Tales of Wisdom and Wonder
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Monkey and Papa God
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
On her way to the market place, an old woman's big pot of honey falls and breaks, spilling honey everwhere! She cries out, asking Papa God why he sent her so much misery. Monkey thinks this woman's misery tastes pretty good. Read this Haitian tale to learn to be careful what you ask for.
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The Shepherd's Dream
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
Two shepherds are watching their sheep when one falls asleep and a butterfly flies out of his mouth! The other shepherd follows the butterfly's journey, and tells the sleeping man what happened when he wakes up. Learn about perspective in this Irish folk tale.
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The Peddler of Swaffham
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
A poor English peddler hears a voice in his dreams at night telling him to go to the London Bridge. But London is far away, and it was just a dream. Read this folk tale to learn what happens to those who listen to their dreams, and those who do not.
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The White Rat
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
In this French story, the king and queen adopt a white rat as their daughter. A magician turns the white rat into a beautiful princess, but he cannot change her inmost secret self. The princess will only marry the most powerful man in the world, can the king find the princess a husband?
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The Blind Man and the Hunter
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
The blind man is the wisest man in the village. He asks the hunter to take him hunting everyday, but the hunter doesn't understand how someone who cannot see could possibly be good at hunting. Learn how the blind man is so wise in this story from Western Africa.
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Tales of Wisdom and Wonder
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
This award-winning collection of tales from around the world shows that things are not always as they seem...
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Fish in the Forest
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
In this Russian folk tale, the farmer's wife cannot keep a secret. When the farmer finds a box of gold he knows that by the end of the day, the entire village will know, and by the end of the week, the whole country, including the greedy king. How can the farmer keep the king from taking the gold?
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The Curing Fox
by Hugh Lupton
Part of the Tales of Wisdom and Wonder series
In this Cree story of compassion, a young girl is very sick. Her parents send for Duck Egg, the old healing woman. Will she be able to save the girl? And why does she hear a tired little she-fox running across the snow when she listens to the girl's chest?
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