The wishing foxes

By MacDonald, Margaret Read.

Subjects: Girls -- Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction, Wishes -- Juvenile fiction, Behavior, Wells -- Juvenile fiction, Folklore -- Appalachian Region, Forest animals, Wishes, Bullies, Sisters -- Juvenile fiction, Wells, Forest animals -- Juvenile fiction, Bullies -- Juvenile fiction, Girls, Children's songs, Children's songs -- Adaptations -- Juvenile literature, Kindness, Behavior -- Juvenile fiction, Kindness -- Juvenile fiction, Conduct of life, Sisters, Juvenile fiction, Adaptations, Folklore, Folklore -- Appalachian Region -- Juvenile literature

Description: 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. Presents an Appalachian version of the story of two sisters sent on an errand in which kindness is rewarded.