Manson, Christopher

A cumulative tale that traces a fine tree back to the acorn planted by a boy whose bed was feathered by a bird nesting in a similar tree.

King Artaxerxes is not satisfied by any of the gifts he receives until a shepherd boy gives him a plain jar of water.

A cumulative rhyme in which various farm animals make appropriate noises after being fed: cat goes fiddle-i-fee and pig goes griffy, gruffy.

The Emperor's messenger Isaac must accompany a gift elephant from Bagdad to France, and during the difficult journey an unexpected friendship develops between man and beast.

A retelling of the Italian folktale about the brave and beautiful Rosella and her one true love.

A cumulative tale that traces a fine tree back to the acorn planted by a boy whose bed was feathered by a bird nesting in a similar tree.