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The elections were prepared thoroughly. On the clearing near the lake, they set up stands with benches. Each campaign headquarters was supposed to nominate one candidate from its clan. The commission headed by the elk-leader monitored the observance of order. Guests from other countries came to the Wonderful Green Forest. A dragon arrived from the country of the Flying Rocks, an octopus was expelled from Oceania. Many animals and birds were interested in the ‘tail question’.

The clear favourites to win were clan foxes. The Foxes, taking advantage of their position, organised their own fan club and occupied the right tribune. From this rostrum came laughter, witty jokes. Foxes clearly celebrated the coming victory and the shame of the clan of squirrels.

Squirrels gloomy and sad sat on the left podium. Their hopes of victory melted away every minute. Khronos rejected all their pleas, although they failed to hint at the usefulness of their tail, to find out something.

Many squirrels took with themselves smelling salts, the most impressionable got the poison of fire toads, so that if they lost, they would be poisoned before everyone’s eyes, just not to see their shame.

Poisonous toads, who traded their poison for strawberries, were not fools either. They gave out the expired poison, realising that the squirrels in the tail of the tail are capable of everything, and who then needs these proceedings with the authorities if the squirrels lose. By and large, the toads did not believe in the victory of the squirrels and slipped them inactive poison. Squirrels did not understand poisons.

The central rostrum was occupied by animals who do not take part in the elections, and people who, as we know, have no tail. The election commission consisted of a herd of elks who also did not participate in the elections.

The election rules were as follows: a candidate for ‘the most useful tail for society’ made a speech, then he demonstrated the benefit of his tail. The commission followed the rules. The central tribune voted, and people counted votes. Thus, the animals observed honesty and truthfulness of calculations.