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Siete ratones ciegos

1992
Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse

An Aesop fable
1996
A town mouse and a country mouse exchange visits and discover each is suited to his own home.

The making of Monkey King =

[Hsiao shih hou ch?eng wang] : English/Chinese
1998
Contains the English and Chinese translations of the Chinese legend of the Monkey King.

The Moon in the well

and other Macedonian folk tales
1988

How Killer Whale Came to Be

Based on a traditional Tlingit story

Thirteen moons on turtle's back

a Native American year of moons
Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.

Men of Masaba

1971
This story, which incorporates tales told by and about the past leaders and legendary heroes of the Bukusu of western Kenya, reveals much of the tribe's customs and history.

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