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University of Stirling
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Reynard now had to run away, because a hunter and his dogs were on his trail, and this situation did not please him. The hunter set four dogs after the fox, and they soon found him. He even had to abandon the cheese, so his friend Dizelin could claim his right to it after all. The dogs were nearly on him, and Dizelin did what he could to cause him problems, shouting at him in fury, “They tell me that dirty deeds can be paid back in full, and that's what has happened to you—friend!” Reynard twisted away from the dogs, but the crow didn't lose interest in the matter but pointed the dogs toward Reynard's tail. This was not the best thing that could happen to him, and the dogs tore at him while the hunter egged them on. It was time for some clever trickery; Reynard spotted a fallen tree trunk and slipped under it, the dogs all jumped over it, with the hunter after them, and Reynard escaped into the forest. [285–312]

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Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany
<i>Duke Ernst, Henry of Kempten, and Reynard the Fox</i>
, pp. 117
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Print publication year: 2024

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  • The Fox and the Dogs
  • Edited and translated by Brian Murdoch, University of Stirling
  • Book: Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany
  • Online publication: 09 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781805433071.016
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  • The Fox and the Dogs
  • Edited and translated by Brian Murdoch, University of Stirling
  • Book: Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781805433071.016
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  • The Fox and the Dogs
  • Edited and translated by Brian Murdoch, University of Stirling
  • Book: Three Political Tales from Medieval Germany
  • Online publication: 09 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781805433071.016
Available formats
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