The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails by Kathleen Gray Nelson
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"The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails" by Kathleen Gray Nelson is a children's fantasy tale written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a Japanese fox who aspires to gain nine golden tails by living peacefully for a thousand years without being chased by dogs. The narrative explores themes of ambition, desire, and the consequences of one's choices in the pursuit of happiness. The plot follows a clever and
whimsical fox who first dreams of transforming into a magnificent being with nine golden tails, representing the pinnacle of ultimate success for his kind. As he navigates through various adventures, including an encounter with a dragon and the complexities of becoming a human, he discovers the weight of his desires. Ultimately, after achieving his goal and gaining the golden tails, he realizes the burdens that come with them exceed the fulfillment he sought, leading to an ironic and thought-provoking conclusion about true worth and the nature of contentment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Nelson, Kathleen Gray |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Wheelan, Albertine Randall |
| Title | The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails |
| Credits |
Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, amsibert, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Foxes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57339 |
| Release Date | Jun 17, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 359 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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