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Name: The Bun; A Tale from Russia
Author: Marcia Brown

📘 The Bun; A Tale from Russia by Marcia Brown

The bun gets away from the old man and his wife, the hare, the wolf, and the bear, but the cunning fox poses a different problem. The bun, a little boy who has a bun in his pocket, is trying to buy the best bun in town. However, the bun is being chased by the old man and his wife, the hare, the wolf, and the bear. The cunning fox, who knows where the best bun is, tries to help the bun escape. The bun, the hare, the wolf, and the bear all work together to catch the fox, but in the end, the bun is able to buy the best bun in town.

First publish date: February 1972

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Marcia Brown

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