Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
539
Points per Word
0.000928
Description
In this traditional tale, a fox becomes jealous of the bear's large, fluffy tail. When bear plans to catch some fish, the sly fox tricks him into thinking his tail will make a better fishing pole. The story is based on a North American tale and is part of the Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series at Stage 6.