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Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
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Illustrator | James Hodgson |
Language | English |
Genre | Fairy Tales |
Publisher | Methuen & Co. Ltd. |
Publication date | 1976 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 95 pp |
ISBN | 0-416-56010-5 |
Fox Tales is a 1976 anthology of 16 animal-centered fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. These tales are written for a slightly younger level of reader than Manning-Sanders' more familiar "A Book of..." series of fairy tales.
Contents
- 1. Terry Gong-Gong (Africa)
- 2. What did you do? (Africa)
- 3. The fish cart (Finland)
- 4. The well (Finland)
- 5. Fox the gooseherd (Estonia)
- 6. Fox and Crocodile (India)
- 7. Lucky or unlucky? (India)
- 8. Fox and Weasel (East Africa)
- 9. Fox and Hare (Nova Scotia)
- 10. The little cake (Caucasus)
- 11. In the wolf pit (Hungary)
- 12. Fox and Crow (Egypt)
- 13. Umbrella (Russia)
- 14. Buns and honey (Turkey)
- 15. Over the wall (Turkey)
- 16. The very little man (Germany)
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