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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Even More Short & Shivery	Robert D. San Souci	A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.	OL116645W
The little black hen	Elizabeth James	Alyosha follows a magical black hen down into an underground kingdom of little people and receives a special gift from their king.	OL16028602W
Trickster and the fainting birds	Howard A. Norman	A collection of seven Cree and Chippewa trickster tales.	OL18302684W
Sun Mother wakes the world	Diane Wolkstein	An Aboriginal creation story in which the Sun slowly brings life to the Earth.	OL1854106W
Buried Moon	Margaret Hodges	Who will rescue the Moon after she is buried in a dark pool by witches, goblins, and other evil creatures who have always resented her bright, shining light?	OL1903635W
The match between the winds	Shirley Climo	In the sky above Borneo, the East Wind and the West Wind engage in a contest to see which of them can move Kodok the tree frog from his palm tree.	OL1952025W
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire	Howard Pyle	The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Pyle compiled the traditional Robin Hood ballads as a se…	OL2021953W
Brother Rabbit	Minfong Ho	A crocodile, two elephants, and an old woman are no match for a mischievous rabbit.	OL2611304W
Abiyoyo	Pete Seeger	Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.	OL2632696W
Sebgugugu the glutton	Verna Aardema	A greedy poor man tests the patience of Imana, Lord of Rwanda, until he loses everything.	OL2654522W
Fiesta femenina	Mary-Joan Gerson	A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princ…	OL2957696W
The three little pigs	Roberts, Tom	The adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.	OL3161424W
Goldilocks and the three bears	Harry Bornstein	The well-known tale about the little girl who wanders through the woods and disturbs the house of the three bears, accompanied by diagrams showing how to form the Signed English signs for each word o…	OL3271103W
The cook and the king	María Cristina Brusca	High in the mountains of South America, a wise cook teaches a stubborn, bossy king how to rule his kingdom wisely.	OL3523097W
Kongi and Potgi	Oki S. Han	Although Kongi is treated unfairly by her stepmother and stepsister, she proves she is worthy to become the Prince's bride.	OL3937125W
Rapunzel	Fiona Black	A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.	OL4082709W
The Frog Prince	James Marshall,Edith Tarcov	Angry at being forced to keep her promise to a frog, the princess finally resorts to violent action, with unexpected results.	OL4297555W
Not one damsel in distress	Jane Yolen,Susan Guevara	A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, with the main character of each being a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.	OL441243W
Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales]	Charles Lamb,Mary Lamb,Mary Lamb	Contains 20 adaptations from Shakespeare; The Tempest (Mary Lamb) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mary Lamb) The Winter's Tale (Mary Lamb) Much Ado About Nothing (Mary Lamb) As You Like It (Mary Lamb…	OL44841W
The magic boys =	Harriet Rohmer	A bilingual presentation of the Maya Quiché Indian myth of the magic boys who helped bring earthly skills to humans.	OL4630644W