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22 the polecat and his friends A POLECAT WAS INDIGNANT at the way the other animals treated him. He told his grievances to the old tortoise, and as he recalled the slights he suffered, his voice trembled. He said, "Do they ask me to their parties? Do they come when I invite them to mine? That never happens, I assure you. They even back off into the bushes when they see me on the road. They think they're better than I am, that's what! They're all undemocratic snobs!" [ 42 ] The old tortoise listened for a time and then said, "Perhaps so, but there could be another reason for their conduct, you know." "What?" asked the polecat. "What other explanation is there?" "Well, after all, you do stink a little," said the old tortoise mildly. [ 43 ] ...

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