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A morality tale, in which a young rat-kangaroo envies the possum's luxurious coat, only to see him die horribly in a trap set by fur traders.
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The rat-kangaroo (Potoroidae) is called a kangaroo-rat in the story; not to be confused with the North American marsupial of the same name.
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