

As the book progresses the Fox describes each situation with rhymes that progress in complexity, with Knox periodically complaining of the difficulty of the tongue-twisters.


After taking those four rhyming items through several permutations, more items are added (chicks, bricks, blocks, clocks), and so on. Knox") along with some props (a box and a pair of socks). The book begins by introducing Fox and Knox (sometimes called "Mr.
