Hankering for a Long Tail
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, Adult
Page count: 12
Author
Roger D.
Abrahams
Appeared in
The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales
Story Summary
Dying of envy for the creatures with long tails who can kill flies just by a switch of their tail, Brer Rabbit marches right up to God's door and asks God for a long tail. But God thinks he created rabbits just right the first time.