folk tales

In this adaptation of a Middle Eastern folktale, after being forced to change into a fancy coat to attend a banquet, Nasruddin feeds his dinner to the coat, reasoning that his coat was the invited guest. Includes storytelling activities.

When Sarra's parents die, they leave her with the important and difficult task of never letting her little brother Dan Auta cry, but when a terrible monster attacks the city, Dan Auta's unbridled curiosity and determination may save them all.

"In this . . . Lumbee story, clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow"--Provided by publisher.

Relates the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.

"Finnish author-illustrator Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin retells twenty-six of her favorite traditional animal tales"--Provided by publisher.

"When a fox keeps eating a farmer's animals, he and his wife come up with a plan to get rid of him. But the clever fox has other ideas"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of seven Norwegian folktales from various historical and international sources, all featuring trolls and showing how even small children can trick them. Includes an introduction explaining what trolls are and how they came to be.

"Sion is a fortune-teller who lives in an ancient Chinese kingdom with his son and a beloved horse. When Sion begins to experience a series of unlucky events, he shocks everyone in town by saying that it is a sign of good things to come. Will Sion lose his reputation for being the wisest man in the kingdom, for how could misfortune ever be a blessing?"--OCLC.

When a wolf comes into the valley all the animals fear for their fate, but one clever rabbit has a plan that will help them all.

"In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?"--Provided by publisher.