In the first version of the story, Mr. Fox has nine tails. He feigns death to test his wife's fidelity. Mrs. Fox rejects all the fox suitors that have fewer than nine tails. When she gets engaged to another fox with nine tails, Mr. Fox arises and throws everyone out of his house, including his wife.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
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Snow-White and Rose-Red (Story Time, Episode 62)
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Cat-Skin (Story Time, Episode 61)
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Iron Hans (Story Time, Episode 60)
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King Grisly-Beard (Story Time, Episode 59)
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The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (Story Time, Episode 58)
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The Salad (Story Time, Episode 57)
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The Seven Ravens (Story Time, Episode 55)
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Doctor Knowall (Story Time, Episode 54)
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The King of the Golden Mountain (Story Time, Episode 53)
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The Twelve Huntsmen (Story Time, Episode 52)
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The Golden Bird (Story Time, Episode 1)
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Hans in Luck (Story Time, Episode 2)
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Jorinda and Jorindel (Story Time, Episode 3)
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The Travelling Musicians (Story Time, Episode 4)
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Old Sultan (Story Time, Episode 5)
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The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean (Story Time, Episode 6)
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Briar Rose (Story Time, Episode 7)
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The Dog and the Sparrow (Story Time, Episode 8)
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Story Time, Episode 9)
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The Fisherman and His Wife (Story Time, Episode 10)
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The Willow-Wren and the Bear (Story Time, Episode 11)
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The Frog-Prince (Story Time, Episode 12)
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