A dead fox that ate some lemons...?

[bookling]

I read a short story in primary school and it's haunted me since then. I really want to read it again to see if it is actually as scary as I remember it...

In the story a boy has a fox skin in his wardrobe and starts feeding it lemons from the tree in his front yard, for some reason. After a while he realises that for every lemon he feeds the fox, a new bone grows in it's body, until it has all the bones it needs and comes to life and runs away.

The illustrations scared the hell out of me

Can anyone help me?

 

[Peronel]

This really sounds familiar to me!! I have a feeling I've seen it, as opposed to read it, though.

I'll do some searching and see what I come up with.

 

[Proofreader]

??? Grandad's Gifts by Paul Jennings

 

[Peronel]

Wow, I can't believe I didn't get this, I grew up on Paul Jennings.

And I have seen it, it featured on an episode of 'Round the Twist', a children's show based on Jennings' stories

 

[bookling]

??? Grandad's Gifts by Paul Jennings

Yes! That's it! Thank you!