Over 37 types of foxes exist all over the world, which explains their prevalence in folklore on every continent. In cultures all over the world, foxes are associated with trickery and cleverness. They are portrayed as being cunning, resourceful, and deceitful, often with their primary motive being self-interest.


Sometimes we use qualities we equate with foxes to describe humans:  ―fox-like‖ – having the qualities of a fox (tricky, clever)


 ―foxy‖ – attractive  ―out-fox‖ – outsmart, out-wit; a fox will use its cunning intelligence to get what it wants, not brute force or strength


Prompt: Imagine a human with the qualities of a fox. What would you assume about a character if you knew him or her to be a fox? What kind of situations would this human ―fox‖ get themselves into and also be able to get themselves out of? Write a monologue from your ―fox‖ character‘s perspective.


Imagine what would happen within a family of ―foxes‖ – if every human in the family had fox-like qualities. What type of conflicts might arise as every member of the family tried to ―out-fox‖ the other foxes? Write a short story about their interactions.


As we know, foxes prey on birds. What if there were a human character named ―Birdie‖ in your story? What qualities might you assume that person would possess? How might the family of foxes and the bird interact? How might the bird ever become the hero of the story?


A definition: PERSONIFICATION:


1. A person or thing typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.


2. A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.


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