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Presents a Chinese folktale in graphic novel format. A woman spends years weaving a magical cloth, and then the cloth disappears. Her three young sons set out on a long mystical journey to find it, but only one has what it takes to be successful. Includes writing prompts, discussion questions, and a glossary.

A fisher boy, Urashima Taro, rescues a turtle and as a reward, is guided underwater to the Dragon King's Palace, where he spends what he believes to be several days with a princess, but upon returning home, he discovers he has been gone for at least 100 years.

In this Hmong folktale, two brothers venture into a remote jungle, hunting food for their hungry family, but the jungle is full of dangerous wild animals, and the older brother vows to keep his younger brother safe, or die trying.

When the weather changes suddenly, the animals in a jungle find shelter in the mountains, but when they return to the forest, one snake has changed forever--and it is good thing he does.

"When a fox keeps eating a farmer's animals, he and his wife come up with a plan to get rid of him. But the clever fox has other ideas"--Provided by publisher.

When a wolf comes into the valley all the animals fear for their fate, but one clever rabbit has a plan that will help them all.

In this ancient Mexican folktale, the Aztec Sky god and Wind god attempt to fix silence on Earth by bringing music to the world.