fables

The shepherd, Santiago, travels the world in search of a wonderous treasure when he encounters an Egyptian alchemist who teaches him to listen to his dreams.

Contains Aesop's fable in which Crane teaches Fox a lesson after he invites her to tea and gives her a dish she cannot use; and a Chinese fable in which Fox must outsmart a tiger to keep from getting eaten.

Contains two fables about lions, including "The Lion and the Mouse" in which a tiny mouse helps a mighty lion when he becomes ensnared by hunters, and "The Hare's Revenge" in which a hare finds a way to outwit a bullying lion. Presented in English and Farsi.

A simplified version of the familiar fable featuring a kitten who becomes bored with guarding a stack of toys and decides to cry "dog" and watch the villagers come running, until the day a dog is really there and no one answers his call. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

When the town mouse and the city mouse visit each other, they discover they prefer very different ways of life.

"Features modern comics adaptations of traditional folklore from across the South American continent"--Publisher.

"The cruel North Wind and the kind Sun vie to take the coats from three sisters out on a walk.".

N?wa the Snake Goddess searches for the five magic stones that will bring color to the world.

Grasshopper lives in the moment and practices yoga while Ant is a planner who tries to always be prepared, but when a mudslide occurs Ant and Grasshopper put aside their differences in philosophy and learn from each other. Written in graphic novel format.

In this graphic novel version of the city mouse and country mouse story, Callie and Martina are two mice with almost nothing in common, Callie is a punk rock star in the big city who could use a little peace and quiet, and Martina is a singing farm mouse with dreams of making it in the big city. When they both show up at the Battle of the Bands, Callie and Martina get a taste of what the other has to offer. But is living another mouse's life really all it's cracked up to be?.