Nonny Hogrogian (1932–2024)

This is the tale of a fox who drinks spilled milk from a woman. In her anger, she chops off his tail. She offers to give back the tail, if he gives back the milk. This begins a long journey of each item that he needs, needing something in return. In the end a kind man feels empathy for the fox and gives him what he needs. He then goes back through all the different characters to give them what they need, so he can get his tail back and he does! The illustrations are beautiful in this book!

This book was about a fox who drank an old woman's milk. This made the old woman angry, so she cut off his tail. The only way she would sew it back on is if she gave him back some milk. When he went to get the milk, the cow wanted some grass, and throughout the entire book everyone he came in contact with wanted something before they would help him. However an old man showed him an act of kindness and gave him something wanting nothing in return, and he was able to give everyone what they show more wanted in order to get his tail sew back on. I learned to lessons from this book. The first message was that you should not take from people, and the second is do not be hesitant to show acts of kindness, because you never know how much of a help you can be in someones life. show less

I believe this tale is a newly illustrated adaptation of a classic Armenian folktale. A fox, who has spent many hours wandering through a forest, happens upon a jug of milk, drinking from it before discovering the owner and asking. The old woman finds the fox and empty jug, decidedly snipping his tail off as repayment. The fox is abashed by his naked backside, begging for it back, she only asks for the milk he has stolen in return. He journeys through many, all of whom require something in show more return, it is finally he encounters one who requires nothing in return, and is able to retrieve the accumulated items, and his tail. There is an important message about give and take, but it plays as a great memory game too. show less

A fox steals some milk, and a woman cuts off his tail and refuses to sew it back on until he gives her back her milk. So the fox sets off to ask a cow for milk, but the cow wants something in exchange....