Myths and Tales form Greece and Romania May 2012 | Page 128

He asked the fox to show him how, so she told him: “Go to the pond at the edge of the forest tonight, dip your tail in it and sit without moving until almost dawn; then pull hard towards the shore and you’ll take out plenty of fish, maybe double or triple what I got”. Mind you, it was winter and freezing. Without saying another word, the bear ran to the pond and dipped his whole tail in it!