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Folktales & LegendsPicture bookLevel 1Ages 3–5

The Fox and the Geese: A Gentle Retelling

English · 15 pages · 190 words · 2 min read

A gentle retelling for listeners ages 3–5 of the Brothers Grimm tale “The Fox and the Geese” (Margaret Hunt’s 1884 translation): a Fox says he will eat a flock of geese one after the other, the geese ask to say one prayer first, and their “Ga! Ga!” goes on so long that the story is still waiting for them to finish.

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Original work by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Translated by
Margaret Hunt
Adapted by
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  1. Illustration from page 2 of The Fox and the Geese: A Gentle Retelling

    Fat white geese sat in a sunny meadow. Along trotted a Fox.

  2. Illustration from page 3 of The Fox and the Geese: A Gentle Retelling

    The Fox smiled. “What luck!” he said. “Here you all sit together.”

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