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Since the beginning it says you need a fox to do something stupid.

In the Acaciameadow, where the big bears and their allies lived, Kornephorus, Bootes, Asterion, and Chara, there stood a tree that gave sweet honey. The bears loved the golden juice, but the honey was guarded by a big and dangerous swarm of bees. These humming insects were feared everywhere, so most creatures avoided the tree.

But the twin foxes Castor and Pollux, when they saw the tree, had the idea of a great prank. They searched the land and found another creature of Vulpecula: The young fox Mimas living peacefully in the plains. The twins went to him and told him the bears would be very sad, since they wanted honey, but couldn't get it, and they would certainly give great gifts to anybody that brought them some.

In this manner, they spoke to Mimas, until he decided to get some honey for the bears. Castor and Pollux hid in the area.

When Mimas neared the tree and tried to climb it, the bees noticed him. It wasn't long until he heard the twin's evil laughter before he had to flee from a cloud of angry insects.

To save himself he jumped into the Norma-Lake, but he underestimated how deep it was. Soon he was swimming for his life, the dark cloud still above himself. Castor and Pollux, afraid of the consequences, fled and left Mimas alone.

Close by was Erakis, a red wolf, who was guarding a flock of goats at Canis Major's command. He heard the distant calls for help and immediately headed for the valley, where he spotted Mimas in the lake. Without hesitation, he hurried to him and carried the fox to land. Not soon after Castor and Pollux appeared with Sabik arrow-star, whom they had called for aid. Sabik made sure Mimas was alright, then he lectured the twin foxes.

"What were you thinking? Had Erakis not helped, who knows if we would've made it in time! I will have to tell Vulpecula." Sabik chased the bees away, and while he did, Castor and Pollux ran away to hide from their father's anger. Enraged Sabik went to search for them.

This left Mimas and Erakis behind. After the fox had thanked the red wolf, Erakis remembered the mountain goats. "I have to go back!", he exclaimed, "Before something happens!"

"Let me come and help", offered Mimas. "That's the least I could do."

Erakis nodded and they hurried into the mountains. The goats had scattered and they had to herd them back together. Erakis showed Mimas how to do it and together they worked fast and efficiently. But then Mimas became cocky. Erakis had told him he can't scare the goats, which could happen easily if you were a big, scary wolf. Mimas, trying hard to repay the wolf for saving him, was sure he was less scary, being a smaller fox, and decided to work faster. It came as it had to, and a group of goats flew even higher into the mountains. Mimas was horrified. He wanted to follow them immediately but decided to call Erakis and confess.

The red wolf was not amused. They had worked so hard on herding the goats, and then Mimas went and scared a bunch of them off!

"At least you're honest about your mistake, other than the twins", he growled. Like most wolves, Erakis didn't like foxes. They were too clever and cunning for wolves to like them. "But there's no helping it. We have to get the goats now."

So they hurried off again, this time together. Erakis tracked down the goats and herded them back into the valley, and Mimas was following well-behaved like never before and helped. Finally, they had almost all goats together, when Erakis noticed they were missing but one animal: The white billy-goat even he feared.

"What's the matter?", Mimas asked. "A big wolf like yourself is scared of a goat?"

"You know what? You can make up for your mistake and get the white buck. I think I know where he's at."

"Deal", said Mimas and went. He found the buck where Erakis had pointed him and slowly approached the goat as he was taught.

But the buck didn't fear wolf or fox. When he spotted Mimas, he lowered his head, took charge, and almost got the fox, who could jump away at the last moment. He screamed in fear, as the buck continued after him, but suddenly there was Erakis, who had secretly followed Mimas and baited the billy-goat to the herd. Mimas watched how Erakis avoided the attacks and soon joined the wolf. Together they managed to assemble the herd.

Erakis sat down, watched the grazing goats, and Mimas lay beside him.

"You know", the fox said, "that buck gave me an idea."

"Me too", Erakis nodded. "A very unusual idea for me. I believe I'll need a fox to help me with it."

"And I'll need a strong wolf to assist me", Mimas added. And so it was decided.

The next day, Castor and Pollux wandered the fields, still hiding from Vulpecula's punishment when Mimas spotted them. He ran to them and told them, Vulpecula was close and coming for them. The twins fled into the mountains. But Erakis was waiting for them there and baited the white buck down. Soon the twin's screams echoed from the cliffs as they ran away from the billy-goat. They chose the path toward Acaciameadow, but Mimas was waiting there. The fox had gone to the honey tree in the meantime. From Erakis he knew how he could approach the bees slowly, so they wouldn't see him as a threat, and he managed to steal a bit of honey, which he threw onto Castor and Pollux. Now the bees were chasing them along with the white buck.

Erakis arrived soon after the twins. Together with Mimas he watched the tricksters and laughed at the twin's flight. Finally, the twins had no other choice but to run to their father for help.

Vulpecula chased the bees and the white buck away, then he stood in front of the troublemakers and scolded them for their prank. In their distress, the twins had run directly toward their punishment. Vulpecula tasked them with counting the mice underground, so they had to go and rummage through all earth of the plains. Since the mice would run around, their work wouldn't be done anytime soon.

Mimas and Erakis returned to the herd side by side and laughed about their trick for a long time.

And it was not their last adventure.