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The mysterious guests

a Sukkot story
2008
Three mysterious guests appear at generous but impoverished Ezra's table on Sukkoth and bless him, while they bring curses upon his rich but selfish brother Eben.

Anansi's party time

2008
When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.

Don Quixote and the windmills

2004
Immersed in tales of knights and dragons and sorcerers and damsels in distress, Se?or Quexada proclaims himself a knight and sets out on his first adventure against some nearby windmills that he thinks are giants.

The Great Texas hamster drive

2007
When Pecos Bill's daughter gets two pet hamsters, they soon multiply into the hundreds, so Bill decides to take them all to Chicago where lots of boys and girls want pet hamsters.

Ten suns

a Chinese legend
1998
When the ten sons of Di Jun walk across the sky together causing the earth to burn from the blazing heat, their father looks for a way to stop the destruction.

One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes

a Hutzul tale
1996
To honor her father's promise, a beautiful young girl agrees to become the slave of a witch and her two daughters, enduring their cruelty with the help of her talking pet goat.

Onions and garlic

an old tale
1996
The youngest of a merchant's three sons proves that he is not as foolish as he was thought to be when he trades a sackful of onions for a fortune in diamonds.

The adventures of Hershel of Ostropol

1995
Stories about a clever man who lived by his wits as his pockets were always empty.

The old woman and her pig

1992
When her newly bought pig won't go over the stile, an old woman tries to enlist the aid of some reluctant helpers so that she can get home that night.

The castle of the cats

2004
When a farmer proposes a contest to decide which of his three sons will inherit his farm, Ivan is content to sit at home while his brothers go out into the world to prove their worth.

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