The Ainu And the Fox Author:Shigeru Kayano One night, an Ainu elder is woken from his sleep by the sound of a fox?s cry. The man gets out of bed, approaches the riverbank so he can hear better, and discovers that the fox is addressing all Ainu with a passionate appeal for them to end their selfishness and share nature?s bounty with all the animals, as the gods intended. The man is deeply... more » moved by the fox?s appeal and calls the Ainu together to apologize to the fox god and to turn away from their selfish behavior.« less