Marguerite Henry

A baker's son, who dreams of becoming a riding master at Vienna's Spanish Court Riding School, is admitted as an apprentice and achieves his desire under the tutelage of both two-legged and four-legged masters.

Cinnabar, a clever fox, comes out of his home every day at one o'clock to tease the fox hunters nearby and let them chase him until nightfall. Based on an old legend about foxhunting in the area around Mount Vernon, Cinnabar pits one very wily fox against George Washington himself.