How long does it take to read The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night?
Peter Spier, Tom Chapin
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier, Tom Chapin takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1961. 48 pages, about 13,200 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The countryside of New England is expertly illustrated in the pictures accompanying the lyrics to this old folk song about a fox who travels many miles to get dinner for his wife and kits.
Subjects: fix, geese, duck, ducks, towno, town-o
