02186cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000260011324500420013926400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150000310036750802360039852010440063453400450167865300160172365300300173970000310176985600430180099900170184357339UtSlPG20260610134324.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aNelson, Kathleen Gray14aThe Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-06-17  aProduced by Mary Glenn Krause, amsibert, David E. Brown,
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http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)  a"The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails" by Kathleen Gray Nelson is a children's fantasy tale written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a Japanese fox who aspires to gain nine golden tails by living peacefully for a thousand years without being chased by dogs. The narrative explores themes of ambition, desire, and the consequences of one's choices in the pursuit of happiness.  The plot follows a clever and whimsical fox who first dreams of transforming into a magnificent being with nine golden tails, representing the pinnacle of ultimate success for his kind. As he navigates through various adventures, including an encounter with a dragon and the complexities of becoming a human, he discovers the weight of his desires. Ultimately, after achieving his goal and gaining the golden tails, he realizes the burdens that come with them exceed the fulfillment he sought, leading to an ironic and thought-provoking conclusion about true worth and the nature of contentment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFairy tales  aFoxes -- Juvenile fiction1 aWheelan, Albertine Randall40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57339  c98170d98170