Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Alderman and the Raccoon

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The Alderman and the Raccoon

"I SEE quite a number of rings on your tail," said an Alderman to a Raccoon that he met in a zoological garden.

"Yes," replied the Raccoon, "and I hear quite a number of tales on your ring."

The Alderman, being of a sensitive, retiring disposition, shrank from further comparison, and, strolling to another part of the garden, stole the camel.