selfishness

A selfish queen loves the sun more than she does her husband or sons and learns a lesson about her cruel ways.

Sitting in his playhouse alone with one cookie and one glass of milk, Monster realizes it is more fun to share than to keep everything for himself.

Beaver's excitement at finding a mussel that doubtless contains a pearl is tempered by the realization that such a treasure could stir the greed of his friends, causing a chain of environmentally disasterous events.

When troubled thirteen-year-old Luke's dream of becoming a professional surfer seems threatened by some real competition from a girl he barely knows at junior high school, he reacts with angry outbursts that drive his friends away.

When he arrives on an island paradise, Napoleon the dog orders its friendly inhabitants to help him construct a big house that gradually takes over all of the available space.

A selfish crocodile who will not share the river with the other jungle animals changes his mind after receiving help from a brave mouse.

When Panda gets a new toy, he wants to play with it himself and doesn't want to give Gander a turn.

A poor fisherwoman learns that wealth does not bring happiness.

A princess regrets her selfish behavior when her friend Morgan the unicorn disappears.

Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail with King Caspian through magic waters to the End of the World where they discover the world's end is only the beginning.