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K-Gr 3—Whimsical, illustrated retellings of eight folktales. Though readers may not recognize these particular stories, well-known themes are all here, such as trickster characters (a rabbit convinces a lion to leap into a well to attack his own reflection in "The Foolish Lion"); tales of friendship (a dog and an elephant form an unlikely bond in the title story); and cautionary tales about greed (in "The Golden Swan," a woman plucks all the feathers from a bird, only to find them worthless in the en...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Williams adapts eight fables from Indian folklore; each tale leads, satisfyingly, to its just conclusion--and to a wisdom that transcends ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More