In this Hmong folktale, two brothers venture into a remote jungle, hunting food for their hungry family, but the jungle is full of dangerous wild animals, and the older brother vows to keep his younger brother safe, or die trying.
In this adaptation of a Middle Eastern folktale, after being forced to change into a fancy coat to attend a banquet, Nasruddin feeds his dinner to the coat, reasoning that his coat was the invited guest. Includes storytelling activities.
When Sarra's parents die, they leave her with the important and difficult task of never letting her little brother Dan Auta cry, but when a terrible monster attacks the city, Dan Auta's unbridled curiosity and determination may save them all.
"In this . . . Lumbee story, clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow"--Provided by publisher.
When the weather changes suddenly, the animals in a jungle find shelter in the mountains, but when they return to the forest, one snake has changed forever--and it is good thing he does.
