allegories

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The pilgrim's progress

1968
Depicts the journey of Christian and his companions through mortal life to their entrance into the Celestial City.

Baaa

After the last person has gone from the earth, sheep take over the world, make the same mistakes as man, and eventually they too disappear.
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Pancho Rabbit and the coyote

a migrant's tale
When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

and other stories of the supernatural
Presents Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale in which a respected doctor who lives a secret double life begins losing his identity to his violent, evil side. Also contains three of Stevenson's short stories.

Samuel Johnson's eternal return

a novel
Samuel Johnson is killed and his soul is transferred to the body of the person who killed him. When that body dies, Samuel's soul transfers into someone else, and over the course of fifty years, he inhabits lives as unexpected as his own.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Presents nineteenth-century Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson's novel about good and evil in human nature, in which a scientist named Dr. Jekyll is transformed by a drug into a violently evil version of himself named Mr. Hyde. Also includes Vladimir Nabokov's Cornell lecture on the novel.
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Midaq Alley

Hamida, an orphan girl in 1940's Cairo, encounters a variety of unique individuals after becoming a prostitute in order to buy food for herself.
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Because I love you

Shaddai, a wise and loving man, builds a wonderful village for his children, but when one of them chooses to go out into the dangerous wilderness, Shaddai does not abandon him.
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The snake and his tail

how can you support your team?
"In The Snake and His Tail, Aesop and his troupe teach their audience that everyone on a team has a role to play. They learn that the whole team benefits when each member plays a role."--Provided by publisher.
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The crow and the raven

why should you be yourself?
"In The Crow and the Raven, Aesop and his troupe teach their audience about the dangers of trying to be like someone else. They learn that you will make yourself look silly if you try to be something you are not."--Provided by publisher.
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