Breaking The Beaver's Tail

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Long ago there lived Beaver an animal with the most gorgeous of tail, it was Beavers pride and joy. He was careful to wash it every morning and every night. Each day he would spend hours and hours grooming it to a perfect shine. The more time that passed the more the Beaver loved his tail. But this story is not about the perfect tail it is about how the Beaver’s tail became flat.
The beaver grew narcissistic about his tail and its beauty, this angered the other animals. How did not appreciate all the breaking the beaver did because of its tail. The beaver angered the Wolf because he did not have a perfect tail. He angered the Owl because did not shine like the tail. But most of all he angered the Woodpecker because even without the tail the

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