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Grishaverse #2.5
The Too-Clever Fox
In Ravka, just because you avoid one trap, it doesn't mean you'll escape the next. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh Bardugo’s upcoming novel, Siege and Storm, the second book in the Grisha Trilogy.
This story is also included in Some of the Best From Tor.com, 2013 Edition
This story is also included in Some of the Best From Tor.com, 2013 Edition
32 pages, ebook
First published June 4, 2013
About the author
Leigh Bardugo
77 books173k followersLeigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology—and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Los Angeles and is an associate fellow of Pauli Murray College at Yale University. For information on new releases and appearances, sign up for her newsletter.
She would be delighted if you visited her at LeighBardugo.com and fairly giddy if you liked her selfies on Instagram.
She would be delighted if you visited her at LeighBardugo.com and fairly giddy if you liked her selfies on Instagram.
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September 17, 2014
Read this even if you don't like or haven't read Bardugo's Grisha trilogy. It can be read here for free: http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/06/th...
Quick review:
1) This story is wonderful.
2) It has nothing to do with the Grisha trilogy.
3) I don't particularly like the Grisha trilogy - first one was okay but the second was disappointing, IMO. Haven't read the third.
4) This is a little folk tale about a fox who survives by outsmarting others - but has he finally met his match?
5) It's just the right amount of dark.
6) Just read it. You don't even have to spend anything :)
Quick review:
1) This story is wonderful.
2) It has nothing to do with the Grisha trilogy.
3) I don't particularly like the Grisha trilogy - first one was okay but the second was disappointing, IMO. Haven't read the third.
4) This is a little folk tale about a fox who survives by outsmarting others - but has he finally met his match?
5) It's just the right amount of dark.
6) Just read it. You don't even have to spend anything :)
January 31, 2023
“Just because you escape one trap, doesn’t mean you will escape the next.”
"The fox and the nightingale made a quiet life together. A lesser creature might have held Koja’s mistakes against him, might have mocked him for his pride. But Lula was not only clever. She was wise."
I liked her story but I saw that coming :)
"The fox and the nightingale made a quiet life together. A lesser creature might have held Koja’s mistakes against him, might have mocked him for his pride. But Lula was not only clever. She was wise."
I liked her story but I saw that coming :)
June 29, 2022
“Just because you escape one trap, doesn’t mean you will escape the next.”
I liked the fairy-tale quality of Leigh Bardugo's The Too-Clever Fox. This short story is told from the view of the quick-witted fox, Koja, and chronicles his many escapes from traps or deadly peril (beginning with convincing his mother not to eat him shortly after he was born). Even though I enjoyed The Too-Clever Fox, I think reading more of these tales might give it a strength that is missing from reading a single story. 3.25 stars
I liked the fairy-tale quality of Leigh Bardugo's The Too-Clever Fox. This short story is told from the view of the quick-witted fox, Koja, and chronicles his many escapes from traps or deadly peril (beginning with convincing his mother not to eat him shortly after he was born). Even though I enjoyed The Too-Clever Fox, I think reading more of these tales might give it a strength that is missing from reading a single story. 3.25 stars
April 17, 2020
holy shit, was this good.
this is an author whose novels i have been meaning to read for a while now, on the basis of all the glowing reviews here on the gr and on those gorgeous covers,
but i just haven't gotten around to them yet, and now don't i feel foolish…
because this is fantastic. i was apprehensive about reading this, having been burned by that elizabeth hand one that scoffs at you for not having read the larger work it is referencing, but i was assured by karly that these can stand alone quite nicely, even though they are "of that world."
this one starts out like a fable - a little br'er rabbit folktale that gets slowly consumed by a dark fairytale cloud. eventually it passes over, you pass through, and the story concludes with a snappy little moral à la your traditional fable. but you have had to pass through such a horrible, transformative darkness to get there, it leaves a lasting mark. it is a wearying journey.
and it is beyond wow.
if you are going to read just ONE of these free tor shorts, or if you want to join this bandwagon of reading MANY of them, and are looking for an entrance point, this is the one.
"you're welcome," i say in anticipation.
read it for yourself here:
http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/06/th...
come to my blog!
this is an author whose novels i have been meaning to read for a while now, on the basis of all the glowing reviews here on the gr and on those gorgeous covers,
but i just haven't gotten around to them yet, and now don't i feel foolish…
because this is fantastic. i was apprehensive about reading this, having been burned by that elizabeth hand one that scoffs at you for not having read the larger work it is referencing, but i was assured by karly that these can stand alone quite nicely, even though they are "of that world."
this one starts out like a fable - a little br'er rabbit folktale that gets slowly consumed by a dark fairytale cloud. eventually it passes over, you pass through, and the story concludes with a snappy little moral à la your traditional fable. but you have had to pass through such a horrible, transformative darkness to get there, it leaves a lasting mark. it is a wearying journey.
and it is beyond wow.
if you are going to read just ONE of these free tor shorts, or if you want to join this bandwagon of reading MANY of them, and are looking for an entrance point, this is the one.
"you're welcome," i say in anticipation.
read it for yourself here:
http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/06/th...
come to my blog!
October 11, 2017
This is a fable about a fox.
Not a cute fox, though: an ugly one.
But he's clever, and smart is more important than looks.
Revisiting "The Too-Clever Fox" by Leigh Bardugo, I was charmed by this animal fable, right up until the point it slapped Koja the fox - and me - upside the head for thinking we had everything all figured out.
Told in deceptively simple style, this tale follows Koja from his birth (when he's almost eaten by his mother for being so small and ugly, and is saved only by his quick thinking) through various adventures. Koja learns about patience, sacrifice, and the importance of friends. But mostly he learns that despite lacking good looks, his cleverness and creative thinking will get him ahead. When a hunter moves into the area and captures and kills several of Koja's animal friends and neighbors, Koja takes steps to save the day.
As with all fables, there's a moral to this story ... but it's not the one I thought was going to be served up to me. Well played!
Not a cute fox, though: an ugly one.
But he's clever, and smart is more important than looks.
Revisiting "The Too-Clever Fox" by Leigh Bardugo, I was charmed by this animal fable, right up until the point it slapped Koja the fox - and me - upside the head for thinking we had everything all figured out.
Told in deceptively simple style, this tale follows Koja from his birth (when he's almost eaten by his mother for being so small and ugly, and is saved only by his quick thinking) through various adventures. Koja learns about patience, sacrifice, and the importance of friends. But mostly he learns that despite lacking good looks, his cleverness and creative thinking will get him ahead. When a hunter moves into the area and captures and kills several of Koja's animal friends and neighbors, Koja takes steps to save the day.
As with all fables, there's a moral to this story ... but it's not the one I thought was going to be served up to me. Well played!
September 5, 2020
”The trap is loneliness, and none of us escapes it. Not even me”.
Woooooow! Vale, debo admitir que no me emocionaba mucho un relato narrado por un animal, pero este me sorprendió y me gustó muchísimo.
Aquí nos encontramos con Koja, un zorro que nació con pelaje amarillo a pesar de que su madre era una zorra blanca de los bosques de Ravka. Como su físico era una desventaja, Koja creció y aprendió a ser muy listo e inteligente, cualidades que lo ayudaban a salir de muchos de los líos en los que se metía. Sin embargo, un día los animales del bosque notan que varios de sus compañeros están desapareciendo, así que investigan y descubren que un cazador experto y quizá ayudado por magia es el culpable. Así que Koja se embarca en la misión de acercarse a la hermana del cazador y, con su astucia, averiguar la manera de derrotar a Jurek.
No saben lo que me sorprendió este relato y lo divertido que fue leerlo desde la perspectiva de este zorro que, quizá, es más astuto de lo que debería. Las aventuras y los planes que traza son únicos y, al final, lo van a llevar a un punto que nunca se esperó.
Creo que me gustó más la ambientación de este segundo relato que del primero, pues lo sentí mucho más cercano a la trilogía Grisha con sus menciones a Os Alta, el Gran Palacio y demás. ¡Y es que además el final es tan mágico, oscuro y retorcido! Ah, en serio me fascinó.
Woooooow! Vale, debo admitir que no me emocionaba mucho un relato narrado por un animal, pero este me sorprendió y me gustó muchísimo.
Aquí nos encontramos con Koja, un zorro que nació con pelaje amarillo a pesar de que su madre era una zorra blanca de los bosques de Ravka. Como su físico era una desventaja, Koja creció y aprendió a ser muy listo e inteligente, cualidades que lo ayudaban a salir de muchos de los líos en los que se metía. Sin embargo, un día los animales del bosque notan que varios de sus compañeros están desapareciendo, así que investigan y descubren que un cazador experto y quizá ayudado por magia es el culpable. Así que Koja se embarca en la misión de acercarse a la hermana del cazador y, con su astucia, averiguar la manera de derrotar a Jurek.
No saben lo que me sorprendió este relato y lo divertido que fue leerlo desde la perspectiva de este zorro que, quizá, es más astuto de lo que debería. Las aventuras y los planes que traza son únicos y, al final, lo van a llevar a un punto que nunca se esperó.
Creo que me gustó más la ambientación de este segundo relato que del primero, pues lo sentí mucho más cercano a la trilogía Grisha con sus menciones a Os Alta, el Gran Palacio y demás. ¡Y es que además el final es tan mágico, oscuro y retorcido! Ah, en serio me fascinó.
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February 7, 2017
5 Stars for the brilliant cover
I'm iffy about the story because I despise hunters so I left it at a three because I loved the tales within the story =)
Koja's mom wanted to kill him at birth because he wasn't a pretty little fox at all and he was a runt.
↑ Unlike our sweet little fox picture above!
Koja seemed to always get out of sticky situations. He even befriended the great bear, Ivan Gostov, who had wanted to eat him at one time but became friends with Koja instead.
Koja was friends with many of the animals in the forest even though they thought he was ugly. His best friend seemed to be the nightingale, Lula.
One day Koja noticed his friends started missing. He sent Lula to investigate and found out there was a terrible hunter in town. Lev Jurek, the great hunter, was in town with his sister, Sofiya.
I must stay I saw that ending coming a mile away and Koja thought he was too clever for his own good. But, the end game was lovely, oh so lovely. =)
THE FREE STORY: The Too-Clever Fox
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I'm iffy about the story because I despise hunters so I left it at a three because I loved the tales within the story =)
Koja's mom wanted to kill him at birth because he wasn't a pretty little fox at all and he was a runt.
↑ Unlike our sweet little fox picture above!
Koja seemed to always get out of sticky situations. He even befriended the great bear, Ivan Gostov, who had wanted to eat him at one time but became friends with Koja instead.
Koja was friends with many of the animals in the forest even though they thought he was ugly. His best friend seemed to be the nightingale, Lula.
One day Koja noticed his friends started missing. He sent Lula to investigate and found out there was a terrible hunter in town. Lev Jurek, the great hunter, was in town with his sister, Sofiya.
I must stay I saw that ending coming a mile away and Koja thought he was too clever for his own good. But, the end game was lovely, oh so lovely. =)
THE FREE STORY: The Too-Clever Fox
MY BLOG: Melissa Martin's Reading List
February 9, 2017
God damn I love her stories so much. Gotta admit, they are way better than the Grisha trilogy. These plot twists in her short stories always take me by surprise!
You can read it for FREE here! Highly recommended.
You can read it for FREE here! Highly recommended.
August 31, 2024
|| 3.5 stars ||
A sad, yet interesting, and undoubtedly clever story!
I was deeply intrigued by the mix of emotions and characteristics we got to see here, and especially by the way they impacted everyone’s choices, prejudices, and future.
GRISHAVERSE:
'Shadow and Bone' trilogy:
1. Shadow and Bone - 3.5 stars
2. Siege and Storm - 3.5 stars
3. Ruin and Rising - 3.0 stars
'Six of Crows' duology:
1. Six of Crows - 2.5 stars
2. Crooked Kingdom - 3.5 stars
'King of Scars' duology:
1. King of Scars - 2.5 stars
Companion Novellas:
The Demon in the Woods - 3.5 stars
The Witch of Duva - 3.5 stars
The Tailor - 2.5 stars
The Too-Clever Fox - 3.5 stars
Little Knife - 3.0 stars
A sad, yet interesting, and undoubtedly clever story!
I was deeply intrigued by the mix of emotions and characteristics we got to see here, and especially by the way they impacted everyone’s choices, prejudices, and future.
GRISHAVERSE:
'Shadow and Bone' trilogy:
1. Shadow and Bone - 3.5 stars
2. Siege and Storm - 3.5 stars
3. Ruin and Rising - 3.0 stars
'Six of Crows' duology:
1. Six of Crows - 2.5 stars
2. Crooked Kingdom - 3.5 stars
'King of Scars' duology:
1. King of Scars - 2.5 stars
Companion Novellas:
The Demon in the Woods - 3.5 stars
The Witch of Duva - 3.5 stars
The Tailor - 2.5 stars
The Too-Clever Fox - 3.5 stars
Little Knife - 3.0 stars
February 4, 2019
Koja is such a clever little fox! I felt a bit sad reading this short story I can't say it was a "nice" read. It's so difficult to explain, but is was really well done. Slightly predictable, but none the less I really liked Koja. How does that happen after 30 odd pages?!
February 28, 2017
“Just because you escape one trap, doesn’t mean you will escape the next.”
With Leigh Bardugo announcing the upcoming release of her new short story collection, The Language of Thorns, I decided to take my shot with this swift tale in the meanwhile.
The Too-Clever Fox is told through the eyes of Koja, a clever and quick-witted fox. We follow his journey of outsmarting his enemies, until his trust and cunningness is bestowed upon the wrong person.
“It is always the same trap,” she said gently. “You longed for conversation. The bear craved jokes. The gray wolf missed music. The boar just wanted someone to tell her troubles to. The trap is loneliness, and none of us escapes it. Not even me.”
I loved the writing in this tale and how it put us in the mindset of the bright fox. And it helped a lot that I adored the voice of Koja with the subtle humor thrown in.
“What would he want with me? I’m too scrawny to eat and too ugly to wear.”
Sofiya smiled slightly. “Your coat is a bit patchy, but you’re not so bad as all that.”
“No?” said the fox. “Shall I travel to Os Alta to have my portrait painted?”
But I had a few issues with the ending and how the tale rapidly wrapped up. The conclusion was something I'd been thinking would happen, but since the motives weren't that well explained, I was left a bit bewildered. I mean, I still loved the aspects of introducing a female antihero, but because of the length of the tale we didn't have the time to fully explore the concept.
But since it's Bardugo, I still immensely adored the writing, ideas and characters. And I can't wait to pick up more of her stories.
3.5/5 stars
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With Leigh Bardugo announcing the upcoming release of her new short story collection, The Language of Thorns, I decided to take my shot with this swift tale in the meanwhile.
The Too-Clever Fox is told through the eyes of Koja, a clever and quick-witted fox. We follow his journey of outsmarting his enemies, until his trust and cunningness is bestowed upon the wrong person.
“It is always the same trap,” she said gently. “You longed for conversation. The bear craved jokes. The gray wolf missed music. The boar just wanted someone to tell her troubles to. The trap is loneliness, and none of us escapes it. Not even me.”
I loved the writing in this tale and how it put us in the mindset of the bright fox. And it helped a lot that I adored the voice of Koja with the subtle humor thrown in.
“What would he want with me? I’m too scrawny to eat and too ugly to wear.”
Sofiya smiled slightly. “Your coat is a bit patchy, but you’re not so bad as all that.”
“No?” said the fox. “Shall I travel to Os Alta to have my portrait painted?”
But I had a few issues with the ending and how the tale rapidly wrapped up. The conclusion was something I'd been thinking would happen, but since the motives weren't that well explained, I was left a bit bewildered. I mean, I still loved the aspects of introducing a female antihero, but because of the length of the tale we didn't have the time to fully explore the concept.
But since it's Bardugo, I still immensely adored the writing, ideas and characters. And I can't wait to pick up more of her stories.
3.5/5 stars
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June 22, 2014
Koja the fox was born ugly. His mother almost ate him right after birth to rid the world of him. The clever little fox talked his way out of it.
Beware of thinking you are the most clever..it really never works out that way.
Beware of thinking you are the most clever..it really never works out that way.
April 28, 2021
This was the shortest book in history but I Loved every second of it! Lol!! 😃😂
July 20, 2018
“I can bear ugliness,” he said. “I find the one thing I cannot live with is death.”
This was a very enjoyable novella. It was dark and beautiful and it made me really sad 😭. This was all about having different perspectives :) It was about an ugly skinny fox name Koja who could talk his way out of every bad situation he found himself in. Whether it be being eaten as a kit to hounds to being eaten by a bear to a hunters trap, whatever the case he always had a trick up his sleeve (or rather paw lol), whatever it may be he could get them to do as he asks. He even became the bear, Ivan Gostov good friend. Koja had many friends in the forest despite his looks. I love his sarcasm! He was known to be the cleverest fox in all of Ravka. But for all his witty-ness and fast-talking, it doesn't mean he'll escape every trap set before him! Sometimes you need a trusted friend to save you. I just loved the way this one ended♥!
I really love folklore! And OMG is cover is beautiful♥
"The fox and the nightingale made a quiet life together. A lesser creature might have held Koja’s mistakes against him, might have mocked him for his pride. But Lula was not only clever. She was wise."
This was a very enjoyable novella. It was dark and beautiful and it made me really sad 😭. This was all about having different perspectives :) It was about an ugly skinny fox name Koja who could talk his way out of every bad situation he found himself in. Whether it be being eaten as a kit to hounds to being eaten by a bear to a hunters trap, whatever the case he always had a trick up his sleeve (or rather paw lol), whatever it may be he could get them to do as he asks. He even became the bear, Ivan Gostov good friend. Koja had many friends in the forest despite his looks. I love his sarcasm! He was known to be the cleverest fox in all of Ravka. But for all his witty-ness and fast-talking, it doesn't mean he'll escape every trap set before him! Sometimes you need a trusted friend to save you. I just loved the way this one ended♥!
I really love folklore! And OMG is cover is beautiful♥
"The fox and the nightingale made a quiet life together. A lesser creature might have held Koja’s mistakes against him, might have mocked him for his pride. But Lula was not only clever. She was wise."
January 4, 2024
now i understand why Alina associates Nikolai's behavior with that of a clever fox 🥺 - he and Koja really have a lot in common : they are smart, rejected by the family, loyal and both like to flatter people
"The bear snapped the chain and threw Koja over his back. Dangling from the trap’s steel teeth by his wounded leg, a lesser creature might have closed his eyes and prayed for nothing more than a quick death. But if Koja had words, then he had hope."
i really liked this rakvan fairy tale that had an unpredictable ending 🤍 it reminded me of the story "the ugly duckling"
"I can bear ugliness. I find the one thing I cannot live with is death."
"The bear snapped the chain and threw Koja over his back. Dangling from the trap’s steel teeth by his wounded leg, a lesser creature might have closed his eyes and prayed for nothing more than a quick death. But if Koja had words, then he had hope."
i really liked this rakvan fairy tale that had an unpredictable ending 🤍 it reminded me of the story "the ugly duckling"
"I can bear ugliness. I find the one thing I cannot live with is death."
May 2, 2021
The Too-Clever Fox is about an ugly looking fox who saves himself from getting killed and trapped again and again using his wits.
Leigh Bardugo's folktale short-stories are pretty amazing. The stories start one way but end up in an entirely different way. Even though this was a bit predictable since I saw that on the cover, I still enjoyed it.
4 stars
Leigh Bardugo's folktale short-stories are pretty amazing. The stories start one way but end up in an entirely different way. Even though this was a bit predictable since I saw that on the cover, I still enjoyed it.
4 stars
February 18, 2021
I can't believe this wasn't about Nikolai! And why do I not see any connection of this novella or the Witch of Duva with the books so far?
___________
Extra content on Nikolai???
Thank God!❤️❤️❤️
Oh my bad. So this isn't about him? But literally a fox?
___________
Extra content on Nikolai???
Thank God!❤️❤️❤️
Oh my bad. So this isn't about him? But literally a fox?
September 17, 2020
*Mother is hungry after giving birth and about to eat The Clever Fox.*
"A lesser creature might have despaired at such cruelty, but the fox saw vanity in his mother's carefully tended coat and snowy paws.
'I will tell you,; he replied. 'When we walk in the wood, the animals will say, 'Look at that ugly kit with his hansome mother!' And even when you are old and gray, they will not talk of how you've aged, but of how such a beautiful mother gave birth to such an ugly, scrawny son.'
She thought on this and discovered she was not so hungry after all.'"
The too clever fox is not, in fact, about Nikolai Lantosov. I know, I know, it's kind of disappointing, but the story is actually really interesting.
There is this really ugly fox, and he uses his wits to get out of really difficult situations (kind of reminds me of Tyrion Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire, aka Game of Thrones).
There is this legendary hunter that comes to the town near the forest and he keeps killing the last animals you would think he would be able to kill. Like a blood-thirsty bear.
The fox has an idea... it's a crazy idea... but an idea with possibilities.
"A lesser creature might have despaired at such cruelty, but the fox saw vanity in his mother's carefully tended coat and snowy paws.
'I will tell you,; he replied. 'When we walk in the wood, the animals will say, 'Look at that ugly kit with his hansome mother!' And even when you are old and gray, they will not talk of how you've aged, but of how such a beautiful mother gave birth to such an ugly, scrawny son.'
She thought on this and discovered she was not so hungry after all.'"
The too clever fox is not, in fact, about Nikolai Lantosov. I know, I know, it's kind of disappointing, but the story is actually really interesting.
There is this really ugly fox, and he uses his wits to get out of really difficult situations (kind of reminds me of Tyrion Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire, aka Game of Thrones).
There is this legendary hunter that comes to the town near the forest and he keeps killing the last animals you would think he would be able to kill. Like a blood-thirsty bear.
The fox has an idea... it's a crazy idea... but an idea with possibilities.
December 21, 2021
Un cuento con un giro interesante, ambientado en las locaciones del mundo Grishaverse y que, sin estar relacionado con los personajes de los libros principales, no deja de recordar a Nikolai Lanstov.
August 21, 2016
Color me impressed, Leigh Bardugo.
A 30-page delight presenting a little fox that usually gets itself out of trouble using nothing but its' wits. It turns out that maybe it might be too clever for it's own good.
This has got nothing to do with the Grisha series and is way too entertaining to miss out on.
4.5 stars
A 30-page delight presenting a little fox that usually gets itself out of trouble using nothing but its' wits. It turns out that maybe it might be too clever for it's own good.
This has got nothing to do with the Grisha series and is way too entertaining to miss out on.
4.5 stars
October 9, 2019
Short story / folk tale about a clever fox, as referenced in Siege and Storm. Not as good as The Witch of Duva, but pretty cute.
September 27, 2017
A lesser creature might have held Koja’s mistakes against him, might have mocked him for his pride. But Lula was not only clever.
She was wise.
I'm yet to see any of Miss Leigh's book that I didn't like, Hope that day never comes. This is a good folklore with animals and humans. The world building and depiction is great. Just as always the writing is great. I prefer the Witch of Duva to this but I still love this.
The story follows a clever fox who got outsmarted but survived because he asked for help. The Fox is sarcastic and I like that.
“Have a fine time of it, friends,” he said. “I hope you will forgive me if I do not ask you to visit again.
She was wise.
I'm yet to see any of Miss Leigh's book that I didn't like, Hope that day never comes. This is a good folklore with animals and humans. The world building and depiction is great. Just as always the writing is great. I prefer the Witch of Duva to this but I still love this.
The story follows a clever fox who got outsmarted but survived because he asked for help. The Fox is sarcastic and I like that.
“Have a fine time of it, friends,” he said. “I hope you will forgive me if I do not ask you to visit again.
January 6, 2021
8 out of 10
Ревью в моем блоге/This review on my blog
Living A Thousand Lives (please use Chrome/Yandex browser or Android/IOS to see the page; otherwise, spoiler-tags I use to make my post compact may not work)
This is a tale (which was mentioned by Alina in Siege and Storm) about a fox who was born such ugly that even his mother wanted to eat him. But he managed to talk her with flattery not to do this. This is the start of a life of a very clever fox. The ending is epic)
The Grishaverse (Вселенная Гриши):
The Grisha (Гриша):
— The Demon in the Wood (Демон в лесу) #0.1/3
— The Witch of Duva (Ведьма Дувы) #0.5/3
— Shadow and Bone (Тень и Кость ) #1/3
— The Tailor (Портниха) #1.5/3
— Siege and Storm (Осада и Штурм) #2/3
— The Too-Clever Fox (Уж очень умный лис) #2.5/3
— Little Knife (Ножичек) #2.6/3
— Ruin and Rising (Крах и Восход) #3/3
Six of Crows (Шестерка Воронов):
— Six of Crows (Шестерка воронов) #1/2
— Crooked Kingdom (Продажное царство) #2/2
December 23, 2019
In the wood, even songbirds must be survivors.
After reading The Witch of Duva and Ayama and the Thorn Wood; my expectations might have been too high for this one.
Ever since Alina called Sturmhond The Too-Clever Fox, I wanted to know what this fable was all about. Now I’m a bit disappointed.
I can see why the comparison was made, but I wanted more.
To me everything was quite clear from the start. And the twist did not surprise me at all; not at all like the other two books previously mentioned.
After reading The Witch of Duva and Ayama and the Thorn Wood; my expectations might have been too high for this one.
Ever since Alina called Sturmhond The Too-Clever Fox, I wanted to know what this fable was all about. Now I’m a bit disappointed.
I can see why the comparison was made, but I wanted more.
To me everything was quite clear from the start. And the twist did not surprise me at all; not at all like the other two books previously mentioned.
April 17, 2017
“It is always the same trap,” she said gently. “You longed for conversation. The bear craved jokes. The gray wolf missed music. The boar just wanted someone to tell her troubles to. The trap is loneliness, and none of us escapes it. Not even me.
January 31, 2018
Why Ravka fairy tales were sooo dark? But I enjoy this one. The fox keep remind me about Nikolai ngeee...
November 6, 2017
It´s a nice short story about a fox. To be honest I thought it would be about Nikolai (because of the nickname) but I still wasn´t disappointed,
It´s written as a fairytale/old folktale.
It´s written as a fairytale/old folktale.
December 19, 2021
Ahh, the cleverness of the fox. The eternal folktale.
I love how the ending is unexpected, just like in The Witch of Duva. It seems there are so many stories with clever-tongued fox. I quite like this one. And I love how in the end, he couldn't have done it by himself.
Lula was not only clever. She was wise.
I love how the ending is unexpected, just like in The Witch of Duva. It seems there are so many stories with clever-tongued fox. I quite like this one. And I love how in the end, he couldn't have done it by himself.
Lula was not only clever. She was wise.
August 23, 2023
Foxes are one of my favorite animals. 🦊🐾
It's not enough to just be clever or even the cleverest, should also be wise,
and
Never put much trust in humans!
It's not enough to just be clever or even the cleverest, should also be wise,
and
Never put much trust in humans!
September 27, 2016
Just as with The Witch of Duva, this is a little folk tale that can be read separate from the Grisha trilogy as it has no connection to it.
The story is about an ugly, but very clever fox, Koja. He manages to evade traps from the very beginning of his life, when his mother thought about eating him. His silver tongue and wits get him out of all sorts of troubles until a skilled hunter moves to the city near his woods. Now the forest animals turn to him for advice.
I liked The Too-Clever Fox, and rooted for Koja all the way to the end.
The story is about an ugly, but very clever fox, Koja. He manages to evade traps from the very beginning of his life, when his mother thought about eating him. His silver tongue and wits get him out of all sorts of troubles until a skilled hunter moves to the city near his woods. Now the forest animals turn to him for advice.
I liked The Too-Clever Fox, and rooted for Koja all the way to the end.
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