Fox Tales
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| Fox Tales | |
| Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | James Hodgson |
| Cover artist | James Hodgson |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fairy Tales |
| Publisher | Methuen & Co. Ltd. |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 95 pp |
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.
[edit] 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 (Esthonia)
- 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)
