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The Beautiful Butterfly: a Folktale from Spain

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By Judy Sierra (Reteller) and Victoria Chess (Illustrator)

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A beautiful butterfly is courted by many suitors. She finally finds a husband who has a singing voice soft and sweet enough to please her, but no sooner does the honeymoon begin than he is swallowed by a giant fish! All of nature joins her in mourning, setting off a comical chain of events that results in a second chance for the beautiful butterfly and her devoted husband. J398.0946 Si
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The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button: A Hungarian Folktale

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By Celia Barker Lottridge

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A little rooster lives with a kindly, impoverished old woman. One day, while he is scratching for bugs and worms, he finds a diamond button. Before he can pick it up, it is snatched from under his beak by the greedy imperial sultan. The thwarted rooster chases the ruler to his palace to demand its return.
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In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

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By Alvin Schwartz

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Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. Suggested for ages 6-8; JBR Sch.
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Under the Cherry Blossom Tree

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By Allen Say

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A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers.

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The Queen Bee

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By Jacob Grimm

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After saving some ants, ducks, and bees from being killed by his two older brothers, the youngest prince is rewarded when the animals help him break the spell cast on a castle and its inhabitants.

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The Adventures of High John the Conqueror

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By Steve Sanfield

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A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery.

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Stories from the Days of Christopher Columbus: A Multicultural Collection for Young Readers

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By Richard Alan Young and Judy Dockrey Young

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A collection of traditional tales, fables, and legends from the cultures brought together or affected by the voyages of Columbus, including those of Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the mainland and island Indian tribes he encountered. Part of the American Storytelling series.
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Brer Tiger and the Big Wind

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By William Faulkner

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Greedily protecting his pear tree and spring from the other animals, Brer Tiger refuses to share until clever Brer Rabbit devises a plan to create a "big wind" that will blow in a lesson about generosity.
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Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica

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By Frances Temple

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After tricking Tiger into leaving the coconut-mango soup he has been cooking, Anansi the spider eats the soup himself and manages to put the blame on the monkeys.
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