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The chicken had his wish, and was magically transformed into a fox. Then he found that he could not digest grain.

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
Author
Collector Of Fairy Tales
Teacher
Writer
Simla
Arkon Daraul
Wish
Found
Magically
Digest
Foxes
Chicken
Chickens
Grain
Transformed

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