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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| References | |
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| Fables | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Aesop Fables | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Ant and the Cricket [Aesop] | |
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| The Bundle of Sticks [Aesop] | |
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| The Fox and the Crow [Aesop] | |
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| The Frogs Desiring a King [Aesop] | |
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| The Jay and the Peacock [Aesop] | |
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| The Lion and the Mouse [Aesop] | |
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| The Milkmaid and Her Pail [Aesop] | |
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| The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse [Aesop] | |
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| The Tree and the Reed [Aesop] | |
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| The Wind and the Sun [Aesop] | |
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| African Fables | |
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| Introduction | |
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| All for Vanity [Kenya - Luo] | |
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| The Goats Who Killed the Leopard [Ethiopia] | |
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| Fire and Water, Truth and Falsehood [Ethiopia] | |
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| The Magic Tree [Malawi] | |
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| What Spider Learned from Frog [Ghana - Adengeme] | |
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| Two Dilemma Tales: The Girl and the Python [Togo-Grushi] | |
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| Mirror, Airplane, and Ivory Trumpet [Zaire-Nkundo] | |
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| Indian Fables | |
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| The Panchatantra | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Jackal and the War Drum | |
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| Plan Ahead, Quick Thinker, Wait-and-See | |
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| The Blue Jackal | |
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| The Mice That Set the Elephants Free | |
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| How the Rabbit Fooled the Elephant | |
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| Jataka Tales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Banyan Deer | |
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| The Jackal and the Crow | |
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| The Merchant of Seri* | |
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| The Quarrel of the Quails | |
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| Fables from Other Traditions | |
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| The Grasshopper and the Ant [La Fontaine] | |
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| My Own Self [England]* | |
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| The Nail [Germany] | |
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| The Old Man and His Grandson [Germany] | |
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| The Shoemaker and the Snake [Turkey] | |
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| The Heron and the Hummingbird [Native American-Muskogee] | |
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| Fables-References | |
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| Folktales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Cumulative tales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Cat and the Mouse [England] | |
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| The Pancake [Sweden] | |
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| The Carrot [Eastern Europe] | |
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| Talk [Ghana - Ashanti] | |
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| The Young Gentleman and the Tiger [Korea] | |
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| Fairy Tales / Wonder Tales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Africa | |
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| Kumba the Orphan Girl [Gambia - Wolof] | |
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| Mshayandlela-The Striker of the Road [South Africa - Zulu] | |
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| The Suitor [Malawi] | |
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| Asia | |
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| The Faithful Prince [India - Punjab] | |
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| Princess Pepperina [India - Punjab] | |
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| Issun Boshi [Japan] | |
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| The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom [Japan] | |
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| The Mason Wins the Prize [China] | |
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| The Two Stepdaughters [Turkey] | |
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| The Stepdaughter and the Black Serpent [Turkey] | |
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| Europe | |
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| The City of Luz [Eastern Europe-Jewish] | |
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| The Goose Girl [Germany] | |
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| Mother Holle [Germany] | |
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| The Red Bull of Norroway [Scotland] | |
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| Tattercoats [England] | |
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| The Princess on the Glass Hill [Scandinavia] | |
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| The Ship that Sailed on Land [France] | |
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| Toads and Diamonds [France] | |
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| The Sky-High Tree [Hungary] | |
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| Twelve Months [Czech Republic] | |
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| The Tale of Ivan Tsarevich, the Bird of Light, and the Grey Wolf [Russia] | |
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| Vasilisa the Fair [Russia] | |
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| North America | |
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| The Little Old Rusty Cook Stove in the Woods [Appalachian] | |
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| La Estrellita [Little Star] [United States-Hispanic] | |
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| Noodlehead Tales, Tall Tales, and Other Humorous Tales | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Africa | |
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| Goha and the King [Egypt] | |
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| Gratitude [Nigeria - Nupe] | |
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| How the Animals Kept the Lions Away [Algeria] | |
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| The Storyteller [Ethiopia] | |
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| The Talking Skull [Nigeria - Nupe] | |
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| Asia | |
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| An Exaggeration [Japan] | |
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| The Golden Fan and the Silver Fan [Japan] | |
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| The Silence Match [Japan] | |