Vuk
Encyclopedia
Vuk is a 1965
Hungarian novel by István Fekete
about the life of a young fox.
Vuk also learns that the smooth-skin Ranger is responsible for the murder of his parents and he plans to take revenge on him. When he visits the Ranger's house he finds his sister who has survived and is held there in a cage. Karak and Vuk help her escape and she joins them and all the other Free Nations in the woods.
At harvest time the foxes are almost caught because they are betrayed by the swallows and other birds. It is only Vuk's cleverness and cunning that saves them. But during the hunting season Karak falls victim to a Smooth-skin's gun so only Vuk and his sister return to live in Karak's cave alone.
Winter comes and they both feel the need to look for partners. Vuk's sister is the first to find a partner and she goes to live with him. Then Vuk fights off another fox to win a beautiful vixen bride called Csele, and the cycle of love and life begins again.
in 1981.
1965 in literature
The year 1965 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Lloyd Alexander - The Black Cauldron*J. G. Ballard - The Drought*Ray Bradbury - The Vintage Bradbury*John Brunner...
Hungarian novel by István Fekete
István Fekete
István Fekete was a Hungarian writer, author of several youth novels and animal stories.He is perhaps best known for his youth novel Tüskevár , about two city boys' summer holiday at the corner of Lake Balaton and Zala River, their experiences, adventures, contact with Nature in its genuine form...
about the life of a young fox.
Plot of novel introduction
Vuk and his brothers and sisters are born near the pond one spring. Their father Kag and their mother Iny have to hunt continuously to get enough food to feed them. Then the Ranger finds the fox's home and sends in dogs to destroy the foxes that have been stealing from the village farmyards. The fox parents manage to save only one of their children: Vuk, who is left by the pond out of danger.Plot of novel summary
It is not long before the frightened Vuk is found by Karak his uncle who takes the little fox under his wing and takes him to his cave in the cliffs to teach him the ways of the forest. Vuk learns quickly and soon becomes one of the greatest foxes in the wood.Vuk also learns that the smooth-skin Ranger is responsible for the murder of his parents and he plans to take revenge on him. When he visits the Ranger's house he finds his sister who has survived and is held there in a cage. Karak and Vuk help her escape and she joins them and all the other Free Nations in the woods.
At harvest time the foxes are almost caught because they are betrayed by the swallows and other birds. It is only Vuk's cleverness and cunning that saves them. But during the hunting season Karak falls victim to a Smooth-skin's gun so only Vuk and his sister return to live in Karak's cave alone.
Winter comes and they both feel the need to look for partners. Vuk's sister is the first to find a partner and she goes to live with him. Then Vuk fights off another fox to win a beautiful vixen bride called Csele, and the cycle of love and life begins again.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel was adapted into a very popular animated filmVuk (film)
The Little Fox, known in Hungary as Vuk, is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel Vuk by István Fekete...
in 1981.