Download or read book Popular Tales of the West Highlands written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ooko written by Esmé Shapiro and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ooko has everything a fox could want: a stick, a leaf and a rock. Well, almost everything . . . Ooko wants someone to play with too! The foxes in town always seem to be playing with their two-legged friends, the Debbies. Maybe if he tries to look like the other foxes, one of the Debbies will play with him too. But when Ooko finally finds his very own Debbie, things don't turn out quite as he had expected! A quirky, funny, charmingly illustrated story about finding friendship and being true to yourself.

Download or read book The Thirsty Crow The Crow and the Fox written by Lekha Murali and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A show-and-tell book that contains two popular folk tales from India, full of colorful illustrations and easy narration in an effort to entertain and inform young children, as they take their first step into human experience.

Download or read book The Fox in Global Folk Tales written by Robert Escobar and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Fox in Global Folk Tales, the reader will find a collection of stories from across the centuries and continents. The fox has fascinated those who create and consume stories since time immemorial. The all-time animal antihero is of course clever and cunning and many of these tales reflect that. However, foxes in stories can also be benefactors, gods and even, occasionally, fools. The rich storytelling tradition tapped into in this book says as much about us as it does about the sly red beast this collection is about. Why are the adventures of a thief and a scoundrel so alluring? Why isn't there a selfless beast in the history of folklore that rivals this selfish one for number of stories or degree of interest? We may not know but we do know these fables were told long ago, are entertaining, and deserve to be preserved.

Download or read book The Fox and the Tiger written by Li Man and published by Phoenix International Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a cunning fox trick a hungry tiger and save himself from being lunch?

Download or read book The Chinese Fairy Book written by Richard Wilhelm and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1921 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fairy tales and legends of olden China have in common with the "Thousand and One Nights" an oriental glow and glitter of precious stones and gold and multicolored silks, an oriental wealth of fantastic and supernatural action. And yet they strike an exotic note distinct in itself. The seventy-three stories here presented after original sources, embracing "Nursery Fairy Tales," "Legends of the Gods," "Tales of Saints and Magicians," "Nature and Animal Tales," "Ghost Stories," "Historic Fairy Tales," and "Literary Fairy Tales," probably represent the most comprehensive and varied collection of oriental fairy tales ever made available for American readers. There is no child who will not enjoy their novel color, their fantastic beauty, their infinite variety of subject. Yet, like the "Arabian Nights," they will amply repay the attention of the older reader as well. Some are exquisitely poetic, such as "The Flower-Elves," "The Lady of the Moon" or "The Herd Boy and the Weaving Maiden"; others like "How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches," carry us back dramatically and powerfully to the Chinese age of Chivalry. The summits of fantasy are scaled in the quasi-religious dramas of "The Ape Sun Wu Kung" and "Notscha," or the weird sorceries unfolded in "The Kindly Magician." Delightful ghost stories, with happy endings, such as "A Night on the Battlefield" and "The Ghost Who Was Foiled," are paralleled with such idyllic love-tales as that of "Rose of Evening," or such Lilliputian fancies as "The King of the Ants" and "The Little Hunting Dog." It is quite safe to say that these Chinese fairy tales will give equal pleasure to the old as well as the young. They have been retold simply, with no changes in style or expression beyond such details of presentation which differences between oriental and occidental viewpoints at times compel. It is the writer's hope that others may take as much pleasure in reading them as he did in their translation.

Download or read book Fox Tales written by Brian Fox Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fox is the star of more fairy tales and fables than any other animal! Find out why by reading this book. From California to Norway, Africa to Ancient Greece these stories have travelled with the people who loved them best. You can learn to be witty, clever, and outsmart your foe with the help of these fox tales. Maybe you too can learn to sing your own fox songs! The author, Brian "Fox" Ellis once had a pet fox! He has studied the science and folklore of foxes and shares his love of these cunning creatures with all who will listen. He infuses the folktales with solid science and writes science with a fairy tale spin. He has performed Fox Tales around the world and because his name is Fox, folks have given small fox carvings of virtually every style imaginable. This book is the fourth in a series called Fox Tales Folklore that blends history and ecology, poetry and personal narrative to explore themes like A River of Stories, Prairie Tales, Bird Tales and Fish Tales. All of the books will soon be available here on Amazon as a paperback or ebook, but you can also visit www.foxtalesint.com to download an audio book or you could even watch a live performance of these stories on his YouTube channel Fox Tales International.

Download or read book The Wolf and the Fox written by Brothers Grimm and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wolf and the fox were into some type of agreement which is hardly called friendship. The wolf needed the fox’s help to get food because every time he tried to snatch something, people would beat him to death. One day he decided to sneak into a cellar where he could eat salted meat all he wanted. He took the fox with him to make sure that nothing would go wrong. Is the fox to be trusted however? Will he help the wolf out or he will leave him to the will of fate? Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 200 fairytales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Download or read book The Fox s Tower and Other Tales written by Yoon Ha Lee and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter a world of magic and myth, where foxes fall in love and robots build their own dragons. In The Fox’s Tower and Other Tales, New York Times bestselling author Yoon Ha Lee crafts together short and moving stories of love, adventure, magic, and nature. With poetic language and intricate world building, readers will be whisked away to a different adventure with every new story. Full of fascinating creatures and LGBT+ romances, this flash fiction collection combines the classic with the contemporary in Yoon’s captivating style.

Download or read book The Hedgehog and the Fox written by Isaiah Berlin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-02 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace. Although there have been many interpretations of the adage, Berlin uses it to mark a fundamental distinction between human beings who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system. Applied to Tolstoy, the saying illuminates a paradox that helps explain his philosophy of history: Tolstoy was a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog. One of Berlin's most celebrated works, this extraordinary essay offers profound insights about Tolstoy, historical understanding, and human psychology. This new edition features a revised text that supplants all previous versions, English translations of the many passages in foreign languages, a new foreword in which Berlin biographer Michael Ignatieff explains the enduring appeal of Berlin's essay, and a new appendix that provides rich context, including excerpts from reviews and Berlin's letters, as well as a startling new interpretation of Archilochus's epigram.

Download or read book The Guinea Pig and the Fox written by Diony Neira and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guinea Pig and the Fox is a children's folktales book. It is one of the distinct children's animal books for kids age 6+ because it highlights an unusual interaction between two characters. In this Peruvian children's book, Guinea Pig seems an attractive, delicate, easy prey for the fox but quick-witted Guinea Pig has a secret advantage: his fortunate insight to play tricks cleverly gets the better of Fox. This ancient oral history heard around the Lake Titicaca area of southern Peru tells a folktale of how a small, defenseless creature matches wits with a stronger animal, making the focal point a guinea pig book. In that region, the locals say, "Don't be a fox," to advise anyone not to be overconfident. It is said, "If one is overconfident, that person may get into trouble." What's unique about this fox children's book is that Fox is conceited, and this teaches children a powerful lesson on equality and respect of peers.

Download or read book Moon Rope Un Lazo a la Luna written by Lois Ehlert and published by . This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ALA Notable Children's Book shares a magical folktale--in Spanish and English--about Fox and Mole who go to the moon with a little help from their friends. Full color.

Download or read book Heart s Blood written by Juliet Marillier and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National bestselling author Juliet Marillier revisits the classic fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast in this “engaging Gaelic fantasy romance staring two fascinating reluctant souls”(Genre Go Round Reviews). Whistling Tor is a place of secrets, a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress belonging to Anluan—a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the region in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan’s family and his people, and the woods themselves hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom. Then the young scribe Caitrin appears in Anluan’s garden, admiring the rare plant known as heart’s blood. Retained to sort through entangled family documents, Caitrin brings about unexpected changes in the household, casting a hopeful light against the despairing shadows. But even as Caitrin brings solace to Anluan, and the promise of something more between them, he remains in thrall to the darkness surrounding Whistling Tor. To free Anluan’s burdened soul, Caitrin must unravel the web of sorcery woven by his ancestors before it claims his life—and their love...

Download or read book Reynard the Fox written by Roy Brown and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of the various adventures and schemes of the lying, cheating, and cowardly Reynard.

Download or read book Fox Tales for Kids written by Abbie Walker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen short stories about foxes are selected from several books of fairy tales from various sources. These tales are designed to be fascinating reading for young children. The tales are: (1) The Fox-Physician, (2) The Fox and the Wolf, (3) The War of the Wolf and the Fox, (4) The Fox and the Lapp, (5) Tamamo, the Fox Maiden, (6) Old-Man and the Fox, (7) Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox, (8) The Fox and the Blackbird, (9) Why Reddy Fox Has No Friends, (10) Reddy Fox Disobeys, (11) Reddy Fox, the Boaster, (12) All About the Little Small Red Hen, (13) Mr. Fox's Housewarming, (14) Mr. Fox Cuts the Cottontails, and (15) The Fox and the Geese; and the Wonderful Story of Henny-Penny. Children have enjoyed reading these fairy tales for years and it is good to find them in one single volume.

Download or read book Reynard the Fox written by Renate Raecke and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of folktales at their absolute best" (Elizabeth Bird, SLJ.com) about a legendary scoundrel, brought to new life through Renate Raecke's lively retelling and Jonas Lauströer's expressive illustrations. Reynard the Fox has been a staple trickster character of European literature since at least the Middle Ages. The tales of his schemes have been told many times, and he always manages to win readers' sympathies. Reynard is a rascal, a ne'er-do-well. While we may suffer from his pranks, at the same time we smile at the shrewd thinking through which he escapes hopeless situations. In this expertly retold version, the classic tales of Reynard's exploits find a new life. They speak to us now as much as ever, for who among us doesn't know a Reynard-like figure in our lives?

Download or read book Going to Squintum s written by Jennifer Westwood and published by Dial. This book was released on 1985-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sly fox travels the countryside and collects a series of animals in his sack before he meets his match.