long, long ago, the gods granted great powers to animals... but not all animals used their magical abilities for good. senzo, the fox spirit, in particular, became too brash and arrogant, abusing his strength until he was imprisoned for his bad behavior. after 300 years, the gods finally decided to free him, but on one condition: senzo would remain powerless until he helped a small tanuki cub, manpachi, become an assistant to the gods. and so, the former "great fox spirit" senzo must now figure out how to... babysit a very cute (and mischievous) little tanuki, or risk being powerless forever. binding and format: paperback with dust jacket, 160 pages