Giacco and his bean / Florence Botsford -- Flying Postman / V.H. Drummond-- Chatterbox / trad. Russian tale retold by E. Blishen -- Don't cut the lawn! / Margaret Mahy -- Little pot and the flood of porridge / trad. German tale retold by E. Blishen -- How the frog from Osaka met the frog from Kyoto / Japanese tale retold by E. Blishen --Brainbox / Philippa Pearce -- How the little boy and the litle girl went for a walk in the mud / French fairy tale retold by Jan Vladislav -- Donkey that could conquer the world / Retold by E. Blishen -- Lory who longed for Honey / Sheila Berg -- Brer Rabbit, he's a good fisherman / Joel Chandler Harris--Teeny-tiny / Joseph Jacobs -- Prince who had donkey's ears / Retold by E. Blishen--The enormous apple pie / Diana Ross. (cont.) Cat and the mouse / James Reeves -- Little boy who didn't always tell the truth / French story retold by E. Blishen -- Prickety Prackety / Diana Ross -- Hare and crocodile / Ugandan tale retold by E. Blishen -- Little drummer / Grimm ; retold by E. Blishen --Wonderful cake horse / Terry Jones -- Tim Rabbit / Alison Uttley -- Toby, the beans, and the hedgehog / Nancy Blishen -- Musicians of Bremen / Grimm ; retold by Edward Blishen.
Summary:
A collection of traditional and modern tales by such authors as Florence Botsford, Joel Chandler Harris, and the Brothers Grimm.
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