A Pet Reader

Chapter 95: My Father’s Fox

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Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

My Father’s Fox

My father had a fox.

The fox came from Michigan.

My uncle gave the fox to my father.

When we got him, he was just a month old.

He was brown in color.

We kept him in a big cage down by the barn.

He slept in a little box that I got for him.

He used to try to get out of the cage.

Sometimes he tumbled over.

The fox never bit us.

We kept him for some time.

Later my father sold him.

I do not know how much money father got for this pet fox.

I suppose the new owner wanted the fox for his beautiful fur.