الثعلب يبيض

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Language: 
Title in English: 
The fox lays eggs
Author: 
Hicham ‘Alwan
Illustrator: 
Fatima Hasrawiyan
Illustrations: 
Colour
Place of publication: 
Beirut
Country: 
Publisher: 
Dar al-Hadaeq
Year of publication: 
2015
Pages: 
24 p.
Size: 
21 x 26 cm
ISBN: 
978-614-439-056-6
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Mrs Hen asks Mr Rooster to sit on the eggs while she goes to find a drink of water. Mrs Duck, passing by, is appalled: a rooster that lays eggs! Time passes and Mrs Hen doesn't return. A worried Mr Rooster goes to look for her and asks Little Fox to take over his egg sitting duties. When the other animals see the fox sitting on the eggs, there is uproar. Out comes the farmer, gun at the ready and off goes Little Fox. And now who’s going to look after the eggs? When Mrs Duck returns and finds the farmer sitting there, she nearly faints from the shock and decides to find a more respectable barnyard. Still the farmer does a good job and Mr Rooster and Mrs Hen come back just in time to see the chicks hatch. A delightfully wacky picture book.