Ten little puppies are lost, one by one, for different reasons, until only one little puppy remains.
Ten Little Puppies/Diez Perritos
Folklore and Fairy Tales
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
When a farm girl starts cooking, all the animals want to help. The cow contributes milk, the hen offers eggs, and even the duck makes a special trip to the market. Key English words change to Spanish as the story builds to a delicious ending.
Featured in Volume XIII, Issue 2 of WOW Review.
Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale
The author of The Girl Who Wore Too Much retells the folktale of the gecko who complains to the village chief that the fireflies keep him awake at night but then learns that in nature all things are connected.
The Story of Esther
A vibrant and lyrical version of the Book of Esther, just in time for Purim on March 20, 2011.
Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila
These folk stories teach the deep-hearted wisdom of the Cuban people.
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Three-Minute Tales
Three Minute Tales compiles delightful collection of entertaining stories from around the world to read or tell on any occasion.
Peace Tales
Maybe it’s the king who spills honey, and then says it is not his problem until it causes a war. Or maybe it’s some sandpipers and whales who get into a foolish fight that almost destroys their homes. Perhaps it’s the man who thinks that a gun makes him strong, or the monkeys who follow their leader into water that’s too deep.
Five Minute Tales: More Stories to Read and Tell When Time is Short
A companion to Three Minute Tales compiles another delightful collection of entertaining stories from around the world to read or tell on any occasion. Simultaneous.
Conejito: A Folktale From Panama
In a folktale from Panama, Conejito, a little rabbit, and his Ta Monica outwit Mr. Fox, Mr. Tiger, and Mr. Lion, all of whom want to eat him for lunch. By the author of Mabela the Clever.
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
Retells, in easy text, of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s plot to hold an archery contest in order to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but Robin and his band of merry men arrive in disguise with a plan of their own.