Guyard the Green, who fancied himself a singer, diddled a harp and gave them a verse about tying lions' tails in knots, parts of which rhymed.

Presently she asked: "Why did your mother tie your tails?"

She got mad at them so she tied their tails together so they would stay together and come down the hill.

Richard placed the black cloth over his eyes and began tying its tails behind his head.

Tie the rats' tails together and watch them struggle!

(Especially when she was busy trying to unite the Hold's cats by tying their tails together), Iantine had added mentally.

Fifteen of the monkeys had tied their tails into a giant knot and had to be anaesthetised while a vet took 20 minutes to undo it.

They then post lookout in front of the drainpipe the mouse has hid within, who ties both cats' tails together and then provokes a chase.

"Well, let us tie our tails together then, so that I can't!" suggested the cunning jackal.

To this the tiger agreed, and having tied their tails together in a reef knot, the pair set off arm in arm.