The wishing foxes /
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 respec...
| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Little Rock :
Plum Street Publishers,
[2017].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | When reading the songs of Bess and Tess you can sing it to the tune of "Skip to my Lou." |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781945268014 1945268018 |