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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Buddha stories Buddha stories Demi A collection of ten tales from Buddha. OL16273095W
The monkey king The monkey king Grania Davis The Prince of Benares learns a valuable lesson from the monkey king who gives his life to save his herd. OL1801326W
Foolish rabbit's big mistake Foolish rabbit's big mistake Rafe Martin As all the animals panic and flee at little rabbit's announcement that the earth is breaking up, a brave lion steps in and brings sense to the situation. OL1810155W
The Magic of patience The Magic of patience Rosalyn White Buffalo persists in being kind and patient with the mischievous Monkey, despite all his annoying tricks. OL18929357W
The spade sage The spade sage Sherri Nestorowich His attachment to a humble spade shows a poor gardener the way to conquer his desires and achieve happiness. OL18944953W
The golden deer The golden deer Margaret Hodges Buddha comes to the city of Benares in the form of a golden deer and persuades the King to stop killing all the deer in the area. OL1903642W
The Value of friends The Value of friends Eric Meller Summary, A hawk and his family are made aware of the value of friendship when their friends the osprey, the lion, and thetortoise save them from hungry country folk. OL19184737W
Courageous captain Courageous captain Rosalyn White The purity and goodness of an old sea captain saves a boatload of inexperienced sailors, who forget that good actions guarantee good results. OL19198419W
The Power of a promise The Power of a promise Rosalyn White A brave prince uses honesty and truth to subdue and save the monster Kalmasha, whose base desires were destroying his happiness. OL19396173W
Great gift and the wish-fulfilling gem Great gift and the wish-fulfilling gem Jamgon Ju Mipham Gyatso,Terry McSweeney Great Gift, a good-hearted child of India, seeks a wish-fulfilling gem to correct all the ills of the poor. OL19485461W
The monkey king The monkey king Shobha Viswanath In this immortal tale from the life of Buddha, the king of Benares, after tasting a delicious mango, arrives at the monkey kingdom for more. Can the monkey king Kapi who are incarnation of Buddha, pr… OL19991900W
The golden goose king The golden goose king Judith Ernst Two geese captured by a hunter who seeks a golden goose for the king and queen save themselves when their loyalty and concern impress the royal couple. OL3540236W
The magic plum tree The magic plum tree Freya Littledale Because each of the three princes sees the plum tree at a different season, he forms a different impression of what it looks like. OL3765520W
The spade sage The spade sage Annette Beven A poor gardener discovers a way to conquer his desires and achieve happiness. OL6188954W
The hunter and the quail The hunter and the quail Trudy Crofts Buddha tells what happens to birds that quarrel among themselves. OL6189446W
The King Who Understood Animals The King Who Understood Animals Magdelena Duran A king is invested with the magic spell of understanding animal speech and told he will die if he reveals it, but his beautiful wife insists that she must know his secret. OL8641584W