Here is delightful retelling of that ageless tale of goodness and kindness rewarded; …This will be a popular read-aloud for classrooms, and will have great appeal for those who still enjoy a “happily-ever-after”. — NAPRA ReView
The Magic Ear
Folktales and Fairytales
The Fool and the Phoenix: A Tale of Old Japan
With the help of a mysterious maiden, a mute birdcatcher saves a village from the plundering of a sly bandit.
Why Ducks Sleep On One Leg
A Vietnamese folktale explaining why ducks sleep on one leg.
The Wise Washerman: A Folktale From Burma
When the king asks him to wash a gray elephant white, a clever washerman outwits his jealous neighbor and proves the value of hard work and intelligence.
Turandot
Princess Turandot asks three riddles of her suitors, and only the one who answers them correctly can become her husband.
The Princess And The Beggar: A Korean Folktale (Scholastic Hardcover)
A sad princess finds happiness after marrying a beggar.
The Stone Lion
Two Tibetan brothers are rewarded appropriately by a stone lion, one for his generosity and one for his greed.
The Snow Wife
When a Japanese woodcutter breaks his promise and describes his encounter with a terrifying snow woman, he loses his wife and must make a dangerous journey to win her back.
The Painted Fan
When a brave maiden subdues a demon using a fan that had been given to her by her mother, she brings about the downfall of the tyrannical Lord Shang and reunites the imperial houses of Li and Chen.
The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend
Mi Nuong, the sheltered and privileged daughter of a mandarin comes to understand the consequences of her naive, yet cruel, words to a fisherman. By the author of The Sea King’s Daughter.