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Antonyms, Synonyms & Homonyms

by Rayevsky, Kim & Rayevsky, Robert

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Two Fools and a Horse

by Derby, Sally & Rayevsky, Robert

Two young men from the village of Tarnof try to prove that a peddler has stolen Farmer Kohl's horse and hidden it in his sack.

Joan of Arc

The Lily Maid

by Hodges, Margaret & Rayevsky, Robert

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was lat...

Squash It!

A True and Ridiculous Tale

by Kimmel, Eric A. & Rayevsky, Robert

The King of Spain's fondness for a louse that bit him leads to good fortune for a clever peasant.

Bernal and Florinda

A Spanish Tale

by Kimmel, Eric A. & Rayevsky, Robert

A clever but poor cavalier wins the hand of his true love by outwitting her father, the wealthy mayor of Seville.

Three Sacks of Truth

A Story from France

by Kimmel, Eric A. & Rayevsky, Robert

With the aid of a perfect peach, a silver fife, and his own resources, Petit Jean outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of a princess.

Belling the Cat

And Other Aesop's Fables

by Paxton, Tom & Rayevsky, Robert

Selected fables from Aesop include The Night Singer, Honesty Is the Best Policy, and The Milkmaid and Her Pail.

Our king has horns!

by Pevear, Richard & Rayevsky, Robert

Having discovered the king's horns while cutting his hair, a young barber is sworn to secrecy or he will lose his life.

The riddle

by Vernon, Adele & Rayevsky, Robert & Radunsky, Vladimir

Based on the Catalan folktale "The king and the charcoal maker", richly told tale.