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Wiil Waal

a Somali folktale
2007
Wise Somali leader Wiil Waal asks men to bring him the part of a sheep that symbolizes what can unite men as one.

Stories from the Silk Road

2005
Stories from the journey along the ancient trade route between East and West. Includes tales of dragons, demons, goddesses and spirits, with sumptuous illustrations and intriguing facts.

Next year in Jerusalem

3,000 years of Jewish stories
1996
Jewish stories set in Jerusalem, adapted from the Talmud and Midrash, Hasidic sources, and oral tradition, with origins in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Spain, Italy, and Greece.

Ten suns

a Chinese legend
1998
When the ten sons of Di Jun walk across the sky together causing the earth to burn from the blazing heat, their father looks for a way to stop the destruction.

Strudel, strudel, strudel

1995
Explains why teachers living in Chelm may not live on the top of a hill, own a trunk with wheels, nor eat apple strudel.

Starry tales

2001
A collection of folklore from around the world about the sun, moon, and stars.

Legend of the Milky Way

1982
Retells the Chinese legend of the Weaver Princess who came down from heaven to marry a mortal, a love story represented in the stars of the Milky Way.

How the rooster got his crown

1999
In the early days of the world, when the sun refuses to come out for fear of a skillful archer's arrows, a small rooster saves the day by coaxing the sun out with his crowing.

A song of stars

an Asian legend
1990
Although banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way, the princess weaver and the herdsman reunite each year on the seventh day of the seventh month.

The search for King Arthur

1995
Investigates the origins of the King Arthur legends, including all the major figures and themes.

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