pride and vanity

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pride and vanity

The king's chessboard

1988
A proud king, too vain to admit what he does not know, learns a valuable lesson when he readily grants his wise man a special request.

The pet shop revolution

2011
Everyone is afraid of Mr. Walnut, the scowling owner of the biggest pet store in the city, who sells all kinds of animals to rich customers from out of town, but when Mina's pet rabbit goes missing she vows to do something about it.

The king's chessboard

1993
A proud king, too vain to admit what he does not know, learns a valuable lesson when he readily grants his wise man a special request.

Loudmouth George and the fishing trip

1983
Loudmouth George, a rabbit who brags about catching the biggest fish even though he had never been fishing, is embarrassed by the size of the fish he finally does catch.

Meet Kaya

an American girl
2002
In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perc? Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perc? Indians.

The emperor's new clothes

1998
A retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of a vain king and two clever swindlers.

Millions of cats

2006
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.

Nitter Pitter

2002
A horse discovers that beauty is not as important as having fun.

The Flying Angels

the story of a vaulter who must overcome her fear to once again perform on her amazing Andalusian
1999
Adela is excited to perform with the Flying Angels, the vaulting team to which her sisters belong, but her pride makes her quit when she falls while dismounting from her horse.

King Bob's new clothes

1996
A humorous variation on the fairy tale classic has vain King Bob duped by two con artists into wearing expensive invisible robes and includes a selection of recipes fit for a king.

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