Many of the Tales of the One have a leaning towards explaining why things are the way they are. Much like the Just So Stories of Kipling, the Tales often explain strange peculiarities in nature, such as the donkey's voice, the snake's lack of legs and more besides. This story, again taken from the Tales of the One by Lady Lumley, is a quite popular one on Dragonus, for it has a little basis in historical accuracy as well as being a fine tale of trickery.
