" this is your work , " said the fox angrily , turning to the poor , innocent wolf . " you have crept along here while i was at the christenings , and eaten it up by stealth . " " not i , " replied the wolf . " i have never been near the spot since the day that we buried it together . " " but i tell you it must have been you , " insisted the fox , " for no other creature knew it was there except ourselves . and , besides , i can see by the sleekness of your fur that you have fared well of late . "
he did not want to be blamed for eating it .
why did the fox blame the wolf for eating the butter ?
why did the fox blame the wolf for eating the butter ?