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K-3
Illustrated by
John Sandford.
Hungry Bear wants Fox's fresh-caught fish, but greedy Fox preserves his catch with a clever scheme: he tells Bear to catch his own by sitting all night with his tail in the lake. Bear falls for the deception but ends up with the last laugh--and a full stomach. Sandford's folksy oil illustrations, rich with Slavic patterns, nicely complement this tale inspired by Hungarian folklore.