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The three little pigs and the fox

by William H. Hooks · 1989

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In this Appalachian version of the classic tale, Hamlet, the youngest pig, rescues her two greedy brothers from the clutches of the "mean, tricky old drooly-mouth fox."

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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