A Fox in One Bite

Abstract

This is a set of six stories, all dealing with foxes and/or badgers. I read the first four. Though filled with magic transformations, there is a fable element here, as in the first story. A boy duels with a bewitching fox and challenges her to transform into a "dumpling in my hand." She does, and he eats it/her. Victory! This book has an unusual paste-over on its verso of the title-page, attributing distribution rights in the USA to Kodansha in Palo Alto.