The wishing foxes / Margaret Read MacDonald with Jen and Nat Whitman ; illustrated by Kitty Harvill.
| Author/creator |
MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940- author. |
| Other author/creator | Whitman, Jennifer MacDonald, author. |
| Other author/creator | Whitman, Nathaniel Forrest, author. |
| Other author/creator | Harvill, Kitty, 1958- illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Little Rock : Plum Street Publishers, 2017. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2017 |
| Description | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | In this Appalachian version of The Kind and the Unkind Girls, two sisters--Bess and Tess--are sent by their mother to draw water from the Well-at-the-End-of-the-World. Along the way they meet a bear, a mountain lion, a wild boar, and three little foxes. When Bess greets them with courtesy and respect, the foxes reward her kindness. Tess, greedy for her own bounty, can't be bothered with manners; she bonks the animals with her bucket, kicks them with her boots, and slings the little foxes to the ground. In the end, both sisters get their just deserts. |
| General note | When reading the songs of Bess and Tess you can sing it to the tune of "Skip to my Lou." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references in: About the story (copyright page). This Appalachian version is changed from the "The heads in the well" which is a subset of the Aarne--Thompson tale type 480 "The kind and the unkind girls." |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Adaptations. |
| LCCN | 2016945960 |
| ISBN | 9781945268014 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1945268018 (hardback) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 398.209756 M1457W | ✔ Available | Place Hold |