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The Raccoon's Song

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 11
Categories: Animal Stories, Parable

Author

Paula
Fox

Appeared in

The Little Swineherd and Other Tales

Story Summary

A young raccoon with a very negative attitude is given a flute by Jean-Paul, the flute playing Otter. With time and practice the raccoon realizes that the Otter's gift was much greater than a simple flute.