Brer Rabbit Outfoxes Brer Fox

Frank Clark is recording these classic fables, tales, myths, folklore and other wisdom stories for his grandsons and any other grandchildren he may have someday.

He is starting by reading from Wisdom Tales from Around the World; Fifty Gems of Story and Wisdom from Such Diverse Traditions as Sufi, Zen, Taoist, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, African and Native American by Heather Forest, copyright 1996 by Heather Forest.

Todays reading is from Classic Animal Tales: Reader’s Digest Young Families, Copyright 2000 Publications International LTD . The story is called Brer Rabbit Outfoxes Brer Fox, It was recorded onCastaway Island Natural Preserve, Jacksonville, FL on 1/26/23.

Frank has been many things in his life, from a trash man in Stone Harbor, New Jersey to a police officer in Philadelphia, to a revenue officer at the Internal Revenue Service. He retired in 2019 as a front-line manager in the IRS Appeals office after almost 40 years of government service.

He graduated from Park College in 1977 with a BA in Management and the University of Miami in 2012 with a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. His thesis is titled “Maximón: The Shape Shifting Trickster.” He is the author of “Run for YOUR Life” on Apple Books and teaches “One Small Step: Efficiency for Managers” on Udemy.

He surfs, scuba dives, has run 46 marathons, ferments foods, bakes bread, brews beer, has a 1981 VW camper-van, is a throat cancer survivor, is married and has a son, daughter and two grandsons. Frank is currently 69 years old.

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