Foxes have been the baddies of children’s stories since at least Ancient Greek times. But how much of the myth is based on fact? Inbali Iserles writes in defence of the fox in literature and beyond
Foxes have been the baddies of children’s tales since the Ancient Greeks. This has made it easier to hunt and torment them – but how much of the myth is based in fact? What would the fox say if she told her own story?
Shapeshifter, swindler and devil’s minion: the red fox is in urgent need of good PR. For thousands of years, the fox has played the villain of folk tales and legends, from Aesop’s fables to Beatrix Potter.
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