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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The black geese	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.	OL102892W
The pied piper	Wolfgang Mieder	Few figures are as famous, mysterious, and influential as the Pied Piper, the notorious catcher of rats and children. With his magical music he was able to bewitch anyone and anything to follow him b…	OL108130W
The Outlaws of Sherwood	Robin McKinley	The author retells the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws who live in Sherwood Forest in twelfth-century England. In the days of King Richard the Lionheart, a young forester named Robin…	OL109413W
Song of Sedna	Robert D. San Souci	Retells one of many versions of how an Eskimo maiden became goddess of the sea.	OL116637W
Juan Bobo sends the pig to Mass	Arí Acevedo-Feliciano	While his mother goes to church, Juan cares for the pig--with humorous results.	OL11822663W
Arion and the dolphin	Vikram Seth	Sailing home with a prize of gold won in a contest, Arion faces death at the hands of the crew who covet his treasure.	OL11925W
American Indian stories, legends, and other writings	Zitkala-Sa	Short stories, essays, speeches and other writings by the American Indian author Zitkala-Sa.	OL12051637W
Les contes populaires russes	Afanassiev,A. N. Afanasʹev,Lise Gruel-Apert	Ce premier volume se divise pour moitié entre contes merveilleux et contes d'animaux	OL13323117W
The sword in the stone	T. H. White	When Merlyn the magician comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons Kay and the Wart, schoolwork suddenly becomes much more fun. After all, who wouldn't enjoy being turned into a fish, or a badger, or a snake? …	OL1388027W
The Sword and the Circle	Rosemary Sutcliff,Malory, Thomas, Sir	A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.	OL1417808W
Sketco, the raven	Robert Ayre	The adventures of the Raven as immortalized by the Canadian Indians because he stole for them the sun, moon, and stars.	OL142804W
Stories from ancient Egypt	Marguerite Divin	Fourteen stories from pharaoh's Egypt, including one about a poor peasant who followed the advice of his wise neighbor and gave Pharaoh the rich winter harvest from his lone fig tree.	OL146870W
John Henry, steel-driving man	Corinne J. Naden	Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel-driving contest.	OL14856490W
Célébration biblique	Elie Wiesel	Discusses the Biblical stories of Adam, Job, Jacob, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Joseph, and Moses.	OL14856837W
The tall tale of Paul Bunyan	Martin Powell	The legendary woodsman Paul Bunyan was the biggest man who ever lived. He had wagon wheels for shirt buttons, and his double-edged axe took an entire town a whole month to build! One day, Paul finds …	OL15039117W
Myths and Legends Explained	Neil Philip	This beautifully presented book offers a stimulating approach to the timeless, universal stories that are central to every culture. More than 50 compelling myths and legends from around the world are…	OL15175508W
Muwin and the magic hare	Susan Hand Shetterly	Bear pursues an old snowshoe hare, unaware that it is actually the Great Magic Hare of the Woods.	OL15283931W
Le Morte d'Arthur	Thomas Malory	Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, ungrammatical Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales a…	OL15450151W
Black Beauty	Anna Sewell	(Ages 9-12, Gr. 4-7) An animal rights classic that's also an engaging read, BLACK BEAUTY follows the life of an ebony horse from birth to old age, and from pasture to the cobblestone streets …	OL15854658W
Two old women	Velma Wallis	Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is a classic Athabascan Indian tale of survival, filled with suspense and wisdom as told by Velma Wallis, an outstanding Native Ameri…	OL16032026W