Age: Folklore

Folklore genre

The Adventures Of Robin Hood

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny.

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Jig, Fig, and Mrs. Pig

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In this variation on the Perrault fairy tale ‘The Fairies,’ magic chastises a rude young pig and rewards his hard-working female servant.

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The Butter Thief

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

While enduring his punishment for playing with the butter, little Krishna performs a miraculous feat.

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Taniwha

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A little boy has made friends with the taniwha in his river, but no one believes him. The taniwha takes the boy on a journey through time and myth where he meets some amazing characters, gathering the earth’s treasures as he goes.

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The Girl, The Fish & The Crown|: A Spanish Folktale

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

While on a dangerous quest which requires her to take the form of different wild animals, a selfish young girl learns about compassion and generosity.

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Paikea

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A Maori story about a whale who saves a boy from being killed.

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Birbal To The Rescue (Vol. 618)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is one of the many tales of 14th-century Great Mughal Emperor Akbar and his witty courtier Birbal, which have been passed on from generation to generation, enthralling young and old listeners alike.

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Rabindranath Tagore (Vol. 548)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This comic book shows the early life and achievements of Rabindranath Tagore (1861 to 1941), a Bengali poet, novelist, songwriter, playwright and educator who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, including his influence on Mahatma Gandhi.

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Hanuman To The Rescue (Vol. 513)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

The timeless story of the monkey-god Hanuman, a valiant superhero who has the mystic ability to shrink, expand, and leap great distances, who is compelled to rescue Sita, the kidnapped wife of Rama, from the clutches of Ravana.

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Evergreen Tales Of Panchatantra

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This collection of humorous fables originated almost 2000 years ago in a Sanskrit collection of animal stories called the Panchatantra. These stories have found their way in one form or another into the folklore of every major culture and tradition.

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