Vulpes, the Red Fox (American Woodland Tales) by George Jean Craighead & George John

Author:George, Jean Craighead & George, John [George, Jean Craighead]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781453224465
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2011-08-09T04:00:00+00:00

Fulva had returned from the stream where she was schooling a young vixen. They had caught several frogs in the boggy leaves and were bouncing up the hill, well fed, to join the family. Several pups frolicked off to meet them and all came back to the cave, yapping in chorus. Fulva sensed the alarm in Vulpes. She knew it was either Bubo or Vison, for she was aware of her mate’s particular distaste for the old owl and the strong mink. Their communications were limited and she could only guess the reason for his tenseness.

As the summer wore on, Vulpes became less attentive to his cubs. They were hunting for themselves now and doing well in the valley of Muddy Branch. Occasionally he would go off with one of them on a rabbit chase, but that had almost stopped now. He spent a large part of his time on the hill above the Queen farm. Several times he raced with Brownie and Joe through the hills and fields. Buck was getting them in trim for the coming hunting season and it was not unusual for Vulpes to waken in the morning with the sound of Brownie’s voice ringing through the leafy woods. Off the two would go, recapturing the spirit of the autumn when both hound and fox thrilled to the chase.

In early September it began to rain. It rained steadily and long. A tropical hurricane was moving up the coast and all along its margins the rains were falling heavily. The skies were leaden for many days. The pups, now ruddy and handsome, sought shelter in the cave and confined their explorations to the hills near-by.

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