allegories

"In The Milk Woman and Her Pail, Aesop and his troupe teach their audience not to get carried away with fantasies. Aesop learns that he may be disappointed if he counts on getting something before he has it."--Provided by publisher.

"An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren"--Provided by publisher.

Accompanied by the young and inexperienced Sir Duncan, whom he is mentoring, Sir Kendrick reluctantly sets off to the tournament at Attenbury on an important mission that holds the future of the kingdom in balance.

While on a mission, Sir Dalton is captured by an evil Shadow Warrior, but even though he is bruised and beaten, he refuses to submit to his captor and initiates a daring escape that could lead to his death.

Knights Rowan and Lijah battle enemies of the King and, when they ultimately come face to face with the Dark Knight in disguise, must do battle to save the United Cities of Cameria from total destruction.

Presents the life and work of artist Hieronymus Bosch and includes reproductions of his famous paintings and interpretive commentary.

"In The Goose and the Golden Egg, Aesop and his troupe teach their audience to appreciate what they have. Aesop learns that when he is greedy, he ends up with nothing."--Provided by publisher.

Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband in a small village just outside an imposing complex of shops, apartment blocks, offices, and sensation zones, which seems to be overtaking the more laidback culture Cipriano is used to.

"A class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing"--Back cover.

When interrogation experts arrive, the Magistrate is jolted into sympathy for their victims and an act of rebellion gets him imprisoned as an enemy of the state.