The Partners

In The Partners, Mikko the Fox manages to offload his share of labor onto his unfortunate partner, the Wolf, proving himself an expert in the long con.

When it is time to begin clearing land for crops, Mikko the Fox comes up with excuse after excuse (three christenings in a row which human neighbors supposedly invite him to attend) to dodge the intense manual labor.

Of course, the christening stories were fabricated; Mikko used the time to steal the Wolf’s lunch and a nap or two. Mikko even manages to convince the Wolf that he had eaten his own lunch and just forgotten.

There’s really no moral comeuppance in The Partners but we think we can see the Fox juggling stories, spinning plates, and orchestrating details in Jay Van Everen’s bold graphic design, adapted here in honor of those who have watched someone get away with something completely obvious and found themselves, despite everything, a little impressed.