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Duck in noose

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Moose reference may allude to fable

From staff reports

In apparently addressing the sniper in a late Wednesday press conference, Montgomery County Chief Charles Moose said, "You have indicated that you want us to do and say certain things. You've asked us to say, quote, We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose, end quote. We understand that hearing us say this is important to you.

The phrase "like a duck in a noose" is an apparent reference to a Cherokee fable in which a rabbit thinks he's caught a duck, only to have the duck escape. Here is a synopsis of the fable. (Related link: Tsalagi-l.net)

Rabbit, a boastful critter, would say he could do anything others could do — even insisting that he could nab a fish better than Otter.

Replied Otter: "You know, I sometimes eat Duck too!" So off they went to the river, where they found seven ducks. Otter quickly slid into the water, deftly dragging a duck underwater and return to the Rabbit unseen.

Meanwhile, Rabbit, stripping bark from a sapling, made a noose. When Otter returned, Rabbit said, "Watch me!" and dove into the pond.

Rabbit, lacking Otter's swimming ability, approached the ducks unnoticed, grabbed one and fastened his noose around its neck. The duck struggled, taking off and dragging the Rabbit out of the water with him. Once very high, Rabbit lost his grip and fell into a hollow sycamore with no means to escape. Eventually, he was forced to eat his fur, as rabbits still do when the are starved.

One day, he heard some children playing and he began to sing, "Cut a hole and see me. I am the prettiest thing you ever did see." The youth returned with a father, who chopped a hole in the tree.

Rabbit told them to stand back and see, then out he ran and escaped.



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