pride and vanity

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pride and vanity

Seven sillies

1994
After Pig, Sheep, Goat, Rabbit, Hen, and Mouse become enamored of their reflections in the pond, the silliest animal of all turns out to be the frog who tricks them into jumping into the water.

Hail Caesar

2007
Seventeen-year-old Caesar is popular and conceited and doesn't care what anyone thinks of him, until a new girl arrives at his school and changes his attitude.

I'm proud

1992
A little girl finally learns to tie her shoes and no one seems to care! Then she learns that she can still feel good about her accomplishment.

The red shoes

1983
Karen's great pride, her red shoes, doom her to dance forever, until a drastic action and much repentance and suffering bring her the forgiveness she has craved.

Proud rooster and the fox

1992
A wily fox makes several attempts to steal the hens from a very vain rooster.

The return of the vampire

1992
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?.

The man who caught fish

2000
A stranger with a bamboo pole magically catches fish and hands them out to villagers, saying "One person, one fish, " but the king will not be content until he receives a whole basket of fish.

The picture of Dorian Gray

2008
A graphic novel adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", in which a handsome, wealthy young man has a portrait painted that grows old and horrible, reflecting the true nature of his soul, while he remains unaffected by the passage of time.

Gossamer

1991
An encounter with a tattered and blind butterfly helps the lovely winter weasel Prettina understand the perils of vanity and the value of inner beauty.

Yoruga la tortuga y otros cuentos

2008
Contains three Dr. Seuss stories which provide lessons in humility, including "Yoruga la tortuga," the story of an ambitious king who tries to expand his kingdom at the expense of his subjects; "Gertrudis Paz," the tale of an envious bird; and "El gran fanfarr?n," about the bickering and boasting of a bear and a rabbit.

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