When a baby and a kitten are found safe and dry after a disastrous flood in 1421, the people of a village in southern Holland decide to rebuild.
Folklore and Fairy Tales
Whose Is The Sun?
A puppy and a chick share a house, and ultimately decide that they can share the sun too.
Just So Stories
This collection of 12 stories reveals Kipling’s imagined answers to the great mysteries in the animal world. He draws on the beast fables he heard as a child in India, as well as on folk games with language. Originally published in 1902.
Bound
In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child’s feet so that she alone might marry well.
The Nutcracker
On Christmas Eve, a little Russian girl and her brother protect her nutcracker doll from mice, and are rewarded by him by being transported to a land of wonders, in this adaptation of the fairy tale.
Hanuman To The Rescue (Vol. 513)
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.
The Adventures Of Little Medouncho
One day little Medouncho the bear is misbehaving, and when his parents scold him, he determines to find his way home without them. He becomes lost, is drenched in a thunderstorm, and is finally rescued by the sun, who brings him home.
More Russian Picture Tales
Retells ten traditional folk tales about the animals and peasants of the Russian countryside.
The Legend of the Poinsettia
When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.
A Treasury Of Wise Action: Jataka Tales Of Compassion And Wisdom
By their actions, the great-spirited heroes of these tales transform difficult situations and create harmony in the world. Each story demonstrates that all we think and do has an effect on our lives and those of others.