Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.

Originally published in 1901, The Violet Fairy Book is a compilation of international fables from various locales including Japan, Romania, Portugal, Lithuania, Serbia and Africa. Andrew Lang delivers a comprehensive collection of some of the most beloved tales each region has to offer. The Violet Fairy Book consists of 35 wonderous children's tales. They include magical forests, chests of gold, and a roaring dragon. This edition has popular stories...

Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.

When three hungry soliders come to town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

Anansi the trickster spider joins Turtle on a fishing trip, intending to trick Turtle out of all his fish. However, Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.

Fairy tales gathered from the folklore of many countries, and some original tales by such authors as Madame d'Aulnoy, and the Comte de Caylus. Includes The Half-Chick, The Fisherman and his Wife, The Story of the Three Bears, The Snuff-Box, and Jorinde and Joringel.

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

Ziggy's mother disappeared ten years ago, one of the many Native women who have mysteriously gone missing, and Ziggy believes a secret cave may hold the key--so with his sister, Moon, and friends Alice and Corso, he sets out to find the cave and solve the mystery of his family's origins.

Thirty-three fairy tales from the folklore of Rhodesia, Uganda, Denmark, Spain, Scandinavia, and Scotland.