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Show DELIGHTFUL LEGEND. "The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails." by Kathleen Gray Nelson. Published Pub-lished by' Devin-Adair, New York. A Japanese legend that has been honored hon-ored in legend-lore in the Orient for generations gen-erations has been made into a delightful and charming little story by Kathleen Nelson. In the first chapter she introduces the fox that, at first wanted nine golden tails, but was later satisfied with other things. He was a Japanese fnx. and, although al-though he looked like any other fox. he knew a few thincs that his American Amer-ican brothers have never heard about even to this day. ('me of the things! whs that if he lived to he my years old without ever being chased by a dog. lie could become a beautiful woman; If he lived for iSOt) years and never a dog pursued him he could he changed into a mighty wizard ho would kftow 1 more than any man on earth; but better bet-ter than all, after H'fjO years of peace he would turn Into a celestial fox and have nine golden tails. In ninety-one pages of readable type the author tells of the fortunes of the fox and the f uliillmen of his wish. The hook is refreshing and the Japanese quality is well suggested throuehout. |