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Why Frog Has No Tail In the following folktale, Frog incurs Wolf’s wrath and loses his tail due to the antics of Rabbit. Rabbit displays the trickster’s common trait of conquering a stronger character by deceit, but landing in trou- ble because he cannot resist taunting his dupe. Caught up in the conflict, Frog becomes the innocent victim of Rabbit’s guile and Wolf’s frustration. Once upon a time there was a rabbit and a wolf, and the rabbit and the wolf was working for a man. They were driving oxen. So the wolf and rabbit decided to steal one. The wolf had children and the rabbit didn’t. So they stole the ox and they killed it. They skinned it and they cleaned it. Then they cut it into four parts that was to get it out of the way quick. When they got it killed Rabbit asked Wolf what would he do if some ladies came and asked him for some meat. Wolf said he wouldn’t do anything, he’d just give the ladies some. Old Rabbit told Wolf to stay till he came back. The rabbit borrowed four suits and the rabbit come back all dressed up as a lady and asked the wolf would he sell her a piece of meat. The wolf said, ‘‘Oh no, lady, I’ll give you a piece,’’ as he gave her a hind quarter. The rabbit went back and dressed again and when he come back he asked for another hind quarter. But the wolf didn’t known she carried that on her back. Rabbit came back. He asked the wolf to sell some meat. He give the rabbit a full quarter. He went back home and dressed again and asked to sell some meat for her supper. Then he went back home and stored it all. He came back as a man from work. He said to Wolf, ‘‘Oh, Mr. Wolf, where’s all the meat?’’ Wolf said, ‘‘Oh, man, some ladies called to buy, and I give them the meat and there is nothing left but the head and the guts. You take the head and I’ll take the guts.’’ So the next day Wolf goes by the rabbit’s house. Rabbit saw him comin’ and got his fiddle and began to play: Folly-rolly day,