The Scheming Fox and the Masterful Rabbit is a political fable told through minimalist drawings and sharp, allegorical dialogue. The Fox, shrewd, diplomatic, forever plotting, is modelled on Niccolò Machiavelli. The Rabbit, restless, brilliant, forever inventing, is inspired by Leonardo da Vinci.

 

In each chapter, the Rabbit presents a sweeping new scheme: founding an empire, modernizing propaganda, shaping the media, reinventing tourism. The Fox, convinced that this time he can turn brilliance into power and wealth, sets the plan in motion. But each idea collapses derailed by geography, by other animals, or simply by the limits of their tiny polity.