Rogers, C. W

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Johnny Appleseed

Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a man who wandered the Ohio Valley in the 1800s planting apple trees and making friends.

Jack and the beanstalk

The classic tale in which a boy climbs to the top of a huge beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Anansi

Two Jamaican folktales about a spider who tells tall tales. First he must outwit a snake to possess all the tales of the jungle, while in the second story he tries to appear more important than he really is.

Johnny Appleseed

Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a man who wandered the Ohio Valley in the 1800s planting apple trees and making friends.

Jack and the beanstalk

The classic tale in which a boy climbs to the top of a huge beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Anansi

Two Jamaican folktales about a spider who tells tall tales. First he must outwit a snake to possess all the tales of the jungle, while in the second story he tries to appear more important than he really is.

Rip Van Winkle

1992
Presents the legend of Rip Van Winkle who took a nap for 20 years.

Koi and the kola nuts

1991
African folktale in which a chief's son goes on a quest for his lost fortunes.

East of the sun, west of the moon

1991
Retelling of the traditional Scandinavian tale about a young girl who travels to the castle east of the sun and west of the moon in order to reclaim her lost love.

Peachboy

1993
Retelling of Japan's most revered folktale about a peasant couple who find a little boy inside a peach. Momotaro grows up and fights the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years.

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