Todd Manning, "The Fox and His Vixen"

Todd Manning 

Todd:  From a surname meaning "fox", derived from Middle English todde.

The word "fox" has become synonymous slang in Western society for an individual with

sex appeal.

 

Its fur coat adapts to the temperatures of the different seasons; most noticeable is its thin fur coat during summer which may be accompanied by a bright orange color and its winter coat which is larger and fluffier in order to trap air in.

 

Earlier in the season they will take notice of one another but with only limited interest.

As time goes on, they will spend increasingly longer amounts of time with one another, and their normally solitary footprints become paired tracks in the snow. They engage in affectionate play, spend time in close contact with each other, and generally get to know more about their mates. Hunting is still conducted as a solitary activity, but even then the fox and vixen will maintain vocal communication between themselves over their range.

 

The dominant males mate with the dominant female

in their own social group.

 

 

The Fabled Fox

 The Fox as "Trickster"

A Trickster is a mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore who typically makes up for physical weakness with cunning and subversive humor. The Trickster alternates between cleverness and stupidity, kindness and cruelty, deceiver and deceived, breaker of taboos and creator of culture. Tricksters play an important role in the folklore and culture of the United States.

In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a "trickster" is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. 

Often too, the Trickster is distinct in a story by his acting as a sort of catalyst, in that his antics are the cause of other characters' discomfiture, but he himself is left untouched.

The trickster is an example of a Jungian archetype.  This archetype is characterized by his wit and charm as his main defense in getting out of situations.  The trickster in mythology, religion and folklore can be a god, animal, human who plays tricks and ignores rules.

The trickster breaks the rules, sometimes unconsciously but with ultimately positive effects.  When they break the rules it is usually in the form of tricks or thievery.  They are cunning or foolish and sometimes both.

 

The Fox's Vixen

Definition of VIXEN

a female fox

a sexually attractive woman

an ill-tempered woman

Origin of VIXEN

Middle English (southern dialect) *vixen, alteration of Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxe, feminine of fox

First Known Use: 1590

Vixen, finally, represents the southern pronunciation of a word that goes back to Old English fyxe, the feminine of fox. It was formed by a change in the root vowel of fox and the addition of a suffix -e or -en. Besides being one of the rare southern English dialect forms to have come into standard English, vixen is also the only survival of this type of feminine noun in the modern language

From The Urban Dictionary

Totally gorgeous and amazing human female. With the cutest smile and a sweet ass body. Loves partying and drinks a lot but is still incredibly smart. But be warned, she can get extremely horny and may jump you unexpectedly.

 SoulMates

For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.

Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?

Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do!

They pray...

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