Title: The Alderman And The Raccoon
Author: Ambrose Bierce [More Titles by Bierce]
"I see quite a number of rings on your tail," said an Alderman to a Raccoon that he met in a zoological garden.
"Yes," replied the Raccoon, "and I hear quite a number of tales on your ring."
The Alderman, being of a sensitive, retiring disposition, shrank from further comparison, and, strolling to another part of the garden, stole the camel.
[The end]
Ambrose Bierce's short story: The Alderman And The Raccoon
