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The black geese
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Alison Lurie |
When her little brother is taken away by the black geese belonging to the terrible witch, Baba Yaga, Elena searches for him in the great dark forest. |
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Sobranie sochinenii v dvadtsati dvukh tomakh
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Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoy |
Translation from various works on Idealism. |
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The ugly duckling
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Jerry Pinkney |
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan. |
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Tattercoats
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Flora Annie Webster Steel |
Retells the traditional English tale of how poor, neglected Tattercoats comes to marry the Prince. |
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The tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
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Wendy Rasmussen,Beatrix Potter,H.Y. Xiao PhD |
When the country mouse and the town mouse visit each other, they each conclude that there is no place like home |
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The Tailor of Gloucester
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Beatrix Potter,H.Y. Xiao PhD,H y Xiao Phd |
When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him. |
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Hereafterthis
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Joseph Jacobs |
When Farmer Jan begins to ask his new wife what she can do, a series of disasters follows. |
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Tattercoats
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Joseph Jacobs |
Retells the traditional English tale of how poor, neglected Tattercoats comes to marry the Prince. |
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European folk and fairy tales
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Joseph Jacobs |
A collection of twenty-five traditional fairy tales from the folklore of many countries of Europe. |
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Auntie Tiger
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Laurence Yep |
In this version of Red Riding Hood set in China, Big Sister sets aside her differences with Little Sister to rescue her from a tiger in disguise. |
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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
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A. S. Byatt |
A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn a… |
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The Loyal Cat
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Lensey xzo Namioka |
In ancient Japan, a loyal cat uses his magic powers to help his friend, a poor and humble priest. |
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More Rootabaga stories
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Carl Sandburg |
A selection of tales from Rootabaga Country peopled with such characters as the Huckabuck Family, Big Buff Banty Hen, Dippy the Wisp, and many others. |
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Serendipity Market
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Penny Blubaugh |
When Toby breathes on Mama Inez's bird-shaped invitations, giving them the power to fly, plans for the Serendipity Market begin. Soon, eleven honored guests travel from afar and make their way to the… |
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Princess of the Midnight Ball
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Jessica Day George |
A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the … |
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Alone in the Wild Forest
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Isaac Bashevis Singer |
A young orphan's life is changed when the angel he meets in the forest gives him an amulet that will fulfill every wish. |
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The Pied Piper of Austin
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Salima Alikhan |
When the mayor of Austin, Texas, hires a piper to deal with a bat infestation the results are amazing, but after the mayor refuses to pay, the piper plays a different tune and spirits away all the ch… |
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Beauty and the Beast
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Jan Brett |
Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. |
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Raisel's Riddle
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Erica Silverman |
A Jewish version of the Cinderella story, in which a poor but educated young women captivates her "Prince Charming" a rabbi's son, at a Purim ball. |
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Shen of the sea
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Arthur Bowie Chrisman |
A series of fascinating Chinese stories with the character of folk and wonder tales in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.
Not only are the tales amusing … |
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