The fox and the dog

1. The Fox and the Dog (Anon 2012)
There once was a man who had always wanted to have a pet dog. He was
sixty years old at the time, and had wanted a dog since he was five years
old. One day, he went for a walk in the forest and saw something crouching
behind a log. It was red and white and furry all over. It was crouching
between the log and an old box that was in between the log and a bog. Was
it a dog? No it wasn’t! It was a fox! With its little white feet, it looked as
though it was wearing socks! The fox looked like a dog to the old man, so
he chased after it; but he tripped over the box that was between the log
and the box. “Daaagemet!” said the old man. He continued chasing the
animal further into the forest. Then, he saw the dog-like creature again.
“Here puppy!” cried the old man. The fox became interested and stopped
running. “Maybe he’ll give me a piece of soggy bread,” the fox thought. The
old man smiled at the fox, thinking it was a dog the whole time. Logs were
all over the place in the forest, and quite a few boxes; but very few foxes
and no dogs. Finally, the fox started following the man like a dog. The fox
and the man walked home happily together. He finally had his very own pet
fox-dog. Or was it a dog-fox? Who knows!