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Chanticleer and the Fox (1958)

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Other authors: Barbara Cooney (Illustrator)

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A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.
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Beautifully illustrated.
  Copenhagen43DK | Oct 5, 2023 |
While I appreciate the retelling of this tale, illustrated for children, it's just not a favorite. The final panel is charming...truly the illustrations are cleverly done! ( )
  Martialia | Sep 28, 2022 |
This book is a children's version of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale," and is about the prized rooster on an old widow's farm. The rooster, Chanticleer has a nightmare about a fox attacking him, but the hen tell him he is just being a coward. The rooster is proven right when the fox comes and kidnaps the rooster. This story would be an excellent example of personification of animals, similes and metaphors, and story's that end with a moral. The book presents a simple story, but some of the language structures and word choices may be unfamiliar because the original story is from the 1300s. ( )
  mpl013 | Nov 8, 2020 |
Chanticleer the Rooster is known for his beautiful voice. When the fox asks him to sing, he is snatched up! But Fox learns that Chanticleer is even smarter than he is. Traditional illustrations, and given the year it was written I appreciate the women as the owners of the farm. ( )
  lisaladdvt | Jun 29, 2019 |
I did not enjoy this book too much. Being set back in such an old time, I found it difficult for me to even stay focus and comprehend what I was reading. I do not believe a young students would feel any different. The intense ending if the fox taking Chanticleer also made me feel that this may not be appropriate for young students. I believe the book is well written, however, I did not enjoy it and do not believe I would read this to my students. ( )
  arizzo | Aug 30, 2018 |
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Once upon a time a poor widow, getting on in years, lived in a small cottage beside a grove which stood in a little valley.
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