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The robin's red breast

an Iroquois Indian legend
1987
A retelling of an Iroquois legend explaining how the robin got its red breast while helping a young hunter survive a time of cold and hunger.

Pecos Bill

Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, and used a rattle snake as a rope.
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Paul Bunyan

Relates some of the exploits of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees, whose pet was a blue ox named Babe.
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John Henry

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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The pied piper

Retells the famous story in which the Pied Piper is hired to free a village of rats but lures away the residents' children as well when they refuse to pay him for the service. Presented in Russian and English.
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Pecos Bill

Presents tall tales about one of America's favorite heroes, Pecos Bill.
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Turkey's gift to the people

When a great wall of water threatens to destroy them, the animals band together to save themselves, but it is the turkey who remembers to save the seeds they will need to rebuild their lives.
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Excalibur

the legend of King Arthur : a graphic novel
Retells, in graphic novel format, the legend of Arthur Pendragon who, raised in obscurity, draws a legendary sword from a stone and begins the life he was born to lead, guided by the elusive wizard Merlin.

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