pride and vanity

When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.

Of all the animals challenged by the mighty elephant only a tiny bat was able to defeat him in a battle of wits.

Having lost everything in a tidal wave in 1169 Sicily, nineteen-year-old Don Giovanni has only his pride and good looks. He makes a simple-sounding wager with the devil who offers him unlimited wealth as long as Giovanni does not bathe or change his clothes for over three years. Giovanni sacrifices his beauty and his pride while struggling desperately to win the wager and save his soul.

A teenaged girl is obsessed with beauty and perfection until she uncovers a devastating family secret.

When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.

Tyler's friend Jake continually boasts about his abilities, making Tyler feel bad about himself until his Uncle Kevin and new neighbor Niko help him see that Jake is the one with the problem.

An old man sets out in search of a pet for his lonely wife and returns with millions of cats, all claiming to be the most beautiful of the bunch.

A grandfather describes the many precocious talents of his two-year-old grandson, noting the child's possible similarity with himself.

A rhyming story in which a rabbit and a bear argue about which one of them is the best, until a worm reveals the truth.

Devnee wishes for beauty with all her heart, thinking that if she is beautiful, acceptance, friendship, and love will follow. She finds an interesting person who promises her beauty, but can she give him what he desires?.