The Cunning Little Vixen the vixen, and sits at the tree grieving the loss of both the vixen and Terynka. His grief grows until, just as in the beginning of the opera, a frog unexpectedly jumps in his lap, the grandson of the one who did so in act one. This reassurance of the cycle of death leading to new life gives his heart a deep peace. Apart from the Excursions of Mr Broucek, this is Janáček's lightest opera, and, despite the titular vixen's death at the end of the work, it stands in contrast to the often brutally serious nature of operas such
Jessie Little Doe Baird the Wôpanâak language at tribal sites in Mashpee and Aquinnah. She is featured in a PBS documentary on language revival, ""We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân"," directed by Anne Makepeace. She also serves as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council. In 2017, Jessie Little Doe Baird received an honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences from Yale University. Jessie Little Doe Baird Jessie Little Doe Baird (also Jessie Little Doe Fermino, born 18 November 1963) is a linguist known for her efforts to revive the Wampanoag language. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010. She has a master's