Contains haunting stories that feature ghosts, monsters, and other creepy endeavors, and includes selections entitled "Just Delicious," "The Red Spot," "Is Something Wrong?" and others.
Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers. Presented in English and Hawaiian.
Little Green Hen needs help taking care of the apple tree that she lives in on the top of a hill, but only half the animals pitch in to help her until a rainstorm starts to flood the area and her apple tree is the only safe shelter. A retelling of "The Little Red Hen" with an environmental slant.
"A . . . retelling of the classic fairy tale. Once upon a time a baby princess was born. The kingdom's fairies blessed her with happiness, luck, cleverness, kindness and beauty. But one jealous fairy was angry at having been left out of the celebrations and placed a wicked curse on the little princess. A spell which could only be broken by true love's kiss"--Back cover.
"A twist on two Nahuatl traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and Yaushu, the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth before humans came, and who stole fire from the gods to create the sun"--Provided by publisher.
A Sufi teaching tale in which two very different princes find their hearts' desires: one in a wondrous, mechanical fish, the other in a magical wooden horse.