Asbjornsen’s Fairy Tales I read:
-The Fox as Herdsman
- The Cat on the Dovrefell
- How One Went Out to Woo
- Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed
Book Summary: Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed
Author: Peter Christen Asbjornsen
Publishing: A. L. Burt Company Publishers
Genre: Fairy Tales
Reading Level: Varies
Summary: This fairy tale was about a fox and a bear. The fox just got done stealing some fish when the bear comes upon him and asks how he got them. The fox lies and tells him that he cut a hole in the ice and stuck his tail in the hole and left it there for a long time. He said that the longer that you leave your tail in the hole, the more fish you will get. The bear sets off to get some fish and puts his tail in a hole that he cut out. As the fox said, he leaves his long tail down there for a long time and then gives it a good tug. When he does this, though, his frozen tail breaks off and that’s why bears have short, stubby tails even to this day.
My Reaction to the Book: I thought this was an okay story, it was kind of silly and entertaining but nothing over the top in any way. I did think it was a creative story, though, to explain why the bear has a short tail.
Potential Problems: There is stealing in the story as well as lying. Also the bear gets his tail torn off, so that could be a problem.
Recommendations: I don’t know that I would recommend this story to anyone, I definitely wouldn’t go out of my way to do so, but I also don’t think I would not recommend it.
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