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Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia.

After being forced to change to a fancy new coat to attend a party, Nasrettin Hoca tries to feed his dinner to the coat, reasoning that it was the coat that was the invited guest.

"An easy format retelling of the classic fairy tale, Billy Goats Gruff and how the goats trick a troll living under a bridge. Original edition revised with new illustrations. Includes reading activities and a word list"--

A retelling of the story in which a freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.

In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

Angry at being forced to keep her promise to a frog, the princess finally resorts to violent action, with unexpected results.

A collection of twenty Chinese folk tales that were passed on by word of mouth for generations, as told by some oldtimers newly settled in the United States.--

Yue, a Chinese merchant, discovers the wisdom in passing along kindness, when Bear Face, the huge hairy man Yue has befriended, saves his life.

Henny Penny and her friends are on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling when they meet a hungry fox.