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Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

"Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Goldilocks, who was very, very good, except that sometimes she forgot to do things that her mother told her to do. Yes she did... " But worse is when she forget's not to do what she is told not to do. For sometimes that can lead to much more serious trouble....like what happened the day of this story. McClintock's art, that is reminscent of 19th Century children's book art, perfectly compliments Aylesworth's...

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk. A tricky spider outwits all the other animals in this African folk tale.

Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.

A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

Retells the classic tale in which a poor but clever traveler finds a way to get the townspeople to share their food with him.

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.--